A/N: Okay so working on this is getting complicated with all the ideas for all my stories coming at me at the same time… so I'm sitting here with four open word pages trying to sort my brain out. Oh and PS: I'm back in Brasil using some weird word program… so this chapter needs major fixing but that won't get done till June or so when I'm back home… hope you enjoy as this is necessary, two more chapters until the reveal of the very first chapter I wrote for this fic…. Read on my dears
Rose's P.O.V
I was in deep shit; my dear old daddy hadn't spoken two words to me since we left the gym, making the drive extremely long.
"Thanks Dad," Lissa and Mia were out of the car in record speed when we pulled up in front of the house.
"Okay daddy, see you later," I tried following my traitor friends.
"Not so fast Rose, you have never seen me yell at you in front of anyone. I have never disrespected you, not even in front of Mia and Lissa. What makes you think it's okay for you to walk into my business and disrespect me in front of the people who work for me?" his voice was eerie calm, and the ting of disappointment in his tone destroyed my heart way worse than if he had yelled at me.
"I'm sorry daddy," I was in the wrong and with nothing to say for my actions.
"Had I gone in there to talk to Mr. Belikov about you, you could have waited for me to get back in the car before you threw your little tantrum. But you see, as much as I might have led you to believe, the world does not revolve around you and I actually had business with my fighter that believe you or not, did not involve you," he was lying and I could just tell but right now was not the time to call him on it.
"I'm really sorry daddy," I hung my head in shame.
"Go inside Rose, we'll talk later," I hated having my dad disappointed with me.
"I love you," I said before leaving, not to ease up but because I really did love him and I hated that he was disappointed.
As I headed inside I got the weird wish to hear from him, no not my father, Dimitri. Taking out my phone I made the first move and sent him a text.
'Hey.'
And when no answer came I felt stupid for texting him to begin with.
"She's in one piece," Mia chuckled.
"That's debatable," I sighed jumping up to sit on the kitchen island.
"Did he yell?" Lissa asked.
"Worse," I shuttered.
"Wait! Did dad hit you?" Mia looked incredulous
"Worse… he was disappointed," for the second time today I hung my head in shame.
"Rose dad loves you. He'll come around just call him and apologize," but I wasn't really sure who she was trying to convince here.
"Yeah Lissa is right," but Mia didn't sound any more convinced than I was.
"You know, he does love me and this is so typical me, you guys might as well just leave now while your hearts are intact," no I didn't mean any of it but it was true.
"What? Rose why?" Lissa seemed clueless.
"Because I always end up hurting the people who love me, it's just who I am Lissa," a small sob escaped my lips.
"Well good thing we don't love you bitch, so just stop okay! We aren't going anywhere," Mia wiped a tear from my cheek.
"Don't be silly Rose, we aren't going anywhere, and Dad will be there… and maybe Dimi
"Don't!" I jumped off of the kitchen island putting as much distance as I could between us without actually leaving the kitchen.
"Lissa is right Rose, from what Eddie tells me Dimitri is going insane about you," Mia looked so casual as she spoke about the future heartbreak in her life.
"Don't you guys get it; I can't do this again… I can't, maybe we should just go back to our old rules forget this ever happened… I can't… I just can't," my heart was beating too fast and it was becoming harder and harder to breathe. "I… can't breathe."
"Oh my God Mia I think she's having a fear attack," Lissa yelled seconds before Mia's face appeared in front of mine.
"It's called a panic attack Lissa, Rose calm down, breathe like I am breathing," it took some time but I finally got my breathing and heart rate under control.
"You know, one day when we are old and grey we will look back on this and laugh," Lissa giggled and just like that we broke out into fits of laughter. All thoughts of heart break put aside for the time being.
Dimitri's P.O.V
"Dude, better you than me," Christian cackled like crazy hyena the moment Rose and company were gone.
"I think she's perfect for him," Eddie joined the laughter.
"Don't be jealous," I smiled at my friends antics.
And training proceeded with that same light hearted atmosphere.
"That's all for today guys," Alberta called the end of training. "Dimitri, don't change your diet, we don't need you loosing or gaining weight before your fight. See you guys tomorrow," she dismissed us.
Gathering my gym bag I heard my phone chime, I had a text.
'Hey.'
The single word text from Rose gave me strange feelings in my stomach.
'Hey beautiful, sorry was still training.'
It was an hour late but I responded.
'It's cool.'
She was quick to respond. This was the kind of response that was response optional, but I found myself wanting to keep this conversation going.
'It was good seeing you today, when can I see you again?'
'It was only a glimpse ;-).'
'True! I'd like to see you for a lot longer than that.' Smiling like a fool I tossed Eddie the keys.
"The world is coming to an end," Eddie looked at me, than at my keys in his hand, than back at me.
"What?" I asked.
"In the years I've known you; you never let me drive your car. I need to have some words with Rosie," Eddie just shook his head.
'I could use a drink.'
My phone chimed. And I could use anything that included Rose, but alcohol on Monday night was out of the question or I would have my ass chewed and handed to me.
'I'm sure I have some hot cocoa.'
'Maybe not such a good idea :-(.'
'Training is over, I'm headed home, my door will always be open for you,' and as much as I tried to cancel it the message was sent and there was no turning back.
I was all up for texts but words on a screen just didn't translate feeling.
'Can I call you?'
'Yeah.'
Turning to Eddie and Chris I said, "I'm going to call Rose, not a word out of you two." Hitting the call button I waited for her to answer.
'Hello,' she answered.
"Hey beautiful," I greeted as both my friends made gagging faces at me.
'Hey, so what's up?' she responded after a moment of silence.
"Nothing, just wanted to hear your voice," the words were out of my mouth before I could stop them.
