I made it to class just in time for second session. It was Bodyguard theory and Personal Protection 3.
"Miss Hathaway, it's so nice of you to join us. Where were you?" Mr Nagy asked me when I took my seat. I grimaced and yawned.
"Sorry, sir. I overslept." I said slowly. He nodded and continued with the class.
The bell went for 3rd period. I groaned internally. Weight training and conditioning. In the gym. With Dimitri. And the class. You can't get much better than that. (note the sarcasm) I walked into the gym, heading for my private cupboard. Dimitri gave it to me not long ago, seeing as I'm always in here, well most of the time, he gave me my very own lockable cupboard. Inside was my clean change of gym clothes, a jacket, spare running shoes, two full bottles of water, a couple chocolate bars and a first aid kit. It had in it everything I might need for a training session. Bandages, bandaids, tampons, antiseptic cream, hand gel, scissors and some tissues.
I dumped my junk in the locker and glanced around the room, searching for him. I saw him leaning against the wall on the far side of the gym. Typical.
I jogged over to him before I lost my nerve.
"Hey Dimitri." He turned sideways and smiled to me. I was already visibly pale, and not so visibly shaking.
"Morning Roza." He took in my pale face and he seemed to notice my shaking.
"What's wrong, Roza? Are you alright?" he asked softly but urgently. I gave him a partial smile.
"That depends." I said hesitantly. He frowned at me in concern and puzzlement. I took pity on him.
"Okay, first, don't badly overreact, second, don't yell, and thirdly... don't kill me." I took a deep breath and leaned closer to him. He looked at me, desperate to understand.
"I'm pregnant." I felt so much better now I'd told him. He looked stunned.
"And it's...?" he broke off, looking hesitantly at me. I smiled properly this time.
"Yeah. It's yours." I grinned. His face stayed carefully blank for a couple of seconds, but his mask shattered. He grinned, his gorgeous brown eyes gazing down at me, lovestruck and desire clear in it.
He gently snuck his arm around my waist and pulled me to him. Apparently he'd had enough of waiting for graduation. His other hand cupped my cheek and he roughly pushed his lips to mine. Loving and happy came to mind as he kissed me, but so did passion and lust. His lips worked mine excitedly. I responded in kind. I pushed myself closer to him, merging my new found happiness and lust with his. His tongue touched my bottom lip, begging for entrance. I gladly opened for him. His tongue shot in my mouth, feeling the all too familiar inside of my mouth, our tongues started their own war. I pulled away slightly for breath, and then came back for more. This time it was sweet and caring.
"Belikov! Hathaway! What the hell do you think you are doing?" Alto screamed at us from the other side of the room. My body stiffened slightly when I heard his voice and I pulled away slightly from Dimitri's lips. He grinned down at me.
"Exactly what it looks like Stan." Dimitri said staring at my soul that was clear in my eyes. Stan stormed over to us, outrage clear on his face.
"It looks to me like your getting involved with you 17 year old student; which I may remind you, is illegal." Stan lectured. It didn't affect Dimitri in the slightest. Me however...
"Two things, Alto: a) it's my 18th birthday in seven days and b) IT'S NONE OF YOUR GORRAM BUSINESS!" I yelled in his face making him flinch away. Gorram, I love that word. It sorta stuck after I watched Firefly and Serenity. Good old Jayne...
I pulled away from Dimitri and faced Stan fully. I was so shitty at the whole system. I was pissed!
"...It is none of your business! It's no-ones business but ours! I am absolutely sick to death of always doing what I'm supposed to! I'm tired of being bossed around by people who don't give a fuck about anything else except for themselves! I've had enough of this whole gorram fucking-!"
I was jolted out of my outburst when Dimitri grabbed me and pulled me back away from Stan, who I had backed into a corner. Dimitri pulled me a few steps away from him, one arm lightly around my belly and the other tighter around my chest. I struggled to pull free of my lovers grasp.
"Rose!" I pulled even harder, prying at his chaining arms.
"Let me go Dimitri!" I growled heavily. I didn't think it was possible, but his grip on me tightened around my chest.
"Roza, Stop!" Damn! He knows I can't resist the Russian nickname. I stop pulling and he loosened his hold. I, albeit hesitantly, turned to him.
"Roza, depending on how long you've had this babe, this could be the hormones acting. How far along are you? How old do you think our babe is?" I took a shuddering breath in. The shadow-kissed fury left me that instant. I collapsed to the ground, pulling Dimitri down with me. I managed to stay upright, but slightly disorientated.
"Roza, how far along?" Dimitri asked again, still softly but audible to Stan as well as Eddie, who was coming over to us. The look of shock and disbelief was mirrored on their faces when they connected everything together. I suppose it had really helped when Dimitri put his hand gently on my bump.
"Just over two months, I think." I said a little chagrined. Dimitri kissed my neck softly and whispered.
"You wouldn't believe how much this means to me. How much you mean to me. I love you, Roza." A discrete smile came to both of us.
Eddie came up to us. "So, anything I can do?" he asked. I looked up at him, startled. He grinned at me. I returned it. Dimitri turned to me.
"Do you want something to eat or anything?" I nodded. I was really hungry now. I faced Eddie and I held out my hand.
"Help this gorgeous piece of ass of the floor, would ya Eddie?" I asked happily.
"Mood swing much?" He laughed and pulled me up. When I was up I saw Dimitri standing beside me.
"That'd be the hormones kicking in. Eddie, I want you to take Rose down to the kitchens and let her eat. I'll be down soon." I took his hand and looked at him questioningly.
"Why later? Why not now?" He pulled my hand up and kissed it gently.
"Someone's got to stay here and control-, I mean- talk, to Stan." I sighed.
"I'll see you soon then. Love you." I pulled him in for a soft, sweet kiss. He pulled away.
"Love you too."
Eddie came over to me and put an arm around my shoulders and we walked out into the corridor. We walked in silence towards the kitchen until...
"So..." Eddie started, smiling "you and Belikov, huh?" I grinned.
"Yup." I popped the p.
"And your pregnant?" he asked softly next to my ear, eyes darting meaningfully from my face to my belly and back. I looked him in the eye and smiled happily.
"Oh, yeah." I rubbed my belly inconspicuously to emphasise my point. Eddie went quiet for a few minutes.
"What's wrong, jealous?" I teased.
"Huh? Oh, nah. I'm just- a little stuck on the how." I knew what he meant, but I couldn't resist teasing him a bit.
"Wow, Eddie, I would have thought you'd be at least a little experienced in that matter. Okay, fact of life. When a guy and a-" Eddie cut me off.
"Thanks for that not so lovely image in my head, I do know how, but not why. Why did it happen to you and no other dhampirs?"
"It probably has something to do with being shadow kissed. And the fact that Lissa healed me in a way that it could happen." I grinned and bumped into Eddie. He bumped back, smiling.
"And are you happy?" I laughed.
"Ecstatic!" I did a little happy dance to prove it. He laughed at me, then turned sober.
"This may sound heartless but... are you keeping it?" he didn't ask it maliciously or anything, but it made me freeze. I looked up at him.
"I-I don't know... I'd like to...Umm...-" Eddie cut me off.
"Don't worry, I'm sorry, it's none of my business. I'll let you figure it out on your own, in your own time." He said soothingly. I flashed him a smile. We walked in silence to the kitchen. He told me to sit down and he's get me something. I thought about whether I would keep it.
I had his answer by the time I got back.
