Chapter 7 A good conversation

Driving furious wasn't the best thing to do but I needed to get out of that house. I couldn't believe it. I felt like Jane and my mom betrayed me. I never felt this kind of sick. I didn't know where to go. Lissa had the problem with her aunt and Mason was out of town. I decided to go to the central park in town. It was very big and the chance I would see someone I know was little.

I wanted to scream but I didn't have it in me. Not since my mom was gone. Since then I've just felt sadness and when I was lucky I had my moment of happiness. I arrived at the park an got out of my car. I strolled to a bench near the lake. Around the lake were all kind of trees and of course there was grass. I sat down and sighed. My head was full thoughts. It was a lot to process. Did I really want to know Abe? He would never be my dad. He is too late for that. I hoped he had a really good excuse.

I just stared at the lake for a while when I heard someone sitting next to me. I snapped my head to the guy and saw it was Dimitri. So far for my plan not to see anyone I knew. I was exactly glad it was him and not for example Christian. I felt comfortable with Dimitri, like I knew him longer than yesterday. I saw his hair was loose today. It made him even more handsome. He did wore his leather duster as yesterday.

'What are you doing here, Rose?' Dimitri asked with a concerned face. People never stopped doing that. I hated it. Could I tell him what happened at home? I didn't knew him but Jane did. She trusted him so could I, right?

'Something happened at home' I tried to explain.

'Do you need someone to talk to?' He offered.

'That would be nice.'

'So tell me. I am all yours.'

'Well. See. Uhm..' I began. It was like I lost my ability to speak for some reason. I sighed and began again. 'My dad is in town.'

'Oh…'

'Yeah. He left me and my mom when I was a baby. I never heard from him and then he just shows up at my doorstep' I was getting angry again talking about it. 'Oh, and one more thing. Jane and my mom kept him away from me over a year' I added. I faced the lake.

'That is not nothing' he replied. 'I've had a issue with my dad too.' I heard the tone in his voice and turned my head back again to meet Dimitri's friendly, brown eyes. We looked each other in the eyes for a while. My heart started beating faster. It made me nervous that's why I turned my head away.

'Tell me. If you want to' I said.

'It has a lot of difference but sure. I lived with my family in Russia. In a little town like this called Baia. I was also born there. I was I think about eleven years old when I saw my dad beating up my mom for the first time' He began his story. Beating up his mum? Wow. And I thought I had a tough life when I was young. I grew up in a not so wealthy environment but I was happy.

'That is even worse than my situation. I had no idea. Must have been harsh.' I felt really bad for him.

'Yeah, it was.' Now he was the one staring at the lake with a sad face. I had probably hit a sensitive subject.

'You don't have to tell me if you don't want to' I told him. He looked up at me.

'No, it's okay. I want you to know it' he said. 'So I was just eleven and I pretended I didn't know about it. After I saw it I started to know it happened more. More than I even knew. I was about thirteen when I was sick of it. I couldn't see my mom getting hurt again. I beat him up. I was long and stronger than him. He just left after that and never came back.'

He beat up his own dad? Wow, he must be really strong than. And yeah he was freaking tall. I felt small compared to him. He almost looked like a god.

'I am sorry that ever happened to you and your family.' He just stared at the lake and stayed silent. His hand was on the bench. I wanted to make a nice gesture. I placed my hand on his. Like last time I touched him I felt a shock of electricity. He looked up at me almost in disbelief as if he felt the same. He looked again straight into my eyes and it was like we just lost track of time. But something had to ruin the moment. My stomach rumbled.

We both snapped of our trance and I pulled my hand away. For some weird reason I felt embraced. I knew this guy for just a day or so. Why did I feel that kind attraction? Why did I trust him so fast?

'Are you hungry?' he asked.

'Yeah, I am. I had breakfast but I am almost always hungry.'

'Do you want to grab a bite to eat?'

'I would love to. Just one thing.. I forgot my purse and my money is in it.'

'This one will be my treat' he offered like a gentleman would do. This guy seemed just to perfect to be true. Would it be weird for him to have a friend from seventeen? I did feel attracted to him but I would rather just be friends and he possibly didn't even noticed that I felt attracted to him.

'No, I can't let you do that.'

'Of course you can. Come on. I know a nice place and it is nearby' he said. He smiled at me and I smiled back.

'Okay' I gave in 'Just this once.'

Instead of taking a car we decided to walk. It wasn't far like he told me. It was a small French bistro. Dimitri said to me they made really good food. We sat down and the waitress brought us our menus. I looked attentive at it. They had many great thing for example pasta, pizza, steaks and fish.

'Did you two make a choice?' the waitress asked. It was a young girl, around twenty years old. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. She seemed to want Dimitri's attention, she tried to flirt with him. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who thought he was handsome. Dimitri on the other hand didn't seemed interested.

'Yes, I did. Rose what do you want to order?' he asked me. The girl looked jealous. I found it funny and laughed in myself.

'I would like the Kentucky steak, please' I ordered and I handed over my menu to the girl.

'For me nothing, thank you' he said. I stared at him in shock. It made him laugh. The girl walked away annoyed for not getting the attention that she wanted.

'I don't want to eat alone!' I said outraged.

'I am not hungry' he said simply.

'Than why did we go to this restaurant?'

'Because you were hungry.'

'Yeah.. but.. never mind. Thank you.'

'You're welcome.'

'So, from Jane I heard your into western novels?' I asked.

'Yes, I am. Do you like to read?'

