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Chapter 13

Family

Two weeks since Dimitri rushed to the hospital, Danila was doing better but the burns were still visible and considering his little boy would either whimper or cry when anything touched his arms or ear, the healing was not going as fast as Dimitri had hoped and wished for.

Dimitri never left the hospital and he never left his son, he had no intentions in doing so anytime soon. After he was told that Tasha was to blame his head had been filling with thoughts he never imagined he would have. She was his friend, even though she had been crazy for the past year or so, but he never thought she would do this to a child, so small and defenseless. Not only did she hurt his son but she harmed Abe´s only grandchild.

Abe had shown up a few times to check on his grandson and talk to Dimitri. Dimitri never imagined he would ever think about harming his childhood friend and he was surprised at himself, it was so easy for him thinking so violently. Every time he looked at his son he saw the burns and his rage grew but so did his love. His son and his Roza were his life, as scary as it was he would kill for them, with his own two hands, no questions asked and he wouldn't think twice about it. He was a father now and there was nothing he wouldn't do to protect his own.

What Rose saw when she came back from getting coffee and clean clothes, made her heart melt. Dimitri was sitting in one of the rocking chairs in the room holding their son to his bare chest as Danila clutched the blue blanket his grandmother made him close to his chest, with his pacifier moving in sync with his sucking, he stared up at his father with his big brown eyes. Dimitri was singing to him in Russian one of the lullabies his mother had sung to him when he was a child, and Olena had sung that very same lullaby to Rose when she had trouble sleeping during her pregnancy.

Rose loved her two boys so much it hurt and she was so relieved Dimitri was here with her and their son. She had been so afraid he would leave as soon as he heard that Tasha was in town and that he blamed Rose for what happened to Danila. He didn't. Rose and Dimitri had slept at the hospital every night since Danila had been admitted and Dimitri would hold her all night or until their son started fussing or crying then he would be quick to get up, pull off his shirt and take their son to the same bed they slept in and place Danila on his chest and fall asleep.

The skin to skin contact was better for Danila´s burns because the fabric of their clothes would irritate his skin. The doctors said he was doing better than expected but none of them were sure if Danila would hear with the badly burned ear, they weren't sure if anything had been severely harmed but other than that he was going to be perfectly fine, the scars would fade with time and that calmed both Rose and Dimitri.

Dimitri knew Rose was standing by the door watching them and he liked feeling her eyes on him. Whenever she watched him he felt a certain peace fall over him and he could feel the love in her heart. All he wanted now was to go home with his family and stay there. He never wanted to let his son out of his sight and Tasha would never touch him again, Danila was going to be strong when he grew up he was never going to be hurt like this again, Dimitri would train Danila himself. If Rose and Dimitri had to go somewhere, Danila would go with them unless he was in the care of his grandparents. Dimitri knew this wasn't Lissa´s fault but he didn't care, this was his son and as much as he wanted to trust Rose's best friend he just couldn't and wouldn´t bring himself to do it.

Dimitri was going to be the father to his son that he himself never had, his boy was going to be raised right, he was going to respect his mother and all women alike, along with his elders. He was going to train his own son and teach him all he knew. Dimitri didn't know if this was his only chance to be a father, what if Rose couldn't bear him another child or if she even wanted another child. He wouldn´t mind having another child but he was also alright only having his son, this was his life know and he would protect his own with everything he had.

Dimitri looked at his woman and gave her a small smile which she returned. Dimitri adjusted his position in the chair and made room for her on his lap "Come here Milaya"

Rose didn't waste a moment as she put down the duffle bag in her hand and walked to sit on her man´s lap. Dimitri wrapped his free arm around her dragging her as close to him as he could. He held his small family close to his heart where they belonged. Their son´s eyes traveled from one parent to the other with his big beautiful brown eyes staring into their souls, his pacifier stopped moving as he stared intently at his parents. Stroking his cheek Rose smiled down at him while she talked in a low voice

"How´s my big brave boy doing? Are you feeling better baby? Hopefully we can take you back home soon and daddy can get some much needed rest, if he'll ever sleep with both eyes closed again" Rose muttered the last part more to herself than anyone else but she smiled when her little boy did as if he recognized his mother's voice

"I doubt i'll ever sleep with both eyes closed Milaya, but I'm glad we can take him home soon it isn't good for him to stay in the hospital for so long. As soon as we know everything will be okay and that he is in no more danger we go home" as if he was called a doctor entered the room with a small smile on his face

"Good afternoon, how are we doing today?"

"You tell us" Dimitri grunted at the doctor who only gave a small chuckle but kept on reading of the board in his hands. His brows furrowed a little at something he read and he looked over at Danila still staring and smiling at his mother oblivious off anything going on around him apart from his parents.

"How does he seem to you? any change in behavior or any signs of more pain than before?"

"Not that I've noticed, he still cries if something touches his skin"

"Alright let's see how he's doing" placing his board down on one of the tables in the room he looked back to Dimitri expectedly, again Dimitri gave a small grunt when Rose stood up from his lap to let Dimitri place Danila on the bed.

As soon as Dimitri placed his son on the bed Danila started crying and screaming out for his father to pick him up again. His face was red and he screamed his little lungs out making Rose's heart twist in agony and grab onto Dimitri's forearm for support. Dimitri took a deep breath and pulled Rose into his chest stroking her back in comfort as he watched his son cry out, he wanted nothing more than to pick him up and cradle him in his arms forever.

