I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in forever.
Previously…
"It's nice to meet you, Mrs. and Mr. Prior. I promise to take care of your daughter for the rest of my life." He says and hugs me. We sit there for a while and finally head back to my house. I hand him some of Zeke's clothes and put on some sweat pants and a black razor back tank-top. I pop some popcorn and Tobias cuts two slice of cake and hides it in the fridge from Zeke and we watch Captain America. Today was a good day and I couldn't have spent it any other way.
Chapter 11
Tris POV
It's been 6 months since I took Tobias to meet my parents. I started back at work a month ago and I was happy to be back. I haven't hung out with Lynn in a while and I feel horrible that I abandon my best friend. Zeke and Tobias are having a guy' night; so we are gonna have a girl's night. I making my rounds when I see a familiar face I hoped not to see for a while.
"Hey, John I hoped I wouldn't see you for a long time" I say and he runs up to me gives me a hug. There is still an ache in my chest but it's not as painfully as before.
"Today is my 9th birthday and you have been to all my birthdays when I was here" he says and I smile.
"Happy Birthday" he smiles at me and I see his mom walk up to us.
"Tris, how have you been?" Mrs. Albert asks giving me a hug.
"Things are better now. I see John has been recovering while" I say and she smiles.
"Yeah, he couldn't stop talking about how much he misses his favorite nurse and his only wish was to come see you today" she says
"Well, he was the best patient I could ask for" John smiles at me. I grab a cupcake from the cafeteria like I always do on his birthday and he has the biggest grin on his face.
"Best birthday ever" he says and I laugh.
"Well John I have to get back to work but promise me that you will be good for your mom and dad" I give him a hug. They wave bye and head out the door and I head back to do my rounds.
When I get home I see Shauna with her head in her hands sitting on the couch.
"Shauna are you okay?" I ask sitting next to her. She looks at me with tears streaming down her face and I pull her into a hug.
"I'm pregnant"
"Zeke is going to be an awesome father and you have the whole gang who will help you and this baby" I say hugging her.
"Yeah, I know. Everything right now is just so stressful with him working a lot and us not having alone time" she says and I smile.
"Why don't I call the girls and cancel tonight's plan and you tell Zeke to come home so you can tell him the exciting news. I'll stay at Four's tonight so you and Zeke can have some privacy." I say and she hugs me.
"Tris you are amazing. Thank you" She says and I smile.
"You're welcome." I say getting up to call the girls. I told them I was really tired and we can hang out Sunday and that I'm really sorry. I call Tobias and he answers almost immediately.
Tobias: Hey beautiful, what's up?
Tris: Hi, is it okay if I stay the night tonight?
Tobias: Yeah and how many times do I have to tell you that you don't have to ask stay here. Although I thought you were having girl night and Zeke was gonna come over?
Tris: Something came up with Shauna and Zeke is gonna stay with her tonight.
Tobias: Is everything alright?
Tris: Yeah everything is great; but they just need to talk about some things.
Tobias: Okay, well I'm still at work. I get off in about an hour and you can go ahead go to the apartment.
Tris: Okie, one question though. Can Lynn come over for a little bit? I have hung out with her in a while.
Tobias: Yes, Tris you don't have to ask Mi casa es su casa.
Tris: Sorry
Tobias: Don't be. I will see you later. Love you
Tris: Love you too.
I tell Shauna that I'm gonna head to Four's apartment and that I will see her tomorrow. When I get to the apartment I see there are still dishes in the sink from the last time I was here. That was about a week ago and his clothes all over the place. I laugh to myself and start cleaning. After I finish everything I call Lynn.
Lynn: Hello
Tris: Hey, I feel bad for canceling our plans tonight and if you want we can hang out over at Fours?
Lynn: You bailed on us for Four?
Tris: What? No. Shauna really need alone time with Zeke.
Lynn: Oh, okay sure. I'll be over in about 15 minutes.
Tris: Okie, Bye.
