Thank you for all your kind reviews on the last chapter! :D A special thanks to Lela (guest), for the very kind words. Anyway here is the new chapter, enjoy :D
Tris POV.
Over the last couple of weeks, things have just gone better and better between me and Tobias. The rest of my friends know about us, they found out like a week ago. It was at one of our great nights at the Pit, celebrating another victory. Let's just say that it didn't happen in the smoothest way.
Flashback.
"I don't care what you say Tris! You are drinking tonight! We are in the freaking playoffs!" Chris yells as we enter the Pit. I laugh at her, and I see Tobias flashing me a smile. We sit down at our usual booth, and Al gets our drinks. There is beer and shots, I stick to beer since I would like to be able to get home from here.
"Tris, don't be boring! Take shots!" Uriah yells, they all sit with a shot in their hands looking at me expecting.
"No" I say shaking my head.
"What about, we play this game. Everyone who scored in the last game needs to take a shot" Zeke says. He is like the most irresponsible teacher/coach I've ever met, I can feel that there is no way out of this. Tobias gives me an apologizing look, when I take the shot in my hand.
"To the playoffs!" I yell and empty the drink. It burn in throat, but it feels nice and arm as well.
"Shots to all who scored two goals in the last game" Zeke says, I look at him.
"Are you freaking serious now?" I ask, judging by his smirk he is being serious. I sigh and take another shot, I can feel that I am getting a little tipsy since I already had two beers before.
"How many do you want me to take, before you stop?" I ask.
"I'll make you a deal, two more and then we will all take three"
"Bring it on" I say. When we all finish our shots, I grab Christina, who grabs Will and we all end on the dance floor. We dance around, and we are all having fun. I look over and see Tobias and Zeke dance with some girls, Tobias is looking uncomfortable and drunk.
"That bitch is hitting on your man!" Christina yells over the music.
"I know man. I am going over there!" I say. She stops me, and unbuttons a few buttons in my shirt.
"There you go!" I walk over at them, trying my best to walk straight. I put a hand on Tobias' arm, and he turns around to me with a warm smile on his face. His eyes are giving away that he is drunk, but I am pretty sure that the way I talk is too.
"You wanna dance with me?" I slur out, he nods his head. The girl he was dancing with before, shoots me a dirty look.
"Would it give a way too much, if I put my hands on your hips?" He says, I smile and lean in to him. Making sure that I press up against him, while I whisper in his ear.
"Nobody is watching" He makes a little sound, before pressing his hands on my hips. We move in sync to the music, not carrying about what happens around us. We look into each other's eyes, and gets lost in them. Then he removes his hands from my hips, to replace them on each side of my face.
"I am going to kiss you" His hot breath tickling my face.
"Then kiss me" I say, and so he does. One big passionate kiss. His hands slides down my body, they slide into the back pockets of my jeans and I smirk against his lips. My hands are on his neck, fiddling with hair there. When we break away, we smile at each other. Until we turn around to find all of my friends starring at us with their mouth hanging open, except Christina who is wearing a big smirk.
"Way to go girlfriend!"
End of flashback.
Then the explaining came, and they didn't really find it weird that we were together. As Marlene said.
"What girl wouldn't"
But they were all a little hurt, because I didn't trust them enough to tell them. Then Christina saved me by telling them, that I technically didn't tell her either. She guessed it. Speaking of Christina, my phone starts to ring and her picture appears on my screen.
"Hey Chris, what's up?" I ask.
"Hey Tris, have you done your Christmas Shopping yet?" I realize that Christmas is right around the corner, and I haven't even thought about gifts.
"No I haven't, and I would love to go out with you! Then you need to help me find stuff for everyone" I say. She squeals, and I take the phone away from my ear until she is done.
"The Mall in an hour" She says and ends the call.
"So now we cleared gifts for everyone, we only need to find something for Four" Christina says, as we are leaving the 100th store.
"I have no idea what to buy him, I don't even know if we are supposed to give each other stuff"
"You've been together for almost three months, of course you should buy him something. He is going to buy something for you too, I am sure. What about jewelry store? Maybe they have a nice watch or something?" I nod in agreement, and we walk to nearest jewelry store. We look at the watches, and they are all pretty nice. Just when I decided on a watch, there is something else catching my eyes. It's a golden sniper bullet, I don't know why but I really like it. The owner comes up to me.
"It's pretty cool right? It's designed for Army people, it's supposed to be in the chain along with their dog tags. You can open it, so they can keep pictures of their loved once in it" He shows me how to open it, and take it and turns it around in my hand.
"Is it possible to get the outside engraved?"
"Sure, what would like it to say?"
"Tobias" He nods, and goes out in the back, he comes back a second after.
"It will be done in 5 minutes. You got family in the army?"
"I do, my dad. But it's not for him though"
"Well, it's a good little thing for a boyfriend too" He says with a wink.
"I hope so" I say and smile. He walks out some minutes after, to get it. He shows it to me.
