D. C. - Chapter 8

All the divergent characters belong to Ms. Roth. All others are mine.

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LPOV

Breakfast was weird. The guys all wanted to know where Uri was and I tried to be vague.

"He's tied up at the moment. Why?" I ask innocently.

"Lucky bastard." Killian mumbles.

"You know Lu, if Dauntless men are your type you should know it was one of the factions I tested positive for." He winks at me. "Maybe you should find out what us factionless men have to offer." He licks his lips.

"Jax I'm sure you and the other men have a lot to offer. Maybe you should remember I'm not the only woman here. Besides, you're right in that I do have a type." I jut my chin towards the brooding Eric whose finally decided to join the rest of us. Donnie laughs and pats his friend on the shoulder to console him. Jax looks disappointed.

"Yeah Jax, why not focus your attention back on Ava or even Eliza?" Donnie offers up alternatives.

"That sounds like the best advice I've ever heard you offer Donte." Eric says as he plops down in the seat next to me. I roll my eyes and ignore his brooding behavior. Jax glares at him. Today is going to be a great day and no one is going to spoil it. No one. I chant over and over in my head as I go back to eating while the guys talk about Ava and Eliza.

"So where's lover boy?" Eric taunts me. I raise my eyebrows at him. "Uri?"

"Still out on the mission I sent him on. Should be back later why?" I whisper to him not wanting the others to hear. Eric looks surprised by this news. His mood seems to lighten up immensely. Weird. I feel him press his leg against mine. I look at him out of the corner of my eye and he acts like he hasn't done anything. I decide to ignore it. It's kind of nice having some part of him pressed against me again.

"Donnie you done? We still need to find George." He hurries to finish his last few bites. I feel Eric's eyes on me but again I ignore it. We still haven't spoken and today is not the day. Donnie and I leave together in search of George. George was already in charge of the fireworks for the opening ceremony; so when I made the suggestion we talk to him for help Donnie was all for it. We find George and Amar walking around with Four and Tris.

"Hey guys!" I call out to them and both couple turn towards us. "Mind if we steal George for a bit?"

"Sure you can steal me away Lulu." George smiles at me and the others all look on questioningly. The three of us walk off to discuss the logistics of Donnie's proposal alone. George explains how he can set the fireworks up to read 'marry me?'. We decide we'll tell everyone it's a test run and to be outside to give us their opinion. I plan to talk to Ava about doing a cookout so we can make the whole evening an outdoorsy thing.

"Thanks Georgy!" I give him a big hug and so does Donnie.

"Yeah thank you! This means a lot to me."

"No problem. I'm happy to help. For once I know something Amar doesn't." He grins and winks at me. Oh he's going to have fun teasing Amar. George leaves me and Donnie to work out the remaining details.

An hour or so later Uriah returns. Donnie and I both run over to greet him. He waves a bag in front of us. I squeal and snatch it away. I take off running towards my place. Both of them calling after me. I can hear their heavy foot steps as they chase me.

"Gotta be faster than that!" I call over my shoulder. I turn just in time to bump into Eric. He catches me before I fall.

"Ugh, thanks." I mumble and glance back over my shoulder. I look back at Eric and realize he's still holding me. "Sorry I wasn't watching were I was going. I wanted to beat them back." Eric looks behind me and sees Donnie and Uriah running. "Would you mind doing me a favor though? Please talk to Ava about cooking outside tonight. Oh and ask her to make an extra large cake. We're going to need it." I wiggle my eyebrows and he chuckles softly. "Oh shit! Gotta run. Thanks." I kiss his cheek quickly and run off again.

"Hey guys. What's the hurry?" Eric asks them and I snicker. He's trying to give me more time. We may not be on the best of terms but at least he's willing to still help me. I hear them mutter "nothing". "Gotta go." As they rush past.

I barely make it back in time to pull the jewelry boxes out of the bag. Donnie and Uriah come pounding in and abruptly stop next to me. I open the first box and my breath is taken away. The earrings are gorgeous. Perfect little stud opals.

"Here let me." Donnie takes them from me and puts them on.

"How do they look?" I ask him.

