"Well so much for double dates," Christina grunts as she squats the new amount of weight on the bar.
"I promise we can double date soon. Right now it's just easier to keep out of the spotlight. I mean I want everyone to know Four likes me, but I get where he's coming from."
She slams the weight bar onto the rack and turns to look at me.
"You guys are like Romeo and Juliet. A forbidden love that has to withstand the jealousy of others and the torture of pretending to be nothing in public," she muses.
She wipes the sweat from her forehead and swaps places with me. I lower the weight and begin my squats.
"So did he explain why he was mean to you? Was it because he liked you? Because I totally called that."
"You were close!" I moan as I come back up. "He was jealous of Robert."
She starts to laugh and lets out a quiet "awww."
"So what are you going to do?" she asks.
"What do you mean?"
I place the bar on the rack and turn to face her.
"To get back at him. Now that you know he likes you," she stalls and gets a huge grin on her face, "you have all the power!"
I laugh at her comment, but she does have a point. I am definitely going to get some much-needed payback. Let's see if Tobias can handle a little revenge.
"Do you want to have a girls night tonight?" I ask.
"We can't tonight. There is a back to school party in the common room."
"On a Monday?"
"Apparently they are doing some giant sports staff meeting so all practices are cancelled tomorrow. Zeke got the party approved yesterday."
"Leave it up to Zeke to get a party started!" I cut in.
I am exhausted and sweating from practice, but at least I can feel myself getting stronger. I can't believe this time next week I will be attending my first college classes! I get back to the dorms and hit the shower. I begin to hum when I hear the door open.
"Tris," a deep voice echoes through the bathroom.
"Tobias," I reply.
"How was practice?" he asks as he turns on the shower beside mine.
"Long," I let out an exhausting breath.
He laughs and I hear the curtain close. I wash my hair and my body, trying not to think about what is behind the wall that separates us. I start to think about the water dripping down his toned body and his amazing abs. Jeez, Tris. Snap out of it!
"It'll get easier," he interrupts my thoughts, "Are you going to the party tonight?"
"Of course." I respond as I turn the water off and wring out my hair.
I grab my towel and step out. He does the same and we are both standing there in our towels. His hair glistens in the light and seeing his body makes my legs go weak. He can tell than I'm swooning because he closes the distance between us and wraps his arms around me. He gives me a quick kiss; his lips are still wet from the water dripping down his face.
"This is almost how we first met," I say.
"Maybe you should bump into me again and see if I catch you this time," he jokes.
I smack him and try to get out of his hold, but he just squeezes tighter. Accepting defeat, I give him a peck and then he lets go. I start to grab my things, but he grabs me and pulls me back in.
"One more," he says before kissing me again. I can feel his grin against my lips and it makes me smile.
This kiss lasts a little longer and I feel his tongue skimming my lips. I pretend not to notice and pull away. He doesn't get to have the satisfaction of a full make-out session with me yet. At least not when we are both dripping wet and half naked. I wipe my lips with my hand and grab my clothes. I quickly get dressed, covering all the important parts with my towel. I can feel Tobias' eyes on me. I look at him and he is standing there in his towel with his arms over his chest. He has the silliest grin on his face that causes me to laugh.
"What's so funny?" he asks.
"Oh, nothing." I nonchalantly say.
I walk up to him and pat his bare chest, "See you tonight," and with that I walk out.
I arrive at the party with Christina because Will wanted to get ready with the boys. I let her do my hair and make-up and the dress she made me wear is a little more provocative than I would've like, but I think she wants to see Tobias squirm too.
We see our gang sitting around a large booth. I catch a glimpse of Tobias; he is wearing a collared shirt and jeans. He could wear anything and make it sexy. He eyes me up and down, then tries to look at everyone dancing so people don't see him staring at me. I laugh to myself as I sit across from Tobias instead of beside him.
"Damn Tris, who are you trying to impress?" Uriah asks.
"No one in particular," I reply with a sweet smile.
One of the bartenders brings a tray of drinks and shots to our table.
"Shots! Shots! Shots!" all the boys are chanting.
The shots are passed around and we hold them up in the air. Tobias looks at me and gives me a subtle wink that only I see. I nod my head towards him and then Zeke speaks up.
"To great friends and an amazing new semester!"
Everyone cheers and drinks the shot. I scrunch my face because the shot was a lot stronger than I'm used to. I pick up one of the blue hawaiians and start sipping; I don't want to black out this time so I decide to take it slow.
"So are you two ready for the Divergent Games?" Uriah asks Christina and I.
"What is that?" We both respond at the same time.
"This weekend the cheerleaders and football players team up and participate in the Divergent games. It's a way to get us all pumped up for our season. You might want to wear something you don't mind getting dirty...because you WILL get dirty," Will answers.
"Yeah last year our team kicked ass!" Zeke chimes in.
They start talking about the events they had to compete in and I am starting to get excited. It is going to be a great way to kick off the school year. I just wish the other girls could play too.
