(A/N: Hey! Sorry it took me so long. I was pretty swamped. Well, here is chapter seven. I hope you enjoy and thank you all for the reviews. I own nothing but the plot.)

Chapter 7

Rose POV

"What the fuck do you two want?" I growled menacingly toward our two unexpected guest. Lissa and Adrian were right in front of us. Why the hell are they here talking to us? Didn't they get my warning from Dimitri? I specifically told him to tell them not to talk to me at all or they will regret it. These mother fuckers must think I'm joking.

We all just stared each other down for the next few minutes. Adrian looked disgusted and angry while Lissa looked hurt and sad. For a moment, I had a slight urge to go comfort her but after everything she put me through I won't even bother. I took a quick glance at Christian and I inwardly flinched. His wonderful blue eyes were filled with darkness and hatred. His jaw was clenched tightly and his posture looked like he was about to attack. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it to tell him to stay calm. He relaxed a little but not fully. His eyes were still guarded. I turned back to our uninvited guests and glared at them.

"Are you two assholes just going to stand there and waste our time or are you going to say something? If you are not then you can just leave," I stated coldly. Adrian and Lissa both flinched and stared. I guess they never thought I would speak to them like that. I was just about to tell Christian to get up so we can leave when the heartless, blonde bitch spoke up.

"How could you Rose?" She whispered. If it wasn't for my dhampir hearing, I wouldn't have heard her. What the hell is she talking about? How could I do what?

"Lissa, what are you talking about?" I asked her. I was getting really annoyed really fast.

"How could you be with Christian like this?" She glared at me. Christian and I stared at her in shock.

"Like what Lissa?" I asked her slowly.

"You know what the hell I'm talking about. I can see it all around you and I saw you two kiss. How could you do that? How could you kiss my ex-boyfriend and feel that way about him? He was mine first and you have no right at all to feel that way about him. You really are turning into a slut." Lissa finished. Is she fucking serious? Did she really call me a slut? How the hell am I a slut when I only had sex with one person and she had sex with three guys? She is such a fucking hypocrite! Before I could say anything at all, Christian spoke up.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Lissa? First of all, you lost all claim to me and our relationship when you decided to fuck that asshole that is standing next to you. I already told you that you are dead to me, meaning I can do whatever the fuck I want to. Also, you have already disowned Rose as your friend, so she can do whatever the hell she wants and she wants to be with me. Second of all, Rose is far from a slut. She is beautiful, amazing, strong, confident, sexy as hell, and has a body for days. She only slept with one guy whom she loved unconditionally and who she would've died for if she had the chance. She didn't lose her virginity to someone she didn't even love and then cheat on the person she claims to love unlike you. Compared to you, Rose is a fucking angel and you are just a bitter, jealous, controlling, crazy, selfish bitch who thinks she can get her way just because of her last name and because she is the Queen's pet. Well, sweetheart that isn't going to happen with me or Rose, so you and Ivashkov can go to hell and leave us alone. Do you understand?" Christian finished.

To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I never heard Christian talk to Lissa like that. His voice had so much disgust, hate, and anger in it that I wanted to just hide. If this was a few years ago, I probably would've knocked him the fuck out but now that all that has changed, I couldn't help but feel proud. He stood up for me and he said all of the things I was about to say to Lissa, except the whole part about me being beautiful and sexy. I looked at Lissa and Adrian and the look on their faces made me happy. Lissa looked like she was going to cry and Adrian looked slightly scared. Well, it serves them right for everything they done to me and Christian. When, it became obvious that they weren't going to leave, I cleared my throat and grabbed Christian's hand.

"Well, there is nothing more to say here. If you would excuse us, Christian and I are finished with our breakfast and we are going to leave now. Now, before you say anything else that will test my patience, I will tell you the same thing I told Dimitri. Stay the hell away from us. I wont hold back if you approach us again. Lissa, I might not hurt you physically but I will put you in your place verbally and Adrian, I will kick your ass. Don't even bother using compulsion on either of us because if you do, I will be forced to handle it and you do not want that. This is the only time I'm warning you, next time there will be no warning. Got that?" I finished. Before those two bimbos could say anything, I urged Christian to stand up and we both walked out the door without looking back.

We walked through the courtyard and into the garden, when all of a sudden Christian pulled me into a small flower courtyard. Everything was covered in flowers and you could barely see the café or the court itself. It was like we were in our own little space. Christian continued to pull me until we reached a bench. He sat down first and pulled me onto his lap. Before I could ask him what is wrong, he kissed me on the lips.

The kiss wasn't like the one we shared in the cafe. This one was slower and passionate. Every single emotion he had for me was in that kiss and I began to feel lightheaded. Everything in me came to life and I felt like lightening struck me. I never felt any of this when I kissed Dimitri. I licked his bottom lip to ask for entrance and he was happy to oblige. I swiped my tongue on his fangs because I liked the reaction I got earlier. He groaned and held me closer. I smirked and continued kissing him. He nibbled on my bottom lip and I moaned. All of a sudden, Christian pulled away. I whimpered and tried to pull him back to me.

"Rose, please don't. We have to stop or I won't be able to respect your wishes and I will end up having sex with you out here in the open. You want to take things slowly and I'll do that but not if we continue. Believe me, I want to but not yet and not right here. If we ever get that far, I want it to be a little more special and in a bed not on a bench. Is that alright with you?" He asked. His voice was husky and it made me shiver. For a split second, I thought about forgetting what I said earlier and just attack him but he is right. I do want things to go slowly. Not super slow but slow enough where I can trust and love again.

"Alright, Pyro. We can stop here. I'm perfectly fine with it. However, if we want to stick to the plan, we can't really kiss like that because then all bets are off. I think I would like us to start off as friends first and work our way up. If that's alright with you?" I asked him timidly.

"Of course it's alright. As long as I know you are still considering being with me, I don't mind at all." He smiled at me and my heart melted. I was happy that he didn't mind and I'm happy that we can start off fresh. We have no real baggage in our pasts, that we don't already know of, so it's perfectly fine. For the next few hours, we sat there just talking and enjoying each other's company. I can tell that whatever this is between Christian and I, will surely last.