Well I feel the need to apologize! I've been so caught up with school and it's craziness, I haven't had time to write chapter 33. I'm sorry :( This year I'm in an AP class, so it's a bit harder to keep up with everything. But I promise I'll try harder to keep up with writing and updating :) I'm sad that this story is almost over..but I really hope you guys enjoy these last few chapters! :) I'm still deciding on if I want to write a sequel, and what exactly it would be about. I've considered more Dimitri and Rose, but with Demitra in their life, or Adrian and his "new girl". I might write both. Who knows?! I'm blabbing now. Enjoy!

~ Adrian's POV ~

After about an hour of them being gone, I got a call from Janine, telling me to bring Lissa to the secretary building. I said okay and hung up.

"Lissa," I called up the stairs. "We need to go over to that building where Rose is at."

She hurried to the top of the stairs so she could look down at me. "She's safe?!"

"Yes. Janine said Rose needed you there and I could stay if I wanted to."

"Then let's go!" She said as she walked down the stairs to me.

"On the way there make sure you call Christian and tell him Rose is fine."

"I will!"

I grabbed the keys to my rental and drove us over to the secretary building. I pulled into the parking spot next to Dimitri's car and we got out, walking up to the doors. Janine was already standing there. Lissa hurried over to Janine and hugged her.

"What does Rose need me for?"

"She went into labor."

"What?!"

"Yes, the doctors think the stress and bites from the Strigoi caused her to go into labor."

"A Strigoi captured her?"

"Yes. We were surprised at it too. Let's hurry up and go down there. Adrian, are you staying?"

"Sure," I said as I followed them to the stairs.

We walked down the stairs and into a side room, where Rose was. And boy, did she look like she was in pain. There was a bunch of doctors and medical people in the room, waiting for her to pop this baby out. Lissa quickly went over to the bed Rose was laying on.

~ Lissa's POV ~

"Rose!"

I ran over to her and hugged her tight. I finally let go so I could look at her.

"So you're really in labor."

She smiled. "Yes, I really am."

"You look really happy for someone in pain," I laughed.

She laughed. "I am happy, but I'm also worried because I'm 8 months pregnant and mad because I have to have her down here."

"I bet. I wouldn't want to have her in here. Why didn't they take you to the hospital?"

"Because of the stairs. And I can't move by myself. We're going to the hospital after she's born."

"So the doctors and their equipment basically came to you?"

She laughed. "Pretty much."

"How far are you from having her?"

"I'm only a 4, so I have a ways to go."

"That sucks."

"Yeah, but it'll be worth it," she smiled.

"Yeah it will be." I smiled.

"I'm just so ready to get her out, though. I'm in so much pain."

"Is it just your back hurting?"

"Yes. It's hurting like crazy."

"I'm sorry."

"It's alright. I have Dimitri to massage it whenever I need it," she laughed. "So is Christian going to come over here or is he staying at work?"

"Crap! I still haven't called to give him an update!"

She laughed. "Go tell him!"

~ Rose's POV ~

While Lissa left the room to call Christian, I tried to relax. But it's really hard to relax when you have a baby inside of you that's ready to come out. God, I wish I wasn't in this situation. I want to be in a hospital right now. It'd be less horrifying and I'd be more comfortable.

"Doctor, when can I have some meds? I'm hurting over here."

"As soon as the nurse comes back from the hospital with them, Rose. Try to relax."

"It's hard to relax. I'm hurting so bad."

"She knows that her mom's stressing. Try taking deep breathes and relax. All of your family and friends are here with you."

Willing to try anything, I breathed deeply repeatedly. I felt more relaxed, but there was still a lot of pain.

"Feel any better?"

"Somewhat. It's not as intense, but it still hurts."

"Hopefully that nurse hurries up with the medicine..."

"Hopefully. I don't know how much more pain I can take."

"Just hang in there. I'm sure they'll be here soon."

I nodded, even though I wasn't going to "hang in there". I'm in so much pain. Soon Lissa came back in the room, shutting her cell phone. She sat down on the bed next to me.

"So how's Christian?"

"He's not bad. How're you holding up?"

"I'm in pain, but I guess I'm alright."

"When are they going to give you that medicine that relaxes you?"

"Whenever the nurse decides to get here."

"They better hurry up. It can't take this long to get some medicine and bring it over here."

~ An Hour Later ~

Finally 2 nurses walked into the room with boxes. Hopefully my medicine's in there..

"Hello, Rose! How're you feeling?"

"I'm in pain. How do you think I'm feeling?"

"I'm sorry we'd taken so long. It's getting a little busy at the hospital."

"Is everything alright?"

"Somewhat. Some guardians were on a mission and ran into some Strigoi."

"Did any die?"

"1 did, but the other was taken by them."

"Do they know the names of them?"

"I don't think they do yet."

I was silent while she stuck the needle into my back. I winced, but the pain was nothing compared to the pain Demitra was giving me. But it's worth it. My baby is finally coming into the world. My family will be complete. I'll admit, I'm going to miss being pregnant, but being pregnant won't compare to having her in my arms. After a few minutes, I could feel the medicine kicking in. My pain was relieved a little. I sighed in relief. Dimitri was across the room, talking to the doctor. Once he finished, he walked over to me and sat next to me.

