A/N:

Well, we made it. The final chapter. Seriously, I made myself cry like a thousand times writing this. There is a short epilogue still, which will wrap it all up.

Ten Months Later

"Are you nervous?" My mother asks my reflection in the mirror.
"No. Were you?"
"No. I was never more sure of anything in my life."

She smiles, and I can't help but be reminded of when she used to cut my hair in Abnegation. We stand in my house now. Well, mine and Tobias'. The Great Renovation is complete, and we moved in a week ago. Since I was in charge of housing, I made sure that all of our friends live on our street. My parents decided to stay in their house in Abnegation, even though I offered them a new one. When the paperwork for a woman named Abigail Hayes crossed my desk, I recognized that her grandson, Peter, would be living with her. She was Factionless who resisted the change at first. I made sure to place them as far away from us as I could.

She places a flower in my hair. "There. All finished." I take a long look in the mirror. All of the black grew out long ago, but I loved the style, so I kept it. Today though, my mother pulled it back, similar to the old bun I used to wear, and placed a white lily in it.
"Looking good!" Christina yells from the couch. She has to sit often, her big belly wears her out pretty quickly, even though she still has a few months to go.

I take the dress out of it's bag and slip it on. "Oh, Beatrice." My mother smiles. "Sorry."
"It's okay. Only you and dad can call me that though," I say, winking at her. "Ready?" I say to them both.

Christina gets up and spins me around, taking my dress in. It's a plain, strapless, flowing white fabric that goes all the way to the floor. A black lace sash pulls the dress in just under my breasts, culminating in a simple bow in the back. There are many tails though, some curled, some straight, all varying lengths cascading down the back of my dress.
"Tobias is going to flip," she says with a smile.
We get in the car together and head out to the fields.

Tobias and I decided that the best place to start our marriage was the place where our journey truly began. Our friends spent the last two days helping us clear an area near the dock and set up the tables and chairs. Zeke even built a special platform for us to stand on so everyone could see. We also decided that we would like to incorporate the traditions of each faction into our wedding, as a way to remember, and a way to unite.

My dress, and Tobias' clothes are black and white, for Candor.
Our rings are plain and simple, for Abnegation.
We've written our own vows, for Erudite.
Our hands will be bonded with string, for Amity.
I smile as I touch the small IV tattoo on my left wrist. Tobias has a matching VI on his, for Dauntless.

The sun is about twenty minutes away from setting when we pull up to the Amity pond.
"Oh, boy," I say as the nerves start to set in.
"Hey, look at me. Don't be nervous, okay? Is there anyone else you could ever imagine spending your life with?" Christina asks me.
"No."
"Then you got this." She smiles and gives me a kiss on the side of my head. "Don't stop."
"What?" I ask her, confused. She smiles and gets out of the car. I take a few minutes to give my mother a chance to be seated, and Christina to take her place up on the stage, and calm myself before getting out.

I hold on tightly to the small bouquet of lilies, their stems wrapped in the same black lace as my dress, and look around at everyone staring at me. I feel myself flush. This is actually more embarrassing that I thought it would be. When I look to the stage, I don't see Tobias. I freeze for a moment before Christina's last words echo through my head. I look at her and she nods, smiling. I continue forward, heart pounding so hard it hurts. When I reach the stage, I look at Zeke, standing where Tobias should be. He smiles and winks. I'm about to turn and ask Christina what the hell's going on, when I hear another car pull up.

I look out as the door opens, and I think my heart stops. Tobias gets out; his black pants and white shirt neatly pressed and tucked in, a thin black tie running down the center of his chest, and he stands there, with no crutches. He takes a step towards me and my eyes well up as my breath catches in my throat. By the time he reaches the stage, I can't see anything. He gives me a small kiss on the cheek.

"I wanted it to be a surprise."
"How...?" is all I manage to get out.
"Cara. I'll tell you the rest later. How about we get married first?"
I wipe my eyes, careful not to smear my makeup, and nod.

Tobias reaches into his pocket and pulls out a piece of paper. His hands are shaking as he unfolds it, and it's nice to know that I'm not the only one that's nervous.

"Tris, from the moment I met you, I knew I loved you. You started a fire in me that could never be put out. Through the good times and the bad, you never doubted me. You know me better than anyone else in this world, and somehow still you manage to love me. For that, I am forever grateful.
I promise to keep the good memories alive in dark times, and I promise to treat each morning as a new day to love you. You are my heart and my soul, and until the day I die, I never want to spend a single moment without you. I promise to love you, until the end of time."