I made a face. 'No not really. I only read when I have to. Otherwise I would like to burn them.'

'Some people read for fun' he stated.

'Those people are just, I don't know I guess weird?'

'Hey!' he said faking a shocked face.

'It is what it is, comrade' I said grinning. I just came up with that nickname. He frowned at me. My grinning turned into laughing loudly.

'You wear a leather duster, are into western novels and I bet you like that kind of movies too' I explained.

'So what if I did?'

'I also dare to bet that you want to be a cowboy in the wild west and catch bad guys with your lasso' I said half joking. I pictured him like that easily. 'That nickname suits you.'

'I am not sure if I like it' he said. 'You also don't know that.'

'Too bad.' I wanted to say something else but the waitress came back with my steak. I had to admit it seemed more than just delicious. When it was on the table I started eating. I was shoving pieces of meat in my mouth when Dimtiri started talking again.

'You've got an appetite' he noticed.

'Is that a bad thing?'

'No, I just have never seen a girl eating like you' he said smiling. He did that a lot today.

'Well, I am always hungry like I said. I especially like chocolate. It is the best. So what do you like?'

'Food that you don't know. Russian food from home. My mom is the best cook in the world. I can cook too but not as good as her.'

'Now I am curios' I said eating a little slower. I saw him looking at me while I was eating. I felt myself blushing. I never blushed in my entire life. I hoped he didn't see it.

'Someday I will cook it for you' he offered.

'I am going to take you upon that.'

The rest of the time until I was done eating we talked about all kinds of things. I trusted him after just one day of knowing him. I felt relaxed. He took my mind off the whole Abe and Jane thing. He also told a lot about himself. It looked like he trusted me to. I liked that. I thought I just became friends with a friend from Jane.

When I was done he payed the check and we went outside. We walked a couple of minutes in a comfortable silence. I sighed and because of that he looked at me.

'Your dad?' he asked. It was as if he could read my mind. I nodded.

'I think I will call Lissa, a friend of mine, if I can spend the night at her house again.'

'Again?'

'Yeah, yesterday she called me. Her aunt is in the hospital and I stayed the night with her. She was really upset' I explained.

'You are a good friend, Rose.'

'Thanks.'

'Did we already exchange numbers?'

'No. Why would we?' I asked. I was curious for the answer. Him being my friend would be awesome.

'Well, if you need anyone to talk to you can text or call me and we could be friends.' I was satisfied with that answer.

'Okay. Her is my phone just put it in my contact list and I will do the same with yours.' We did like I said and now we both had each other numbers. We walked further to the park where my car was parked.

'I am going if you don't mind. I want to call Lissa. Pick up clothes and than go to her' I said to Dimitri.

'Sure. I was happy running into you, Rose' He said. I smiled and walked away. I stopped and turned around. 'Thank you for the lunch.'

'No problem. Bye, Rose.' He said. I got in my car and waved at him as I drove away. I dialled Lissa number and she picked up instantly.

'This is Lissa' she said.

'Hi, it's Rose.'

'Hey, is something wrong?'

'Yes. Can stay the night at your house? It is not going well right know. I'll explain later.'

'Of course. See you later.'

'Bye.' I hang up the phone and focused on the rode again. I dropped by at my house. I was lucky because Jane was working. I knew that. I picked random clothes and put it in a big bag. I carried to my car and put it in the trunk. I drove away to Lissa her house. After already one week things started getting bad again. It was just a ladder of problems and I wasn't ready to face some. Like my dad.

I arrived at Lissa's home and rang the bell second time in 24 hour. She opened it and welcomed me in. We put my bag in her room. She asked me how long I was going to stay with her and what happened. I told her everything about my dad and also the afternoon with Dimtiri, what was a good thing. She listened to it all and just nodded at the end. She seemed sorry about my dad and excited about Dimitri. Why?

'Just so you know. I don't like him that way and we know each other for one day' I pressed.

'So?'

'I am not ready to date anyone. Like with Mason. Who doesn't like me.'

'What you want.'

'Thanks for letting me stay here.'

'That is no problem. What do you want to do?' she asked.

The rest of the day we did nothing more than doing board games. What I to my surprise really liked. We also watched a movie and talked for hours. She offered to go out next week to a bar. Lissa didn't seem like the going out of girl type so it kind of came unsuspected. I agreed for no reason. I wanted to go wild one last time. We also agreed for me staying a week with her. I felt relieved I was welcome.

We heard Andre coming in. He said hello and took off to his room where he spent the rest of the night. We decided to go to bed around ten o'clock. I wasn't feeling tired and I was sleeping on the couch so I could do what I want. I picked up my phone and saw a that someone had texted me. I saw it was Dimitri and opened it.

Hope you're doing okay.

I wasn't sure if I should text back but before I knew it I send it already.

Yes I am. I had fun today! Hope to see you soon.

Not even a minute later my phone buzzed. He had texted me back.

Good and me too. You will. Sleep tight! Dimitri.

You too. Rose.

I turned off my phone and put it on the table opposite of the couch. I laid back down and sighed. With all my problems I was truly happy about one thing. That I had met Dimitri. I now I did feel tired. I closed my eyes. For the first time in a while I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

A/N: So I hoped you liked this chapter. I wanted some Romitri fluff in it and that they would get I know each other more. I think I'll just update next Monday. My personal life is a bit of a mess (again) and I am not feeling well. But anyways thanks for the favs, follows and reviews. Have a nice day/ evening!