Today is my day off from training between stages 1 and 2. Eric told me that we got some news from my mom that is urgent. That can only mean one thing. We have gotten our mission.
Eric takes me to his office. It's nice to see that he actually gets something for all the stress and hard work that the Dauntless and my mom are putting him through other than to babysit a bunch of initiates during training. His office is magnificent. It reminds me of the boy version of Eric. It's got a black wooden desk and bookshelves lining the walls. Eric always loved to read so there are plenty of books dispersed in the office. There is a really comfy looking swivel desk chair. On the other side of the desk is a black leather sofa that I guess is for people who have meetings with him to sit in. He has a glass tablet on his desk (the latest model of course). Plus, he has filing cabinets for papers, I'm assuming.
I look on the walls and see a clock and a single picture right next to the door. It's a picture of Eric and I that we took in my bedroom the night before his choosing ceremony. We were just goofing off and decided to take the picture but me having a huge crush on him at the time wanted to make this picture one to remember. I kissed him on the cheek right as the camera took the picture and he had this look of shock and happiness on his face. I remember that right after that he was about to tell me something but his dad came in and told Eric that it was time to leave. I was only 14 so it didn't occur to me that Eric might possibly like me like that.
He leads me to the sofa and we sit on it together as equals. He tells me that my mother has assigned him to look at the simulation footage in stage 2 for possible divergents. Once he found a possibility, I was supposed to go over everything that we (or anybody) knows about that person and report if they were a good possibility for a divergent mindset. In return for doing this mother would make sure Eric kept his job as Dauntless leader and I would get my choice of apartments once I finished initiation. I'm not so sure that the offer was strong enough for me to basically kill off all the divergents we find. Once I pass initiation I want to move in with Eric. I haven't discussed this with him yet but I guess now would be as good a time as any.
"Hey Eric."
"Yeah Zoe." Here goes nothing.
"After initiation where do you want me to live? With you or in my own apartment?" He looks stunned. Did I bring this up too soon?
"Zoe. There is a reason I gave you that key last night. I want you to live with me. I want you to be with me all hours of the day but I know that that's a bit much to ask. It feels wrong not having you by my side or in my arms. I love you so much." OMG! This man always knows what to say.
"I love you too. And with that figured out, I don't want to be a part of mother's plans. There is just not enough good reason for me to deliver a bunch of people to their deaths." I hope he understands.
"Darling, if you don't want to do this than I won't do it either. I'm very comfortable with my position here at Dauntless. Even if your mother tells Max to take me off the leadership staff I don't think he will." Yeah, because he's too scared.
"Good. Now that we have gotten those issues settled, how about we have some fun." I turn to face him and kiss his cheek. He has that same expression on his face that he does in the picture on the wall. You'd think he'd be over the shock by now. I smirk and straddle his legs. I snake my arms around his neck and brush my lips over his. He then proceeds to call me a tease. I just smirk more at that comment.
"You're really sexy. Did you know that?" Really? Me? Sexy? I never thought so but I guess with the right confidence anyone can be more attractive. I decide to play it cool.
"Yeah. I know. You're really sexy too. Did you know THAT!" He smirks so much that I swear he looked like the Grinch.
Next thing I know, his lips were attached to mine and we were moving in perfect synch with each other. His lips part slightly and I feel his rough tongue running across my bottom lip. I part my lips to grant him access. He gladly takes it exploring every nook and cranny of my mouth. I remove one of my hands from his neck and run it up under his shirt feeling his rock hard abs. The other hand plays with his hair. He places one of his hands on the small of my back and the other one on my hip. He then moves his lips to my neck, sending little kisses down to my collarbone. I let out a soft moan and he smiles into a kiss. I've never gone so far with a guy that I've made pleasure noises before. It kind of freaks me out a bit.
"Eric. I think we should stop now." Eric lets out an almost inaudible sigh. I mean I know he didn't want to stop. If I wasn't so afraid I would have gone on too. It just felt so damn good.
I look at the time on the clock. It reads 12:30PM. We almost missed lunch. I tell Eric that we should go get lunch and he agrees. He takes the time to fix my hair before we leave the room and I take the time to make his look flawless. We go to the cafeteria and sit at a table by ourselves. Christina and Tris walk in a moment later and come to sit with us. When they started eating Tris looked a bit distracted. I saw she was staring at something and I looked at what she could be staring at. It was Four. So she likes him too. Well, I'm gonna have to do something about this.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Divergent Characters. I only own Zoe.