Hello everyone! So yes, I am back with a new chapter. I just want to say sorry again and thank you so much for all the support. And one of you even asked what I named my twins. Well I named the girl Rosaline and the boy Andrei. Thank you guys for all of the good feedback and reviews. It makes me want to give you guys more then my crappy updating times. So yes, this chapter was partially written by Patrice, if you read the last AN. So I deleted the first AN but the second one is still up. So in a week or two I will delete it. A lot of drama in this chapter, so that's a warning. And also, I think for the sequel, the rating will be M. *wink wink*

I also have one more announcement. It's more about the sequel to this story. I'm going to announce the title. It's called Watching Over You. And I DON'T intend the break Rose and Dimitri up, I mean, they are perfect together. Why would I break them up? Anyways, here is the chapter! I'll just continue my blabbering in the bottom.

It was almost midnight and I couldn't sleep. I kept fidgeting and wiping something wet from my cheek. It was getting very annoying. Then, I came to realization that I was crying. And I had been for a while.

I curled up in the sofa, hugging my knees closely to my chest, and sobbed. Hot tears trickled down my cheeks and stained my shirt. I tugged the quilt closer to me to give me some warmth.

It wasn't my problem that I was crying. It just came out. I think I was crying more of frustration than sadness. I was full of angst and trouble and I thought to myself: Why couldn't all this drama just stop? For once, I wanted a normal day to a normal life. But it didn't seem like I would get that. Ever. When I thought something was over and we could finally just relax, something else comes up which is twelve times worse. My life was its own living hell.

I continued to cry and I thought about everyone. Dimitri, CC, Jared, Lissa, Christian...everybody. But mostly Dimitri. I was beginning to think that he couldn't trust me. He had a secret, but apparently it was too big for his own wife to know. But wasn't trusting apart of marriage? Wasn't it a vow that we had solemnly swore? That bound us together, but now is was our weakest point.

Another low sob escaped my throat and I shook with desperation. I heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs. I knew who it was. I just stared forward, not bothering to look back at him.

I could just imagine what he saw. His Roza cuddled up on the coach, blanket at the forearm, and of course, crying ever so softly, but at the same time, still cautious.

I felt his warm touch on my shoulder, but I jerked away, like fire on my arm.

"Roza..." he whispered. "Please..."

I shook my head and covered my face with the side of my shoulder. I didn't want to see him, and I had my reasons.

"Please let me explain," he begged silently.

I sniffed and shook my head.

He sighed. "Well at least come up to bed. It's freezing down here."

Again, I didn't say anything. All I did was look at the soft pattern of the couch as tears slid quietly down my cheek.

"What the point?" I suddenly blurted out, clutching the quilt closer to my chest. "What's the point of love if there's no trust? Can you explain to me that, Dimitri? Honestly whatever you're hiding, I don't see the point of it."

"You will never understand, Roza," Dimitri grunted, shaking his head and letting out a frustrated sigh.

"Never understand what?" I yelled at him. "Never understand that you can't trust me?"

He looked at me with bewildered eyes, almost like I was crazy.

He rapidly shook his head. "No! What are you are you talking about? I trust you more then my own life, Rose! You're my wife. How could you think that?"

"BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOWING IT, DIMITRI!" I practically yelled at his face as I shook with inevitable sobs. I sucked in a quip of air before continuing, "I know you. I know you enough to see that you can't and won't tell me something. And obviously you think I can't handle it. But guess what? I've fought Strigoi, I've died once, I've ran away, and you think I can't handle it? You should know me better than that."

I heard Dimitri let out a calming sigh. Then, more calm then before, he said softly, "I do know you, Roza. It's just that, I don't want anything to change between us. This was my past I'm handling with and I don't think I want my family getting involved. I don't want you or CC or Jared to get sucked into the stupid mistakes I've gotten myself into. I can deal with this myself."

"But that's why we're married," I argued, turning around so I met his glooming brown eyes, "We're a team, Dimitri. We conquer things together. You don't think I agreed to marry you so you could battle problems by yourself? Never. I married you because I loved you."

Dimitri closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose. I saw a single tear trickle down his cheek, almost smoothly. I had never seen him cry before. This was the first.

"I'm here, Dimitri," I encouraged with a broken voice, "I'm always here for you. Whatever it is, I'm here. And that'll never change."

I touched his jaw and tilted it up so he met my eyes. His eyes were bleary, filled with remorse and sadness that I wanted to take away. I felt broken.

