Lane POV
I woke up with a massive head ace, I felt like someone hammered my head. I was in Eric's apartment, which I guess I can now call our apartment. He was asleep right next to me, gosh he looked so cute. I do not remember anything that happened last night. I looked down and I'm wearing one of Eric's shirts and panties. I looked over at the clock which read 9:10 AM. I don't want to get up but I know that I have to, I have to pick my job today and get my things from the dorms. I get up from bed, but am immediately knocked back down.
"Babe, don't move…" Eric said still half asleep. I try to get up again and then I am able to sustain my weight. I walk to the kitchen to get some aspirin. I take two and take out two for Eric. I drink some water then refill the cup. I walk back into the bedroom he is sitting at the edge of his side of the bed. I put out his hand put the pills on it. He takes it then drinks the water I hand to him. "Thanks love." I stand in between his legs and put my arms around his neck. "What happened last night?" he asks me as he puts his hands around my waist. Gosh he has big hands.
"I was hoping you could tell me, I remember nothing." I respond.
"Damn, I just remember you taking tequila shots with Christina. Then nothing."
"I remember dancing and your hands moving all over me." He gives me a devilish grin that I love so much. "Well, what time do you have to go to work?"
"Well, I normally go in at twelve just to go over some missions then I go home and make myself dinner."
"Well, you want to go with me to pick my job?" I ask.
"Well, you do that in leadership. I guess I can go to work early." He says and I smile. I kiss him and when we part, he smiles at me. "Come on let's get ready."
"All my stuff is in the dorms."
"No it's not, we went to get it last night."
"I thought you didn't remember anything about last night?" I inquire.
"Well, that was before I saw the bag." He points to a black duffle bag in the corner. I smile and we unpack my things. We were going through my bags and I hang up all of my things. He takes out my bra's and panties "I really want to see more of these." I giggle and take them from him. I put them in the drawer and then unpack my toiletries. I put my toothbrush in a little cup and unpack my make up. He has two sinks which doesn't make storage a problem. When I'm all done, Eric turns me around and kisses me.
"Eric, we have to get ready." I smile then he nods. He goes to his sink and brushes his teeth. I do the same and he jumps in the shower.
"You know, you can join me?" I could tell he is joking, but I decide to give him a surprise. I go in the shower and hug him from behind. He turns around and kisses me, he grabs my waist and I wrap my legs around him. He pushes me up against the wall and we both move in perfect sync. We come out of the shower, he hands me a towel and then wraps his around his waist. I pick out my outfit, a black bousuasie with black jeans. Eric wears a black shirt with black jeans and a leather jacket. I blow dry my hair and start putting on my make up. When I'm done I look fabulous. Eric and I leave out apartment and we make our way to the elevator. When we reach the leadership floor, Eric leads me to the information desk where we are greeted by a woman named Pam.
"Hey Pam." Eric says. "This is my girlfriend Lane. She placed first in the ranks yesterday."
"Oh Hello." Pam says with a smile. She had long brown hair and grey eyes. Very unusual but she is gorgeous. "So, you need the keys to your apartment and pick a job."
"Actually, I moved in with Eric, so I don't need the apartment."
"Well okay then. Since you ranked first, you can have any job in dauntless." She starts, "Well, there is a long list. Where did I put that thing…"
"Oh I actually know what job I want. Ambassador to the factions."
"Oh, well you need to talk to the lead ambassador for that job. Her name is D Pendrad. She is in her office. Eric, can you show her where it is?" Pam asks.
"Of course." He says and leads me off. We both laugh because I have already spent so much time on this floor. We reach Penelope's desk and she is on the phone.
"Hey! Can you explain to me why your mother is such a bitch." Penny asks. We all laugh and I shake my head.
"Penny, if I had the answer to that question, the sixteen years I spent with her would have been easier." We all laugh "Can I talk to D?"
"Yeah, go on in. She's just working on some paperwork." She says and Eric and I knock on the door and hear a polite Come in. When we enter, she runs up to me and hugs me and Eric.
"Hey you two? What brings you by?" She asks.