"Beautiful." He kisses both my cheeks and strokes my hair. "Mom would be so proud." He whispers as he hugs me. A couple tears fall and I quickly wipe them away when he steps back. Uriah's eyes are darting between us trying to figure out our exchange. Does he know? I can't remember if he knows or not.

"Those look great on you Lulu." He finally says and gives me a warm smile.

"Alright now let's see the ring." I open the other box and Donnie presses close to me. We both gasp. The opal is set perfectly center in a swirling pattern of three rings. It looks brilliant and unique.

"What do you think? Pretty great right?" Uriah asks us.

"Oh it's perfect. She's gonna love it!" I pass the box to Donnie. "You ready for this big brother?"

"Brother?" Uri asks. Guess he didn't know. Donnie ignores him and stares at me. Cupping both my cheeks he kisses me lightly again. He presses his forehead to mine and nods. We embrace and I feel him stroking my hair again.

"I'm really doing this. It's really happening. And all because of you." He whispers as he squeezes me tighter. A throat clears and we break apart. Eric has joined us.

"Ava said it wouldn't be a problem to cook outside. She did ask if you wanted anything written on the cake?" Eric explains

"Did you know they're brother and sister?" Uri asks Eric incredulously. Eric only nods. His eyes still locked on me and Donnie.

"Those look new. You weren't wearing them earlier." Eric says to me.

"Yeah aren't they brilliant? Just picked 'em up." Uri answers for me. Eric's brows furrow together. Does he think Uriah gave them to me?

"Thank you for all your help Uri. We'll see you at dinner. Don't be late!" I remind him.

"Oh I won't." He flashes us a toothy grin and leaves.

"Care to give us your opinion?" Donnie asks Eric as he holds out the box to Eric. Eric opens it and his eyes go wide and then straight to me.

"Well what do you think?" I ask him.

"It's pretty. Looks like it will match those." He hits his chin in my direction. I know he means the earrings. He's schooling his face to be neutral. What is going through his mind right now.

"They were my mother's. Donnie has kept the set safe all this time. I sent Uri to Amity to get the necklace made into a ring and the earrings reset since they were loose. Donnie is going to propose to Fiona." I explain to Eric. He lets out a long breath. Was he holding that in this whole time?

"So what do you think?" Donnie asks again.

"I think she'll love it man. Congratulations." Eric shakes Donnie's hand and moves closer to me.

"Well don't congratulate me yet. She hasn't said yes yet. God Em what if she says no?! In front of everyone?!" Donnie's face completely drops.

"Hey!" I stand in front of Donnie cupping both his cheeks. "She is not going to say no. She loves you. You two are going to be the first ones to get married here." I hug him and stroke his back reassuringly.

"I wish mom was here." He whispers to me.

"I know. I do too. She's watching I'm sure of it." I feel the tears building and blink rapidly to make them go away. "I'm here big brother. And I'm going to make sure this is all going to go well. You go get showered and ready ok?" I grip his shoulders and pat him on the back. He nods and leaves. I quickly wipe my eyes in case any tears did fall. I turn and find myself face to face with Eric.

"Your mother's earrings look beautiful on you." He says to me.

"Thanks. I'm happy to have something of her's."

"Is all this why you were smiling so big yesterday when you came down and asked for Uri?" Eric asks me and I nod. He mumbles something but I couldn't make it out. "You know it drove me nuts to see you smiling like that and then ask another guy to come with you. I don't want to fight anymore. I know this isn't a good time to talk but how about tomorrow?"

"I don't want to fight either. It would've been nice to share some of this with you. But you're right today isn't the time. Tomorrow sounds like a great plan." I reply. He smiles and bends down kissing me. It's gentle at first but quickly becomes intense. I break away before he can deepen it because I know I still need to get ready too.

"I've missed being able to do that." He whispers as he trails his thumb along my lip. I've missed it too.

"I should get ready. Don't want to be late! Tell Ava to write Donte + Fiona together forever in a big heart on the cake...if she can." I go to step away but Eric steals another kiss.

"I will. See you at dinner." He says before leaving.