Lynn: Bye
I take a quick shower and get dressed in a tank top and a pair of Tobias's sweatpants. I grab a bottle of water and I hear a knock on the door. I let Lynn in and give her a hug and she laughs.
"Hey Trissy" she says and I smack her playfully. She holds her arm in mock hurt and I bust out laughing.
"I got Doritos, soda, and Zombies" I say and she smirks.
"Yes, let's see if we can beat Zeke and Fours score" she says and I laugh.
"Oh, I know we can. They can't make it past level 27" she laughs and I toss her a controller. We make it to level 35 when I hear the phone ring. I pause the game and look at the caller ID. The number is unknown and I let the answering machine answer. There's a loud beeping noise and then a woman's voice comes over the answering machine.
"Hey Four it's Lauren, I was wondering if you wanted to actually date a real woman yet. Please return my messages and call me soon. Kisses bye."
Lynn bust out laughing and I am fucking angry. How did she get his number? How come he did tell me she was calling him? I grab a glass of water and take a sip. What other things has he kept from me? What does he see in a broken girl like me?
I'm lost in my thoughts when I feel a smack across my face. Lynn is looking at me concerned and I see glass scattered all over the floor. I feel pain in my hand and my face stings.
"Shit" I whisper and look at my hand. There are pieces of glass and I sigh.
"Tris, whatever you are thinking stop. Four wouldn't cheat on you and I bet he has his reasons for not telling you about Lauren. Let's go clean your hand" she says and I nod. I grab the first aid kit and start pulling glass out of my hand and Lynn hands me a bottle of whiskey. I shake my head but she shoves it back in my face.
"It will help with the pain" I grab it reluctantly and take a sip. Lynn starts stitching my hand where the glass went in deep and wraps it for me.
"Thank you Lynn" I say and she gives me a hug.
"I'm gonna go. Four should be here soon and you guys have a lot to talk about." I nod my head and she grabs her bag and walks out the door. I take a few more sips of whiskey and put it back in his liquor cabinet. I sit on the counter playing with the wrap and think. I know I can trust Tobias but I just can't help but feel a little hurt that he hasn't mentioned anything about Lauren calling him. He has told me about his past and his real name why he couldn't tell me about some stupid calls. Have there been other calls from other girls?
He walks through the door and smiles when he sees me but when I don't return it he looks concerned. He walks up to me and goes to kiss me but I turn my head and he kisses my forehead instead.
"Tris, what's wrong?" he asks and I continue to play with the wrap on my hand.
"Tris what happened to your hand?" he asks and takes it into his own. I gently pull my hand away and he sighs.
"Please tell me what I did wrong for you to treat me like this?" I lift my head and look into his eyes.
"Do you trust me?" I whisper.
"Tris how could you ask me that. Of course I trust you" he says
"Is there anything you haven't told me?" I ask and he looks at me confused.
"Not that I know of" he says and I point to his answering machine.
"You got a call today and I let the answering machine pick it up and I don't know what I would have done if I answered it"
He plays the message and his face shows no surprise at all and I know there have been more calls like that.
"Tris, let me explain" he says and I nod.
"After I picked you up from work that one day she has been calling me nonstop. First she started calling my work and then she got my cell number. I blocked her on my cell but I guess she found my home phone number. I didn't want to worry you with you still recovering from everything." He says rushing everything out. I look in his eyes and see no sign of him lying. I pull his lips down to mine and he kisses me softly.
"Now tell me how you ended up with this." He says and I laugh.
"I was lost in thought after I heard the message. I got a little upset and I glass of water was in the cross fire" I say and he laughs.
"I'm sorry"
"Why are you sorry? I'm the one who got jealous and upset. You have nothing to be sorry for but I will say that I was upset that you didn't tell me and I had to find out from an answering machine."
"I love you, you know that right"
"Yes, I know"
"Why don't we do something tonight?" he asks
"What do you have in mind?"
"Tattoos" he say and I smile.