The doctor examined Danila´s chest and nodded in approvement which gave Dimitri a small sense of relief. The doctor snapped his fingers beside Danila´s good ear making him cry louder then the doctor snapped his fingers by Danila´s bad ear and the screams coming from the little boy were one´s of rage. Dimitri smiled, Danila was without a doubt Rose's son, he had her temper. Rose on the other hand didn't smile with every sound that came from her son´s tiny body made her clutch Dimitri harder and breath a little faster.

Finally, the doctor finished his examination smiled at Danila and then he smiled at both Rose and Dimitri. After he looked at Danila one more time he gave Dimitri a small nod and without hesitation Dimitri picked up his screaming son and pulled him over his shoulder facing his mother.

"Everything looks perfect, his skin is still sensitive and you need to watch out for any new spots of redness. It will take a while for him to heal all the way but he's on a good role. His hearing has not been damaged whatsoever. Your little boy is almost as healthy as a horse. I'll go grab the discharge papers for you to sign and then you can all be on your way home"

Rose let out the breath she was holding it was like the weight of the world had been taken off her shoulders, she didn't even realize she was crying until Dimitri wiped away her tears with his thumb and kissed her forehead. Then he placed a hand on the back of her neck, pulling her into his chest holding her close to his heart while he held their son with the other hand, he was swaying side to side trying to calm both of them down,

"Let's go home"

Rose sat in the back with Danila while Dimitri drove them home, his eyes on the road and his hands on the wheel. Danila was fuzzing in his seat, all the clothing and the straps of his chair irritating his skin. Rose held his little hand stroking his skin trying to soothe him as much as possible.

"Almost there baby, just hang on a little longer and mama will take you out of this chair and out of those clothes"

Rose saw her father´s car in the driveway as they drove towards the house. Putting the car in park Dimitri stepped out and unbuckled his son from his chair, then they all headed inside. Abe opened the door as they approached, Janine stood at his side their fingers linked by their side. Rose never imagined seeing her parents together, hand in hand waiting for their grandchild looking as proud as ever. Rose had a family, not just her friends from school but her real family. Her parents, her man and her son.

Abe was the first to speak "welcome home" he embraced his daughter squeezing her lightly then turning her over to her mother who did the same and kissed her cheek. Dimitri handed Danila over to his grandfather, the only man he could trust with his son. Abe smiled down at his grandson who smiled back before something rubbed against his skin sending a spark of pain through his body.

"Baba can you take him out of his clothes and just leave on his diaper, I'll go find something to eat"

"No need Kizm, I already made dinner you and Belikov go sit down while I get my grandson more comfortable" with that Abe walked away to do just that. Rose stood there stunned, her father made dinner, that was something she´d never expected. Dimitri wrapped his arm around her waist both in comfort and support as he watched his son disappear up the stairs in his grandfather's arms.

"Come on Roza, let's get you something to eat"

he kissed the top of her head. Rose wrapped her arms around his waist and let him lead her to their dining room. Dimitri pulled out Rose's chair for her, she sat down thanking him and he proceeded to pull out Janine´s chair which she, like her daughter thanked him for. Then he took a seat right by Rose, she was drumming her fingers on the table as she waited for her son to come back into her sight, Dimitri noticing her uneasiness, took her hand in his and ran his thumb along her knuckles in a shooting motion.

"He's alright Roza"

"I know, but I don't like not having him in my sight"

"I know Milaya, I know"

"Let's get you to your mother before she bites my head off"

Abe´s voice was just above a whisper when he entered the dining room holding Danila in the air above his head swinging him in the air bringing out an adorable squeal from his grandson. Rose's heart skipped a beat when her father swung him up in the air again a little too high for her liking, she squeezed Dimitri's hand, he only chuckled.

"Ibrahim, stop that. Your giving Rose a heart attack swinging him like that. Put him in his chair and sit down" Janine scolded him

"You heard your grandmother, we better sit down before we give your mother a heart attack and throwing your father into a murderous rage"

"Ibrahim!" Janine scolded again a little louder this time crossing her arms and raising a brow. Abe seeing the look on her face, made his way to his seat making weird faces at his grandson who smiled and reached out for his grandfather's face and scarf. When Danila was placed in his high chair between his grandparents Janine raised her glass and made a toast

"To family." looking around the table she noticed Rose and Dimitri's linked hands and spoke again "To our family"

Rose smiled at her mother who for the first time made her feel like Rose had done something right. Dimitri brought her hand up to his lips and kissed her knuckles then mouthing 'I love you'

"Bon appétit" Abe exclaimed before he dug into the food on the table, Janine rolled her eyes as she took a piece of bread and ripped it into small pieces she then placed on the table in front of Danila.

Dimitri smiled at his son as he watched Danila try to wrap his little fingers around a piece of bread. This is what peace felt like, sitting, eating dinner and just being together with family. Their family, his son was better and Rose was smiling Abe and Janine were treating his son like Danila was the center of the earth, which he was, to his family. Nothing would harm this child again, this was a family of fighters and protectors. Danila would without a doubt be the most dangerous Mazur- Belikov male in both families, he would have everything he needed and more.

Dimitri would make sure of it.

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