Chapter 23: Chapter 23

*Second book*

It all started with a promise and a challenge....

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"Push!"

"I'm pushing damn it!" Rosalie snapped.

The doctor rolled her eyes and laughed before telling the luna to push again. Rosalie glanced at Dimitri to see him very pale with wide eyes, she bit her lip. She opened her mouth to tell him to sit down when she was told to push again. Rosalie sighed and pushed the hardest she could, the second the baby was born was when Dimitri passed out.

"The alpha!" someone shrieked.

Rosalie rolled her eyes, "He's fine."

The three nurses looked up and nodded, they even laughed a little before dragging him to a chair. The baby was wrapped in a blanket and gently handed to Rosalie. She smiled down at him, gently stroking his cheek. She leaned down and placed a soft kiss to his forehead, she chuckled when he yawned a little. She then looked over to her mate to see him still passed out, with a sigh she asked one of the nurses to wake him up. She burst out laughing when the young nurse got the bright idea to pour freezing water on his head. Dimitri's eyes snapped open as he jumped up, she laughed harder when he toppled over the chair.

When the baby started to cry she swiftly soothed it, whispering comforting things and stroking his cheek. Dimitri groaned as he stood up, rubbing the side of his head. The young nurse only shrugged when he gave her a glare, he then turned and looked at Rosalie. A smile appeared on his face, his eyes lit up as he walked over and stroked his son's cheek.

"What should we name him?" Rosalie whispered.

Dimitri pursed his lips, "What about the suggestion you made last week? Elijah."

She nodded, "I really liked that one...still do."

"Well, I think it fits him."

She smiled up at him, "Middle name will be Demetrius."

"It can't be Dimitri? After his amazing father?" Dimitri pouted.

"But it doesn't go as smoothly, Elijah Demetrius Black goes great. Plus, when we have another child and it's a boy I can always name him Dimitri. And you're the one who brought up the name Demetrius yesterday."

"When we have another one?"

"Well, duh."

Dimitri laughed and kissed her on the lips, "I love you."

"I love you too." she murmured.

After she was cleaned up and moved to another room Dimitri laid beside her in the bed. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her on the temple, whispering loving words to her. As she slept he continued to run his fingers through her hair, studying her. He was still breathless whenever he saw her, he still got butterflies in his stomach whenever she came near him or spoke, he still acted as if he hadn't won her love. He knew she was his, he knew he had all her love and he gave her all his in return, but he still couldn't believe it. He couldn't believe that he finally had a woman who he could give his heart to and not worry about her falling out of love with him. He couldn't believe that he had gotten a woman as beautiful as his Rosalie.

He looked up when the door opened, revealing his daughters. He smiled and motioned for them to come in. The two girls quietly walked over and crawled into the bed with them, earning a soft chuckle from their father.

"We're not all going to fit." he laughed.

Sage grinned, "We can manage."

He rolled his eyes, but focused on his mate. The girls were quick to call Rosalie mom, he knew they wanted to call her mom long before last week, but they were unsure of it. Sara had called her mom by accident, Rosalie had just smiled and kissed her on the head before finishing making their dinner. Sage soon followed, not having a care in the world. He smiled as he remembered one of the men in his pack commenting about how much of a horrible mate he was because he wouldn't cook dinner. He was going to explain that Rosalie wouldn't let him cook when Rosalie herself butt in.

"Excuse me? Who are you to judge your alpha like that? For your information I refuse to let him cook, he's done enough. He almost died protecting me, his family, and this pack. If I want to cook dinner then damn it, I'm cooking dinner. It's the least I can do for him since he had almost sacrificed himself for the safety of this pack. How about you go help your wife move that desk from your room instead of watching her? If anything, you're the horrible mate here." she had snapped at him.

The man had apologized quickly and scurried off to where his wife was struggling with their large desk. He yawned and laid his head on his arm, his eyes fluttered shut as he fell asleep. Meanwhile, his daughters watched the two with smiles.

"Come on, why don't we go and get something to eat? Let them rest." Sage whispered, slowly climbing out of the bed.

Sara nodded in agreement, "I'm glad she's our mom now."

