There was a light tapping on the door that Dimitri almost didn't hear. It was barely there.
"Dimitri, it's me", Rose's voice resonated through the wooden door, stirring something in Dimitri. Her tone told him something wasn't right.
It was almost time for their shift change. Dimitri had been up for a while, still in his pajama bottoms and white tee shirt. Rose had been hold up in her room most of the day, despite the attack that occurred the previous night. Or maybe it was because of it. She'd already been in her sleepwear, a tee shirt she'd borrowed from Dimitri and never gave back.
He opened the door to their joint bathroom where he found Rose on the verge of tears. "Roza, what's wrong?"
"I'm sorry, Dimitri", Rose leaned into his open arms. "I'm so so sorry".
He stroked her hair gently and shushed her. "What are sorry for?", he asked, a bit puzzled.
"I don't know how I would have saved you", she answered, just above a whisper.
Dimitri had no idea what Rose was talking about, "I'm not following".
Dimitri had saved Rose and Lissa when the strigoi attacked (it was a joined effort of all parties involved, but in the end it was Dimitri that got them back to the wards). When Rose got all pissy and claimed that Dimitri shouldn't have saved her as well, Lissa countered that Rose would never have left Dimitri behind either. The problem was Rose could not for the life of her figure out how or what she would have done had it come to that.
She swallowed hard. "If you were the one on the ground, I don't know how I would have gotten you out of there", her voice muffled by Dimitri's shirt. "It could have just as easily been you, you were down first", Rose wasn't accusing or belittling, she was just stating facts. "What if in the end, the strigoi were killed and I was the one left standing?"
They were standing in the door way, in between Dimitri's room and the bathroom. It was kind of symbolic. Where Dimitri was all in, Rose was half in half out.
"I keep running the scenario in my head over and over", tears streaked Rose's cheeks. Lissa had planted a seed of doubt in her, and that seed grew and grew and grew to consuming Rose's every thought. "I don't know how I'm supposed to save you, comrade. Tell me what to do. What am I supposed to do?"
It was a hypothetical yet Dimitri could see how distraught Rose was because of it. "You leave me behind", he answered softly.
Rose froze. Her tears stopped, her sniffling and sobbing stopped, her breathing stopped. She pulled back and met his steady gaze. "What?"
"There's nothing you could have done, Roza", he lifted his hand to her cheek.
But Rose pulled back. She stared at Dimitri as if he'd slapped her. "How dare you?"
"Rose-"
"No", now she'd completely left his grasp. "You tell me there's no way you'd ever leave me behind and then go right around and say that I'm supposed to leave you behind?! Why? How is that right?!" Rose was furious.
"It's not about what's right, it's what's realistic, Rose", he answered calmly. "There's no way you could have gotten me out of there, I didn't ask you to and I never would".
"You arrogant, son of a bitch".
Dimitri shook his head. "I don't want you risking your life for me".
"I didn't want that either", Rose seethed, "but I didn't have a choice in the matter".
"You wouldn't have had a choice even if our roles were reversed, Rose. You would've gotten Lissa and yourself behind the wards, like I trained you to, like you trained all your life to".
Rose huffed, "I hate you".
Dimitri took it with a grain of salt. But what looked like calm on the outside, was anything but on the inside.
And Rose knew it. She pushed his chest. "Did you hear me?!" She pushed again. Hard. But Dimitri hardly budged. "I hate you", with every word she jabbed her finger at his chest.
And Dimitri stood there and took it while Rose cried. And cried. And cried. She cried till the fight drained out of her and she found herself once again engulfed by him, wrapped between his broad chest and his strong arms. "I can't. I can't leave you behind. It would kill me".
"SShh", Dimitri stroked her hair, "I know, baby".
Rose cried for a fate they almost shared. She cried for what she knew she might someday have to do. She cried because she was too weak to save the two people she loved most in this world. The hypothetical situation Lissa had presented was the embodiment of Rose's greatest fear - that one day she would have to choose between Dimitri and Lissa. Worse than that, was the fear of losing one of them because of it.
Rose had tried to make things easy for Dimitri and take the choice away from by telling him to sacrifice her, when in reality she knew she'd could never live with herself no matter who she chose to sacrifice.
