Nepenthe • Something that can make you forget grief or suffering.
Never feeling like they belonged was a feeling that Lissa Dragomir lived with, even with her family and life long best friend, although they aided in that feeling not being so strong...
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Author's Note: > The ⚠ symbol, from now on will mean that there will be SMUT in the chapter
> Please give feedback on the SMUT as it's only the 2nd time I'm writing it for other people to read.
> BOTH HANDS ON THE PHONES/PC'S PEOPLE!!!!
The 28th of December arrived sooner than anyone was expecting, after spending the 27th exploring the grounds of the Resort, with everyone else meeting Adrian at dinner on the 26th, and Dimitri being held back, quite literally, by Viktoria and Christian each time that Adrian flirted with Kate.
"I don't agree with his actions, but now you know how Kate feels when Tasha flirts with you." Viktoria told her brother after dinner on the 26th, when the two of them stood at the doorway from the gala sized dining room.
Dimitri's head had snapped towards her in an almost painful way.
"Each time he flirts with her, she either shows the ring or addresses him as a Dhampir should address a Moroi, she makes sure that the ring is always on display, makes sure to call you her love in Russian and Turkish, makes sure to be touchy and affectionate, despite the fact that she knows that you two are the kind of people to be touchy or affectionate in public. You -" Viktoria had started before looking him up and down.
"Might've told Tasha that you have a wife, might have denied her formal and written request to be her Guardian, but you do little more. And in my opinion, my sister-in-law is being too lenient with you and your lack of boundary assertion. So I think it's poetic justice."
"You're supposed to be on my side, Vika." Dimitri had grumbled while finishing the lemon water that Kate had asked for dinner.
"Брат, если ты разведешься, я выберу ее. (Brother, if you get divorced, I'm choosing her.)" Viktoria had replied bluntly, looking brother dead in the eyes as she spoke, showing how serious she was.
Unbeknownst to Dimitri, and virtually anyone else, Kate and Diana had been getting Alec used to napping/sleeping in Diana's room, and getting him used to Diana's touch, which was harder than it looked, but had gotten to the point that he allowed the older Dhampir to change his diaper and give him his bottle, just as long as she didn't picked him up and cradled him.
They'd gotten Alec to allow himself to be picked up for his bottle and held, as long as Diana had Kate's old blanket, which smelled like Kate against her chest, it wasn't to trick Alec, but rather so that he associated Diana with safety as he did with Dimitri and Kate. And to be transferred to Diana's bed for a diaper change, but had to be put back in his crib as soon as he was dressed once more.
As soon as the clock showed 2 am on the 28th of December, and after Dimitri opened his gifts from the present people, Kate began to drag Dimitri away, the deadly soft smile of her lips had Dimitri looking slightly worried, but willingly follow after her and Viktoria calling after them "СДЕЛАЙТЕ МЕНЯ СНОВА ТЕТЕЙ! (MAKE ME AN AUNT AGAIN!)"
