Tris' POV

I can't fall asleep and I'm tossing and turning a lot, waking Tobias. He wraps me in his arms and spoons me, while kissing the back of my neck.

"What's wrong, baby?" he asks in a husky, sleepy voice.

"I'm sorry for waking you" I say apologetically. "I can't seem to be able to fall asleep."

"What's on your mind?" he asks.

"My brother and this whole new situation" I say. At the mention of Caleb he stiffens, but tries to relax. "I'm sorry I keep mentioning him."

"Don't be. Hey" he says and makes me turn in his arms, so that we now face each other. "No matter where we are or what happens please always tell me what is bothering you. I want to help you. I love you and I can't stand seeing you hurt or sad" he says and I smile up at him. He is so sweet and kind.

"Thank you and I will. I know that until Monday I won't be able to do anything, but…" I say but then stop.

"But you don't know how your meeting with him will be like" he finishes for me.

"Wow, we do spend a lot of time together if we are able to finish each other's sentences" I say amused.

"I guess so" he says with a chuckle. "But I wouldn't want it any other way. What time is it anyway?" he asks and I grab my phone to look.

"It's past three a.m." I say.

"You should try to get some sleep, honey."

"I'll try, but my mind keeps wandering."

"Maybe I can keep your mind from doing that" he says smirking at me.

"What do you have in mind" I ask him caressing his cheek.

"Well, I don't know why they call it seven minutes in heaven. There's no real heaven if it lasts for only seven minutes."

"Oh. So you want an extended version of that. I see" I say and he kisses me passionately. We end up making out for a long while before Tobias starts slowly undressing me. I lift myself off the ground, allowing him to pull the tee shirt I was wearing over my head and my shorts plus panties down my legs. He sits up for a moment looking me over and like the first time he saw me completely nude I feel the urge to cover myself, but before I can move my arms he pulls his own shirt and shorts off of him and lays on top of me naked, pressing our heated bodies together. We resume kissing each other and before long we make sweet love to each other.

After we come down from our highs he slips out of me and lies behind me, spooning me and keeping me warm. He kisses my neck and shoulder whispering sweet nothings into me ear and soon fatigue wins and we both fall asleep.

The next day we wake up to the sound of our friends talking loudly about the little hike we planned. I try to slip out of Tobias' embrace without waking him up, but realize that he pulls me back tightening his grip on me.

"You can't escape" he says in a husky voice.

"Wasn't trying to" I say and turn around to look at him. He has a wide grin plastered on his face which makes me smile. "Why are you so happy this morning?" I ask.

"Because I have the most beautiful girl in my arms and naked which is more importantly" he says before kissing my lips softly. We don't deepen it, knowing full well that the others are outside and might hear us. But I can tell he is excited. I pull away and smile at him.

"We should get dressed and go out before someone barges in" I say.

"This is our tent. No one is allowed in" he says and props his head on his elbow.

"Have you met my cousins?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.

"Fine" he says in mock defeat. "But you have to promise me we will go camping alone sometime. I don't want to share you with anyone" he says with a little pout which I find adorable.

"Deal. Come on."

We quickly get dressed and head out to find that our friends have already made breakfast and set the table. We sit down and eat, chatting leisurely about our week at work and what we should do in the future. Tobias promises the guys to hang out at Zeke's place to watch some sports while I agree to go shopping and to a spa at the mall with the girls. Christina makes me promise that she does my hair and make-up for the event I will have to attend later. I remind Tobias to get a tuxedo and he sets up an alert on his phone.

After breakfast we go hiking around, at least some of us. Christina, Marlene and Tammy decided to stay at the camp site. We spend most of the morning wandering around and return a little after two p.m. to the camp site. To our surprise the girls made lunch and we all sit down and eat.

So far this is the best camping trip I went on. I hope there are more of these in my future.

Tobias' POV

Monday, after the camping trip.

