Sorry it took me a little longer to update. I have had a crazy week, went to an awesome concert yesterday so no writing was done yesterday. I have also been working on two other chapters making sure the chapters will flow smoothly and won't contradict each other. Keep up with the reviews and enjoy.
Characters are owned by Richelle Mead.
The next morning came way to early, I attempted to pull the covers over my head failing miserably as Adrian pulled them away from me. Who would of thought he would be a morning person.
"If you don't get ready Alec is going to be the only welcoming party Oksana and Mark are going to have" he said tugging the covers again.
"Maybe Lissa will go with him" I said rubbing my eyes trying to get them to adjust to the light.
"Ok I will go and call her" he said letting go of the covers walking to the nightstand where our cell phones laid.
"No I am getting up" I said rolling to the side to get up. I jumped in the shower quickly refusing to let Adrian in.
"You will distract me and I won't ever get there on time" I said holding the door shut.
"Oh am I that irresistible " he said smirking slowly unwrapping the towel he had around his waist.
"Don't" I said turning away. I wasn't sure what it was about being pregnant but my hormones were not only making me cry more but my sex drive was through the roof.
"You can wait ten minutes" I said letting the water rinse my hair.
"Fine" he said walking out of the bathroom.
Once I was showered I brushed my hair and put it into a ponytail while Adrian was showering.
"Do you want me to call you when we are on our way back?" I asked giving Adrian a quick kiss even though he was still pouting because I wouldn't let him in the shower.
"That's fine" he said walking to the closet to get dressed. I followed him since I only had a bra and a pair of Adrian's boxers on.
"How long are you going to be upset with me?" I asked coming up behind him in our walk in closest.
"I am not mad" he said grabbing a shirt from a hanger.
"Then why are you pouting?" I asked wrapping my arms around his bare stomach.
"I do not pout" he said taking a step forward to grab a pair of pants.
"I would have to disagree" I said bringing my hands down to the towel unwrapping it from his waist letting it fall.
"Don't start something that you can't finish" he said using the words I found myself saying a lot. He slowly turned his body to face mine running his hands down my bare stomach. My body had been on fire since I had climbed in the shower, I was hoping that it would pass but was having no such luck. So here I was standing in a closet with my naked boyfriend.
"If you stop talking we can definitely finish" I said pulling his face to mine. "Just be gentle with the baby" I said pulling my lips away from his.
"Always" he said pulling the boxers free from my body while my mouth continued to assault his.
I wrapped my legs around his waist wishing the cast was not there because it was making it a little difficult. He lifted me up gently pushing my back against the wall. His thrust were fast but deep I released his lips to arch my body back allowing him further access. He moaned with the movement so I did it again. One hand stayed under my butt holding me up while the other one moved up to release my bra before pinning my arm against the wall. He then moved his lips from my mouth to my breast. He moved his mouth hungrily over my breast sucking, licking, and lightly biting my exposed breast causing me to moan even louder. He let go of my hand moving it back under my butt, he pulled my body closer to his and thrust again.
"I love you" he said before his lips were back on mine. I felt him release inside of me and was quick to follow. Our bodies shuddered and shook together. His lips stopped moving against mine but he didn't pull them away. Finally when I thought I could stand he lowered me back to the ground.
"That is how I would like to wake up every morning" he said giving me another kiss.
"Me too" I said slapping his bare butt before grabbing a pair of my stupid maternity pants and a t-shirt hobbling quickly out of the closet before I did something that would definitely make me late.
I dressed quickly, attempting to make up some of the time we had just lost.
"You better start breakfast, I worked up quite an appetite" I said giving him a kiss walking toward to door to leave.
"Love you" he hollered after me.
Alec was standing by the door when I walked out.
"Miss. Hathaway" he said with a nod of his head.
"Good morning Guardian, and please call me Rose" I said walking to the elevator. We were about to walk on when Lissa's door flew open.
"Hey wait for me" Lissa said running out of her door followed by Eddy since he was technically her guardian.
Alec threw his arm up to stop the doors from shutting.
"Morning" she said stepping next to me.
"Lissa what are you doing?" I asked her wondering why she was so peppy this early in the morning the only thing I could think about was climbing back into bed.
"I am going with you to get Oksana and Mark" she said smiling at me. Gosh I wish I could be that chipper in the morning.
"Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go that way we wouldn't have almost left you" I said.
"Yeah a little warning would have been nice" Eddy added by the state of his clothes I was guessing he was pulled out of bed having enough time to put on the first thing he could grab, unfortunately for him it was what he had worn the night before.
"Eddy I told you, you didn't have to come" Lissa say glaring at Eddy.
