~Author's Note~

Okay, here's the thing, no, you are not supposed to smoke while you're pregnant, BUT that doesn't mean it never happens, I know 3 people who smoked 2 cigarettes a day while they were carrying and nothing happened to the baby. Tris is Dauntless for God sakes, she will do as she pleases, well, as I please. If you don't like it, you don't have to read it.

Now that my rant is over I want to shout out to my positive and constructive reviewers. The haters could really learn a lesson from them!

Anyways...on with the story. Hope you guys don't mind me skipping ahead a bit :)

Chapter 14

Five Years Later

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" I sit up straight and I am suddenly out of bed with my gun, I slowly lower it as I realize that those aren't bad screams, they are accompanied by laughter. I go out into the hallway and glance around the corner to see Tobias tickling our daughter and I laugh to myself.

"You know sweetie, if you do that thing I taught you he will stop."

Her eyes grow wide and she grabs his hand, scrunching his pinky up and pushing on the nail until his whole finger turns blue. He groans in mock pain and crawls out of her reach. Imara runs across the room to me and leaps up into my arms. "Are you excited sweetie?"

"Uh huh! I get to ride the train now!"

I laugh,

"How about you go put your clothes on while daddy and I get dressed? C'mon, we're going to breakfast in 30."

She giggles and runs back to her room. I go into the bathroom and hurry with my makeup, plugging Tobias's Razor in with my straightener. Almost eight years we've lived together, so many things have changed, but the mornings, have not.

I walk out of the bathroom and slide on some skinny jeans and a black vest that stops right above my belly button. When I am sliding on my combat boots Tobias walks out of the bathroom,

"You know what day it is?"

"How could I forget about choosing day?" I go back to the bathroom and I am just finishing my hair when I hear Imara again,

"Mommy! Time to go!"

When we get to the dining hall it is the same ominous silence.

Imara jumps down out of Tobias's arms the second she sees Uriah and runs as fast as she can to him, jumping into his lap so fast he almost tips his chair over.

"Uncle Riah! Guess what! Guess guess guess! Pwease?"

Uriah laughs,

"Ummmmm…..You….Killed a 'pidur"

Tobias and I laugh as we sit down. Uriah always talks like Imara when they're in the same room. They are just so close.

"Noooooo….I did not kill nothin. Dat's daddy's job."

"Okay…..Ummmmm….You gona go to tha twain!"

"Yeah yeah yeah! She squeals in excitement and takes his muffin, stuffing it in her mouth making the whole table burst out in laughter. Uriah rises, going to get himself some more food and Imara stands on a chair and right before he walks away she leaps on his back.

"Me tooo!"

He chuckles and takes her on with him. I look over at Shauna.

"Any word from Cristina?"

"No…I heard from her last week though, she want's to come back, she really does. But she's just scared."

"Oh." Ever since she left Uriah the first time she has been leaving for a month at a time and coming back for a few months before leaving again. The first time she left she was gone for six months, came back holding a baby boy. his name is Liam. I don't agree with what she's doing to him, we fought about it last time she was here when she brought Liam over for a play date…

Flashback

I walk into the bedroom, closing to door behind me.

"Cristina, you need to stay this time, really. Its tearing Uriah apart, and its his child too you know."

"I know, but I just. I can't constantly stay with him."

"Why the hell not?"

"Because I enjoy my real family, my blood family, and they won't come here."

"That's their problem, I miss my parents too, I miss them terribly, but they love me enough to come visit every other week, we can't go running off every time we feel like it Cristina."

"Why? We are Dauntless! We are supposed to be free!"

"With certain limitations Cristina!" I sit on the bed, exasperated. "We are supposed to be an example."

"I know….and I'll be back by the time training starts." She walks out of the room and grabs her two duffel bags from the hallway, picking Liam up,

"Play date is over" she almost spits her words at me.

End Flashback

I sigh and turn around to see Uriah picking food that Imara tells him,

"How is he doing?"

"Awful, days are better than nights, our apartment is right next to his. All he does is drink from the time the door clicks shut until he passes out."

"That's terrible."

"I know…Hey here's an idea. How bout you guys let Uriah babysit her?"

Tobias sighs,

"I don't know, he's going through so much, we can't as him to do any favors for us."

"It won't be for you, it will be for him. On paintball night just ask if he will watch her. He will be ecstatic about it."

"We will think about it…but we really should go."

Tobias stands up and walks to Uriah,

"Wana go with us?"

"Um…I guess."

"Okay, go ahead and take her to the jump spot."

Uriah nods and takes Imara's hand, leading her out of the dining hall. Tobias turns and addresses the crowd.

"Okay kids. If I call your name com with me,

Arien, Brise, Benton, Demarcus, Deon, and Enoch

Anelia, Atia, Aubrey, Sakura, Sena, Rayh, and Vienna"

The kids solemnly kiss their parents and we walk to the train in silence, girls behind me, boys behind Tobias.

When the train car passes we decide to let Uriah and Imara go first. Uriah tries to help her but he just leaps in without even grabbing the handle.

After the ceremony we get into the train with the initiates. We only have 16 this year. We get off the train and Tobias gives the jump speech. One boy from Eurdite already starts to smart off. Tobias and I go ahead and jump, Uriah drops Imara down after I am out of the net and Tobias is ready to catch her.

"Daaaaadddddiiiiieeeeeeeeeee!" she screams as she drops down into his arms and giggles. Once Uriah is down all of the Dauntless initiates jump first. Leaving the Transfers who are scared. Imara looks up the hole and screams,

"C'mon you pansy cakes!" Making us all burst out in laughter.

They all jump eventually and I sit on the ground, writing the order down.

Brice

Benton

Arien

Aubrey

Sakura

Demarcus

Atia

Sena

Anelia

Keon

Ellian

Sicily

Arabella

Zoe

Jayden

Zaine

I idly wonder why Max makes us keep all of this stuff.

While we are taking them on the tour, Imara is talking more than we are. I smile at my little girl, she's Dauntless down to her bones. We get to our table and all of the initiates absolutely love her and Uriah, they are so funny together, Uriah starts shoving knives in his earlobes, grossing the other kids out until Imara points out he has holes anyway. We laugh and lead them to their dorm, right above ours, as we're closing the door Imara yells out,

"No fighting!"

We stroll to our apartment, swinging Imara between us. When we get home Tobias goes into the kitchen as I tuck Imara into bed. I go back into the living room, sliding my shoes off and curling up beside him, taking a beer. He sighs and looks down at me.

"Choosing day is so hard."

"I know…all I can ever think about is Imara and her decision…."

"She will stay with us…I know she will…"

How cute is Imara? :) Chapter 15 is coming soon!

~Love,

Leigh XOXO