We wait for the next 5 minutes chatting, until Ms. Timothy enters the room. She sits down next to Mrs. Jacobs at the other table after glaring at me. I wonder what I did. I look at my table and see everyone is trying to hold back laughter. I raise an eyebrow at their actions.

Four leans over and whispers into my ear, "She usually sits where you're sitting," I give him a shocked look, I'd feel bad if I took her spot, "We don't like her sitting with us." His breath is hot on my neck, so I try to hold back another shiver.

"Okay, so you don't have assigned seating?"

He leans back more fully in his chair and explains, "We have a kids table and the adults sit wherever they want" I nod my head in understanding.

They all stand up and file out of the room, leaving to get food. This is one of those places where it has all of the food set up, you just have to go get it, like an all you can eat buffet. I guess they were just waiting for everyone to show up first.

I walk over to Lizzy and take her out to help her get her food. She has a small smile on her face, so I know that she is better than before. We get in line by the chicken, potatoes, and biscuits, I grab a plate for her and she points at what she wants. A chicken leg, potatoes, and potato wedges. Then we get in line at the salad bar and she gets carrots and chocolate pudding.

I walk over to the soda machine and I get her a lemonade. I hand her all of her stuff and she slowly walks back into the room. I get back in line to get my food, I pick out taco pizza, potato wedges, and a salad. Then I also get a lemonade, I'm not a fan of pop or caffeine.

When I get back to the room, I see that everyone is already seated and eating. I sit down in my spot next to Four and quietly eat my food. Four is the only one not in a conversation, so I ask him to introduce me to everyone.

"I can't believe Christina didn't already introduce you. That's Will," he says nodding to a blonde haired green eyed man across from me, "That's Uriah and Marlene," the man on the other side of Christina with brown hair and eyes and the girl next to him who has long silky brown hair and hazel eyes, "And that's Zeke and Shauna." He explains, I look at Zeke and notice the similarities between him and Uriah, same hair and eyes, but Uriah is more lean than Zeke. Shauna has shoulder length hair and green eyes. Zeke is seated next to him and Shauna is across from Marlene.

I nod my head as a thank you and watch everybody in their conversations. Christina's eyes light up when she is talking to Will, touching his shoulder when he makes her laugh. I think that they make a cute couple.

Uriah looks very outgoing in his actions, being the loudest as he talks and uses grand hand gestures. Marlene looks more laid back just nodding along with him as he explains his story.

Zeke and Shauna seem very happy with one another, Shauna's head on Zeke's shoulder, his arm around her. They are very much in love by the looks of it, I'm happy for them.

I look at Four last only to find him looking at me. He sees me looking at him and he turns away, I can see his ears turn a tint of red, I smile at the reaction that I gave him. But then it fades when he throws his arm over my chair again, I narrow my eyes at him. He probably did that so that he seemed like he wasn't embarrassed. He causally rubs his hand up and down on my shoulder sending tingles down my spine.

I glare at him then I decide to tease him the way that he has been teasing me. I start by pulling my chair forward, effectively pulling it closer to him, but that doesn't drop his arm from around me. I continue to eat my food, but every so often I brush my arm across his side, "accidentally". Every time I do he gives me a small smile then keeps eating. I feel like I'm not doing enough to harass him, so I choose to move it up a step.

Since our table is full I use to my advantage the small space in between us. I stretch my legs out and purposely brush my leg against his thigh. He looks at me with wide eyes, I give him a fake sorry look. I continue my sweet torture throughout the first helping of our meal. Eventually, I get up to get a second helping of food, when I'm about to leave the room Four quickly gets up and follows me out the door, making me smile.

I get in line for some chicken, he gets in line right next to me, putting his whole side against me. My breath hitches and I straighten up not expecting him to be so close to me.

He leans down close to my ear and whispers, "I know what you are doing. You need to stop."

My eyes widen and I feel a blush rise on my neck, I bite my bottom lip and look down and mumble under my breath, "It's nothing you haven't done before."

"What was that?" he asks coming closer to me, causing me to take a step back.

"Nothing," I say then abruptly turn away with my new plate of food. I make it back into the room and sit back down in my spot. Four comes in shortly after me.