When Rosalie woke up she turned her head to see Dimitri out cold, snoring softly as he nuzzled his face into her neck. She smiled, gently running her fingers through his hair. Every night she would think about those horrible two weeks where she had believed the love of her life had died. Dimitri would often catch her crying in the middle of the night from the nightmares that haunted her. On a few occasions he had suggested that she sees a therapist since she wouldn't talk to him about them. After a few more months she had finally told him everything, even though she was a little embarrassed. When she had told him he held her close every single night, closer than before. They had grown closer over the months she was pregnant.

He was very protective of her and she has a feeling he's still going to be afterwards. She smiled, even though she knows she has all his love, she still acts as if he isn't her's yet. She still gets nervous around him, still gets those butterflies in her stomach, she acts like she has the biggest crush on him. She chuckled a little at herself, she definitely has a crush on her Dimitri. But it's more than just a crush, she is head over heels in love with him and knows that she can trust him. That he won't break her heart like men have done to her in the past.

Dimitri ran his hand through his hair, trying to get the snow out of it. He finally gave up and walked inside the house, allowing the snowflakes to melt. He threw his jacket on the couch and sighed, he was excited for his mate to finally come home. She had spent the last three days in the hospital, she had a few problems with her heart, so they kept her. What made it even more exciting was the fact his son was coming home as well.

Throughout her pregnancy they designed their son's room. Of course he would sleep in the small crib in their room for a week or two, just until they're positive he'll be fine. His family bought loads of gifts for them and had even thrown a surprise baby shower for them just a few weeks before she gave birth.

He was a little nervous when his parents called, yelling at him for not telling them about finding a new mate and having a child with her. He had to explain to them that they were having many issues and he forgot. He felt guilty when his mother was crying on the phone, claiming she was heartbroken when she heard news of his death. They had ended the call with telling him they would be at the packhouse by Thursday afternoon.

That was yesterday.

He still didn't tell Rosalie, he wasn't sure of how to tell her without freaking her out. He never really talked to his parents since he met her, not because of her, but because of the rogues. He felt nervous about his parents coming over, his father is one of the most intimidating men he's ever seen. Even though he knows his father would never hurt him, he was still scary. He also has no problem with putting anyone in their place.

His father was tempted to go after Christine when he learned of her infidelity. However, Dimitri told him it wasn't worth it.

"When is mom coming home?" Sage asked, walking out of the kitchen.

Dimitri looked up, "Today. I'm going to pick her up in an hour."

"Is Elijah coming home too?" Sara asked, excitement evident in her voice.

Dimitri chuckled, "Of course!"

Both girls cheered before scrambling off to make sure everything in the baby's room was perfect. He rolled his eyes and laughed at them, his daughters were something else.

When three came around he left to pick up his beautiful mate. He sighed and took out the small black box in his pants. After being with Christine for seven years he never once thought of marrying her. There was still that part of them that didn't trust her, and turned out that part of him was right. But with Rosalie he knew he was going to spend the rest of his life with her.

Butterflies were fluttering in his stomach as he shoved it back in his pocket.

Now isn't the right time, needs to be more romantic. He thought to himself.

He parked the car and hopped out, he greeted his pack members as he walked through the halls. When he reached Rosalie's room he smiled. He admired the scene of her making sure their son was all ready to go.

"Ready?" He asked softly.

She looked up and gave him a tired smile. "Yeah."

He chuckled as she yawned, he gently stroked his son's cheek before picking up the carrier. He looked at Rosalie to see the exhaustion written all over her face.

"When we get home I'll watch over him, I want you to rest some more. Especially since that medicine hasn't worn off yet." He told her as he kissed her on the lips.

She smiled and nodded, "Thank you. But what if-

"Rose..."

"But what if he needs to be fed? I can't just-

Dimitri laughed, "I'll wake you up and then you can go back to sleep."

She nodded, reluctantly agreeing with him. When they returned home Sage and Sara attacked her with hugs. She laughed and kissed them both on the head before sighing.

"Go to bed." Dimitri whispered, gently placing his hand on the small of her back.

She frowned, "But the baby-

"Rose, he'll be okay. I have the girls to help me. Plus, I've raised a baby...well, babies before. Christine barely touched them after they were done breast feeding."

Rosalie nodded, knowing he had this. She kissed him once more before dragging herself upstairs. The girls carefully took their baby brother and started to rain kisses on him.

Dimitri raised an eyebrow before laughing. He ran upstairs and placed everything in the room before quietly sneaking into his and Rosalie's room. He smiled and kissed her on the head.

"Goodnight, beautiful." he whispered lovingly.