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Tobias' POV
Six months later.
I check the last details on the new security feature for Dauntless Industries. Everything seems fine, but I will run a diagnostic just to be sure.
A lot has happened in the past six months. I quit my job and bought Dauntless Industries stocks. With the help of Morris I managed to increase my savings four times, allowing me to become a partner. Even if some might think that I'm only here because of my girlfriend and she gave this to me I know better and so do the people I care about. Tris is still working at the medical legal lab but whenever she can she is here in the lab working on some new invention.
Uriah came to work here too, which is great. I always liked working with him and I can trust him with my life, which is a rare quality in anyone.
Mom and Clark got engaged and are about to tie the knot. They finally moved here from New York and Tris, upon hearing they got engaged, gave them her parents' house as a wedding gift. They wanted to refuse but Tris insisted. They ended up accepting which led to a few barbecues at their place with all our friends. Clark quickly became good friends with Joe, Tris' uncle, both men spending a lot of time together. Even Clark and I spend more and more time together, even without Tris and mom. We went fishing or bowling. I really care for him and he cares for me and Tris as well. He often calls me son, which I don't mind. If it weren't for him I probably wouldn't know what it feels like to have a real dad. Therefore I'm really glad he and my mom are getting married.
To all our surprise Tori and Matt eloped three weeks ago and told us yesterday that they are expecting a baby. Everyone looked dumbfounded at the news, only Tammy and Tris seemed to have known. When Tori asked how, Tammy gave some stupid comment, while Tris explained that it was plain to see. Well maybe for her. Apparently Tori's hips changed, preparing her body for childbirth. I swear, I couldn't see a difference (nor did anyone else), but Tris swears it's obvious.
Shauna and Zeke got engaged too, but haven't set a date yet. Marlene and Uriah finally moved in, after Marlene's apartment caught fire one evening. That dumbass wanted to ask her for months to move in with him, but didn't have the balls to do so. One might think this was destiny helping that scaredy-cat. Will and Christina moved in as well and since the whole thing with the house and Caleb's trial, Will's parents gave him a hard time for being with Christina and being friends with all of us. But he doesn't care. He really loves her and wants to spend the rest of his life with her. I hope they make it.
Caleb got convicted. He received not only two years on probation, but also had to pay a fine of 1.5 million dollars, the exact amount he received for his part of the house. Tris gave the money to Will to help him fund his own little architecture firm helping him fulfill his dream and cut himself loose from his father. He didn't want to accept it at first but Tris insisted.
As for Tris and me, we are happier than ever. We moved into a house not far from mom and Clark, which is very nice. It's big, but not like a mansion. It has four bedrooms and a master bedroom, a large backyard with a pool and pool house and is basically mine and Tris' dream house. The only thing left to do is put a ring on her finger. I chuckle to myself.
I pull out the small black velvet box and open it. Inside is a platinum engagement ring with a wonderful heart shaped cut pink diamond. I've been caring it around my pocket for several weeks now, not being able to muster the courage to ask her to marry me. I'm still deep in thought when I hear a knock on my door. I look up and there she is, my beautiful Tris. And her ring is in my hand. I quickly close the box, trying to act as casual as I can and get up to greet her.
"Hey beautiful" I say and she smiles.
"Hey handsome" she replies and wraps her arms around my waist. "Watcha doing?" she asks.
"Running a diagnostic" I say.
"Really?" she asks raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, really" I say and kiss her lips.
"Your mom is getting married in two hours and you run a diagnostic?" she asks with a chuckle.
"As you said it, she gets married not me. When I get married I promise you I will be a nervous wreck waiting for you at the end of the aisle, probably even a day before the wedding" I say and even though I say it as a joke I really mean it.
"Who says I'm going to marry your sorry ass?" she asks jokingly.
"Don't tell me you don't want this fine piece of programmer/entrepreneur/ personal body guard / finest and I'm quoting you right now piece of ass to become your lawfully wedded husband" I tease, but I mean it more than ever.
