a/n: I meant to get this posted this weekend. My apologies for the delay! I haven't had a chance to respond to your reviews yet; that is next on my list! Thank you to everyone who took the time to review! :)

We are coming up on the end of this story! Just a few chapters left!

Dimitri didn't stop until he'd reached his bed. As soon as he let her down, Rose stepped forward and reached for the hem of his shirt. Her hands slid underneath to glide over his skin; he hissed at her touch.

Had he really thought he was going to be able to just walk away from her?

His hands lifted to her cheeks and he tilted her face upward as he lowered his lips to hers. Her mouth was already parted by the time they came together; their tongues collided as they both lunged forth. He instantly relented, letting her dominate the kiss. There was an urgency as her tongue stroked his and he couldn't stifle a groan.

"Roza," he murmured when her hand snaked into his pants to grasp his arousal. She tightened her fist and pumped it a few times before he could muster the strength to push her away. "You're gonna make me come," he croaked. He was tempted to let her have her way with him, but there was plenty of time for that later. He'd been too long without her.

She grinned up at him; her eyes were heavy with desire. "Isn't that kind of the point?" she asked as she reached for him again.

"The point, Roza," he said huskily as he intercepted her hand and leaned forward to kiss his way along her jaw. "Is to come together…if at all possible."

Rose laughed shakily. "We don't usually have a problem with that, do we?" she asked as her head tipped back to grant him access to her neck. She whimpered, gripping his waist to keep from falling over. "I mean…if anything…it's impossible to last," she reminded him with a shiver.

Dimitri reached for her shirt as he straightened, and with a solid yank the sound of buttons popping echoed in the room. He paused in the middle of shoving her shirt down her arms. "I was…gonna be… gentle," he told her.

Rose grinned. "This is good."

"If I scare you—"

Her gaze locked with his. "You won't," she assured him.

He nodded swiftly as he finished ridding her of her shirt, then pulled her to him as he reached around to unclasp her bra. He took it with him as he pulled away, and the midnight blue lace fell from her, pooling at their feet. She reached for her jeans as he pulled his t-shirt over his head, and by the time he'd finished undressing, she was already on the bed waiting for him, legs parted.

He stood at the foot of his bed and reached for her foot. He placed a soft kiss just inside her ankle before placing first one knee on the mattress, then the other. He lowered his upper body until he was resting between her thighs. With a feral grin, his head dipped down, his tongue thrusting inside of her.

"Di-mi -tri," she cried as her hips sprung up off the mattress. He rested his hand on her belly, applying just a bit of pressure to keep her from rearing up again.

God, she tasted good! He was always so eager to be inside of her that he rarely got the chance to taste her. "So sweet," he murmured as he drew his tongue up her slit and circled her pulsating flesh.

His dick throbbed when she groaned piercingly. "Do you like that, Roza?" he whispered.

"You…know…I do!" she somehow managed to get out.

"Do you want to come like this?" he asked just before his tongue slipped inside of her again.

"No," she answered weakly as her hand gripped his hair and hauled his head up until their eyes met. "I want to come with you."

His grin returned as he dragged his body upward until his face was just above hers; he could feel her warm breath on his cheek. He pressed the tip of his dick between her folds and ran it up and down.

"Tease," she whimpered.

"I'll show you tease," he growled as he plunged inside of her with a single stroke.

Rose moaned as her hips soared to meet his. Their bodies slammed together before they both pulled back and came together again.

"Yes," Rose breathed as he filled her again and again. "Yes, yes, yes!"

Dimitri struggled to maintain control, stopping once he'd buried himself inside of her to roll his hips against hers. She repeated the motion, and when he thrust inside of her one last time, she cried out his name as he burst inside of her.

"Coming together really is underrated," Rose muttered when she'd finally caught her breath.

Dimitri rolled up onto his side and grasped her waist, pulling her back until he was cradling her against his chest. He pressed their linked fingers against her belly. "There is," he agreed softly as he leaned down and kissed her shoulder. She shuddered when his tongue brushed over her skin. "Aftershock?" he teased.

"Yes," Rose answered with a laugh. "What can I say? You were amazing."

There was a short silence before Dimitri finally spoke again. "I wish I would have done things differently," he finally said, his voice thick with emotion.

Rose rolled over onto her back and looked up at him. "I think it was perfect," she purred.

Dimitri chuckled as he shook his head. "Not that. Everything else," he clarified.

Rose laughed nervously; his gaze was too intense. "What…do you mean?"

"I wish I would've made you drop my class," he said hesitantly. "I wish I wouldn't have spent so long trying to resist you."

"I told you resistance was futile," she said in an effort to lighten the mood.

"Roza…" Dimitri said fervently.

She sighed as she lifted a hand and ran it through her hair. "Don't…do this right now," she begged.

"Do what?" he asked.

She let out a shaky breath. "Whatever it is you're about to do. Don't do it."

"I love you, Roza," he whispered huskily.