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  I took his hand and stood up with his arms wrapped around me. I heard sirens, as well as people, screaming running from the dinner. Everything went by so fast. The cops were questioning everyone, but I still have no idea what happened. Dimitri was talking to his men while I leaned on a car hood and held myself.

  It's getting cold out, but night time is coming soon, and winter is almost here, so I suppose it should be. Something dropped over my shoulder, making me jump, turn around and see Dimitri. I grabbed my head and said, "Don't scare me."

  "I'm sorry прекрасный. I saw you where cold." (Beautiful)

  I pulled his jacket closer to me and said: "Thank you, but aren't you cold."

  "No, I'm fine."

  I shook yes, my head, and said, "So what happened?"

  "David shot Mary and then tried to shoot you, but I covered you while Mark got the gun from him and killed him."

  Right Dimitri did save me, didn't he? I stood up, got in front of him, and kissed cheek as I said: "Thank you."

  He put his hands on my hips and said, "Your welcome."

  I snuggle deeper into his jacket as Mark said: "Are you OK?"

  I walked over to him and hugged him as I said: "I'm fine, but, how are you?"

  He put his head down and said, "I don't know what's going to happen. Mary was a bitch, but I loved her."

  "I'm so sorry, Mark, if you need anything."

  He shook his head yes and left, making me sigh. I'm tired, cold and it is going to be a long month. Something like this never happens here, and the town won't forget about this quickly, but I have a sinking feeling it involves are new quests. I walked over to Dimitri, handed him his jacket, and said, "Thank you again for today, but I'm going to head home. I'm tired."

  He draped his jacket over me again and said: "Keep it plus I think it's best I come with you. After all, it's dangerous right now to be alone."

  He may be right, but I also don't need five strange men in my apartment, let alone ones in the mafia. "That may be true, but I only have one guest room, and I’m not sharing my bed with five men, and I don’t think five men want to all stay in the same bed plus I can take care of myself."

  He smiled and said, "My men will stay at the hotel while I stay with you, and you may be able to take care of yourself in a fistfight, but against a gun is completely different."

  He may be right, but I don't feel comfortable having him there. Before I could say anything, he put his hand under my chin and said: "I'm not taking no for an answer, so lead the way."

  Dimitri won't let up will he, so I start home as I mumbled, "Asshole."

  He chuckled at me as I kept walking home. The minute I got home, I threw my bag down and said: "The quest room is the first room down the hall on the right."

  I took his jacket off and said: "I'm going to go take a shower, so just consider this your home for now."

  He shook his head and sat on the couch as I left for my room. The minute the door shut, I took my shoes, dress, and underwear off. I grabbed clean underwear and a light grey, cotton nightgown with a small V-neck to wear to bed. I sat it on the counter and started the shower. I let the hot water flow down my naked body to help relax, which it did.

  Once I was done, I turned the shower off, dried off, and put my dress on as I put my hair up. I left the bathroom and went into the living room to see Dimitri nowhere, so I suppose he is in the guest room. I turned the TV on to see the report on what happened. It said David lost his mind and killed Mary. He would have continued if Mark had not interfered.

  David was crazy but never thought he was that crazy. He hardly even knew Mary. If anything, I would expect him to come after me, not her. It has been a long day, and I barely did a thing. I sat back and closed my eyes. I should have just went to bed, but I don't want to get up, so I'm just going to sleep here, I suppose.

  I was about asleep when I felt someone pick me up making me open my eyes and see Dimitri, who said: "Go back to sleep прекрасный I will have you in bed." (Beautiful)

  I shouldn't, but I'm so tired, making me rest my head on his chest and shake my head yes. I felt him put me under the cover and kiss my forehead, making mumble "Goodnight."

  He said something but was already fast asleep.

  Chapter 3

  I woke up to a pounding headache for no damn reason, and I don’t want to get up, but I need to. I slowly sat up, making my head hurt worse than before. I slowly went to my bathroom and grabbed some Excedrin to take. Once I did, I changed into some skinny jeans and a long-sleeve black shirt with a V-neck.

