It's Been a While.

Disclaimer: I don't own VA.

Chapter Two:

When I woke up I found myself in Lissa's living room, on the plush couch.

"What do you mean Adrian's coming?" I yell, then look around for the kids.

"Christian took them all outside." Dimitri said in a soft tone, guessing my thoughts.

"Are they okay?"

Lissa laughs, "Their fine Rose, you fainted like five minutes ago."

"Oh." I say stupidly, "will then answer my question!"

She sighed and shook her head slowly, "He was invited to the wedding."

"The wedding? You mean your wedding. The one that I'm the bridesmaid in? And when did you plain on telling me this?"

"Well I just now told you."

I growled, "Lissa, he doesn't know about the kids! How am I supposed to explain!"

She looked thoughtful for a moment but couldn't think of anything, Dimitri spoke up, and what he said shocked us all …

"I'll be their father."

"What?" Lissa looked at him like he had three heads, "but you have kids!"

He chuckled, "No duh. But Iris or Ivan or Bella aren't here, plus they need a pretend dad so that he won't get curious, that's where I come in."

"But Dhampir's can't have kids together."

I thought about this for a moment, "But I am Shadow-Kissed, and Dimitri isn't the regular type of Dhampir either" (He Used to be Strigoi) "so we can say that."

"What about Andre's eyes?"

I hadn't thought of that.

"If he doesn't ask, then we won't tell him." Dimitri said, of Dimitri, always the thinker.

Lissa shrugged, "I guess it might work, but you have to explain it to Andy and Andre, and I'll tell my kids to watch what they say too."

Dimitri and I both nodded, "It's a plan then." He said,

"What time is he coming?" I asked, thinking about seeing him again.

"Christians going to pick him up at the airport on Court then drive him back here around five O' Clock."

"Is he married?" I asked before I could stop myself, she shook her head which I took as a blessing.

"Been a bachelor since you two broke up. He's just been roaming the country and quote, in his own words, looking for the best bottle of Vodka. He says, so he hasn't changed much."

I laughed a little, wondering what he looked like now; I was just turning twenty-two so he would be around twenty-four (A/N: I changed his age) I wondered if he got older, like how I had.

Now don't get me wrong, I was still the hottest thing around, call me conceited but I won't care, but my eyes had lost some of their fire and I was less ambitious, my hair still swayed in waves to the middle of my back, my eyes still dark brown, my skin still tan and smooth.

I missed his smile, the way his dimples showed when he laughed, and the sound smooth like honey. His silky hair, the way it lit up with chestnut and blonde highlights when he was in the sun, but most of all, I missed his eyes.

The dark green orbs that you could fall into, get lost in his soul.

I missed him, period.

The next few hours drifted on with ease but when Christian kissed Lissa and his kid's goodbye I began to have a mini-heart attack.

Dimitri squeezed my hand reassuringly, "It will be okay Roza."

I glared at him, "Your lying!"

He just laughed, making me glare harder, "Stop being so tense about this."

I was about to yell at him when Lissa brought Andy and Andre in, she'd already talked to her kids about it and promised them a trip to the Icecream Shop if they did nicely, now it was time for me to tell them.

"What's wrong mama?" Andy asked, running over to sit on my lap and looking up at me with her big, brown eyes,

"Andy, mama has something to tell you and Andre." I said, sitting her down beside Andre who was looking up at me with his intelligent green eyes, how a four-year old got such an intense look in his eyes I had no idea, it reminded me of his fathers' eyes.

Too much for my liking,

"What is it mama?" Andre said, taking his sisters hand.

I sighed, "Dimitri is going to be your father for a week or two babies."

"Father?" Andy looked at him confused, "But he's Unca Dimi!"

Dimitri chuckled and ruffled her hair, "Your mommy has a friend, who will be visiting us, but he can't now that I'm your uncle, we have to make him think that I'm your daddy, okay?"

"Okay!" the twins said at the same time, smiling, I actually don't think they minded calling Dimitri their dad.

"So call him Daddy, starting from when Uncle Chrissy brings home another guy."

"Yes mama!" Andy stands and hugs Dimitri's knee, "So daddy, can we get icecream like how Aunty Liss told Rosie, Luke and Mika they would get if they acted?"

Dimitri laughed, "Yes Andy, you and Andre can get any type of icecream you want if you make him think that I'm your daddy,"

Andre giggled, "Thanks daddy!" he winked, what?

My four year old just winked?

God, he is so much like Adrian it scares me.

After another twenty minutes or so the lock to the door twisted open and Christian stepped through lugging a large suitcase in with him, "Welcome to my home." He said to the person behind him.

My breathing stopped before I even met his green-eyed gaze, I didn't want to see him. I didn't even want to hear him speak.

"It's big Pyro." Ouch, his voice hasn't changed.

Christian laughed, "Yeah I guess so."

From their spot on the floor with their pile of Lego's Andy and Andre stood up, "Uncle Chrissy!"

Remember what we talked about guys, remember,

"Andy! Andre!" Pyro laughed, "Your aunt made dinner yet?"

I scoffed, Lissa was the worst cook out there, she could grow back a dead flower and make it bloom on spot, but she couldn't boil water or crack eggs without starting a fire.

I heard Andy chuckle, "I hope not!"

Finally, sucking in a breath and feelings Dimitri's reassuring hand I looked up to see his eyes on me.

