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Chapter five

I allowed him to cup my face and pull me towards him. I closed my eyes as he places his lips on mine.

He kissed me but I refused to kiss back. Only...I couldn't do it. I found myself kissing him back, his soft lips against mine. Our lips were in sync and I felt a moment of pure bliss. It felt like a small
lightning passed between the both of us.

I didn't know how long it was but he finally pulled away, his hands still on the sides of my face, dazing into my eyes. I was lost in his endless deep brown ones.

Once his hands left mine, we turned around to see Lissa, Sonya, Karolina, Olena, Viktoria and Yeva beaming. Adrian, Christian and Eddie had their mouths hanging open and Paul was screaming "Ew ew ewww! Cooties!" as he covered his eyes.

"They actually did it." Eddie announced the obvious. "They actually did it!" he repeated and then, he grinned. He turned towards Christian and Adrian with his palm towards them. "Alright. Pay up. I won the bet."

I laughed as Christian and Adrian groaned, reaching out to their back pockets and placing ten dollar bills on Eddie's palm. Eddie grinned. "Easy money. Nice doing business with you." and then, he turned towards me. "You should kiss him in public more often. Ha!"

I rolled my eyes. "What exactly did you bet?" I asked, curious.

"I bet that you would smack him and turn him down."'Adrian said.

"I bet that you would turn him down and then Belikov here will be ass-less in the morning." Christian told us his bet and I couldn't help but laugh. It could happen.

I couldn't help but feel happy for some reason...I felt like I needed more...

What the hell? I can't think like this! Get married, get divorced, everyone's happy.

I noticed something else, Tasha was quiet. She remained quiet throughout. She didn't say a word to urge me to lock lips with the moron beside me and she barely showed any emotion but hurt and pain. She faked a smile and happiness on her face.

I always knew she was in love with Dimitri and seeing that must have hurt her deeply. It was never easy seeing someone you love, loving someone else. Even though it's fake, in this case.

I remembered a conversation I had with Olena.

FLASHBACK
I knew I would be stealing Dimitri from her. She's deeply in love with him and I'm just using him. She's the one who deserves to be with him.

"I'm curious, how did Dimitri meet Tasha? I mean, I know they're not of the same age and stuff so..." I started.

She gave a small laugh. "She was Karolina's and Sonya's friend. Dimitri wanted to play with them so bad when he was young and that's more or less the start of their friendship." She explained.

I thought of an evil plan. "How badly exactly did Dimitri want to play with them?"

She laughed as if something terribly funny happened.

"He was forced to wear a dress, be a human Barbie doll and get married to different toys multiple times."

I burst out laughing. The badass Dimitri Belikov, only a smaller version, in a dress. I was gasping for air. This is VERY good material for future jokes and pranks.

Once I calmed down, Olena asked me something. "Did Dimka ever tell you why he went to America and didn't want to be Tasha's guardian?"

"Well..." He hadn't told me why exactly. All I know is that...they were best friends. "He never told me." I answered her question.

"Did you know that they used to be in a relationship?" she asked. I nodded. He did mention it once or twice when I called him an anti-social Russian who has absolutely no personal life.

"Well, she proposed to him once. I know that it was traditionally the men who propose but she was deeply in love with him." This story is getting good.

"And then what happened?" I urged her to continue.

"He declined. He loves her but he wasn't in love with her. He couldn't bear to see her after what he did and so, he left. Tasha was heartbroken and they stayed friends but she's still hurt and deeply in
love with him. You can see it in her eyes." she explained further and the conversation went on...

END FLASHBACK

I absent-mindedly sat on a chair and spotted Dimitri sitting next to Tasha. They were laughing and looked very comfortable near each other. I took a look in her eyes. I saw pure love. Olena was right. She still loves him. I took a look at his eyes as well. I saw happiness and just a little something more. I know him well enough to know his emotions with one look. And what I saw was mostly happiness.

He can't be that happy with me. I was actually considering backing out of this deal...

"Rose!" Lissa called.

My train of thought crashed and I turned towards her.

"I called your name three times." she did? "Are you okay?" she asked, full of concern.

"Yeah I'm alright." I reassured her with a smile. She looked like she didn't buy it. Damn.

We'll talk later, Rose. She told me through the bond.

Awesome. (Note heavy use of sarcasm)

I shifted my gaze to Karolina and Sonya. Karolina was teaching Sonya how to change a diaper.

"That's not how you change it, Sonya!" Karolina told her sister.

"But she might pee on me again!" Sonya defended herself

"When will she ever do that?"

"Ask Paul what happened to him last week when you were away." Sonya updated her.

They kept on arguing and I found it amusing. Poor little baby girl who had to witness it first hand and become a doll to help Sonya practice her lack of diaper changing abilities.

I faced Dimitri and Tasha to see them laughing once more. Lissa must have seen this and she asked through the bond, are you actually jealous?

"No!" I replied out loud. Everyone paused to look at me.

"Sorry, private conversation with Lissa." I explained.

"What did you ask?" Christian asked, curiously.

