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Chaper 16
Dimitri and I stayed for a few more days. Nothing at all happened, so I don't need to explain anything. But leaving was sad, and very difficult.
"Are you sure you have to go?" Olena asked us for the billioneth time. A tear or two leaked down her cheek, and I knew that I was on verge of tears too. Dimitri was talking to his sister, and he was assuring them that we would visit and that they could come to the wedding. They were sad, but they eventually let us leave. I waved by from the passenger seat, and then turned to talk to Dimitri.
"Wow. That was..fun. I really missed them." I told Dimitri. He smmiled and nodded as he said," Tell me about it. Its been a couple years. I can't believe how they just excepted the fact that I did horrible things. And how much they love you. Olena talked to me when you were asleep one night. She told me that there you felt more for me than I knew. I asked her how, and she told me about your last visit. She said you had it written all over you." He gave me a smile that was very rare for him. I returned it and said," Yeah, I told you they accepted us. And family is always family. No matter what you do, they'll always love you. And I'm believing that your not telling me everything that Olena said." He sighed. "You know, you knowing me this well will sometimes be a problem." he was smiling when he said it so i knew he was teasing. Right when I was about to tell him that I could give him a real problem, he said,"But yes, your right. She also told me how bad me being gone affected you. Olena told me how bad you loked, and how you couldn't stop crying. But thats not the big part. She told me that I never needed to leave you, and that if I hurt you I was in big trouble. Thats when Yeva came in and nodded in agreement." His eyes looked sad, probably because he was thinking of me being in peices. But he still had a small smile on his face. But I had started bursting out laughing. "Really! She said that! Ha, how could she hurt you! and yeva agreed? Woah." I stuttered out through giggles. He chuckled a little too. "Yeah, well She's my mom, and she'll find a way. And Yeva, well I don't really know about her sometimes. So I just took theyre word and swore that i would never hurt you." His voice was all serious, and When i looked at him, he was staring at me. I couldn't find the right words to say, much less my voice. So I spit out the only thing i could manage,"You need to watch the road." She smiled, and turned his head back to the road.
Planes. So many planes. back in seattle, Dimitri and I decided that we were tired of airline food so we stopped at a Wendys and got some food. our flight didn't leave for another hour and a half, so I took my time.
"You think you could eat any slower?" A fimilar voice asked me. I turned to face two people who I never thought I'd see together, much less here. "Mom! Abe? What are you guys doing here!" I asked. Abe gave a slick smmmiled, but Janine answered,"I was off for the weekend. So I met up with your father." I almost gagged when she said met up like it was some dirty inside thing. I didn't want to know. "Well that explains why your in Wendy's in the middle of seatle." Janine shook her head, and Abe said,"Well this is where I had flew in at, and our hotels right down the street. You should come over and stay. We could get you guys a couple rooms." I loved how he said he would get us two rooms. "Well actually we had to catch a flight in about an hour. But There is something I'd like to tell you guys." I looked at Dimitri, who had surprisingly been silent the whole time. He gave me a nod of encouragement, and I breathed in deep. I went to site beside him at our booth, and motioned for my parents to sit infront of us. It was best if they couldn't run to tackle me.
i grabbed Dimitri's hand and placed our hands on the table, makin my ring visible. neither one of them got the clue, other than Abe eyed Dimitri and Mom was smiling at me. I sighed. "Ok, I'm just going to say this easy and straight foward." I paused, which was a mistake. Abe puffed up like a blowfish, and practially shouted,"Your pregnat?" I cringed back a little, but I heard Dimitri chuckle a little bit. I sighed yet again and comtinued,"Abe, you know its immpossible for a dhampir to have children with another dhampir. And Thats not it. We're...We're getting married."
Abes mouth flopped open unatractively. Janine stiffed up. But it was Abe who spoke up. "What? You can't do that? You have to be a guardian! And do you know what people will say! What they'll do? Its just no possible." I opened my mouth to speak, but mother dearest cut me off. "Rose. Bathroom.Now!" Ok, I was scared. I perferred to stay in a public place so I wouldn't be beaten. At least I had a fighting chance...
I reluctantly followed her to the bathroom, ready for a punch in the gut or a slap in the face. As soon as she shut (and locked) the bathroom door, she spun around fast enough to pass for strigoi. "What do you think your doing?" She said. I wasn't taking any crap, so in true rose stly i said," Well, Im in a bathroom with my mother who's very pissed like Im five and just threw a tantrum. What are you doing?" She shook her head and said,"Rose. That is not what i meant and you know it. Now tell me exctly what the hell is wrong with you?" That did it. I got in her face and said,"What am I doing? I'll tell you what. I'm getting married to the man I love more than Life itself. I'm going to live a happy life guarding Lissa an dloving Dimitri. Nothing is wrong with me, and your batshit crazy if you think that being happy is messing me up." She didn't back down. Instead, she got in my face. "Your going to ruin your career as a guradian! No way on earth can you gurad The princess while your making eyes at your husband! And how do you expect to spend any time with him? You'll both be on duty all the time and your marrige will fall apart." I decided to take the mean, cold road and tell her," Ok. First off, shes no longer princess. Shes Queen. Second, We will work things out! Its not like He wants me to be worrying about him all the time, so I wont! And then, third off. I'm Not ruining my career and My marrige. Just because you and Abe screwed up doesn't mean I will. I know you think that this will be a totaly mistake on my part, but get out of the past and let me do m own damn thing." That left her speechless. Then, she did something thhat had me questioning her hugged me.
"I know. I know that my mistakes are the reason for blowing up at you. I know you love DImitri, and I know he loves you. I know that you won't mess up your life. i just worry so much that your going to get hurt, or Lissa might get hurt. And no way on earth will that be easy. But just remember that you always have to be careful, and don't do anything you might one day regret." I returned the hug as I said,"I won't regret Dimitri. I won't." She let go of me, and just walked out of the room. Just like that, our mother daughter moment was over. But I'd never forget it.
And apparently neither would Abe or Dimitri. Turns out they heard everything, and the last fifteen minutes we spent together were very akward. Abe shut up about this being stupid and gave us his blessing. After throeating Dimitri, of course. They bid us goodbye, nd I wasexcited that I would be home in a few hours. I needed Lissa to gasp and shake her head at everything I wanted to tell her.