His voice waivers at the end, and I can't see through my own tears again. Christina taps me on the shoulder and hands me a tissue. I don't even want to know where it came from. We giggle as we wipe our tears away, and she hands me my vows.

"Tobias, I am the luckiest person in the world, to have you by my side. You make me smile. You make me laugh. You give me a freedom I never thought I would have. But most of all, you make me a better person.
I promise to be there for you, not just for the good times, but for the bad times too. I promise to love you like nobody else ever could. But most of all, I promise that the love I have for you will last throughout our lifetime, and into many more."

Tobias tries, and fails, to hide that he's wiping a tear from his eye and gives me a smile.

Christina and Zeke move next to us and hold our hands high in the air. Zeke takes a piece of twine out of his pocket and he and Christina bind our left wrists together as we hold hands. Tobias places a second ring, a thin black one, on my finger next to the silver one. I take the black ring from Zeke and place it on Tobias finger. "We now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride," they say in unison.

Tobias tilts my face up to his with his free hand and kisses me, and I kiss him back. My heart leaps at his touch, as if it knows who it belongs to. Our friends clap and cheer, and I laugh against Tobias' mouth. He brings his arm down and pulls me close, holding on tight. "I don't ever want to let you go," he whispers in my ear. I smile and hold him tight too.

We make our way to our table and sit down. I see Tobias sneak the twine into his pocket after we take it off. Our friends stop by and chat for a while, as well as some people we don't really know. They know us though. Tobias and I, as well as everyone else who participated in that night, have our names on own plaque in the museum, under the heading of "The Rescue Team". I smile and shake their hands as they thank us for everything we did. It still feels weird, being seen as a hero of sorts. We only did what was right.

Cara and Caleb make their way up to us. I forgave him, but I'll never allow him to forget what he did. He nods respectfully at Tobias, and comes around the table and gives me a soft hug.
"So, are you three going to tell me how this happened, or am I going to have to beat it out of you?" I ask, pointing at Tobias' foot.
"It was simple, really. Once I got the free time, I was able to create the foot out of a titanium alloy. It moves just like a real foot, and with the receptors that I developed, it's able think like a real foot too," Cara says proudly.
"I didn't know feet had brains," I joke.
"They don't, but Tobias' does. It's able to read his thoughts, and react to them. If he thinks, wiggle my toes, the foot does it."
"Nice. When did you find time to do all of this?" I ask Tobias.
"When you were at work. You know how Al would always write to you out of the blue to see what you were doing? That was really me."
I smile. "So I have Al to thank for this too?"
"You do."

I look out into the crowd and find Al. I give him a smile and he raises his glass and nods at me. He decided to stay in Amity and pursue medicine. He met a girl named Danielle who was also a transfer from Candor. They're actually quite perfect for each other. I make a mental note though to punch him in the arm next time I see him for keeping this from me.

I motion Cara over and give her a hug. She doesn't know what to do with her arms, so she just sort of stands there, and pats me on the shoulder. I silently hope her and my brothers relationship isn't this awkward. "Thank you though. I owe you everything."
"It was the least we could do." She gives a quick nod and grabs Caleb, and they disappear somewhere.
"Well, that was awkward," Tobias says with a laugh.

"Here. I picked this up for you guys so you don't have to leave the house for anything this weekend." Zeke places our marriage license in between us, and hands me a pen.
"Thanks, Zeke," Tobias says.
"Hey, no problem man. I know how wedding nights go," he says with a wink and a laugh. Lauren elbows him in the ribs.
"Oh my god," I say, grabbing the pen and rolling my eyes. I can feel myself blushing a little though.

He and Shauna broke up not long after everything happened. She couldn't take the guilt of what happened, even though she had no control over it. Eventually it caused a huge blowout and Shauna left. He and Lauren have been together ever since.

I find my spot, and sign my name. Beatrice Prior.
I hand Tobias the pen and he smiles as he signs. Tobias Prior.
It didn't take us long to decide that the Eaton name should die too.
Zeke takes the license and says, "We're ready when you are." Tobias nods, as Zeke walks away.
"What was that about?" I ask.
Tobias looks up to the stage before standing. "Tris, may I have this dance?" I smile and take his hand.