Dimitri understood this. And in this realization he needed to release Rose from the torment of ever having to choose."Rose, I want you to promise me-"
"No", Rose answered, cutting him off.
Dimitri continued as though Rose hadn't interrupted him, "That you'll always put yourself and Lissa first".
"No", Rose whispered.
"Fine, don't promise", Dimitri spoke softly. "Just know that it's what I want".
"I'm sorry", Rose repeated, and cried harder.
Dimitri knew she was sorry for a lot of things. For the way she acted, for asking him to make a ridiculous promise, but most of all Rose was sorry for the choice she'd already made. "Roza, it's okay", he said. He pulled a bit back, cupping her cheeks. "Look at me". When her eyes met his, he continue, "It's okay. I love you, baby".
It was the second time he called her that. And despite the dark nature of their talk, Rose giggled. The sound of it was like music to Dimitri's ears.
"Did you just call me baby?", Rose asked, still giggling.
Dimitri chuckled. "I thought I'd try it on".
"Yeah? How's that working out for you?" Rose tried and failed to raise any eyebrow.
Dimitri chuckled again. "I don't know, why don't you tell me".
Rose shrugged with a smirk. "Try it again".
Dimitri's wolfish grin suddenly morphed. "Roza", his accent was thick, the R rolled off his tongue. He bit his lip. "Baby, I love you".
Rose ran her hand through Dimitri's locks. She lifted herself on her tip toes and pulled him down to meet her half way. Before their lips met, Rose murmured, "That really works for me, comrade".
Dimitri smiled, his eyes darkened. He'd never admit it, but despite hating that nickname at first, he now loved when she called him that. But what Rose said next, really made him lose control.
"I love you, Dimitri".
It wasn't the first time she'd said it, but his body responded as though it were. He kissed her deeply, pressing her body against his.
Rose moaned into his mouth, completely losing herself in the taste of him. As their tongues danced they grew closer and hotter. What started out slow and gentle quickly became searing and unrelenting. Rose's hands were tangled in Dimitri's hair. When she bit his bottom lip, he let out a low growl and lifted Rose to the counter. He spread Rose's legs and stepped between them. She released his lip from her teeth and he attached his mouth to her neck.
Dimitri trailed open mouth kissed across her collar bone while Rose writhed. Her legs wrapped around him pulling his hardness against her softness.
Rose was inexperienced. She'd only ever been with Dimitri and that was only twice. But ever since their first time, Rose couldn't stop thinking about Dimitri. Picturing him naked. Pumping in and out of her. She craved the feeling of fullness, she longed for the feel of his body pressed against hers, she yearned for the feeling of ecstasy that only being with Dimitri had brought her.
In short, Rose was horny as fuck. And she wasn't shy about it. She tugged on Dimitri's shirt, making it known she wanted the offending clothing off. Rose ran her hands over Dimitri's pecs, then his abs, her fingertips gliding over his taut muscles. She rubbed her core up and down the erection that strained against Dimitri's pants.
"You know I love seeing you in my shirt", Dimitri smirked and ran his hands over Rose's tee shirt clad body. Where his hands went his lips followed. He cupped Rose's breast through the shirt, then bit her nipples through the white fabric. He squeezed her waist and hips, then ran his nose across her abdomen. He stroked Rose through her panties, obscenely proud that he'd made her so wet that it soaked through to his pants. He put more pressure on her sex before pushing her panties aside and running a finger down her slit. He gently pressed the pad of his thumb to her clit.
Rose gasped. As her breathing became heavy her nipples puckered against the material of her shirt. Watching her breasts heave, coupled with the smell of her arousal, got Dimitri even harder. He fell to his knees before her. That brought him to the perfect hight, where he was faced directly with her womanhood. Still holding her panties aside, Dimitri brought his mouth to her lips. His tongue darted out and licked Rose.
When he made contact with Rose's nub, she was sure there was no way she'd be able to contain her screams. Dimitri applied more and more pressure with his tongue, to the point where Rose was getting loud.
He tried to shush her, but that didn't work. "Roza, you need to keep quiet".