"So Tris," Christina gets my attention, "After this we usually go to Zeke and Shauna's place for a little bit. Lizzy can sleep in Megan's room with her."

"Who all is going? All of us?" I ask pointing around the room.

"No, just us at this table" she replies I nod, I'm not really comfortable around Ms. Timothy, she gives me the chills.

"I'll think about it, it depends on what time we get out of here" She nods her head in understanding.

As we continue our conversations, Lizzy comes over to me trying to get my attention, "Can I go get dessert?" Of course, she's here for dessert not conversation.

"Sure, give me a second" I want to finish my conversation with Christina about a new show that came out recently. I turn back to Christina when I hear Four speak up.

"I can take you," he stands up and offers his hand to her. She giggles, takes his hand, and they walk out of the room.

The conversation at our table stops, I look around and see that they are all staring at the door that Lizzy and Four just left from.

"What?" I question them.

"Four is never like that" Shauna answers for the group.

"Like what?" Not knowing what the problem is.

"He is being friendly. It's weird, when I first met him he barely talked to me, let alone offer to do something for Megan" Shauna says.

"It took me years to get him as happy as he is tonight and he's joining our conversations" Zeke offers. I really don't know what to say to that, so I don't say anything.

Four comes back into the room with a smiling Lizzy who is holding her ice cream that has a perfect swirl in one hand and his hand in the other. She is laughing at something he said, I look to him and see him smile at her. He lets go of her hand and she bounds over to her table, he comes back with a stern straight-face. I am taken back by how quickly his mood changed.

The others are giving me looks that I interpret as 'I told you so' I just shrug in response. They go back to their normal conversations and I go into deep thought about how Four's mood changes and how he makes me feel. I know that I like him, how much, I don't know. Maybe just a small kid crush for now, I just want to get to know him better.

I continue to think about this as people finish up their meals, Four shakes me out of my deep thoughts, "Hey, you okay?"

I blush at the thought of him knowing that I was thinking about him, I clear my throat and respond, "Yeah, thanks"

It is 8:45, we've been here for almost two and a half hours. We gather our belongs, I make sure Lizzy has everything and we leave the restaurant after they shake hands with each other and wish them a good night. I stand there awkwardly as people come up and shake my hand. Once we are done I hear Christina call me over to her where she still is by the entrance.

I walk over to her, "So are you going with us?" She asks referring to the little get together after the meal.

"I think that I'll pass this time, but we'll be there next time." I say, gesturing to a yawning Lizzy as I speak.

"Okay, I get it. Have a good night Tris," she says as she comes in for the hug, She pulls back then brings in Lizzy for the hug. Lizzy seems half asleep already, exhausted from today's events. I try to pick up Lizzy and hold my purse in the other hand, I slowly walk to my car with her in my arms.

Four comes out of the restaurant and chuckles at my slow progress with her, he walks over and takes Lizzy from my arms. Her head falls onto his shoulder and her arms are dangling around his neck. I mumble out a thanks as we keep walking towards my car.

"It's nice to have a daughter as sweet as her," he says while we are walking.

"Yeah it is nice," I wonder if he thinks she's my daughter, wasn't he there at the meeting where I was introduced? "But, she's not my daughter, you did know that, right?"

He seems surprised by my response, "Really? I thought for sure she was yours, you look alike except for her eyes." He mumbles out the last part.

"She is my niece, my brother's daughter. Weren't you there at the meeting on back to school night?"

"Yeah, I wasn't really paying attention." He tells me, then he mutters under his breath.

"What?" I ask not hearing what he said.

"Nothing," He replies, I don't push it. We reach my car towards the middle of the parking lot. He helps me put her in her booster seat then gives me shivers by hugging me goodbye, afterwards walking away towards his vehicle.

I leave and make my way home and get Lizzy situated in bed then walk into the kitchen where her letter still sits there finished.

I grab an envelope from the paper drawer and tuck in the letter and pictures for Caleb and Susan. I address it to the home that they are staying in Haiti and set it by my purse, reminding me to take it with me tomorrow so that I can mail it.

I make my way to my room and get ready for bed, then fall asleep as soon as my head touches the pillow. I dream of a blue eyed boy that still has me tingling from the touch of his hug.