A/N:
Thanks for all the reviews/follows/favorites! I'm sorry I can't reply to everyone, for some reason the site won't let me at present… But from the bottom of my heart, thank you for the encouragement!
Keeping this A/N short and sweet(?), enjoy and review!
Snoogens,
K
Dimitri stirred awake as he reached out his arm and found his bed empty. She was gone. Dimitri wondered if it was all a dream. He rubbed his face with the palms of his hands. It didn't feel like a dream. Had he gone mad and imagined the whole thing? It was all too real and too perfect to be made up. He then realized that Rose's side of the bed was still warm, so he hadn't imagined it. But where the hell was she? He sat up on the edge of his bed, removing his blanket. He needed to find her, but he had no idea what he was going to say. Dimitri felt incredibly guilty about the previous night. Not guilty enough to regret it. He'd never regret making love to Rose. But he had been lying to her. He had an arrangement with Mazur that she knew nothing about. Rose deserved to know the truth, no matter what it cost him or Abe.
Before he had a chance to get out of bed the door to his ensuite cracked open. Rose had intended to silently sneak back to bed so as not to disturb Dimitri's slumber. That plan went out the window when Dimitri turned on his bedside lamp as soon as Rose closed the door behind her. She wasn't expecting him to already be awake. If she had she would have at least thrown on his tee shirt when she went to relieve her bladder.
"Good morning", Rose said, feeling exposed standing there in her birthday suite.
Dimitri couldn't stop staring at her in amazement. "I have never laid eyes on anything as beautiful as you, Roza". All his thoughts of guilt and remorse where gone. All he could think of was how much he wanted her back in his arms, back in his bed, and never let go.
Any inkling of Rose's discomfort dissipated at the smoldering in Dimitri's eyes, replaced by a flush of heat that rushed to her womanhood. She'd been called beautiful before, but when it came from Dimitri it did something to her. The way he was looking at her made her feel powerful and brazen. Rose's lips spread in a devilish grin as she sauntered over to Dimitri, swaying her hips a little more than usual.
Dimitri's eyes never left hers as she situated herself in his lap, straddling him.
Gripping his shoulders she leaned in and again said "Good morning", this time in a seductive velvety voice.
He placed his hands on her waist as he answered in husky accented voice, "Good morning". Dimitri was immediately rock hard.
No other words were uttered after that. None were needed as Rose did what she hadn't had the chance to do the previous night. She rubbed her wet core up and down his erection before she slowly took him into her. That was the only thing that happened slowly or gently. Everything that followed was fast and furious. Rose rode Dimitri hard, it seemed that every time she thrust it was harder and harder. Dimitri ran his hand down Rose's body, pinching her nipples, grabbing her waist, gripping her hips and thighs. His hand traveled to her perfect ass. Dimitri bit his lip at how wonderful everything about this woman felt. He let her hair spill through his fingers before he fisted it pulled her to him, their lips crashing in a hot mess.
Dimitri could feel the tell tale signs of Rose's orgasm approaching. He gripped her tighter as he pushed her body down harder on his, slamming his cock into her with more force, making Rose cum harder than she ever had before.
But Dimitri wasn't done with her yet. While still sheathed in Rose, he stood from the bed, lifting her with him. Instinctively she wrapped her legs around him as he walked away from the bed. He slammed her body to the wall behind her and started pounded ferociously. Rose hadn't had a chance to come down for her high when another orgasm started to build. Dimitri drove into her again and again, loving that she was screaming with abandon and clinging to him for dear life. Rose loved that he wasn't holding back. All it took was three more thrusts and they were both completely undone, climaxing together. Panting, Dimitri walked them back to the bed. He sat with Rose still wrapped around him, while he was still buried inside her. Rose leaned her head on Dimitri's shoulder, trying to catch her breath. Dimitri was in much the same state of breathlessness.
When their breathing finally evened out, Dimitri cupped Rose's cheek and gently kissed her temple before leaning his forehead on hers. "We need breakfast".
