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The next morning, Dr. Olendzki and Dimitri woke me up so they could do some final tests on me. After she was done, she told me I was free to go, but I had to take it easy for a couple of days. I agreed silently and almost ran out of the Clinic with Jared in my arms and Dimitri by my side. This was our third day at the Academy, and we hadn't been to our room once. The first night, we slept in the cabin. And the second night, we slept in the hospital. I was relieved to finally go to our original room, where the bed was nice and soft and didn't give me a backache. And plus I needed a shower. My pits stunk shit and I'm still sweaty from giving birth.

And that's exactly what I did once we got into the room. I took a nice, hot shower, taking my time and occasionally just standing there, water dripping off my body as I closed my eyes and just relaxed. Once I was done, I dressed into a pair of baggy grey sweatpants and a black tank top.

Back in the bedroom, CC had arrived and was now staring at Jared admiringly, like he was a piece of art. Jared was silent, not crying at all, staring at CC with a blank expression and glassy brown eyes. I laughed. He was getting to be more like Dimitri every hour. Jared only cried when he was hungry. CC reached out to touch his cheek, but his eyes followed her fingers, glaring at them, and she recoiled, clutching her fingers against her chest. Then she smiled and clapped wordlessly, as if approving.

I felt strong arms wrap behind me from behind, and the warmth of his breath against my earlobe. I sighed dreamily.

"This is such a Kodak moment," I whispered.

"You, me, and our children, Roza," he continued slowly.

I smiled lightly at that and turned around slowly, meeting his lips. He kissed me with burning passion and I felt like somebody should have thrown a bucket of water at me. I kissed him back eagerly with twice the amount of passion, until there was a knock on the door. I pulled away, frowning, and groaned when I heard, "Come on, little dhampir. You can't keep me away from my nephew forever!"

I rolled my eyes and untangled myself from Dimitri's arms, which had found their way around my waist, and lagged over to the door. I opened it in one smooth motion to reveal a wide grinning Adrian, and a smirking Aleyna behind him.

"Come in," said Dimitri, walking in from behind me.

Adrian narrowed his eyes and stepped in with Aleyna. They went in front of the bed Jared and CC were on and started cooing them.

"He's a big boy," Adrian crooned, "Big, big, big boy. Yes you are! Yes you are!"

I think Adrian was trying to get a smile out of Jared, but it didn't work. Jared's face was more expressionless then before.

"Okay," Adrian slowed, "I guess not."

Aleyna smacked Adrian jokingly and picked up Jared gently, pressing him against her chest and elevating his head. Even though she couldn't have children, Aleyna was sweet with kids; and now babies!

"I bet you're going to be a great guardian one day," she commented, pursing her lips. "Just don't train too hard."

Jared's lips turned up in the corners and his eyes were twinkling with desire.

"Ha," Aleyna teased at Adrian, giving Jared back to me. "I made him smile."

He rolled his eyes then kissed her on the cheek. She smiled innocently then grabbed his hand and headed for the door.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention," Adrian stopped, halfway through the door. "We're leaving tomorrow morning. If we leave early then we'll probably make it up to the mountains at about noon time."

I gave him a thumbs up before he was urgently pulled away. I turned back to Dimitri and placed my hands on his chest. He pulled me closer and I let out a long breath.

"What are we going to do today, besides look over our children," I asked.

He shrugged. "Take it easy today, Rose. How about we just stay here, watch over the kids, and I'll get us something to eat."

"But, but comrade-

Dimitri cut me off, holding his hand out in front of him. "Roza, you should rest. And plus, Jared doesn't have any clothes because we haven't shopped for them yet. Lissa said she's going out today to buy some clothes for him that'll last him throughout our trip."

I opened my mouth and closed it. Eh, I did feel like staying here instead of wondering off around campus mindlessly. And plus I wanted to have the chance to take care of Jared for the first time. I nodded my head slowly.

"Do they have chinese food down at the cafeteria?" I questioned randomly. "I kinda have a craving for it..."

Dimitri chuckled and placed one hand on mine, squeezing it affectionately. "I'll go see, Roza. I highly doubt it though. I'll ask Adrian to go buy some if you'd like."

I nodded my head eagerly. "Please! I want mushu pork, fried rice, and chow mein."