'Oh! Don't Dimitri, don't do it. I got to go ok, tonight is not good for me, some other time maybe, ok? Bye,' and just like that she hung up the phone.
Thankfully both Eddie and Christian held their tongues as I sat staring at my phone, had I said something wrong? By the time Eddie pulled the car to a stop in my usual parking spot I had a headache.
"You alright man?" Eddie asked before we parted ways at our doors.
"I'm fine," I smiled to make my point before I went into my apartment.
This whole relationship shit was too damn complicated for me; maybe I'm too old for this. I'm pretty sure one is supposed to learn the ins and outs of a relationship when you are in your early teens, not late twenties.
"Maybe I'm just not cut out for this relationship stuff, I feel like I need a manual or something to tell me what to do here, or how to feel or how to act," a manual would actually come in handy right about now.
"First of all, you sound like a girl, and trust me I had to sit though many sessions like this with Tasha so just stop man," Chris shuddered.
"Second it's a relationship not a battleship, you don't need a manual just follow your heart, do what feels right man," Eddie added.
"How are you managing it with Mia?" maybe insights on what they were doing would help me.
"Not that you should compare, but Mia is the most wonderful person I've the pleasure to meet. She makes me laugh when I've had a bad day, and she has given me a reason to become a better person," he smiled.
"You sound like you guys have been a couple for years," I smiled too.
"We aren't a couple yet, we've just been talking really," he shrugged.
"Imagine when you two do become a couple, lord have mercy on the rest of us," me and Chris laughed.
"Truth of the matter is that those three girls have us whipped," Christian's heavy sigh was an indication that we were fucked.
"Ain't that a fact," I had to agree.
'If you want to see me, how about Friday night?' she sent another txt, but I just put my phone away, I would see her on Friday night… but I would answer her later, when my mind wasn't such a mess.
Rose's P.O.V
"I don't know why you avoiding this like the plague," Lissa asked me some time later.
"I'm not sure, I just thought maybe I was ready… but than seeing Mason just proved that I'm not ready what so ever," trying to sort out my brain out loud wasn't actually helping.
"So what happened to the Rose that came in here tore down our rules and was all up for giving him a chance?" Mia went straight to the point, never one to beat around the bushes.
"She ran away," I answered.
"Well bring her back, I don't like scared Rose," Mia smiled at me and Lissa seemed like she was going to add something but just than my phone chimed.
'Hey beautiful, sorry was still training.'
His text made me smile that silly little smile.
"You know Liss that text can't be from dad because she wouldn't have that stupid look on her face if it was," Mia said loudly.
"I'm willing to bet every dollar that sits in my bank account right now that I know who it's from," Lissa added.
"No need for extremes Liss," I kept on smiling as I replied.
'It's cool.'
I wasn't expecting him to respond so when my phone vibrated in my hands I almost dropped it.
'It was good seeing you today, when can I see you again?'
"Give it back," I screamed as Mia stole my phone.
"Oooo look Liss, he wants to see her again," she grinned.
"Guys this isn't funny, give it back," I panicked a little.
"It's hilarious actually, flirt a little," Lissa told Mia.
I watched in horror, feet stuck to the floor as she typed something out and screamed like a banshee.
"What? What have you done?" I asked still stuck as my legs refused to follow orders.
'It was only a glimpse ;-).' She showed me the text 'I' had sent.
'True! I'd like to see you for a lot longer than that.' Read his response, which Lissa must have read too because she too screamed like a banshee.
"See Rose, nothing to fear, what should you say next?" Mia winked at me.
"I need a drink, something that is eighty proof," I gave up trying to get my phone back.
'I could use a drink.' She read out loud what she typed.
"You gonna be the death of me," I sighed.
'I'm sure I have some hot cocoa.' She read his reply to me before throwing the phone at me.
"I have no response for this," she simply shrugged.
"Great! Thanks a lot Mia," I huffed. What was I supposed to do now?
'Respond and go have some mind blowing sex' my subconscious screamed at me.
'Maybe not such a good idea :-(.' I responded the text and my subconscious at the same time.
'Training is over, I'm headed home, my door will always be open for you,' read his quick response.
What can a girl respond to this… I mean great, he was open about having a relationship with me.
'But?' the annoying little voice inside my head perked up.
"But I'm not," I spoke put loud startling both Mia and Lissa.
'Can I call you?' he texted back, maybe my lack of a reply left him anxious.
'Yeah.' And as quick as I responded my phone rang.
"Oooh," both my friends cooed at me like idiots.
"Not another word out of you two," I gave them the stank eye before answering my phone. "Hello."
'Hey beautiful,' seriously over kill, was he trying to hard? Or was that just how he was?
"Hey, so what's up?" and this was going to go down as the most awkward conversation of my lifetime, even more awkward than when daddy gave me 'the talk'.
'Nothing, just wanted to hear your voice,' sweet and all but I had been there, done that and honestly hadn't liked the end result. Mason was ever the gentleman in every aspect of our relationship.
'Except he was a cheating scum,' my subconscious kindly reminded me as if I could ever forget.
"Oh! Don't Dimitri, don't do it. I got to go ok, tonight is not good for me, some other time maybe, ok? Bye," and I hung up before he could say anything else to melt away all my carefully placed walls.
"What happened?" Mia asked at the same time that Lissa asked "what did he say?"
"Nothing and nothing," I answered them both in the hopes that they would just drop it.
"Rose just tell us what happened," But Mia wouldn't drop it.
"Nothing, he said he called because he wanted to hear my voice and I panicked, that's all," I set my phone down on the counter before jumping back up to my previous sitting spot.
"Oh boy," Lissa sighed taking my phone she typed out some words and sent them, right about now I could care less if she texted president Obama, all I cared about was getting my head sorted out.