Hello again here is Chapter 21 – hope you enjoy thank you to AnnaBella862, TrueDivergentFan, and Guest who reviewed my last chapter. Your feedback and opinions – both bad and good – mean a lot to me. SS xxx
"Stay… please" he closes the door and walks back over to me, I shuffle over and let him get into my single bed. He lies down and allows me to use his chest as a pillow; his arm rests on my back and with the other he intertwines our fingers.
"I love you Bea" he kisses my hand that's linked with his.
"I love you too Tobias" I kiss his hand before falling into a peaceful sleep.
The bright sunshine streams through my curtains, I reposition myself so I can look up at Tobias.
"Morning Beautiful" he says in a husky voice.
"How long have you been awake?"
"Not too long" there is a knock at my door and mum walks in.
"Shit" I hear Tobias mumble from next to me.
"Morning Tris"
"Mum" I quickly sit up
"Tobias" mum looks between us both.
"I asked him, I'm sorry, I didn't want to sleep without anyone near me, nothing happened I promise, and it won't happen again."
"Tris calm, its okay, for one I knew he was still in here and two I understand though you are lucky your dad has gone to work as I don't think he would be as understanding."
"You knew?" I question her
"You really think I found it easy to back to sleep last night, I didn't hear Tobias go back downstairs and I have spent the last 2 hours downstairs"
"But dad didn't notice?"
"I shut the living room door to make it look like Tobias was in there"
"Thank you so much mum"
"I have informed the school that neither of you will be in today so you don't need to rush"
"Thanks mum"
"Thanks Natalie" mum then leaves shutting the door behind her. I let out a breath I didn't realise I was holding.
"I thought she was going to kill us" I lie back on Tobias chest.
"Same, it's not everyday you get caught in your girlfriends bed."
"Well it's not everyday we are allowed to share a bed"
"Gutting, I enjoy seeing you wrinkle your nose"
"Why do you always bring it up?"
"Because it's cute" he smiles
"Well I think you have a sexy morning voice" I state
"Really?"
"Mm hum" I smile.
I find dads iPad so we can put a film on Netflix, we remain curled up in bed and watch Safe Haven. We sit in a comfortable silence; Tobias kept knotting his fingers in my hair and then placing kisses on my forehead. When the film finishes we stay cuddled together.
"You know if I could freeze time I think this might be the moment I would live in" I whisper
"That hypothetical plan sounds like one I would like" we turn on our sides so we are facing each other. He reaches over and places a stray piece of my hair behind my ear.
"I'm so glad I met you" Tobias whispers, his warm breath coats my face.
"I'm so glad I met you too" we get closer together until our lips are touching, his mouth move in sync with mine. I love the way he makes me feel: safe, desired, beautiful. His arms wrap around my waist and I remain pressed against his chest, his warmth providing for us both. We both move back before anything becomes too heated. I lay back on his chest and we sit and listen to some music on Tobias' phone.
Mum walks into my room and smiles at us both.
"It might be an idea to get out and get some air" mum suggests
"Does driving to Starbucks count?" I sit up but Tobias keeps his arm around my hips.
"I guess, but you do need to start walking if you want to dance this weekend"
"Okay" mum leaves us again and I lie back down
"Are we going to Starbucks?" Tobias asks
"I'm comfortable right now"
"I'm sure you could be temped by a white hot chocolate"
"Mmm that would sure be good"
"Why don't we get up and invite the gang to met us there"
"I guess I can't keep you to myself forever"
"Well" he kisses my lips lightly
"I'll text Chris I'm sure she can spread the word.
I untangle myself from both Tobias and my bed covers and stand up. I limp to my draws and pull out a pair of high waisted leggings and my Starbucks top.
"Stop watching me" I say and limp to the door
"Why?"
"Coz it's weird"
I grab some underwear and go to the bathroom to get a quick shower and change. I go back to my room and put on an ankle support and my boots. Tobias must of gone downstairs to grab his clothes as he is no longer vacating my bed. I pick up one of my crutches and use it to get downstairs.
"Ready?" Tobias questions
"Yep" I reply pooping the p.
"I'll see you guys in a bit, please no dancing though Tris"
"Promise" I give my mum a kiss and we make our way out to Tobias' truck. When we arrive at Starbucks we get out the truck and wait in the car park for the others to arrive.
"Do you reckon a couple of turns count as dancing?" I ask Tobias
"You really cannot go a day without dancing can you?"
"Nope, you should have seen us on holiday one year, half the beach decided to watch me practice some acro."
"Give me your crutch then." Tobias shakes his head but smiles at me.
