Rose's pov

I stood there under Dimitri's gaze with a big lump in my throat. I swear if I was old, I would have gotten a heart attack by now. All the memories with Dimitri flashed in my mind and at the end. He is still and forever will be Aless's father no matter what. I may dislike him, but I don't want to cut the opportunity for Aless to find out about Dimitri. It's not my choice to make if she dislike or likes Dimitri.

" Yes, yes, she is your daughter" I said with my breaking voice. Dimitri's eyes were filled with guilt and hurt.

He slowly let go of me. Tears brimmed my eyes, but I quickly blinked them away.

" Roza, I'm sor-" Dimitri started to say, but I cut him off by putting up my hand.

I composed myself and said " I am not ready to hear, please just don't". Dimitri nodded and he walked back downstairs. I took a deep breath and told myself " For Aless, Rose, For Aless". If it wasn't for my daughter, I think all of them would be dead by now. I sighed and walked back downstairs and saw Lissa watching t.v. and Aless's bag and books were scattered all over. An un-peaceful feeling grew in me. Who does she think she is?

I walked to her and asked " What do you think you're doing?". It came more out like a snap more than asking. I don't care if she's 'Her highness'or ' Princess Vasilisa future queen of the moroi world'. My house, my rules.

She smiled and said " Watching t.v., oh Rose, I want some orange juice". What! You've got to be kidding me. I ignored her command and walked in to the kitchen. I was looking for dinner, but it's all gone.

" Oh, Rose, if you're looking for dinner, it's in the bin" Lissa yelled happily from the living room. I opened the bin and yep! There's dinner. I walked back to Lissa and glared at her.

" Who do you think you are?" I asked angrily at her. I haven't felt this angry since I had Aless. She smirked and got up, standing taller than me.

She stepped closer to me and said " Princess Vasilisa and you really should get the dinner before it turns bad from the bin for your precious little Alessandra". Before I even realized it, I had slapped Lissa across her perfect smooth face. How dare she speak to me like that?

Her pale cheek turned red from the impact of my hand. She grabbed my wrist tightly and swung her hand into my face. That set me off the edge of patient.

I slapped her twice and said " Me and my daughter are not beggars and I am not the one who's staying at someone else's house". Lissa let out a high pitched scream.

Then she started to cry and Dimitri and Eddie ran in the front door to Lissa. Lissa sobbed in Dimitri's arm while Eddie stared at me for an explanation. It's not my fault that she's a real pain in my house. I didn't want them here in the first place.

" D-dimitri,R-rose hit me! I don't know why!" Lissa sobbed and gave me a secret evil smirk to me. She is so lucky that I don't have a knife in my hand right now. Dimitri looked at as if I'm the one to blame. Then I heard Aless " Mommy, what's going on?". I turned to her where she stood by the stairs.

I went to her and picked her up. Aless frowned at the brainless crying Lissa. I walked into the kitchen with Aless in my arms. I smiled at her and asked " What is it, Sweetie?".

She pouted and said " I'm hungry". Then I remembered that dinner is in the bin and I will never let my daughter eat her dinner from the bin. I am not rich, but that doesn't mean I'm that poor either.

I smiled at her and said " We're gonna eat out, tonight". Aless loves eating outside and we haven't done that for months. Aless grinned and quickly nodded. I put Aless down and she held my hand as we walked back to the living room where Aless's lavender coat is. I glared at Lissa as she sat there with Dimitri. I didn't spare a glance at him or Eddie who's looking at my pictures of me and Aless.

I could feel all eyes on me, but I ignored them. I'm not in the mood to be the patient Rosemarie. I grabbed Aless's coat and slipped it on her. She smiled which really made her look ever more cute. She was wearing her long white sleeping gown with long thin sleeves, then her thick long sleeves lavender coat over it. My baby just looks like an angel.

" Where are you going?" Eddie asked and I could help it, but look up at him. He smiled a friendly smile. I sighed and said " Out". I wanted the conversation short, avoiding problems. I held on to Aless's hand and walk towards the front door with my light brown clutch.

Then Eddie followed me and said " I'm coming with you". I unlocked my SUV and let Aless get into the passenger seat.

I turned to Eddie and asked " And who said you could?". Eddie looked a little taken back, but said " Rose, I know you hate me". I let out a forced laugh.

" I don't hate you, Eddie, I'm disappointed" I said and got into the driver's seat. Eddie held onto the door with a sad expression.

