~Tris P.O.V

The date was extremely fun. Wait did I just say date and fun in the same sentence! At least I still have two more days to break up with him. It just is going to be harder now because he even trusted me with something he told nobody. He told me his real name. It shouldn't be that important, but the way he made it sound it was. Plus I totally forgot that he had talked to my mom. What if she had told my dad. He would kill me! I step into the hospital and head to my dad's room. After we finished our ice creams he walked me home and I took a short nap before coming here.

"How are you doing?" I ask my dad as I step in his room.

"Fine, now young lady we have something very important to talk about." he answers. Shit, my mom did tell him.

"Ok." I reply and sit down in a chair next to his bed.

"Your mom told me you have been hanging out with a boy named Four." he starts looking me in the eye, "Is this true?"

"Yes," I begin," I have been trying to get him off my back I really have."

"I believe I have told you the consequences of boys. All they do is break your heart. They are all players, every last one of them." he says to me looking me strait in the eye.

"You're a male so why are you not a player?" I ask him even though I know I shouldn't.

"I was a player when I was a boy. Now I am not because I am older and wiser. Sometimes even when people get older they are still players, but then you are also older so you know the signs and ultimately you should know how to protect yourself from them. Furthermore, they still prevent you to live your dreams. Your mother always wanted to become a professional dancer, but her dreams were ruined after she met me. Do you get what I am saying?" he tries to explain. I know all of it is true, but then there is this feeling in the back of my head that says, "But wasn't it worth it?"

"Yes." I answer instead.

"Ok, now that you see what I am saying I hope that you will not allow this to get too far." he says and I turn to leave, before I walk out of the room he says, "They will always hurt you." and I walk outside, still not believing that liking a boy can be that drastic. Maybe I will date him just for a little bit to get a taste and then break up with him as soon as softball starts.