Tris

"I want to go with you," is all Tobias can manage to say after I tell him about Dr. Max's proposition.

I let out a small sigh.

"Tobias, I'll be fine. I'm going with Uriah."

"Okay, but why can't I go too?"

"Because, if you miss anymore work Johanna is not going to have any choice but to fire you."

He frowns at me.

"I'm just being honest. Look. It's okay. I'll be with Uriah. We'll look out for each other."

He grabs my hands.

"I just got you back all healthy and beautiful." He kisses the back of my hand.

"I don't want anything to happen to you."

"We live separate lives Tobias; I'm going to have to do things alone at some point."

He lets out a sigh and then nods.

"Just…be careful okay?"

I raise my eyebrows.

"I'm always careful."

"I'm serious. I don't trust any organization that isn't out in the open. Johanna knows everything that goes on in the city and I've never heard of NOVA."

I pull out the piece of paper with the address on it and scan it.

"Well, maybe that's because it's outside the city."

Tobias stops and takes the piece of paper from my hands; his eyes move over the address and then he shakes his head.

"Well, now I really don't want you to go without me."

"You're being paranoid."

"And you're not? After everything we've been through?"

I think for a moment and then I shrug.

"I really don't think Dr. Max is trying to lure me to my death or anything. I mean, he had documents and he seemed really genuine."

Tobias stares down at the paper and then after a moment he nods.

"Okay, just don't do anything until you talk to me about it, and don't sign anything."

I roll my eyes.

"Oh come on, I'm smarter than that."

He presses his lips to my forehead.

"Yes, you are. I don't know why I worry at all."

I smile a little and then he leans back against the couch.

"Is Cara okay?" I ask curiously.

He shrugs, "I never really know anymore. She's not that open with her feelings with me. Not anymore anyway."

I frown. It just doesn't seem fair that Cara can't accept her happy ending when it's staring her right in the face.

I look over at Tobias and his eyes are already on me. My stomach suddenly feels light and squirmy and my cheeks automatically flush a bright pink.

I don't think I will ever get used to the way that he looks at me.

"I'm so happy you're okay, Tris." he whispers.

He touches my cheek and I lean into his touch and kiss the palm of his hand.

"Let's go to bed…" He says softly.

I smile a little.

"I thought you'd never ask."

I stand slowly, take his hand and lead him up the stairs.

Caleb

I am parked outside Cara's apartment feeling like a failure.

I want to be angry.

I want to hate her.

I just can't.

My feelings are hurt, but even so, this apartment is abhorrent and I can't leave her to stay here, I'm not even sure it's fit for human living.

I care about her too much for my own good.

At this point, I know she won't even answer the door without an apology.

She's stubborn like that, it's one of the things I love about her but I don't think I could summon up an apology no matter how hard I try.

Mainly because I don't think I have anything to apologize for.

My frustration should be understandable.

She'll never see our connection or maybe she does, but she'll never want to see it.

Her head is too full of Four and his sparkling good looks.

I really don't have much to compete with that guy.

The only thing I have going for me against him is that I'm not married.

Tris had been more than right.

I like Cara.

I really like Cara.

I like the way she laughs and the way she looks when she's concentrated on something.

I like her sarcasm and her wit.

I like how strong she is.

I even like that she's stubborn when she's angry.

I just like her.

I know she likes me too, but she'll never see it. .

I bang my head against the steering wheel because even that feels better then the ache in my chest.

I stay like that for almost a full minute before I gather the strength to lift my head again.

I am going to have to face her sometime, might as well be now.

I reach for the door handle but something catches my eye and makes me pause.

A black car pulls up on the other side of the street and parks.

It's pretty late at night and Cara doesn't live in the safest neighborhood so my suspicion goes up almost immediately.

In this neighborhood you could never be safe enough. The GD rebel groups were always around and something didn't feel quite right about that car.

I sink down into my seat, my eyes locked on the vehicle of suspicion.

My stomach drops as soon as the driver steps out and begins her walk down the street past Cara's apartment.

The curly black hair is the first indicator that I am looking at Evelyn.

What is she doing at this time of night, in this part of town?

I watch her until she reaches the end of the street and then turns the corner.

I have about a half a second to decide to follow her.

I don't know why I'm so suspicious of her, but it just seems odd.

Shouldn't she be at home with her son rejoicing over the fact that his wife is not dead?

I end up following her for about three streets.

Clearly she doesn't want anyone to be able to trace her car to wherever it is that she is going.

I watch her as she disappears into an abandoned building.

Something just doesn't feel right.

I reach into the glove compartment for my phone and dial Four's number hoping Tris will pick up, because I have no idea what I would say to Four.

Tris

Tobias had fallen asleep hours ago and usually I have no trouble following suit, but for some reason, tonight, I am wide awake.

It could be the fact that I'd spent the last three weeks in and out of sleep.

I don't think my body needs anymore.

Tobias' phone buzzes on the night stand; I glance over at him but he's fast asleep one arm flung over his eyes like usual.

I tilt the phone towards me just to see whose calling and Caleb's name flashes across the screen.

I press the answer button and press the phone to my ear.

"Hello?" I say in a half-whisper trying not to wake Tobias.

"Hey, it's Caleb."

"Uh-huh." I say softly.

"Can you meet me somewhere right now?"

I glance at the clock and it tells me that it's forty-five minutes after midnight.

I grip the phone a little tighter.

"Right now? What's going on?"

"I just need you to help me investigate something. Just say you'll meet me?"

