Tatiana Ivashkov's funeral was practically in the middle of nowhere. The funeral was taking place on the outskirts of Montana. What a wonderful place to choose to get buried.

Only immediate family was allowed. I guess I was considered immediate family since I was permitted to go.

Adrian had fully become the king ,now that Tatiana was dead. At the age of twenty three, he was now fully responsible for the whole Royal and Nobles. Shit, I had to rule alongside him and I was twenty years old.

The atmosphere to the funeral was gloomy. Very gloomy. Ex-Queen Tatiana hadn't been the most generous person to me, so there really wasn't much for me to mourn for. Adrian, on the other hand, was devastated.

I wrapped an arm around him as we walked to where we were assigned to sit.

"Are you okay, baby?" I asked. I looked at him and my heart literally stopped beating. He was so damn gorgeous with his newly cut, military style hair cut. It was petty of me to think about that at such a gloomy moment but I couldn't help it; he was just that sexy.

He leaned into me and brought me close while resting his head on my the top of my head. It took him a while to answer. "I guess. I am really going to miss my Aunt."

All his family was there, except Vera who was nine months pregnant and couldn't walk.

I sat down on the linen covered chairs. It was freezing out here. King and Queen Ivashkov were dressed to perfection. Adrian was wearing a Gucci suit that made him look very sexy; his eyes were covered by an awesome pair of Spy Optic sunglasses. I was wearing a very short dress, with black tights under, a pair of hot stiletto heels, some Gucci sunglasses, a nice long black coat, and a diamond necklace similar to the one I used when I got married. All eyes were on us as we made our way to the front.

Unfortunately, I got a seat next to the overly devastated Arianna.

So much crying was involved. In the end, I started crying too, particularly when Adrian started crying for his Aunt. I really hated seeing Adrian cry. We had to get back to the hotel, where Ervin and Taylor ,where being watched by their overly paid nannies, since it had started raining.

Adrian was too shattered to drive, so I took the wheel. Before I started the car, I leaned over to his side and kissed him softly on his too cold lips. I scooted over , till I sat on his lap. I looked into his green eyes intently. "It's going to be alright Adrian. Ervin, Taylor, and I will help you get through it." I wiped a tear away that had fallen out of his eyes.

He rested his chin on my head. "I know, little dhampir." It was his turn to look at me intently. "I love you so much, Rose. I would die if anything happened to you or our kids."

I tucked my head into the crook of his neck. I liked the way he smelled; I would have given him much more than I was giving him right now if not for the thought that my kids waited for me back home. I kissed him once on the mouth before sitting back in the drivers seat. I needed to be a good girl right now, but my body was desiring something different. He heard my thought through the bond because he smiled.

I smiled back at him before stepping on the gas.

I was a horrible driver ,at least according to Adrian who gripped the door handles and sent warning thoughts through the bond. At one point, he asked, "Who taught you to drive?"

"You!" I laughed evilly and conceitedly. He joined in after a few minutes.

He threw me a look of pure adoration. "I love you so much, Rose!"

"I love you, too, Adrian." I said ,just as adoringly as him.

We arrived to the hotel in less than ten minutes.

The valet guy took our car and Adrian tipped him the usual one hundred dollar tip. Adrian and I walked hand in hand through the front door that was opened for us by the bellboy. "Thank you," I muttered. We had the elevator to ourselves and kissed platonically.

We sprang apart when an elderly couple hopped in with us. The old man looked at us with understanding. "Newly wedded?" Adrian said we were and I wondered why.

"Yes, I remember when Martin and I got married almost fifty five years ago." The old woman sighed happily, remembering the good old days of her and her husband.

"Sonny, remember give the girl what she wants, let her have it her way and you two will have the happiest marriage."

"Do you two lovely young couple have any kids yet?" The elderly woman asked, who's name I learned was Tina.

"We have two. A one year old boy named Ervin and a three week old baby girl named Taylor." I said.

"My that is lovely." Tina said. Their stop came in a matter of seconds; they bid us goodbye.

"That is my dream, little dhampir. To grow old by your side." Adrian said looking after the retreating couple.

"You'll still want me when I am all old and soggy?" I asked, stepping out of the elevator because our stop had come. I walked down the hallway and went to our room.

