Chapter 5 Doing a favour

After a week on my new school it was finally Friday. I didn't have any homework left so this would be my time to be lazy. One thing I had to do today was going to a business party from Jane to support her. She also wanted me to meet a friend and colleague. She said he was a couple of years younger but worked harder than people from Janes age. Jane had the same age as my mom. She was 35 years old. My mom was a teen mom when she got me. I guess that bounded us even more. Before I realized it, Jane called me. It was time to get out of bed. I was awake for about an hour but didn't really pay attention to the time. The reason I woke up so early is the same reason every morning, the nightmares. They have been the same now since Tuesday. I found it terrifying. What did it mean? Why did I keep have those dreams? There had to be some sort of message.

I dragged myself out of bed and got ready for school. When I arrived there Lissa was standing outside waiting for me with Mason. We became friends. They were very nice and easy to talk to. I sat every lunch with them. Christian was okay too. I had to admit we have a lot in common.

The day went very fast and before I knew it I was picking out an outfit for the party from Jane. I was thinking about the black strapless dress but decided not to wear it. I would rather safe it for a prom or a date.

'You should wear your red dress. It is beautiful and casual in once' Jane said leaning against a wall from my room. I startled and looked at her with a schocked look.

'Don't make that a habit, please.' I said serious. She knew very well how to scare me if she wanted. She was a master in it.

'Maybe. We'll see. So the red dress?'

'It is a beautiful dress. I'll wear it.'

'Good. We're leaving in 30 minutes so hurry.'

'I am almost done.'

Jane turned to leave but I asked something else. 'Should I wear my hair loose?' She turned to look at me and smiled. 'Yeah, it is pretty. Something else?'

'Now you can go.'

'See you in 30 minutes in the car.'

After she left I put on the dress and got myself ready. I did put on some make-up but not much. I wore black high heels to match my dress and with that I was ready. I walked to the car carefully. There was a gravel path. Jane looked at me and started the car.

'How long does the drive take?' I asked.

'I think about 15 minutes' she replied. She turned on the radio and after a brief moment we started singing along. The time flew by. Jane worked in a big building. It was a four story high building. Most of it was made of glas and it looked very modern. We entered a big kind of lobby with seats. There was as usual a desk for information. I followed Jane to a big room. People were dressed very formal, man in suits and women in dresses.

'This is not what I expected' I whispered to Jane. We stopped at a buffet table with the most delicious food I've have ever seen. There was from turkey to pie.

'I know right. It is a good thing though. I really love working here.'

'You said that a couple of times. So when am I going to meet your friend?'

'Soon. I don't know if he is here yet. I do see my boss. Want to meet him? And thank you so much for coming.'

'Sure and always.'

Jane said I had to follow her again and this time she led me to a man and a woman. The man looked in his mid fifties. He had brown hair and green eyes. He looked friendly. I assumed he was the boss. Next to him stood the woman who also looked in the mid fifties. She had blonde hair with blue eyes and looked very tired.

'Good evening, Jane' the man said.

'Good evening, Boss and Mrs Johnson' Jane said very firmly.

'So who is this, Jane?' the woman asked.

'This is Rose.' Jane replied.

'Hello, Rose. I am Lucas Johnson and this is my wife gabriella.'

'It is nice to meet you, sir and mrs' I said polite.

'So is this your daughter?' Mrs. Johnson asked to Jane.

'Ehm, no I am not her daughter. Well see it is a very long story.' I answered for her.

'Oh, okay. Well never mind.'

The conversation began very akward but ended nicely. Janes boss was very nice. So did Mrs. Johnson. Jane seemed proud of me being so polite in this conversation. I knew it was important for her. Jane deserves the best of best. After we said goodbye Jane took me again to the buffet table. She gestured at the food that I could eat if I wanted to. I did as she suggested. I picked a plate and started putting food on it. When I was done with that I sat with Jane down on chairs nearby. The food was really good.

'Is your friend already here?' I asked. Jane looked up from her plate.

'Yes. He is standing over there' she pointed at some guy in a corner talking to I think another colleague. The only thing I could see that he had shoulder long brown hair and he wore a leather duster. Why? Did he wanted to look as a cowboy? I guessed he just arrived here.

'We will go to him when we are finished eating.'

It seemd like Jane was nervous. She was eating very slow also. She had half of her plate still full when I was done. I wasn't going to ask. She would deny it anyways. What felt like forever she was finally done.

'You can eat very slow you know' I stated.

'Yeah, I know. Sorry.'

'It is okay I think?'

