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I Can't Lie

Part 3

Dimitri and I are together, as in together. We had been secretly dating for three months now. We were still waiting for the right time to tell Lissa and Christian. I know that what we might reveal to them might really shock them. We were good at pretending that we were just friends, but sometimes there were times that we were almost caught by them.

There was this one time that we thought Lissa and Christian were going on a date. Dimitri and I decided to hang out in their house since his mom was in Russia to visit their family and as I said, Christian was out with Lissa. We thought that we could have the house to ourselves. So this was what happened…

(Flashback)

"It's been so long since we have been alone…together," Dimitri murmured in my ear.

"Yeah, Liss and Christian had been around too much. I missed this, just you and me," I said and then I chuckled.

Dimitri and I were hanging out here in their house since Christian and his mom were not around. This was our only opportunity to be together. No Lissa and Christian, just us.

We were watching a movie, a chic flick that I got from Lissa's room. I'm not fond of watching this kind of movie, but it doesn't matter. I don't think we would be watching it anyway.

Soon, 'Dear John' was playing on the LCD screen. I leaned my head to Dimitri's chest. He wrapped his arms around me and then we cuddled on the couch. I was overflowed by the scent of his aftershave, and I loved it. I love the closeness that we had. I was glad that I decided to confess to him that day. Maybe, if I was still keeping my feelings for him, we still had that brother-sister relationship.

I was actually getting into the movie, when Dimitri's hand, uh, started traveling. I was trying to resist and control myself at first, but then I lost my own battle. I looked up to look him in the eyes. In his eyes I saw pure love, adoration and lust. He leaned down on me to let our lips meet. Our lips fit perfectly, just like puzzle pieces. There was this electricity flowing between us, it connects us in a way. Our lips were moving in a fluid motion.

When we pulled away, I was flushed and my hair was messy, because of Dimitri's occasional running of his fingers through it.

"Roza…I wanted to tell you this last week, but I don't know how… I was offered a job in Russia. The salary is twice on what I receive here. I'm not really sure if I want to go. You know, I grew to love this place and I enjoy teaching here," he said. I knew that the last part of what he said was a lie. The tone of his voice and his eyes showed it all.

Most of all, I know that I was reason behind his uncertainty.

"Are saying that you were offered a job in Russia and the salary is twice what you receive here? You should accept that, that's a big opportunity for you," I said, pretending to be really concerned. My insides were really sad right now. I didn't want him to leave, but he has to. He had to, because those opportunities only come once in a lifetime, I didn't want him to regret something, because he didn't want to leave me.

"Roza, I do—"

"It's me, right? You can always come to visit."

Surprise was present in his eyes. He thought that I wouldn't catch him. I hated to say this, but I knew him more than he ever thought. "You made it sound like being away from you was nothing, like you wouldn't miss me," he said sullenly.

"Hey, I didn't mean it like that," I said, pulling away from his arms.

I faced him and I looked at him in the eyes.

"You shouldn't let this opportunity slip away. The idea of you, being away from me doesn't sound right…good, but this thing came to you for a reason. You have to grab this offer; a guy like you should start saving up for the future. You know, time will come that you'll get married—"

"Yeah, I think that would be soon," he said lightheartedly, smiling at me.

"Dimitri, don't change the topic," I chided him.

"I am not, you said that I'll get married," he reasoned.

"Yeah, yeah. All that I'm saying is that, you should consider going. We can always talk, e-mail, and Skype. You or I can visit during vacations and holidays, this will work out. We just have to believe," I said optimistically.

"Fine, I'll consider it. Let's stop talking about this, it makes the atmosphere depressing," he said teasingly.

So we did. We continued 'watching' the movie until we came to the point of making out again like hormonal teenagers. Things were kinda getting hot and getting into the next level when we heard the doorbell rang.

"Christian and Lissa, they are here," Dimitri said breathlessly.

"A few more minutes," I whined, kissing him again.

He pulled away, "He'll open the door using his key if I don't open the door soon."

"Lissa doesn't know that I am here, I told her that I would be going to Sydney's house. I don't want her to know about us this way."

"Just hide in my mom's room. They won't be going there; I'll just call you whenever you can go out. Move there now, fast, I'll be opening the door," he said hurriedly.

So, I ran upstairs, not realizing that I didn't have shirt. I forgot that Dimitri got rid of it. Damn, if Lissa sees that, I'm dead. She would immediately know that it was mine, because she was the one who gave that to me during my birthday last year.

I was about to go back downstairs, but I hear Lissa's and Christian's voice, so I just went back and I hid inside the room of Dimitri and Christian's mom. I texted Dimitri about my shirt, but he didn't reply.

Well, I didn't know that I would be there until almost midnight. I was shirtless, cold and starving. What the hell happened to Dimitri? Did Christian and Lissa didn't leave yet? If I go down, what could be happening?

