"Oh look, she's daydreaming about me again," a familiar voice echoed with a smirk.

"I doubt it's you she's thinking about, Adrian. No offense," Christian teased.

"Rose! Hello?"

A dainty hand suddenly appeared waving in front of Rose's face, where she had been staring intently down at a drop of spilled coffee on the counter - although her mind had been undoubtedly elsewhere. Another slow shift at the diner had Rose replaying Dimitri's words over and over in her head, just as she had been for the last week.

I found myself wondering how many other positions you can do so well…

Being Friday, it had been an entire week since the last yoga class, and his words had been echoing in her thoughts daily. He had said that, right? Well, judging by the blushed hue left on her cheeks and her inability to focus for the rest of the class, squirming silently under Dimitri's intense gaze, she surely hadn't imagined it. Unless her mind had been playing tricks on her, making her think she heard something she wanted to hear?

"Rose!"

"Sorry Liss!" Rose apologised, snapping herself out of her jumbled thoughts and looking up to find her friends standing in front of her station at the counter. "Hey guys," she smiled.

Judging by the glistening in Rose's eyes, and the pink tone on her cheekbones, Lissa had a feeling she knew exactly what had been on her mind! "Are you thinking about your boyfriend again, Rose?" She teased, a smirk creeping onto her face.

"Boyfriend?" Adrian questioned, slightly too frantically, as his eyes widened and the smile dropped from his own face. "Are you and Mason back together?"

"No, they're not. Rose has just found herself a new Russian lover," Lissa retorted with a chuckle, her grin widening in jest.

Rose sighed at her friend's words, her eyes rolling involuntarily. She was confused already as it was and she didn't need Lissa adding fuel to the fire. Especially not in front of Adrian, who she knew would be jarred by her words.

"What are you doing here, Liss?" She asked exasperatedly, not in the mood to retort back to Lissa's teasing.

"Christian and I came to have lunch. We ran into Adrian and he asked to come," the blonde explained.

"He just tagged along because it meant he could see you," Christian added, a small smirk playing at the corner of his mouth.

"Shut it," Adrian hissed, landing a soft punch to his arm.

Ignoring the men, Lissa continued, "do you want to join us Rose? When's your lunch break?"

"Not for another hour or so," Rose answered, thankful that she wouldn't have to endure a tedious lunch with Lissa's incessant teasing. Of course, Rose loved and adored Lissa with her entire heart, but when her mind was scrambled and confused, she really wanted to be left alone to figure things out for herself. "I'm working so I can't really. Thanks though."

"Nonsense, Rose!" A chirpy voice called from the small store room at the back of the diner. "Feel free to join your friends. We've only had one table in the last hour anyway - it's not like we're rushed off our feet. I'll take over while you eat."

Thanks, Alberta… Rose thought, wishing she had some sort of telepathic ability to convey her frustration at her boss' suggestion.

Nevertheless, Rose smiled gratefully and removed her apron as Alberta emerged from out back, before leading her three visitors to one of the many free booths in the corner of the diner. Reaching the table, Rose allowed Lissa to scoot in before moving to sit next to her, finding herself sitting opposite Adrian and Christian. Being in the corner of the diner, Rose had a clear view of the empty diner – give or take the lonesome older couple sat together on the opposite side of the room.

"So Rose, what's this about a Russian lover?" Adrian questioned the moment the foursome found their seats, trying to mask his panic that Rose may no longer be single with a nonchalant tone of voice.

Rose huffed, pretending to scour the menu in front of her as if this wasn't her place of work and she knew the menu like the back of her hand. Obviously she was going to order the burger with extra fries! "It's nothing," she retorted. "Liss is just being a bitch."

"Watch it, Rose," Christian warned, glaring at her from across the table. While he knew Rose was simply taking her frustrations out on others and didn't really mean anything by it, he resented anything unkind said about his wife - even if she had been teasing Rose relentlessly for the past week!

"She is! And there's nothing to it, anyway. It's just Lissa imagining things as usual."

"I'm certainly not imagining things, Rose! No one can make up just how intensely Dimitri stares at you. Or that comment he made the other night. Or the fact that your mind has been elsewhere since the moment you met him," Lissa droned on with a giggle.

Rose rolled her eyes yet again, but was unable to halt the pink hue returning to her cheeks as she remembered Dimitri's heated gaze. It was almost as though she was the only one in the room – he never took his eyes off her and they bore into her deeply, as though he was looking into her soul. He was intense, but Rose couldn't stop thinking about him. Each time she saw him she felt butterflies swarming in her stomach, and yet their conversation at the supermarket had been so easy, so free – they talked as though they were old friends, the both of them opening up to each other so naturally despite the fact that they had only met the day before. And the way he flirted with her at the following class! It was enough to make her stomach turn in knots and heart pound heavily in her chest.

"You're blushing, Rose. You know I'm right."

"So do you fancy this guy?" Adrian questioned before Rose could respond to Lissa's teasing again.

