A bird may love a fish, Señor, but where would they live?
'Break a leg Beautiful.' For the past 2 and half weeks since the talent show the words have been stuck in my head. How did he know I was in the show? How did he even know I WAS beautiful? God this was going to drive me crazy!
I'm falling even more in love with you! Letting go of all I've held on to. I'm standing here until you make me move. I'm hanging by a moment here with you my phone sang from the bedside table. When we had all went out to get ice cream after the talent show, Dimitri had confessed that he had sang that for me, I went and made that his ringtone.
"Hey Comrade, what's up? Aren't you at work?" I ask when I picked up my phone. Not that I wasn't happy to talk to him. I was, I always was. From the foot of my bed, Lacey looked up at me with a tilted head like she was asking who I was talking to.
"Hello Roza, yes, I am at work. That is why I called. My…your books are in. do you want me to bring them over after I get off?" he ask. Oh! That's right! Penn's gift! I had gotten him a set of Louise L'Amore books. That was the only cowboy books I knew.
"I can come get them; I want to do some last minute shopping anyway. I want to stop a and get doggy girl something. What kind of mommy will I be if I don't." I laughed sitting up and scratching Lacey's head.
"Alright love. See you in a while?" he asks, and I could hear him working the cash register, telling me that he was busy. Not that that was a surprise. I mean it was 2 days before Christmas. And still I needed to get something for the dog, and mine and lissa's best friend gift.
When we were 12, we started doing a 'best friend gift' what it normally was was something that was a set of 2 that usually said best friends on it. Last year it was air brushed t-shirts. I think I know what I am going to get this year though.
"Ok babe, I will see you in a bit. I love you." I told him without thinking. I hadn't said it before and I wanted the first time it was said to be special. I didn't even realize I said it till I heard him take a deep breath.
"Oh. Roza, I love you too. I will you in a while." he told me before hanging up. I can't believe that happened. Oh my god. I sat there in a daze for a couple moments before I felt Lacey's nose on my leg. Shaking my head I looked at her, than leaned down and kissed her head. "Come on girl, let's go potty." I told her and she jumped out of bed and ran down stairs.
Once she had gone to the bathroom and was curled up in her fluffy bed in the living room I went upstairs and took a shower. When I got out, I stood by my closet in a lace bra and panties. I was stuck between a long sleeve black shirt with a heart on the front, and a long sleeve black shirt that had a V that dipped to the waist with a grey cami under it. I chose the latter.
After pulling that shirt on with a pair of dark blue nearly black skinny jeans and some grey boots I grabbed my wallet my phone and the black Duster that Dimitri had bought me last week, saying that he didn't like me wearing Mason's old lettermen jacket from freshmen year.
Shaking my head I leaned down and gave my dog a kiss, than put my jacket on and walked to the car. Running though my checklist in my head. So I had gifts for Dimitri, Lissa, Eddie, Mason, Andre, Christian, and as much as I hated it, my mother. Along with something for Eric and Rhea, lissa's parents and Olena. All I need is to pick up Penn's and get something for Lacey and go to Spencer's and get my best friends gift for Lissa. Good, shopping is almost done. I really hate shopping, so the faster I get done the better.
I had just pulled out of the drive way when I thought I saw someone standing down at the corner by the stop sign watching the house. But when I stopped to look again there was no one. Shaking my head at my own imaginings I turned on the radio and sang alone with the Christmas music playing.
Pulling up outside The Last Word, I got out and smiled at Elizabeth who was outside, shamelessly flirting with the Salvation Army Santa that stood there. "Liz, I don't think sleeping with Santa will get you off the Naughty list" I said then laughed when she just winked at me.
The store was packed, like I could barely get to the front by Dimitri. Groaning in frustration I pushed my way up there to him. "Hey babe." I said leaning against the counter as he rang people up. I loved watching him. He was so graceful, in a way that should not be possible for a man of 6 ft. 7.
"Hello Roza. Your books are in the back." He said, leaning over and kissing my cheek, while still ringing people up. Ya, my man was skilled like that. With a smile on my face I walked in the back and picked up the set of books. I had ordered them online and had them shipped here.
When I walked out, Dimitri was lost in the crowd. Smiling to myself again I walked to Liz and told her to let him know to text me when he had a free moment, before walking back out to the car to finish my shopping.
Later that day, well night really, I was sitting in the living room on the floor wrapping gifts when my phone started singing Smile. Smiling to myself I picked it up and read the message. "Hey Roza love, want me to come over? I just got off work and I would love to see you." Dropping my phone I stared at it.
Oh. My. God. Dimitri is Penn. Penn is Dimitri. Oh my god. Why didn't I see it sooner? There were a million signs. I am such a dumb ass. Wait! He knew! He knew that I was Kit. Oh he is a dead man.