She nodded, but still moaned loudly when his tongue was back on her. And in her.
She grabbed his hair roughly and held on. And Dimitri loved it. But someone was bound to hear her, so he said the only thing he could think of. "Baby if you keep screaming, I'm going to stop".
This time Rose complied. "Please, please, don't stop, Dimitri", she panted.
Dimitri went back to work stroking Rose with is tongue, sucking her clit, and making her squirm. Rose came exquisitely on Dimitri's tongue. The only thing holding back her screams was the towel she managed to get her hands on to muffle the shrieking.
When Dimitri stood, Rose kissed him fiercely, tasting herself on his lips and tongue. She never knew how erotic anything like that could be.
She pushed him back and slid of the counter. She mimicked Dimitri, and dropped to her knees.
"Roza, what are you doing?"
"Quid pro quo, comrade", she answered as she tugged his pants and boxers down, freeing his massive erection from it's confine. Rose's eyes widened. She'd seen him before, but up this close, Rose was afraid he'd impale her.
"You don't have to do this, Roza", Dimitri could clearly see the hesitation in her eyes. Rose was still gawking when Dimitri realized something. "You've never done this before", he stated thoughtfully.
Rose shrugged. "First time for everything".
Dimitri was about to object, but recognized the glint in Rose's eyes. It was a look that said "challenge accepted".
Rose wrapped her hand around Dimitri's girth. She squeezed gently before stroking him up and down. Rose tentatively licked the tip as if checking the taste. When she found she liked it, Rose licked and licked before taking the head in her mouth.
Dimitri let out a moan and gripped the edge of the sink. He hissed as Rose took more and more of him in her mouth. She bobbed her head back and forth, fitting more of him down her throat. Rose was like a woman on a mission.
"Fuck", he murmured. Dimitri was trying hard not to thrust his hips. His grip on the sink tightened in avoidance of grabbing a fistful of Rose's hair. He stared down and watched himself go in and out of Rose's mouth and nearly came at the sight. She'd taken all of him. "Roza", he murmured.
Rose hollowed out her cheeks, pulled back, swirled her tongue around his head before taking his full length back down her throat. This time Dimitri couldn't help but run his fingers through her hair, his hand found purchase and that back of her head. He thrust his hips. And Rose loved it; the way Dimitri lost control did things to Rose on a primal level.
Which is why she was so surprised and disappointed when Dimitri pulled out of her mouth and lifted her to her feet. "I need you", he explained. He yanked the shirt of Rose and ripped the panties from her body.
Rose gasped.
Dimitri froze. "I'm sorry".
"Don't be. That. Was. Hot". Rose giggled. She looked up at him with those big doe eyes of hers, looking almost like an innocent, naked angel, but there was nothing innocent about what she said next. "Now stop messing around and fuck me". Rose was dead serious.
Dimitri smiled. "Turn around, face the mirror", when Rose complied, he gently pushed her back so she was leaning forward. He laced her hands on the counter and said, "remember to be quiet".
Rose nodded. Dimitri stood behind her. He trailed his hand down her spine, making her shiver. He grabbed her hips and lined himself up with her entrance. He leaned forward and whispered huskily in her ear "Hold on, baby", then bit her lobe. Rose was ready to cum right then and there.
He entered her so slowly Rose wanted to cry. Dimitri watched the agony his slow pace was causing Rose in the mirror. When he was completely sheathed, they both let out content sigh. All their gentleness was gone after that. His grip on Rose's hips tightened as he furiously pumped in and out of her. She held on to the sink for dear life.
Dimitri watched in satisfaction as Rose came again, biting her lip to keep from screaming, her breasts jiggling in the reflection. He held her in place, shifting his grip between her hips, her waist, her shoulders. His hand crept to her breasts, pinching her nipples. He stroked the backs of her legs and her ass, squeezing so hard, Rose was sure it would bruise.
Rose mewled and moaned and was exceedingly close to not giving a shit who heard her. "Oh, gawd", she rasped. "Harder, Dimitri. Fuck me harder!".
Dimitri loved this woman, her wish was his command. The only time Dimitri took his eyes off Rose's, other than to watch her body's reactions to his, was to watch his cock go in and out of Rose's tight, wet core.
