I couldn't keep my eyes off of him as he made his way down the hall. I could feel my heart pounding so hard that I thought it would burst out of my chest. His eyes bore into me. Before that moment we had never wanted each other so much. By the time he made it to the cell I was breathing heavily. Our gaze held and through the bars we held hands…it may seem trivial but it sent a wave of emotions through me and I could tell it did the same for him.

Several moments passed before either of us said anything. It was finally I who broke the 'spell' that held us. "I missed you so much. I can't believe they're letting me have visitors." I gushed

"It surprised us too. I don't know if I could have gone another day without seeing you. I don't know how much longer I can go without having you lie next to me though. I want…need you by my side. I love you Rose." Adrian looked surprised at what he said. It shocked me a little. We knew how we felt about one another but neither of us had actually told the other. So for him to blurt it out was…well shocking.

It didn't take me long to respond which in turn shocked him, "I love you, Adrian." I smiled, "I've wanted to say it for a while. I just thought that you'd run away or something."

"Rose I could never run away from you…you'd catch me in a heartbeat." he laughed half heartedly, "But in all seriousness I've loved you from the moment you looked at me. It didn't matter to me that you loved someone else or that you wore a black eye-from your mother." I rolled my eyes, "I just knew that in that moment I wanted to be with you. Something pulled me to you and it still pulls me toward you. I am yours heart and soul."

I literally became speechless, which was a first for me. I couldn't do anything other than pull him toward me so I could kiss him. No one had ever said anything so sweet or romantic to me-not even Dimitri. But I did think back to Mason. He was one of my best friends and had died when we went to Spokane. He liked me a lot or possibly he may have loved me. He had said some pretty sweet things to me and never forced me to do anything I wasn't ready for, but nothing he said could even compare to what Adrian just said.

As for Dimitri…well we connected on a different level than I did with Adrian or Mason. He and I shared a bond that went deeper than I could even explain. But what it comes down to is that Dimitri spoke sweet words to me and we both had given in to our urges for one another but it just didn't work for us. Not because he became strigoi. I could get past that. What got between us was…Dimitri. He pushed and pushed for me to leave him alone and even went so far as to tell me he couldn't love anyone ever again, not after what he had done. It's what truly ended the romantic part of our relationship. The bond's still there just not the lust we had for each other.

Adrian and I held that kiss for what felt like forever. He was the one who pulled back.

"I'm sorry." I said unexpectedly

"Why are you sorry?" Adrian wondered

"I. Don't. Know. I guess I'm sorry for not responding…with words. It's just that that was the most beautiful and most romantic thing you could have said to me. I wasn't expecting you to say that."

"And I wasn't expecting you to kiss me like you did or to say that you're sorry. Rose that kiss was so intense and mind blowing that I had to pull away. You can't kiss me like that when I can't get to you. Once you're out of here we can kiss like that all the time. But I warn you that we may never get out of bed if you do." He smiled

"I don't have a problem with that. Do you?"

"None at all little Dhampire." there was a playful look in his eyes and I returned it with one of my own. Adrian was, I thought, one of the most perfect moroi men out there. There was no one who could compete with him. I just hoped that I got out of here soon so that I could be with him again. The whole jail cell was really becoming a nuisance. "So…you had a lot of people come visit you. I even seen Belikov in the line out there. How was your visit with him?" Now that Adrian mentioned it Dimitri actually hadn't come down this time.

"He didn't come down here." I answered wearily

"Really? Well I saw him out there so did Lissa and everyone else."

"I know. Liss told me he was out there. I talked to everyone. The guards, Mia, even Christian but no Dimitri. Not sure where he went or why. I honestly don't care. He's been coming down here since the day I was arrested."

"What? He has? How come I didn't know this?" I never seen Adrian get so irate about anything

"I don't know. Its alright. Calm down. Lissa didn't know about it either. It seems that only a few of his visits were authorized and all the rest were under the radar. I don't know why he did it. You'd have to ask him."

"I know why he did it. He did it cause he still loves you and wants you back."

"Adrian…"

"No! I'm serious. He's been all moody and stern and very protective of you since you got arrested. Apparently he thought that I was out of the picture, since I couldn't see you, he figured he could horn in on you…again. Well you better believe that I'm not going to allow-"

"Adrian! Please…just let it go. Please?" I begged

He took a deep breath, "I am so sorry. I don't know what happened. Its just I don't want to lose you. "

"You're not going to. I'm not going anywhere." I gestured around, "especially since they have me locked up." I was terribly happy that I got him to smile. It never was hard for me to, but I didn't like that he got so angry. I think It may have been the dark side of spirit but something else told me that he truly did feel threatened by Dimitri. So I was going to make sure the next time Dimitri stopped by I would let him know how I truly felt about all his unwelcome visits.

Alright this was is a little shorter than the other chapters...

i still would love to know what you think. How do you think

Dimitri will take Rose telling him off? and will Adrian let

him know how he feels as well? ...let me know...Please Review.