Rose nodded, adding, "And a shower". She giggle. "Courtesy calls for the latter, first", thinking of the other occupants in the Hathaway wing.
Rose and Dimitri showered together. Since they were both completely drained from their previous activities, they refrained from having shower sex. It was Dimitri who refused, not that he wasn't ready, willing and able. He was definitely up for the task, but he knew they'd be in the shower for at least another hour and he could already hear Rose's stomach growling. Not to say there was no kissing or touching, but no sexing. Dimitri promised he'd make it up to Rose later.
Their shower was sweet. Dimitri shampooed Rose's hair. He lathered her up with soap. Rose giggled when he ran his fingers lightly up her ribs. He even massaged her shoulders a bit. When they were finished, Rose brushed his hair and pulled it up in a half ponytail, claiming it was sexy as hell on him, emphasizing it's sexiness by trailing butterfly kisses down his neck and chest.
For breakfast, which was technically a very late brunch, Dimitri wanted to make Rose blini. It was his mother's specialty and to this day reminded him of the happier times in his childhood every time he ate them.
"What's blini?" Rose asked while Dimitri was mixing the batter.
"Who said blini?" Christian and Lissa materialized in the kitchen at the sound of food calling.
"Dimitri's making some", Rose answered.
"It's like pancakes only better, Roza", Dimitri answered Rose's question then turned to Christian and Lissa. "Would you like to join us?"
"Hells yeah!" Chris replied. "I would never miss out on Olena's blini!"
Dimitri answered Rose's questioning look. "Olena is my mother. This is her recipe". Rose nodded and found herself jealous of the history Christian had with Dimitri.
Since Lissa and Christian hadn't had any breakfast either, Dimitri ended up making blini for everyone. It was enough to feed a small army. Or one Rose Hathaway.
While Lissa and Christian were around, Rose and Dimitri kept their distance from each other. It was an unspoken agreement. Since they had yet to define their relationship it would only make things awkward if they started asking questions.
After breakfast, Lissa and Christian decided to take a nap. Lissa claimed she wasn't feeling well, but Rose had a suspicion that her and Dimitri's nightly activities kept them up for a good portion of the night.
Needing a lazy day, without workouts or training, Rose and Dimitri plopped on the couch and zapped through the channels on tv for a while. She snuggled close to him, he wrapped his arms around her. Eventually they took the opportunity to talk about what was going on between them.
"Are we just going to snuggle, or are we going to talk about what happened last night?" Rose asked. "And this morning", she added sheepishly. "Don't get me wrong, the sex was amazing," That earned her a broad smile from Dimitri, "but… What are we going?"
Dimitri's smile faltered. "I don't know", he answered, while stroking her hair absentmindedly. "All I know is that I care about you, Roza. More than I've cared about anyone in a long time. You make me feel alive".
"I care about you too, Comrade. You're the best man I've ever met". Rose responded, not finding truer words to describe how she saw him.
"What about… Abe?" Dimitri asked.
"What about him?", she countered.
"Why are you with him? Why don't you leave?" Dimitri questioned.
Rose shook her head. "I already tried that. It didn't work out too well. I can't leave again. Besides, he takes care of me. He provides for me".
He nodded in understanding, but didn't really look as though he did. Unwrapping his arm from around Rose, he asked, "Do you love him?"
"Of course I do", She answered puzzled.
Rose hardly understood where Dimitri was going with this. She didn't have time to get into it as Chris and Lissa joined them in the living room.
"Are we interrupting?" Lissa asked, sensing the charged atmosphere between Rose and Dimitri.
"No, we're just hanging out", Rose answered, keeping up pretenses that there was nothing going on between her and her bodyguard.
Chris broke out his guitar as they were all situated in the living area.
"How did you even manage to sneak in here with that strapped to your back?" Rose asked.
"Sorry, Rosie. Secrets of the trade", Christian answered as Rose made a face at his use of her most hated nick name. "Besides, you act like it was difficult to break into Mazur Manor. The only thing that had me mildly stumped was the security system that Dimitri has set up in the Hathaway wing. And the fact the I was caught sneaking in, I'm impressed! Not many people could have heard me coming". Turning to Rose while still tuning his guitar he added, "If you hadn't hit Dimitri over the head with a skillet I would have considered this endeavor an epic fail".
