YAY I'm updating, sorry it took sort of long, I was at my cottage with no internet. All your reviews are awesome thanks so much for your opinions! I had someone ask me if I was a dude, no I'm not, I'm definitely a girl. If anyone has any other questions leave them in the reviews and I'll answer. Anyway now to the chapter….

Rose POV

Luckily, my mom and Mason didn't hear that particular comment since they were engrossed in a conversation about something else that I wasn't really paying attention to.

"I'm Dimitri." He said back in an accent I wasn't sure of, extending his hand for me to shake, as if completely ignoring my previous words. But I took his hand and shook it anyway, his hand was strong and tough but it had certain warmth to it that just made me want to smile.

"I know you are, Mason just told me, remember that? It was about two minutes ago." I smirked at him.

"Just wanted to make sure you didn't forget." Dimitri informed me straight faced, I only realized he was joking when I looked at his beautiful brown eyes that were smiling down at me.

"C'mon kids let's go eat." My mom called preventing me from replying.

We all follow her into the kitchen where the table is set four, with plates of food sitting in the centre. Dimitri, Mason and I started loading our plates right away as my mother watched us seemingly proud of herself for cooking a big dinner like this that everyone seemed so eager to eat.

Once we were all settled in our seats and had begun eating, my mom started making conversation with Dimitri.

"So Dimitri, Mason tells me you're a year ahead of him in college, but you look quite a lot older than the average second year college student." She stated, not so subtly prying for information.

"Yes, I am quite a bit older, actually I'm twenty-four right now, I grew up in Russia," oh so that's what his accent was, "my father left when my sisters and I were pretty young, so I had to support them, my mom and grandmother, therefore it took a little longer for me to find time and money for college." Dimitri finished, seeming to have no problem with sharing his life story.

"Well, it's wonderful you would do that for them." My mother replied looking at him in both approval and surprise.

"Thank-you ma'am, my family is very important to me." He said it very seriously, but I had to fight off laughter when I saw my mom's face after he called her ma'am. She didn't particularly like being called that word.

"Oh Dimitri, you don't have to call me ma'am, it makes me feel old! Please call me Janine." She told him smiling warmly; I could tell she liked him despite the ma'am comment.

"If you don't mind my asking," I cut into their conversation, "You said you had to support you're family, how did you get the money to pay for your college?" I asked sort of doubting his story.

"Rose! That was very rude and none of your business at all!" My mother scolded me.

"Janine, don't worry it's no problem," he assured my mom, her name looking awkward coming from his lips. "You're right Rose I can't afford college, I have a part scholarship in hockey."

Mason nodded telling me Dimitri was being truthful.

"You've got a hockey scholarship? That's pretty cool." I admitted to him.

"Pretty cool? Rose, don't lie to the man!" Mason exclaimed to me smiling, then turned to Dimitri, "She loves hockey, never stepped a foot on ice but watching it is her life!"

"Mason! Did you really need to say that? I think you're over exaggerating a little!" I asked him embarrassed.

"Yes indeed I did." He answered smirking but before I could reply Dimitri began talking again.

"Janine I don't want to be rude, but could you excuse me to go to the washroom?"

"Oh it's fine, don't worry. First door on the left around that that corner." She directed him pointing.

Since Dimitri was gone for the time being Mason and I both saw it as an opportunity to ask about winter break. We hadn't wanted to talk to our mom about it while he was sitting there because if she said no it would be pretty awkward for him.

"Hey Mom, Dimitri can't afford to fly back to Russia for the holidays, do you think he could stay with us so he doesn't have to spend the whole break stuck at school all alone?" Mason asked her all in a hopeful rush.

"Of course he can! I'll be glad to have him, he seems like a very nice boy." My mom replied without hesitation.

"Okay great, so I can tell him when he gets back?" he checked with her making sure he had approval.

"Yeah sure." She agreed just as Dimitri walked back into the room.

After Mason told Dimitri the news about winter break he thanked each one of us sincerely for our kindness to him and I could see my mom was really flattered by how polite he was being considering most of Mason's friends aren't like that.

For the rest of dinner we chatted easily about random topics; school, hockey, food. When we were finally finished with dessert everybody had a full stomach and a content smile.

"Well we should probably get going it's a two hour drive back to the college." Dimitri stated with a sad note in his voice.

"Yeah you're right." Mason agreed as they both stood up from the table reluctantly.

My mother and I followed suit walking them to the door. Both of the boys threw their coats on thanking my mom for dinner and saying they'd see us in a week for winter break.

Dimitri opened up the door to head over to my brother's car in which they were driving back to the college, and was met with a blast of freezing cold air. It was storming badly outside, snow swirling so thickly I could hardly see twenty feet in front of me.

"I'm not letting you boys drive back in this weather, it's Saturday night you don't have classes tomorrow, so sleep here and you can go back when this weather clears up, no arguments." My mom told them in a no nonsense tone.

Looks like I was going to get to spend the night with my brother and his really hot friend what a nice turn of events.