"I am your guardian this is my job" he said leaning against the back of the elevator closing his eyes.
"I thought about calling you last night when I thought about it but it was late and I didn't want to wake you up. Plus I figured I would be able to catch you before you left. Looks like you had good morning" she said giving me a once over.
I immediately started to run my fingers over my hair trying to straighten my ponytail.
"It is not your hair, wherever you guys decided to have your morning fun it is next to our bathroom" she said giggling to herself. "You just got a little loud this morning."
I was pretty sure my face could not get any redder than it had the night before yet Lissa was proving me wrong.
"Are you serious? I was so not even that loud" I whispered to her wishing I could get off of this elevator.
"Oh my gosh Rose I am joking your ponytail is almost completely to the side. Plus I thought I would get you back for Christian since he told me that you were in my head when he proposed" she said giving me an innocent smile.
"If I was not pregnant I think I might hurt you right now" I said quickly fixing my hair.
"So you are a screamer?" she said laughing to herself, thankfully the elevator doors opened and I immediately walked out.
Michelle was standing in the lobby next to the guardian desk, since she was actually Adrian's guardian she stayed where she was. I knew Adrian would be upset if he knew she was not going with us, but what he doesn't know couldn't hurt him.
Alec helped me climb in the front seat I would usually let Eddy sit up front, but I was not in the mood to let Lissa tease me.
It only took us ten minutes to get to the landing strip and I could see Oksana and Mark standing with luggage next to the plane. I hoped they hadn't been there long. Alec parked the SUV and helped me out. Oksana and Mark were already walking toward us.
"Hey, when did you guys land?" I asked moving one of the crutches to my other arm so I could hug Oksana.
"A few minutes ago, you look great by the way" she said letting go to give Lissa a hug and let Mark get in to hug me.
"Thanks, I have missed you guys" I said wrapping my arms around Mark.
"We have missed you too. What happened to your leg? I am sure there is some crazy story that goes along with that injury" Mark said letting me go.
"Yeah like I told you on the phone there is a lot I need to tell you" I said walking toward the SUV.
"Have the exercises we told you about been helping control the effects of spirit" Oksana asked while Eddy and Alec loaded up their luggage.
"They have been wonderful, still not perfect but very helpful. The ones you told Adrian about have worked wonders, he hasn't had a drink in over five months" I told her excited about his accomplishment.
"That is great Rose, now let me get a look at that baby bump" Oksana said.
I lifted my shirt slightly allowing her to see the tiny bump that was forming.
"Oh my gosh that is so cute, I am so excited for you two" Oksana said wrapping her arms around me again to hug me.
"Thanks, now lets get going I am starving. Adrian is cooking breakfast, did you guys eat on the plane?" I asked letting Eddy take the front seat so I could talk to Oksana and Mark on the drive back. I could feel the sadness from the bond coming from Lissa.
"No and breakfast sounds wonderful" Oksana said.
"Lissa have you guys eaten? You know Adrian, he always makes to much" I asked turning to look at her.
"No, I am not even sure if Christian is awake yet" she said still looking sad.
"Well you better call him so he is ready to eat, let me call Adrian to make sure he cooks enough" I said turning around dialing his number before she could object.
"Hey baby, how is breakfast coming along?" I asked when he answered.
"Good, did you make it there on time?" he asked.
"Yeah, I was just calling to let you know we were going to have three more people joining us for breakfast" I said trying not to laugh when I heard him groan. "Ok I will do what I can" he said before hanging up.
I heard Lissa talking to Christian telling him to go help Adrian with breakfast.
"Mark would you mind me stealing Oksana after breakfast, Kate Adrian's mom wants to have a spa day with all the girls. But if you are to tired you don't have to come" I said not wanting her to feel pressured.
"No a spa day sounds wonderful and Mark will be fine with the boys" she said glancing at her husband that was sitting in the backseat with Lissa.
"I think they are going golfing, from what Adrian said they have an awesome golf course here" I told Mark hoping he wouldn't be upset that I was stealing his wife as soon as they got here.
"I hope Adrian doesn't mind losing" Mark said.
"Why are boys always so competitive" I asked smiling at Mark.
We arrived at our apartment and climbed on the elevator.
Adrian was there to greet us at the door.
"Hey how have you guys been?" Adrian asked giving Oksana a hug and shaking Mark's hand.
"Good, we haven't had a chance to tell you congratulations about the baby" Oksana said smiling at him. His face lit up, I don't think that I would ever get tired at seeing the excitement he got when someone talked about the baby.
"Thanks we are both really excited. Are you guys hungry?" he asked walking to our oversized dining room that we were actually going to use. Adrian had swapped out the china for normal plates and the table was covered with eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, and French toast. Christian walked in placing a pitcher of orange juice and coffee of the table.