Standing up I grabbed my phone and called Lissa. "Oh my god Lissa! Penn, he is Dimitri!" I nearly yelled into the phone when she picked up. I was furious. I hated him, why would he keep this from me? Was he trying to make a fool of me? I didn't know what to think, I wanted to cry, to scream and hit something.
"What? How do you know that?" she asks, and when I explained about the text, both todays and the one from the talent show, she was as pissed as I was. Well, nearly. "I am coming over." She said.
"No, you don't have to, tomorrow is Christmas Eve, spend it with your family. See you on Thursday?" I ask, like with thanksgiving we always had a little gift exchange here at the house the day after Christmas. I was just about to hang up when the doorbell rang. "Oh wow. He's here. Would it make me a bitch if I let Lacey eat him?" I ask, smiling as my dog stood barking at the door.
"Just don't get blood on the Christmas tree. It would clash with the tinsel." She told me laughing before hanging up. After picking up all the gifts and stowing them in the box next to the TV I walked to the door and opened it.
Seeing his happy smiling face made me want to punch him. "Roza, is everything ok? You didn't text me back" he said trying to walk in, but I stood my ground, not letting him past. I was too pissed.
"Oh, I'm sorry Penn I wasn't sure that I wanted to text you back. Or even see you for that matter. How long Dimitri?" I ask, than shook my head and let him come in. I was not having this fight where everyone could see. The rumors were just dying down about me.
When he was walked in, he just stood there, his normally tan skin pale. "How long have you known that I was kit?" I ask again, holding on to Laceys collar to stop her from attacking him. Normally she loved him, but it's like she could tell that I was pissed and wanted to protect me.
"Since the first day, the day we kissed and your mother walked in. when you sent that email to penn. I figured it out." He said his voice a soft whisper, like he was ashamed. Well he damn well should be, he was lucky that I was holding the dog.
"That was nearly 2 months ago! You have known all this time, and you didn't tell me that you knew?!" that made me even more pissed, and without realizing it I let go of Lacey, and she went to attack him. "Lacey! Bed!" I yelled, and she stopped herself mid jump and sulked off to the fluffy bed.
"I wanted to! You have to believe me Roza, I wanted to tell you." he said reaching out to touch me. When he did I took a step back, flinching. Any other time hearing him call me Roza made my heart melt, but now it made me sick.
"Don't! Don't you dear call me Roza. You lost that right when you lied to me. You said you loved me Dimitri! When you love someone you don't lie to them!" I yelled at him, hot tears filling my eyes. "Get out. Get out of my house or I will let lacey at you." I told him, venom filling my words.
"Please Rose, let me explain. Please, I do love you. So so much—'he started by I held up my hands and snapped my fingers, in an instant Lacey was at my side, growling.
"I said get out. I don't want to see you, ever again" I was trying to keep myself from crying, since I knew that when I went to bed I would end up crying myself to sleep. I felt betrayed, used. "You know the worst part Dimitri, the worst part is that you lied to me. The worst part is to you, I wasn't worth the truth."
He looked like he was going to say something else, but when Lacey snapped at him; he shook his head and walked out the door. When I closed the door and locked it, I leaned against it and closed my eyes. It felt as if there was a hole in my chest, like my heart had been ripped from my chest and lay on the floor bleeding.
Pushing away from the door I walked back to the living room and stood by the fireplace looking at the pictures that I had lined there. Pictures from every stage of my life, when I was just a little girl maybe 8, sitting with my beautiful blonde best friend and my messy redheaded one, than in middle school with Lissa Mason Eddie and Adrian. Pictures from all though high school, than the most recent ones. One of everyone on Halloween, than the one Mason had taken of me and Dimitri on thanksgiving, sitting in the living room with me on his lap. The last one was from last weekend when Dimitri, Lissa, Christian and I had gone on a double date to the ice rink.
Shaking my head I took the ones of Dimitri and me and threw them against the wall, shattering the glass in the front of them. Then slowly I walked around and locked the doors and shut off the lights before walking upstairs to my bed. Laying down I grabbed the pillow that Dimitri always used when he was here and held it to my chest, and finally let the tears fall.
I was so lost in my grief that I hadn't noticed the man standing in my front yard, watching me. The same man from the corner that morning.
AN: ohhh, so Rose knows! I have to admit that I was getting a little tearful writing this one. Can you believe that she broke up with him? Don't you worry your pretty little heads though; things will work themselves out some kind of a way. Now when on the other hand, that is still a mystery, even to me. Lol
Anyway, I feel like there will only be like 3 or 4 more chapters after this. Then MAYBE an epilog, depending on how things work for them. But only time will tell.
Well now that they know, things should get fun right? Right! And now that I am better after my disagreement with evil Russian Rocket Fuel Vodka, I may even have another chapter out today. If I can figure out how I want to do it. Lol
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