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Chapter 14: Meeting Tasha.

Third POV

Ivan was at her door with a panic look on his face, which scared her as she knew he was not the kind of person to show distress even though she had only had few hours with him.

"What is it Ivan?"She asked him as she stepped aside to allow him into her home.

"Rose I need you to go upstairs and pack quickly" He was moving around the house as if he owned it and as much as it should disturb her, it did not.

"What's going on?" Rose asked while following him into the kitchen.

"Just do it Rose, now" Rose is not sure if it was the command in his tone or the disparate look in his eyes that made her obey him by heading upstairs towards her room. She stops around the middle of the stair, "For how long do I have to pack"

He popped his head out of the corner, "Few days if we are lucky." With a nod Rose turned back around but just before she entered her room, she heard "Thank you for trusting me"

Once packed with few of her clothing and other every day necessary items, she head back down stairs to find Ivan with a bag with what looks like heavy things within it.

"Ready?" She was relieved at his calm voice to which she was sure it was for her benefit and no one else as the distress was still visible.

"Ready" She replied with some unsure in her voice to which he could only comfort her with a hug before dragging her out of her house and opened the door for her to enter his car.

"Wait, what about my family? What are they going to think."
"Don't worry, I left a note."

There was no point talking after that as they set off towards the busy roads. Ivan was grateful for her not asking questions as he was not sure which details he should leave out and which to tell.

Once there, she realized where they were; in front of Dimitri's' apartment.

The door was open there for Ivan pulled Rose behind him as he lead the way into the house to be met with such sight; Tasha and Dimitri. What a shock that was even for Ivan especially the distaste Dimitri showed earlier. Ivan heard Rose gasp and anyone would be able to hear the heartbreak in her tone.

"Dimitri, what do you think you are doing?" Ivan moved in front of Rose even more, trying to protect her from someone he never thought he had too; Dimitri whereas she had other idea as she stood next to him instead.

"Roza?" Dimitri moved away from a smirking Tasha towards her, hoping…wishing she would let him explain the misunderstanding. Unfortunately Rose was not interested in hearing him out as she turned to Ivan, "Is this way you thought was so important. I'm going home."

Ivan grabbed her wrist, "You can't Rose, believe me you cannot go home at least not now." Ivan felt a protective part of him; the brotherly protective self, the same one he had not felt ever since his sister Liubov.

"GET your hands off of her"

"Dimitri you have no right" Ivan glared at his friend as he took Rose by her hand and took her into the couch area for her to rest herself; knowing fully well that she would most likely need it. Smiling at him, Rose slowly lowered herself onto the couch "Thank you."

"You welcome."

Dimitri felt a small peck of emotion in his system at how comfortable Rose and Ivan seem to be while Tasha was just looking at the scene unfold in front of her, trying to figure out why he was interested in her; a normal looking human girl when he could have immortal babes.

"Tasha leave" Tasha was taken back by the command in his tone.

"When I came here, I wanted to spend time with you so not be rude and let's have fun; just you and me."

"Get out" Dimitri went against everything his mother told him as he pushed her away and out of his door before closing the door in her face.

After taking deep breath, he walked into the area where he finds, Ivan getting Rose something to drink and went to sit right next to her.

"Why are you two here?"
Ivan turned a glare at Dimitri, "If I knew you were busy, I would have taken her somewhere else to keep her safe. At least I now know why you did not pick your phone up."
Rose got up to turn the TV on before sitting right back in her earlier position, avoiding Dimitri's' eyes. But that did not last as he sat right in front of her on the coffee table.
"Can we talk?" He had such hope him at the thought of her saying 'yes' but instead he got, "About what?"
"You and I…and what you saw"

Rose sighed very loud, "What I saw is your business and yours alone."

Forgetting about watching the show about what looks like a miserable man in unhappy marriage (AN: Can any of you guess this show?).

"Ivan you have explaining to do" and all Ivan did was laugh at her impatient on the unknown.

He smiled fondly towards Rose. "You remind me of my sister"

"You have a sister?" she had this hopeful look on her that Ivan wished he was not about crush that. "She's dead." He looked away as he remembered the day he lost her; about a decade ago.

Rose puts her hands on both his shoulders and said "I'm sorry, I did not know that."

Laughing at her said, "For something you did not know?"

Rose offered him a small smile whereas Dimitri was leaning on a wall gently as he watched them together. Even though it was clear that they had a sibling relationship, he could not help himself in thinking more can or already started to occur.