"Yes –" Lissa began, before Rose shot her a warning glare and cut her off.

"No, I don't. I barely know the guy," she explained, turning her attention to the sable haired man sitting across from her.

Ignoring her friend's annoyance, Lissa continued. "You know him well enough to blush every time you speak to him though. Enough to want to get into his pants!"

"Enough, Lissa," Christian interjected, effectively halting the conversation. While Christian was often the first to tease Rose, and enjoyed the witty banter they often shared, he could tell that Rose was starting to feel insecure. He had noticed that something had been bothering her for the past week, and now with her reaction to Lissa's words he was sure it had something to do with this Dimitri guy. While their relationship had at first been quite strained, Christian had come to care for Rose deeply and hated to see her upset – not that he would ever admit this, of course!

Unable to ignore Christian's warning, Lissa ceased her teasing of her best friend, finally recognising Rose's annoyance. Adrian, however, was keen to get to the bottom of it! He desperately wanted to know who this Russian man was, and why Rose blushed every time Lissa mentioned him. Adrian had been thrilled when he learned Rose was no longer with Mason, and hoped this had finally been his opportunity to win her heart. Yet all of a sudden, there was mention of some 'Dimitri'…

Adrian could see that Rose was bothered, however, so he decided to let it go, unwilling to provoke her further. That would certainly not provide him any favours!

With Lissa finally dropping the subject of a certain Russian man, the group were able to order their food and Alberta had the kitchen whip it all up in record time. Rose had even cheered up slightly and found herself laughing and chatting with her friends with ease. Unsurprisingly, the diner stayed with a steady trickle of customers, allowing Rose to enjoy her lunch with her friends without being called back to work. Not that Alberta would have let her, though! The older woman had been concerned about Rose for weeks – she hadn't been acting like herself since the breakup that was for sure, and for the last two weeks or so Rose's mind had definitely not been in her work. Alberta cared for Rose greatly and was thankful to see her enjoy some time with the people she cared about most – she would have let her take two or three hours break even if the diner was crammed full!

Once the group had finished their abundance of food, Adrian was in the middle of sharing his plans to open his own art studio when a familiar face walked through the door behind them and into the diner, causing Rose's breath to hitch in her throat. At the new sight, Adrian's words faded into the background – long forgotten in Rose's mind.

It was him. He was there - in the diner!

As usual, his dark hair was tied at the nape of his neck, a few strands falling loose and framing his sharp jaw. Not in the usual sweatpants and t-shirt he wore when at yoga, he looked slightly different, but good nonetheless. In dark jeans, he also wore a long coat – a duster, Rose thought it was called – and despite its size, it did nothing to hide his muscular frame.

Rose couldn't bring herself to take her eyes off of him as he made his way over to the counter. She watched intently as Alberta greeted him with a smile and took his order, Rose's stomach tightening as she faintly heard his accent roll off his tongue. She hated to admit it, but she found the sound of his voice endearing – she felt that she could listen to him talk for hours on end and she would never get tired of hearing it.

But she shouldn't be feeling like this – she barely knew him! She silently scolded herself as she tried desperately to draw her attention back to the conversation at her own table. It proved no use, however – it was as though she was drawn to him, unable to tear her gaze away.

As Alberta set about making his coffee to-go, Dimitri leant back from the counter and allowed his own eyes to scan the environment around him. He hadn't been to this diner before, but with his usual place closing down he desperately needed to scout out the new one for his daily coffee! 'Petrov's' this place was called, and on first impressions it seemed okay - the woman serving him was friendly, and it appeared to be a simple, family run business. The atmosphere was quiet as there weren't many customers, but Dimitri liked that – he wasn't one for crowds, usually.

Taking in the room around him, Dimitri's eyes almost bugged out of his head as they locked on some very familiar deep brown ones, staring at him intently from a table in the corner. Not able to believe his luck, he didn't even attempt to stop the smirk emerging on to his face when he saw her!

Roza.

With a wide grin, he threw her a wink, causing her to blush a deep red before she quickly looked away and back towards her friends. Rose could kick herself for staring at him for so long! He had seen her and now he probably thought she was some creepy stalker!

Desperately trying to appear involved in the conversation before her, Rose nodded her head along with Adrian's recount of the many studios he had visited the day before, but this proved futile - she couldn't help but subtly watch the tall man standing just beyond Adrian's shoulder. When she noticed him walking in their direction, she almost choked on air!

"Hello, Roza. Vasilisa."

The foursome sat at the table turned their heads to see who had greeted them, Rose obviously knowing already. She was unable to respond though, her words stuck in her throat – it was as though he had literally taken her breath away!

A smile crept onto Lissa's face as she acknowledged him, unable to miss Rose's nervous silence. "Oh hey Dimitri – guys this is Dimitri. He's from Russia," she said pointedly, subtly referring back to their earlier conversation.

That was highly unnecessary, Rose thought.

