Chapter 30 The Visitor, Shopping & Party Decorations
Well here's the answer to the question we've all been waiting for baby or no baby??? I hope you're not upset by my decision. It was decided before the story began. Enjoy!
I was still feeling crappy. I nearly doubled over from the cramping in my abdomen. I popped a few aspirin and went into the bathroom to change my clothes and as I stripped off my panties I realized I was bleeding.
"Oh my God." I cried.
I had gotten my period. I started to cry. I felt just terrible for being so happy that I wasn't carrying Dimitri's child, but I couldn't help it I was so relieved. Even though I was relieved I felt like I'd lost something. It was stupid really, but this made me realize that someday when I was older I wanted to have his baby. I smiled at the thought.
Rose are you okay? I heard Lissa in my head. She must have felt my emotional break down.
Yeah I'm more than okay. I'll meet you in the cafeteria in ten.
I brushed my hair and tied it up in a messy bun, brushed my teeth, pulled on some jeans and a black hoodie and skipped happily to meet the gang in the cafeteria.
Dinner was already half over, but when I got there Lissa had been kind enough to grab me some pasta and a coke.
"Hey thanks." I said sitting between Lissa and Eddie.
"You seem different." She said. "What happened?"
I got my monthly visiter! I exclaimed.
She jumped out of her seat and hugged me tightly.
I never thought I'd be so happy to hear that from you. She said with a laugh.
I didn't notice, but Adrian had joined us and he had a somewhat amused expression on his face.
"You know. I can see what you're doing?" he said cheekily.
"What do you mean see?"
"You're Aura's light up when you are talking like that." He explained.
"I can see it from all the way across the room."
Lissa and I both looked at each other.
Should we tell him? I asked.
It was up to her. I didn't really mind him knowing or Christian or Eddie for that matter. I didn't really want to tell Dimitri. Is that weird that I didn't want him to know? Mostly I didn't want him to know that when we were intimate there was a possibility of Lissa being with us. That might make him not want to be with me. He didn't really seem like the type to engage in a threesome, however involuntary it might be.
"Sure why not?" she said. "They were going to find out eventually."
"Find out what?" asked Christian curiously.
"The bond has grown." I said. Everyone looked confused.
"You know how I get sucked into Lissa's head and I can feel her emotions and she can send me thoughts and messages?" I asked
They all nodded.
"Well now the same happens to her. She can feel me and she's been sucked into my head and I can send her messages as well." I explained.
They looked shocked well that is all but Adrian. He was very insightful and rarely surprised . He was like a lie detector because of the way he perceived auras.
"I thought as much. I saw the exchange you had in the Belikov's kitchen." He admitted.
"Wait when you say you get sucked into Rose's head when exactly did that happen?" asked Christian suspiciously.
Lissa turned completely red and couldn't look him in the eye.
"Well uh I'm uh… Do you remember the bad dream I had last week in Russia?" she asked sheepishly.
"Yes." He said.
"Well it wasn't so much a dream as it was I got sucked into Rose's head while she and Dimitri were making love." She said still blushing profusely.
" What?" yelled Christian angrily. "You had sex with Belikov?" he screamed at Lissa.
"Hey Hey careful Sparky we're in a public place." I said pointing to the stares he was getting from some of the other students. Lissa looked like she was going to die of embarrassment.
Adrian was laughing hysterically and Eddie was just staring at us with wide eyes.
"Shut it Ivashkov." I snapped punching his arm.
"I didn't mean to." She said softly her eyes pleading with Christian to calm down. I could feel how upset she was. She thought he'd be angry with her and consider it cheating. If only he knew how many times I had been involved in their sexcapades.
"She's right she can't control it so relax. She still loves you to death." I said trying to get him to see reason.
"I guess." He said. "But I don't like it."
"What's the matter Sparky? Afraid she'll see what being with a real man is like?" I teased.
"Shut up Rose!" Cried Lissa. You're making him angrier.
His fists were clenched at his sides and there was a murderous look on his face.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" he asked her.
" I didn't want you to overeact." She replied. "I'm sorry. I wish I didn't get sucked into her head at inopportune times, but really this is good for us. We will be much stronger if we can both read each other. Now that she can send messages to me and I can feel her we'll never have to worry about where the other is again like we did last week." She said happily.
"I guess you're right." He agreed reluctantly.
"Don't worry I don't want her there anymore than I want to be there when you two are making nice." I said. "I've been trying to teach her to put walls up like I do, but it will take time."
Eddie who had been quiet through the whole exchange busted out laughing out of nowhere.
We all turned and glared at him. "What's so funny Castile?" I asked.
"It's just that of all people to be having a threesome with a Guardian no less I would never imagine it would be Lissa." He was cracking up. Then a strange look crossed his face.
"Wait if you said you were in Rose's head when this happened then she was sleeping with… Oh my God Rose You and Belikov?" he gasped.
"Shhh Eddie. It's supposed to be a secret." I put my hand over his mouth. "And duh where the hell have you been?" I asked.
"Uh apparently not invited on your little trip to Russia." He said sarcastically. "It was so nice of you all to disappear without a trace for almost a week and leave me here. I thought Rose was dead and I had no idea what happened to the rest of you." He said sounding a little bitter.
