This Life We Live- Complete

Chapter 16- What the hell?

It had been three weeks since Dimitri and I had sex for the first time. And we were better then before, it had definitely made us closer. I knew I had made the right decision on waiting for this man. I knew in just this short time that he was my soul mate.

The day after we had sex Lissa locked us into my room as soon as Dimitri had left for work. She demanded all the details. Apparently everyone had heard, although my parents were choosing to ignore it. Thank god.

My on-line classes were going great, at the rate I was going I would be done before their Thanksgiving break. Oksana had already told Dimitri and Ivan that if I passed this last term and my boards the job was mine if I still wanted it. Her husband Mark was the only nurse in the clinic so this would give him some room to breath.

My parents anniversary was coming up in a few weeks and they were throwing a big party for it. So with Dimitri and Ivan at work and Christian sitting down trying to draw up a menu -for when they find a space for his and Lissa's restaurant- Lissa, Tasha, and I decided it was a good time to drive the hour to the next town to buy our dresses. My father insisted I take his card even though I had more than enough in my account. But you didn't argue with Abe Mazur.

We were still walking around the mall three hours after we'd arrived. It hadn't taken Tasha or Lissa long to find their dresses. Tasha's was a beautiful blue dress that matched her eyes perfectly. Lissa of course found a light pink dress that made her skin glow. But me I couldn't find anything. I really just wanted to give up but Lissa wanted to try one more store so here we were.

I was looking around when all of a sudden Lissa started squealing so loud that everyone in the store stopped to stare at us. Tasha looked like she was about to have a heart attack and Lissa at least looked embarrassed. Good serves her right.

" I'm sorry guys but look Rose it's your dress."

I turned to look at where she was pointing and sure enough it was my dress. It was a black strapless dress with a red sash around the middle, it looked to go right above the knee and when I walked closer it was my size. This was the kind of dress that would turn heads and start religions. I had to have it.

Taking it up to the register I paid for it without even trying it on. I knew it would be perfect. Now that I had my dress too, we were finally ready to leave. Walking outside I suddenly had this unnerving feeling we were being watched. I looked around but saw nothing and no one.

" Dimitri is going to lose it when he see's that dress on you."

Tasha said, I couldn't help but turn towards her and laugh.

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Adrian pov

I had been watching them for three damn weeks. Every morning they would run together, he would go to work, she would stay at her mobster father's, then in the evenings he would come home and head straight over there. And when I finally see her without daddy or that brute, it's by chance and I'm not ready for her.

I had been standing outside the mall waiting for some shady guy to bring me the last piece to my plan. A gun! I just happened to look across the parking lot and see her, Lissa, and some raven haired beauty. She looked around so I knew she sensed me and I ducked into the shadows. When she saw nothing she turned and laughed at something the dark haired woman said. I watched them leave and continued to wait for my guy.

I was sitting in the motel room bottle in hand when my phone started ringing. I already knew who it was, she had been trying to call me since the day Avery tried to get the Russian back. That plan had failed miserably. But why would he want to leave Rose who looks amazing, for Avery who doesn't. I finally decided to answer the phone.