DPOV

I wanted her. I wanted her so, so badly. I pulled away when I heard the door open.

"What the hell is this?" Janine Hathaway stood in the doorway, hands on her hips, a livid but confused expression on her face. I was dead.

"Mom?" Rose said. She pulled away from me, blush spreading across her cheeks. "What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I'm here on business, and I thought, since I was here, maybe I could say hello to my daughter! But, wait, the real question is, WHY WAS SHE KISSING HER MENTOR???" She was furious. Oh, God. I was gonna die.

"Guardian Hathaway, please, let me explain. I-" I started, but she cut me off.

"Oh, yes you will explain! To me AND Headmistress Kirova. Now!" She turned on her heel and walked out the door. It was an unsaid command that we followed.

She opened the door to Kirova's office without knocking, and we waited meekly in the doorway.

"Guardian Hathaway, I heard you were here. Is there something wrong?" Her eyes glanced toward Rose and I, then she became suspicious.

"Yes, there is." She glanced toward us, motioning for us to sit. "I think we need the truth about these two." She said.

"What ever do you mean, Guardian Hathaway?" Kirova asked. We sat.

"I mean that I had walked into the gym, to say hello to my daughter, and it seems that I interrupted something."

"I assure you, Janine, there is nothing going on between these two-"

"Oh, yes there is. I interrupted them in what seemed to be a very passionate make-out session. I think it is understood that we need to get to the bottom of this, NOW."

Kirova eyed me levelly before speaking again. "Guardian Belikov is what she is saying true?"

"Yes."

"Are you aware that she is your student still and you are seven years older than her?"

A burst of anger allowed me to say what I said next. "Yes. And I am also aware that she is eighteen and therefore we can do whatever we want."

"That may be true, but it seems to me you two had something going on before her birthday, correct?"

I nodded.

"Well, then. Listen to me Belikov. I am going to ask you and Rosemarie here questions. You will answer them honestly, and then we will see how this is going to go. Understand?"

We both nodded.