Dimitri felt his own release nearing. He brought his hand to Rose's womanly folds and palmed her. He caressed her hair before he slipped his finger between her folds to her clit. As Rose shook from the force of her orgasm, Dimitri pulsated and throbbed in her, spilling his seed with an explosive roar.
"That was… That was.. that was…", Rose bumbled incoherently, still clutching the sink for support.
Dimitri chuckled. "That was", he confirmed, supporting himself on the sink as well.
Eventually, Dimitri pulled out and Rose frowned, she immediately felt like she lost an essential part of her.
"I think", Dimitri was still catching his breath, "we need a shower".
Rose nodded and let Dimitri lead her to the shower. They held each other under the hot spray of water. They shampooed and washed in silence, lingering for as long as possible in the small mist filled space, refusing to go back to the outside world. But when Rose yawned, Dimitri remember she needed her sleep, and he was on shift.
Dimitri and Rose emerged each from their own room, just in case, and headed to the kitchen. After their workout in the bathroom, they were ravenous. Rose's appetite came back with a vengeance.
They thought they'd have the kitchen to themselves, thinking the whole house was asleep at this hour and walked in wrapped around each other. Color them wrong. They pulled apart too late.
Eddie was seated at the kitchen table. Fuming. Who do they think their fooling? he thought. He'd clearly read there was something between them that morning. Plus Rose's hair as well as Dimitri's was wet, it was blatantly obvious they'd showered together. And if that wasn't enough, the moaning and the grunting that emanated from their rooms not more than half an hour ago did it.
"So, how long has this been going on?" Eddie was shooting daggers at Dimitri.
Rose got a glass of water and sat opposite Eddie.
"Well?" Eddie prompted when no one answered.
"A couple of months". Rose answered.
Dimitri joined them at the table with a coffee mug. He was surprised Rose actually answered Eddie truthfully. He certainly wasn't going to let her do it alone.
Rose cleared her throat. "That's actually not accurate", she hesitated, thinking how to phrase it. "We've been…uh, intimate for a few weeks, but we've been in love for a while".
Dimitri nearly spit out his coffee. She'd done it. Rose had actually done it. He stared at her in awe. As if to prove their feelings, Dimitri laced his fingers with Rose's and brought their joint hands to his lips. Rose smile tenderly at him.
"Well, shit", Eddie said, completely deflated. "How am I supposed to go all protective big brother on you when you look at each other like that?"
Rose laughed. "I'm sorry I couldn't tell you before. I was afraid".
"You should be", Eddie said seriously, "This is dangerous. And irresponsible. And it could quite literally end both of your careers if anyone at HQ finds out about this".
"We're aware of the risks, Eddie", Dimitri said.
"But the risk isn't just to you", he stared back and forth between Rose and Dimitri. "It's dangerous for Lissa too. I'm assuming she doesn't know".
"She doesn't know", Rose answered. "Yet. But I'm going to tell. Soon".
Dimitri beamed. Rose hadn't even told him her plan to tell Lissa was back on. He now understood what people meant when they said love is like a rollercoaster. He rubbed her knuckles with his thumb.
Eddie started to question why he was so angry at Dimitri. And he realized. In his mind, she was still Mason's girl. Rose would always be the girl his best friend was in love with. As sad as losing Mason was, he was glad Rose was able to move on and find love again. And Dimitri was a good man.
Chris slammed the kitchen door open. "We need to talk", he declared. If possible he was even more fuming than Eddie was just a few minutes ago. "Eddie, you mind?"
Eddie said good night and was gone.
"You know, for two people who claim to want to keep whatever this is" Christian gestured wildly to Rose and Dimitri, "a secret, you have a funny way of showing it!"
"What are you talking about, Christian?"
"Other than the fact you're in the kitchen, holding hands, what the hell were you thinking?! Did you honestly believe anyone would miss the ruckus you were making?"
Rose's eyes widened. She looked between Dimitri and Christian, panicked. "Don't worry", Christian put Rose out of her misery, "Lucky for you, Lissa already put her ear plugs in and had fallen asleep. But me?" he hissed. "I had to hear all that going on! You", he accused them both, "assailed my ears! I'm gonna be sick", he gripped his stomach.