"I can't, Roza..." he whispered.

"Yes, you can," I said, pressing my lips to his clenched jaw, kissing away the falling tears on both our faces.

He looked down at me with as much love and compassion I was made of. He was looking at me with this look. A particular look he gave me like I was the only thing in the world her appreciated. And that was true love in one glance.

"It's okay if you're not ready to talk," I said after a while, "Just promise you'll tell me when you're ready."

He hesitated before slowly nodding his head. I choked on the last of my tears before I leaped into his embrace. He hugged me tightly from the back, gripping me as if his life depended on it.

I knew everything was okay between us when Dimitri suggested he'd start up the fire and get us a cup of hot cocoa. Everything would be okay. I just had to remind myself that. I would give Dimitri his space until he decided to tell me.

I stared into the blazing hearth as I cuddled up into Dimitri's arms as we sipped our hot chocolate, not saying any words. We would occasionally lean in for a typical kiss, but other then that, I had my mind set on one thing. And that was giving Dimitri time.

Everything was calm for us that night, and I fell asleep in Dimitri's warm embrace, watching as the glow of the fire place soon burned out.

I woke up to the smell of pancakes the next morning. The fresh and sweet aroma of chocolate pancakes whipped me awake. I was still on the coach and suddenly realized what a night we had had. Crying. Yelling. But I was 100% sure that he had stayed with me last night, considering the warmth that surrounded and cradled my body.

I sat up and pushed the old quilt out of the way, rubbing my eyes. They felt sore and I had a slight headache in the back of my head. I didn't need a mirror to know how horrible I looked. My eyes were probably red and tired with bags underneath them.

I shook it off and started towards the kitchen. I was surprised that I didn't find Lissa, but Dimitri, on the stove flipping chocolate pancakes. I raised my eyebrow, but shrugged it off as he smiled at my entrance.

"Good morning," he greeted with a soft smile.

"Morning," I said back, stifling a yawn, "Where is everybody?"

Dimitri placed a stack off chocolate chip pancakes on a plate and put it on the table in front of me.

"Well Adrian and Christian are out front shoveling snow out of the driveway," Dimitri answered, stirring two cups of coffee and handing one to me, "And I think Lissa and Aleyna are playing with the kids."

"Oh." I took a sip of his delicious blend of coffee and filled my stack of pancakes with whipped cream. I licked my lips before digging in. I took me a while to find out that Dimitri wasn't eating anything. Just smiling down at me, sipping his coffee wordlessly.

"I thought you hated coffee," I said suddenly.

"I do," Dimitri said, "But I have to force myself to drink it so I could stay up."

"And why aren't you eating?" I asked him.

Dimitri shrugged. "I'm not hungry."

"And you knew I was?"

"Yes."

Well he was being abnormally strange today. He was acting like last night had never happened.

I finished up my pancakes quickly and thanks him with a quick kiss. My lips were filled with melted chocolate and whipped cream which made him laugh.

"So what's on the agenda today?" I asked, putting the dishes into the sink.

Dimitri shrugged. "Nothing, really. We're leaving tomorrow so we might as well make the most of our last day here."

Then there was another awkward silence. I turned away from him and drank the rest of the bittersweet coffee before walking towards the door.

"Where're you going?" Dimitri asked silently.

I stopped in my tracks, looking back from the corner of my eye. "Upstairs. I think I'll go play with the kids with Lissa and Aleyna."

He froze, before nodding his head ever so slightly. I bit my lip and turned away. It was so hard just leaving him there, without any whereabouts. Maybe he was ready to forgive and forget, but I was sure as hell I wasn't.

I knew for a fact that I didn't like fighting with Dimitri. But I didn't like forgiving him that easily either. I wish I could, but something about last night told me to stand my ground and wait until he cools down and breaks. It sounded devious, I know, but still.

"Good morning, CC," I kissed her soft cheek, letting her jump into my arms as I carried her over to where Lissa and Aleyna were seated on the carpet watching tv. I looked at what movie they were watching and smiled when I saw they had put in Beauty and the Beast. It was CC's all time favorite movie as was mine.

Lissa held a finger up to her lips and pointed towards the three cribs at the far end of the room. I nodded my head and placed CC down before walking over to Jared's crib. All three babies were asleep, so I leaned down and kissed his forehead gently. He stirred in his sleep, maintaining that serious and determined look of his.

