Moving Objects

Chapter 12

"You know, this may be the last time we see each other for a while," Jesse began but I quickly cut him off.

"Thank God for that," I replied and stepped around him again.

"Oh c'mon Hathaway, don't be a frigid bitch."

I stopped in my tracks and my eyes widened. A frigid bitch? I spun around and opened my mouth to snap at him, but someone beat me to it.

"I believed I warned you about being near Ms. Hathaway, Mr. Zeklos."

I smirked as I watched Jesse's eye widen before he scurried away. I looked up and smiled at Dimitri before taking in his appearance. I had never seen Dimitri in dress clothes aside from his formal Guardian wear, but this was a sight to behold. Dimitri had his hair tied back at the nape as usual but he was dressed in charcoal grey dress pants and a deep blue dress shirt. He didn't have a tie on but left the top two buttons undone.

"You look good, Comrade," I said as I took him in completely. He looked better than good, he looked hot, hotter than he usually does.

"Thank you, you look beautiful, Rose."

Wow, he is totally checking you out, Rose!

I snickered at Lissa's voice in my head as I turned to look at her from across the room. She smiled at me and raised a brow as if to say tell me I'm wrong. Dimitri raised a brow at me as I turned back to face him, but waived him off.

"Can I steal you for a moment?" Dimitri asked quietly. I nodded and turned to grab Eddie's attention. I gestured my head towards Dimitri and Eddie gave a sharp nod of understanding with a smile. I turned my attention back to Dimitri as he guided us out of the main hall and out to the back garden. The breeze was nice against my skin and I enjoyed the closeness between Dimitri and me. He was quiet but we came to a stop in the middle of the gardens where the gazebo was lit up with lights.

"What are we doing all the way out here?"

Dimitri smiled at me and pulled me into the gazebo, coming to a stop in the center of it. He placed a hand on my waist and pulled me towards him, dipping his head down to rest against mine.

"I'm going to dance with my favourite person in the world."

I reached up and rested a hand on his shoulder while sliding my other hand into his.

"I didn't know you were the dancing type," I said softly as I moulded against him. Dimitri smiled again as his hand came to rest in the small of my back, his hand warm against my skin. While the music was faint all the way out here, we could still just hear it as we danced slowly. It was similar to a waltz, but not much turning and much closer than normal. It was sweet and slow, but I felt like we were in our own little bubble.

"You look stunning in this dress," Dimitri said as he kissed my cheek. I blushed a little and turned my face to catch his lips. He didn't hesitate and deepened the kiss, his fingers tracing along my spine as they travelled upwards.

"Better or worse than the last one?" I quipped when he pulled away from me. He laughed and kissed my nose.

"Both. Definitely both."

I giggled and dipped my head to rest on his shoulder. I could feel his face against the side of my head as we continued to dance. It was nice until a cough interrupted us. My head shot up out of fear and I turned to see Eddie standing a few feet away. I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sorry, but it looked like some people were heading this way," Eddie apologized with a small shrug. I nodded and turned back to give Dimitri a quick kiss and headed towards Eddie. Eddie nodded at Dimitri before walking back with me to the banquet hall.