"If that was a proposal I have to say it sucks, Eaton. You have to do better if you want this" she turns around and sways her hips seductively while walking toward the door "fine piece of ass" she says slapping it and effectively making me hard for her. I walk after her and turn her around kissing her passionately and with abandon. When we part we both pant heavily.
"If you keep doing this we're going to be late and it won't be my fault, Prior."
"Sorry" she says, trying to catch her breath. She detaches herself from my embrace and starts walking toward the door again. It's now or never. This might not be how I envisioned it, but I can't take it anymore.
"Tris" I say, while I kneel down on one knee. She turns around and looks at me surprised for a moment, before she watches me taking out the small box that contains her engagement ring.
"Tobias" she says with a gasp.
"Tris, I wish this would be a romantic location and there would be dozens of scented candles and rose petals all over the ground. I wish there was someone playing the violin. I wish this would happen after a romantic evening, but as it is it's happening in my office, on the gray carpet, with a coffee stain on it" I say as I look down and notice it. She chuckles and I look back up. "The violin music is replaced by the sound of my computer running a diagnostic for a new security feature and we are not at the end of a romantic evening, but on our way to my mom's wedding, and yeah, I'll take the blame for being late, even though it's your fault for distracting me" I say and she laughs now. "I love you more than anything in the world and there are no words to describe how much I long to be with you every minute of every day. Tris, I swear I will always love and cherish you, comfort and protect you, be there for you in sickness and in health, during good times and during bad times, hold your hand and letting you crush every bone in mine when you give birth to all our twelve children" I say and she cries and laughs at the same time. "My love, will you do me the incredible honor and accept this as a promise of a lifetime of love and happiness and become my wife?" I ask her. She kneels down in front of me, her eyes red from the crying, but a huge smile on her face makes me hope she will say yes. But she keeps quiet and just cries even harder. "I don't wanna ruin the moment, but I would really love an answer, babe" I say and she chuckles.
"YES" she says loud. "Yes, you dork. Yes, I wanna marry you" she says and I crash my lips over hers again. Somehow I lose balance and fall backwards, with her on top of me. We are still kissing and holding each other close on the floor of my office when someone clears his throat.
"I don't wanna interrupt, but we need to get going, guys" Matt says and we look up. "What's up with you, Bee? Did the dork leave the toilet seat up again?" he asks.
"Hey" I say acting offended, but I know he's joking.
"Mattie, I'm getting married" Tris says still lying on top of me.
"Really?" Matt asks with a serious face, although he knew I wanted to ask her for a while now. He actually kept teasing me for not having the balls to do so, even though everyone else seems to think I'm this tough guy. Maybe I am, but around Tris I'm like a lost dog. Actually, I'm not lost anymore. I found my home. "I don't see any ring on your finger" he says and I realize the ring is still in the box. I hold the box in front of Tris and she admires her ring.
"Tobias, it's beautiful" she says smiling widely.
"Not as beautiful as you, my love."
"Ugh, you guys are disgustingly sweet. I'll give you five minutes, then I'll drive off with or without you" he says and leaves us alone. Tris stands up and I do to. I take the ring and put it on her slender ring finger, kissing it before letting go of her hand.
"Thank you for saying yes" I say.
"Did you have any doubts?" she asks,
"I love you and I know you love me too, but a part of me was nervous. We never really discussed marriage and children" I say serious, although I'm the happiest son of a bitch that ever lived.
"I know what you mean. And what did you mean by twelve kids? You were joking right?" she asks with a chuckle.
"Well, we'll start with twelve and then we'll see if we should buy a mansion or a hotel" I say jokingly.
"Forget it, Eaton. Four kids maximum" she says.
"So, there is a number" I say.
"Shut up" she says and grabs my hand.