I went back to Lissa, Aleyna, and CC and sat down, pulling CC onto my lap. She was so engrossed in the movie, she didn't even notice.

"You okay?" Lissa whispered.

I shrugged. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Because yesterday you seemed so down," Aleyna said, not taking her eyes off the tv screen, "And when we woke up we saw you and Dimitri sleeping on the couch downstairs instead of your oh-so warm bed."

"I'm fine," I lied, toying with CC's long hair.

You sure?, Lissa asked through the bond.

I nodded my head and glued my eyes on the tv. I hoped that was the end of all questions. But apparently I was wrong.

"Come on, Rose. We know something's wrong," Aleyna implied, finally looking at me. Damn, she knew me too well.

"I told you everything's fine," I told them both, "There's just some things between me and Dimitri."

"Like what?"

I sighed and slumped my shoulders, causing them both to examine me closely.

"Look," I started, "I don't want to start this. It's mine and Dimitri's problem, so just let it be."

They both looked at each other and Aleyna nodded her head once before turning back to me.

"Well if you want to keep it to yourself, then okay," she said, "Now let's just continue with the movie. The best part's coming up."

Fine by me. I crossed my legs and held CC against me. From behind I heard silent whispering. Aleyna and Lissa were this close to stupid if they thought I wasn't listening. I knew that they were talking about me, but they were too quiet for me to hear their exact words.

A moment later, they stopped and Lissa stood up.

"I'm going to get us popcorn and start on lunch," she explained, heading towards the door. I found this odd, mostly because it was only thirty minutes after breakfast.

"Need some help?" I questioned.

"No," Lissa said, almost too quickly and solidly. Then, in a softer voice she said, "I got it. Don't worry. Stay here with Aleyna and the kids."

"Um, okay?" It came out as more of a question instead of a statement.

After Lissa left, I turned to Aleyna who was fidgeting with her fingers.

"Is she okay?" I asked her. "Lissa, I mean. She seemed a little abnormal."

Aleyna let out a nervous laugh. "When is she not?" she said, a bit cautiously.

I gave her a weird look and said, "Are you okay?"

Aleyna nodded her head quickly and let out a forced smile. "I'm fine, just peachy." She let out a relieved sigh then smiled a more confident smile. "Now, let's get back to the movie."

I raised both my eyebrows at her. First Lissa. Now Aleyna? What has this world come to?

I stroked CC's hair for a minute before deciding to check on the bond. Maybe I could steal something out of Lissa's mind to find out what was going on.

But there was one problem.

She was blocking me.

Her walls were up, extra strong. Whatever she was hiding, she was as sure as hell to make sure that I didn't find out.

I lifted CC off my lap abruptly, which made Aleyna hesitate.

"Maybe you should stay here," she suggested.

I glared at the fact that she wasn't telling the truth. She wasn't much of a liar.

"Why? What the fuck is going on," I said, standing up, "I want to know now."

When Aleyna didn't answer, I stomped towards the door. She yelled after me to come back, but quickly silenced herself when I disappeared from the room. I walked down the stairs quietly as the sound of voices from the kitchen grew louder. I only heard two voices. One female, and one male. And I had a hunch over who they might have been.

If they were trying to keep it confident, they were doing a crappy job of it. Lissa's voice was high and nearly yelling at the other person, before she stopped and continued in a much lower voice.

I crept closer to the kitchen, leaning my back against the wall beside the doorframe. Lissa and Dimitri were whispering now, but it was mostly Lissa who had the floor. Her speech was too silent for me to hear, but in the some parts, she would raise her voice in an attempt to seem angry and pissed.

I caught some of their conversation, though a very small part of it. I could only manage a few words from Lissa.

But I stood there frozen when Lissa said clearly, "How could you do that to her?"

Do what to me? I only assumed they were talking about me, because what other problem would Lissa know about that involved Dimitri?

Dimitri muttered a few words that I couldn't grasp, but I could almost feel the pain from last night come back to him.

There was a long silence, and I had to refrain myself from stepping over the doorframe and into full view.

Then finally, Lissa muttered something. But I only caught the last part. And I wished I hadn't.

"-so you're still seeing her?"

So it might be a little confusing right now, but in the next chapter, everything will be explained and clarified. Just a heads up, next chapter will be in Lissa's POV and back to Rose's. I'm working on the next chapter right now, so my next update should be estimated to be around Saturday? Monday? I can't be sure. Just a little reminder, don't forget to review!