"No, instead, I was the epic failure", Dimitri commented bitterly.
"That's not what he meant," Rose interjected.
Dimitri rolled his eyes, not wanting to discuss the subject again. He'd just have to up his game if he was going to do his job and protect Rose.
To cut threw the tension Christian started playing 'Sweet Home Alabama'.
"You're still playing that wrong", Dimitri chuckled despite his dark mood. "No matter how many times I showed you how to play it, you're still playing it wrong", Dimitri shook his head in indulgence.
Christian knew what he was doing when he chose that particular song. It brought up old memories of a time they used to hang out as young teenagers. "I am not!" Chris defended.
"You play guitar?" Rose asked.
Dimitri didn't get a chance to answer as Chris stepped in for him. "Dimka used to be insane with a guitar. I mean as if it wasn't enough all the girls around fawned all over him with his height and long hair, he had to add playing guitar?"
"Well I needed and extra edge to impress Tasha", Dimitri answered with mirth.
Rose and Lissa laughed as Christian's face went slack.
"Did it work?" Lissa asked.
"Oh god, I can't know this!" Chris fumbled with the guitar in his hands while trying to cover his ears.
Dimitri took the opportunity to snatch the guitar away.
"Yes, Rose, I used to play guitar", Dimitri finally answered Rose's previous question. "I haven't played in years though". Then he played the riff from 'Sweet Home Alabama' without Chris's mistakes, impressing both Rose and Lissa.
"Did you really hook up with my aunt?!" Chris suddenly asked.
"A gentleman never kisses and tells", Dimitri answered in a very diplomatic voice, with a very devilish grin.
Watching Rose laugh and have fun, letting loose was fascinating to Dimitri. He was enamored by the curve of her smile, by the plumpness of her lower lip, by the gleam in her eyes. He'd made her laugh, wholey and truly. Getting a reaction like that out of Rose pleased him more than it should. Remembering their earlier conversation a song he used to play all the time sprang to mind, so he started playing. Little did he know it was one of Rose's favorites.
Hold on little girl, show me what he's done to you
Stand up little girl a broken heart can't be that bad
When it's through it's through
Fate will twist the both of you
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to show you
Rose joined in, singing the chorus in harmony with Dimitri. Christian and Lissa clapped along as percussion.
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you.
Build up your confidence
So you can be on top for once
Wake up who cares about
Little boys that talk to much
I seen it all go down
Your game of love was all rained out
So come on baby come on over
Let me be the one to hold you
By the second chorus, they were all singing.
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you.
Why be alone when we can be together baby
You can make my life worthwhile
I can make you start to smile
When Dimitri started playing the solo, Rose nearly went bat shit crazy, wooing and whistling. She found herself hot and bothered in a way she never had been before.
I'm the one who wants to be with you
Deep inside I hope you feel it too
Waited on a line of greens and blues
Just to be the next to be with you.
Just to be the next to be with you.
They played a few more songs, switching the guitar back and forth between Dimitri and Christian. Despite all the circumstances, they were having carefree fun. Dimitri hadn't had fun in any type of social setting that hadn't included his family in years. Not since Ivan had been alive. In the dark corners of his mind Dimitri knew this was the calm before the storm.
Soon it came time for the dreaded meeting, Dimitri's daily with Pavel. He planned on introducing Christian as the security expert and hoping for the best.
As soon as the boys were out the door Lissa bombarded Rose with every embarrassing question she could think of. It was her god given right as the best friend.
"I can't believe you slept with your bodyguard!" Lissa squealed. "I mean yes, he's sexy as hell, but he's your employee!"