It's almost three p.m. I talked to my boss and he had no objections when I asked him to let me go a little earlier than usual. I even offered to come in tomorrow earlier or stay longer, but he said it's fine. I'm always doing a great job and he understood that it was important if I even had to ask to leave early.

I'm currently waiting outside for Tris to arrive. She texted me five minutes ago that she left the lab and was on her way. I check my phone again and find a text from my mom. I look in the direction I know Tris will appear and can't see her yet. I decide to call my mom to see what she wanted.

"Hey mom" I say when she picks up.

"Hello, sweetheart. How are you? Are you eating well?" she asks. She always is so concerned for my wellbeing that it's annoying sometimes. I know she feels guilty for what happened with Marcus, my father, but it wasn't really her fault. She was just as much an abuse victim as I was. But we stuck together and made it out of that hell.

"Yeah, mom. I saw your text. What is wrong? You just said I should call you" I say a little concerned.

"Well, it's…" she stutters. I know something's wrong. Mom and I don't have the best mother-son relationship in the world but we promised after Marcus was convicted that we would always tell each other the truth no matter how painful it is.

"Mom?" I ask.

"I have a boyfriend" she practically blurts out. A what? What's happening?

"Excuse me?"

"I met him at church" she says. "He is a really nice guy."

"Uhm, okay" I say awkwardly. Just as she starts telling me more about this guy I see Tris coming around the corner. I wave at her and she waves back smiling. When she arrives she leans up and kisses my cheek. I grab her hand and we start walking toward the office of her attorney.

"His name is Clark and I was wondering if you would consider meeting him" she says hopeful. I can tell that it's serious. I know mom had a boyfriend or two over the years, but it was never serious enough for her to introduce me to the guy.

"Sure" I say.

"Maybe you could come to New York this weekend" she says even more hopeful now.

"I'm sorry mom, but Tris and I are going to a fundraiser" I say and look at her.

"Oh" mom says a little disappointed. "How about next weekend?" she asks. And before I can answer she adds "and bring Tris. I'm dying to meet her." At that I smile. I guess this would be the first time either of us introduces a partner to the other. I've never taken anyone home to my mom. This would be a first too.

"I'll ask her and let you know" I say and look at her.

"Ask me what?" Tris ask.

"Hang on, mom" I say and put the phone a little bit out of range so that I can talk to my girlfriend without my mom hearing. "Mom invited us to New York next weekend. She wants to introduce me to her boyfriend and I want to introduce her to you. Would that be okay?" I ask hopeful. Tris looks at me serious for a moment before she smiles brightly.

"I'd love that" she says.

"Great. Mom?"

"Yes, honey?"

"She said yes. I'll call you later, mom. We have to go some place" I say. We say good bye and I hang up. I stop in my tracks and pull Tris into my arms kissing her thoroughly. "I've been longing to do this all day" I say and she smiles.

"Me too. I've missed you" she says and pouts a little.

"I've missed you too. When I woke up this morning I fully expected you to be there lying next to me. But you weren't" I say a little whiny. It's a good thing the guys aren't here to hear me. They would have a field day teasing me about this. But I can't help it. I want to have her near me at all times. But I guess it's too early in our relationship to even discuss moving in together. We love each other, but this is all so new for the both of us. I'm her first boyfriend and even though I had a few girls I went steady with none of them come even close to what I have with Tris. Maybe I should wait a while longer and see maybe I can figure out if she would want this too or not before I even bring it up.

We soon arrive at the office of her attorney and tell his secretary who we are. She immediately leads us into his office where we greet him and sit down. The next half hour Jack, as he insisted I'd call him, explains to us what will happen and how we should act around Caleb and the Prior's lawyer. I have to admit I'm not sure I can be civil around that scumbag, but for Tris' sake I'll do my best.

"I don't know if you have told your significant other about the firm" Jack says tentatively. Tris smiles and looks my way.

"Yeah, I did. He knows everything. I trust him" she says and squeezes my hand.

