Dimitri POV

I slammed my hands on the elevator doors. Why the hell had she run out like that? One look at me and she ran for the hills.

I turned on my heels and walked back to my office, grumbling and snapping at my students to get back to work. I was still shirtless so the women in my office were all ogling me. I stopped in my tracks as I realised. Rose hadn't met Viktoria before. She must've thought... Oh, bloody hell! Why do people always assume things without knowing all the facts?

Urgh! WOMEN!

I slammed the door to my office to see Ivan with Viktoria in a head lock. I looked at the sight in amusement as Viktoria tried to pry herself from Iva's hold, punching him like a girl in the side, which made Ivan laugh even more than he was.

Ivan was like a brother to Viktoria, he was part of my family and I him. We were close and have been through everything together, and he was always the one to put up with my burst of anger or frustration. Like right now for instance.

"Urgh," grumbled Viktoria. "Ivan, let me go!"

Ivan looked up as he saw me and released Viktoria from his grip, only to receive a slap on the chest. She looked at me and her face softened, and then it turned into confusion as she looked from the door and then to me.

I could tell she was trying to figure out who the girl that had just run out of my office was, but I didn't wish to discuss it with her right now. I was in a mood and wasn't ready for the twenty-one questions. I van could tell, he knew me better than anyone else that I knew, even better than I knew myself sometimes, so he grabbed a bunch of rubbish from my desk and handed it to Viktoria.

"Vikka," he said to her, giving her a wink and a smile. "Why don't you go and take this and shred it."

She frowned and glowered at him. "I'm not your bum boy, Ivan."

"Please?" he said to her in a soft tone. "Your brother and I need to discuss business."

She frowned and looked at me. "Dimka?" As if asking me if he was telling the truth.

I give a small smile and nod. "We won't be long, Viktoria."

I opened the door for her and Ivan gave her a kiss on the cheek, which she accepted graciously and strutted out of my office.

Once the door was closed I van got straight to the point.

"Why don't you put a shirt on, Fabio?" Ivan grinned and I just glared at him.

"I have to get someone to get me one, since I gave mine to Viktoria." I said to him and called Jenny, my receptionist, and told her to get me a shirt. Taking my card with a nod, she took off to get me a new shirt.

"I'm guessing by your mood that you didn't catch up to Rose." He said and I gave him a "you think?" look.

"She'll come around, Dimitri," he said. "Once you explain to her who Viktoria is, Rose will understand."

I shrug. "She didn't give me a chance to explain before, why should I give it to her now?"

Ivan arched in eyebrow and took a seat. "You know you don't mean that."

"I don't know..." I said.

And I didn't. She didn't even give me a chance to explain before jumping to conclusions. Why she would think I would cheat on her now was beyond me. I know I have a history with women, I mean that was no secret. But if I had wanted to cheat on Rose, I would've done it sooner rather than later. Where the hell had she had gotten the idea that I would cheat on her anyway?

She was always the one that I went home to, the one that I wake up to every morning. Surely she must know how much I feel for her. How much I care for her. I mean, for crying out loud, I've gone into business with a bankrupt company for her. Risked my entire life's work, for her. How could she think I wouldn't be faithful to her? After everything I've told her? I was getting so sick of all these insecurities that she had. Obviously she didn't know the effect she had one me. Did she even trust me? What the hell has this whole thing been between us? If she didn't trust me then what was the point in everything? Of us?

"Dimitri I know you don't mean it," Ivan said to me. "You're upset, but you know that have feelings for her. Deep feelings for her."

I nodded in agreement. I wasn't going to lie about that. "I do. But what's the point of it all, if she doesn't trust me. It was like she expected it. If she's always going to think that I'm going to cheat on her, than what's the point in us being together?"

Ivan simply just smiled at me, which irritated me. "Dimitri the most frustrating, most desirable, most infuriating women, are the ones that a worth fighting for. You and Rose have just started out yous both have to give it time."

"She's never gonna trust me, Ivan. I can see it in her eyes. She's always going to think that I'm going to cheat on her." I told him.