"I want egg rolls, Dada!" CC exclaimed. "And wonton toop!" I laughed. CC couldn't pronounce 'soup', so she said 'toop'. But just like me, she loved Chinese food. Hell, she would eat anything that was edible.

Dimitri nodded then looked back at me. "Okay, now that I have all your orders, I'll be back in fifteen minutes."

I smiled, gave him a quick peck on the lips, and shoved him out the door to get us our food. I went over to CC and Jared and plopped down on the space beside them. Jared wiggled his nose and stared at me. I picked him up and snuggled him. Then he began to cry. I held him against me tightly and he stared up at me with big, brown wet eyes.

"You're just hungry," I told him smoothly. I breastfed him slowly and a few minutes later he stopped suckling and pulled away. I burped him then rocked him until he fell asleep. CC pocked my shoulder and I turned around.

"I wanna cookie, Mama," she implored.

I sighed. "Wait until daddy's here, okay? Then I'll go get you a cookie."

Her eyes widened with excitement. "Yay! Make sure it's big, and chocolatey, and warm, with sprinkles and white icing!"

I smiled at her and patted her long brown hair which was messy. Five minutes later, Dimitri came back and agreed to watch over Jared while I got the cookie for CC. He protested at first, telling me that he'd get it, but I demanded because I was getting pretty hungry too, and Adrian wouldn't come back with our food for another hour or so. I walked with CC hand in hand to the cafeteria, where novices and Moroi were swarming around, quickly getting some breakfast before classes started. I got into line and picked up a plate, filling it with freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and chocolate glazed donuts. I led CC over to were I caught sight of Jill sitting alone, munching on her bacon happily, checking her phone.

"Hey, Jailbait," I mimicked Adrian and Christian.

She looked up at us and smiled as we took our place across from her. I took a bite of my donut peacefully, as CC stuffed the whole entire cookie into her mouth.

"Hi Rose, CC," she greeted. "What's up?"

"Nothing," I mumbled, chewing slowly. "Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. We're leaving tomorrow, so we should probably hang out tonight or something."

"We should," Jill inferred, nodding her head. "We can all meet up somewhere. It's Friday, so I'm off right after classes end, and I have the weekend free. Maybe we could meet up outside the dorms? We could probably have dinner somewhere off campus, if you want. But I have to ask Headmistress Kirova first."

I shook my head. "Don't worry about that. Lissa's got that all covered. So tonight, around six-ish?"

She nodded as she gathered all her books into her arms and stood up. "See you then."

CC and I headed back upstairs, and I texted everyone the plans for tonight. They all replied back quickly and agreed. I found Dimitri rocking Jared in our room as CC jumped onto the bed and started playing with her toys.

"Hey," I said, sneaking up behind Dimitri.

He smiled down at me, his eyes beaming. "Hello, Roza."

I sighed as Dimitri placed Jared on our bed. The pillows were arranged as if it were a crib, which was useful because we didn't have a crib right now. After he kissed Jared on the head, he came over to me, a small smile peaking on his face.

"What are you thinking?" I wondered out loud.

"Do you know what Sunday is?" he asked, trying to hide his mischievous smile.

I thought for a moment and bit my lip. Crap...I wasn't good at remembering things. Um...was it his birthday? No, that was just a couple of weeks ago. Was it my birthday? Nope, I that was in a month or so. Was it CC's birthday? Still no. What the fuck was on Sunday! Think, Rose, think! Um...

"The day we met?" I hoped.

He shook his head. "Close," he whispered. "Think harder."

I dug deeper into my mind. August twentieth...oh shit.

"Our anniversary," I murmured ever so slowly. "It's our anniversary on Sunday, Dimitri. Shit, I'm so sorry I forgot. Usually it's the guy who forgets but in this case it's me. I'm sorry, it's just all this crap lately had my mind far off anything in this world."

He put his arms around me and pulled me towards his hard, rock chest. I took pleasure in our position and hugged him tighter.

"It's not your fault, Rose," he muttered, "But I am going to take you out that night. Lissa's agreed to watch the kids."

I smirked and gave him a deep, longing kiss, grabbing the collar of his shirt and pulling him down to me.

"I can't wait," I whispered against his lips. Suddenly, I pulled away with a stern expression, hands on hips. "But we're still not having any more babies."

He laughed lightly and I relaxed.

