There he was. His hair was wet. The only thing he was wearing was a towel that covered his lower body. He had just taken a shower. I couldn't help but stare at his bulging muscles. They were EVERYWHERE!

"Like what you see?" He's smirking again. And queue the butterflies. I could feel the heat rising from my neck to my cheeks. I mean seriously, who wouldn't like his body. It's a masterpiece.

"Maybe. Maybe not. You'll just have to figure that out for yourself." God, could I get any cheesier. Suddenly the smirk disappears.

"You know your 15 minutes early." He looks a bit annoyed. I would be too if he saw me in my towel.

"I thought it would take me longer to get here." I shrug my shoulders and push past him into his room.

"I'm going to finish getting changed." He walks to the bathroom and shuts the door. Perfect! This will give me some time to look around. His room is more like an apartment. It has a kitchen, living room, dining area, bedroom, and bathroom. It's freaking amazing! I sit down on his big black leather sofa and practically sink into it. I put my feet up on the couch and sit on my side so my feet are to the left of me. I prop myself up with my elbow on the armrest of the sofa. I think I look hot. I hope he feels the same.

He comes out of the bathroom door. He only has long, baggy sweatpants on. I gape at him and he looks at me like he is in a daze. Unfortunately he snaps out of it first. "What did you do to your hair, and your nose, and is that a tattoo?"

"I got streaks, nose piercing, and yes. Why?" I get up off the couch. I drift over to him. He's like a magnet. He pulls me to him just by being around. "Don't you like it?"

"I love it. It looks… Dauntless." By this time I have my arms wrapped around his neck. I have NO IDEA what I'm doing. I just know that I like it.

"Then why is it a problem." His nose is nuzzling my ear. It feels funny and I laugh.

"It's not a problem. I just didn't think the Erudite Princess would do something like that." I pull away and slap him on the chest. It kind of hurt. Damn those muscles are rock solid. He looked very disappointed. Why the hell would he look disappointed? Because his friend just slapped him? Or because I pulled away? Could it be both?

"Stop calling me that. Here I'm not an Erudite. I'm Dauntless. Why did you want me to meet you here?"

"Three reasons. The first is to say I'm sorry I left you two years ago. It was by far the hardest thing I've had to do." He looks genuinely sad. I snake my arms around his neck again. Maybe that will make him feel better.

"I knew you were going to leave. You belong here, not Erudite. Anyone with eyes could see that." He looks very pleased to hear me say that. But there is something else in his eyes. I can't exactly place it but if I were going to take a guess it would be longing. For me? Couldn't be.

"You have no idea how relieved I am to hear you say that. Well, the second reason I asked you here is because your mom contacted me saying that you were going to pick Dauntless and that you and I should be getting instructions from her very soon on a mission." This I already knew.

"I already knew that Eric. She had a talk with me about it yesterday." He looks surprised at this. But that underlying longing is still there, I can tell. Eric was always easy for me to read.

"Well then, Missy. The third reason I asked you here was to catch up." I was pleased at this. I unlinked myself from around his neck and took his hand as I often did when we were younger. I pulled him back to the big sofa. I had electricity coursing through my arm just from this slightest touch. I wonder what it would be like if we kissed. NO! Stop thinking like that. He just sees you as a friend.

He lays back on the sofa and motions for me to lay back on top of him. I just raise my eyes like are you sure you want me to? He looks at me and nods and holds his hand out thinking it would get me to lay down. Fine. Whatever. I'll do it.

We talk for hours. We talk about my friends that I made after he left, the new friends that I made at dinner, how my mom has just gotten crazier and now wants to start a war, and school the past two years. When I try to take the focus off of me, he just shakes his head and asks me another question. This is getting really annoying.

"Hey Eric? What happened to you since you came here? What made you change your appearance?" He looks like he's pondering whether to tell me something or not. "Pleeeeeeese Eric. I really want to know. I'll do anything." That seems to perk him up a bit.

"Ok. This is gonna be hard for me to admit and maybe hard for you to hear. But I really like you Zoe. Like LIKE you a lot. If this is going to ruin our friendship please forget I ever-" He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence for a really good reason. I turned over so I was straddling him and kissed him. I pulled back after a few seconds to see what his reaction was. He had the most adorable face that I could ever imagine. His mouth was slightly parted and his eyes were starring off into space. He was in shock.

"I like LIKE you a lot to Eric. Always have." This pulls him back into reality and he puts both hands around my waist and pulls me closer. He kisses me harder than I kissed him. I think I could get used to this, but if it goes any further then I'm screwed. I pull back and he looks disappointed. I look at the wall clock and it says 4:00.

"Eric, as much as I love this, I have to go. It's already morning and training starts at 8:00 and when I left Al was awake and there's no telling if he's still awake. Thanks for tonight. It was AMAZING!" I get up and walk towards the door. He gives me a peck on the lips before opening the door.

I walk back to the dormitories and slip back into bed. Well there is no way I'm getting any sleep tonight. I'm just too damn happy.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Divergent Characters. I just own Zoe.