| TRIS POV |
I tensed up in his hug.
"Todd, you know-." I begin
"Just-just give me one chance Tris, just one chance that's all I'm asking for."
"I don't think you want to be with me once you know me." I explain "You don't know what you're getting yourself into."
"I love you and nothing will change that." He says holding my hand. "I'm going to Chicago with you and Christina, I'll be right by your side every step of the way."
"Todd, you don't know what you are getting yourself into."
"I'll learn and deal with it." He says, "As long as I am with you."
"Okay." I say.
It's time for me to move on, he's held my heart for three years.
"What?" he question
"Okay." I repeat
His face lights up, cups my cheeks and kisses me.
"Dinner, tomorrow night?" he asks
"It's a date." I confirm.
We finish our dinner and split the bill because I insisted.
"Thanks for the ride home." I say while hopping into the car.
"You're welcome." He says while placing his car in drive.
"When is the actual Chicago transfer?"
"In two weeks, you are expected to be packed and ready to move they're with your accommodation sorted, your office should also be packed by next week for the movers but seeing as you and Christina live in a leased apartment you guys should be fine."
"Woah, I better start packing."
"Save a nice dress for dinner tomorrow." Todd says quickly leaning over to give me a kiss.
Sure, we had kissed before, but that was during…sexual activities. Giving me a kiss as an action of affection just felt strange.
There was a comfortable silence for most of the drive home.
"I didn't get the Chicago job because I sleep with you right?" I ask
"No!" Todd exclaims "Never, it was all you, I had a list from the higher up's and you were on it."
"Thank you." I say giving him a quick peck on his cheek before heading into my apartment.
I enter our apartment, hang up my purse and slip off my heels before settling into the couch, hoping it will swallow me whole.
"So, Todd?" Christina asks hopping out of nowhere.
I scream and slightly jump up.
"Where did you come from?" I exclaim.
"Don't avoid the question."
"How did you know?"
"The looks he gave you at the office and I saw you hop out of his car."
"It wasn't much, it was just like a fuckbuddy thing." I explain
"Oh, like you and Four?" she says with an unimpressed expression.
"It's not like that-" I stopped at the look on her face.
"You need to stop with the 'fuckbuddy gone rogue' relationships."
"It's not anything more." I lie
"He told you he loved you, didn't he?"
"What? How do you know?" I blurt
"His face just brightens whenever someone mentions you and he sees you."
"It's nothing, I just need to get over Four."
"Finally, you finally said it, you are still attached to him." Christina yelps in happiness.
"I saw him today."
"You did?"
"Yeah, we were coincidentally eating at the same diner, I was with Todd, of course."
"Did you say hi?"
"Yeah, but it was uncomfortable to speak to him, it was like he was blocking me out of something."
"A lot can happen in three years." Christina points out
"What could happen that is more surprising than him finding out I was Natalie and Andrew Prior's biological daughter who was later adopted by the Pedrad's and had a biological brother who was a part of some criminal mastermind genetics group who is now in jail for trying to corrupt America with some chip that was in my foot because my parents, who were the head of Divergent, a government run and funded protection program, had it surgically placed there." I fume
"Okay, honey, calm down."
"It just frustrates me because I thought he was." I take a deep breath "I-I thought he was, the one."
"Come here." Christina says pulling me into a hug.
"I could picture the rest of my life with him and having little children with my hair and those eyes, his eyes." My voice starts to break "I don't know, maybe I was just a good fuck for him, I'm sure he's got someone prettier and curvier than me."
"Tris, that's not true and you know it, girl you are smokin' hot, trust me." Christina says lightening the mood.
"I got the job." I say
"What?" she asks
"Geneviève had family here and didn't want to move, so, I got the Chicago job."
Christina starts to squeal "We can still be roomie's!"
"Aren't you going to move in with Will?" I ask "You guys have been dating for a while now and you're finally moving to him."
"We're so inconsistent, I just think it's safe if I just kind of always had a place to stay, no matter what." Christina explains.
"You're always welcome to stay with me."
| NEXT DAY |
"Tris, let's go home." Christina nags.
"Wait, give me five more minutes." I say typing the rest of my testimony in.
"You've said that four times, I've been waiting for you for twenty minutes, if you're not out of this office in two minutes I'm taking your key and driving myself home in your car."
"Okay, okay." I say finally closing my laptop and grabbing my files.
On the way to this carpark is see Todd, in the corner of my eye, walking up with a massive smile on his face.
No no, fuck, I haven't told Christina about the date
I walk a little faster.
"Tris." Todd shouts out. No
I keep walking
"Tris." He says again. I continue walking.
"Tris, Todd's calling you." Christina says tugging my arm. Fuck
I turn around "Hey."
"We still on for tonight right?" He takes my hand and slowly strokes it with his fingers.
"Yeah, see you later." I say turning and walking at the speed of light towards the carpark.
"Tonight?" Christina asks when we finally get in the car.
I don't respond as we back out of the parking lot.
"Tris, don't ignore me, what's tonight?"
"I'm going on a date with him, okay!" I confess "Don't judge me, I know he's our boss, I'm not taking advantage of him or anything it's just, he's like the only guy I've found even remotely attractive after Four."
"Tris, I'm happy for you, you deserve this."
I flash Christina a genuine smile before parking into our spot.
"So, what are you wearing?" she asks was we enter our apartment.
"I don't know?" I say shrugging my shoulder.
"Tris, come on, you have to at least try, I mean Todd is head over heels for you."
"I'll see." I say while entering my room and closing it behind me.
I put on a white flowy bohemian dress that I haven't worn for years. I put on some brown low heels and take my hair out of its bun. I don't bother with makeup and I grab my normal bag before heading out the door.
I spot Todd in his car.
"Hello." I say opening the passenger door.
"Oh, I was going to come to your door to get you." He says slightly surprised.
"No, don't bother, Christina would flood you with threats and questions." I respond "Let's go."
We arrive at this fancy restaurant with a reservation for two. Everything was so…perfect - clichéd. A small white cloth circular table slight hidden from the main vicinity by a plant. A single rose and a candle was set in the middle of the table. It was – cute.
I ordered a serving of spaghetti. Todd was talking to me, but to be honest, I could care less. Our relationship was friends with benefits, it made me look at him as a way to get rid of frustration. I find his legs and slowly trace mine up and against his. He stops talking and looks at me with and eyebrow raised. I give him a cheeky smile. Todd tucks his chair further in and readjusts his seating position before taking my hands in his.
"Look Tris, I seriously want to make this work, I barely know anything about you, like a normal couple." He says, "I understand if you don't want to cooperate, but do you want this to be serious?"
"Yes" No
"Tris, uh, will you be my girlfriend?"
"Yes!" No!
Fuck
