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Chapter 6:
(Rose P.O.V)
"How in the world I am suppose to chose one name when there's so many I love?!" I exclaimed, looking at Dimitri then at the baby book in my hands.
Grabbing two notebooks and pens from the coffee table, he said, "we'll pick the names we love the most and go from there."
He makes it sound so simple. Taking a notebook and pen from him, I started writing down the names I love the most:
Jaxon (boy)
Lily (girl)
Madelyn or Maddy (girl)
James (boy)
Annabella or Bella (girl)
Dominic (boy)
Looking over at Dimitri's notebook, I saw he has more names written down than me. No fair! Scrunching up my nose, I kept writing down names.
Sarah (girl)
Brittany (girl)
Jacob (boy)
Alyssa (girl)
Katherine (girl)
Miles (boy)
Ryan (boy)
"Done!" I announced, showing Dimitri's all the names I have written down while I look at his long list.
After a few minutes of swapping names, we finally up with four names we agree on: Miles, Lilly, Bella, and Ashton. It would help if we knew the genre of our baby, but we have to wait for that.
The other day Sonya called saying that she made a necklace for me that only the people who know can see my big stomach, in other words, I don't have to keep wearing big, baggy jackets anymore. Thank God!
"Dimitri," I said, turning to look at him. "I know I asked you this a lot, but why do you love that duster so much?"
Taking a deep breath, Dimitri answered, "I love this duster not because I want to be a cowboy..."
Biting my lip, I remembered all the times I called him a cowboy because of his love for western novels and his duster.
"...but, that it was a gift from Ivan before he died," Dimitri continued, keeping his eyes on his hands. "Ever since I found out, I couldn't let myself give this away. He got it for me because it reminded him of something a cowboy would wear. In his will, he made me promise not to live in the past and move on in my life." He shook his head. "Guess I broke that promise when I wouldn't let myself love you after what I did to you in Russia."
Placing my hand on top his, I squeezed them. Not knowing that one question would bring back so many horrible memories we both try so hard to forget: St. Vladimir's Academy being attacked by Strigoi, Dimitri being bitten and into turned one of those monsters and then disappears to Russia, me leaving Lissa to find and kill him, only to find out later that he's still alive.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, feeling terrible for bringing this on us. "I'm really sorry, Dimitri"
Pulling me on his lap, Dimitri held me tightly to him as I ran my fingers along his cheek. Holding each other tightly, not wanting to let go of one and other.
"The past will always be there no matter what," Dimitri whispered in my ear. "We just need to learn how to live without it pulling us down all the time."
"Is that another one of your Zen life lessons?"
Pulling back, I look into his dark brown eyes. Smiling his once in a life time smile as he places a kiss on my forehead. Making a trail of kisses down face until his mouth found mine.
Ring! Ring!
Braking the kiss, I turn around and grab my phone from the coffee table. Looking at the caller ID, I see it's Lissa.
"Hey, Liss," I said, trying not to moan as Dimitri kisses my jaw bone and neck. "What's up?"
"Umm...nothing," she answered a little to quickly.
"Lissa, is everything alright?"
"Yeah, everything's fine. I just called to see how everything is going?"
You always call to see how everything is going. I'm glad that Lissa cares about a lot me, but lately something has been off about her. These are the moments when I wish Lissa and I still shared our bond.
When Lissa and I were fifteen, we've been in a horrible car accident that killed both of Lissa's parents and older brother. With her healing abilities through spirit, Lissa was able to bring me back from the dead, making me shadow-kissed.
After being shot by Tasha Ozera when Lissa and I both graduated high school, the guardians wouldn't let her heal me. Using human medicine broke our bond, something I'm not very happy about.
"Are you sure everything is alright?" I asked. "Liss, whatever it is just me."
'What's wrong?' Dimitri mouthed, sensing that I'm on the verge of frustration. Shaking my head, I waited for Lissa to answer.
"Sorry, Rose, but I have to go," she responded. "Talk to you later. Bye."
(Dimitri P.O.V)
"Roza," I said, squeezing her hand. "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong is that my best friend is keeping a secret from me and I want to know what it is, now!" she exclaimed, sighing into my shoulder. "Maybe I'm just overreacting or something."
"I think we should go outside and build sand castles."
Not giving her time to respond, I grabbed Rose's hand and led her toward the sliding back door. Smelling the salt in the air, hearing the waves crash on the shore. Heading down to the beach, I searched for a good place to build sand castles.
Coming up to a small stream that runs into the ocean, I got an idea. Getting down on my hands and knees, I start to dig a pathway. Sitting down beside me, Rose scoops up a handful of sand. Making tunnels, pathways and castles on the sandy beach with my beautiful wife under the sun's warm rays.
"How did you find this place?" my Roza asked, patting down her sand castle. "It's so beautiful and peaceful here."
"This is a place where Ivan and I came to during the holiday breaks when we were still in high school," I answered, remembering all the things we did back then. "In his will it said he wanted me to have it. After he's death, I stopped coming here. This was a special place for us. A place where we can bring our family and friends. A place where we'll be safe."
After Ivan's death, I bottled up every memory and emotion about him. I refused to come back this place where he and I sent most of our childhood at. Wanting to take my Roza somewhere nice and peaceful to spend our honeymoon.
"Our sand castles look like hills," Rose yawned, eyeing the round lumps in front of us. "The sun is almost down! We should watch the sunset if I can stay awake long enough to see it."
Leaning back on my hands with my beautiful Roza laying her head on my chest. A pink mixed with orange and purple sky and a yellow sun going behind far away mountains. Feeling a cool breeze as we sit here on the calm beach; not having to worry about anything, but making sure we have enough bacon to feed Rose and our baby.
Waves crashing against rocks; crabs scurrying across the sandy beach; my Roza snuggled up close to me fast asleep. Wrapping my arms around her, I gently carried Rose into the house. Walking into our bedroom, I carefully laid her down on our bed before climbing in next to her.
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