After about a half hour of laughing about a bunch of stupid things Lissa finally said she was done. She clapped her hands excitedly and handed me a mirror. I smiled at myself. "You did a great job, I actually look good."
"Pshh, your easy to dress up, you're already hot. I'm sorry for kicking you out, but I need to get ready. I'm sure your date would love to see you, anyways." She elbowed me and I hit her back. "He's not my 'date', that sounds so juvenile." I laughed before leaving for my side of the house.
My hair was up in some intricate knot I couldn't replicate if I spent hours trying, my makeup was all 'natural' colors but it enhanced my eyes and made my skin look it was glowing. When I walked into my dinning room I seen Dimitri and my mother sitting at the breakfast bar, with there backs to me, having light conversation. They both had coffee and just seemed at ease for a moment. It wasn't an attitude Dimitri had toward most things and I couldn't recall seeing my mother like this so I wanted to try and sneak past them. It was an unrealistic goal but it still tried. I didn't make it two steps toward the door before Dimitri turned around.
He was dressed in a well fitted grey suit with a light blue shirt underneath. He was very handsome, and honestly I probably would have had a lot of fun just staying home with him. I scolded myself for having such dirty thoughts. His mouth hung open while he looked for words.
My mother was also changed into a grey pantsuit, and it looked like an only slight upgrade from her usual attire. However now she was wearing accessories and high heals, along with make up and straightened hair. She looked, well, beautiful, but also so different. When she stood up she was the same height as me and it made her even more intimidating than usual. She was the first to speak.
"Rosemarie! You look absolutely stunning." At first I thought she was going to scold me for something, even though I didn't do anything. She had a gentle smile on her face, she did another thing that was out of character for her and came over and held my cheeks. "Rose, you look amazing, and I'm so proud of you." I didn't dare question it, but I was almost certain I seen her eyes watering. She rubbed my shoulder before walking out of the room. I started at the doorframe leading to the living room until I heard her bedroom door shut.
"What the?" I looked at Dimitri. "What where you talking about?" He came over and put his arm around my waist.
"She asked about what you did while you were in Russia. Your just like her, she read right through me, and asked about strigoi. I eventually told her about the few encounters we had, and she just listened. After she told me a little about you when you were younger, but she admitted she didn't know much about you other than you got in trouble a lot at Saint Vladimir." That probably would have pissed me off a few months ago, but now I laughed at my mother 'unconventional' parenting."
"I never thought she really care, as long as I wasn't dead." Dimitri turned on him mentoring voice.
"Rose! Don't say that, I know she wasn't always there, but she still loves you." I smirked.
"Sir yes, sir." I laughed.
"I'm seriously."
"I know, I know." He squeezed me before taking a step back.
"You look beautiful." I smiled. He kissed me on the forehead and took my hand. "I love you." I laughed a little.
"I love you, too. You look very handsome all dressed up." I ran my fingers through his hair, and started to zone out. Eventually I was so out of it I fell into Lissa mind. I quickly got a grip and got out of her mind when I seen Christian standing right in front of her with a devilish grin and jusst towel around his waist. I was still standing in the kitchen, but I was heavily leaning on Dimitri. I wondered if he noticed and just didn't say anything. I stood back on my own two feet and went into the living room.
The clock on the wall read half past six. I relaxed knowing I was going to get tired quicker than everyone tonight. Dimitri sat next to me and I lay against his chest, mindful of Lissa's masterpiece. After about 10 minutes the doorbell rang, and Dimitri went and answered.
Eddie and Adrian came in all dressed up in nice party wear and Eddie looked like he actually tried styling his hair. It was the first time I seen him since I had come home, because he kept himself busy. I hugged him first. "It's good to see you again Rosie." The nickname him and Christian used to irritate me didn't bother me because I was glad to see him. I laughed a little before snapping back at him.
"Good to see you too small fry." I turned to Adrian and gave you a brief hug.
"I knew red was your color." I rolled my eyes.
"Skin tight isn't my style though, it makes me look slightly whale-ish." He scoffed.
"Little Dhampir, will you ever learn? If I know anything it's fashion for parties, and you look magnificent." Dimitri wrapped an arm around me, I think Adrian still made him a little insecure for some reason.
"Thanks, Adrian." Just as I said that Lissa and Christian walked in arm in arm with my mother behind them. Lissa looked so excited.
"Whose ready to have some fun?!" We all funneled out the front door and were greeted by a white limousine.
Dimitri and my mother went in first, then they helped me and the rest piled in after that. As soon as we were all inside Adrian opened to liquor cabinet. Lissa stopped before he could uncork one bottle. "Adrian, no this is..." I stopped her.
"Lissa it's fine." I turned to Adrian. "Just don't over do it please." Dimitri rubbed his thumb in circles on my arm. Adrian poured a glass of wine instead of the whiskey he was previously holding, and only finished half of it when we got to the restaurant. It was a large building that clearly took influence from Greek architecture. I vaguely remembered seeing this building this building before, but Lissa was quick to remind me why.
"Remember my first birthday party I invited you to? " Lissa had just turned six and it was the first year she knew me. I smiled at the little memory. Everyone followed her inside to the hostess stand where she check our reservations. We walked to the back of the room past a dance floor and a crowded dinning area into a patio area with large table set already. There was heat lamps and a screen around the area so it wasn't chilly, despite it being cold enough to snow. I looked around in wonder. It was absolutely beautiful.
I sat somewhere in the middle of the table and Dimitri and Lissa sat beside me. Christian was beside Lissa, it always amazed me when I seen him being soft around her. Eddie sat met to Dimitri and seemed a little nervous near him. My mother and Adrian where across from me with a few empty seat next to them. Lissa answered the question before I could ask. "A few more people are coming later, but it's a surprise." I racked my brain for people who might want to come tonight and the only person I could think of was my father. I pushed that thought aside.
"Let's eat!" I was actually extremely hungry and when I read over the menu I wasn't very familiar with any of the dishes on the menu. The Greek was all translated but I still didn't know what it was. I tapped Dimitri on the shoulder. "I have no idea what any of this is, or if I can even eat any of it." Dimitri smiled and then looked over the menu. His eyes stopped at something before he looked over to me and then pointed to it on my menu.
"Order that, you'll like it." I took his word for it and pointed to the thing I didn't know how to say when the waiter came. Everyone ate and had light conversation for about a half hour, until I heard a loud familiar voice give itself its own entrance. My father came in swinging his fancy cane thing around scaring the staff half to death. I got up and politely gave him a hug before he sat down next to Adrian. A waitress offered him a menu but he waved it away before he whispered something into Adrian's ear. I made a mental note to ask about that later.
There was still five empty chairs at the table and it was starting to bug me. "Lissa can you please just tell me whose coming?" She shook her head and then held up Christian's wrist so she could read his watch.
"They all said they were coming at eight so they should be here any minutes." I signed unhappy with the answer but was quickly relieved when I heard another familiar voice call my name.
"Rose!" I turned around to see Mia Rinaldi dressed in a cute little dress grinning at me. I got up and gave her a huge hug. "Oh my I haven't seen you in months! Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" She sounded almost as excited as Lissa. She squeezed my hands. "Oh I have so much to tell you about the job you got me, and clearly you have a little something to tell me about!" She placed her hands on my belly and she squealed. I tried to hide how uncomfortable that made me because the only people I had let do that before was Dimitri and Lissa. She gave me another brief hug before making her way over to a chair next to my mother.
Four more chairs I still didn't have the answers to.
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