Disclaimer: No I don't own the Divergent series, Veronica Roth does.
Chapter 3
Tris' eyebrows shot up and her cheeks flushed.
"I mean, in my car, drive you home?" Theo stumbled over the words, his cheeks also slightly flushed. He motioned with his hand towards to the dark BMW parked directly in front of them at the same time a man stepped out of the driver's side and opened the back street side passenger door. Tris didn't normally take rides from strangers, however Theo wasn't a complete stranger anymore and she had the strongest feeling of safety while she had been with him.
"That would be lovely, thank you." She turned around and headed towards the car.
"Mama, Mr Eaton" The driver nodded as they both slipped into the back seat while he shut the door. Tris expected the leather seats to feel cool under her thighs however she was pleasantly surprised to find the seat warm and inviting. Theo leaned over her and slightly pulled on her seatbelt, indicating to her that he wished her to wear it. She took it from him and secured it into place, fumbling slightly as her senses were completely distracted by just how close his lips had been to hers.
"Where to Mr Eaton?" The drive asked.
Theo looked directly at Tris, he was sitting close enough that their legs were almost touching. "Tris?"
"Um, 26 Darling St, it's just a few blocks away" The drive nodded and manoeuvred the car onto the street towards her house. The car ride was quiet, but unlike earlier this silence didn't have that awkward feel to it. Instead the air felt light and heavy at the same time. Tris kept her eyes on the passing scenery, every now and then sweeping her gaze over Theo. They were close enough that she could see his long eye lashes and the intense line of his jaw.
When the car pulled up outside her house the drive stepped out, as did Theo. Tris was about the open her door when it opened on its own. Theo stretched out his hand to help her out of the car; his driver stepping back into the car. They stood alone out the front of her house.
"Home safe and sound" Theo said smiling at her.
"That I am, thank you."
"I was wondering, I'm in the country for a few more days, and I would really like to take you to dinner, to say thank you for your help this evening and to continue our conversation. You are a very interesting girl Tris."
"You may be the first person to ever call me interesting"
"If the shoe fits"
Tris smirked. She couldn't help but be enveloped by his subtle humour. She was meant to be moving on, this offer might just force her to do exactly that.
"So, Saturday night, I'll pick you up here at 8?"
Tris nodded "I look forward to it". Tris pulled her house key out of her coat pocket and turned towards front her door. Theo didn't move, just his eye watched her. She put the key in the lock and opened the door, turning to see him still watching she smiled back and closed the door.
"What the hell Tris?" Tris whirled around to see her best friend and housemate Christina standing at the bottom of the stairs wearing her pink flamingo pj's and holding a glass of water in her hand. "You just disappear on us at the club and then don't answer your phone, we was worried someone had abducted you!"
"My phone?" Tris suddenly remember her phone in coat pocket, fishing it out she found she had dozens of missed calls from both Christina and her boyfriend Uriah.
"It's on silent, my bad" Tris tried to look as apologetic as possible.
"You are hopeless. I'm just glade you are okay. Where have you been anyway?"
"I ran into someone, a new friend I guess you could call him." Tris shrugged off her coat and scarf and hung them in the hallway closet before heading towards the kitchen which Christina following.
"A guy? Wait you met a guy, on your walk home?"
"Well I ran into him, no he ran into me, we ran into each other I guess." Tris filled the kettle full of water and returned to the bench to turn it on. "Tea?"
Christina raised her glass of water "I'm good. So what happened then?"
"He was looking for the Elixer café, so I showed him where it was and he brought me a coffee to say thanks. He was meant to meet someone there, but they cancelled."
Christiania snorted "Sounds suss if you ask me."
"I'm not asking you" Tris poked out her tongue at Christina as she set up a teacup and a teabag for herself. "We just had coffee and talked that's all"
"So, what's he like?"
"He's… nice, not from around her, he lives in New York."
"Hot? I bet he's hot."
Tris laughed, "You have a one tracked mind you know."
"My mind is a wonderful place to be. So? How hot are we talking, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being Brad Pitt in 'Meet Joe Black'"
Tris sighed as she poured the hot water into the tea cup. Christina wasn't going to give up until she had all the details, including the dinner date she had tomorrow night. "11"
"Whoa! Really? I got to meet this guy!"
"Meet who?" Uriah said as he entered the kitchen rubbing his eyes. Wearing just pj bottoms his abs were on full display.
"Tris met someone tonight." Christina said plastering a big cheesy smile on her face.
"He's just someone I ran into, literally, he needed directions, he's not from around here."
"No he lives in New York, which indicates money, and class. Please tell me you are seeing him again?" Christina said almost bouncing off the stool she was perched on at the kitchen bench.
"You're discussing boys, at 1 in the morning? Girls are crazy. I'm going back to bed." Uriah turned around and headed out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
"Ignore him. Tell me everything"
"That's it Chris, we had coffee, he drove me home, well his driver drove us here and…" Tris trailed off.
"And…"
Trish let out the breath she was holding "He asked me out on a date tomorrow, no wait" Tris looked at the clock, Uriah was right. "Tonight."
Christina almost squealed with excitement. Tris rolled her eyes and picked up her cup of tea. "Will you settle down, it's way too late, early, I'm going to bed, I suggest you do the same before your boyfriend comes looking for you again."
"I'm way too hyped to sleep. You need a facial, oh and shoes, and a new dress." Trish roller her eyes at her best friend. "Aren't you even a tiny bit excited?"
"I'm tired is what I am, good night Chris." Tris pecked a kiss on her cheek and walked towards the stairs and up to her bedroom.
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