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I love Rose and it will only ever be Rose. But, I know how much you miss her, so if you all want to go, we will go." He looked deep in thought. "I will talk to Lissa and see what she says." He pulled out his phone and proceeded to call her,

Chapter 17

RPOV

By now we had been to several shops and I was starving! I dragged Lissa to the café, ordering a half dozen chocolate donuts and a hot chocolate. I know I know…I need to eat healthy for the baby. But, the baby wants mommy to have tons of chocolate and sugar right now…and what baby wants, baby gets! I decided to go outside to one of the tables since it was nice out and not as crowded. Lissa had told me to go ahead and that she just had to run to the bathroom real quick.

When she came out, coffee and sandwich in hand, we heard her phone beep. She set down her food and dug the phone out of her purse. "Huh, I didn't even hear my phone ring earlier. Did you, Rose?" My mouth was too full to respond, so I just shook my head. She decided to listen to the voice mail on speaker phone since it was from Christian.

"Hey, Liss…it's me." Well, duh. "Aunt Tasha called Dimitri and wanted us all to get together this Friday. She said something about dinner and going to the club for a bit. Just wanted to know what you guys thought before we told her anything. Get back to either Dimitri or I. Love ya!" I could feel the anxiety roll through my body. Tasha. The evil fucking bitch that tried countless times to lead Dimitri away from me so that they could start a family together. I didn't realize I was shaking until Lissa spoke up.

"Rose, are you alright? We don't have to go. I promise you that if you don't want to go, I won't either. We can have a girls night or something." I knew that Christian wanted to see his aunt and that her and Dimitri had been friends for years. So, I went against my better judgment, once again, to make others happy. "It's ok Liss. It might do me some good to go out and have a little fun. I don't have to drink…I can drink water or something. No biggie." "Are you sure?" She gave me a questioning look. I just nodded, afraid that saying anything else would give away the fact that I was in no way shape or form really wanting to do this.

She called Christian back and told him to go ahead and let her know that we were up for it. While she talked, I sat there in a daze, not really quite registering what she was saying. Throughout the conversation, she would look at me, asking if I was alright. I would just nod and continue staring at nothing and thinking about nothing…almost feeling numb.

After hitting a few more stores, I just wanted to go home. By that time, Lissa was beat as well and she had said something about making dinner tonight for all of us. Letting her know we would be over, I slipped into my apartment. Once inside, I dropped my bags and ran for the bedroom…shedding my clothes along the way. I slid under the covers on the bed and cried until sleep took over.

DPOV

Shopping with Christian was a lot easier than going with the girls. He had picked out a beautiful ring…one that I knew Lissa would love. Since he had the store set aside the few that he liked most, it was an easy choice. We had stopped at a florist so that Christian could surprise Lissa with flowers for no reason, and I decided to do the same for Rose. We had stopped off at a bar to throw back a few beers before heading home, knowing that the girls would still be out for a while. I tried to call Rose to see if they were somewhere I could just meet up with her, but it went straight to voice mail. Not thinking much about it, I went home.

When I opened the door, I noticed the line of clothing heading down the hallway. Hmmm….Rose wants to have a little fun! I started taking off my clothes as I headed to our room…hoping to find her ready and waiting. When I got there, I noticed Rose was sleeping…her soft snores giving it away. I slid in next to her and brushed her hair away from her face. Her eyelids were red and her face had streaks down it as if she had been crying.

"Roza, love. I am home." I brushed my fingertips across her cheek and kissed her lips softly. Her eyes fluttered open, but just barely. "What time is it?" Her voice was scratchy…probably from crying. "Just after 4. What's wrong? Are you alright?" She shook her head. "Do you want to talk about it?" Again, she shook her head. She snuggled up closer to me and I wrapped my arms around her. I don't want to force her to talk, so maybe I'll just bring it up later if she doesn't first. Setting my alarm for 5:30, I turned off the light and snuggled her to me even more and let myself fall asleep with her.

My alarm went off, just as set. I opened my eyes to an empty, cold bed. Where had Rose gone? Before I go searching for her, I have to take a piss. Much to my relief, Rose was in the tub with her iPod blaring in her ears. She had her head leaned back and her eyes closed, bobbing her head with the music. Upon looking closer, her pouty lips were just slightly mouthing the words along with it. I managed to take that much needed piss without interrupting her.

I sat on the side of the tub and removed an earphone. It startled her so much, I had to reach out and grab the iPod before it plummeted into the water. "Fuck, honey! You scared the shit outta me!" She had put a hand on her chest, probably trying to keep her pounding heart inside her body. I took her hand and brought it to my lips. "I'm sorry Roza. You looked so beautiful that I couldn't help myself." She just blushed and tilted up her head, silently asking for a kiss. A kiss that I could definitely not deny her. "We have to be at Lissa's soon for dinner. If you would like, I could pick out something for you to wear to save on time." She nodded her head and replaced the earphone. "Love you." I smiled and turned back to her, as I was on my way to our room. "Love you too, Roza. So much do I love you."

After I was dressed, I went to the living room and retrieved the bags that Rose had probably thrown down earlier and brought them to our room. Searching through them, I found everything she would need. Just as I had finished cutting all the tags off, she came out of the bathroom with her hair and makeup already done. She smiled at what I had chosen for her and I helped her get dressed. "Are we ready?" She nodded, took my hand, and we went off down the hall.

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