'Let's just drop it' Jane said to me. She stood up and placed her plate by the used ones. I did the same and then followed her to the guy in the corner. He hanged his jacked over a chair where he sat down. Now I saw he wore a suit. Not really surprising. Jane tapped on his shoulder and he turned around to look at us. Wow, not what I expected. He was really handsome. Well, he was smoking hot. He had chocolate brown eyes and a smile on his face. He looked very friendly.

'Rose, I want you to meet Dimitri Belikov. He is my friend and colleague since he started working here' Jane said introducing.

'Hello, Rose. It is very nice to meet you. I heard a lot about you' Dimtri said. I heard a vague accent. I thought it was Russian. He didn't look foreign though.

'Nice to meet you too' I said shaking his hand. I felt some kind of shock of electricity when I touched him. Oh my. How could a guy be so hot? 'Did you move here? I hear a accent.'

'Yes, I did. I moved a couple of years ago. I lived in Russia. To be more specific it was Siberia.'

'Isn't that like really cold?'

'No not really. I lived south so it was less cold than in the north part. It isn't the north pole or something if you think that.'

'Okay. Good to know I think. And I wasn't thinking that.'

Dimitri looked at me for a while but looked away when Jane said something. I actually was picturing the north of south pole a little. Weird.

'Did you speak to tasha lately?' Jane asked. Would that be his girlfriend?

'No. But it isn't the place to talk about that' Dimitri said looking at me.

'I can let you speak in private if that is what you want' I suggested.

'No it is okay. Really. See she is my kinda of girlfriend I think. Or ex. I am not sure. Anyway she is complicated and isn't worth discussing at this beautiful evening.'

'Oh, goodluck with that. Must be harsh. So how old are you?' I probably sounded rude with the last question because Jane was glaring at me.

'I am 24. You are 17, right?'

'Uhm, yeah. I am finally in my senior year.'

'The best year of high school. Believe me.'

'She is a wonder kid in school. With grades then' Jane said sounding proud.

'Jane!' I said.

'It is true.'

Dimitri grinned. Apparentley he found this funny. Maybe it was. I looked at him a little annoyed what made instead of grinning laughing. I didn't really know this guy but he seemed very nice and I felt comfortable. From my corner I saw Jane looking at me and Dimitri. I quickly looked away.

'Enough, please' I said to Jane.

'Okay, okay' she said grinning now as well.

'I actually need to go now. I need to speak to the boss as well and need to be home soon for my sister. She is staying the night' Dimtri said to us.

'You have a sister?' I asked.

'Three even. Two older named Sonja and Karolina and one younger named Victoria. She is from your age. Now in really have to go. It was really nice meeting you, Rose. I hope to see you again and Jane see you at work' Dimitri said. We exchanged one last look and he was gone.

'Shall we go also? We are here for over a hour and I think it was good enough' Jane said.

'Sure. If that is what you want.'

'Come on then.' We walked to the car just as the drive to her work we sang along with the music on the radio. In no time we were home. She parked the car and we entered the house. We walked over to the living room and both sat down on the couch. I took my shoes off. They were really hurting my feets. Jane turned on the television. After a while she started talking again.

'So what do you think about Dimitri?' she asked.

'He is kind as far I could see tonight. I like him. He must be a good friend to you' I stated.

'Yes, he is. Not that it is of your concern but I do not like him that way. He is far to young.'

'Ahh, I would have liked him as kind of step dad' I said joking.

'Your not serious, are you?' Jane looked at me with a look of horror on her face.

'I was kidding. You sounded histerical.'

'Yeah, because it would have been weird if I started dating him.'

'You are right about that. I am going to change. I am exhausted.'

'Okay. See you in a bit.'

I grabbed my shoes and walked to my room. When I placed them in the closet my phone rang. I saw it was Lissa. It had to be urgent or she wasn't calling this late. I answered.

'This is Rose' I said into the phone.

'Rose? I really need you know' Lissa said.

'Liss, are you okay? Are you crying? What happened?'

'I don't want to talk about over the phone. Can you come to my house?'

'Of course I will be there as fast as possible.' I hang up the phone and put on my most easy shoes. I ran to the living room.

'Jane? I need to go. Something happened to Lissa. I see you later' I said very fast to her.

'I hope she is alright. See you later indeed. Go.'

Not waiting any longer I grabbed the car keys and got in. I know where her house was. The day after the shopping tripp I went to her house with her. I met her aunt who was very nice. I started the car and drove away. I didn't know what was going on but I hoped that Lissa was okay.

A/N: I am so sorry it took two weeks to update again. I have been busy and wasn't feeling well. But here is chapter 5. I hope you like the meeting between Dimitri and Rose. I said they will be taking things slow. It will happen that way but there is attraction between the two of them in the beginning already. I also want to thank you all for the reviews, follows and favourites. It means a lot to me. It drives me to wright so thank you very much. Especially since this is my first fanfiction. Have a nice day!