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Note: Lemon in this chapter…so if you don't like lemons just skip this chapter.

Ch. 14 Love That Burns Bright

By the time we finally arrived back at Tasha's, it was well past one in the morning. I stifled a yawn as we walked up the pathway. It would've been "morning" in the Moroi world, but after adjusting to a human daylight schedule…

"We'll be in bed soon," Dimitri said, looking over at me with a slight smile as he unlocked the door and gestured me in.

"HAPPY NEW YEARS!" the entire group yelled, nearly scaring the shit out of me.

I yelped and spun around.

"We actually s-scared Rose," Christian slurred, holding up a beer. I groaned as I opened up myself to Lissa – I'd shut out the bond for most of the day – and felt the buzz of alcohol. I shielded the bond out, and sighed.

"Really, you guys? It's the first morning of the New Year, and you guys want to drink yourselves senseless?" Dimitri asked in exasperation as he locked the door behind us.

"C'mon, Dimka! It's the New Year!" Tasha said, patches of red on her pale cheeks. She was holding a glass of what suspiciously appeared to be red wine. Oh boy. I was pretty sure she didn't have red wine last time…

"Everyone, get to bed," Dimitri said firmly, picking up some food wrappers off the floor and carrying them to the kitchen.

"Our neighbors next door are even louder than us," Eddie said. He appeared to be the only one who wasn't drinking. Liam and Dash had drunk a little, but not to the point where they were very drunk.

"We're just fine," Adrian slurred, a drunken smile on his face.

Dimitri sighed, and took the bottle of vodka that Adrian held. I filled a glass of water and walked Adrian to his room.

"Really, do you want to end up drinking non-stop for the rest of your life?" I asked, putting my hands on my hips after I helped him into bed.

Adrian sighed and downed the water. "Nah. It's just…alcohol helps me think clearer and I don't feel so…crazy…" He closed his eyes and started snoring very lightly.

I shook my head, and walked back out to the living room.

Dimitri was eyeing the rest of our drunk friends with a doubtful look on his face.

"I can take over from here," Eddie assured him. "Liam can help, it's just Dash who's a bit incapacitated. Just go to sleep, you two."

"If you say so," Dimitri said with a doubtful look, and taking my bags. "Come on, Roza."

We went upstairs to the room I shared with Lissa and I flopped down on the bed. "God, I'm so tired."

"Too tired….for other things?" Dimitri asked, his voice full of challenge.

I sat up at the tone in his voice, and winked at him. I knew what he wanted, and to be honest, I really wanted it too. Badly.

"Why don't you come over here and find out?" I asked seductively as I walked towards him. I ran my fingers against my hair, and his eyes were riveted on my every move. I bit my lip lightly, running my tongue against my lip, and I could hear his intake of breath.

Dimitri shut the door behind him and locked it. I knew what would happen between us now. I was powerless to stop it, and I didn't want to.

"I love you," he whispered, pulling me close against him.

"I love you too," I whispered, tilting my head up so I could look into his eyes.

He leaned down and kissed me passionately. This kiss was more different than the ones we'd shared previously. It held passion, desire…

We started moving towards the bed as we kissed. He took his shirt and jeans off, and I couldn't help but stare a little at him. He still had the perfect body that I remembered from when we were together in the cabin, with ripped muscles and a perfectly flat stomach.

He now yanked off my shorts, and eased his hand up under my tank top and gently stroked my breasts. I gasped at his touch. It wasn't like he'd never touched me before, but after a year and half of going without it…it felt like the first time.

"Do you like this?" he asked, a slight sexy rasp in his voice.

"Yes," I whispered as he continued massaging my breasts. My body was practically singing at his touch now.

He trailed a path of kisses from my neck all the way down to the area between my breasts and I shivered at his touch and pulled him closer, kissing the side of his throat.

He pulled my tank top over my head and tossed it away from the bed. I was now just in my panties. He now pushed me towards the bed, and I fell against it on my back. His weight kept me against the bed, and I wouldn't have been able to escape even if I'd wanted to.

"You're so beautiful it hurts me," he whispered, his eyes taking my body in. He echoed words he had told me a long time ago, the first time we'd made love to each other in the cabin. The way he looked at me told me that he really did believe I was the most beautiful woman in the world.

I smiled up at him, and kissed him softly, but the passionate feelings between us couldn't be held back, and soon he was kissing me in a way that left me completely breathless.

He now pulled my panties down, and he kissed my inner thighs before he moved down against my center. I felt him tentatively brush his lips against my center, and I gasped. The sensations running through me were nothing I'd ever felt before.

"Shhh, Roza," he whispered, and suddenly his tongue was inside of me, flicking inside my center. Oh my God...

I moaned as his tongue found a sensitive spot, and pushed his head closer against my legs. I couldn't help but squirm around on the bed as his tongue kept flicking inside of my center. It felt so good.

