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RPOV

Once Dimitri left for his watch, I sat on my rumpled bed, too many thoughts running through my head. I heard a knock.

"Rose?" It was my mother. "Rose, may I come in?" She sounded worried. I opened the door warily.

"Mom? What's going on?" I asked. She eyed my bed and I hurriedly added, "I'm a restless sleeper."

"Uh-huh," She didn't sit on the bed, but chose to lean against the wall. I sat.

""Rose, I, um, want to apologize for acting the way I did. You were right-in some ways. I can see that you love him, and that he loves you. But, you are still unbelievably young, Rose. I don't want you to make the same mistake I did. But," she sighed, "I can see you are different from me. You can make your own mistakes."

I stared at her in disbelief. She had never in my life been so understanding, so caring. I should've told her sooner.

"Thank you," I nodded. "I appreciate it and all, and I'm not trying to be rude, but I kind of need to get to class."

Janine nodded, slipping back into Guardian mode. "I'll see you soon, Rosemarie." She slipped out the door, leaving me to my thoughts again.

Hmm. I think I'll make my bed.

DPOV

I left Rose, unwillingly, to patrol the grounds. I couldn't believe Kirova let us off that easily. I almost lost it when Janine asked if we slept together. I thought she was going to kill me. But, I guess Rose and I both got extremely lucky.

"Belikov!" Or not. Why the hell couldn't she just leave already?

"Guardian Hathaway." I faced her again, bracing myself for the punch I knew she was going to throw.

"I want you to listen to me, Belikov. If I ever hear that you hurt, left, or s=even done anything to make my baby unhappy, I will find you. Don't think I won't leave you bleeding on the street." she barked, glaring at me. God, she looked so much like my Roza.

The minute I thought of Roza, my mind drifted to the cabin, and what happened in her room about ten minutes ago. I blushed and she noticed.

"Oh, and I was just in her room- Couldn't you at least make the bed?" My blush deepened. "Remember, Belikov." She turned on her heel and left.

Oh…kay.

RPOV

I knocked on her door, biting my lip. I didn't know how I was going to do this. Lissa opened the door.

"We need to talk, Liss." I said, walking in and sitting on her bed. I felt a flash of worry through the bond, and I tried to force a smile. She didn't buy it.

"What's going on, Rose?" she asked. She took a seat beside me. "I know you're not telling me something."

I took a deep breath. "Liss. You know that you are my best friend and that I can trust you with anything and everything, right?

She nodded.

"I know you won't judge me or tell this t anyone, right?" She nodded again.

"Liss," I closed my eyes. "I love Dimitri. He feels the same, and we've sort of been together for a couple of months. I know you must feel betrayed that I didn't tell you, but I couldn't tell anyone. Somehow, Adrian guessed but was nice enough to only be vaguely suggestive. But, now you know and you cannot say anything until grad-Liss?"

She was smiling. I felt an overwhelming burst of happiness through the bond. "I knew it!" she cried, wrapping me in a hug. "I'm so happy for you, Rose! Finally, after Mason, you found someone you love back!"

I hugged her back. I had news for Dimitri.

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~~~~~~Rosemarie