"No he's not! He's Abe's employee" Rose corrected. "Anyway how do you even know we…"
Lissa interrupted. "Well other than the fact that the guy practically serenaded you just now, Rose, we heard you have wild monkey sex all night and this morning", Lissa answered a bit annoyed. "Why do you think we slept till so late and still needed a nap? Your moaning and his grunting woke us up in the middle of the night. Don't even get me started on this morning." Lissa yawned. "How about next time you try not to scream as loud".
Rose laughed. "I can try! No promises though".
"I'm not even going to ask how he was, since I pretty much got the very phonographic soundtrack". They laughed.
"Well it's time for some payback", Rose said playfully. "You think I didn't hear you and Chris go at it like rabbits, especially after he proposed?" Rose raised her eyebrows and Lissa looked incredulous. She thought they'd always been quiet while Rose was at home.
"So…" Rose said.
"So… what?" Lissa retorted.
"So, I know your dying to ask, so just ask already!" Rose exclaimed.
"Is he as big as you expected?" Lissa asked.
"Bigger".
"How many times did you cum?" Lissa asked devilishly.
"Once last night and twice this morning". Rose smiled proudly, as if it were her accomplishment alone. "I swear, if I wasn't afraid I'd get dehydrated, we wouldn't have left his room. I'd let him fuck till I couldn't walk properly".
"So that's all it was? Fucking?" Lissa could tell from Rose's silence it clearly wasn't just fucking. Lissa nodded knowingly. "Does he feel that same way?"
"I think so. I mean we haven't had a chance to really get into it. I know he cares about me. He said as much".
"You'd have to be blind to not see how much he cares, Rose", Lissa said, pointing out the obviousness of Dimitri's affection towards her.
Rose smiled in answer.
"So does he know? About you and Abe?"
"What's to know?" Rose asked.
"That you're his daughter?"
"Of course he knows! How could he not know?" Rose thought back to the way Dimitri sometimes acted around her and Abe. And their conversation earlier. She chalked it up to Dimitri trying to be professional or weird. But in hindsight, she never did call Abe 'dad'. "What else would I be to Abe if not his daughter?" Lissa shrugged at that. "I'm sure Abe told him". Rose said.
"Well not many people on staff here know. Maybe Dimitri wasn't meant to know either". Lissa suggested. "Hell, I've heard rumors from the maids that your his wife".
"Eeeewwwww!" Rose was thoroughly disgusted.
"I'm sure Dimitri heard the rumors as well. He was here for a while before we arrived".
Rose lost it. She nearly toppled of the couch laughing her ass off. In this fit of laughter she managed to coherently say something along the lines of "I thought he was afraid Abe would chop his balls off for screwing his daughter, not screwing his wife! I don't even know which one is worse. I'm going to have so much fun with this!" Rose rubbed her palms together as if hatching a diabolical plan.
Dimitri and Chris had been at their meeting for about an hour and a half. It was much longer than Dimitri's usual daily's with Pavel but that was to be expected. When they finally returned to the Hathaway wing they found Rose and Lissa asleep on the couch with some rom-com staring Hu Grant playing in the background. The two were surrounded by candy wrappers, empty tubs of ice-cream and half eaten bag of Doritos.
Christian pipe up, "Hard to believe to girls could make this much of a mess in less than two hours, huh?" Dimitri shook his head. "Get used to it buddy", Chris clapped him on the back, "These two do this all the time, they pig out on sweets till they go into a sugar coma. The saltiness of the Doritos is to combat the sugar in everything else". Chris took comfort in the fact that at least this time he wasn't here to witness their sugar high and he didn't have to deal with the fall out on his own. This time he had Dimitri.
"How long will they be out?" Dimitri asked.
"Judging by the amount of candy wrappers and the melted ice-cream left in the those Ben and Jerry's, I'd say they'll be out for at least another hour", Chris answered seriously.
"Mazur invited us to dinner in 2 hours. He said formal. What the hell are we going to do?" Dimitri asked.
"Don't you worry your pretty little head, Dimka. I know exactly what to do". Christian left for the kitchen and returned with 2 ice cubes in his hands. He stood behind the couch and looked up at Dimitri. "If they kill me," Chris started dramatically, "know that I always loved you". Dimitri rolled his eyes at Chris, who took a deep breath before slipping an ice cube into the back of Rose's and Lissa's shirts simultaneously.