I took the risk. I decided to go down. I hope Christian and Dimitri wouldn't mind that I borrowed one of their mom's shirts. I slipped on a loose maroon shirt, and then I went out of the room. I went downstairs and I searched for them, I found them, in the kitchen, and drinking. Lissa was laughing without any reason at all, Christian looked like he was ready to puke and Dimitri was a little but drunk.

"Rose! You are not allowed to drink; Mom and Dad will kill me. You should go home!" My intoxicated older sister shouted at me.

"Hey," I said awkwardly.

Dimitri's gaze went on me, ignoring Lissa's uproar. His eyes widened. "Why did you go here?" he asked, keeping his temper down.

"You should have told me or texted me. I was starving and I left my shirt here. I'll just be going home, I don't think they will remember this in the morning anyway," I said nonchalantly.

So I did. I ended up bring Lissa home with me, and let's just say that I punished Dimitri for almost letting me starve to death. You wouldn't want to know what I did to him *laughs evilly*.

(End of Flashback)

The job offer…Dimitri accepted it. I couldn't say that I was happy or sad about it, but I was just okay with it. I was just sad, because he would be leaving tomorrow. I helped him pack his clothes yesterday; I must say that it was one tearful night. I didn't want to cry, but I just couldn't help it.

Today was our day. We were spending the night here in a hotel.

I told Lissa that I would be spending the night with Sydney, and thank God Sydney was glad to cover me. As long as I could give her anything that she wants, she shuts up. It was pretty easy.

He chose for us to stay in the most expensive suite, that I didn't object. They got the best facilities in there.

We left at late morning. When we got to the hotel, we had lunch. That was only the lunch, but it was very romantic already. He got me a bouquet of red roses, there was someone playing soft romantic melodies in the background, and the venue was at the rooftop.

After lunch, we spent our afternoon in the indoor pool. The place was pretty deserted so we got to have stolen kisses which led to something more.

That night we decided to just stay in our suite. We talked about all that we could talk about. We laughed even though there was nothing to laugh about. It's crazy, but being with each other was enough reason to be happy.

We were now lying on the bed, just listening to random music that my iPod would play. Tomorrow, everything would change. We would be a part. I'm going to miss him badly.

"I love you," I said lovingly.

"I love you too," he replied.

He leaned down to kiss me. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer to me.

"I don't really want to leave," he said between our kisses.

"But you have to," I told him.

"Roza, the thought of being away from you, it breaks me," he said sincerely.

"Me too, but you have to accept this offer. It's for you...for us," I said in the same tone.

He nodded slowly. "For us," he said and then he kissed me again.

That night, we spent it making love for hours. This was kinda goodbye for us (temporary only, okay?). I had never felt so loved and adored in my life before. He truly showed me how I meant to him. This time, I was sure that what we have was real, no more doubts. I trust him, and he trusts me. I love him, and he loves me. It was that simple, nothing could break us apart, even thousands of miles.

...

We left the hotel very early this morning. It was the only way Dimitri could drive me home without Lissa and Mom noticing it. So here we were, standing on our porch.

"You should go inside," Dimitri said, faking a smile.

"Are you sure you don't want me to come with you in the airport?" I asked, trying not to sound like I was near to crying, but the tone of my voice betrayed me.

"I don't think I'll ever want to go if you're there. I'll just end up on staying with you until I miss my flight," he said jokingly.

I smiled at him and then I kissed him feverishly for the last time. Before I knew it, tears were streaming down my face. He was not yet away, yet my chest was already hurting on the thought of it.

"I'll miss you," I mumbled on his lips.

"I'll miss you more," he said, I saw a tear escaped his eye.

"Take care, okay?"

"I will."

"Bye."

"Bye."

I watched him as he walked away and he got inside his car. It took all off my control not to run after him and wrap my arms around him. Just when I was about to open the front door using my key, it suddenly opened.

I was shocked with who I saw. It was Lissa. She was staring at me, tears running down her face. Her lips were trembling as if she wanted to say something, but she was stopping herself.

"You lied to me!" she seethed.

"What are you talking about?" I asked nervously.

"You and Dimitri," she said angrily, her voice was horse because she was crying.

"I'm so sorry, we would be telling you, but not now. We were just—" Before, I could even continue, she slapped me.

"Best friends, no secrets, that's what you promised me," she said, her voice void of any emotion. "Rose, Dimitri is seven years older than you, are you not thinking?"

I laughed emotionlessly. "I love him, he loves me. Age is just a number. Why can't you understand?"

"You still lied to me."

"Maybe it's not the right time that we should talk," I said, trying to be calmed. "I'll be having a walk, I'll just be cooling down. Let's deal with this later." I turned around.

I started walking away from the house. Out of nowhere, there was a fast moving vehicle in front of me. I tried to run, but all I saw was yellow bright light and then everything went black.

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