"Wow Rose you caught yourself a keeper" Oksana said taking a seat at the table next to Mark.
"I would have to agree" I said taking a seat next to where Adrian was going to sit down at.
"Hey I helped" Christian said pulling Lissa's seat out for her.
"You seat the table" Adrian said filling my plate with food.
"Help is help and I am pretty sure he brought the drinks out too" Lissa said smiling at Christian.
After breakfast I showed Oksana and Mark where they would be staying and showed them around the apartment while Lissa helped clean the kitchen with the boys.
"So tell us what has been going on" Mark said taking a seat on the bed while I sat down on the chair.
"Well you know I am pregnant, Lissa and Christian are engaged, and I think that you were right when you said we could save Dimitri but I don't think we necessarily need Robert" I said hoping they didn't think I was completely crazy.
"Why do you say that?" Oksana asked sitting down next to Mark.
"I told you after I went back to the academy that I started having nightmares. Adrian started to sleep when I did so he could sleep walk into my dreams and keep the nightmares away. Before the attack I went home during lunch and feel asleep, Adrian was out so as soon as I was asleep Dimitri appeared. He said something about coming to get what was his. He was also able to use compulsion on me in the dream."
"Rose it was just a dream, he is a Strigoi he does not have the ability to dream walk" Mark said sitting forward.
"Just listen to her" Adrian said walking into the room.
"I considered it being just a dream too, but then there was an attack on the school and I was almost killed" I said feeling Adrian's hand on my shoulder. I don't think he would ever realize how much his little gestures meant to me.
"Your leg" Mark said glancing down at my leg.
"Yeah, four Strigoi broke the ward somehow and attempted to kill me or take me. I was able to kill three of them but after two hours of fighting with Alberta and killing three already my body was giving up. He got me down and was choking me when I started to pass out, then Alberta came out. After he let go of my neck he stepped on my leg fracturing my leg. I was out for about five days and when I woke up and I finally got Adrian to leave my side, I fell asleep so I could talk to Dimitri. He knew about the attack, said something about his followers trying to please him by bringing me to him. That is why I believe he can dream walk" I said taking a deep breath.
"Besides him using compulsion in the dream, I slipped the ring Lissa made me to help with spirit onto his finger and he changed. It was like he was the old Dimitri saying he was sorry for everything he had done. His grandma also said something" I started to say.
"Rose" Adrian interrupted me. "She is an old lady clinging on to the hope that her grandson can be save and she it attempting to put that burden on you" he said.
"I know but I want them to know everything" I said turning away from Adrian to look back at Mark and Oksana.
"After the attack Olena called to check up on me and Yeva asked to speak to me. She told me that the thing I love the most can save Dimitri" I said staring at them. Saying the words sent a thousand questions through my head. One thing remained the same though, I was not willing to risk Adrian to save Dimitri.
"Did you ask her what she meant?" Oksana asked.
"Of course, she just sat there. I just don't know what role she would think that Adrian could play in saving Dimitri or if she really thinks that I am willing to risk him to save her grandson" I said bringing my hand up to pull Adrian's hand from my shoulder to intertwine our fingers.
"Tee time is in thirty minutes and we still have to pick your dad up" Christian hollered from the hall.
"You still need to change Mark, we can talk about this later. I know it is a lot to take in, I just want to know if there is a way to save him before he attacks" I said standing up with the help of Adrian.
"I know we will figure it out" Oksana said patting my arm with a smile.
"I know" I said walking out of the room. Adrian and I walked back to out bedroom. He still needed to change and I wanted a minute with him alone before they left for the day.
He walked in the room after me, pulling the door shut behind us. Then preceded to pull his shirt off walking into the closet. He walked out wearing a light green polo that brightened his eyes even more.
"Sit with me for a second" I said patting the bed next to me. He walked over and sat down. He sat there silently waiting for me to speak.
"I love you, you know that right?" I said shifting my body the best I could to look him in the eyes. He sat there for a second before closing his eyes and looking down. I felt like I was going to cry, he doubted my love for him.
"Adrian" I said placing a hand on each side of his face lifting it up.
"I know you love me Rose, I know that you will not risk me to save Dimitri. What I don't know is if you are willing to do the same thing for yourself. I would rather you risk my life than your own" he said opening his eyes to look into mine.
"When I left the first time to go after Dimitri I didn't have anything to live for. When Dimitri was changed into a Strigoi it broke my heart to the point that I was willing to risk my life to keep a promise I made him because I didn't care if I lived or died after I fulfilled that promise."
His face was full of pain and sadness.
