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"Twenty five million—and that's final."
I smiled a cunning smile that I knew my husband loved. And very much. That smile was voted the turn on during sex. "Ooh, Jack! Scared I might beat you?" I raised the pot. "Thirty million?"
He seemed think about this. One of the things about Vera's husband was he just had to think things over and very thoroughly. I heard him mutter, "Vera is going to be mad."
Vera laughed. "Babe, I heard that. And no I am not. You are just scared Rose might win this bet."
"See? Even your own wife called you a chicken."
"That's my evil love." I heard Adrian say, throwing me a smile while he said it.
Jack and I had decided to a little bet. There was a an Epic Boxing fight going on later tonight. We had gone over the limit, betting our most precious things and extreme amounts of money.
"So you in or not, Jackie, or are backing down now? Please don't tell me I have to bet with Paul now."
"Roso, you know I never give up." He looked back at Vera and she smiled. "Fifty million?" He stretched out his hand, in order for me to take it.
That's what I am talking about! I shook his hand. "Deal." Contentedly, I went to go sit back down with Adrian. In his comfy arms, I felt like nothing was wrong. But I knew there was something wrong. I just didn't want to admit there was. Yaritza and Dimitri still worried me. It had been two weeks since Yari's birthday and no one had heard from them ever since.
I sincerely hoped nothing was wrong.
I decided to sit back and enjoy the fight.
I laughed. "Jack, you just lost fifty million dollars!" I taunted. "You are gonna be broke for a couple of years."
"That's what you think. I have my little 'mine of gold' stashed somewhere around here. Don't think that just because you and Adrian have loads of money, means that rest of us Ivashkovs don't have a lot of money."
"Yup, you're right. You see an Ivashkov walking down the street, and everything about him says Look at me! I have money! Lots of it! It's seriously crazy. I could see why every girl was attracted to you all."
Vera smiled adoringly at her husband Jack. She put a hand on Jack's cheek. "I didn't care about name or money." She sighed, probably remembering when she and Jack met. "I just wanted someone who would love me because of me. And I got that when I met funny, smart, and gorgeous Jack Ivashkov." They smiled at each other like the first time, it seemed.
"Crap…all I felt when I met Adrian was annoyance. He only wanted to get into my pants."
"That is not true!" Adrian said.
"Liar!" I said, laughing, throwing a couch cushion at him.
Adrian caught me when I almost threw another cushion at him.
"You two are so married." Vera commented.
"Duh!"
After some fooling around, everyone got serious when I mentioned Yaritza's name. "Do any of you know what happened to Yaritza? I haven't seen her in the longest time."
"She's go on lockdown." Paul said, sadly.
I gave him a questioning look. Adrian explained. "Every time Yaritza didn't want anything to do with the world, she locked herself in her room and didn't come for nothing. And I seriously mean nothing. She ignored everyone and everything. Paul and I decided to name the lockdown." Adrian said, just as sadly as Paul had said.
"Oh." Poor Yaritza. Maybe I should pay her visit. I wouldn't leave until she talked to me.
"Our unfortunate sister. I wish I could help her, but I can't." Maylin said, her face becoming the same face the others wore, the face of sadness.
In public, Ivashkovs acted like nothing matter. But in private, they were completely different and cared for everyone they loved. An example of that was Adrian, who acted like shit on the outside world but was as soft as a feather in private.
We stayed very quiet the rest of the night. Adrian's family started to leave.
"Mommy!" My daughter Zoey came running to me with her twin Damon in tow, of course.
"Hey, mammas! How's my little psycho?"
Adrian and Vera chuckled. Jack looked worried as he peered down at Vera's phone.
"Jack? Is everything alright?"
"Alright? I don't think so." He handed the phone to Vera, then she handed it to me.
Where there are stars, there is hope. Dimitri said that last night. I wish it were true. I truly wish it were true. Blah, blah, blah. I didn't believe in stupid sayings like that! Crap. It pisses me. Tell Rose to come to my house immediately. I need to talk to her. I think we found our solution our problem.
"Um…Okay. That was different."
"I am sorry to say this, but…she's loosing it." Vera commented.
"You think?" Adrian asked after he read the message.
"Well, don't blame her. She is losing her husband! I would be crazy too!" I said, trying to defend her will.
"I would be, too." Very said very quietly.
I stood up from the couch. "Adrian watch the kids. I'm going to her house."
Vera stood up. "The ladies go out and men stay."