"Oh, alright. Four, whatever happens, you can not reveal that Tris owns that firm and if she told you everything this means you know the nature of her work" he says and I nod. "That's also something that needs to remain secret." I nod again.

"Don't worry. I know how to keep a secret" I say looking at Tris who smiles lovingly at me. Whenever she smiles like that I feel my heart skip a beat. God damn, I'm head over heels for this girl.

"I'm not concerned at all, Jack. I know that Four and I haven't known each other for too long, but you, more than anyone else, know that I'm an excellent judge of character. As long as I'm not related to that person" she quickly adds and becomes sad.

"Don't worry, Tris. I'll make your brother pay" Jack says serious and for a moment I feel jealousy. I should be the one to make Caleb pay for what he did.

"I know. And that's why I entrusted you with my revenge" she says. At that Jack laughs out loud making me look from him to her. It's odd to hear her talk about revenge. She doesn't seem the type. And as for him why would he laugh at that?

"That's hilarious" he says still laughing. "If I wouldn't know you I would actually believe you" he says getting up. "Can you believe her?" he asks me.

"Uhm no" I answer dumbfounded.

"Tris, you are the last person on this planet that would take revenge. On anyone. For any reason. You are like the embodiment of goodness and forgiveness" he says and I have to agree.

"You know what I mean" she says.

"I don't" I find myself saying and both look my way.

"I'm not really planning revenge. I want justice. Caleb might see this as a joke or whatever, but what he said about me could affect my whole life. My reputation is based on everything I did. Based on my reputation I got high paying jobs, scholarships, grants and awards. Imagine what would happen if people, important people, would suddenly be made aware of such a lie. They might not see it as a lie for starters or they might question my honesty or who knows what. At this point Caleb and I only share DNA because we have the same parents. I loved my brother very much and maybe I still do. But I cannot forgive this betrayal. I would have done anything he asked me and he stabbed me in the bag, like I was some stranger who tried to steal something from him. At this point the only thing I care regarding him is to prove that he lied and make him pay" she says serious. I can tell that it still hurts her, but at least she stopped crying.

"Alright. Let's get going."

We get up and leave Jack's office. We take his car to where the other attorney's office is and arrive there just in time. We take the elevator to his floor and get out when we arrive. A secretary takes us to Mr. Hamilton's office and lets us in. I tense immediately upon seeing Caleb, who is here with his wife, Cara. He looks a little surprised when he sees me and glares and I glare back.

"What is he doing here?" he growls, pointing at me.

"What is she doing here?" Tris asks in a cold voice, that I swear I've never heard. Caleb looks a little shocked about that voice too but quickly answers.

"That's my wife, you better respect her."

"And Four is my boyfriend, you better respect him or I'm out of here before you can say ka-ching" she says.

"This is a family matter" Caleb argues.

"Well, maybe in that case I should leave too, since you and I are no longer family" she says.

"Caleb, please. If Tris wants her boyfriend here…" Mr. Hamilton says and Tris interrupts him.

"It's Dr. Prior and I would appreciate if everyone would refer to me that way, including my brother's wife. I would prefer him to refer to me that way too, but I guess we can't all get what we want" she says. I look at her amazed and a little bit shocked.

"Alright. Please everyone take a seat" Mr. Hamilton says. We sit around the conference table in his office. Tris sits opposite of Caleb, who sits next to Cara on his right, while I sit on Tris' right and Jack on her left. Mr. Hamilton sits at the end of the table right in the middle. He prepares his files and waits for everyone to pay attention to him. "We are here today to read the last will of Andrew and Natalie Prior" he says and I feel Tris grab my hand under the table. I squeeze it lightly trying to pour all my love and support in it.

The attorney proceeds to read out loud the document addressing both siblings reading what their parents wanted to tell them and what advise they give them beyond the grave. I feel something wet hit my skin and look toward Tris. She is crying silent tears upon hearing the last words her parents direct to her and her brother. The attorney then hands them both a sealed letter each. It contains a personal letter from their parents, which are to remain private. I can tell that Tris wants to rip it open and read it, but she just places it in front of her.

