"Dobre utro milaya." His sweet accented voice surrounded me, and all of the prior nights activities bombarded me. It was almost like waking up from a dream, I was wary that it all had been in my mind. But alas, it had not been this was real, last night had happened.
A smile made its way onto my face, but I could not get my eyes to open. I loved the sweet bliss that filled me and I was afraid if I opened my eyes it would all go away. Last night had truly been too wondrous to be true. I feared that my mind had just made it all up, because I was certain Dimitri and I were not going to make up. It had all gotten so complicated, it was hard to imagine us together again. His hand softly caressed my cheek, and I could no longer keep my eyes shut. The sight before me was real, very real. Dimitri's handsome face so close to mine, I could see every pore and imperfection. The thing was he never looked so perfect to me.
His brown eyes shone, with something I had never seen before. The love was there, but there was just something more, something I could not pin point. It was almost like he knew what I was feeling, like he was floating on the same cloud I was. Reaching my hand out I let it get lost in his hair, or what was left of it. Like always it felt like silk, even softer than my own. Even though I missed his shoulder length hair, I would be lying if I said this look did not look good on him. It added a little maturity to him, made him seem like even more of a man. I knew he was trying to grow it back out, and as much as I loved this new look I loved the way it use to be more. Or it was just possible I loved anything on him just simply because I loved him.
We laid there staring into each others eyes for I don't know how long. The silence was no longer awkward if anything it filled me with comfort. Silence was always Dimitri and I's way of speaking, being able to communicate with only with a single look. I was so glad that, that part of our relationship was back. I saw how much he loved me, how much he cared, and even how much he had missed me. I was sending the same message through my eyes, and it was clear he was receiving it.
"I love you Roza." His face came closer to mine and his lips brushed up against mine, so softly, that if I had not seen it I would have thought they never touched.
"I love you." My words ghosted over his lips. This causing him to come closer and make the connection more solid.
He lifted himself off of me and I immediately felt a loss. It was almost as if he belonged on me, or maybe that was just my raging hormones. The smile that had been there the entire time only grew as he stood up. I was a little confused at this until I noticed he was smiling because I was still naked. Him standing up had pulled the blanket off of me exposing every part of me to him. I took the time to take him in as well and god was it worth it. A smile graced my own lips as I looked at him from head to toe, he was just as naked as I was, and god did he look well godly. And he was mine, all fucking mine.
"You must be hungry, take a nice hot shower, and when you are done I shall have your favorite ready." He helped me to my feet, kissing me quickly. His eyes lingered on my body for a few seconds more before he shook his head, grabbing a pair of shorts, and walking out.
I took my time in the shower. Dimitri had been right, my body was extremely sore. A lot more than I thought it would be. Most of it was in places I never thought could hurt, but the pain was a sweet reminder of what we had done last night. Sex with Dimitri was everything I had expected and more. I hated that we had missed so much time together, but in the end it had been worth it. In a way we both needed the time to grow, the time to see how much we meant to each other.
The shower served as a time for me to think. Things with Dimitri seemed to be on the mend quickly. It was something I was highly excited about, I never thought our talk would go so well. It went a million times better than I thought it would. We talked to an extenet, I said what was on my mind, and we fixed things. Yes, we should have talked more, but with Dimitri sometimes less words meant more. He had taught me that a touch could mean so much more. I finished my shower and decided to not think so much about things. Yes, there was a lot more we needed to discuss but most of it could wait.
I walked up to his dresser looking for something to wear, and was surprised to find clothes that would fit me. Woman's clothing. I could not help the jealousy that passed through me. All my clothes were at Christian's, I had purposely looked through it hoping Dimitri would have kept some. Did he have someone else over here? Could he have tried to find a replacement? I was clearly over thinking things. He had no time. As stated before the guardian training was harsh, long, and tiring. He would have had no time for a woman. Or did he?
"I hope you like those." I looked back to catch Dimitri at the doorframe, a smirk on his face. "Adrian took me a few towns over to some mall, and insisted I buy you clothes, he said it would make me feel better." He chuckled shyly. His eyes avoiding mine.
"You bought clothes for me? But you had no idea if I would come back." I did not mean to be so harsh but it was the truth. Until last night it seemed we both thought our relationship was unfixable. I was more than glad that we had both been wrong.
