| TRIS POV |
"Christina and Geneviève, could you please meet me in my office?" I hear my boss say through my open door.
Todd and I make eye contact as he walks by my office that has glass panels for walls.
Todd was a lanky tall guy. He had light brown hair that was always perfectly styled upward and hazel brown eyes. He had a perfectly white two finger smile and bronze tanned skin.
We had this thing between us. It was purely physical. Two humans using each other to rid one's sexual frustration. I mean it was good sex, Todd was a pretty good looking guy, he's financially stable and extremely well presentable.
He's the type of guy any family would want their daughter to bring home but not me.
I went back to my work.
I enjoyed it, I can whole-heartedly and truthfully say that I enjoy and love my job.
I enjoyed making the innocent free. The look and gratitude they have after makes me have this indescribable feeling.
"Tris." I hear Christina say as she stands at my door.
"Hmm?" I hum looking at her.
"I got it."
"What?"
"I got the Chicago job."
"What!"
"Yeah!" Christina exclaims with a massive smile on her face
"Congrats girlie!" I say standing to hug her.
But a part of me was sad. I didn't want her to leave, I want her to stay here and live and work with me. The other part of me was jealous, I wanted the Chicago job too. But she was my best friend, so I bottled it away and hugged her with all my might.
We pulled apart and next I saw her skipping down the hallway.
I sat back down and stared at my computer.
I had been given a research task: a 20-year old girl, Rose, has been testified for the death of her boyfriend, Jesse, although there was no certified evidence that she had.
I went through file to file trying to compose a testimony.
Christina had a date with Will tonight so she left work early.
"Hey."
I look up to see Todd with slightly dishevelled hair and a loose tie around his white dress shirt.
"Bad day?"
"Yup, lost a case today." He says before walking over to me and massaging my shoulders, "Everyone's left already, it's 10pm."
"Oh, I must've lost track of time." I reply beginning to pack my things
"Since it's so late, how about I take you out to dinner." He says
I freeze and look at him.
"Todd, you know it-." I begin
"Just here me out, it's just me and you, friends, grabbing some dinner from a diner."
I look at him sceptically, "Okay then, I need a ride home anyway."
We walk to the only car in the car park, a nice black Porsche Macan.
"Sweet ride." I comment.
He flashes me his perfect teeth.
"So where exactly are we going." I ask
"To be completely honest, I don't know, I normally grab take out on the way home." He says
I socked his shoulder as he drove his car out of the car park.
"Ms Pedrad, I believe that is not appropriate to punch your boss." Todd teases.
"Oh, I have done a lot more inappropriate things to you." I reply snarkily.
"Getting a bit frisky, are we now?"
I sock him in the arm again.
"How about here?" he asks are we pull up into a 24-hour diner.
"We look so overdressed." I say referring to my work attire: a navy fitted pantsuit and some black pumps.
"You look ravishing." Todd mentions placing a kiss on my cheek.
"Here." I say while untying his tie and un-buttoning the top two buttons of his dress shirt.
I took of my blazer leaving me in my white blouse.
"Let's just go in, were on the nicer part of town anyway, I'm sure someone's in there in a suit." Todd points out.
| TOBIAS POV |
I had been in Los Angeles for one day and it just reminded me of her. I know it has been three years and I've had a few girlfriends here and there but I just continued to compare them to Tris.
I had a business deal to settle in Los Angeles, I was finalizing some paperwork for the charity work. I had to fly back home tomorrow to attend some business partner meetings. I had gone out for a quick jog at night to clear my head. I spotted a nice diner, might as well get some dinner while I was at it.
I walked past a nice black car and spotted a young blonde hair girl undressing some guy.
To be young and in love
I entered through the glass doors and a little bell rung above me. I settled in a booth in the corner of the restaurant and ordered a burger.
I was preoccupied by a phone call until I heard the small bell ring and I saw her.
She stood there in a white blouse, navy pants and these black 'fuck me' heels. Her tousled blonde hair cascaded down the sides of her perfect face. Her cute button nose, stood in the air and her pale pink lips stretched into a smile.
She was smiling because of him.
This lanky, brown haired guy. They weren't touching now but they the one's in the car. I sinked lower into my booth before trying to draw more of my attention back to my phone call.
| TRIS POV |
Todd and I entered the diner, it was quiet but quite bustling considering it was 10pm. We sat down at a table in the middle of the restaurant.
After a while of looking at the menu, we ordered our food.
"How's your case going?" Todd asked
"It's alright, there a lack of evidence, making it hard to write my testimony."
"Ahh, right, you had that hard case with Rose and her boyfriend."
"Yuh, it's not really going anywhere."
"Look, the main reason-." Todd's voice completely zoned out when I spotted him.
He was just so effortlessly flawless, he was sweating a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. My eyes followed him as he confidently strode across the room to the cashier.
"Tris?" Todd asks.
"Just-just give me a moment." I say.
His side towards me, I watch him pay for his food. He doesn't notice the ways that women throw themselves at him. The cashier leans over to give him the change giving him a nice shot of her cleavage and down her shirt. Tobias gives her a closed smile before turning and walking out.
Wait.
"Give me on second." I tell Todd.
I leap out of my chair and walk as fast as I can in these pumps towards him.
I spot him about to place his earphones in.
"Four." I exclaim a few metres away. "Four?"
He doesn't react clearly not hearing me
"Tobias." I yell.
He behind and spots me.
"Hey." He says with a small smile.
I struck him with a hug. I feel him tense up, he doesn't place his arms back around me so I let him go.
"How are you?" I ask
"I'm good."
I looked at his sapphire eyes. They were dull and hard. He was hiding something.
"I didn't know you were in LA."
"I'm going back to Chicago tomorrow."
"Oh okay."
There was just silence. It was like we lost our knack for communication, that I should've planned what I said rather than just saying what I wanted.
"Look, I got to run back and pack, I'll see you around." He says before running off.
Three years later and that's all he's got to say.
I storm back into the diner, slightly offended by Four's interactions.
"Sorry." I say as I sat back down.
"No, no, it's fine." Todd replied. "I wanted to offer you the Chicago job."
"What?" I exclaim 'Are you serious, what about Geneviève?"
"She declined, she had some family commitments." Todd answers.
"Yes." I exclaim "Yes, yes, yes!"
I jump out of my seat and hug him tight. I feel his arms slide around my waist and press me against his body.
"I love you." Todd says.