Dimitri stood there shocked, it was like watching an animal attack in slow motion. Rose and Lissa shrieked, they jumped from the couch trying to get the ice out. They screamed and clawed at their backs until finally the ice cubes dropped from the hem of their shirts. Now they both turned on Christian, fuming. The smile on Chris's face completely vanished as he took in the predatory gaze of his fiancé and her best friend. He backed up slowly but he was out numbered and basically cornered. Rose leapt of the back of the couch and lunged at him. Lissa followed suite. Christian screamed like a little girl as Rose pulled his hair and Lissa smacked him in the face with a throw pillow.
This was when Dimitri pulled himself together enough to intervene. He grabbed Rose by the waist and hauled her off Chris. That gave Chris enough leverage to hold Lissa in a bear hug.
"That's it, Lissa! I'm getting my knives this time!" Rose yelled to Lissa.
"No!", at that Lissa sobered significantly. "No knives, Rose!"
"Then it's one swift kick to the testicles!"
"Stop. Roza, we don't have time for this". Dimitri's voice in Rose's ear immediately calmed her down, so he loosened his hold on her.
That was a mistake. Rose took her new found freedom to lift her leg swiftly kicking Christian in the nuts. Aside from the blinding pain and his eyes watering, Chris felt as if he'd been winded. That's how hard Rose kicked him.
"Rose you know I hate it when you do that!" Lissa yelled. "If he barfs, I'm not cleaning it up". Lissa helped Christian to the couch so he could sit down.
"You'd hate it more if I got my knives", Rose murmured.
"I'm not cleaning that up either", Lissa answered.
That's when Rose whirled on Dimitri. "Aren't you supposed to be my bodyguard? Yet you let him stick an ice cube down my shirt?!"
Dimitri backed up, with his hand defensively on his crotch, just in case. "I didn't let him. I had no idea what he was planning". He started rambling, "He said you were in a sugar coma and that this was the only way to wake you up in time!"
"In time for what?"
"Dinner", Chris said weakly. "Mazur invited all of us to join him for a semi formal dinner in the main dining hall in less than 2 hours".
"Shit!" Rose yelled. "I swear the old man does this on purpose!" Rose pulled Lissa up from the couch. "Come on, let's go get ready. The two of you," Rose pointed to Christian and Dimitri, "better be in suits and ready to leave by a quarter to seven".
Lissa and Rose left to get ready while Christian nursed his aching balls and Dimitri roared out in laughter. Had that really just happened?
"I can't believe you were dumb enough to do that!" Dimitri said to Christian.
"Fuck you! I just took one for the team!"
That only incurred more laughter from Dimitri.
"Laugh it up big man. I got Lissa to protect me from Rose's wrath and her knives. Who's gonna protect you?" Chris smirked as his comment silenced Dimitri immediately.
"Rose was only kidding about the knives, right?"
At a quarter to seven, the guys were suited up, looking very dashing. Lissa and Rose had donned on cocktail dresses for the occasion. The four of them looked like they walked out of a fashion magazine.
"You clean up real nice, comrade", Rose said as she took the arm Dimitri was offering her.
"Roza, you're breathtaking".
The four walked in silence to the main dining hall, where Abe greeted them.
Rose, as usual, rushed to Abe in a bone crushing hug. Dimitri cringed at the sight. Rose caught a glimpse of Dimitri's displeasure and smirked when she realized that he really had no clue that Abe was her father. After the stunt he let Christian pull with the ice cubes, she was going to thoroughly enjoy this.
They sat down for dinner. Rose sat closer than usual to Abe. She made a point of keeping her hands where Dimitri couldn't see them.
Dinner was filled with light chit chat, until Rose noticed that Abe looked paler than usual.
"Abe, you don't look good. Are you feeling alright?"
"I'm fine, kiz", he answered.
"Mr. Mazur, Rose's right. You don't look well", Lissa said. "Have you been taking your medication?"