An hour later we're all outside eating. I wore a simple sundress and work half my hair back showing off my earrings. I received a lot of compliments on them. Wearing something of my mother's felt right. Made it feel like she was with us here tonight. Thankfully everyone is in good spirits, even Eric. Someone put on some music and we began dancing. Eric of course stayed close by me. It was starting to get dark and so I began trying to get everyone but Donnie and Fiona off the floor. Asking if they'd help me or run and go get something. Eric picked up on what I was doing and gave out a few monotonous tasks too. Once the floor was clear of everyone else I coughed loudly as a signal to my brother. He dropped down to one knee and everyone including Fiona gasped. We couldn't hear what he was saying but then again we didn't need to know. After a minute or so I have George a thumbs up to set off the fireworks. Right on cue they went off and everyone looked up to read 'Marry Me?'. Donnie had pulled out the ring and had it ready for when Fiona looked back down. She nodded and fell into his arms. I cheered and waved for Ava to bring the cake out. Tris helped her as the rest of clapped and hooted for the couple to kiss. When Ava and Tris came out with the cake I helped them to push it over to the happy couple. Ava had added a few sparklers to make sure it was lit up for them to read. Fiona was beaming and my brother's smile went from ear to ear. I couldn't have been happier for them! I bounced up and down clapping until they cut their first slices of cake. They fed it to each other before Fiona smashed it into Donnie's face. He laughed and kissed her firmly. I laughed hysterically at them both. My laughing must have caught their attention as they both pulled me into a hug. Smearing me with cake as well.

"Thank you so much." They both whispered and I felt my heart swell.

"Anything for family." I replied loudly and hugged them back tightly. "Congratulations you guys. I love you both." I kissed both their cheeks. Using my finger I swiped some cake off my face and tasted it. "The cake's delicious Ava!" I hollered loudly and this brought in more laughter. I felt big arms a wrap around me and saw Eric's maze tattoos when I looked down to see whose they were.

"Here let me try some." He whispers before taking a lick of the cake smeared on my cheeks. "Mmm. You're right it is good." He took a few more licks as I used my finger to remove the rest. We both laughed at the fact we were eating cake off my face. "You know I think some made it down here too." He said quickly before bending to kiss and lick at my neck. I moaned and wrapped my arms around him. He swooped down and ran his hands up the back of my thighs. My skin broke out in goosebumps every where his fingers touched. His hands continued until he was just below my butt. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around him. I was too lost in our own bubble of bliss to care who was watching or noticing us as he carried me away. His lips felt so good on my skin. I ran my fingers through his hair and nibbled on ears. I was rewarded with his sexy growl. He pressed me against the side of one of the buildings.

"You know I liked this dress before butt now I think I love it." Eric says against my neck as he squeezes my ass. "I don't think you've ever been so accessible and still fully dressed. All I have to do is pull these aside and..." I feel his finger push my thong to the side as he presses two fingers into me. "Mmm. Always so wet and ready for me baby." His voice husky with lust. His lips crash into mine and I greedily seek out his tongue. He parts his lips for me and our mouths meld together. I reach to undo his buckle. He removes his fingers and helps me. I guide him into me and he thrusts into me hard.

"And always so hard and ready for me." I moan back my reply to him. His lips meet mine again. He continues to thrust into me and I arch to meet his hips. Pressing my head hard against the wall behind me. Eric's lips latch onto my neck again eliciting another moan as his tongue works against my sensitive skin. I dig my nails into his back. This encourages him to go harder and faster. His tongue tracing my the parts of my tattoo that are visible in my chest. His teeth biting lightly at my nipples through my dress. One of my hands tangles in his hair and I force him to tilt slightly so I can have access to his ear. I lick and suck on his earlobe. Breathing heavily in his ear.

"I'm so close Eric. Don't stop. Oooh Eric." I moan in his ear.

"Yes. Yes. That's it. Cum for me my beautiful warrior goddess. Cum all over my dick." He whispers huskily. Some how this comes out like a command and my body responds. I cum just as he demands. I arch hard into him as he pulls my hair. I moan loudly again as I feel him release deep within me. We stay there a few more minutes breathing heavily and stealing a few chaste kisses. I release the death grip my legs had on his hips. He pulls my underwear back into place as he eases out of me. I slide down against the wall and off of him as he fixes his pants.

"Might be a good thing you don't wear dresses all the time. Don't know if I'd be able to control myself." Eric admits before slapping my ass.