"She asked me if your ass was nicer than a horse's butt." I gave him a smile.

"Oh, you're so funny Hathaway." He rolled his eyes.

"You know, when I met you Christian, I thought that you were a pathetic excuse for a male." I confessed to him.

"And now I think you're a pathetic excuse for an idiotic pig." I continued.

"You know, sometimes I really wonder if you even have a brain Rosemarie." he replied.

I shot him a look. "Are you calling me stupid?"

He shrugged. "I'm not exactly calling you a genius either."

"Hey, I once successfully taught a monkey how to throw a punch and ace one subject during his final year exam." I defended myself.

"Rose" Dimitri interrupted. "Is that monkey Christian?"

I looked away. "Maybe."

Lissa was laughing beside him and I couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, why don't we go to the mall tomorrow?" Viktoria asked.

Lissa and I looked at each other. "We're in" we said in union.

"I have a take care of this little bundle of joy right here." Karolina said, referring to her baby girl.

"Yeah, I'm about eight months pregnant and walking makes my ass hurt." Sonya said as she placed her hands on her belly.

"Since Lissa's going, I'm going." Christian announced.

"Of course he is." I told everyone. "He's like a lost puppy without Lissa around."

"Shut up, Hathaway." he exclaimed.

Eddie snorted. "Making her shut up is like making Adrian stop farting in his sleep."

Everyone laughed as Adrian screamed "Hey! I do not fart in my sleep!"

Eddie turned to him. "Dude, you are like a machine gun that farts every five minutes. No wonder all the girls who sleep with you never want to see him again."

I couldn't take it anymore. I almost fell on the floor laughing. It was just too damn funny to imagine Adrian farting in the middle of the night.

"Anyway," Eddie said once we calmed down, "We're in" he gestured to Adrian and himself.

"Can I go? Please?" Paul pleaded his mother. He used the puppy dog trick with his eyes.

She looked at Dimitri who in turn said "I'll take care of him."

"Yes!" Paul punched his fist in the air.

"I promised I'll play with you so maybe we can go to the park near-by later on." He told his nephew as he ruffled Paul's hair.

"Sweet!" he beamed.

"I'll come." I turned to Tasha. I almost forgot that she was here. I had farting Adrian in my mind. Tasha wouldn't exactly be the first thing in my mind either.

"Mama, do you want to come?" Viktoria asked her mother.

"Nope. I'd rather stay home and cook. You know how hungry your brother gets." she smiled as Dimitri exclaimed a "Hey!"

I simply laughed. "Come on Dimka, anyone here will agree with me that you eat way too much for your own good." Viktoria told him.

"I exercise thank you very much." he answered back.

"Sureeee you do." Viktoria laughed.

"Where else do you think these muscles come from? Hold on, are you calling me fat?" that's it. I burst out laughing.

"You? Fat? Nooooo" Viktoria said sarcastically.

"Is it like this all the time?" I asked aloud.

"Yes." Yeva, Olena and all his sisters replied at the same time.

I couldn't help but laugh. I'm loving Viktoria more and more now with their constant bickering.

"So it's settled then. We'll wake up early tomorrow and head for the mall. Dimitri and Rose can take Paul to the park afterwards." Viktoria announced.

"Hold up, I'm stuck with him?" I asked to confirm what I heard was right.

"Yup. Good luck." she confirmed. Oh shit.

(Okay guys, I'm skipping all the way to night time (VA TIME))

Dimitri and I walked back up into our room and took a quick shower. Not together obviously. I would have to soak my eyeballs in acid if I see any more skin exposure from him.

We lay in our respective sleeping areas, thinking.

I decided to question him. "Why is your tree house unfinished?"

He remained silent. He took a deep breath and replied "Every little boy you usually have a father to help him make a tree house and successfully finish it. I never had a real father. So I decided to
build one myself. I had no idea what to do and Karolina and Sonya obviously won't help me. Viktoria might have but she was too little. I only got the floors done until I had to return to school after the
holidays. I was too busy to get anything done. Plus, it already has a nice view of the night sky. That was my favourite spot to lay in during my teenage years. I remember I didn't allow anyone to go up there. I would just lay up there and think."

It was more information than I asked for but it was sort of nice knowing more about him. "Are you planning to finish it?" I asked.

He paused to think for a moment. "Do you want to help me?" he offered.

I thought for a moment. Usually I would say no and call him a mad man. But right now..."Sure."

I looked down to see him smiling. He was, once again, shirtless like he is every night.

I couldn't help but return the smile.

Oh shit, what am I doing? I laid head against my pillow, staring at the ceiling once again. I can't be falling for him, can I? No wait, I hate his guts. But then again, I couldn't stop thinking of that kiss.
The feel of his lips on mine and how it brushed against my own with a jolt of electricity. I wanted more of it. The feel of his lips on mine.

And then, I thought of Tasha. The look in her eyes, how they acted around each other and what Olena told me.

"She still loves you, you know." I blurted out.

"What?" he asked. He knew what I was talking about.

"You know who I mean." my voice was hard.

"I know she does. It's complicated."