"Adrian said I needed hope. He said I had to imagine my life with you or I would never actually have one with you." He walked over and put the shirt I had in my hands down and grabbed another. "This will look better on you." He helped me put it on and stepped back. "Perfect." I could not help but smile. I had nothing to be worried about.
He kissed my lips and walked out, no doubt going back to cooking. It took me a little to find some pants, my mind was racing. Him and Adrian had clearly gotten a lot closer than I thought. It was hard to think of Adrian comforting Dimitri, but he had. And Adrian had been encouraging Dimitri, had been giving him the hope that Lissa and Christian had been giving to me. I smiled at the thought. Dimitri did need a friend, someone to lean on other than me. I just had never thought that person would be Adrian. I shook my head and walked out.
"Eggs, bacon, french toast, and wait for it home fries." Dimitri turned around with two plates in hand. Both filled with food, both looking like they came straight from a food magazine. The main really did do it all, and he did it all so well.
"Looks amazing babes." I grabbed one of the plates and set it on the table. A table that now had lilies in a vase. I looked at them confused. Those had not been there last night, I mean I was a little distracted but I was sure I would have noticed.
"Delivery while you showered. They're for you." Dimitri smiled then shrugged. "I have to go in after breakfast. Abe let me go in late. I hope thats OK."
"And why did he do that? Does he know you deflowered his daughter?" Dimitri choked on his toast and looked up at me shocked.
"Though your father was rooting for us to get together, I do not think he would appreciate knowing what we did last night. Plus, I wanted to keep our private life, well private. And I mean he would probably kill me if he knew." His eyes had widened, and I could not help the laugh that left my lips.
"Your secret is safe with me." He chuckled at this and continued to eat. "So do you know what time you'll be back tonight?" I was already planning what we could do tonight. Though it was cold outside the woods around his cabin made for good walks. A nice fire in the fireplace. Some wine. Us naked. Need I say more.
"Hmm Abe said normally I would just work 9 to 5, but since I'm missing an hour this morning he needs me to make it up." I nodded slowly and then furrowed my brows. I had been meaning to ask him about something, but did not know how to go about it. It was something I really wanted him to say yes to. I was sure he would but I was still worried. I decided to put on my brave face and just ask.
"Can I go work in the bakery today, and well from now on? I don't feel right that you've been paying me when I haven't been working." I pushed my now empty plate away and looked up to meet his eyes. I missed working at the bakery, it would be weird without him, but I still wanted to work there.
"Yea, of course. You can be the new boss." He smirked my way and got up. "I'm going to shower, I'll drop you off on the way to work, then if you want I can pick you up and we can get your things from Christian's." He kissed my forehead and went to get the dishes. I stopped him, wanting to be useful.
"I got them, you go shower." Kissed me again but did not argue.
Walking into the bakery was almost surreal. It had felt like years versus the month I had been away. It was funny to think how much I had missed working. I always needed something to keep me busy, but since I started working at the bakery I had found something I really liked. The thought of going to school in culinary filled my mind again. I was worried I forgot all I had learned, but the smells and sounds felt just like coming home. Someone new was standing at the cash register and her smile was nothing but forced as she saw me. She was pretty, her grey eyes were piercing though.
"Hi, how can I help you?" It was clear she was clenching her teeth, and I did not like this one bit. Her long hair was pin straight, and moved as she spoke.
"Yea, I'm Rose Hathaway, the head manager here." Dimitri had said I could take over and since Christian was assistant manager that made me the main one. She cringed a little, but then panic set in her shiny eyes.
"Oh, well, I mean its great to meet you. I'm Avery." She extended her hand out and I shook it harshly. She was going to have to learn to play nice, or I would have no problem firing her. I lived by the golden rule, I treated others how they treated me.
"ROSE!" Small arms wrapped around me and confusion filled me. I looked up to see someone I had not seen in nearly a year. And I was extremely happy to see her.
The small girl use to live in my apartment complex and would follow me around like a lost puppy. Not that I minded one bit. I had no friends, and having her idolize me had done a ton to my confidence. Jill Mastrano was probably about 15 or 16 now, and she still held that unkept look. Her auburn hair curly and frizzy, the ponytail holder barely holding it back. Her jade green eyes glowing with happiness. She was skinny and lanky, and it made to make her look even more awkward. But she was still the same old Jill, happy, carefree, and friendly as can be. That in itself made her beautiful to me.