"Oh yea." I'd forgotten he didn't know a lot of what had happened.
" Sorry about that, but you were in the infirmary when they left. We'll fill you in on everything later." I told him.
He nodded and went back to eating.
"So Adrian you said you had a surprise for me what is it?" I asked hoping it wasn't embarrassing.
"Well you're eighteen tomorrow right?" he asked.
"Yep." I smiled.
"Well since it's your birthday and all and you will be of age I asked Kirova if you and I could leave the Academy for the day and go shopping." He said with a grin.
"What and I can't come?" cried Lissa.
"Sorry love, you'd need a slew of guardians and this is supposed to be about freedom." He replied.
"They really are okay with it?" I asked suspiciously. "You didn't use compulsion?"
"I didn't have to. You are free to do as you please once you are eighteen because you are a Dhampir and well trained to be a Guardian and well you know I always do what I want and I never take Guardians with me so it's all set. I have a car coming around 9am. Do you want to go?"
I thought about it. A whole day away from the Academy. A whole day alone with Adrian. Three hours there and back in the car with Adrian. Shopping without Guardians. I was weighing my options. Dimitri would freak out if he knew, but then again he wasn't here to object and I may never get another chance at freedom once he returned.
"I'm in." I said with a mischievous grin.
"All right." Cried Adrian hugging me tightly.
Dimitri isn't going to like this Rose. Warned LIssa.
Who cares I'm eighteen tomorrow and he has to start respecting that in a few short weeks I will be a Guardian just like him.
Be careful and stay in touch. She said.
I will don't worry so much Mom!
She laughed out loud.
Adrian just shook his head.
"Well I gotta go get some sleep if I'm going to be up all night." I said.
LPOV
Finally. I thought Adrian was never going to get her out of here. I was trying to plan a surprise party for Saturday night for her birthday and with her being able to read me so well it was hard to hide things from her. I needed her distracted so Adrian agreed to take her shopping so I could get things ready.
I wondered when Dimitri would be returning from Court. I knew she'd want him to be at her party, but so far I hadn't heard that he was back. Maybe that was a good thing. I didn't want them to fight. I knew he'd have a fit that she'd left the wards without Guardians and even worse that she left with Adrian of all people. Even though she and I knew she wasn't pregnant he didn't. And I wasn't even supposed to know about it so it's not like I could tell him. I wouldn't anyways, but still. Even so he'd freak out anyway. He really was a little overprotective of her especially after the kidnapping. Who could blame him? I knew it was upsetting Rose though.
I knew that the age difference was getting to her a little. It's probably hard for him to think of her as a responsible adult when she is still technically his student. Also it's not like she acts responsible all the time. I know she can take care of herself, but it doesn't stop me from worrying, but now it was better because I could always slip into her mind and see that she was okay. He didn't have the luxury of doing that. I felt sorry for him. He was such a great guy and dealing with Rose wasn't always easy. I love her to death, but she can be a handful at times.
Anyways the party was going to be held in guest housing in Adrian's suite. I'd had to use a little compulsion on Kirova to get her to allow it. As a surprise we had Mia fly in from court. Eddie was meeting her at the landing strip as we speak. Maybe she knew when Dimitri would be returning. Even Guardian Hathaway had agreed to bring Rose there and stop by the party for a little bit. I knew that she and Rose still had things to work out, but this would be a step in the right direction I hoped.
Christian and I had the keys to Adrian's room and we were setting up the decorations and figuring out how to set up Adrian's expensive sounds system. He never used it before since he spent the majority of his time drunk off his ass.
We didn't have any problem getting liquor. Adrian had multiple bottles of every kind of liquor known to man lined up behind his wet bar. He'd made a few calls and was going to have Chinese food delivered for dinner. That is Rose's favorite kind of food. She was going to love it.
"Hey Christian did you remember to burn those mixes that I asked for?" I called to him in the other room.
"Yea I have them all right here." He replied. He was still trying to hook up all of the speakers. It looked complicated so I stayed out of it and focused on the decorations. I'd picked hot pink and black for the colors. Everything looked so nice. The helium balloons were being delivered shortly before the party. Adrian was in charge of making Rose buy a nice dress to wear.
The guest list was small. Just Rose, Adrian, Me, Christian, Eddie, Mia, Janine and Dimitri if he came back on time. I hoped he would. Although he'd be mad about the drinking. Eh he'd get over it. Rose had him wrapped around her pinky.
We finished getting things together and I was so dead tired that is until I felt Christian's soft breath on my neck. I moaned as his hands roamed from my shoulders down to my hips while he softly kissed my neck.
"Chris, we are in Adrian's apartment." I groaned.
"So it's not like this couch hasn't seen plenty of action." He said with a smirk.
He sat down on the couch and pulled me on top of him so I was straddling him. I was going to protest, but then he pressed his soft lips to mine and the rest of the world faded away as well as my resolve.
Lissa and Christian in Adrian's apartment! I'll bet that couch has seen a lot in its day! Please Review or face the angry Russian that I'm sure is not going to like this whole shopping plan!