"That's perfect. Can I buy a chain for it too?"
"Sure thing" He finds it for me, and puts it in a small bag. I pay him and walk out to Christina, who is waiting with two milkshakes.
"You're the best" I say taking the shake from her hand, we start to walk out. Then we pass a tattoo shop, and I stop in my tracks looking through the window.
"You're thinking about getting a tattoo?" Christina asks.
"Yeah. Ever since my mom got over the cancer, I wanted a tattoo saying Livestrong on my arm" (A/N: I got this tattoo when my mom was declared cancerfree)
"Oh, like that cancer foundation?" She asks.
"Exactly" I say smiling.
"Then do it" She says, I look at her.
"What? Now?"
"Yeah why not? It will be my Christmas present for you" I think about it for a minute.
"Okay"
After explaining the tattoo design to the man, he starts on his work. I can feel my muscles tense, as the needle goes into my skin. I would expect more pain, but it doesn't really hurt that bad.
"Is it painful?" Christina asks.
"No, actually it's fine" My phone starts to ring, and I pick it up.
"Hey Beautiful" I smile into the phone.
"Hey you"
"What's that buzzing sound?"
"I'm getting a tattoo"
"You are what?" He exclaims with a surprised laugh.
"You heard me"
"I'm looking forward to see it. Listen, I'm going out of town for Christmas, to visit my grandparents. I'm leaving tomorrow, so I was wondering if you would like to come and spent the night here. Zeke is at his parents" Every time he mentions that we are going to be alone, I get this nervous feeling. What if he is expecting things to happen, I am not sure that I am ready for it.
"Tris are you there?" He asks.
"Yeah, sorry. I will be there after I'm done"
"I'm counting the seconds, see you" As he ends the call, the tattoo is done. I take a look at it.
"That's awesome thanks"
Christina pays the man, and then we make our way home.
Finally.
When I get home, I hide the presents in my room. I find the small bag with the bullet, and then I find a piece of paper to write a note.
Dear Tobias.
Thank you for the last couple of months, you are truly an amazing man. I don't know what I've done to be so lucky, to get to be with you. I know that you have had a rough past, and that it still hunts you sometimes. When it all gets too much, and you no longer feel bulletproof, open the bullet.
I love you.
Your Tris.
I open the bullet, and in there is already a little slip of paper. I take it out, and think for a moment before I write on it.
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.
I put it back in the bullet, and wrap it up, before I get into my car and drive to Tobias.
When he opens the door, his face lights up like a Christmas tree.
"What?" I say.
"I just forgot for a second how beautiful you are" I blush, and slap his chest.
"You're so corny sometimes" I place a kiss on his lips, and walk in. He walks into the kitchen, and I go with him to see what he is doing.
"Is it cake?" I ask, way too happy.
"Yeah" I wrap my arms around him from behind.
"So amazing" I whisper. He turns around smiling.
"Can I see your tattoo?" He asks. I nod, and show him my arm.
"For your mother, it's beautiful" He says and places a kiss on it.
We sit down eating the cake, while watching some weird movie. When the movie ends, Tobias turns off the TV and look at me. He just stares me into the eyes for a long moment. Then he reaches out, and places a hand on my cheek.
"I love you" He whispers. I realize that this is the first time he has said that, we told each other that we were in love. But never that we actually love each other.
"I love you too" I whisper back. I climb unto his lap, and kiss him. I kiss him so hard it hurts, and he kisses me back just as hard. Then he stands up, and I wrap my legs around his torso. I laugh, as he carries me towards the bedroom. He places me gently on it, and then he kisses me again. My hands travel up under his shirt, it's like I don't have control over them. They trace my fingers along his well-defined abs and I hear a growl escape his mouth. He break away to remove his shirt, and throws it on the floor. Soon my shirt is off too, and he is leaving soft kisses along my collarbone. I sigh and bite my lip, I shouldn't be doing this. Not yet. His hands find my bra clap, and that's when I am snapped back to reality. I pull back a bit, and he stops kissing me and look at me.
"Did I do something wrong?" He asks, his voice full of concern.
"No, you didn't. It's me, I thought I was ready, but I guess I am not" I say looking away, he flips of me and then grab my chin to turn my head towards him.
"It's fine, Tris. You don't know how much it means to me, that this relationship isn't just based on sex. I love you, and nothing like this is going to change that" He smiles at me, and I smile back. I place my head on his chest, and wrap my arm around his torso.
"But I wouldn't complain if you would go topless more often" He says with a smile in his voice, I laugh and kiss him on the cheek.
"You too"
I lay my head back unto his chest, and listen to his heartbeat. Soon his breathing slows down, and soon I am fast asleep.
Wrapped tight against the man that I love.
So, i was thinking about doing a Author Note, where i answer questions. Since I told you that this story mostly is based on my own life, I thought that you maybe were wondering how much of it is real. Would you like that, or don't you really care :P? Well, feel free to send me questions, and then I will answer them :D