"I wanted to chose my job as a dauntless ambassador and Pam said I needed to talk to you first." She laughs and signals me over to her desk,
"Pam is such a doll. I told her to send anyone that wants to be an ambassador over to me so I can automatically send them to secondary or third level ambassador." She writes on a piece of paper. "And I wanted to meet everyone and make them cry."
"Oh lord, you are going to make them cry aren't you?" Eric asks through his laughter.
"What?" I ask and she laughs.
"Lane, there are so many rumors about me." She says as she sits down in her chair. I take a seat on her desk.
"Like what?" I ask curiously.
"Like I made someone jump off the chasm with just one look from me." She says.
"Oh! What about the one about setting a girls hair on fire because they didn't file the right paperwork."
"Oh, what about killing 52 people because they made fun of the factionless."
"And the one about making a hundred people cry because they wanted to become an ambassador."
"Okay, I bet that one was true." I say as we all laugh.
"It wasn't a hundred. It was fifty two." She says as we all laugh. "Well, give this to Pam and she'll set you up."
"Thanks D. It's gonna be really fun working with you."
"Do you want the long speech?" She asks.
"What speech?" I ask.
"Oh the one I'm suppose to give the new ambassadors about their responsibilities."
"Sure." I say and sit down I an actual chair. "Okay, pretend you don't know me. Make me cry."
"Okay. Don't make me laugh." She says as she organizes the entire scenario. "I am D. I am sure you have heard all of the rumors. They are all true. As an ambassador, you will be sent to other factions to sit in on meetings and settle disputes. If you are not up for late nights reading different cases, then this job is not for you." I couldn't help it, and neither could Eric, we both busted into laughter. D eventually joined in. "Oh my gosh. You two, get out of here. You start tomorrow Lane. Don't forget to pass by Tris desk. It's right next to Penelope's."
"Okay, where's my desk?"
"Oh I'll just walk you to Pam's and then I'll show you." We walk out of her office and over to Pam's desk. "Hey Pam, can you put her as a secondary ambassador. I give my consent." She nods at her and we walk over to a cubical. I sit down in the chair and twirl around in it for a while. "You know, they're giving the ambassadors a floor next week. Don't get too comfortable here."
"Really? The floor right under here?" Eric asks.
"Yup. All of the secondary ambassadors get their own office and everything." D explains.
"Where's Tris desk?" I ask.
"She's not here yet. I'll show you tomorrow. I have to get back to work, so I'll see you two at dinner?"
"Of course." I say and she walks away. Eric leads me to his office and I just watch him work. He was reading something when I decided to start an awkward conversation. "Eric, I'm on the pill just to let you know."
"Um…" He says awkwardly as he slowly lifts his head from the reports. "Thank you."
"What?"
"I don't know how to respond to that."
I get up from the couch and walk over to him. I hug his neck and sit on his lap. "I don't want to get pregnant right now. Is that okay?" I ask.
"Of course, even though I'm twenty two, I am not ready to have a kid."
"Good." I say and I kiss him. There was a knock on the door and an immediate enter.
"Eric, we need to talk." It was a girl that I had never seen before. She was wearing black skinny jeans and a black tank top. "Alone." She looks at me, I try to get up but Eric wont let go.
"Ava, anything you have to say, you can say it in front of her." He says.
Ava closes the door and sits down in one of the chairs right in front of his desk. "I cant work wit her. She is one of the most rude and condescending people I have ever met in my entire life."
"I'm guessing she is talking about Chelsea." I say. She gives me an odd look.
"How do you know Chelsea?" She asks me.
"I know that she is a bitch with a candor mouth." I say back to her.
"Eric I like her. My name's Ava, the other dauntless leader. I didn't catch your name." She says and smiles at me.
"Lane. My name's Lane. Why don't you like Chelsea?"
"Right that. She tried to have me replaced today. Her with her Candor mouth and her Erudite brain needs to shut the hell up. I mean she is a leader for like a second and I have been a leader since I was twenty." Ava continues. "I think we can get her replaced, if we all gang up on her. I mean, you, me and Zeke. Mark has to do something."
"And if you get D on your side, which I don't think she will object to, he will definitely have to consider an alternate."
"Do you want to be a leader, you have the brains for it." Ava asks. I just laugh.