"Aye!" I let slip in surprise.

"Fuck I love the sounds you make." He says before kissing me firmly again. I hear a twig break somewhere behind us.

"What was that?"

"Probably nothing." He says as we looks around quickly. "Better get back before too many notice I stole their leader away."

"Their leader? But not yours?" I question him. My stomach suddenly uneasy.

"That's right. Your my warrior goddess." He whispers before nipping my ear.

"I'm also your leader." I remind him.

"Yes, you are but I don't refer to you as that. Don't you like it when I call you my warrior goddess?" He stops and I face him.

"You're the only one who refers to me as a goddess. I don't know just know when you said I was their leader it was like you were distancing yourself from everyone else here. Do you not like being here Eric?" I ask him honestly.

"I'm happy wherever you are. And I did that on purpose. I always want to stand apart from the others in your eyes." Eric explains. Is he being honest or is this some line he's feeding me? I give him a quick kiss and turn back towards the crowd. We join them and begin drinking along with everyone else. I scan the group and notice everyone but Jax is present. A few minutes later I see him slip into the group. Where was he? Probably just coming back from the bathroom I rationalize in my head.

Donte asks me to dance and of course I agree. He spins me around so many times I get dizzy. The song ends and we hug. I go to walk away but another pair of arms wrap around me.

"Don't I get a dance little leader?" Jax asks as he spins me back towards the middle of the floor. "Or should I call you a goddess?" He whispers in my ear. I feel the heat creep up my neck and my cheeks burn. Jax was watching us! He backs up slightly and looks me over. He chuckles at my blush. "Nothing to be embarrassed about. Not like tonight's the first time I've seen you. You don't like the praise of being a leader but enjoy..." He moves closer and whispers again "being worshiped like a goddess. I could worship you." His voice is deeper than normal. He spins me again before pulling me back to him. "I like seeing your cheeks flushed and you breathless." He quickly maneuvers us to a different spot on the floor. I look around to try to see why and my eyes find Eric. He's glancing around probably looking for me. I open my mouth to call out but nothing comes out. Jax spins us around and once again. "I just want to be the one who brings that color to your cheeks, the one who takes your breath away..." His lips find my ear again, "for it to be my name you moan." His voice sends a shiver down my spine. The song ends and he disappears into the crowd. What?! I look around for Eric but can't find him. So I make my way over to the table with drinks. I take a shot and as I'm mixing myself another drink an arm wraps around me. I jump in surprise.

"Hey, hey. Take it easy. It's me babe." Eric says. "Why are you so jumpy?" I just shake my head and finish making my drink.

"Want one?" I ask Eric but he holds up his cup indicating he's already got one. I try to relax but can't.

"Where were you before?" He asks me.

"Jax ugh kind of stole a dance. I think he may have seen us earlier." I feel Eric tense up.

"What makes you say that?" Eric asks.

"He may have called me a goddess and an innuendo about worshipping-"

"I'm gonna fucking kill him." Eric cuts me off. His fists clenched and he crushed his cup spilling his drink every where.

"Babe not here. Not tonight. Let's be civil for Donte and Fiona, ok? Please babe? For me?" I try to plead with him to calm down. "You know you're the only one I want, right Eric?" I look into his eyes and wait for him to acknowledge me. He nods and wraps his arms around me. "Good. Forget about Jax, ok? The guy doesn't get it. Hopefully he'll find someone else to hold his attention once this place opens to other divergents." I notice Eric is still tense so I try a different tactic. "Try thinking about all the things I'm going to do to you tonight." I whisper in his ear. I feel his body begin to relax but his hands hold onto me possessively.

"You're all mine." Eric says the loudly. I glance around and my eyes settle on Jax. He's starring at me and Eric. I glare at Jax and shake my head, pressing into Eric more.

"All yours Eric. Forever and always." I kiss him passionately. A slow song comes on.

"Do I get my turn now?" He asks me. I smile at how cute he can be and nod. He holds me close and I burry my face in his neck. One of my arms wrapped around his neck as he holds my other hand against his chest. His other hand resting on the small of my back. I hear him humming along with the song. I feel the vibrations in his chest and it makes me smile. All other worries are forgotten as Eric and I become enveloped in another blissful bubble of our own.

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