  Once I was done, I slipped some shoes on and went into my living room where Dimitri and his men were sitting watching tv. I went into the kitchen and grabbed some bacon as well as eggs. I turned the stove on and cooked breakfast for everyone. Maybe this will help my headache. I made pancakes with it, and once everything was done, I yelled: “Come get some food if you are hungry!”

  They all came out and got a plate as I walked into the living room and sat down to eat. They were watching the news which was going on about yesterday. I need to check on Mark today to see how he is doing and David's parents. David and I weren’t on good turns, but his parents and I were. I quickly finished and cleaned up my plate. “Once you guys are done, just leave them in the sink, and I will clean them when I get home.”

  I went back into my bedroom to grab a simple jacket and grabbed my book bag/purse. My headache is gone, so that’s good. I made my bed and started to leave. “Dimitri, if you leave lock up, I will be back later.”

  “Where are you going прекрасный.”(Beautiful)

  He doesn’t need to know where I’m going. He is the guest here, not the other way around. “Out, so please lock up if you leave.”

  “Последовать за ней Sergei.” (Follow her Sergei)

  “Да босс” (Yes boss)

  I have no idea what they’re saying, so I rolled my eyes and left then to talk. I am going to Marks first because he has no one to talk too. I’m sure he needs me right now. It took me about ten minutes to get there, and once I was there, I knocked. I waited for him to answer, so I didn’t invade his privacy.

  After a bit of him ignoring me, I grabbed the key he gave me and walked in the see him passed out with a bottle in hand. I sighed and walked up to him. I grabbed the bottle, sat it on the table and shook him. He sat up and grabbed his head as he said, “My head is killing me.”

  “Yeah, well, when you drink yourself to sleep, that happens, Mark.”

  “Don’t judge me with what happened.”

  “I’m not, but liquor isn’t the answer…...Go talk to Marys’ parents. I’m sure they need someone to talk to them.”

  He sat up and said, “In my state, really, Luna.”

  I rolled my eyes and said, “Go get cleaned up first idiot but go do it. This won’t help the pain, not one bit.”

  “I know.”

  “They go do it now.”

  He mumbled, “Bossy.”

  “Go.”

  I point upstairs, making home get up and leave me downstairs. I put my bag down and cleaned up all the bottles he went through last night, which was three, how he is alive boggles me, but he has always had a high tolerance for alcohol.

  He came down all cleaned up and said, “Happy Luna.”

  “Yes, I am.”

  He rolled his eye and got his shoes on. I grabbed my bag and followed him outside. I touched his back and said, “You did what you need to do, Mark don’t get so down. As for Mary, you will find someone else….Don’t let her stop you from being happy honestly she isn’t worth it.”

  He quickly left me most likely because he is mad, I said that about Mary, but it’s true and I won’t lie to him. He will get over what I said once he knows I’m right. One of my problems is I’m to blunt with people.

  My headache is coming back, making me grabbed my head. It must have been the gunshot yesterday that’s doing this because I’m not getting sick. All I have is a headache; then again
, it could be from stress as well. Ugh, it’s going to be a long month for this town.

  I hit Davids's house, where I hesitantly knocked on the door to wait on his parents to answer. Once they did, I smiled to see his baby sister answer. I kneeled and said, “How are you, princess.”

  She ran into my arms and started to ball her eyes out, making me pick her up and bounce her in my arms. I walked inside and shut the door behind me when I ran into his dad. “Hey, Luna.”

  “Hey, mister Stone, I’m sorry about David.”

  He put his head down as I kept bouncing Jade. “Is there anything I can do to help.”

  He looked up and said, “No, we need time….I think we are going to move anyway with the looks people are giving us now.”

  “Things will calm down.”

  “In this small town, I doubt that plus I got a new job offer in New York…… It will be a new start.”

  I sat Jade down and said, “Well, if you need any help, you know where to find.”

  “Thank you, Luna….If you don’t mind, we want alone time.”

