Chapter 5

The limo Adrian got us finally pulls up to a fancy hotel. The sign says "Four Seasons Miami" in big fancy letters. "Oh My God! Adrian!" I squealed. I kissed him quickly on the cheek.

"Ivashkov." Adrian says to the lady behind the desk.

After finding something on her computer, she pulled out four key cards and told us four numbers. A man in one of those really funny hats took Tasha, Lissa and my bags and we all headed up the fourth floor on the elevator. I leaned a little closer to read his name tag. Mark. He opened each door for us. Dimitri and Tasha went into one, Lissa and Christian the next, and Eddie into the third. Adrian and I took the last room. He grabbed my hand and pulled me inside, dropping my bag, which he'd taken from Mark, on the sofa. I fell backwards onto the bed, feeling the soft sheets sag under me. Adrian sat down beside me and closed his eyes, and I rolled over to rest my chin on his chest.

We stayed like that for a minute. "Adrian?"

"Yes?" His eyes opened.

"Oh never mind." I said, staring into his eyes.

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ADRIANS POV:

She put her head on my chest, and I lay there for a minute, my heart pounding in my chest. I wondered if she could hear it.

"Adrian?" she asked, her voice soft and beautiful.

"Yes?" I opened my eyes to find her brown ones much closer than I imagined they'd be.

"Oh never mind." She said, and we stared at each other for a couple moments.

"Tell me if you want to." I closed my eyes again. I'll admit I was taking this a little too seriously, but I had always loved Rose, and maybe by doing what we were doing she would see that she loved me too, and more than that guardian. I opened my eyes to find her closer than before, and before I could stop myself, I kissed her. And she kissed me back. Our kiss got deeper as she entangled her fingers in my hair. She finally pulled back, shock written all over her face.

"Adrian…" She trailed off.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that."

She smiled at my apology. "Its fine. Feel free to do it any time."

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I tried to pull Rose out of bed the next morning, after sleeping on that damn couch. She didn't seem to want to get up though, so I softly pressed my lips to hers, pulling away as soon as I knew she was conscious. "If you want more," I teased, "Get your lazy ass out of bed and go take your shower.

"Ugh! Adrian! Why do you act like the mother I never had?"

"Because I do. Now move it." She gathered her clothes and disappeared into the bathroom.

I sat down on the couch and flipped through the TV channels on the big flat-screen. I heard her a few minutes later, singing to herself in the shower. "Damn you're a sexy chick. Damn Girl!"

I was falling even more in love with this girl.

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ROSE'S POV:

Ok, so I might be nuts. I mean really? I was falling for Adrian?

I quickly turned off the water and wrapped myself in a towel. I got dressed and brushed my hair quickly, then blow-dried it.

"Rose!" Adrian called through the door. "How long does it take you to shower!"

"I'm not showering idiot! I'm drying my hair." I said back.

The door suddenly opened, but it wasn't Adrian who stepped inside, it was Lissa. She took the blow dryer and my brush and started on my hair. "Thanks Liss."

"No problem. How'd you sleep?"

"Good. These beds are so comfortable. You?"

"They are comfortable, I slept great." Was all I got from her mouth. From her mind, well let's say I had to block her off.

"Adrian and you seem to really like each other." She commented.

Flashback to previous night. Adrian kissed me. That was one I hadn't been expecting and my first reaction was to push him away. But for some reason, I couldn't. Being with him just felt so right, so good, that I kissed him back. Things between us got less stressful after that. End flashback.

"Yeah, I guess." She finished my hair, and I quickly put on shorts and a tank top on over my bikini. She pulled open the door, and we both went to sit on the couch. I sat on Adrian's Lap, and she sat next to us.

"Christian, Eddie, Tasha and Dimitri all said they would meet us in the lobby in half an hour." Lissa said, taking the remote out of Adrian's hands and flipping through the channel. We passed a kids show, and Lissa stopped. "Hey Rose, to you remember when we used to watch these shows?"

"Oh my god yes!" I squealed. "We used to love these in kindergarten!"

Adrian gently pushed me off his lap. "And this is when I go shower." Lissa and I barely heard him, we were so happy just to sit there and watch Dora.