We leave the building and get into Matt's car. Within twenty minutes we arrive at the hotel where mom and Clark will get married. Joe promised to marry them and is already there making sure everything is on schedule. I kiss Tris on the lips as we part. I go to my mom's room to check on her, while Tris promised to calm Clark down.
I walk up the stairs and knock on the door. When mom says to come in I open the door to find her standing there in a beautiful peach colored floor length dress with the happiest smile on her face.
"Sweetie, you are here" she says and comes over to me to hug me.
"Hey, mom. Sorry I'm late. I had something to do at the office" I say smiling, remembering my own happiness.
"You look so happy. Did anything happen at the office?" she asks wiggling her eyebrows.
"Actually, something did happen, but I want Tris to be here too…" I start saying before mom grins wide.
"Oh my God! She's pregnant. I'm gonna be a granny. Oh, I can't wait for the baby to be here. How far along is she?" mom keeps talking and I sit down smiling to myself.
"Mom, calm down. Tris isn't pregnant" I say and mom's face falls.
"Oh."
"But we got engaged" I say, not wanting her to worry. Not today. This is a special day for her.
"Oh, sweetie, congratulations. I'm so happy for you and so proud of you. You picked a wonderful girl" she says.
"Yeah, she is amazing. I'm truly blessed to have met her" I say.
Mom and I sit there for a while just talking about little things, but then a knock on the door makes us look up. I go to the door and answer it. I smile when I find the love of my life standing there smiling, but her eyes betray concern.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Uhm, did you tell her?" she asks and raises her hand with the engagement ring on it.
"Yeah, I kind of had to. Sorry I didn't wait for you" I say bashful.
"It's okay."
"What's wrong?" I ask her again.
"Tris?" mom asks.
"Hi, Evelyn."
"Come in." Tris enters and immediately my mom hugs her tightly. "Tobias just told me. Congratulations and welcome to the family."
"Thank you."
"Honey, what's wrong?" I ask a third time.
"Uhm, the others know" she says.
"What others? Know what?"
"The others, everyone else. They know we got engaged. Apparently they had a bet going on and when Matt saw them he announced our engagement and I had to confirm it."
"That's rude" Evelyn says.
"I'd think so. Taking wages" I say shaking my head.
"Yeah. I had a hundred bugs that you will do it today. The least Matthew could have done is bring me my cash first" she says.
"You too, mom?" I ask in disbelief.
"What? I wasn't the only one. And most of your friends thought you would wait even longer. I told them they were wrong and here's the proof" she says lifting Tris' hand.
"Unbelievable" Tris says chuckling. "Anyway, everything is ready when you are. Clark is a nervous wreck and if he runs off during the ceremony it's not because he doesn't want to marry you but I think he drank like 2 gallons of water" she says laughing.
"You're joking" I say joining her laughter.
"Well, I'm not sure, but he might as well have used an IV to hydrate himself the way he did. Don't be offended if he excuses himself a lot this afternoon and probably even during the honeymoon."
"I won't. My poor baby" mom says.
"Ew, mom, gross. I'm your baby."
"And you're always going to be my baby" she says kissing my left cheek. "But Clark is my new baby."
"I think I'll vomit" I say and both women laugh at me.
"Honey, it's a natural thing" Tris says.
"Maybe, but I don't want to hear it."
Tris' POV
The ceremony is exceptionally beautiful. Uncle Joe outdid himself, I barely got bored and checked my phone. Since I was Evelyn's maid of honor and had to hold her bouquet when the ceremony was over and I had to give it back I was so focused on some lab results I got during the ceremony that I completely zoned out.
"Bumblebee" I hear my uncle say.
"Ahem" I say still scrolling down.
"Bumblebee, the ceremony is over. You can finally stop listen to me and do something that you like" he says sarcastic, but somehow I don't really care.
"Ahem."
"Hey, bee" I hear Matt yell and then feel something hit my head. I look down and see a flower bouquet. I look back to Matt who is smirking.
"What the fuck, Matt? This is a ceremony. Behave yourself, you troglodyte" I say.
