Tris wakes up in a room she knows isn't hers. She tries to recall last nights events but they come out in a blur. She remembers seeing someone. A man. She knows they ate but she can't remember the other things. She looks around the familiar room and suddenly knows whose the man she saw. "Oh no."
She checks the time. 12 pm. How could she wake up just now? She suddenly smells something from outside of the room. Bacon. She rushes out of the room and follows the smell.
"Good morning Tris. Good thing you woke up. I thought I'd have to do that to," Tobias says smiling.
"Um, good morning? Tobias, what happened last night? Why am I here?" Tris asks sitting down on a stool.
"You don't remember? Anything?" Tobias asks sitting across from her.
"I remember eating somewhere with a guy. Who was you. The rest are kind of blurry. I remember a lot of music," Tris says trying to remember more. "Did I do something stupid?"
"Well, you have a very beautiful voice and you never told me you liked to dance," Tobias says smirking.
Suddenly the events of last night hit her like a wave.
"Oh my God!" Tris says burying her face in her hands.
"Don't worry, you were great. And so happy. Maybe you should drink wine more often. You have to let loose every once in a while, you know." Tobias tells her.
"Can you tell me more? Please," Tris asks, still hiding her now pink face.
"Well, we were victims of the night, the chemical, physical, kryptonite. Helpless to the bass and the fading light..."
Tris looks at him, trying to understand. Oh. Oh no.
"Does that explain it?" Tobias asks smiling with eyebrows raised. "Don't worry, we just sang and danced."
"The singing was okay but I usually never dance," Tris says looking at him, her hands covering her cheeks.
"Neither have I," Tobias says.
Yeah, that was the last time she has ever seen Tobias dance was since...long ago.
"Tris, it's okay. Trust me. No need to be shy. We're friends, right?" Tobias says, putting her hands down.
Tris nods, "Okay."
"Come on let's eat before it gets cold."
They eat the delicious bacon and pancakes. Tris never knew he could cook bacon and pancakes like a pro. She enjoys this a lot.
"So, why'd I sleep here?" Tris asks after thanking him for the breakfast.
"Well you said you wanted to lie down and you don't care wherever. You were so sleepy so I went here instead because your house was still ten minutes away," Tobias explains.
"Oh, thank you. I'm sorry for the hassle and making you abandon your bed," she laughs.
"It's fine. Anytime. Come on, let's get you home."
"No way Tris! You didn't go the party so that you wouldn't talk to Four while you were drunk, am I right?" Christina whisper/shouts. Well, it started as a whisper but then turned into a shout.
"Well,yeah. Don't worry I was perfectly subtle when he explained and I remember every word. I don't remember everything we did though but he said that's what happened," Tris explains. They're on her couch right now and Chris unexpectedly came over. Tris guesses she wants to know about what she did last night. And why her car was at the park. "I'm sorry about your car again."
"No,no. It's fine. I'm just concerned about you and Four," Chris says holding her hand.
"Well he explained why he left. And don't worry we didn't do anything."
"Okay. But I just don't want you to repeat the things you did when he left," Chris tells her. A lot of things happened. Not so nice things.
"I won't. He isn't going to leave again," Tris explains. "And it's not like we're together."
"I hope so," Chris says standing up, "Come on, let's shop."
"But I don't need any new things, Chris," Tris protests.
"Then let's window shop. We could eat or watch a movie. And I don't think you have anything to do this Saturday, am I right?"
Tris stands up, defeated but happy to spend the day with her very understanding best friend.
"Four!" Uriah exclaims, "Are you listening?"
"Huh?" Four says, "Yeah, yeah."
"What's bothering you, man? You've been in your own world the whole day," Zeke says.
Four tells them about last nights events.
"I think I'm falling for her again. What if I leave her again? What if she's scared that I might leave her? What if-"
"Dude, chill. I know you won't leave her again. I mean, we've got to admit, you're miserable without her," Zeke tells him. Uriah nods in agreement.
"And she may be scared that you'll leave again but if you explained why, she wouldn't be anymore," Uriah reassures him. "And wait, the mighty Four sang and danced? Didn't see that coming."
"Oh shut up. Love can do that, you know," Zeke says.
"Zeke? Talking about love?" Four says, a fake look of awe on his face.
"Did you ask Shauna out already?" Uriah asks, seriously.
Zeke grins and nods.
"Congrats Zeke. Finally! I thought it would take forever!" Four says.
"Yeah. I don't know why you haven't done it before," Uriah says.
"Oh really? What about you and Marlene? You never asked her out yet," Zeke says raising an eyebrow.
"That's different," Uriah answers. "And seriously, you just asked Shauna out and then you want me to ask Marlene out? And then Four here is going to be with Tris soon so I want to ask her when she least expects it."
"What? Me and Tris, soon? I don't think so," Four says.
"Well I think so too," Zeke says. "And Uri, when will she least expect it?"
"I'm planning on doing it tomorrow, actually," Uriah laughs.
"Why tomorrow?" Four asks.
"It's her grandma's death anniversary so I want her to remember the day as a happy one instead of a sad one," Uriah smiles.
"Well that's sweet, Uri. Good luck," Zeke tells his brother. "My little brother is really grown up now." Zeke wipes a fake tear from his eye.
"Okay. Enough about girls. Let's eat!" Uriah says and starts to devour his barbecue.