Hello everyone. Sorry for not uploading in a while, I have been busy with school and exams and have not been able to write a lot. I will try my best to upload the next chapter soon but I have no idea when that can be. Anyway, here is the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Divergent.

Tris POV

As much as I don't want to admit it, the past week has been more difficult to me than I thought it would be.

Lynn has told me to take some time to myself but also that I should give Tobias a chance to explain himself. While I agree with her, knowing that I am being unfair to Tobias by not giving him a chance, I can't bring myself to face him, not now.

Christina came rushing to my doorstep when she realised that I had moved into this apartment. She got to know the real reason and was all ready to kick ass of the 'jerk named Four' as she put it but relented when I told her not to and settled for a fun girl's night full of ice cream and chick-flicks.

I have been grateful for the break being over, at least I can busy myself with work instead of focusing on what makes me sad. Also, I got to work on the frontlines for the first time in a year since coming to Chicago, leading a small but crucial project all by myself.

"Congratulations, Tris! You deserve to lead this project after how hard you worked last year" says Matthew, a co-worker who is also working as data-analyst on the project I will be leading.

I smile and thank him, this is really big for me.

As he leaves Emily, the new intern, joins me. She is quite the person, always so happy and very determined. She reminds me a lot of my best friend, Christina. She has the same excitement about life, is confident like her and loves to play matchmaker but while Christina is all about fashion, Emily is more of a threater girl."Hey Tris, congratulations on getting the Merchandise Mart project, I am so happy for you. Also, can't wait to able to write a report on this project. It seems pretty interesting."

"Thanks Emily, I am very happy to have you on my team" I reply.

"Sooo..." she looks at me.

"Yes?" I raise a single eyebrow at her.

"What's up with you and Matthew? I saw the smile you gave him" she says, words rushing out of her in the excitement and I am reminded again by her words regarding why I compared her to Christina.

I sigh, "No, there is nothing between the both us and maybe you should quit trying to set me up with every single person in the office now."

"They only reason I do so is because I want you to be happy like I am, and while that doesn't mean that you need a guy it certainly doesn't hurt." It can hurt, I woukd know. "Besides, I heard that Matthew has a liking towards you. Who knows maybe one day you will be thanking me?"

I shrug in response, but knowing that I am not ready for a relationship, not now, not so soon after everything that happened.

The next day, I wake up early deciding to go to Café Divergent before going into work. I started coming around here everyday after work since this café is on my way to work. The owner, Tori is a pretty woman, with small, dark eyes and black straight hair streaked with gray. She is really nice and fun to talk to. She looks surprised to see me in the morning but smiles nonetheless, joining me at my usual table.

"You look really happy today, what's the matter? Also, you didn't come in yesterday" she says.

"Oh, yeah I got a new project to lead at work so I am pretty thrilled. I went out with my coworkers to celebrate yeaterday and also I am craving your chocolate muffins a lot right now so I just stopped by."

"Well that's great, congratulations Tris! I am proud of you."

I go to reply to Tori when I notice her looking sideways at someone else. I turn my head then, my words forgotten when I see Tob-Four standing there. I feel sadness coursing through my veins but then I remember and know that I can't let him see or destroy me like that.

It is then Tori speaks up but I am too disturbed to pay attention to her words and don't know when I end up at the back of the café with Four.

All I want to do right now is escape so I go to do just that but am stopped by Tobias, telling me that we need to talk. Unable to avoid this conversation any longer, I just look at him expectantly.

"I miss you" he says and each word feels like a stab to the heart. I feel my glare soften though, tears threatening to leak through. I want to say it too, but I can't and hearing him say it just hurts so I focus my glare at him again, masking my true emotions.

"I think this is so much more than that, don't you Tobias?" I say, letting my frustruation with him, with myself and this situation shine through.

He just stands there, probably not able to justify the situation at all. Maybe this is what he wanted in the first place, hurting me.

"I thought you wanted to talk to me and now that you have the chance to, you are not talking" I say, moving towards the doors, not wanting to be in this situation anymore. I stop just outside the café, taking deep breaths and trying my best to calm myself.

I hear footsteps following me outside and I know its him without even looking. I stand up and just run without thinking of what I am doing. It is not long before he catches me though, holding me by the waist.

His touch still sends shivers down my spine and I try my best to not react towards it. "Let me go" I say weakly, the fight leaving my body now. I really just want to stay here forever, never leaving his arms.

He lets me go but making it so I have to listen to him. He tells me everything, about Nita, the kiss he shared with her, him liking me and wanting to tell me about it.

I am not able to comprehend all of what I am hearing, if what he is saying is true then I just made a huge mistake. He was FINALLY ready but I blew it by not listening to him even once.

I looked down at my concealer covered tattoo, remembering why I did start covering it. Just looking at it hurt too much and I didn't know if I could go through all of that again.

Tobias' eyes flickered to where I was looking at but he averted his eyes from my hand just as quickly.

Sighing, I said "I don't know if I can date you right now but maybe we can be friends again?"

He smiled, "It's okay, I know I broke your heart when you saw me like that with someone else but I promise you I will do everything to win you back, and you agreeing to be friends is a great first step."

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