A/N So I was reading some of the review from chapter 13 and I realized I didn't really make this clear. Tris was not stabbed. The blood was from her Virginia. So yeah. That's all for this awkward headnote. Thanks for clicking and enjoy!
**Two weeks later**
Finally after staying in the hospital for sixteen days straight, Lilian and I are allowed to come home. I hadn't bought baby stuff yet because they weren't due for another two months, but thank God for Bridgette. She called and said she'd buy everything for me and put it into my apartment, including clothes. I can't thank her enough.
The only person that has come to see Lilian and I, is Caleb. I'm not saying I'm disappointed, but I had hoped Tobias would come at least once but he didn't. I dress into a pair of clothes Caleb brought and walk to the NICU to get Lilian. From what I've heard, Lilian is doing better than the average child in her state. Plus after an examination on Grayson, they found out that that the kick he got from Josh is what killed him overall. I want to kill Josh more than ever now.
Once I reach the NICU I'm briefed by Genesis on what to do with Lilian at home and how to keep her as safe as possible. I nod along trying to speed up her talking so I could get Lilian home. She finishes soon enough and I'm finally being led to Lilian's hospital wing. I spot her immediately and have to resist the urge to run to her. Loosing Grayson made me realize how quickly an innocent life could be taken away so I learned to spend my time with Lilian as if she's getting taken away from me tomorrow.
"Hey baby," I say while she gets put into my arms. They took her of the ventilator and every other machine two days ago and she did just fine so the concluded she's safe to bring home. I smile down at her and she stares up right at me. Her face filled out a little and I can tell she's going to look a lot like me with her facial structure but like Tobias with her eyes and hair. I can only imagine what Grayson would've looked like.
I'm given some sort of carrier to carry Lilian in and I put her into that, then leave the hospital. It feels refreshing to be back in the outdoors again after being trapped in that small white hospital room for so long. Lilian looks around at her new surroundings, taking everything in. I smile down at her curiosity which she no doubt got from me.
As I walk to my apartment I suddenly begin to feel very tired so I deiced to stop at the café to get some coffee before getting home. I step into the café and immediately spot Tobias sitting alone on his laptop. He's looking down intently at his screen so he doesn't seem to notice me. Now's as good as time as any to talk to him. I slowly approach his table and sit down at the empty chair. He looks up from his computer and stares at me with confusion.
"Tris, oh my God, hi." he closes his laptop and shoves it into his bag. "You're out of the hospital, that's awesome."
"Yeah, I am." I smile at him and so does he.
"I see you have Lilian." he can't see her face from here but can see the carrier. "Can I see her?" I suddenly feel guilty remember he's never seen his own daughter before.
"Of course," I put the carrier onto the ground and gently pull Lilian out. She seems to love the attention I'm giving her. When Tobias's eyes land on her, his smile fades and he stares at her disbelievingly. "Do you want to hold her?" I ask after a second of silence. Tobias nods rapidly and holds his arms out. I carefully pass her on to Tobias.
"She's really beautiful, Tris." Tobias gapes, without taking his off her. "She looks just like you."
"But she has your eyes," I pointe out.
"What did Grayson look like?" Tobias asks, just now moving his eye from his daughter.
"He was...beautiful. Even with all the wires and tubes. He had my eyes and I could tell he was going to look a lot like you," I say. Tobias gives me a half smile and looks back down at Lilian. "Are we okay? I mean, after everything I said at the hospital."
"I think we're fine. But I'll admit that when I got home after that I was kind of doubting everything about myself." he ends with a laugh but I can clearly hear the hurt in his voice.
"I'm so sorry about what I said. Grayson dying was not your fault at all. It was Josh's fault and a little bit of my fault, but you did nothing wrong" I say staring straight into his eyes.
"Thank you Tris, and I'm sorry about freaking out on you."
"I forgive you," I respond. Lilian babbles making Tobias turn his attention to her. "I think I should probably be getting her home to take a nap." Tobias reluctantly hands her to me and I put her into the carrier.
"I'm really glad I saw you Tris," Tobias says while I stand up to leave.
"Me too," I say truthfully. Tobias leans forward but then pulls back abruptly. "You can kiss me you know," I say with a smirk. Tobias then quickly kisses me on the lips. It's short but sweet and when he pull away I'm aching for more.
"I'll see you later," he says sitting back down in his chair. I nod and leave with Lilian, totally forgetting about getting my coffee.
I step into my apartment, grateful to be somewhere normal. Lilian is almost falling asleep in the carrier so I go straight back to her room. What I see inside I wasn't really prepared for. Apparently Bridgette didn't know about Grayson, because there's two cribs and dressers in the room. One adorn in pink and one in blue. I walk up to the blue one first and try imagine my son but I can't. I shake my head and focus on getting Lilian dressed into pajamas and into her crib to sleep. She falls asleep almost immediately. I lay a pink knit blanket on top of her and give her a duck stuffed animal that's almost bigger than her. She holds in against herself and closes her eyes without protest.
"Good night baby girl," I say quietly then leave the room. As soon as I get out into the living room, a knock comes from my door and Christina walks in. "You know I'm so glad you waited until I answered the door," I say sarcastically. Christina squeals runs over to me while wrapping her free arm around me in a hug, her other arm propping her newborn son on her hip.
"I'm so glad your out of the hospital, Tris. It feels like I haven't seen you in forever!" she exclaims.
"And I haven't met your son yet," I say looking at her two month old child. "What's his name?"
"William," Christina smiles. "Don't tell Mathew why though, he might get a little mad I named him after my old boyfriend."
"Your secret's safe with me," I promise. "Have you seen my daughter yet?"
"No but I would love too," I lead her back to Lilian's room and open the door as quietly as I can. Christina's eyes soften when she see's them and I can see her mouth 'aww'. "What's her name again?"
"Lilian Fayla," I tell her.
"Was that supposed to be for your son?" she asks pointing to the blue crib. I nod and we both leave the room. "His name was Grayson right?"
"Yeah, Grayson Drake. Anyway, shouldn't your son be taking a nap right now or are you trying to ween him off sleep way to early?" I ask while we both sit at the couch.
"Well he really does need to sleep but when I put him down in his crib he starts crying and it makes me feel bad so I let him stay up, then at around five in the evening he throws a tantrum then crashes then wakes up at midnight. And falls back asleep then wakes up seven and we repeat the process over and over." Christina groans and rests her head on the cushion.
"I don't know what to say. Whenever we were at the hospital they somehow got her on schedule so I just let her sleep and wake up whenever she naturally does." I tell her.
"Lucky," Christina mutters then sits back up. We talk for a few more hours and at around three I hear a crying comes from Lilians room. As soon as I pick her up she quiets down, knowing she has my attention. I bring her out to the living room and Williams eyes follow her.
"Something tells me William has his first crush," I say, wiggling my eyebrows. Christina looks between William and Lilian and laughs.
"I think we have a bit of a flirt don't we?" Christina says while William tries to reach out and touch Lilian.
"At least he's not an attention hog like Lilian. Sometimes she'll just start crying and only stop when someone looks at her and does something to show that they care," I laugh. Christina stays for the rest of the day and only leaves when William throws his tantrum like she said he would. She promises to come back, then leaves. I feel Lilian before putting her back to bed and falling asleep myself.
A/N Kind boring kinda good. I would love to hear y'alls thoughts on the chapter and if there's anything you want me to fix. Now time for the QOTC! What's something you would like to see happen in future chapters? I can't answer cuz I don't know. Please leave a review! Ily and DFTBA!
