Ch.61 Promise
POV: Rose
I sighed and kicked off my shoes, flopping into my apartment. Dimitri was gone with Christian on a business trip, and while he'd promised me that he would be home by Christmastime, I wasn't believing that right now.
Lissa had given me the whole holiday off, as a 'favor for a friend', and after watching her and Christian practically have sex through their video call, I'd say I deserved it.
That damn call had also served to remind me that I didn't have my significant other with me this Christmas.
If my life was a drama, movie, or TV show, I was sure that the song for this episode would be "All I Want For Christmas Is You", just because it was Christmas and because I was feeling that way right now.
I walked into my bedroom, about to collect my things for a shower, when something moved in the darkness.
I was pulled down into my bed, Dimitri's warm arms wrapped around me, his face buried in my hair.
"Roza," he whispered, kissing me gently.
"Comrade," I breathed back, "I thought that you wouldn't show up."
"I made you a promise, milaya. I'm going to damn well keep it."
Me feeling the emotions...