"Bumblebee, the ceremony is over" my uncle says.
"What?" I ask, my head snapping in his direction. "I mean. I knew that" I say and some of the guests start laughing even Evelyn and Clark. They have already experienced my church persona and aren't really upset. They even joked yesterday during the rehearsal dinner that this might happen. I really wanted to pay attention but the lab results are just too important.
"It's okay, sweetheart. We had it filmed. You can watch it later" Evelyn says and hugs me.
"Okay?" I say and it sounds more like a question, which makes the guests laugh again.
I hand Evelyn her bouquet and we all exit the room and go into the ball room of the hotel where the reception will take place. Once we are out of earshot I grab Tobias' hand and pull him into the women's restroom. Thankfully no one's there.
"Tris, you okay?" he asks amused.
"Read this" I say holding up my phone.
"What is it?" he asks.
"Lab results" I say.
"Honey, I love you, I swear, but I don't want to read about dead people."
"Read the results. They are mine" I say serious and he becomes serious too.
"Why are they yours? Is something wrong with you?" he asks trying to read the results. "Babe, you need to tell me what this is. I don't speak doctor."
Tobias' POV
"Tobias, remember how you told me I looked pale?" she asks and I nod. "And that I stopped eating." I nod again. "And how you asked if I'm fine when you found me on the bathroom floor after I puked in the shower?" I nod again. "I performed some tests on me. They are all saying the same thing. I didn't want to alert you until I was sure."
"Tris, you scare me. What is wrong?" I ask her scared that something might be terribly wrong with her.
"I don't really know how this happened, but Tobias… I'm pregnant" she says serious. My jaw drops and I take a step back. I lean against the sink and replay her words in my head. I am pregnant.
"Are you sure?" I ask, although she said she was.
"Yeah" she says almost whispering.
"You're pregnant?" I ask, wanting to be absolutely sure.
"Yes" she says and looks away. I feel myself smile more and more. The woman I love not only accepted my marriage proposal but is also telling me we're going to be parents.
"Tris" I say and take a step toward her. She doesn't turn her head. I think my reaction might have hurt her. I put my finger under her chin and turn her head to face me. "Thank you, my love. Not only did you accept to marry me, but the same day you bless me with this wonderful news" I say. Her face lightens up and she finally smiles.
"Are you sure you are not angry?" she asks tentatively.
"Angry? Tris, I'm the happiest and luckiest son of a bitch alive. I love you so much" I say and kiss her with all my love for her. When we part I rest my forehead on hers and we smile at each other.
"I love you too, Tobias, so much. I'm so glad you are okay with this news."
"Okay? I'm ecstatic" I say. "Do you want to tell people or do you want to wait?" I ask her.
"I don't know. What do you want?" she asks smiling a little.
"I want to shout it out loud for the whole world to know that I'm going to be a dad" I say and she starts laughing.
"Alright" she says and the moment she said it's okay I start walking out of the room. I hear her say "but", although I don't hear anything else, because the door closes and I'm already running toward where the microphone is. I grab it and draw all the attention to me.
"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I have an announcement to make. Actually two announcements. The first, my beautiful girlfriend agreed to marry me" I say and the room erupts in cheers and applause. "And second, we just got the news that we are going to be parents." At this the whole room gets even louder. I see Tris on the other side of the room standing there and blushing. I put the microphone down and run toward her. I pick her up and swirl her around a few times before kissing her lips. She is still in my arms hovering over my head when she smiles and says "but we should wait to tell everyone after the cake comes out" she says.
"Oh" is all I say and we both laugh loudly. I kiss her again and hold her close to me. I have never been happier in my entire life than in this moment. I am blessed. I have a wonderful career, great friends, a new family, a real dad, who did more for me in six months than my biological father my whole life. But more importantly I have Tris, the love of my life and a baby that is now growing inside her, living proof of our love. I love her. I love them both.
A/N: That's a wrap, guys!