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Chapter Three
"Come on, Rose! Hurry up!" Lissa yelled at me from my room. I was in my walk-in wardrobe searching through my clothes. I couldn't find anything suitable to wear.
It was the week before graduation and Dimitri and Tasha's flight was due in at any minute. Lissa, Christian and I were going to go and meet them at the air strip. I just couldn't figure out what to wear. I was seeing Dimitri for the first time in months and I wanted to look good. We still sent letters back and forth, and it always pleased me to see – though, I felt a little selfish – that Dimitri said he was still very much in love with me. If I wasn't so selfish, I'd let him go, but I couldn't. I wanted him all to myself, forever.
Sighing, I gave in. "Liss, can you help me find something to wear?"
"What's wrong with what you have on?" She asked, nodding towards my regular jeans and shirt.
I stared at her. "Who are you and what have you done with my best friend?"
She laughed. "It's just Dimitri and Tasha. Dimitri was your mentor; he's probably seen you at your worst."
"Well, I haven't seen them in a while, that's all. At least if I dress up, it'll make me look like I'm excited to see them because I made the effort."
"Rose." Lissa marched up to me and put her hands on my shoulders. "You're crazy and you're driving me crazier." She tilted her head towards the dress hanging up behind me. "Wear that."
I picked it up and examined it. It was strapless, with cut out sections just below the bust and a skirt that fell just above my knee. At the bottom, the material was dark purple and faded into white the higher it went up. The best part was that it looked really good on me and Dimitri hadn't seen it before.
I slipped it on and touched up my makeup and made sure my hair was sitting right before I finally let Lissa drag me out of my dorm. I was giddy as we speed walked to the airstrip. Lissa had received a text from Christian just as we left that the plane had arrived. I was so excited to be within an easy distance with Dimitri.
The airstrip was small, and still within the wards, but pretty far away from our dorms. It had a chain link fence surrounding it and entry had to be cleared by the guardian on duty there. Christian was still waiting at the gate as the plane was still traversing the runway. It pulled to a stop and a moment later, the door was open and stairs were being stretched out. It was then that the gate opened, so we headed towards it. I was practically jumping up and down with excitement.
Tasha was the first person off the plane and I felt slightly disappointed. She spotted the three of us rather quickly and jogged over, her arms out for a hug. I returned her embrace distractedly, my eyes on the plane the whole time. Finally, Dimitri's tall figure stepped out of the plane and he started descending the stairs. I couldn't help myself, and I ran to meet him. He must have heard my feet hitting the ground as he looked up suddenly, the biggest grin on his face. He quickly travelled down the rest of the stairs and ran towards me. When we met, he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into in him tightly. I closed my eyes and curled up against him. It felt like we were two pieces in a puzzle. We belonged together, I could feel it.
I was home.
Alberta had met our little group on the way to guest housing and insisted we all come to dinner quickly. Dimitri opted to take his and Tasha's bags to their room first, while the others head to the cafeteria and I stayed behind to help him. As they left, Alberta turned and gave us a wink. I remembered she'd seen us kissing the night Dimitri left. I'd forgotten she and the other guardians had seen as there'd been no questions asked about it afterwards. She'd obviously planned it out so we had a little alone time.
"How was your flight?" I asked Dimitri politely as we made our way across campus.
"Long," he replied. "I never thought I'd get to see you, it was taking that long."
"It was only a three hour flight," I pointed out.
"I kept looking at my watch every minute."
"That's not like you," I teased.
"Well, it might surprise you to know that I've changed a little bit since we last saw each other," he informed me as we made it to his and Tasha's room. Dimitri unlocked the door and we stepped inside. The bags we were carrying fell to the floor immediately, and we were in each other's arms, kissing furiously.
I pulled away for a moment to catch my breath. "Show me," I whispered.
And he did.
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