The attorney proceeds to talk about the Prior estate and everything they owned. He tells us that everything they ever owned will be divided among the siblings equally. When he is done he asks if anyone has questions.

"Yes, I have a question" Tris says. "My parents died two years ago. Why do this now?"

"It was their will to have you both back in the city and at least one of you married before the testament was to be opened" he explains.

"Alright. Let's get down to business, since that's what we are all here for. Caleb, you mentioned a buyer" she says looking at her brother and for a split second Caleb looks relieved.

"Yes. He made a wonderful deal. He is offering us one million dollars for the house" he says excited.

"I don't understand" Jack says. "According to this" he says pointing toward a paper, which I assume is a real estate evaluation sheet "the property even without the house is worth at least 2.5 million. Why only one million?"

"That's more realistic" Caleb says.

"Says who?" Tris asks.

"No one will pay that much" Caleb argues.

"We'll see. There's going to be a public bidding. Maybe we can get more out of it" Tris says deceivingly. I wonder where she learned to be such a good actress.

"About that" Mr. Hamilton says. "I don't know if we can do that" he says.

"Why not?" Jack asks.

"Well, it requires a lot of planning and time and the buyer won't wait that long" he says.

"Too bad. I'm in no hurry" Tris says. "Either the bidding is public or we have one more thing we share" she says to Caleb.

"You can't do this. It's a good deal. We can both use the money" Caleb says angrily and I see how Cara is glaring at Tris, but Tris just tunes out both of them.

"I disagree. It's neither a good deal nor do I need the money. I can wait."

"Well I can't. I'm going to be a father and we need the money" Caleb says.

"Congratulations" Tris says sweetly, but something in her voice tells me she is faking it.

"Thank you" Cara says giving her a disgusted look.

"So, are you going to be rational?" Caleb asks and I get angrier by the minute with both of them.

"Yeah…no. I'm happy for you for having a baby, but that house is half mine. And I want the best prize for it. Public bidding or we wait until we agree on something. Either way I won't agree to a sell otherwise. Have I made myself clear?" she asks a little louder.

"No need to get loud" Mr. Hamilton says.

"Apparently one must get loud to be heard around here" Tris says looking from Caleb to the attorney. "Let me be clear, Mr. Hamilton, this will happen my way. Period. Call me when you have organized a public bidding. If you are as incompetent as you seem you can let Mr. Kang take over and organize everything. Until then I don't want to be bothered with this nonsense any more. Have a nice day everyone" she says and gets up. Jack and I follow her and head toward the door.

"Wait" Caleb says and we all turn around.

"Yes?" Tris asks in an innocent voice.

"Can we arrange the bidding for this Saturday?" Caleb asks Mr. Hamilton.

"Saturday doesn't work for me" Tris says.

"Now you're just being difficult" Cara says.

"Maybe. But I still can be there on Saturday" Tris says.

"You don't have to be" Cara replies.

"Actually, she is required to be there, being it half her property" Jack says shutting her up.

"What about Thursday?" Mr. Hamilton asks.

"That'll be fine" Tris answers.

"Alright. I will contact you with the details" Mr. Hamilton says.

"Please, talk to Mr. Kang" Tris says and Mr. Hamilton nods. Just then a knock on the door announces someone.

"Please, come in" Mr. Hamilton says. A young boy enters and looks around. "Can I help you, young man?"

"I'm looking for a Mr. Caleb Prior" he says.

"I am Caleb Prior. Who are you?" The boy walks toward Caleb and hands him an envelope. Caleb takes it and looks at it curious.

"You have been served" the boy says and leaves. This must be the subpoena Tris told me about. Caleb opens the envelope and his eyes almost pop out when he reads the content of the letter. His face reddens and he looks up furiously at Tris.

"You fucking bitch!" he yells and comes close to her. I stand protectively in front of her, shielding her from him.

