published on February 13th, 2016

Single Awareness Day

Rated M for harsh language and Smut

Chapter 1

Tris groaned to herself. She couldn't believe it. No one had RSVP back to her 'Single Awareness Day party' that was in two days. She shouldn't have been surprised though; most of her friends were dating someone or even engaged, everyone except her.

Tris was against Valentine's Day, she didn't think it was practical to dedicate a day to love. She thought it was stupid to shower someone with chocolate, flowers, stuffed animals to show their love just for one day. Valentine's Day should be everyday to her.

She called up her best friend (besides Christina), Tobias Eaton.

"Tobias!"

"What happened Tris? Is everything okay?"

"No one RSVP back to my party, not even you! You're still coming right?" she asked hopefully.

"About that….Do you remember Nita? The girl Zeke set me up with from his work place? Well she asked if I wanted to go out on Valentine's Day. I said yes, I'm sorry Tris"

"oh yea that's fine, have a great time!" She quickly hung up before he could reply. I wasn't a secret that Tris still had feelings for Tobias. Everyone knew that except Tobias who was too oblivious to notice. They had known each other since birth because their parents had known each other plus they were neighbours. Soon they hit their teenager years, Tobias' voice became lower and Tris was more self-conscious of how she looked. They soon developed feelings for each other and had been high school sweet hearts but due to long distance and Tobias moving away to attend a different university they had decided it was best to break it off.

They had both dated other people after that. Heck Tris was even engaged after that! She had met Peter in one of her university classes. He had swept her off her feet, literally! He had accidentally bumped into her in one of the parties she attended and the rest was history. They spent every day together, whether it was studying, going to the movies or even just hanging in her dorm room. Tris was smitten with him. He proposed after graduation at the beach and she said yes immediately. Christina however wasn't very pleased, she was never fond of Peter and didn't think that he was the best for her.

It wasn't until they moved in together when he started showing signs of being short tempered and abusive. He would get mad at little things, like when Tris would go out without telling him or even when she bought new things for the apartment that he didn't like. He started to comment on how she looked like she'd been gaining some weight. He began to order for her at restaurants, ordering just a salad and a glass of water for her. It was when he punched her in the face when she knew it was the last straw, she had invited some friends home without his permission. That night he went to the bar and had gotten really drunk and came back home and abused her. She woke up the next day with tears streaming down her face and rushed to Christina's house. With Christina's mother being a lawyer she quickly went to the police and filed a report about being in an abusive relationship.

Tobias on the other hand was a wreck when he left Toronto for England to attend university. He had received a scholarship to Oxford University that he wasn't going to turn down. He had worked so hard for it but it came with a price, he had to leave Tris. He met Zeke in one of his classes and instantly became best friends. He had his fair share of double dates with him and hookups but none of the girls he went out with had the same connection he had with Tris.

Since no one was coming to her party Tris thought of going to a club on Valentine's Day but she analyzed the idea of it and decided that there would be creepy desperate guys there waiting for a girl like her to show up. She decided it was best just to stay home and devourer all the chocolates she had bought for the party.

Valentine's Day

"I HATE LOVE!" she screamed at the tv that was playing the movie Valentine's Day. She was at the scene where Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Garner kiss in the end. It was already 10pm, Tris had already eaten half of the chocolates she had bought and was feeling a little tipsy due to all the alcohol she had consumed.

*knock*knock*

She sat straight up from her couch at the sound of the knock on her door. Who could it be? She wasn't expecting one at this time and on Valentine's Day.

Slowly she got up and quietly made her way to the front door. She stood on her tippy toes to peek through the door's peep hole. There stood Tobias. What was he doing here? She thought. Doesn't he have a date with that Nita girl?

She opened the door. "Hey, You got room for one more party guest?" he asked sheepishly while holding up a case of beers.

"Come on in! What happened to your date with Nita? And why are you soaking wet? Is that blood on your hand?!"

"It's raining outside and turns out she has a boyfriend who turned up at the restaurant we were at. Let's just say he wasn't too pleased at me and decided to take a swing at me. But don't worry I'm fine"

"Oh sorry the date didn't turn out the way you wanted to"

"Nah I wasn't even interested in her. I said yes because I only wanted to be polite because it was Valentine's Day. Plus all she was interested in was how much money my job pays"

Tris couldn't help but smile inside to herself. Yes! He wasn't interested in her! She still had a shot with Tobias.

"Caleb left some of his clothes when he came to visit last time. Let me see if I remember where I kept them. Feel free to use my shower"

"Thanks Tris" he replied with a smile.

Tris could hear him start up the shower, she started to imagine what he looked like without his clothes. Fuck Tris thought, he'd look like a Greek God yup definitely a Greek God. When Tobias returned from England back home to Toronto, Tris noticed how much he had grown. He had increased his height to over 6 foot, with muscles all over his arms, developed a deeper voice but still had the same boyish smile.

Tris smiled at the thought of Tobias but quickly brushed it to the side and continued to search for her brothers clothes. I shouldn't be thinking like this she thought, he's my best friend and that's all he'll ever see me as.

In the shower Tobias smiled as he smelled the familiar scent of honey in her shower. He loved the way Tris smelled when he got to hug her, she smelled like home to him. Tris had been the one who picked him up from the airport when he arrived back in Toronto. She had cut her hair just a little below her shoulders which made her look more mature. She looked gorgeous to him. He definitely noticed how much she had grown chest wise. He started to picture her in the shower. Fuck he thought, she'd look fucking hot naked. He could feel himself getting hard so he quickly turned the knob to cold.

He started to dry himself when he was done then to only realize that he didn't have any clothes to change into. He wrapped the towel around his lower part of the body and excited the bathroom. Tris sat on the edge of her bed with a pile of clothes for him wide eyed when she saw him.

"uhm here, I found a pair of shorts, sweatpants and a t shirt. I'll leave so you can get changed"

"Thank you"