Hey there! Here is another chapter...enjoy it! Not sure if I will be able to update again for a little over a week or so...depends on whether or not we need to pawn the computer. We need a few things and don't have any money...gonna see how things work out, so pray that we get to keep this! If things work out, I promise a lemon for Christmas!

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.

Chapter 18

RPOV

I can't believe this is all happening. Just when I thought everything was going to be alright, Tasha has to go and ruin it all! All she is going to want to do is tear Dimitri away from me. I have to come up with a plan to test him. My stomach chose that time to protest its lack of food, bringing me back to where we were headed.

Dimitri and I paused outside of Lissa's door. He cupped my face in his hands and softly kissed me. "Are you sure you are alright, Roza? If you want, we can just stay home and either I can cook something or we can get takeout." I shook my head. "Lissa has nothing to do with any of it. I know how excited for this she was for some reason, so we should get in there. I will talk to you later about it all. I promise you. I love you." He kissed me again. "I love you too, Roza." He knocked on the door and we were ushered in.

Dinner went smoothly. Nobody bothered mentioning Tasha, for which I was grateful. We had decided to move into the living room where we could all sit around and bullshit. Lissa seemed to be acting odd and when I tried the bond to see what was going on, that bitch threw her walls up. What the fuck is she keeping from me? We were talking about the courses she was considering taking at Lehigh when Christian came out of the kitchen with a cake.

"Ok, so…..we know that you guys have been under a lot of stress lately and we wanted to." Just then, Lissa was cut off by the doorbell. "Hold that thought. I'll be right back." I looked at Dimitri and he shrugged his shoulders. "Little Dhampir, I'm here! The party can commence!" Adrian! I jumped off the couch and ran up to him and threw my arms around his neck, nearly knocking him over in the process. "Oh my God, I've missed you!" He shook his head. "Well now I am here. I guess I can't call you "Little Dhampir" anymore, can I? I guess I'll call you Mrs. Dhampir…leaving your old nickname to your baby." We all made our way back to the living room, where Dimitri was glaring at Adrian.

I sat down on Dimitri's lap, making room for someone else to sit there. "Ok, as I was saying. We all decided that you and Dimitri needed a little pick-me-up. But since someone….." She turned her head and pointedly looked at Adrian. "Had other ideas, I don't have anything to physically give you." She then motioned for Adrian to continue.

"Well Mr. and Mrs. Dhampir, I have arranged a private jet to take you from here to Russia to visit your family. We all, and by all I mean Eddie, Mia, Christian, Lissa, Mikhail, Abe, Janine, Alberta, and myself, have chipped in to pay for the jet and give Olena a substantial amount of money for anything anybody needs while you are there." I could feel the tears pouring out of my eyes. I looked at Dimitri, who mirrored me, and threw my arms around his neck. I just cried into the crook of his neck…out of sheer happiness of course.

"Thank you guys so much. You can't begin to imagine how happy this makes me…us. How could we ever repay you guys for something like this?" Christian surprised me by replying. "No need. We just want you to be happy. Seeing as how you leave Saturday evening, I am sure that you will want to get the hell out of here. Now, I have one more surprise for the evening." I looked up at him. He looked nervous as hell. Oh, no he isn't!

Christian set down the cake that he was still holding and took Lissa's hands in his. Taking a deep breath, he got down on one knee. "You should see the ring; she is going to love it!" Dimitri's whisper in my ear sent shivers through my body. "Vasilisa Dragomir. From the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew that you were the one I wanted to be with for the rest of my life. Will you marry me?" With that, he reached in his pocket and pulled out a ring. From where I was sitting, I couldn't quite see it. I'm sure she will show me anyways. Lissa bit her bottom lip, trying to keep her emotions in check. Then the floodgates released. "Fuck yea!" He jumped up and slid the ring on her finger.

After everything calmed down and we all saw the ring, Dimitri and I decided to head home. It was getting a little late and I was tired. Damn pregnancy…if I'm not getting sick, all I want to do is sleep. With so much happening the past week and with Tasha coming, I am looking forward to the vacation with Dimitri. I miss his family so much and I know he is dying to see them too.

DPOV

Once we got inside our own place, I wanted nothing more than to make love to Rose. Her hot little ass sitting on my dick all night was hard enough to deal with. Then she would move and shit! To be honest, she is the only thing I missed when I was Strigoi. At the time, I couldn't figure out why and now I know. She completed me in a way that nobody and nothing else could. Watching Christian propose to Lissa tonight reminded me of that and it brought back the memory of when Rose tried to stake me on the bridge.

"We need to be together."

"Why?"

"Because I want you."

She gave me a sad smile. "Wrong answer." She let go of the railing and I ran to her as fast as I could. I couldn't let her go. I grabbed her arm and tried to pull her back over onto the bridge.

"Let go of me!"

I had her almost over the railing. She looked deep into my eyes.

"I will always love you." With that, she plunged the stake into my chest, missing my heart, but stunning my body nonetheless. I tried to smile at those words that escaped her lips as I realized why I needed her.

"That's what I was supposed to say." I lost my balance and fell into the water.

"Dimitri, hello?" I snapped myself back to the here and now. "Huh?" What was she saying? "I asked if you could help me get this dress off. Are you alright?" I shook the last of my daze off and got up to help her. "Sorry, I was just thinking about something." I lifted up her hair and she held it in place over her shoulder. I was such an idiot during that time. Being a Strigoi, I couldn't comprehend the concept of love. Now, here I am…more in love with this woman than I ever though imaginable. I slowly undid the zipper, kissing my way from her neck down to her shoulder blades. "Mmmm….Dimitri." Let the fun begin!

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