"Medication?!" Rose asked alarmed. "Medication for what?"
Lissa was not allowed to discuss Abe's medical condition in front of Rose, but the way he looked was concerning. Her assessment of his health was more important than keeping Rose in the dark, which Lissa didn't agree with anyway.
"Abe has a heart condition that he's been keeping from you". Lissa couldn't keep the secret any longer.
"What condition? Is it bad?" Rose was frantic.
"Congestive heart failure. He had a major coronary a year ago".
"You've been sick this whole time and never told me?!" Rose raised her voice.
Lissa intervened as the voice of reason. "Rose, you need to calm down. You're going to aggravate Abe, and that's not good for his condition." she said calmly.
Rose looked wide eyed at Abe. "Aggravation is not good for you, Abe? How about being a mobster?! That doing you any good?"
"Roza, calm down", Dimitri tried to sooth her, he grabbed her hand under the table. His presence was like a balm.
Abe rose from his seat. "Thank you Lissa, for breaking my confidentiality as my caregiver". To say Abe was displeased with the young blond was an understatement. "As a matter of fact, I am feeling quite under the weather. I think I'll go lay down". As soon as Abe turned to leave he got lightheaded and faltered. Rose was close enough and quick enough reach him and steady him.
"Daddy!" She panicked.
"It's alright, darling. I just need to rest. Pavel will get me to bed. Belikov, make sure the girls get back safely".
"Actually, Mr. Mazur, I'd like to come with you, make sure your vitals aren't too off", Lissa said. Abe knew what that meant. She wanted to make sure he didn't need another trip to that hospital.
Pavel stepped in to aid Abe. "It's alright Rose, I'll be fine. Dimitri will look after you until Lissa comes to fill you in".
"No, dad, I want to go with you", Rose insisted.
"Belikov". With one word from Abe, Dimitri knew what he was being told. Get Rose back to her wing even if she didn't want to go.
Dimitri wrapped his arm around her waist and gently nudged her forward out of the dining hall. Rose didn't put up much of a fight, knowing that Abe, for whatever reason, didn't want her there.
Once they were back, Chris settled on the couch knowing well enough to give Rose her space. Rose marched straight to the gym. Dimitri followed her wordlessly. She grabbed her knives and started throwing at the target, still in her cocktail dress. Her aim was getting more and more off target as her eyes filled with mist.
"Tell me he's going to alright" Rose finally said, without looking at Dimitri.
"He very sick", Dimitri said gently. "He'll be fine tonight, but you need to prepare yourself for the worst".
Rose lost her grip and crumpled to the floor. Dimitri was right beside her in an instant, pulling her to him.
"I can't loose him, Dimitri. He's my father", Rose cried as she clung to him.
"I know, Milaya", Dimitri rocked her back and forth. "I know".
A/N:
Well that escalated quickly. I was not expecting to do back to back lemons (in the previous chapter and this one), it just happened. This chapter had a lot going on... Maybe too much, but I hope it's still to your liking. It even featured Mr. Big's hit 'To Be With You".
I wanted to update sooner but wasn't quite feeling like myself these past few days. Probably the heat.
So, are we all calm now that Dimitri knows Abe is Rose's father? Let me know what you think!
Stay tuned for twists and turns still to come.
The quote in the last chapter's quote of the week segment was from a little movie created by the one and only Quinton Tarantino, Pulp Fiction. Samuel L. Jackson's 'Jules' is explaining his iconic 'Izikiel 25, 17' bible quote to Tim Roth's 'Ringo'. 'Ringo' being the weak, and 'Jules' being the tyranny of evil men, but he's trying real hard to be the Shepard. :-D
This week's quote:
"No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater than central air".
As I'm sure you'll figure out sooner or later by my quotes, I was teenager in the nineties. Eventually, I'll quote something a bit more current. I think.
And hey, you can try and stump me with quotes in reviews or PMs ;-P
No power in the 'verse can stop me!
(alright so I slipped in another quote… don't blame a girl for trying).
Till next time,
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