Dimitri started chuckling. His chuckling grew to laughter till he was clutching his sides from laughing so hard.
Christian face palmed.
Rose asked incredulously, "Dimitri, how can you think this is funny?"
"How can you think it's not?" he asked with mirth, and continued laughing. Soon Rose joined in on the laughter too, thinking about how hard they tried to be quiet. Obviously they failed miserably. Or maybe they didn't fail. Maybe without their efforts to keep it down, they would have woken the entire complex.
"Laugh it up, assholes!" Chris tried to get them to hear. "You almost woke Lissa". That sobered Dimitri and Rose from their fit of laughter. "Yeah, one of you was loud enough that she heard it thru her earplugs, in her sleep! I had to tell her I stubbed my toe! Ya know what she said?! Do you?" he wasn't really expecting a reply. "She said if it's broken, she'll heal it in the morning". That just made Rose and Dimitri resume their laughter. Which pissed Chris off royally. He huffed and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Aww, don't worry, Chrissy", Rose pinched his cheek, "I'm going to tell Lissa. This weekend".
"I can't un-hear the things I've heard", he grumbled.
"Oh, please, you should be so lucky. Do you have any idea how many times I've had to see your pasty ass?! Or the face you make when you-"
"Roza!" Dimitri chastised her before she had a chance to say something she'd regret.
"I don't have to take this", Chris answered childishly. "I'm going to bed".
When Chris was gone, Dimitri pulled Rose into his lap. "You shouldn't be so mean to him. He's been a good friend to both of us".
"Okay, okay. I'll apologize in the morning. In the meantime, feed me, Seymour", Rose said, mimicking Audrey 2 from "Little Shop of Horrors".
Dimitri and Rose had cereal for their midnight snack.
When they were done, Rose insisted on staying up with Dimitri.
"You have classes in the morning. And we're supposed to train before then. You need to sleep". Dimitri told a pouting Rose. "Come on", he lead her by the hand, "I'll take you to bed before I run the security checks".
"Can I sleep in your bed tonight?"
"Why?" Dimitri smiled. Not that he minded, the thought of Rose in his bed made him feel warm and fuzzy inside.
"It smells like you", Rose shrugged.
He nodded. Dimitri knew if she slept in his bed, it would smell like her. He rather liked the idea their smells mixing. He laid Rose in his bed, covered her with his quilt and kissed her goodnight. "Good night, Roza. Sleep well",
Before he had a chance to leave, Rose grabbed his hand and pulled her to him. "I love you, Dimitri. Stay safe".
When Eddie woke in the morning, he found Dimitri staring out the window with a cup of coffee in hand. It was Eddie's turn to guard, while Rose and Dimitri trained, so Eddie woke early. He had no idea what compelled his him to do what he planned next, but here it was. He cleared his throat. "I don't think you and Rose should train this morning. She's been through a lot, she should at least get to rest this morning", before Dimitri could protest, Eddie added, "And you should rest too. I'm up, I'll guard".
Dimitri didn't know what to make of Eddie's offer, but he took it with both hands, especially knowing Rose was in his bed. "Thank you Eddie".
"I love her too, ya know. She's family", Eddie said out of the blue. "And I meant what I said yesterday. You hurt her, I hurt you", he repeated, for good measure. "Take care of her, Dimitri". It seemed almost anti-guarding for Eddie to ask such a thing of Dimitri. For a dhampir to care for another dhampir. But this was Rose.
"You have my word".
Dimitri crept into his bedroom quietly, he didn't want to wake Rose with noise, he wanted to wake Rose with tenderness. He took off his clothes, save for his boxers and got in be with his lover.
Vixen!, he thought as his chest touched her exposed back. Rose had opted not only to sleep in Dimitri's bed, but to sleep naked in Dimitri's bed.
He peppered her shoulder with kisses, while his fingers trailed up her leg from her thigh to her hip. Rose let out a content sigh. He kissed up her neck, till his lips were at her ear. "Good morning Roza",he purred.