I do a couple of simple and then practice my leg hold turns. Chris' car pulls up so I stop and take my crutch from Tobias.
"No harm done" I smile at him and take hold of his hand.
"Do you ever stop dancing?" Chris laughs and walks over to us with Will
"Never" Tobias answers for me.
"I don't dance in my sleep" I protest, Zeke pulls up and gets out along with Shauna, Marlene and Uriah.
"I'm pretty sure you sleep with your toes pointed" Tobias whispers in my ear while everyone else is distracted.
"Drop it" I playfully elbow him.
"Trissy Poo, oh how I have missed thee!" Uriah exclaims and hugs me.
"Do I recognise that top?" Zeke says to me
"I don't know" I look at Zeke confused
"You lied you weren't buying clothes for your cousin" Zeke looks at Tobias
"Wow that was a while ago, I didn't think you would actually remember" Tobias laughs
"Can we go inside now coffee is calling me" Shauna complains.
We all head inside Starbucks and find a table that can just seat us all, the guys go up to order and leave us girls at the table.
"So what have you been doing with your time off school?" Marlene asks
"No much, a lot of sleeping and resting"
"Would that be with the hunk of a boyfriend you have" Chris asks and I blush.
"Oh my, what have you done" She asks
"Nothing, Chris"
"You better be telling me the truth"
"I am" luckily the boys start to come back to the table and Tobias gives me my drink and a muffin.
"When will you two be back in school then?" Zeke asks
"We where hoping to be tomorrow but I don't know" I answer
"Why, we miss you in school" Mar tells us
"We want to be back but there are reasons why I want to avoid school for as long as possible." Tobias puts his hand on my leg.
"I understand, don't rush" Chris smiles at us both.
"So how long are you on crutches Tris, I'm assuming your not dancing" Uriah asks
"I plan to be off them by tomorrow so I can dance this weekend." I tell him
"You plan to compete this weekend?" He raises his eyebrows at me
"Yes"
"Don't you think a week's break would be a good idea?" Marlene buts in
"Guys Tris can't go a day without dancing let alone no rehearsals all week and no competition" Tobias backs me up.
"What do you mean?" Uriah asks
"Before you arrived she was practicing her turns and leg holds, yesterday she decided to do some handstand acro stuff and get a walk through of her potential solo, the day before was the incident so she couldn't attend dance classes. She doesn't stop dancing, ever." he explains
"Just be careful Tris we don't want you to not be in school next week" Chris says
"Chris, if I'm honest I'm not in school because I am hurt, I'm not in school because of what happened, you where there, you should understand that." I tell her
"Sorry" She apologises.
We sit and talk with the group for a short while longer before excusing ourselves and going back to the house.
"I was beginning to think you two had gotten lost amid all that coffee" Mum laughs as we walk through the door. We walk into the kitchen to find her making some dinner.
"Your dad has to do some prep work with some new recruits so wont be back till this time tomorrow"
"Okay, have you thought about me dancing this weekend yet?" I ask her.
"You can dance this weekend if you can run from here, up the stairs to your room and back, unaided. You also have to be able to stand on pointe on your ankle." She tells me.
"I'm working on the walking" I tell her.
"Well those are my rules and I am not being flexible with them, understood"
"Understood" I say annoyed.
After dinner Tobias and I go and sit in the living room, he turns on the television but my thoughts are still on dance.
"What's up" he nudges me
"Dance"
"It will be fine, don't worry about it"
"But I can just get up onto relevae let alone try pointe"
"Revevae?" He looks at me
"Tip toes"
"I knew that, you need to practice standing and walking without the crutch" I stand up and mange to hop-limp across the room and back. After a few more times I am able to walk normally.
"Your getting somewhere" Tobias comments
"Slowly"
"Don't put yourself down, you still have all day tomorrow"
"I guess" I reply and take a seat next to Tobias.
"We can still go to the competition whether you are dancing or not" he pulls me into his side
"I know I just hate being benched" I kiss his shoulder
"You are not benched, you know for well Miss Mathews would jump at the chance of having you compete this weekend." His kisses my head in response.
"Why don't you get an early night and see how tomorrow goes" he says
"Are we going to school tomorrow?" I ask
"If you want" he smiles, I nod and stand up.
"Night Tobias" I lean down and kiss him
"Night Bea" I leave him in the living room, his bedroom, and head to sleep.
I am in one of the schools corridors, I quicken my step but eventually I meet a wall. How am I meant to get out of here? I turn around and see doors running along the left hand side, they weren't there before. Open the door closest to me, it is dark, there is a chill but no obvious way out, I shut the door and move on. The next door doesn't want to budge I pull at it but no luck. The next door opens but there is a glass window stopping me from going in. There is a tall man standing in the corner of the room, he turns and looks at me, I'd know those eyes anywhere, Tobias.