"Don't you understand" I said pulling his face closer to mine. "You changed that, you gave me something to live for. You put the pieces of my heart back together and then you filled it with love. I will not risk myself to save him because I can't. Adrian I love you so much that I couldn't bare to hurt you and I know if I was to go off on some crazy mission to save Dimitri and got myself killed that I would be hurting you in so many ways. That is why I am promising you right now that you are the most important thing in my life and I won't do anything to cause you pain" I said closing the small distance that separated us to kiss him.
"Didn't you guys do that enough this morning? The guys are freaking out about being late, so I would wrap it up before they bust the door down and pull lover boy away" Lissa sent through the bond.
"I guess the boys are going to be busting our door down if you don't go" I said pulling away from Adrian's lips.
"Is that right?" he said kissing me one more time.
"Yup, now go because we have not lived her long enough to have to replace anything already" I said smacking his butt as he got up.
"That does not make me want to leave" he said smirking over his shoulder.
"Bye, make sure you kick their butts so I can make fun of them" I said standing up to follow him out of our room.
Everyone was waiting in the living room. Michelle was going to be Lissa's guardian today, so Eddy could go golfing. But we didn't have any luck getting rid of Erik. Alec was finally taking his rotation off.
"Gosh what were you doing in there making his Polo?" Eddy said standing up to leave.
"I would say making a baby, but since you have already done that" Christian said smiling at me.
"Lets go" Adrian said walking over to give me a kiss.
"Have fun today and relax" he said giving me one final kiss before walking out.
Once the boys left all of the girls walked down to the SUV and drove to pick up Kate.
I introduced Kate to Oksana while we drove over to the spa. Since I was pregnant I was signed up for a different massage so I wouldn't have to lay on my stomach.
"I think we should do manicures and pedicures first" Lissa said while everyone agreed.
Mia and Emily were standing out front when we got there.
"Hi guys, you all remember my friend Emily right" Mia said waving at us.
I smiled at the girl as she nervously looked away. I guess hitting on a guy to only find out that he not only had a girlfriend but a pregnant girlfriend had to be a little awkward.
"Oh I am happy you could join us" Lissa said, never failing to be nice to everyone.
"This is my friend Oksana, her and her husband just flew in from Russia this morning" I said introducing everyone.
Our party was a little to big so we split up Oksana, Kate, and I went to have manicures while Lissa, Mia, and Emily had pedicures. We tried to talk Michelle into having a pedicure but she declined and stood next to the wall.
"Have you and Mark ever thought about having kids?" I asked Oksana while the girl went to work on my cuticles.
"We considered it but we decided that if it happened then it happened we did not want to put any expectations on it" she said smiling over at me.
"Are you nervous?" she asked.
"Yeah, but not as much as I was when we first found out. We have a lot of people that love and support us. That makes it easier knowing we are not going to go through this alone" I said.
"That's for sure" Lissa sent through the bond. Even though she was on the other side of the room. I couldn't help but laugh.
"What?" Kate asked looking at me like I was a bit strange.
"Sorry the bond" I said tapping the side of my head.
"Oh, Adrian told me a little about that. She seems like a nice girl to be bonded with" she said giving me a sweet smile.
"She is" I said returning the smile. We changed seats to start the pedicures. Oksana and Kate hit it off talking about Russia apparently Kate and Glen had traveled a lot the last few years making a stop in Russia. I yawned closing my eyes feeling the relaxation fill my body.
"What did you do to me?" Dimitri yelled at me picking my body up throwing it against the wall.
"I don't know what you are talking about" I said wincing from the pain that was radiating through my body then attempted to curl my body into a ball to protect my stomach.
"I believe you know exactly what I am talking about Roza" he hissed at me bending over my body picking my up by the arm.
"The last dream you did something to me, you changed me somehow" he said setting me on my feet without letting go of my arm.
"I don't know, I put the ring Lissa made me on your finger and you changed. I think I can save you" I said hoping he would let go of my arm because at this point it was throbbing along with the rest of my body.
"What are you talking about save me, I am what and who I want to be" he said letting go of my arm pushing me to the ground.
"Don't you want to go back to being a guardian, being able to see your family. They love you they want you back. Why don't you want that?" I yelled at him.
"Why would I want to go back to protecting someone else that is unworthy of my time. I will live forever if I choose, I am strong, rich, and happy with the way my life is. My family will move on as you have" he said staring down at me.
"So you are going to accept that I have moved on and leave me alone. If you don't want to be saved, if this is how you want to live your life I will accept that. But you have to promise to let me go, I can't live my life thinking you are going to be after me" I said realizing what I was saying. Would I be able to let it go if he agreed especially if we found a way to save him.
"No" was all that he said his eyes baring down on mine.