"Mmmm, that is so much better than waking up to an alarm clock". As Rose stretched she pushed her backside to Dimitri's groin. "Really?" she asked when she was met with something hard.
"There's a beautiful, sexy, naked woman, who I just happen to be in love with, waiting in my bed. This", he thrust his hips a bit for emphasis, "shouldn't be surprising at all".
Rose hummed in appreciation.
Dimitri was still running his fingers up and down her side. "Eddie said he'd cover for us this morning, but he doesn't want us to train. He said we need the rest".
Rose turned to face Dimitri, shocked. "We are not skipping training. If anything, we could do with more of it. I could do with more of it".
Dimitri knew Rose was over reacting because of the recent attack, but he was sure he could persuade her, just this once, to skip their routine in favor of a different kind of workout. "Well I have a different kind of work out in mind", he smirked, "And we could call last night training, so technically we don't need to train right now".
"How is what we did last night going to help up kill strigoi? I'm finding it hard to believe there's a strigoi out there that would keel over if I blew him". Rose was being playful.
But Dimitri didn't appreciate the joke. With a growl he pinned her to the bed. "That's not funny, Rose".
"Dimitri Belikov, are you jealous?"
Dimitri wondered again how she just knew how to push every one of his buttons.
Rose shimmied her wrist out of his grip. Dimitri let her. "Don't worry, comrade". She lead his hand to her mouth and sucked on two of his fingers. "This mouth belongs to you". She licked the pad of his thumb before leading his hand to her breast where she kneaded it along with his hand and rubbed his thumb across her nipples. "These belong to you too".
Dimitri swallowed hard. "What else?"
"This", Rose placed his had on her ass, "is yours". Dimitri grabbed firmly.
"What else?"
Rose let out a shaky breath. She gently dragged Dimitri's hand from her inner thigh up to the patch of hair at the apex of her legs. Dimitri cupped her sex. Rose was feeling bold. She wanted dirty sexual banter. When Dimitri inserted a finger in her Rose gasped, "My pussy belongs to you".
"What else?" Dimitri had started to rock his hips back and forth.
"Everything", Rose panted. "Anything", she panted again. "All of me", she moaned.
Dimitri kissed her passionately. Till Rose turned their little game around and grabbed Dimitri roughly through his boxers. "Tell me, comrade, who does this beautiful cock belong to?"
"To you, Roza", he thrust in her hand. "Anything I have to offer, is yours, baby".
Rose shoved down his boxers and guided his cock to where she wanted it most.
Dimitri slid gently into Rose as she wrapped her legs around him. "I mean it, Roza".
"I know Dimitri, I mean it too".
They made love. They were far more gently than the previous night, surprisingly so after their banter. But they took their time. Rose was still getting to know her own body as well as Dimitri's, she was learning what she liked and what her body could do for her. She may have been a novice in this, but she was a remarkable quick study. She was very attuned with her body, so she tried something with her hips. The new angle had them both panting heavily within minutes. A few thrusts later and they were both spent.
"Fuck, Roza. That was incredible".
Rose chuckled. She glanced to the clock on the bedside table. "I'm going to be late if I don't get up now".
Dimitri mumble something incoherently.
"Comrade you're falling asleep", Rose chuckled. "Fine then, stay in bed".
"I love you", he murmured.
Rose covered him with the blanket and left to get ready for her day. With a pep in her step.
A/N:
I hate my job so much that the other day when I "worked from home", I spent half of the time on this chapter… And usually my work ethic is so high… I'd be disappointed in myself if I wasn't so pleased with the chapter. But it's taken me 3 more days to get a chance to actually read the damn thing before posting!
And WOW! There was a lot going on in this chapter.
We find out what's really bothering Rose. Rose and Dimitri kind of explore and experiment with the sexual nature of their relationship. Eddie is now in the know. Rose gets smutty. And we get a peak of what a lazy morning in bed might look like for our favorite couple.
I hadn't planned for this chapter to be so smutty. But when my friend MartianEskimo asks for a blow job, I give her a blow job LOL!
We're in the last leg of the story now.
Hope you had fun reading the chapter. It started with feels but ended with smut, so there's that.
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Ciao,
Kooki