"TOBIAS, LET ME IN, TOBIAS, HELP" I scream and bang on the door.
I notice another man in the room, Marcus; he slowly takes of his belt and winks at me.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM" I shout, he orders Tobias to remove his shirt and to kneel down in front of him.
"TAKE ME INSTEAD, JUST LEAVE HIM ALONE" I bang on the glass as hard as possible, willing it to break. He begins to whip Tobias' already scared back. I continue to bang on the glass, trying to attract their attention. I don't know how long I have to watch until Tobias collapses in a heap to the floor.
"TOBIAS" I scream, the glass suddenly vanishes and I stumble into the room.
"Tobias, talk to me" I turn him over and shake his shoulders. He doesn't respond I see Marcus getting closer to me. He whacks something against my head and it all goes black.
I wake in my bed, tears steaming down my face. Tobias has his arms around me before I could even register who else is there.
"Tobias" I continue crying into his shoulder. I feel a hand on my shoulder and look up to find my mum also standing there. She has tears in her eyes but they are yet to make their way down her face.
"Tobias, look after her tonight" My mums façade begins to break, Tobias looks up so he is looking her in the eyes.
"Always" he replies sincerely.
Mum leaves us alone in the room as I continue to soak Tobias' top.
"There was no way out, I thought he'd killed you" I mumble through my tears. I feel the back of neck start to get wet, Tobias is crying to. I sit back and place my hand under his chin.
"Please don't cry" I whisper while trying to control my own emotions.
"I love you Bea" he tells me while reaching over to wipe the tears from my face.
"I love you too Tobias" I reach over and wipe the tears littering his face.
"Sorry for crying…" He tries to smile "but your shouts in your dream where painful, I hated hearing you in such distress." He admits.
"There is no need for you to apologise, everyone is allowed to cry" I tell him before reaching over to place a kiss on his forehead.
"Shall we get some sleep?" he asks me.
"I like that idea" I let him lie down before pulling the duvet over us both and snuggling into his side.
"Night Bea" He kisses my head
"Good night Tobias"
We are woken by a quite knocking at my door and my mum entering with a box.
"Sorry to wake you guys, I thought you where up, this just came for Tobias." She places the box next to the bed before backing out of the room.
"What time is it?" I question.
"Tobias reaches over to my bedside and clicks the home button of my phone.
"11:13" he moves back into his original position.
"How did we manage to sleep this late" I mutter and sit up, Tobias sits up as well before looking at the parcel on my floor.
"What have you been ordering?" I ask him.
"I believe that it is actually for you" I smile at him and pick the box up off the floor. I pull of the tape and open it up.
"You didn't…" I pull out the first thing it is a black leotard with lace hearts cut out of the side.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" I beam at him. The next is a pair of black booty shorts with a heart shaped cut out at the side attached to a stunning lace crop top.
"It is amazing, but why have you bought me this stuff?" I ask him
"Just shut up and keep going" He smiles at me. One after the other I pull out a pair of Aztec patterned booty shorts, dance leggings with the same pattern around the waist, a lose crop top also with the Aztec print and another crop top to match the patterned shorts.
"OH MY GOSH, thank you so much" I hug Tobias tightly
"You deserve it"
"But it must have cost you so much" I say holding up the different items.
"It wasn't too bad, plus I wanted to buy you something after a great weekend and a rubbish Tuesday.
"You really didn't have too"
"Shh Bea, I wanted too" he also looks at the dance wear.
"How did you know where to buy it?"
"I saw a pic on Facebook and then found their website, I then looked at the size of some of your other dance wear and go the same, so if it doesn't fit tell me and we can get a bigger size." I reach across and kiss him on the lips.
"Mum, come look at this I call" she walks in the room shortly after and sees the dance wear on the bed.
"Wow, it beautiful darling" she picks up some of the items.
"I will defiantly be wearing it next time I am at the studio." I smile
"I had an idea…" Mum looks at us both "Why don't you both go down to the studio and try and build the strength up in Tris' ankle"
"Now?" I question
"When you're dressed" she smiles
"Thanks mum" she leaves the room again.
We both get up and quickly get ready before heading out the door and straight to the studio so I can start practicing.
Sorry this is a bit of a filler but I haven't been well recently so writing hasn't been top of the schedule. I plan to get another chapter up soon, but for now check out my profile for pics of the dance clothes and please leave a review SS xxx