"If you touch her I'll break both your arms. I'm warning you just once" I say in a low menacing voice. I asked Jack what I can do if something like this might happen and he advised me to warn him of my intentions if he doesn't want me to physically remove him from the room.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Cara asks confused and a little scared.

"This bitch sues me" he says loudly.

"What?" Cara asks in disbelief. She takes the paper from Caleb and reads it. "How could you? He is your brother" she says angry.

"The same way he told people I was insane and dangerous" Tris says.

"Let's go" Jack says and leads us out.

We walk to the elevator and Tris keeps the same expression on her face as before in the office. But the moment the doors close she turns around and buries her face in my chest and starts crying. I hold her close and rub her back, trying to comfort her as best I can. The elevator doors soon open again and we walk out and to the car. I hold her still close to me as we get into Jack's car. She stopped crying but her cheeks are still wet from the tears that fell down.

"This will ruin his day" Jack says with a chuckle from the driver's seat, while glancing at us in the rear view mirror.

"Yeah" I say.

"Do you want me to drive you home?" Jack asks.

"Yes, please" I answer for Tris. I give him the address and we soon get to Tris' apartment building. We get out and I shake Jack's hand.

I help Tris up the stairs and into her apartment. I want to stay with her but maybe she wants to be alone right now. I kiss her temple and turn around to leave.

"Tobias?"

"Yes, honey?"

"Would you please stay with me tonight?" she asks in a broken voice.

"Of course I will" I say. I encourage her to take a relaxing bath, while I cook for us some supper. I fix us some lasagna and by the time she's out the meal is ready too. We sit on the couch eating and watching some old movie. We don't say much, which is fine by me.

I clean up and we head to bed. Since I don't have any clothes here I just sleep in my boxers with no shirt on.

"Tobias?"

"Yes?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Anything, love."

"I know our relationship is still new, but could you see yourself living with me. I mean someday, when you're ready or something" she says in a whisper. I can't believe she's asking what I was thinking. I would love to live with her, but I want her to be sure. So I ask her.

"Are you sure you want me to live with you?" She turns around in my arms and looks deep into my eyes.

"Yes. There is no logical reason why I want this or why I shouldn't do this. All I know is I love you and I love spending as much time with you as possible. Before I met you I didn't even think of anything like this. I thought it would be counterproductive to get involved with someone let alone live with that person. But since I met you I can't imagine a day without you. I'm the happiest when I'm with you, either we go out on a date or just stay in, I love having you near me. And when you are not here I crave your closeness. You don't have to say anything, just think about it" she says shyly, as if she thinks I might not want to.

"Yes" I simply say and smile at her.

"Yes, what?" she asks confused.

"Yes, I want to live with you. I agree we haven't been together for a long time, but I'm closer to you than anyone I've ever met. I love you, Tris, and to be honest I was thinking that myself, but I didn't have the balls to bring it up first" I say and she starts smiling when she understands what I mean.

"You sure?" she asks.

"I am if you are" I say.

"I am" she says smiling brightly now, before crashing her lips on mine. We make out for a while until we have to part to draw in much needed air. We remain lying there in bed talking about our plans to move in.

"Do you want me to move in here or do you want to move in with me or should we look for something new that we both like?" I ask her.

"I like you apartment and it's closer to both our work places than this apartment, but we could look for something else."

"Whatever you want is fine with me" I say happy that we are doing this. If it would have been any other girlfriend I wouldn't be so eager to move in with her. I love my space, but I love Tris more. "Would it be okay however if you would stay at my place the rest of the week or I stay here? I don't think I can wait any longer" I say.

"I'd love that. How about I start taking a few things over to your place starting tomorrow, like clothes and toiletries and maybe after we get back from New York we can make it official and tell our friends. I'd like to keep this between us for now, if that's okay with you."

"Of course, it is. And we can change whatever you want at my place. Actually, it will be our place" I say and she smiles again. I'm so glad I can make her smile. We postpone any more talks for tomorrow and just try to fall asleep. This is going to be a long week.