**Chapter 10**

Back at work in full swing. Mom and Abe's ceremony was so romantic and intimate, yesterday in front of a judge and Dimitri and I with Hans were there to witness. It was small and so mom and dad. Christian came to me during one of my midnight snack trips to the kitchen to tell me Lissa is seeing my doctor in the morning. I told him why I am so worried about her. His whole face has gone all paler then it's normal paleness. He saw my worry and he asked me to keep it amongst ourselves till we can confirm anything. Christian left after that. Dimitri had a week off and is spending some quality time with our little one, we are trying to potty train him. He started to read things to us. Yeah people 9 and a half months old and already reading, let alone writing short sentences.

The teacher at his day care said she had never seen a baby of bit even a year old doing things like this ever. She moved him from her class to a bit older class so he can keep learning and developing his brain. She also suggest we start speaking to him in another language in the house so little Dimitri can start picking it up so Dimitri senior is teaching him Russian. That is also part of Dimitri being at home this whole week. Estavan took Dimitri's duties for this week. So we work together. Hans has organized a couple of troop of guardians to go attack that Romanian strigoi mobster.

I personally think he is making a mistake of sending everyone in like we always do. I did try to reason with him about it but every time Hans just brushed me off. So I left it. I just know we are going to have a big loss of valuable guardians and even more wounded. Putting more pressure on all the other guardians out there. Sitting and drinking me coffee and watching the monitors. Estavan and I took turns patrolling the house. The whole week was quite and me working 24 hours for 8 days straight. Dimitri joined ranks on Monday morning after he dropped Junior off at day care.

'Morning guardian Belikov.'

'Morning guardian Belikov.' He replied. 'Junior missed you. He kept asking for you.' I shrugged feeling the weight of the my, dhampir duties weighing me down as I try to be a mother and loving wife to my wonderful husband.

'I thought it would happen. You know how our duties are. I wanted so desperately wanted to spend the evenings with my two favorite men in my life, but 'they come first'.'

'It's okay. He will learn. By the looks of it, you are back on your coffee diet.'

'How did it go with his Russian lessons?'

'It was tough at the beginning but near the end of the 6 days he was starting to get it.'

'That is great, we just need to continue. You speak only Russian with him and I will speak only English that way he can learn both languages at once.'

'Good idea. I told his teacher you will pick him this afternoon.' I nod my head. I have gone through the schedule for the week with Dimitri. Later in the morning the good doctor Walnikov made a special house call for the queen. He gave her a home pregnancy test to go take now and he draws some blood. She took the test and while they all waited for the results. He asked her a bunch of questions and she all but a few answered yes. The doctor wrote everything down in her folder. The timer clicked to indicate the time is up.

'Your majesty, it appears you are pregnant. The blood I took earlier will be send to confirm if you are indeed pregnant. But the home pregnancy test now a days are all really spot on.' Lissa face fell looking at Christian. The way he looked at her gave her hope and she smiled at him. He hugged her and gave her a kiss. I felt a tab jealous of them. My first news of me being pregnant has just the opposite effect, so I just looked away and leaned against the wall looking out the window. Concentrating on my duties. Although Lissa is my best friend, no that is not right.

More like a- like a sister then a best friend, but as her guardian I have no right to mingle in her private life so I focuses on not hearing anything they are talking to the doctor about and only focus on what I hear and see with my super hero powers. Hans is sending is his troops tonight, I'm fearing of the reports that may come back. I saw the doctor out after they were done. I gave Lissa and Christian both quickly hugs then returned to my duties. Time ticked on and I picked Junior up from day care. Went home fed Junior then he and I both took a quick both together.

Got dressed in a clean guardian uniform then drove back to Lissa's place where Dimitri was giving evening orders. Junior run straight into Dimitri's open arms. After giving orders to his attention to Junior all in Russian. Dimitri asked him a bunch of questions in Russian. Junior answered in Russian and even on occasion an nod and shook his head. Lissa insisted on getting Junior a crib for our room her at the monitoring room in her house. So I lay Junior down as he read to me a piece and wrote a passage for me that the teacher asked me to with him.