  “Of course,…Jade, be a good girl.”

  “Ok, Luna.”

  I waved bye and left them to their selves. I went to the store where people were gossiping about the murder and picked some food up. The problem with a small town is everyone knows your business, so maybe they should move. Once I paid, I left and started to carry the heavy ass bags of food I bought until an SUV stopped, and Sergei came out. He stopped in front of me and said, “I’m on my way to your houses so hop in Luna.”

  I still don’t trust them, but I’m a bit from my house, so I shook my head, yes, and he popped the trunk. He helped me put my stuff in the trunk, and I hopped into SUV.

  We unloaded SUV the, and I saw the guys where still there as we did. So, they helped me put it away. I’m starving, so I turned the fryer on and grabbed the potatoes I brought.

  I laid my jacket down and peeled the potatoes as Dimitri came over and said, “Need help прекрасный.”(Beautiful)

  I looked at him and said, “Know how to cut french fries.”

  “No.”

  “Then, no handsome.”

  Once he left, I finished and cutting up the fries and started the bacon, which I cut up first. It took three batches before I could put the cheese on the fries and bacon. I slipped them in the oven and then said, “Watch them so I can go change.”

  “Yes, boss,” Ivan said. I rolled my eyes and left for my room to change into a pair of grey, boot cut, cotton yoga pant, and a black long sleeve shirt. I walked back out and check on the dries which were done making me pull them out and say, “Come get it, boy.”

  Once they did, I mumbled, “You guys will eat me out of house and home.”

  Dimitri said, “Don’t worry about it; we will pay the food bill since you are cooking us.”

  I rolled my eye and went into the living room to put a horror movie on to watch as I ate. It is my house, so my tv. As we were, Dimitri said “Где ее она была?” (Where was she)

  “Ее начальство, а потом и бывшая, но она недолго пробыла там.” (Her boss, and then her ex, but she wasn't there long.)

  “Хорошо.” (Good)

  Ugh, I can’t hear the movie. “Hey, I can’t hear the movie!”

  “Sorry, прекрасный.”(Beautiful)

  Once everyone was done, and the movie was over, so I cleaned the dishes and hopped on my computer to look for a new job, but in this town, it’s hard to find.

  By the time night had fallen, I had found nothing, and my head was hurting again. The guys left about an hour ago, all but Dimitri, of course. I headed for my room and changed in a simple red silk nightgown. I crawled under the cover and closed my eyes to let the darkness take me to another place.

  Chapter 4

  Three weeks later

  I t's been three weeks since David shot Mary and the town has been in shambles. David's parents did as they said and moved, but I don’t blame them, and Mark has barely said a word to me since we had that talk. Of course, it is nearly impossible to get me to myself because Dimitri is up my ass or one of his men is. It is driving me up a wall, and he is still staying with me.

  I can't get him out of the house, and honestly, he scares me to death, so I try to avoid him. Mary's funeral is today. The cops wanted to keep the body longer, but her parents want her laid to rest, but David won't be for a bit. Mark is coming over to pick me up since Dimitri has business to attend to, which is perfectly fine for me.

  He was supposed to be gone by now from what I heard, but he is still here at my house. I'm in the shower now getting cleaned up before I leave. I didn't like Mary too much, but Mark did, and he needs me, which is why I'm going. Once I was finished, I dried off and blow-dried my hair as well.

  I brushed it out and then put it up in a ponytail. I love having straight hair. Once I was done, I went into my room, put a pair of blue and black thong and bra set on. The minute I was done, I grab the simple black, V-neck dress that goes just below my knees I laid out.

  The dress was tight, but all my dresses are so what can I do. I put a pair of black heels on and grab a tiny black bag to carry my keys, phone, and wallet in. By the time I was done, there was a knock at the door, making me go to see Mark. I grabbed my bag, and we hopped in the car as I looked outside, it looks like hell. "It looks like hell outside."

  I guess that makes it a perfect day for a funeral. I buckled up as he said, "Yeah, it does. Thank you for coming."