She loves him, he might still be in love with her, and I'm ruining everything. Nope, not so complicated of you ask me.

"Do you still love her?" I just had to know.

He remained silent.

"I'm really sleepy, Rose. I'll talk to you tomorrow." he ended the conversation just like that.

I really shouldn't have asked. I shouldn't have opened my big mouth. I might have brought up unwanted memories. Good job Rose, good job.

I closed my eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

"Argh!" I exclaimed. Dimitri's alarm clock was a heck of a lot louder than mine which makes it a heck of a lot more annoying.

Dimitri wasn't turning it off so I shifted to the side of the bed and reached out for the alarm clock, all the way at the other end of the table.

I managed to press the off button and when I relaxed, I fell on something rock hard that managed to scream an "Omph". In other words, I fell on Dimitri.

"SHIT!" I screamed. I landed on top of him, my body facing him and his is facing mine as well.

His eyes shot open. "Ouch, that hurt Hathaway."

I scrambled up to the bed as Dimitri rubbed his chest.

"You know, you aren't exactly light. You're pretty heavy and that fall hurt."

"Good." I muttered. "You're just too weak. I bet you can't even carry me. That's why it hurt."

He sat up and grinned. "Really?" shit, I don't like that smirk on his face.

He stood up and scooped me in his arms and started twirling really really fast. I had to throw my arms around his neck or else I would fall off and land on my ass, which will hurt. A lot.

He stopped and moved towards the bed, muttering "Okay, dizzy, very dizzy."

He fell on the bed, pulling me with him.

I laughed. "My head hurts now. Thanks Belikov. Thank you so much." I said sarcastically.

He laughed along with me.

When we stopped, I realized that I was lying on top of his stone hard chest, both of us staring at the ceiling.

Interrupting the moment, I stood up saying, "I need a shower. Badly. I've been sleeping on your bed and now I practically smell like you. I stink."

He rolled his eyes. "I stink?" He arched an eyebrow.

I nodded and sniffed my armpit. "You most definitely do."

"This is coming from the girl who made little kids run away with her stench." He crossed his arms.

I immediately knew what he was talking about. Lissa volunteered all of us to help baby sit the kindergarteners for a day when we visited the academy.

"That was an accident! Plus, it didn't stink that bad." I looked away.

"Rose, the kids were screaming 'I CAN'T BREATHE!'"

"Well, they're exaggerating." I folded my own arms.

He gave me THE LOOK.

"Hey, my butt can only hold so much gas for such a long time."

He's still giving me the look.

"I farted. So sue me!" I threw my arms in the air.

He smirked. "And she admits!" I rolled my eyes.

"Come on, everyone farts. It's not like you've never farted in your life." I looked at him in the eye.

"My fart doesn't stink, thank you very much. Yours on the other hand, is a silent killer. Without the silent part." he raised an eyebrow again.

At that moment, Viktoria walked in. "Why are you talking about farts?"

I faced her. "Your brother here says that his fart doesn't stink."

Viktoria looked at him and laughed aloud. "LIE!"

He looked at her wide eyed. "Come on! As a sister, you're supposed to be on my side!"

Viktoria folded her own arms and arched an eyebrow. "Remember the time you ate loads of onions? Oh God, I thought I was going to die. You practically filled the whole house with your fart fumes."

"Oh come on! That was one time!" He tried to defend himself.

Viktoria turned to me. "Whenever I pissed him off, he used to wake me up the next morning." She paused. "With his fart." She continued.

That did it. I laughed my freaking ass off. I was practically rolling on the floor.

"I was 13! That was a heck of a long time ago!" he tried to defend himself once again.

I could hear Viktoria leaving the room but I was still laughing.

"Rose, if you don't stop laughing right now, I swear I will fart in your face." he threatened.

That made me laugh even harder. "That's the best threat you can come up with? You're a man for God's sake!"

In the mid of rolling around laughing like a hyena, I felt my body leave the ground and being thrown on the bed.

My eyes shot open and I faced Dimitri who was wriggling his finger.

"No freaking way."

He started tickling me again. This time, my stomach hurt from all the laughing and this tickles.

"Okay! I give up! Stop! I prefer the fart!" he tried to say between my laughs.

He stopped and raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

I looked at him in the eye. "On second thought, no."

We chuckled and I realized that he was hovering above me. His hair was, once again, framing his face perfectly and his deep brown eyes seem endless.

Talk about déjà vu.

"Yeah I'm going to..."

"I have to..." The two of us said at the same time.

He chuckled and then got off of me and walked towards the cupboard. He started to take out a new shirt and jeans until I screamed "I GET TO USE THE BATHROOM FIRST!" I stumbled out of the bed and dashes into the bathroom.

I could hear him laugh outside. I stepped into the shower and let the water run. I loved feeling the hot water against my skin. Hey, I was stuck in Siberia with the cold wind. Hot water felt like heaven right now.

In the mid of showering, I realized something.

I forgot my clothes and a towel. Shit.

The tables are turned. Now Rose forgot her towel and her clothes. Muahahaha.

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