Hey, sorry for it being late. I was going to update on Thursday, but I had to get ready to go camping.
Quickly, I just want to say thank you for reading and reviewing, it means so much to those who do. It means so much that you guys are even reading my story, at all. I am proud to say that I have 123 followers. That may not be a lot to others, but that is a lot to me. Each and every one of you mean so much to me, and I feel privileged to be writing this story for you to read and enjoy, even if I have a hard time with updating in a timely fashion. Once again, thank you very much. You make my day, every day.
Anyway, here it is. I've never really done someone else's PoV besides Rose, so here we go!
Dimitri PoV
I found it hard to sleep knowing that something was wrong with Rose. The fact that she seemed fine now was enough to allow me to go to sleep, but that didn't stop me from waking up many times throughout the night to check on her.
Finally, it was a time that I could be awake without getting into trouble for annoying someone, depending on who that someone is, of course.
That was why I was very careful with getting out of bed. I didn't want to wake Rose up and upset her. She likes her sleep and prefers to be woken up by herself.
Walking downstairs and into the kitchen, I saw Mama working in the kitchen, getting things ready for breakfast. I grabbed a cup of coffee and sat at the table. She noticed that something was wrong and stopped what she was doing.
Sitting down beside me, she asked in Russian, "What's the matter, Dimka?"
I sighed. "I don't know."
"Is it about Roza?" She asked looking slightly alarmed.
"Yes," I started, and she looked upset. Realizing what she was thinking, I took care of her horrible thoughts. "No, nothing like that. We are doing perfectly, Mama."
She looked relieved. "Then, what's the matter?"
"She was sick last night, and I don't know what's wrong. I've been everywhere she's been and I've eaten everything she has. I'm worried that something might be wrong. I can't lose her again." The end came out as a whisper and I almost had tears come out.
Mama hugged me. "She'll be fine. Nothing as simple as a cold will take her down. She's too strong and stubborn for that."
I smiled, knowing that what she said was true. Hugging her back, I whispered, "Thank you, Mama," in her ear.
She smiled, stood up, and kissed my forehead. "That's what I'm here for, my son."
She started to go back to work when I asked, "Would you like some help?"
"Yes, please. Why don't you start making some bread?"
I immediately went to work on the bread. We both cooked in happy silence until our family started waking up.
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Roza was the last to arrive downstairs. I wasn't surprised. She walked in the kitchen looking around at everyone. Mama handed her a plate full of food saying, "Eat up, Sweetheart."
Rose thanked her and kissed her cheek before coming to sit between Anabelle and I. After giving Anabelle a kiss on the head and me a kiss on the lips, she started eating.
I've been watching her the whole time she came downstairs, and something seemed off about her. I didn't know what it was, but I was trying to figure it out.
She gave me a glance before directing herself to the conversation. I was listening in, but my many concern was her.
The conversation finished, and I sent all of the kids to do the dishes. It gave them something to do, and it also allowed me to have a quick conference with Rose.
"Are you alright, Roza?" I asked.
"I told you I'm-" She started, trying to pass on the same story. I wanted the truth, though.
"I know that you said you were fine last night," I interrupted her. "How are you feeling right now?"
"I feel great, Dimitri," She said, using as much bravado as she could. I could see through it though. It was obvious she was keeping something from me.
"Roza," I warned her, making sure she knew that I wanted her to tell me what was wrong. She realized, once again, how well I could see through her. Rose wasn't going to give up, though. That wasn't who she was.
Standing up, she grabbed her plate and said, "I'm fine, really." I gave her a look. She knew I didn't believe her, but she kept up with it anyway. "I am fine, and I'm going to go and have fun. I'll prove to you that I am fine."
I sighed, knowing that there was no way around this. She seemed mostly fine, so I let it drop, for now. That didn't mean that I wasn't going to still watch her.
Putting her dish in the sink, the kids finished soon after, and we left for the water park.
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The day was actually pretty fun, even with Roza making me jealous at each and every turn with her little bikini. Also, she seemed fine all day long. Maybe it was just some kind of weird bug.
We were walking out into the parking lot still laughing and having fun. It was dark out, seeing as we had stayed a little bit later because we were having fun.
We were about halfway to our vehicles when we were ambushed by strigoi. Ten strigoi jumped out and I took out my stake, watching Rose do the same. Everyone but Rose and I headed to the cars. The kids were being sealed inside, and everyone else was grabbing their stakes that they kept in there. Karolina and Sonya joined us while the others took a defensive position.
It was going well until I checked over at Rose. She was being hammered down by a strigoi, and she obviously couldn't take much more. Dodging the strigoi I was currently fighting, I ran over to Roza and set up a protective stance in front of her. None of them were going to touch her again.
I fought both strigoi and soon heard the sound of puking coming from behind me. As soon as I killed both of the strigoi, I turned around and held her hair up. "Roza, Roza, Roza," I whispered, hoping that somehow that was all it took to make her feel better.
She stopped being sick, and I picked her up, insanely worried that something horrible had happened to her. I was probably frantic, but I didn't care. I had to make sure that Roza was safe.
I noticed that I switched to Russian as I yelled out orders. Anabelle looked scared, but Viktoria was taking care of her, so I didn't worry too much. Soon, I had Roza pressed up against me in the back seat of the car, and we were heading to the hospital.
When we got to the hospital, the nurses took my Roza away from me, and I followed them, wanting to stay with Roza.
Everyone else was heading home in the van, leaving the car for us in case we could come home or if either of us had to leave for something. How they worked out the seating arrangements for that, I do not know.