"He's our yoga instructor. Dimitri - this is Christian, my husband, and Adrian our friend," she continued, desperate to make it known that Rose and Adrian were not couple. Lissa had an undeniable feeling that Dimitri and Rose would make an excellent couple, and she wasn't afraid to admit that she was hoping to play matchmaker between the two of them!

"Nice to meet you," Dimitri greeted the men, shaking their hands politely before turning his attention back to Rose. "I just spotted you here and came over to ask whether you were coming to yoga again tonight, Roza?"

"Yes, she is," Lissa interjected, "Aren't you Rose?"

"Well, actually –"

"We'll be there, don't worry Dimitri."

"Good. I look forward to seeing you," he stated with a grin, throwing a wink in Rose's direction before saying goodbye, leaving Rose once again breathless and dumbfounded.

It didn't take two minutes before Dimitri sought out Rose once she entered the studio with Vasilisa by her side. The pair had barely set their bags down at the back of the room before he made his way over to them and greeted them politely. Dimitri was well aware that he may have started to seem like a creep, running into Rose at the supermarket, and then the diner – not to mention how eager he was to speak to her each time she was at the studio! But he couldn't help it! There was something endearing about this woman, he was drawn to her and he had a very difficult time keeping his eyes off her!

"Hello again, Dimitri," Lissa returned his greeting before excusing herself from the conversation. "Rose? I'm just going to run to the bathroom before we start."

Rose glared at the back of her friend's head as she walked away, not missing the fact that this was now the second time she had 'conveniently' left Dimitri and Rose to chat together alone. With a deep breath and the best smile she could muster, Rose turned her attention towards the instructor before her.

"So, Rose. It was nice to see you earlier. Do you often go to that diner?" He asked, eager to discover whether it was purely a coincidence that he saw her today.

"I actually work there," Rose explained, pulling her hair back into a pony tail as she spoke – she couldn't help but notice the way Dimitri watched her as she did so, practically mesmerised by her thick locks. "I haven't seen you there before."

"Today was my first time. My usual café is closing so I've been looking for a new one to go to. Although now I know what the staffing is like, I may have just found it," he smirked.

Class had run pretty smoothly for the most part, although Rose couldn't help but notice that Dimitri once again hadn't taken his eyes off her for the entirety of the session. She surely wasn't imagining it – there was something between them, right?

But what did this mean? Rose had barely been single for two minutes, she shouldn't be thinking about another man in this way so soon. Especially not a man that she barely knew – even if there was a natural magnetism between them.

Shit, she thought. I really need to get to the bottom of this. Do I really have feelings for a man who is practically a stranger? And what about Mason, it wouldn't be fair on him to move on so soon.

"Okay good job everyone," Dimitri praised the class, snapping Rose from her incessant internal dialogue. "Now, I've noticed that a few of you are struggling to get your form correct in the downward dog position, so I'm going to demonstrate the correct form with one of you so that I can talk you through it and highlight where some of you are going wrong."

Rose's heart began beating four times as fast in her chest, her stomach churning – she had a feeling she knew exactly where this was going!

"Rose, can I borrow you please?"

Yup. Called it, she thought to herself.

Mustering up as much confidence as she could, she held her head high and made her way to where Dimitri stood at the front of the studio, ignoring both his heated gaze and the not so subtle giggle from her best friend.

"Now, Rose, could you demonstrate the position for us please?" Dimitri asked, a twinkle in his eye and slight smirk playing at the corner of his lips.

Taking a calming breath and attempting to ignore his heated gaze, Rose expertly manoeuvred herself into the position, demonstrating the form for the rest of the class.

"Good, excellent," Dimitri praised before coming to stand closer to the petite woman. Rose's heart grew faster with each step he took. "Can you see that Rose's legs are tight - completely straight, they're not bent at the knee?" When Rose felt his large hand brush her thigh, her heart practically burst through her throat. "Her feet are grounded, flat on the floor - not on her toes," he added, his hand slowly travelling down to her calf and subsequently her ankle.

What. The. Fuck.

Stealing a look up from the ground, she met his dark eyes with a questioning look, only to be returned with a wink from the man next to her.

"Now, Rose, could you bend your back slightly just to show the difference?" He asked, moving to stand closer behind her. When his hands reached out to rest on her waist, she almost choked! They were definitely in a... compromising... position.

"This is what I'm seeing from a lot of you. But your back needs to be straight. You need to lengthen your spine as much as possible," Dimitri explained, his hand pushing slightly on Rose's back to adjust her posture. "Perfect, thank you, Rose. Now I want to see you all trying, stretching your spine as much as you can."

Pleased with her demonstration, Rose began to stand up straight, but the blood rushed quickly to her head, causing her to stumble slightly before large hands reached out to grip her elbow and steady her. He was standing so close to her that she could practically feel his warm breath on her neck!

"You know, Roza... I can think of a number of things I could do to you in that position."

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