I looked away, down to my kids and smiled, "Andy, don't tease Lissa."

"Yeah," Liss said, walking through the kitchen doorway, "Don't tease me!"

"Cousin!" Adrian said and pulled her into a hug, "How's life as a queen?"

She laughed, though I could feel the tension in the air her nervousness, "It's alright I guess."

"Good." He said, I could feel his eyes on me again, I shifted nervously.

"Rose, can you come help me in the kitchen?"

I jumped up before she could finish her sentence, "Of course." Lissa was a savior,

Inside the kitchen she went into the fridge and pulled out a plastic bag, I laughed.

"KFC Lissa, really?"

She shrugged, a thin smile formed on her lips, "Better than my cooking."

I shrugged, she had a point, "You're too much, you know that right?"

Lissa laughed, "Just help me make it look like I cooked this, okay?"

"Everyone's going to know Lissa; we all know that you can't cook to save someone's life."

She narrowed her eyes at me, "Oh just come on!" she stood, balancing two plates in her hand, "The guys are waiting."

In the Dragomir's huge dining room we all managed to sit down, even the kids though Christiana had to be in her Baby-Chair, Dimitri sat next to me on one side while the kids on my other, across from me was Mia and Eddie (They'd come earlier,) with their kid Shane down on the other end talking with Rose, Mika and Luke.

Adrian sat beside Mia and Christian, Lissa on the far end (She wore the pants in the relationship) and seemed happy when no one questioned her sudden uptake in making 'good' food.

"So Lissa," Adrian said, obviously trying to make a conversation. "How have you and Pyro been?"

Lissa shrugged, "Okay. Though we have so much on our mind right now it's kind of stressful,"

From my other side Andy giggled, "Aha! Uncle Chrissy is going to be a king!"

Christian cracked a smile, "So I can just boss you around more, huh Andy?"

She shook her head, brown curly going everywhere, "Nope! My mommy can still boss you around so you can't boss me around!"

The whole table laughed at that, though Adrian looked at me quickly, trying to make it unnoticeable, I caught it.

"So, Andy, you and Andre are going into kindergarten huh?"

She nodded, "Yup! And I'm going to meet my bestfriend and throw books at teachers and Andre, just like how mama did!"

Lissa laughed while I stared at my child, she was so much like me, though that was a bad thing.

"Andy …" she sighed, "Fine. I won't throw books but can I still meet a friend?" she looked up at me with pleading eyes, I laughed. "Of course."

Andre grunted, "Mama, so if she can hit me with books then can I hit her with them?"

I was about to answer but Dimitri beat me to it, "No Andre, it's not nice to hurt a girl."

He pouted, "But daddy!"

Dimitri shook his head, "No Andre."

My son sighed, "Fine."

Lissa cracked up, almost choking on her drink.

"I feel for you little man," Pyro said, "Your mom used to beat me up all through High School."

Andy and Andre both looked up at me, smirking, the Rose Hathaway smirk, "That's cause our momma is a beast!"Andre said, Andy and I both laughed,

"Aint that the truth." Eddie mumbled, I turned my glare on him, "What did you say Castile?"

He shrugged, "Nothing Rosie Posie."

"Hey!" Rosie's voice came from down the table, "Thanks my name! Not aunty Rose's!"

The table laughed, "Sorry Rosie," Eddie said, "Didn't mean to cause confusion."

The next five minutes went by quietly as we all ate, Adrian finally spoke up, speaking to me.

Fuck my life.

"So … How have you been Rose?"

I looked anywhere but into his eyes or at his face, "Fine." I said stiffly, focusing on the ice in my cup.

"That's … good." He said, I could still feel that Green-Eyed-Gaze on me,

Stop looking at me! I wanted to scream but said something more appropriate, "I'm going to get more soda."

I stood swiftly and entered the kitchen on the other side of the parting wall, just as I entered the arched doorway I heard a chair scooting back; I expected it to be Lissa.

"Rose …" I stiffened, tightening my grip on the counter, "Rose look at me."

His gaze was like a ray of sun on my back, I could feel it burning into me but against my heart I kept my eyes fixed on the black granite.

"What do you want?" my voice cracked, he sighed and I heard more footsteps and froze when I felt his hand on my arm, it was like I'd been stung, by something holy though, it was much too warm and inviting to be a bad sting.

"To speak with you." He said voice unreasonably calm.

"Why?"

He took a deep breath, "I missed you Little Dhampir."

I growled and turned to look at him.

Uh-oh, bad idea, his eyes poured into mine and told secrets unknown, "You have no right to call me that."

"Why not? Christian calls you Rosie-Posie; I cannot call you Little D-

"No you cannot." I said interrupting him, "Now if you excuse me, I have kids to get back to,"

I tried to walk past him but he wouldn't let me, even though I struggled.

Cursing I backed up against the counter, he's been working out since I last saw him.

"Rose, please hear me out."

I shook my head, "No thanks."

He closed his eyes and sighed heavily, then, a look of confusion appeared on his face, "So they're Dimitri's kids?"

I scoffed, "Obviously."

I hated lying to those eyes.

"Funny." He said, backing up and shrugging, "Last time I checked, Andre has green eyes, something that you, and Dimitri for that matter, do not."

Kind-of a cliffy, anyways, give me like 5 reviews to keep me going with this story. :D