The guys are now talking about football and the girls want to dance so we head out to the dance floor. Robert is the only one who follows us and he starts to dance with Lauren. I am beginning to wonder if they are dating.
As I'm swaying to the song, I look back over at our table and see the guys doing another shot. This time Uriah jumps up with his arms in the air and lets out a "whoop!"
He finds Marlene and starts pushing his butt into her. She laughs and gives it a big smack before they start to dance together. Zeke has gotten up as well and is dancing with Shauna. Christina and Will are still sitting at the table and I can see Christina talking to Tobias and then looking at me with a big devilish smile on her face.
"Would you like to dance?" a voice startles me.
I turn around to see Peter standing there. Shit. I give him a polite smile and nod my head. It's the least I could do since I embarrassed him at the college fair. Plus it will probably make Tobias jealous.
Peter starts dancing in front of me without letting our bodies touch. This caught me off guard because the last time I couldn't get him off. I guess he's trying to make up for that. We dance for one song and then I go back to my table. This time I sit right beside Tobias and let my leg touch his. He orders us another drink.
"I want to dance!" Christina whines to Will.
He gives her a kiss on the forehead and they get up. She bounces her eyebrows at me and smiles. Now it's just Tobias and I at the table.
"So I see you made a new friend on the dance floor," he comments.
"Actually, I've met him before. Why? Are you jealous?" I ask as I take a sip of my drink. I try to hold back my smile.
"If I say yes, will you get some satisfaction out of it?" he questions.
"Maybe," I say with a sly grin.
"Then yes I am jealous," he whispers in my ear.
He casually places his hand under the table and lets it slide on my thigh. My heart starts to race so I gulp down my drink. His fingers gently glide down to my knee and back up to the hem of my dress, but he doesn't go further.
"You look amazing tonight," he compliments.
"Thanks. Would you like to dance?" I ask him.
"I don't dance."
"How about we make a deal," I give him a confident stare.
"Okay…" he draws it out. He has a look of confusion on his face, but I can tell there is a little fear behind his eyes. Only a little. I mean this is the legendary Four after all.
"If you dance with me," I think about it, "then I won't tell everyone here that the big bad Four likes picnics by the lake!"
He glares at me, "You wouldn't dare."
"Try me!"
His glare turns into pursed lips and then he laughs.
"You really are going to make me pay."
"Most definitely!" I reply with an innocent smile.
He chugs his drink and then shakes his head. He motions for me to get up and we make our way to the dance floor. He doesn't put his hands on me, but sways near me. He is looking around a little uncomfortable so I decide to have a little fun with him. I turn around and press my back against his chest as we dance to the music.
"Tris," he sighs.
I drop down and slowly come back up against him. I can hear his breath falter and he coughs to cover it up. He still doesn't put his hand on me so I take his hands into mine and place them on my hips as I move them from side to side.
"Uh oh! Get it FOUR!" Zeke yells from across the dance floor.
Tobias flips him off and places his hand back on my hip.
"You aren't playing fair," he whispers in my ear.
I turn to face him and give him a smile, "All is fair in love and war."
He laughs at my comment and gives me a playful smirk. He grabs my hand and spins my body out and back into his chest and we begin swaying together with the music.
"I thought you said you don't dance."
"Just because I don't dance, doesn't mean I can't," he justifies.
We dance until the song is over and he tries to get away. I pout and pull on his arm, but he shakes his head 'no' so I sigh and let him go. He sits back down and Zeke joins him. They start talking about something and I try to read their lips. I think I make out something like, "It was nothing," but I'm not too good at lip reading.
"What was that about?" Marlene catches me off guard.
"What do you mean?"
"Four never dances."
"Well, let's just say I blackmailed him. He's probably going to get me back for that."
She laughs and agrees with me. I hope she doesn't suspect anything. The rest of the guys go back to the table and the girls stay out and dance. We dance in our circle to keep other guys from grinding on us. After a few songs I look back at the table and Tobias is gone. I guess he called it a night. A part of me is sad that he just left without saying goodbye, but I know if he did say goodbye to me the others would get suspicious.
I change out of my dress into some pajamas, as I get ready for bed. I hear a knock at the door so I open it. Standing there is a drunk Tobias who is eyeing me.
"Cute pjs," he jokes.
I give him a slight push and stick my tongue out at him.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"I wanted to say goodnight."
He grabs me by my waist and stumbles closer to me. He presses his lips against mine and I wrap my hands around his neck. We kiss for a few moments before he pulls away. His eyes are squint and he lets out a chuckle. He leans in again, but I press my hand to his face, turn him towards the door, and gently push him out into the hallway.
"Goodnight Tobias," I say as I close the door.
"Goodnight Tris," he quietly yells from the other side.
A/N: Thanks everyone for the amazing reviews and visits! I'm super excited for the the Divergent Games in next chapter, but it probably won't go up until either the end of this week or beginning of next! What do you think our favorites will have to do at the Divergent Games? (It's not paintball)
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