"How are you feeling?"

"I'm in pain, but the medicine's helping."

"That's good. The doctor said in a few minutes they'll be checking to see how far you are now."

"I hope I'm closer to 10."

"So do I."

"I'm ready to pop her out."

He laughed. "I bet."

"Who can I have in here while I give birth?"

"Whoever you want."

"Can I have you, Lissa and my mom?"

"Of course."

"Good. It'll be helpful for Lissa too," I murmured.

"Seeing you give birth?"

"Yes."

"Yes, it will. Be reassuring to see that it's not too bad. It doesn't seem bad after you see it happen."

"Have you seen someone give birth before?"

He nodded. "I watched Karolina give birth to Paul."

"Oh."

"It was beautiful."

"Is it over quickly?"

"It depends on the person. I'm sure it won't take too long as long as you push when they say and push hard."

"What if I need a C-section?"

"You shouldn't. The doctor said everything looked normal in there."

I smiled. "Good."

We were interrupted by the doctor.

"Hello. Sorry to interrupt. We're going to take a look and see how far along you are."

"Okay," I said, relaxing a little.

They set my legs on the holders on the end of the bed and put on gloves, taking a look and feeling in between my legs. I bit my lip at the pain. Soon the doctor's head reappeared.

"Well, you're a 7, Rose. It shouldn't take too long for you to get to 10 then we can get her out of there."

I looked up at Dimitri and we smiled at each other. It wouldn't be too long until our daughter was here. It's so nerve racking.

"Wait," I said to Dimitri.

"What?"

"We don't have a camera."

He gave me a look. "You want me to videotape it?"

"No! I want pictures!"

You could see the relief in his face. "I'll quickly run home and get the camera."

"Hurry."

"I will," he said as he leaned down to kiss me on the lips.

He left the room, going upstairs and Lissa came back in from talking with Christian again. Since he can't be here, she's constantly updating him on everything. Like how I'm a 7 now. It's a little embarrassing, Christian knowing something so personal, but then another side of me really doesn't care if he knows. Lissa came over and sat next to me where Dimitri was.

"Where'd he go?"

"I asked him if he'd get the camera. I want pictures."

"I can already see you going crazy with picture taking," she smiled.

I laughed. "Well it is my first child. I want pictures."

"I'll have to get Christian to take pictures when my little guy comes."

I smiled. "I want pictures of him too."

"Are you going to be there for me when I have him?"

"I don't know. I'll try to be. I won't be able to be there your whole labor, with Demitra here, but I'll for sure be there for birth."

She smiled. "Thank you."

"Of course! I wouldn't miss my best friend having her first baby!"

"Especially since I'm here for yours."

We both laughed. My thoughts darkened, and I stopped smiling and laughing.

"What's wrong?"

"What if with us both being dhampirs and her being born early, she'll have something bad wrong with her?"

"Rose, I'm sure she'll be perfectly fine. But even if she has a disease or some disorder, we'll all love her the same."

"I know we will, but I still don't want anything wrong with her."

"I know what you mean."

"We won't know until a day after she's born."

"A day?"

"Yes. They want to wait a day before we go upstairs with her."

"Oh, before you can go to a hospital?"

"Yes."

"Are they going to do tests on you?"

"Probably, since I was kidnapped and the stress put me into early labor."

~ 20 Minutes Later ~

Dimitri was finally back with the camera.

"What took so long?"

"I had to find it, and then my mother called the house, wanting to know about you."

"What'd you tell her?"

"That you're in labor and to come soon to see her granddaughter," he smiled.

I smiled deeply. "I miss her. I can't wait until they're here."

"Me either. Any more news on you?"

"Nope. But you should go ask them if they'll check me again."

"Okay," he said as he got up from the bed and walked over to the doctor.

They were talking, every once in a while looking over at me, and then Dimitri walked back to me with the doctor and a nurse.

"Alright, Rose. We're going to check and see how far you are again. Let's cross our fingers that you're at 10 or really close."

The nurse put my legs back up on the holders and the doctor put on gloves again. The doctor's head disappeared in between my legs and I could feel fingers prying around. I winced. The doctor's head was back in view.

"Okay, well you're a 9 now Rose. Get ready to give birth here soon."

I gasped, surprised and worried. Can I really do this? Can I really give birth to a baby? Dimitri rubbed my arms reassuringly.

"Everything's going to be fine Rose," he whispered into my ear softly.

"I'm so scared."

"It'll be over before you know it. Just relax and do everything the doctor and nurses say."

"Okay," I say as I close my eyes and try to relax.

I could hear Lissa in the other room, gushing into the phone to Christian about how I'm so close to having Demitra and how excited she is for me and how she wishes he was here to see this. Me on the other hand? I didn't know how to feel about this. I was nervous, excited, overwhelmed. I don't know. I was a mixture of things. God, I feel so bipolar.

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