"Can you blame her?" I was about to say something, but Ivan held up his hand to stop me. "I'm not having a go, but all I'm saying is that can you really blame her for thinking that? This whole relationship is both new to yous. Yous have to adjust to being together. If she doesn't trust you, then give her a reason to trust you, Dimitri. Rose wants to know that you're always going to be there for her. She wants that security in a relationship, to know that she's the only one to you. That you love her."

I froze and looked at him. "Love? Isn't that a bit too soon to be throwing that word out?"

Ivan shrugged. "Do you love her?"

I didn't know what to say. I cared for her, I really did. I had never felt the feelings that I feel for Rose with anyone else. She was the only one to me. The only one that meant so much to me. If I lost her, or even if she had moved onto someone else, I would be devastated. I couldn't think about losing her. Just the thought of her with anyone else besides me was so infuriating that I couldn't even think straight. But was that love? Was I really falling in love with Rose? Was Rose the one girl for me?

Yes.

Yes, I believed she was. I couldn't imagine my life without her. She was in my every thought. I loved Rosemarie Hathaway, and I was going to make sure that she knew it. I had to make sure that she knew it.

Ivan smiled at me and I stood up. Just in time, Jenny had walked in with another white collared shirt for me. I thanked her and put it on, not wanting to waste any more time than I already had. Rushing out of my office, I told Ivan to get Vikka home safely and then I rushed in to the parking lot, hastily trying to get to my car.

I arrived at home and practically jumped out of my car. I ran into the house calling out Rose's name. I went straight to her room, but no one was there. The bedding was all messed up though, which meant that she had been here.

"Roza!" I called out again, but no answer. "Rose?"

I was starting to think that she may not even be home. But where else could she be? I went searching in her room the bed was messy which meant that she had been here. I checked every room in the house, but I couldn't find her. I heard the front door open and close and I bolted to the door to see if it was Rose.

"Rose?"

Turning the corner I saw that it was definitely not Rose.

Christian.

"Hey," he yawned and ran a hand through his hair. He looked tired and frustrated.

"Have you seen Rose?" I asked him, my voice coming out in a whoosh making it sound like 'haveyouseenRose?'

Christian froze for a second before he walked off into the kitchen. I frowned and followed him. He knew where they were.

"Christian, where's Rose?"

He shrugged and pulled out a bottle or Corona from the fridge. Leaning back against the sink he took a swig of his beer and looked at me. I crossed my arms over my chest and stared at him. I wasn't going to let this go until he told me where Rose was. He stayed quiet and looked away from my gaze making a growl emit from my chest.

"Christian, tell me where she is!" I barked at him.

He threw a glare my way. "I can't. I promised I wouldn't."

"Tell me." I took a step towards him, my hands now at my sides, clenched into fists.

"Look, just give her some time. Lissa's taken her away for a while, I don't know when they'll be back, but I do know that you need to leave her alone. Give her some space."

"Christian if you don't tell me where she's gone, so help me God, I will knock you out."

"You cheated on her Dimitri! What do you expect from me? Rose is like a sister to me and you–"

"'I didn't cheat on her!" I cut him off. I was frustrated, angry, agitated, and impatient. "That girl that she saw me with, it was my sister. It was Viktoria. She spilt her drink down her top, so I gave her mine. Rose walked in and before I could explain, she ran off."

"Oh..." Scratching the back of his head he looked at me with a slight blush on his cheeks. "I didn't... I-I'm so–"

"That's okay," I waved it off. "Christian, tell me where Rose is."

"Christ," he cursed to himself. "Liss is gonna skin me alive."

"Christian," I growled impatiently.

"Okay, okay, okay. They're at Liss's family lake house up the coast. You know the one."

I did. Nodding to Christian in thanks as I rushed out the door and into my car.

I was going to make Rose see that what I felt for her wasn't just some fling or hook up. I wanted to show her how I really felt, that I needed her more than the casual sex thing that had started off between us. I had never felt this way about anyone before and I can't believe that it had taken me this long to figure out. I didn't care how I was going to this whole thing, but once I make it to that lake house, I was going to bust that door down and show her my feelings. One way or another, Rose was going to see that I was madly and truly in love with her.

I know, I know, I know lolz It's been so long since I updated but here it is guys. I hope yous like it and enjoy

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