"No, I'm an ambassador. But, I'm always open to consulting." I say and we all laugh.
"Well Lane, you have been a great help." She says as she gets up from her seat. "Eric, can I count you in?"
"As long as D is in, I'm in."
"Everyone needs to jump on this damn bandwagon!" She yells as she exits.
"You know, she doesn't tend to like anyone she just meets."
"I guess I'm special."
"Of course you are." He kisses me and I stand up.
"I want cake, do you want cake?" I ask him, he nods. "I'm gonna go to the pit, I'll get you one too." He smiles at me and I walk out of his office. I tap on Penny's desk and ask her the same question. She nods and I also ask D and she responded with an "You are asking a pregnant lady if she wants cake." I took that as a yes and then I passed by Tris.
"Lane, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I just picked my job to be an ambassador and now I'm going on a cake run, do you want one?"
"You are asking a pregnant lady if she wants cake."
"That's what D said, so I take that as a yes?"
"Of course. Thank you." She said and I was off. I went to the pit and got five pieces of cake and seven pieces of cake. I figured that Pam would want one and if Zeke was in the office, he would want one. I got enough forks for everyone. I went back in the elevator and got a few looks as I passed by people. I went through the doors and I stopped by Pam first.
"Pam, do you want a slice of cake?" I ask.
"Well, thank you. I have a feeling that we are going to be good friends." She says as I give her a slice of cake and a matching fork. I walk to Tris' and Penny's desk and was greeted with a God bless your soul from both of them. I went into D's office and she gave me the same response.
"Hey, I got one for Zeke too, where's his office?"
"Its two doors down from Eric. Thanks for the cake."
"No problem." I say and I walk out. I go to Zeke's door and knock. I hear yelling, I open the door to see Chelsea and Zeke in a heated argument.
"Chelsea, I think you should go." I say.
"Who are you to tell me what to do?"
"One that knows that you have had more broken bones in the past few days than I have had in my entire life and I really don't think that you need another one." I say with a smile. She walks out and it was just me and Zeke.
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it. You look like you need a slice of cake." I give him a piece of cake and a fork.
"So is this your job in dauntless? To hand out cake?"
"No, I start my job as an ambassador tomorrow. Now I'm just waiting for Eric to finish up some work."
"Oh alright. Thanks for the cake." He says.
"I'll see you at dinner." I say and I just walk out of his office. When I walk into Eric's office, Chelsea is not arguing with him. He was just about to swing at her, but then I knocked on the door. "Damn, you really love to piss off the men in my life."
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I'm saving you from my boyfriend dislocating your jaw. D already did that once already, do I need to do it again?"
"This isn't over…" she says as she limps out of Eric's office.
"Oh good come back. Till our next encounter…" I say as she storms off. I close the door behind her. I walk over to Eric's desk with the tray.
"What did you mean by the men in your life?" He asks as I sit on his lap.
"Oh, I was bringing cake to Zeke when he was just about to punch her."
"It isn't hard with her. If Zeke was about to break his 'no hitting girls' policy he has, she must've really pissed him off."
"Yup, but anything can be fixed with a slice of cake." I say feeding him a piece. "So, are you almost done?"
"Oh I was done a long time ago, I just wanted to be fed cake." He smiles at me when I hit his chest. "I love you."
"Hey, I don't feed cake to just anyone."
"Good…" He says and he smiles at me. We eat cake and watch the city in all its glory. "You know, Chelsea was talking crazy."
"What was she talking about? I mean if it was enough to piss off Zeke, it must've been serious."
"I is, she wants to be the filter in dauntless. She wants to have final say on things, but that's D's job. That's why I was so mad and that probably got Zeke all fired up too."
"Can she do that?"
"Not without all five leaders agreeing. With Zeke, Ava and I all saying no, she has no choice but to drop the subject."
"Good, with D pregnancy hormones in full swing, who knows what she'll do to Chelsea if she finds out about this."
"I can imagine her at the bottom of the chasm…" Eric says as he laughs.
"Eric, come on, we hate her. We don't want her dead."
"Fine, but she is going to get what's coming to her if she keeps up her streak."
"Yes she is…" I say and we resume our gazing at the wonderful city that I will tomorrow be ambassador of.