"Let me change and we can go" I say and he shakes his head.
"You look sexy like that" he says and I laugh.
"At least let me put on a jacket" I say and he kisses me. I grab my grey cardigan and we leave to go get tattoos.
"Tobias, Tris how wonderful it is to see you guys" Tori says giving us a hug.
"I wanted a new tattoo and I thought it would be a great time for Tris to get her back piece done" he says and Tori smiles.
"While Bud is in the back and Tris let me redraw up the picture and we will get started soon." She says and walks to the back.
"So what are you going to get?" I ask and he shakes his head.
"It a surprise" he says and kisses me. He heads back to see Bud and I look at some more tattoos. I see a raven and I grab the book and walk back to Tori.
"Do you think you can make this smaller and put three of them on my collarbone?" I ask and she smiles.
"Of course, what do they mean?"
"They represent my family. My parents died a while back and I finally have my brother back in my life" I say and she smiles.
"Which one do you want first?" she asks
"The ravens because they won't take as long as the full back piece" I say and she nods. After 3 hours she finally finishes the outline of the headdress and the ravens. I smile at her work and when I come back to finish you won't be able to see the scars anymore. She wraps my back and chest and I give her hug.
"Thank you Tori, how much do I owe you?" ask and she shakes her head.
"Free of charge"
"Really Tori, let me at least pay for the ravens" I say and she laughs.
"Tris, you are family and I don't let family pay" she says and I laugh.
"You really aren't going to let me pay" I say walking out to the front and see Tobias and Bud talking at the counter.
"Nope, you are just going to have to deal with it" she says and I sigh in defeat.
"Hey, Tris how are you?" Bud asks.
"I'm good." I say and he pulls me into a hug.
"What happened to your hand?" Bud asks and I look at Tobias.
"One of Tris coworkers has been calling me non stop and I didn't tell Tris about it. The girl called my home phone while Tris was there and I was at work. She left a message and Tris got upset." Tobias says and Tori smack him in the head.
"Ouch!" he says and we all laugh.
"Did you not learn anything from when Bud did the same thing to me?" She says and I look at Bud.
"Wait, you had girls calling you and you kept it from Tori?" I ask and he nods.
"I remember, Tori was so mad when she answered the phone one day and found out she was calling him for the past year." Tobias says
"Yep, and he slept on the couch for a month." Tori say and we all laugh.
"At least Tris reaction was as bad as Tori's. She screamed at him for an hour, and then gave him the silent treatment for a week." Tobias says and I laugh.
"I don't know. If I answered the call I probably would react the same as Tori" I say and we all laugh. We leave after talking for a little while. When we arrive home Tobias pulls me into a kiss.
"I really am sorry that I kept the calls from you. I should have told you about them when they started."
"Yes, you should have but I'm over it and I trust you" I give him a kiss.
"So what did you get on your collarbone?" he ask touching the bandage. I pull of the bandage and he sees the ravens.
"They represent my family, one for Caleb, Mom and Dad."
"There beautiful" he says and puts the bandage back on.
"What did you get?" I ask looking at the bandage wrapped around his arm. He takes the wrap off and there is a dark forest seen from the inside of his elbow down to his wrist. There is a tree and small birds flying around. It is truly amazing and so beautiful.
"Bud would always take me camping when I felt in was drowning in the world. When we would leave the city and be in the woods I felt like I was able to breathe" he says and I smile.
"It's beautiful" I say and I show him my back tattoo. We get changed into comfortable clothing but where a tank top is making my back tattoo itch. I put on a sport bra and I see Tobias is in boxers. I walk out and I don't know where this boost of confidence came from but I don't care. Plus Tobias has already seen me in a sports bra and naked even. Tobias smiles when he sees me and kisses me. My hands find their way to his hair and his rest on my hips. He slips his tongue and we battle for dominance and I end up winning. When I finally need to breathe I pull away and his forehead rest on mine. I fall asleep wrapped up in his arms and sleep with no nightmares.
