Hey guys! I would like to thank those of you who have stuck through this with me. I didn't expect this story to be that good~! Anyways, here ya go!

I know that he would be more than able to protect me, but I wanted our vacation to be jus that….a vacation. He seemed fine with it all and we headed up to bed for the night. I was exhausted, so no sex tonight. I made Dimitri a promise that we would make love in the morning as I cuddled up next to him for the night.

Chapter 23

RPOV

I woke up my favorite way this morning…to the smell of food. Ok, so it is only one of my favorites. I felt the bed shift next to me. "Morning Roza. I know you're awake. Open up those beautiful eyes for me." Keeping my eyes closed, I smiled. "Only if you have come to feed our baby." He laughed and leaned over to kiss me. "Why don't you open your eyes and find out." Because my stomach decided to growl at that exact moment, I felt I had no other choice but to get up.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that Dimitri had a tray on the bed. There were waffles, eggs, bacon, and a chocolate donut. Not thinking twice, I grabbed the donut and moaned. "Keep that up and I will have to put feeding you on hold for a little while." Damn him for making me choose between chocolate and him. I decided to let the food win out for now…for now. I scarffed down everything in front of me with help from Dimitri. After that, we made love to burn off the calories. Of course there wasn't much time to keep going….we had a busy day ahead of us.

As part of his conditions for letting me go to Russia without him, I was to go to the clinic and have a check up to make sure everything was still alright. He had been informed of the events which transpired last night with Tasha and was concerned about me being under so much stress. We still weren't sure if there were going to be any complications due to Dimitri and I both being dhampirs, so everyone is treating me like I am fragile. I can't complain though, I know that they are just looking out for me.

Dimitri jumped in the shower while I looked for something to wear. As soon as he was out, I got in. God, the water felt good on my back. My muscles have been becoming stiff since I haven't been working out. I didn't want to say anything to Dimitri though. He has been doing more than enough to keep me happy, healthy, and safe as it is without needing me complaining over some sore muscles. When I got out, I was surprised to see that all my stuff was already packed for our trip.

I headed to the living room, where Dimitri was sitting in a chair by the window reading one of his western books. I walked over to him and took the book out of his hands, laying it on the coffee table. "Thank you." He cocked his eyebrow, wondering what I was thanking him for. I straddled his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. "For packing for me. It saved a lot of time and possibly saved you a headache." I gave him a quick kiss and got off of him. He looked at his phone, realizing what time it was and knowing we needed to get going.

I was really nervous as we sat in the waiting room. "Roza, what's wrong?" He placed his hand on my leg that I didn't realize I was bouncing up and down. "I have a feeling something isn't right. I don't know. I don't think it is the baby….just….something feels off." He wrapped his arm around me and placed a kiss on my temple. "I am sure everything will be fine." I am glad one of us feels that way.

DPOV

What is concerning me the most right now, isn't Roza or the baby. Well, it is, but there is a bigger underlying factor….Tasha. She won't give up until she has me. I have learned over years of knowing her that she is unhinged, not all there, crazy. She will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Finally, Rose's name was called and we headed back to make sure we were all clear to take off this evening. All of her vitals looked good, she was gaining weight (finally), and the baby's heartbeat was strong. Because there were no other patients at the moment, we also had the opportunity to have an ultrasound done.

After the doctor measured the baby and declared that the growth was right on target, she asked the question we have been waiting to hear. "How would you like to know the sex?" Rose and I looked at eachother and both nodded at the same time. The doctor moved the wand around a little bit and then stopped. "Congratulations, it's a girl!" Holy shit. A girl! I looked at Rose and squeezed her hand. She had a tear running down her cheek and I knew I did too. "Roza, I love you."

RPOV

We were heading back to our apartment in a comfortable silence. We are having a girl! I just hope that she has Dimitri's self control and my looks….wait. That wouldn't be a good thing. Dimitri will have to beat the guys off her if she looks like me. It was hard enough being me. Lissa is going to go nuts. I know she wanted it to be a girl.

Once inside our apartment, I plopped down on the couch, exhausted already from being up and about. I pulled out my phone and texted Lissa, giving her the good news, and then proceeded to let everyone else know as well…making sure to avoid Dimitri's family. We want to tell them in person. I can't wait to see everyone again. I miss Olena's cooking and I hope that by now, Viktoria will have forgiven me for fucking with her chi and getting her outta that place before she ended up pregnant as well.

Then there's Yeva. That woman still scares the shit outta me. Then again, people like her do…like Ambrose's aunt. They know the future in glimpses, but only give you cryptic messages about them without telling you the whole story. I guess it really isn't them that scares me…..it's what they know that keeps me up at night – so to speak.

I decided to close my eyes for a bit before our trip. Dimitri was getting everything together that we would need that hasn't been packed yet and refuses to let me help. Overprotective fool. I'm fuckin Rose Hathaway! I can handle something as minute as packing if I can kill Strigoi! Grrrrr. Yes, I just growled.

Seemingly, as soon as I let my eyes flutter shut, I was sitting on a beach. I knew instantly who was there. "Come out, come out wherever you are!" Adrian appeared from behind a palm tree with two drinks in hand. I shook my head and smiled.

"Don't worry, there isn't any alcohol in them…just juice." I patted the sand next to me for him to sit down. "So, to what do I owe this visit?" He laughed and handed me my drink. "Just wanted to see how you were doing, that's all."

Please let me know what you think. I apologize that this wasn't all that exciting...I just want to get them to Russia already! lol

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