Chapter 93 - Let's Start With Vodka

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By the time we were approaching Montana, Lissa was freaking out big time. "He's going to be furious I didn't tell him – I just know he will be" she predicted.

"Lissa – if he starts to get cranky remind him you're the victim here. Tasha held a hunting knife to your throat and was intending to use it. Ok – so maybe he's not going to like that you kept the fact from him for a day or two, but he can deal with it." And if not, I'll go over and help him deal with it - by force if necessary.

"I think you'll find he'll be more worried he wasn't there to support you, Lissa," Dimitri said, looking up from his Western novel and commenting for the first time, giving me a loving look.

Things had been different since the zoo and seeing Tatiana for the second time. It felt like we had a semi-green light for our relationship and we were both feeling more settled because of it. Four more sleeps until I was Promised and then Tatiana was right – once I was a Guardian, even an unallocated one, I could date whoever I wanted. Not that there was any doubt who that would be. With his gorgeous dark hair, chocolate colored eyes, soft sensual lips, square jaw and six foot seven inches of hard lean muscle, Guardian Belikov had had my heart for quite some time now!

"Staring again, milaya?" he teased, not looking up from his book. "Take a photo it lasts longer!" So I did – snapping a shot of him reclining across the front seats in the plane, wearing his duster and reading a novel. He looked up just as I took the photo – giving me one of his unbelievably hot smiles.

"See Mitya? That's what I like!" I said to the stuffed Beaver, showing him the shot on the back of the camera.

Dimitri shook his head laughing "I think I'm going to regret buying you that toy."

"I already do," Adrian said, making fake puking motions.

"Shut up Adrian," I said. "Don't you listen to him Mitya," I cooed "He's just jealous you get to lie on my bed all day every day and then spend every night with me too..."

"D – you're such a softie you know that?" Kirk teased. "Wait until I tell the other Guardians you sleep with a stuffed beaver toy on your bed every night..."

"Go for it, Kirk. Although once Rose and I are finally public, I think most of them are going be a lot more interested in the sexy beautiful woman I also share the bed with" Dimitri laughed.

"Sexy and beautiful, hey?" I smiled at him.

"Absolutely!" he said putting away his book and patting his lap. I bounded across the aisle and plonked myself onto him, wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him soundly.

"I love you Comrade," I said. "And Mitya loves you too, don't you?!" I continued, bringing the stuffed toy up to give him kisses on the cheek.

Dimitri was still laughing. "You're going to ruin my reputation, you know that?" he said giving me another kiss and then dropping a little kiss on to my soft toy, too. Lining Dimitri, the toy, and me up I took a selfie of the three of us. "Aww – our first family photo!"

Adrian and Kirk were almost rolling on the floor laughing by now.

"Ahh, the things you do for love" Kirk gasped out between his chuckles. "Isn't that right Dim-ee-twee?!"

"Shut up you two" Dimitri grumbled, pulling me against him and kissing me deeply. Mitya was forgotten as I straddled Dimitri and continued our kiss. Eventually, he pulled away murmuring in my ear that we'd better stop, but he was taking a raincheck for later in the evening. Giving him a final kiss, I went to sit back next to Lissa, holding her hand as we started our descent. By the time the wheels hit the runway, she was shaking she was so nervous.

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