"Okay, yeah."

I mumble already slipping out of bed and reaching for some jeans.

"Great. Tris? Don't tell Four, Okay?"

"What? Why?" I mumble again, holding the phone to my ear with my shoulder as I pull a pair of black jeans on to my legs.

"Just, trust me."

"Alright…" I mumble, but I feel incredibly uneasy about it. I slip on a white T-shirt and Caleb gives me the address and I jot it down quickly before hanging up.

I look at Tobias who is still sleeping as peacefully as ever.

I lean over and kiss his forehead before scrawling a little note just in case he wakes up.

Out with Caleb

-Tris

I grab his Truck keys and make my way down the stairs.

…

When I finally get there it takes me a long time to spot Caleb's car tucked away into a little alley.

I park the truck and jog over to Caleb's car.

I open the door and he jumps like he isn't expecting me.

I raise my eyebrows at him.

"Why are you so jumpy?"

"Shh, just get in."

I do as he says and hop into the passenger seat.

"What's going on?"

He turns to me and then points straight ahead.

"I say Evelyn go into that building about an hour ago."

I look up.

"Evelyn?"

It is a pretty unspectacular building. It looks like it's been abandoned for years, there are cracks in the windows and the front door looks like it was boarded up awhile ago but someone had torn down the boards recently.

"Yes. Evelyn."

"Well, what's she doing?"

Caleb shrugs, "I didn't follow her in or anything."

I stare at him.

"Why not?"

"Well, because I was waiting for you. What do you suggest we do?"

I glance up at the building and then back at Caleb.

"Well, for starters we have to follow her in."

I reach for the door handle, but Caleb grabs my arm.

"What? Just like that? What if we get caught?"

I shrug.

"We won't. Just come on."

"Beatrice…"

"What? You didn't call me here at midnight just to sit in the car on a pretend stake-out did you?"

He frowns at me.

"Well, no…but we don't even have a plan!"

I smile and then shrug.

"Don't you know that the best plans are the ones you make up along the way?"

I push open the car door and step out in the street, arms crossed over my chest expectantly.

Caleb lets out a sigh but he follows me anyway just like when we were kids.

Caleb

Tris is one hundred times braver than I am and it's blatantly obvious whenever we're together.

"Tris, I don't feel right about this."

The building is cold, and most of the windows are broken in so the draft is coming in heavily.

"Don't be such a worry-wart." Tris whispers back to me.

We move through the building which looks like it used to be some sort of business. We reach a staircase and Tris doesn't even stop to think before she starts up it.

I follow her reluctantly.

Once we reach the top of the stairs, we hear the clicking of heels across hardwood floor.

Tris looks back at me and presses her finger to her lips in a 'sh' motion.

Like I would really blow our cover by speaking at full volume now.

I may not be dauntless, but I'm not stupid.

"I've been waiting here for more than an hour! This is it, you have to start letting me in on things or I'm out!"

It is the smooth soft voice of a woman's we hear, that we both automatically assume is Evelyn.

There is a muffled voice that answers, but we can't quite hear it.

Tris takes a couple steps forward and I follow her, but it doesn't help to hear the other voice any clearer.

"He is my son and I know that's a difficult concept for you to under—"

A pause and then the muffled voice is heard again.

Tris leans back to look at me.

"I think she's on the phone." She says in a whisper so quiet that I have to strain to hear her.

"Yes, I will keep an eye on her but—"

Another pause.

"Fine. Are you going to tell me what the hell I'm doing here?"

We hear the sound of heels clicking across the floor again and Tris grabs my hand and presses me flat against the wall beside her so that we won't be seen.

We are pressed into the shadows of the hallway, not visible unless you were truly looking for us.

Evelyn pokes her head out of the room for just a moment and then disappears into the room again, shutting the door behind her but we can still hear her just as clear as before.

We hear her riffling through something, it sounds like a desk drawer or a closet and then her voice carries out to the hallway again.

"Okay. I have it. Where should I meet you?" Evelyn sighs, sounding exhausted. She's quiet for just a moment and then she speaks again.

"You better not be toying with me. I want results and so far all you've managed to do is drive my son crazy."

Her heels click across the floor again and Tris pulls me back into the shadows.

"Alright, I'll see you soon." We hear Evelyn mumble.

The sound of her heels click across the floor once again and the doorknob starts to turn. I barely have time to panic before Tris grabs my hand and pulls me back down the stairs. We are running out of the building at top-speed and Tris doesn't stop until we're out on the street and at the car again.

She leans on her knees breathing hard, hiding herself behind the trunk of my car.

She motions for me to do the same.

I lean down beside her.

"Who do you think she was talking to?" I question.

Tris shrugs.

"I don't know, but I don't trust her. I never have."

I nod.

"We'll keep an eye on her."

Tris nods a little bit.

"Yeah. We'll have too." She says, a strange look on her face.

"What?" I ask curiously.

She shakes her head slowly.

"Nothing. I just wish…that she wasn't doing whatever it is that she's doing. For Tobias."

I nod a little.

I get it.

Tobias hadn't had the greatest experience with his parents, he didn't need another betrayal.

"Are you going to tell him?"

Tris shakes her head.

"No. Not yet. I don't have anything concrete and I don't want to hurt him if I don't have too."

I nod again.

"Thank you for calling me."

She touches my arm and we slink further behind the car as we see Evelyn exiting the building.

She doesn't look our way once as she walks down the street and turns the corner.