" I'm sor-" Eddie said, but stopped when I snapped " Stop saying sorry!, I'm sick of it!". I closed the door and started the engine. My slightly good mood has been ruined. I looked at my daughter and sighed. I cupped her little face and said " Mommy, didn't mean to act so bad, honey, Mommy is just very tired and frustrated".

Aless nodded and asked " Do you want to talk about it?". I chuckled and said " No, Sweetie, Thank you". I didn't want my daughter to worry about me. She's very protective of me sometimes. Sometimes she gets scared when I get upset, but that hardly happens because Aless is the reason I became a very patient person. Aless has never seen me so upset like this before and I don't want her to see me as an emotional mother.

I drove to Sandy Sunset Diner. Aless's favorite diner. I parked my SUV in front of the diner and got out so did Aless. Her little hand wrapped instantly around mine as we walked in to the diner. Sandy the owner smiled as she saw Aless and me. I smiled and said " We need dinner".

Sandy laughed and said " Order away!". Aless giggled at Sandy's funny expression.

" Mushroom cream soup and 2 plates of pasta" I ordered her and she quickly wrote it down on her notepad. I and Aless found a table by the window and Aless sat across from me. I smiled and looked out the window. It was dark, windy and cold like every night. Then Aless tugged my hand and I turned back to her.

" Yes, Aless?" I asked wondering what she needed.

Aless smiled and asked " Mommy? Can we go shopping tomorrow?". That's a good idea. We haven't done that in a while and that would take me and Aless from Dimitri and the others. I smiled and said " Why not? we really should go tomorrow". Aless laughed her little cute adorable laugh. I played with her long as she played with my long fingernails.

Then a dirty blonde haired man with beautiful crystal blue eyes and strong jaw came and sat next to me. " Zac!" I exclaimed. Zac is my human friend for 7 years. Yes, he knows about vampires and the other stuff too. Zac grinned and asked " Haven't seen your beautiful face in awhile". Aless giggled. I smiled and laughed.

" I am not beautiful, I use to think I am, but not anymore" I said truthfully. Zac sighed and shook his head.

" I think you're the most beautiful woman ever!" Aless said happily. I smiled and said " Why Thank you, Sweetheart".

Zac nodded and said " I agree with this pretty little girl". That made Aless's cheeks turn as red as a ripe tomato. I smiled at how cute she looked when she blushes. Zac laughed and pinched her red cheeks and said " Oh, look who's blushing". Aless gave Zac a cute angry childish glare. She doesn't like it when people pinch her cheeks.

Then Sandy came with a tray of our dinner. " Hey Zac!" Sandy said nicely to Zac. Zac smiled back at her and asked " How is your husband, Sandy?". Sandy is a mother to 4 kids and a wife to Josh. Sandy laughed and said " He is very happy!". We all laughed at the way she made her face. Sandy put our dinner at the table and Aless started to eat her food so did I.

" Rose, can I get my scarf back?" Zac asked with a smile. I nodded. Zac had forgot his precious scarf at my house last winter.

We all finished eating our and I tried to pay for mine and Aless, but Zac paid instead. Zac is a really nice friend. I know that Zac likes me more than just a friend and he loves Aless a lot. He bought her a gold music box from France which was sweet of him. Zac likes to live his life simple and normal while the truth is...He is the next CEO to a company in New York. He invited me and Aless once, but I had to decline then.

We walked out of the diner and I heard Aless laughing. I looked behind me and saw Zac throwing Aless in the air and tickling her. I smiled at the sight. Sometimes I wish I would like him the way he likes me and the great thing is he loves Aless and that's all I really care about. I don't really know many guys out there who will love Aless as much as Zac would.

I got into the driver's seat as Zac got into the passenger seat with Aless on his lap. They were still playing and that made the car filled with sounds of happiness.

While I drove back to our house, we sang songs like: I'm only me when I'm with you by Taylor Swift, Harlem Shake, A.B.C., Row Row Row your boat etc.

It was a great peaceful time and I really enjoyed it a lot. Every time Zac plays with Aless, her smile and her laugh is the most breath taking sound ever. Her deep brown eyes sparkle every time she plays with Zac. I know she's in need of a father. I know that very well, more than anything.

I parked in front of my house and Aless and Zac got out first. Then they rolled around on the lawn and Zac tackled Aless down on to the lawn. They laughed and played for a while until...

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