"Oh my god Jill!" I wrapped my arms around her small frame, and was reminded of what it felt like to hug Lissa. "You've grown since the last time I saw you." And she had she was about a foot taller, probably six feet now. This only adding to her awkwardness.
"What are you doing here? Christian said you use to work here... And that you were or use to date Dimitri. I was so happy when I heard that, but sad when I did not see you. Are you working here again?" Her eyes shone even brighter green, as her words ran into each other. Yep, she was most definitely still the same old Jill. I laughed a little but grabbed her hand leading her to the kitchen were she clearly had been before, her dirty apron a huge hint. We left Avery behind, her mouth wide open.
"I've come back to take my job. I'm actually the manager here now." She smiled down at me, and I saw pride in her eyes. That and some of that old idolization. "Yes, I'm dating Dimitri. And I am happy to see you too."
"I'm making cookies, are these ok?" I looked down at her batch and my mouth dropped opened. She had been here a month and was making perfect cookies. Next to them even more perfect danishes. The cookies and danishes had never been my specialty. I frowned a bit, but I was not going to go green with envy over this. Jill really was a great girl.
"Perfect. Go put them out. Where's Christian?" I looked around expecting him to shoot out at me, but there wasn't anything that would tell me he was even here. Jill leaned in closer and giggled.
"He's out back with Lissa. Making out." A blush crossed her cheeks. She looked uncertain about telling me, but was clearly amused with what her boss was doing. I would never admit it but so was I. Those two were so sweet and sugary in love that I felt at times I had to brush my teeth from just being around them.
"Thank you Jill, and great job. I'll look at the orders soon and help you." She gave me a tight nod taking her treats and leaving. I could already tell I would love working with her. She did as told and did an amazing job.
I took the time to look around the kitchen. It was not as neat as Dimitri had kept it, but I could see how Christian was trying. I was almost certain most of it must have been Jill's doing. Neat girly handwriting labels covered many things, I was sad to see Dimitri's was no longer what I would see. But I shook it off, knowing that tonight I would go home with him and everything would be fine. I let the odd feeling go, and made my way to the back door. Sure enough there was Lissa and Christian up against a wall, kissing like they were going to eat each others faces off.
"I'm pretty sure I could have you arrested for this." They both sprung apart, a look of pure panic on their faces, until they noticed it was me.
"Rose!" Lissa let go of Christian immediately and landed in my arms quickly. "I tried calling you last night. But I guess you were busy." Her voice deepened when she said busy and she wiggled her eyebrows. Her face lit up and I could not help but think she looked like Jill then. Her eyes shone the same way, they even held a similar color. I shook the thought away and focused on my friends, not so subtle hint at what I had done last night.
"Yea, well Dimitri and I are back together." A squeal left her lips and I was sure I was now partially deaf. How could I have forgotten about that, I should have been prepared.
"I told you! Oh god Rose I so told you." She hugged me again, and Christian rushed passed us mumbling under his breath, something about ruining moments. He was lucky I did not smack him. I was in just too good of a mood to let him ruin it.
"You most certainly did. Anyways I'm moving back in." This caused another squeal to leave Liss, and I covered my ears this time, ushering her back in the bakery.
"Good now I can have my place back. Liss is moving in soon." Christian looked at Lissa, pure love shining through. I really was so happy for them. And I knew they had been wanting to live together. Lissa just wanted to wait until I was on my own two feet again. Being the good friend she was she did not want to make things akward.
"Well, then I guess all is well in the world now." Lissa jumped up and down just as Jill walked back in.
That was when I saw something in Lissa I had never seen before. It was clear as day that she did not like Jill, and the reason why was something I needed to find out. From the little time I had known Jill I had learned a lot about her. She was nothing but a wonderful person. So Lissa not liking her was something big, huge even. There had to be a good reason for it. I would have thought those two would have hit it off well. Liss could not hate anyone, and always thought the best of them. So you would understand why worry filled me. What the hell had Jill done? I gave her a confused look but Lissa just waved me off quickly walking over to Christian and planting a hard kiss on his lips.
