I woke up from the movement next to me, my body alert and ready to fight. What I wasn't ready for was Dimitri, thrashing in the body. His body covered in sweat and he sounded like he was trying to catch his breath.

I started shaking him, trying to get him to wake up before he hurt himself. "Comrade, wake up! Wake up, it's just a dream! Wake up!" I screamed over and over again until, finally, his eyes opened.

He sat straight up and looked around, confused for a moment before sighing. He fell back on the pillows and put his hands over his face, scrubbing at the skin there. I put my hands over his and pulled them away from his face.

He leaned up and kissed me hungrily, like it was the last kiss we were ever going to have and though my body was screaming at me to give in to the kiss, my mind was the one winning. I pulled back and he just moved his lips to my neck.

"Dimitri, talk to me. Tell me what's wrong?" my voice was soft but of course he heard me.

"It was just a dream, Roza." He then attached his lips back to mine but I turned my head and his lips landed on my cheek. He didn't seem to mind though.

"What was it about?" I asked and he moved his lips to my neck. So I tried again. "What was your dream about?"

He pulled away from my neck and I kept my expression calm. He just sat there with our hands in his lap, playing with my fingers. I waited, not saying anything hoping he'd get the idea that I wasn't letting this go.

"We were in the woods. Tasha and Robert were there. I couldn't move, couldn't call for help. All I could do was watch." He took a breath trying to calm down. I squeezed his hands lightly, letting him know I was here for him and trying to give him some comfort.

I put my arms around him and pulled him close to me. "It's ok. Me and this baby are ok. We're both right here." I spoke in the most soothing tone I could and slid his hands to where the baby started kicking. Almost like he or she could sense that something was wrong with him and was trying to give some comfort.

We sat there for a little while longer, just holding each other close as he buried his face in my shoulder and I kissed his hair. I don't how long we stood there but I noticed it was about the middle of the day for the humans.

"What do you think they baby is?" he asked and I laughed.

"I don't know. I just want it to come out healthy." I told him and he smiled. "Ok it's time for us to get some sleep. I don't know about you but my ass is exhausted." He grinned but laid back down and wrapped his arms around me.

~DPOV~

I reached across to pull my Roza close to me, only to find that she wasn't there. I sat up in bed and looked around for a moment before seeing a little note laying on her pillow.

. Lissa, Christian, Adrian, and I will be around Court helping out with some of the royalty and politics bullshit. Get some rest and if you need me, I've got my cell. I love you

Love,

Your Roza

I smiled softly before sighing. I wished she wouldn't have left this morning. Any other morning would hurt but after that dream there was nothing I wanted more than to have her close to me. I could still hear her screams, see Tasha torturing her, and finally Robert stabbing her in the stomach.

I shook my head and grabbed some clothes before walking into the bathroom. I ran the water and slipped into the shower/bath letting the water run over my body. I didn't know what I was going to do. We were going to have to find Tasha and Robert soon. They were a threat and if anything happened to Roza or the baby… no, I can't afford to think like that. They are going to show themselves, slip up, or something. Anything that we could use to track them down.

My phone started ringing as soon as I got out of the shower. I grabbed it and sat on the bed and smiled when I saw who it was.

"Hello, my love." I said and laid back on the bed.

"Sounds like you're feeling better. Did you get some rest?" she asked and I laughed.

"I'm fine. What about you? Are Lissa and Christian ok? Have you run into any Strigoi or have any leads on Robert?" I could almost feel her role her eyes at my words.

"You know one of these days; you're going to start worrying about yourself and not everyone else." I laughed at the thought.

"Roza, I haven't been able to do that since I was nine. I'm not going to start now."

She sighed and said "I know. I miss you."

"I miss you too. Any idea when you guys are going to be home?" I asked and laid back on the bed.

"It's late so probably not till early tomorrow. Don't want to raise the humans' suspicions." She laughed and I frowned. Then I looked at the clock.

"I slept till midnight?" I asked and laid back down.

"I told you that you needed some sleep." I rolled my eyes. "So what are you doing right now?"

"I just got out of the shower and I was getting dressed but my phone was going off." she laughed and I could her some mischievousness in her voice.

"Are you still naked?" she asked and I almost dropped the phone.

"Yes." I said slowly, recovering from the shock.

She started snickering and I couldn't help my body heat up a little from the sound. "You sound surprised."

"I wasn't expecting that." I laughed and put the phone on speaker. I grabbed a pair of boxers and sweats from my drawers.

She laughed again and I was about to say something else, when someone started knocking on the door.

I grabbed the phone and turned it off speaker. "Were you expecting someone?" I asked and she went silent.

"No. Why?" she asked and walked to the front door, where a letter lay in the floor.

"Someone was knocking on the door. They're gone now." I told her and saw that the letter was addressed to me. I opened up the letter and pulled out the single piece of paper.

She might have said something else after that but I couldn't hear it. I felt the phone slip out of my hand and felt my heart jump in my throat at what was written in the note.

I'm so sorry. I miss you so much and I'm sorry for the pain that you are going to go through. Rose and the baby are going to die. There's nothing you can do to change it. I'll be waiting for you if you change your mind, my love.

Love,

Tasha

***What a lovely note. I figured I'd give Dimitri a little more hell to deal with. Thanks for the wonderful reviews and I hope you guys are loving the story. R&R please