  I looked at him and said, "Of course, Mark."

  I tuned most of the funeral out until Mark said: "So what's going on with you and Dimitri?"

  He won't leave me alone, making me look at him and said: "Nothing he won't leave me alone."

  "That's not good."

  "Trust me, I know."

  Mark started to tear up as her mom, and other family started talking about how much of a good person she was, which wasn't right, but you know what they say don't speak ill of the dead. It took about an hour for the funeral to be over, and by then, Mark was crying on my shoulder.

  I held him as I said, "Let's go home, Mark, so that you can rest."

  He shook his head, and we left for his car, but Dimitri and his men were leaning on the car. Mark looked at them and said, "This is your fault."

  What does he mean? I think he is losing it. "Mark, stop. We need to get you home."

  He got out of my arm and got in his face. Dimitri just laughed, making me get in front of Mark and say, "Let's get you home, Mark. It's been a rough couple week on us all."

  He pushed me into Dimitri, who I was excepting him to toss me to the side me. Instead, he helped me up and pushed me behind him. Dimitri growled, making me say, "Look, it's been a long day, and we don't need this. So, let's go home, Mark. This is not the time or place."

  He put his head down and said: "I'm sorry, Luna let's go."

  I went to get out from behind Dimitri, but he stopped me and said: "I will take her home."

  I started to say something, but Dimitri growled "I wasn't asking Luna. "

  He can be scary as hell, making put my head down and whimper. He sighed as Mark "No, I brought her here. I can take her home."

  Dimitri growled again. This needs to stop. We are at a funeral, making me grab Dimitri's arm and said, "Please stop both of you. This no time to argue, plus it's getting cold out."

  I am not lying I am freezing my ass off. Winter is coming soon, which means a wardrobe change. Dimitri took his jacket off and draped it over my shoulders as he said "Я отвезу ее домой, мы разберемся с ним, как только вернемся домой." (I'll take her home; we'll deal with him as soon as we get home."

  I hate it when he speaks Russian. I don't understand it at all, but they all nodded their heads, meaning it was an order or something. Whatever it is, it can't be good coming from him. I want to get home, making me say, "I'm tired and cold so we can we just get h
ome."

  Dimitri touch my cheek and said, "Of course, let's go."

  Weird. I followed him to his black SUV, which is enormous and pretty. He opened the door for me like gentlemen making me climb in. The minute I was, he pushed me over, making me climb on the other side, so I was behind the driver's side. Once he was in Adrian and Ivan hopped in to drive us.

  In the last three weeks, I have learned his friends' names. The other two are Luka and Sergei. Honestly, it took me two weeks to remember their names. I didn't need to, but by the third day, I got tired of calling them you guys, and they are at my house with Dimitri all the time, which drives me up a wall.

  I won't have to deal with it too much longer since Dimitri said he is leaving in two days, which means my life will go back to normal finally. I was so deep in thought I didn't even notice we were home, making me hope out and go inside with Dimitri on my heel.

  Once inside, I put his coat on the counter and turned the heater up because I'm cold as fuck. I shivered as Dimitri said "Саботаж обогревателя, как только наступает ночь." (Sabotage the heater as soon as night falls)

  They shook their heads and left. What did he tell them to do? "What are they doing?"

  He locked the door and said, "Nothing, why?"

  I just gave him a dirty look and went to grab an apple to eat. Once in hand, I walked over to the couch, sat down, and turned on a movie. I felt Dimitri sit next to me as I took my heels off and relaxed. I sat the apple down and closed my eyes, which felt so heavy.

  I felt Dimitri pick me up and carry me to my bed, making me moan and snuggle deeper into his arms. I heard him growl at me, making me open my eyes and look at him. He just kept looking forward. He worries me. Everyone says he is ruthless and cruel, but for some reason, he is kind to me, and I know there is a reason behind it. I just don't know what.

  He sat to me on my bed, and the minute I was out of his warm arms, I got hit by cold air, making me shiver. I stood up and said, "Why is it so cold?"

  "I don't know I will go check."