Little Pink Plus Sign

Not Just One Bundle of Joy

"Well I'd love to keep planning the future with the both of you, but shouldn't you two really be getting home?" Christian said casually.

"Christian!" Lissa chastised.

Laughing, Dimitri shook his head. "It's okay, Liss. Point taken, Ozera."

Following Dimitri's lead, I stood up and headed towards the door. "Congrats, guys. You'll be amazing parents." I smiled, kissing Lissa on the cheek.

As Lissa and I parted, I noticed that she quickly wiped away the stray tear. Clinging to Christian's arm, she smiled at me. Christian kissed her forehead lightly before turning to Dimitri, "Take care of that one, will you? Make sure she listens to the doctor. Always been a bit stubborn, you know?"

Dimitri laughed, "Don't I know it."

We said our goodbyes and headed back to our suite. When Dimitri entwined his fingers with mine, I snuck a glance at his face. It was good to see him like this, so happy, so light-hearted, so unlike his usual somber disposition. Somehow it made me love him even more if that was even possible.

Squeezing his hand, I leaned into his arm and whispered breathily, "I love you."

He stopped abruptly and scooped me into his arms. "Я люблю тебя, Розу."

"Now you know that's not fair," I said pointedly, melting into his embrace.

He smirked. Then, leaning down he kissed me softly. Pushing up to my tiptoes, I deepened the kiss. Reaching behind him, he fumbled with the key, desperately trying to unlock our door. After several failed attempts, he broke the embrace and quickly unlocked it before grabbing my waist and pulling me inside with him.

Closing the door, he pushed me up against it, hunger in his eyes. I tangled my hands in his hair, pulling him down to me. Our lips met once again, and before long, my legs found their way around his waist. He broke the kiss, and before I could protest his lips were on my neck. Biting my lip, I moaned and dug my nails into his shoulder.

Then, most inconveniently, my phone went off. "Ignore it," Dimitri whispered against my skin.

Reaching into my back pocket, I pulled it out and glanced at the name. Mom.

"I can't. It's my mom."

Reluctantly, he set my down on the ground and groaned, "No wonder Christian practically threw us out."

Giggling, I answered, "Hi, Mo—"

"Rosemarie Belikov. You will tell me what what's going on. You call me crying and then ignore me for the next twenty-four hours, blowing off all my calls and ignoring my questions? You tell me what's going on before I come back to Pennsylvania right this second."

"Mom, it's okay. I'm okay. I was just in shock the other day because I got some pretty big news, and I didn't exactly know how to handle it. Mom, I'm pregnant. Dimitri and I are having a baby."

There was silence on the other end. Eventually, my father said, "Rose, this isn't funny. Your mother has been worried sick."

"It's not supposed to be funny, because for once, I'm not joking. Call it rare, call it a genetic fluke, call it whatever you want, but that won't change the fact that I'm having a baby."

"You're pregnant," my mother said carefully. I could tell just how shocked she was by the strong Scottish accent that decorated her words.

"Yeah, Mom. You're going to be a grandmother, and Dad, you're going to be a grandZmey." I let that sink in for a minute before dropping the next piece of news.

"She's pregnant, Abe. We're going to be grandparents." Distantly, I heard her kiss him.

"So when can we expect this little bundle of joy?" Abe asked.

"December," I replied before adding, "but there's more."

"More than you being pregnant? Rose, we've been gone for a week, not a year. What else could've possibly happened?" Mom asked incredulously.

"Well, it's not just one little bundle of joy. I'm having twins." Complete silence met this announcement. I gave it a few seconds before saying, "Are you guys still there?"

"Just processing," came Abe's shocked response.

When my mom spoke, I could hear the tears in her voice. "I'm so proud of you, Rose. I can't wait to come home. I'll take you shopping, okay? We'll go find everything that you'll need."

I swallowed, holding back my own tears. "Thank you, Mom. I love both of you."

"We love you too, Sweetie," Abe relied genuinely.

I hung up and joined Dimitri on the couch. He took my hand, tickling my palm. "How did they take it?"

"They were really excited honestly," I replied. Then straddling his lap, I draped my arm around his neck. "Now, where were we?"