America's Princess (Random Updates)

Chapter 22

Wattpad wont let me add onto the character page so here are the images that I found on Pintrest for Vlad, Egor, and Lev:

Vladimir:

Egor:

Lev:

Now onto the chapter:

"Oh look Boss Lady," Ava said excitedly as she held out her tablet, "The Hermitage Museum isn't that far away from here. This has the art collections you wanted to see the last time we were here. This is the one that has the Winter Palace included in the building."

Olivia lifted her head from Raven's shoulder where she was following his finger as he tried to teach her some Russian. "You wanted to see all that art Ava," she smirked. "I just wanted to see where the Romanovs lived. I'm not doing anything else today, if you want to go sightseeing then go. I'm sure Yevgeny knows—"

"We take," Vladimir said as he walked in with Egor and Lev following. "We know best places show."

"Are you sure, Boss?" Ava asked Olivia.

"Go, Ava," Olivia smiled while nodding. "Let Vladimir, Egor, and Lev show you all the bestest places in Russia to see and take as long as you need. You need a break from taking care of me so much and I know how much you really wanted to see that museum and Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square and Moscow Kremlin last time we were here and I'm really sorry we couldn't. Can you guys—" Olivia turned to the three Russians standing by Raven.

"Da," they said in unison while nodding.

Olivia smiled as she turned back to Ava, "There you go, Ava, go have fun and just relax. I am fine here with Yevgeny and the rest of the group. If it takes more than one day then fine, go, have fun, Ava, I mean it. Guys," she turned to the three men, "will you please show her all the best places to see? Somehow I'm thinking you know of places that aren't known to tourists too."

"Da," Egor nodded. "Come?"

Ava looked at Olivia then hugged her, "Thanks Boss Lady." Ava grabbed her backpack and started to follow the men out of the house.

"She's going to have a blast," Olivia smiled as Raven's phone beeped. "Gabe need you?"

"Nyet," Raven shook his head as he tossed his phone back down on the table. "Doc bringing your medicine. All phone have clock tell time your medicine."

"Oh," she whispered as she sat back down on the couch. She looked up at Raven a little worried, "She will be safe, right?"

Raven smirked and nodded, "Da, Kotenok, best friend safe, I swear."

She sighed in relief and relaxed back onto the couch.

Meanwhile

Ava looked out the window of Vlad's truck and pushed some of her brown hair behind her ear as she watched everything pass her by. "So beautiful," she whispered to herself but the three men heard her.

"Da," Lev agreed even though he wasn't looking out the window. Vlad sent him a look, making Lev roll his eyes before he looked at his phone.

"Hungry?" Egor asked after about thirty minutes of silence.

"Sure," Ava nodded, "I'm a little hungry. But you'll have to help me, I still can't read Russian yet."

"Nyet problem," Lev shook his head. "What hungry for?"

"I don't know, I want to try something authentic but I don't know?" She asked and Vlad nodded.

"Know just place," Vlad said as he made a turn. He pulled up to a building that looked like it had been there a few decades and Egor opened the door for her before holding out his hand. She smiled gratefully at him as she placed her hand in his and stepped out. The three men surrounded her as they walked to the diner. Lev opened the door and they walked in. "Allergies?"

"Nyet," she said proudly making the men smirk before nodding in proudness at her pronunciation.

"Good," Lev smirked.

"Very good," Vlad said smiling.

"Good job," Egor nodded.

Ava smiled before looking back at the menu. "What does this say?"

"Nyet," Vlad said as he took the menu from her. "Trust us?"

She nodded, "Da."

"Good," Vlad said as the waitress came by. "Chicken Kiev and Mors."

"Sbiten," Egor nodded. "Kurnik."

"Kvass," Lev said without looking at her. "Pelmeni."

Vlad said something else and the waitress quickly left. "The only thing I understood from that was chicken," Ava chuckled while shaking her head. "I have a lot to learn."

"We teach," Vlad shrugged his shoulders. A couple of minutes later the waitress came back with three drinks and placed two straws with each cup. He pointed at the red drink, "Mors, berry juice and water, little..." he thought for a minute.

She smiled and stuck a straw in it before sipping, "it's kind of tart yet sweet also."

"Da," he snapped, "That."

"It's like watered down sweet cranberry juice almost," Ava said smiling, "I like it."

"This Kvass," Lev said pushing a drink toward her. "No alcohol beer." She took a drink and smiled, making Lev smile.

Egor pushed his drink toward her, "Sbiten. Careful, it warm."

"Oh okay," she smiled gratefully as she carefully sipped it. Her eyes lit up, "oh wow, it's like hot honey."

"Da," Egor beamed as she took another drink. They held back smiles as she took sips out of all three of the drinks. When the waitress came back with the food, they explained that kurnik was a chicken pie that also had mushrooms, hard boiled eggs, and rice. She learned that pelmeni was dumplings that was filled with beef, lamb, and pork. Chicken kiev, she learned, was chicken breast stuffed with grated cheese, mushrooms, some herbs, egg yolk and it was breaded then baked. She loved trying all three different dishes and really appreciated the men showing her traditional Russian foods and drinks.

Once everyone was full, Vlad paid and looked at her, "ready see museum?"

Her eyes lit up as a smile crossed her face, "Please?"

The three men smirked and nodded, "Da."