I laughed and let Vera follow me out the door. I saw my parked Tahoe, waiting just to be driven. I hopped and Vera followed suit.
"So, how as the pregnancy been going so far? Is everything okay in there?" I asked while I pressed on the gas.
She beamed. I didn't know of a mother who didn't glow when she talked about the baby she was carrying. "Nine weeks pregnant and I feel fine. The doctor said that this pregnancy was normal. Unlike my first, which was really high risk."
I reached over and patter her stomach gently. "That is really great to hear. I want another baby."
"Rose, you already have six. Why would you want more?"
"Because they are so cute and cuddly and I just love 'em."
She chuckled. "You and your weirdness. . ."
"Hmm…you know you love me! Why do you and Jack want? A boy or girl?"
"We want everything to come out good with the baby and me. But. We do want a girl. Well, I want a girl. I want her to be my own blood and flesh."
"You'll get what you deserve."
"I hope so."
She smiled and I turned on Yaritza's street, the one where her house was.
Dimitri and Yaritza had wanted privacy rather than crowdedness. They had bought a house that was surrounded by the forest. It was kind of freaky. They also bought the house there for Dimitri. Somehow nature calmed the dark side of a Strigoi. And it blocked the sun, which was kind of a pest to Dimitri.
Both Vera and I got out of the SUV. "This house, I don't know why, but it gives me the creeps, especially in the morning (night for us). I feel like something is going to just pop out and say I am going to suck your blood." Vera said as we walked to the door.
There was a dim light coming from her front door. I was about to raise my hand to know when a hell-looking, very tired, holding a baby Yaritza opened the door. I looked down at her belly; it was gone. She had had the baby without telling us the good news?
"Oh, joy. You guys are here." She said, stepping aside and motioning us in.
"Yaritza…hey. Why didn't you tell me you had had your baby? I could have come help you around the house and with the kids."
She shrugged, looking down. "I just went in and went out of the hospital."
"Can I hold her?" She smiled and handed her to me. This baby looked like her mother. Everything about the baby was Yaritza's. "What did you decide to name her?"
"Cloe."
I handed Cloe back to her mom. "Well, she is adorable." I looked around. The house seemed empty. Where was everyone at? "So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Dimitri. . ." She said and I had the sensation of grief radiating from her.
I took her hand in mind as she sat opposite me. "It's going to be fine. . ." I told her for the millionth time it seemed. I had the words enough that I had made them believable to myself. But not to her. She was determined to think that nothing would save her Dimitri.
"I know it is." She smiled a little, thought it was full-hearted.
"Is that all you wanted to talk about?"
She shook her head and I waited for her to speak. "Dimitri was talking the Spirit Lady and she said that the only to save her without her aid was if he had a Spirit-Shadow Baby."
"Spirit-Shadow Baby? What is that?"
"Dimitri has to reproduce with someone who has been Shadow Kissed." She looked at me intently.
I didn't know where this was going. "And?"
She stared long and hard at me. It was probably one of the most intense stares I had ever experienced in my lifetime. "You're Shadow Kissed, Rose. . ."
"Yeah. Thanks for reminding me." Then, I felt stupid. "Oh."
"Yeah. . ." She had finally made me get what she was saying. She wanted me to boff with Dimitri so that I could have his Spirit-Shadow baby. Would I do it?
Vera said, "And how would Rose and Dimitri having a baby would help Dimitri?"
"Well, the baby Rose is going to have is not a normal newborn. Rose will actually give birth to Dimitri's new soul." Yaritza started getting some hope in her eyes.
"How in the world is that possible?" I was thankful Vera was here; I could not seem to be able to move my mouth; Vera could keep on questioning.
"She is Shadow Kissed, which means she can see what people became in the afterlife and the shadow of the spirit, which is just another name for soul." She sighed. "She will have to carry the 'Baby' for only six days. The baby will get out. And it will restore Dimitri's soul."
"Crazy…" I didn't know what to say. "Where's Dimitri now?"
She saddened. "He is out hunting. He says he can't control his hunger much longer." She started crying. "I sent the kids to St. Vladimir Academy; I don't anything happening to them. If anything does happen to Dimitri, I will die along with him and I will send this baby to where my other kids are as well."
How could she do that? Kill herself to be with Dimitri and die with? "Yaritza. . ."
Yaritza stared harder at me again. "Will you do it, Rose? Will help save my husband and your ex lover?"
Hmm…what should Rose say?
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