"Little dhampir, I will want you forever."

"Good, cause that is how I want it to be." I kissed him one last time and walked inside the room.

I heard Taylor's wails before I even got inside. That girl cried every time she didn't feel Adrian around. She was going to whine, like me, when she grew up.

Adrian went to Taylor's nanny, Alvita, and took Taylor out of her arms. She calmed down a little. I went to Ervin who was eating his animal cookies, peacefully on the couch. I sat next to him. "Can I have one?" I asked.

"Yes, mommy." He reached into the little box and put one into my mouth.

"Oh, your so sweet, my lovely, I love you so much." I said, squeezing his pink colored cheeks and kissed him.

"Love you too, mommy." Adrian came to us with Taylor B in his hands. "What about me? You don't love me?"

Ervin got off the couch and went to Adrian; Adrian got him into his arms while handing me Taylor. "I love you, daddy." He kissed Adrian noisily on the cheek.

"Love you more ,son."

I looked down to my daughter and she stared back at me with green eyes. "How is my little baby doing?" I asked, knowing she wouldn't answer me.

She continued to look at me with her cat like green eyes, but now she was sucking on her thumb. She probably thought I was psycho. Hell, so did I.

I handed her back to Adrian and went to go change into much more comfortable and warm clothes. I stripped completely naked except for my underwear and braw. A cute black set of sweatpants and a sweater. I walked back out.

Taylor was giving out that annoyingly cute laugh of hers whenever she was hungry. I walked over to her Louis Vuitton Monogram Mini Lin Diaper Bag it was pink and had the LV insignia all over. Other than that it was a precious diaper bag; it was worth those two thousand dollars Adrian had spent.

I got out a small, pink Avent bottle. I told Adrian to pour some warm water inside and then I added the formula. I shook the bottle and Adrian handed her to me. I put a pink cloth under her chin because she was such a messy eater. The tip of the bottle touched her lips and she started sucking on her milk.

Her eyes were closing, and at times she would stop drinking. Eventually, she fell asleep.

I changed her into her pink bodysuit. I got the pink cloth and wet it with warm water to wipe her face because if I didn't she would be all sticky. After I finished, I laid her down in her portable bassinet.

I watched her sleep for a couple more seconds and went to go Adrian and Ervin who were watching the movie Cars; it was one of Ervin's favorite movies. I remember once watching it while I was pregnant with him, and he moved around when he heard the characters speak.

Adrian was laying down on the couch with Ervin sitting on his lap. My poor baby looked about to fall asleep at any moment but still he watched cars. I picked him up in my arms, I sat down on Adrian's lap and then set Ervin on my lap. I ruffled his light hair. "Baby, go to sleep." I kissed him softly.

"Mommy, can I sleep with you and daddy?" He asked, while crawling off my lap and going to the other sofa where his favorite blanket was. He grabbed and walked back to me and Adrian.

"Of course, sweetie." I patted my lap. Before I picked him up into my arms, I wrapped him burrito style the way I wrapped Taylor. I gathered him into my arms and settled him on my chest as if he were a newborn baby.

I stroked his back and it was a short time before you could hear his soft snore. I scrambled out of Adrian's lap, went inside the bedroom, laid him down on Taylor's bed, and went back outside to join Adrian again.

There were some tears in his eyes. I wiped them off and went to go sit on the other couch that was more comfortable and long. I patted my lap so he would come to me. I opened my legs so he could sit between them. I hugged him close to me; I really hated to see him like that. "It's going to be all right, honey. I'm here for you." He probably got tired of me saying that. If he was he never commented.

He ignored me, a sign that said he was annoyed of those words. "Rose, I am going to miss my Aunt so much."

I stroked his hair. He continued talking. "You never got to see the good side of her Rose." That's right, my love.

"You know what Lissa would do when she missed her parents?" I stopped for a short second. "She would remember the good memories they left her behind with. I would remind her of good things that happened with her and them."

He pondered that for a while. He smiled after a couple of seconds. "When was about five, you see I have always been a bad boy, my family and I took a trip to the Royal Court . . ."

We stayed up all night, him talking about his childhood memories and I listening. It was cute to talk, to know the before life of Adrian. I laughed with him and cried at times. After he finished, I gave a huge yawn.