"It's okay, Roza," he lilted. "I didn't have that in mind just yet. But I thought you'd want a night with the two of us, going out to dinner, and just being together."

Aw. His words were sweet and romantic, a little corny, but I still loved the way he put them together. But I though you'd want a night with the two of us. It was true. I did need a break, even thought I was on vacation. But who would call this a vacation when I gave birth and had a random debate about guardian ages?

"Again, I can't wait," I repeated. "I love you."

He bent down and gave me one last peck. "I love you, too."

We spent a few more hours taking care of the kids. I played hide and seek with CC, which was kind of hard because we were only in a small room, with a desk, a wardrobe, a king-sized bed, and the bathroom. CC had found creative hiding spots, like hiding under the bed, and she would always manage to sneak out of her previous hiding spot, going to another without me looking. Dimitri just watched us amusingly, laughing at times, while Jared remained fast asleep. He sometimes woke up because he was either A) Hungry, B) Had an uh-oh in his diaper, or C) Both. Most of the time it was C, so we would feed him and change his diaper then rock him until he was fast asleep again.

Adrian and Aleyna arrived somewhere in the midst of our fun, entering with our Chinese food. I smelled the warm and mouthwatering scent of the chow mein and mushu pork, and dug in. Dimitri fed CC and would occasionally slip a spoonful of fried rice into his mouth. Adrian and Aleyna stayed for a little while, then left, saying they had to do something. But all I was thinking about was the aroma of the food. Sometimes, Chinese food had made me throw up when I was pregnant, much to my dismay. But now, I felt weightless and had nothing to hold me back.

When it was around five 'o clock, I started to get ready. Lissa and Christian had come back with Jared's clothes and I thanked them greatly. I asked Lissa if she could ask Kirova to let Jill off campus for the night, but Lissa hesitated at first. She was still kind of 'marked' from the post-breakup with Christian when I was in Russia, searching for Dimitri. I had reasoned her that it wasn't Jill's fault, but it took a lot of persuading until she finally agreed.

I didn't know where we were planning to go, so I wore a sleeveless, mid-thigh dark blue jumper with a black ribbon adorning tightly around the waist. It folded one crease on the side, and I wore black flats and tied my hair into a messy bun.

Dimitri wore a pair of black slacks with a white polo, which made him look even sexier. He tied his hair into a ponytail on the nape of his neck and adjusted the color of his shirt. It took all my strength not to melt down and attack him. Why was he making this so hard?

After CC and Jared were dressed, I put Jared into one those baby carrying thingys that looked like car seats and we headed off towards the dorms. Jill and everyone else was waiting for us there with happy smiles. We took one of the SUVs the Academy had, since it was big enough for all of us, and decided were to go to eat. One hour of driving round the city, we finally found a decent restaurant. It was sort of like one of those 70's dinners where they sold coffee and pancakes and burgers and crap. I ordered a burger with everything on it and a side of fries. CC had the pancakes for kids, and Dimitri had a burger as well.

We started to chat for a while and catch up. I found out, much to Lissa's delight, that Jill now had a boyfriend, a Royal Moroi named Aiden Szelsky. The way Jill described him made him seem like her type; fun, sensitive, and teasing. Lissa seemed to relax throughout the conversation and began to talk to Jill like she was a friend. I would feel her tense up every time Christian joined the conversation, but other then that, everything was perfectly normal.

The end of the day came closer and closer, and we found ourselves driving home with droopy eyes and lazy smiles. When it was time to say goodbye to Jill, I engulfed her into a big hug.

"I'll miss you, Jailbait," I muttered. "If you come to Court, make sure to stop by and see us."

She nodded. "Sure, Rose. Thank you, all of you, for taking me out tonight. It was fun catching up."

We all said our farewells then went back to our rooms. I changed into my sleeping clothes quickly and flopped into bed with Dimitri, his strong arms wrapped firmly around me.

Aw...Kodak moment. Ahaha. Well, I promise the next chapter will be more thrilling because that's when they go to the ski cabin up in the mountains! OH yes, and just to specify everything, they are NOT going to ski lodge like in Frostbite. This is the Ivashkov cabin so yeah...anyways REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Love u guyz and to the people who are asking, You Left My Life and Being In Love With My Guardian Is Crap are on HOLD! I will continue the stories eventually, but gimme some time to have the courage to write up the next chapters. Thanks! REVIEW.

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