I sat in the corner of the room, staying out of the way, and letting the nurses do their job.
They put her on IV and took her blood for some tests. They didn't knock her out, which I'm not sure is a good thing or a bad thing. Since Roza was fine now, they stuck to just doing a blood test. Although, I could imagine the exaggeration that was going through her head.
It hurt me so much to know that there was something wrong with her, but not knowing what it was. Hopefully, the nurses will be able to tell us soon.
Finally, all of the nurses left. Slowly, I walked to her bedside. Sitting down, I took her hand.
"Roza," I sighed. As soon as I said that, she wouldn't meet my eyes. I could understand why. She didn't want to hurt me, just like I don't want to hurt her, ever again.
It killed me to see he so . . . broken, but this was a conversation we had to have.
I tried to make this like any other conversation, which I would normally be able to achieve, but this was Roza. So, my voice broke when I muttered, "Roza, why?"
"Dimitri, I-" she started, still not meeting my eyes.
I was starting to get frustrated, I didn't want an apology. I wanted an explanation. "You knew something was wrong, but you just pushed it off like it wasn't there. Why would you let that happen to you? Why didn't you tell me? Don't you trust me?"
Again, I was trying to remain cool, but my resolve had broken and the last question came out as a whisper. It was heartbreaking for me to see her so heartbroken.
We were so much the same. We never wanted to hurt each other if we could help it, but it always seemed to turn out that way.
"Dimitri, I'm sorry, but-"
"But what, Rose?"
She flinched and it took me a couple minutes to realize it was because I called her by her normal name.
She finally met my gaze with tears in her eyes. I could feel liquid in my eyes, but was too distracted by hers. Reaching up with my free hand, I wiped away the tears that were running down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry," she whispered.
I couldn't stand this, any of this. I pulled her close and held on tight, never wanting to let her go.
"I know, Roza, I know." I gave her a rub on her back and kissed her head. I may have overreacted, but I couldn't, I just couldn't. "I'm sorry for getting mad, but I just can't lose you again. I've already lost you so many times, I don't want to lose you for good." It would absolutely kill me.
"I know, Dimitri, and I won't let that happen," she told me. I think she was trying to reassure us both, but we both knew that anything could happen to us.
"I know, Roza."
We held onto each other, never wanting to let go, until the door opened. I let her go so that we could face the nurse, but I kept a hold of her hand.
The nurse seemed excited and I was wondering what could put her in such a good mood, especially since something was wrong with her patient.
"Your tests are back and we have wonderful news for you," the nurse said
Roza and I shared a glance, both of us surprised. What the hell was she talking about? My Roza came in here after fighting strigoi, not that the nurse knew that, and sick to her bones. How could things be wonderful?
"What's the news?" I asked. I was definitely curious, and I was done with the suspense.
"Well, first of all, you are fine," she told Roza. "The morning sickness is completely normal and should be expected, although you did get it a bit early, but that's all good."
Morning sickness? That makes sense, but if Roza has morning sickness, what does that mean?
The nurse looked at our faces and laughed. "You guys really have no clue, do you?"
We both shook our heads, completely and utterly confused. I really wish she would just tell us already.
"Oh, well," she looked like she had no idea how to continue on, "most people have at least some idea, even if they aren't trying."
I was still confused as the nurse laughed again. I looked to Roza, making sure she wasn't going to jump up and kill our nurse. If my patience is up, there is no doubt hers was gone long ago.
"You're pregnant," she finally told us, laughing at our response. "Congratulations. I'll leave so that you two can have a chance to talk." Then, she left.
I felt my hands tightening into fists. Pregnant? How could Rose be pregnant? It's not possible, it's not supposed to happen, it's . . .
And that's when it clicked into place. I turned to look at my Roza. She looked shocked, which was understandable. I loosened my hands when I realized I was still squeezing hers.
She started crying again, and I quickly tried to calm her down.
"Roza. Roza, look at me," she did as I asked, "Why are you crying?"
She almost didn't answer. "I'm . . pregnant. How can I be pregnant? It's not possible! I didn't cheat on you, I promise. I-"
I stopped her with a kiss before she could go on.
"You're not mad?" she asked.
I laughed and shook my head. "No, milaya, I'm not."
She looked even more surprised. "Why not?"
"Do you want me to be angry, Roza?" She shook her head. "I know you didn't cheat on me, and that this is both of our biological child."
"How?"
"Don't you remember what Babushka told you? That something special was going to happen, and to remember that it is possible, not impossible."
Remembrance filled her features. "Oh," she exclaimed.
I nodded my head. I kissed her, and then leaned down to kiss her stomach. Roza giggled, messing with my hair, as I let my head rest on her stomach.
Soon, there was a knock on the door and the nurse came back in.
"Look at the happy couple," she nearly squealed. She had a bag in her hand and a clipboard.
I sat up again. She walked over and handed me the bag while giving the clipboard to Roza to have her sign.
"Here's the release form. In the bag, you will find all of the vitamins needed for during your pregnancy. They have the instructions on the bottle. Also, don't forget to see the doctor in couple weeks."
Roza finished signing her papers and after changing into her normal clothes, we finally left.
We were in the car holding hands. I looked over at Roza, and she was absolutely glowing.
Our family was, no doubt, worrying about us. We'll get home, though. We'll get home and we'll tell them the amazing news.
I couldn't wait for Anabelle's reaction.
So, what did you think? I hope I portrayed Dimitri well enough.
"Hey Mason, wipe the drool off your face. If you are going to think about me naked, do it in your own time." - Rose Hathaway