After all his homework he was tired early and fell asleep across Dimitri's and my lap's. I tucked him in and went on patrol duty. My turn for outside duty walking around and around the house. When I came back inside I was a ice-cube. Got some coffee and sat down on the empty couch, Dimitri was busy in the bathroom. Taking a shower.

'Stop drinking that, please Rose.'

'I can't. I need to focus on keeping them safe.'

'Go! Get some sleep. Looks like you could fall over soon.'

'But-…' I wanted to protest but was cut off.'

'Please, Rose. I'll wake you if anything happens.' I shrugged put my empty coffee mug down then turn to Dimitri. He looked at me.

'What is it?' He asked me.

'The troops with Hans send in tonight.'

'What about it?'

'I tried to tell him a couple of times to have a different tactic with this mobster then the previous attacks but he brushed it off like it was nothing. I'm afraid we will have a lot of good guardians die and get injured today.'

'Hey, you can't take responsibility for everyone, Roza.'

'I know, but we could have fewer causalities.'

'That might have been the case, love but it is not our responsibility to have make that calls.'

'Yes, I know. Your right.'

'Roza, Please try to get some rest.' I head to bed and got in. I fell asleep and immediately was jolted into n nightmare. In my dream I was standing on a tiny hill with dead guardian bodies all around me as far as the eye can see. Silent tears ran down my face as I wrap my arms around myself as I start walking between the dead bodies I was still walking when I notice a familiar duster and I ran to the still laying body. I turn the body over to see the face as his familiar hair. As my eyes fell on Dimitri's face I completely cracked. His throat was slashed and had terrible deep gashes on his face.

'Oh, Dimka! No! Please no!' I yelled.

'Rose! Rose- Rose wake-up honey.' My face was cupped in caring hands and concern filled eyes looking down at me. I finally open my eyes and saw Dimitri's urgent face. All I could see is the marks on his face and his throat slashed. I blinked again and I fling my arms around his neck.

'Hey, hey. What's going on?' He asked me, smoothing back my wild hair.

'Oh, it was horrible. There were bodies everywhere and…' I start and bury my face in my hands.

'What?' He asked as he pulls me onto his lap.

'You… you were among them I couldn't handle it.'

'It's all over now. Have a drink of water, then try to rest some more. You've only been a sleep for 20 minutes.'

'I don't think I can go back to sleep after that.'

'Please- please just try. I'll lay down with you till you fall asleep.' We faced each other we started kissing and before the both of as realized it we were making very hot and sweaty love. We were going a little bit over board. Afterward we lay back staring at the ceiling out of breath.

'Wow, did not plan any of that happening while on duty.' Dimitri said looking over at me.

'I'm sorry.'

'For what?'

'For everything.' He turned on his side looking down at me.

'What everything?'

'For putting so much pressure on you. With Junior and being a wonderful husband and a father so close on top of each other. I get it, it's a lot of pressure.'

'Rose stop. Please just stop!' I shut my mouth and just stared blankly at him.

'I always wanted to be a father just not through how it would happen, but now that it did, with the woman of my dreams I'm over the moon happy. Is there challenges? Yes, there will always be pressured in a married couples lives, but nothing you and I can't face together. As long as we have each other we can face anything.'

'I love you so much, Dimitri Belikov.'

'I love you more, Roza Belikov.' He kissed me leaning down. He shoo me into the shower while he checked the monitor. I was done and dressed when I walked back out. Dimitri step into the bathroom and took a nice shower while I made our bed. Checked in on Junior in his crib. He was still asleep I pulled his blanket over him. Sat back down and watched the still quite monitors. Lissa and Christian were watching some TV in their living room. I quickly do my patrols without disturbing them. Walking back into the monitoring room, Dimitri walked out of the steamy bathroom.

'Please, please I beg of you to get some rest.'

'Okay, see. I'm getting into bed.'

'Good now relax and close your eyes.' I did and fell asleep and it was really welcoming.