The lights we had strung up around our little area kick on, and I smile. Everything reminds me of our date on top of The Hub. Zeke, Uriah, Violet, and Lauren are standing off to the side of the stage with various musical instruments.

"Boy, you guys sure have been keeping a lot of secrets from me, haven't you?"
"Not secrets. Surprises," Tobias says with a smile. "Last one, I promise." He takes my hand and leads me to the stage as they start to play. I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes, listening as Violet begins to sing.

You're my downfall, you're my muse
My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues
I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you

My head's under water
But I'm breathing fine
You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

Cause all of me
Loves all of you
Love your curves and all your edges
All your perfect imperfections
Give your all to me
I give my all to you
You're my end and my beginning
Even when I lose I'm winning
Cause I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I give you all of me
And you give me all of you

I look up at Tobias and see the single tear forming in his eye.
"Did you write this?" I ask, thinking about his notebook.
Tobias nods. "I love you, Tris."
"I love you too."

Sixteen Months Later

Tobias

"What do you think it's going to be?" I ask her quietly as I hold a cold towel to her head.
"Tobias, I love you, but right now, I don't care."

The machines beep steadily as they monitor Tris and the baby's heart rates. She takes a deep breath and let's out a small cry as another contraction rolls through. I watch the machine record it, the lines getting longer and more frequent. Lynn and Violet are there to assist in the birth, as well as Christina, who's "already been through this," and "it's a piece of cake." I smile and take her hand, wincing as she squeezes the hell out of it.
"I'll be right back," I say, kissing her forehead as she nods and shoos me away.

I head out to the rest of our friends, as well as Tris' parents in the waiting room.
"The doctor says she should be able to start pushing within the hour. I know it's late, so you don't have to stay."
Zeke shoves two cookies in my hand and I devour them greedily. I haven't eaten since this morning, and it's now almost midnight.

"No way. Finn is at his grandparents. We're here for you guys. Besides, you think Chris is going anywhere?" Will says. He has a point.
"That's right. You think we're going to miss the birth of our grandbaby?" Andrew says with a smile. He gives me a hug as I take another cookie from Zeke.

"If she's not ready to push, that means the baby won't be here until tomorrow," Natalie says thoughtfully. I know exactly what she's thinking.
"Sort of fitting, isn't it?" I ask. I hear Tris scream. "Better get back."

Of all days for our baby to be born, I think what was once choosing day is the best.

Tris is having a hard time. She's been pushing for hours now and the baby hasn't budged. Dr. Cameron orders Lynn to prepare Tris for a cesarean while she prepares for surgery.

"I know you want to push, but you're going to have to stop now. Your heart rate and the baby's are sky high. So try your best to relax, okay? You can do this. Dr. Cameron has done this lots of times and she'll have that baby out of there in no time." Tris nods and looks at me nervously, and I admit, I'm nervous too. Lynn hands me scrubs.

"What's this for?"
"You get to come in, daddy." She slaps me on the shoulder before she leaves to get ready. I smile as I pull the scrubs over my clothes.
"You look silly," Tris says as she reaches for my hand.
"I look silly? You should see yourself in that gown," I say, grinning. She rolls her eyes at me and squeezes my hand hard. I stop joking and brace myself for the bone crushing power that is Tris in labor. She lets out a loud cry that turns into a harsh scream. My heart races as I realize this is different. She's in real pain. I try to look for Lynn through the tiny window in the door, but when the machine beeps even more rapidly and Tris' grip loosens, I panic.

"Lynn," I call out. Her hand falls almost limp as her eyes slowly close. I hold on tight as the machine's rapid beeping slows to a frightening pace.
"Lynn!" I shout as loud as I can as I slap Tris' hand. She rushes in and calls out to Dr. Cameron. I drop Tris' hand when the machine lets out a long and steady beep. Lynn unlocks the gurney and starts running. I follow, completely unaware of what's happening.

"I'm sorry," is the last thing I hear when she pushes me out of the operating room. I take small, frightened steps backwards until I hit a wall. I slide down it slowly and stare at the operating room door. The realization of what is happening hits me like a bullet through the heart.

I can't lose them. Not after everything we have been through.

A/N:

I'm sorry.

Tobias' song is "All of Me" by John Legend.