He got off my feet; my legs were asleep. "Come on, baby, lets go to sleep."

He waited for me but my legs were very asleep. I tried moving them but I felt that usual pins and needles. I laughed. "Hold up, I can't move my legs."

He got tired of waiting for me and just picked my up in his arms and carried me to the bedroom where our children slept. He laid me down on the bed. The moonlight was out. It was such a beautiful night; it didn't match the sad mood.

My legs were feeling better. I peeled of my clothes all the way to my underwear and braw. I pulled Ervin out of the crib and handed him to Adrian. Ervin loved sleeping next to Adrian. Who didn't? I got Taylor out too and laid her down with me in case if she woke up I had access to her bottle faster.

Adrian put his arm around as all and kissed us all, Ervin on the cheek, Taylor on the forehead, and me on the lips. I copied his motions too ,but I ,unlike him, kissed everyone on the lips. He whispered, "I love you," on my lips before I whispered it back.

We both asleep under the Montana moonlight.

Dimitri and Yaritza were in the front area of the house, sitting on the porch table, waiting for us as we pulled into the house. They had come to the funeral as well but they had come back immediately as opposed to us who had stayed an extra day.

As soon as the car stopped, Yaritza ran to the door behind me where Taylor's car seat was set up.

She was about to open the door, but Alto beat her to it.

"Morning, Mrs. Ivashkov." He said to Yaritza. Stan was not the same mean man he used to be. Before he would curse me out at whatever moment. Now, he would help me get through hard things and he would help me with the kids. He loved the kids and the kids loved him back. He was a loving man. He was like what Dimitri used to be. Kind and loving.

Yaritza and Dimitri had done a good job decorating Taylor Alba's room.

It was all painted in soft shades of pink. One was lighter than the other. There was a round crib in the middle of the room, painted white. The coverlet was a cute pink one, with small little butterflies all over. On the ceiling hung a veil so it covered the crib. A white blanket was hung on the edge of the crib, the letters of her name, TAYLOR ALBA IVASHKOV, were embroidered in pink. All the gifts she had received in the hospital were scattered all over; I would open them later on.

The walk in closet's door was ajar so I could see millions of outfits hung on the racks. Yes, spoiled little baby indeed. In the corner of the room, a set of rocking chairs were set up. A changing table, similar to the one in Ervin's room was next to the window that were decorated in pink silk curtains. Next to the window, on the wall hung letters that spelled out PRINCESS TAYLOR IVASHKOV. A baby monitor sat on the nightstand; the other monitor was in my room, alerting me if she cried in the middle of the night so I could wake up Adrian so he could come get her. I loved this room; it was perfect for the princess I had given birth to.

"Wow, this is beautiful." I said to Yaritza. Adrian laid baby Taylor inside the crib.

Her smile was smug. "I know." Her smug expression changed and then it turned green. Oh, I knew that face. "Excuse me!" She said to Dimitri who was in her way. I followed her cause I was really excited for her.

"Yaritza Ivashkov!" I yelled once I heard her stop vomiting. I didn't blame her; morning sickness was hell. "Let me in!"

She open the door to let me in and looked at me sheepishly. "When did this happen?"

"A month ago." She said.

"Does he know that your expecting his child?" Dimitri was sure to be happy that he was finally going to be a dad.

"No."

"When are you going to tell him?"

"Did I tell you he proposed to me?"

"What?" Surprises, surprises, I hated them.

"Yes, last week!"

I hugged her but then let her go cause she reeked of the dead. "Finally!"

"I know!" She turned to me no hint of humor on her face. "Rose, will you be my maid of honor?"

"Of course!"

We laughed again, that is until Dimitri knocked swiftly at the door. "Are you going to tell him right now?" I asked, excitedly.

"Okay, I will." I went out and stepped aside to let Dimitri inside the room. He gave me a curious look and I winked at him which made his curiosity grow.

I was walking down the hall; I noticed that Taylor was sleeping peacefully inside her crib. Ervin napped silently inside the door opposite to Taylor. I walked a little bit farther. Adrian lay, body lax on the King sized bed in our room. I ran quickly inside and locked the door, doing everything stealthy. I didn't worry about the kids, they had their nannies to take care of them.