"Bye." With a quick wave and even faster steps Lissa was gone. I looked over at Jill and saw she was unaffected, actually she was looking at where Lissa had been with a look I had only seen her give me. It was clear that Jill liked Lissa, what was not clear was why Lissa did not like her back. I was going to have to do some investigating.
"So you're back, and he even made you my boss." Christian stood in front of me head tilted to the left and pure humor covering his features. "Never thought I'd see the day."
"Yep, looks like you're screwed." I started to walk away to go into the office and get the orders when his not so clean words filled my ears. He like me had no brain to mouth filter.
"I think you mean you've been screwed. Losing your virginity looks good on you Rose." I whipped around and within seconds had Christian in a tight headlock. Coincidently it was the same one he had taught me. I had gotten pretty good, and was a natural with this whole fighting thing.
"L...rrrret... Gaw." His voice was strangled but I didn't let go. I was fooling around with him, and Jill calmed and started laughing the moment she saw I was messing with him. Beating him up always made me feel better, he was such an easy target.
"Whoa Rose you're badass." Jill was set upon the countertop. And I let go of Christian who landed on the tiled floor with a thump.
"Totally. And to think I took him down with one of his own moves." Christian stood slowly rubbing his neck. His eyes rolled and he took a step closer to me.
"Ha ha... Whatever you just caught me off guard." He shook his head and he started laughing too. "Are we still going to keep training?" A smile lit up my face, I had been hoping that was something we could keep doing, especially since I was going to have to stop the class. It had been in the middle of the day and now I was going to be working.
"Honestly I had not given it any thought yet, but now that I think about it, hell yea I want to. Maybe Dimitri can teach us something he's learned." His eyebrows cocked up, and I knew he was thinking dirty. His following smirk only confirmed this. I simply shook my head and turned and started walking away. I needed to get away from him before he started something.
I decided not to grace him with a response and went to the office. I was happy to see that it looked exactly like it had when I had first stepped foot into it. It was obvious that Christian had not been using it. Dimitri's papers still littered the desk surface. His neat handwriting labeling anything and everything. Thinking back to that first day it felt like ages ago. So much had changed from that day, and though some of it had really sucked I knew things happened for a reason.
I grabbed the order book and looked over what had to be done for the day. The bakery had picked up, and more orders were coming in even from when I had last worked. I was happy to see this, happy to know that something Dimitri had started, and was so proud of was doing so well. And I did not blame the customers his recipes were amazing, I loved eating them all. I was sad though that his family was not here yet. It was not fair, but then again life never seemed to be. But I was certain with Abe on it, they would be here soon enough.
"Ok people, looks like we have 15 large orders to do for today. We have a few we can make for tomorrow, so we can catch up. I know its a lot of work, but in the end it will be worth it." I looked up from my paper and saw my small crew all looking up with eager eyes. It was odd to think that I was in charge of them, I was glad Christian was here to help though. It made me feel so grown up, and I could not help but wonder if my mother would have been proud of me, I let the thought go before it made me cry. I'd go visit her grave soon and talk to her.
"Avery I need you to clean up the front of the bakery. Make sure its swept, mopped and that the display looks perfect." I looked in her direction just in time to see the scowl disappear and a fake ass smile take its place. I decided to ignore it. If she kept this up, I would just fire her and hire someone else. I was sure there were plenty of people who would want to work here. Dimitri had even stated he only hired two other so his payroll would work out well.
"Jill you and I will take on the cookie orders, there's more of them, while Christian does these." I handed him the rest and he nodded going to the kitchen.
The day passed by quickly, and before long we had been caught up with tomorrows orders. They were all packaged and labelled, I was rather proud of the work we had accomplished. We had all decided to skip lunch, figuring the more work we did the less we would have to do tomorrow. I was pleasantly surprised to see that Avery had done a superb job cleaning the front, everything sparkled and the bakery was starting to look like how Dimitri had kept it. Not that Christian had been doing a bad job, I just knew Dimitri was a perfectionist.
"Good job Avery this looks amazing." He once fake smile turned into a real one. At least she was proud of her hard work. That was something I could agree with her.
"Thanks, anything else I can do." I gave her some other small tasks and she set to it no scowl or complaints. Maybe I was growing on her.
We spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the kitchen just as well. All of us having way too much fun for a crew cleaning. It was nice though, and I loved being back here. Christian annoyed me from time to time, but I soon found out Jill also knew how to set him straight. She had gained some humor and bravery from the last time I had seen her, and I was actually happy to see it. By the time we closed there was no surface that was untouched, I was rather proud of everything we had accomplished. The bell rang and I was walking out to tell them we were closed but a voice stopped me.
"Hi, Dimitri." Avery had gone rather quickly to Dimitri's side and was now touching his arm. Something that sent a fury through me. Oh and just when I was starting to like the fucking bitch.
"Hello, Avery. How have you been?" Dimitri looked at her with a smile and for some reason that pissed me off even more. I knew he was just being nice, but what the fuck. How could he tell Tasha was flirting with him and not this fucking bitch. Before she could answer I decided to be my own version of a bitch and interrupt.
"Hey babe." Dimitri's eyes immediately looked up and locked with mine. I was sure Avery's answer was no longer of importance to him. That was exactly the reaction I had been hoping for, and a smug smirk covered my lips and I looked at Avery who looked rather pissed off.
"Hey to you love." Dimitri stepped around Avery and in three long strides was in front of me picking me up planting a hot and heavy kiss on my waiting lips. Ha take that Avery. Hey she had to see he was my man, and completely off limits. I had nearly lost him once, and that was never going to happen again.
"You got out early." He nodded at me and a full smile graced his now swollen lips. It was like we were in our own little world.
"Yes, Abe decided to be nice. Said I needed to get home to his little girl and take care of her." He rolled his eyes and looked around. "The place looks great."
"Thanks, we all worked our asses off today. Avery did the front." I did not like her but I did need to give her credit for what she had done. " And Jill, Christian, and I worked on the kitchen. We even caught up on some orders for tomorrow." I looked up at him, wanting his approval, after all this was his bakery, and making the owner happy was the main priority, well at least it was to me, if you know what I mean.
"Well, thank you all. The bakery is closed this weekend by the way. Go plan something fun." Jill and Christian had just walked out. "And go home now, Rose and I will close up."
They needed no further pushing. With one last look at Dimitri, who was holding me close, Avery stormed out. Jill hugged me, saying she could not wait to see me tomorrow. And Christian gagged in our direction.
"Hey Chris we will be over in a bit to pick up Rose's things." Dimitri shook his hand and he turned back to me after he had left.
Dimitri closed all the blinds and locked the door. He turned around and the look in his eyes made me instantly wet.
"You know its been a while since its just been you and me here." His eyes instantly got darker, his smile sexier.
"Yea." I was barely able to get the words out. His look was smoldering. And all the events of last night coursed through me.
"It's only fair that we christen this place too. I mean, I own it. And I think you would look rather sexy bent over this countertop." I had been backing up slowly and my hips hit the said countertop just as his words finished. He now stood in front of me, his hands on either side of me gripping the counter tightly.
"You up for it my sweets." His lips brushed against my earlobe and I moaned. A shiver ran through my body as his lips pulled my lobe into this mouth.
"Fuck." My hips jolted forwards into his and I felt that he was just as turned on as I was.
"Lets have a little fun love. You know they say sex is an excellent stress reliever. And I've had a long, hard, and annoying day." His lips were still on my ear as he slowly started to kiss down to my neck, pushing away the stray hair that had fallen out of my messy bun.
"You know as your employee I'm suppose to help you out as much as I can." Dimitri pulled away and locked his eyes with mine.
"Well this boss needs a lot of help, a lot of hard, rough, and pleasureable help." he picked me up and settled me on the countertop.
"Then what are we waiting for?" His lips crashed into mine with a fury. A fury I was more than eager to return. Fuck this was sexy as hell.
Thank you all for the love on the last chapter. As you all already know I love writing from Dimitri's POV, this story is all suppose to be from Rose's POV but hey it was a well deserved treat for you all. So I know this chapter is more of a filler, but I wanted Rose's life to return to normal. I also had two characters I had to introduce. What did you think of Jill? Of Avery? And why does Lissa not like Jill? Anyone want the beginning of the next chapter to start with a lemon? I could finish up what our lovers started?! Let me know... Like I said before I only want to please you all! Just a fair warning, seeing as Thanksgiving is next week and I have family coming to visit I may not be updating this story or my others for a bit! I want to apologize in advance, but as soon as they leave and I get time again I will update My Lolita Hey and Secret lives... So have no fear I will be back!