I woke up with Dimitri holding my hand in a cold, white room.
"Dimitri?" I croaked, squeezing his hand.
" Roza! Thank God!" He cried, hugging me. Where was I? Why was I here? Why was Dimitri so worried about me?
" What happened? Where am I?" I questioned, confused.
" First you passed out, then you stopped breathing, then your heart stopped." Dimitri said, counting on his fingers. " So this is a hospital."
"Oh." I replied, not knowing what else to say. Then, I realized that for the first time ever, Dimitri was all mine.
"How do you feel?" Dimitri asked, moving closer, putting his arm around me.
" Better." I remembered the dizzying darkness that overtook me during the wedding reception. " Why did I pass out?"
" They say it was a delayed reaction from the conclusion of Lissa's spirit." I cringed at the sound of my best friends name. " And your body couldn't take it, so you started to shut down." Dimitri explained.
"How am I alive, then?" I asked, leaning into him. He held me close.
" I don't know, Roza. I don't know. But what matters is that you are alive and well now."
" You're right. And now you're all mine." Dimitri laughed.
" And you, Roza, are all mine to love as well."
" I hope it stays this way." I smiled at him.
" Me too, Roza. Me too."