𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 ▸ The night of the lust charm changed everything. Dimitri told Rose he didn't care for her, and she believed him. Four and a half years later Rose, Dimitri, Eddie, and Meredith are guarding Lissa and Christian a...
"What is it?" Rose asked, her eyes locked with Dimitri's.
"I love you."
The words hung in the air between them, heavy with consequence. Rose swallowed, unsure of how to respond.
"I'm in love with you," Dimitri added, clarifying his statement. Opening her mouth to reply, their server interrupted Rose by returning with their hot chocolates.
"Thank you," she mumbled as they placed two steaming mugs in front of them. Once they left, she could reply. "You were in love with me? Back then?"
"Yes. I took time to admit it to myself, but I was in love with you. I am in love with you."
Rose was looking at Dimitri's hands clasping hers on the tabletop.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Dimitri sighed. He'd hoped she might use this opportunity to tell him she shared his feelings, but even if he'd left his run too late, Rose deserved to know how he felt then. And now.
"I was scared. After I lost Ivan, I swore never to let someone that close again. I fought the way I felt about you because I was afraid of getting hurt. Then there was your age, the fact I was your mentor, and that we were both going to be guarding Vasilisa..."
"So you told me you felt nothing for me?" Rose asked, her voice flat.
"I thought it was the right thing to do..."
"Was it?" Rose asked, meeting his eyes again. "I loved you too, Dimitri. Hearing you say you felt nothing for me? It broke my heart."
"I'm sorry," Dimitri whispered, lifting one hand from Rose's stroking the side of her face with his knuckles. "If I could go back, I'd change it, but I can't."
Rose nodded. "So what happens now?"
"I can't continue the way things have been," Dimitri confessed. "I'm hoping you can forgive me and give me a second chance. I love you, Roza. I want us to be together."
"And if I don't want that?"
"Then I'll ask to be reallocated."
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Lissa barely heard a word in her morning lecture and tutorial. Thankfully Meredith was taking notes because all Lissa could think about were Rose and Dimitri. Checking her watch for the third time, she noticed it was just past 10:00 am. Surely their 'chat' would be over by now, right? Lissa was debating using the bond to ask Rose to message her but ruled it out knowing that when Rose wanted to talk, she'd get in touch.
By the time she, Meredith, Eddie, and Christian met up to head home at 3:00 pm, Lissa was almost bouncing with nervous energy she was so curious.
"What's up with you?" Christian asked, looking at Lissa oddly.
"It's just the weather. It's going to storm," she said innocuously.
Meredith warily eyed the sky. There were ominous dark clouds, but it had yet to rain. "I think you're right. Looks like it's going to be a wet gloomy night."