He moved his hands against my hips to keep me still as he kept going, but it felt impossible to keep from squirming around. How could I keep still when he was doing something so intimate to me? My hands tangled in his hair and I relaxed my legs to make it easier for him. He went even deeper into me with his tongue, and I cried out in pleasure.

When he finally stopped, I was panting crazily, my chest heaving as I tried to catch my breath. I now collapsed against the bed, and pulled him closer to me. He leaned in and kissed me very deeply, running his tongue deeper into my mouth and pressing me flat against the bed.

He pulled away and whispered, "You taste so good, Roza. You're so wet."

God, I wanted him. Desire was running throughout my entire body, and I knew from the look in his eyes that he wanted me too.

I slid my hand against the front of his boxers, and he made a low sound in his throat. "Roza, that feels so good."

I smirked. Now it was my turn to make him feel good. I now flipped him over and now he was underneath me.

I gently trailed my fingers against his inner thigh. I must've been driving him crazy, judging from his heavy breathing, but he didn't beg me. This was way too much fun.

"Do you want it?" I asked him, lowering my eyelashes at him.

"Yes," he managed to gasp out, breathing faster.

I slowly slid my hand against the front of his boxers again, teasing him just a little bit more, and then finally slid my hand inside. He was so big inside. I slowly started rubbing and massaging him there, and I could feel his breathing get even faster.

I stopped, and then he flipped me over so now I was the one under him. "Hmm…" he murmured, kissing the inside of my arm and then making his way to my breast and sucking on it. He slipped his free hand under my panties and down to my butt.

I let out a soft moan as I felt his tongue flick against my breast. I wondered how much longer I would be able to hold it, since I felt very hot and wet in my sensitive area.

"I think y-you should hurry up," I whispered into Dimitri's ear, leaning up and kissing his throat and kissing all the way down to his chest. His skin was very soft against my tongue.

"Be patient, Roza," he murmured seductively. "When I do make love to you, you're going to be very sore in the morning."

"It is morning," I couldn't help but cheekily point out.

Dimitri let out a soft growl and then kissed the soft spot behind my ear, and worked his way down to the base of my throat.

He looked down at me, and the look in his eyes told me how much he loved me. That look held a question – a question that only I had the answer to.

I kissed him hard in response, and soon I felt him sliding my thin panties down my legs and he tossed them aside. I was too busy taking off his boxers and then tossed them somewhere in the room. My body tingled all over at his touch, like an electric current was running through me.

He positioned himself against me and whispered, "I love you, Roza" before he thrust all the way into me.

I gasped. This wasn't the first time I was making love with Dimitri…so why did it hurt?

At my gasp, Dimitri pulled out a little and looked down at me. "Roza…did I hurt you?"

But the pain was gone, and it felt like the most wonderful feeling was running through me. The pain had only been temporary.

I whispered, "Make me forget my own name. Show me you love me, Dimitri."

I barely had time to adjust before he slid himself even more into me, and I cried out. I relaxed my legs so there'd be more room for him, and he kissed me hard, his hands sliding against my shoulders and through my long hair. I gripped him to me in a way that might've hurt him a little, but he never complained. I moaned and it felt like I was going to be driven back hard against the bed with the force of his thrusts, but I didn't care. I shoved my hips harder against him in response, slamming him roughly into me.

I felt a slow buildup in my sensitive area. I was so close. "Dimitri, I think I'm going to come," I gasped, my nails almost digging into his back.

"Come for me, Roza," he breathed sexily into my ear, sending chills up my back.

I cried out as my entire world exploded around me, and I went over the edge, crying out his name. I felt him rock inside of me as he came and had his own release too. He moaned and collapsed against me. Our bodies felt like they were touching in all the right places, like we were two halves of the same puzzle. We were both panting like we'd run fifty laps, and were both covered in a light sheen of sweat from our passionate lovemaking.

We lay together for a little bit, our heart beats gradually slowing back down to normal. I lightly brushed my lips against his neck.

My body really did feel sore all over like Dimitri had said I would be, but that had been one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. I hadn't known that the second time would feel so exciting and more sensual than the first time…

When Dimitri lifted his head and kissed my lips, this time it was much gentler and sweeter than earlier. "I love you, Roza," he murmured, tucking a strand of my hair back around my ear. He laid his head against my chest, listening to my heart.

"I love you too, Dimitri," I whispered back, feeling so happy I felt like I would explode from happiness.

"This is one of the most amazing nights of my life," Dimitri said, rolling off me and holding me close.

My eyelids started to flutter a little now. I was tired from Disneyland, and from what we had just done, I thought with a smile on my face.

"Sleep," Dimitri said softly, kissing my cheek. "Sweet dreams, Roza."

"Good night," I murmured, closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep in the arms of the man I loved.