Anything for Her - Complete

Chapter 20

Rose was surprised by how quickly they settled into human life. Dimitri's first day as a farmhand had proven to be a success. Isaac had later told Pamela that Dimitri was a quick study and a hard worker and it would be to their advantage to keep him on. Which is why a fortnight later, Rose and Dimitri were living in their RV at Pamela and Isaac's property. Rose spent a large part of each day with Pamela chatting and helping prepare the meals for the farm hands, the rest of the time in the RV with Lara. At first, she enjoyed the downtime and peace and quiet, but since she still wasn't confident driving the RV, when Dimitri was working Rose was stuck on the property and was starting to go stir crazy.

"I'm going into town later today, would you like to come?" Pamela asked one morning.

"Would I ever!" Rose said, grinning with excitement.

"I need to do some shopping, and then I have a meeting, so I'll be there for a few hours," Pamela warned.

"That's fine. Dimitri and I shopped the other day, but I'll be happy looking around," Rose promised. Anything to get out and do something! After feeding the farm hands lunch, and starting slow cookers to get dinner on its way, Pamela helped Rose strap Lara's baby seat into her truck and load the pram into the tray. Rose was almost bouncing with excitement as they drove the twenty minutes into Mitchell.

In town Rose said goodbye to Pamela, agreeing when and where to meet up before strapping Lara into the pram, slinging the nappy bag over the handles and setting out to explore. Deciding to walk the entire North Main Street, Rose found herself smirking when she walked past Moody's Western Wear – a store that promised full tack line, family apparel and monogramming. She'd have to bring Dimitri back here – he'd be in his element.

Walking further, Rose stopped into the medical clinic, making an appointment for Lara to have her scheduled immunization shots in a week and a bit. Being Dhampir, Lara was naturally immune to most of the diseases the shots prevented; however, Rose's research had shown many human schools required an immunization record, and the lack of one could be problematic. She'd been in two minds about it, so had called Olena for advice. Dimitri's mother had assured Rose the immunizations were harmless to Dhampir, and as such worthwhile in terms of helping Lara blend into human society.

Rose smiled thinking about her even closer relationship with Olena and the other Belikova ladies. As Dimitri had promised, they'd rung his family and explained the situation. While she and Dimitri had not revealed Lara's parentage, Dimitri had explained Lara was adopted but nonetheless now theirs. Since then, their typically fortnightly calls to Baia had accelerated to two or three times a week – often while Dimitri was at work. A result of her uncertainty as a first-time mother, and boredom, Rose would frequently call Olena and the other Belikovas for a chat, to ask for advice, and to bring Olena her up to date on her latest granddaughter's progress. As Dimitri had predicted, his family were thrilled Rose and Dimitri were parents and accepted Lara as the newest little Belikov.

While they hadn't shared it with the rest of his family, in a private conversation, Dimitri had told his mother and grandmother about the information from Sydney, and that there may be a chance he and Rose may be able to conceive a child of their own. Olena had been polite but skeptical while Yeva had sounded unsurprised. Rose still didn't know what to make of it all. Her period had arrived not too long after the news, so she was now tracking her cycles trying to get an idea of whether she was naturally regular and if so when her fertile period would be.

Out of the clinic and back onto the street, Rose continued her walk. The trip up and down the street didn't take long, and Rose was looking around considering ways to kill time when she spotted a gym. It had been weeks since she'd been able to use proper workout equipment, and she'd be lying if she said she didn't miss it. Lara was happy in her pram looking at a soft butterfly toy Rose had clipped to the hood, so Rose wheeled her inside. The smell of wood, leather, and sweat immediately making Rose feel at home.