Look into my eyes
You will see
What you mean to me
Search your heart
Search your soul
And when you find me there
You'll search no more
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Tris woke up feeling well rested and safe. It took a moment for her brain to register that fact. She was well rested and safe. She hadn't felt safe since the whole thing with Christina and Four went down. She took a deep breath and registered that there was someone in her bed with her, their arm around her. She remembered that Eric had come over yesterday, that she had let him in. He had made sure she ate, and then he had put her to bed… gotten into bed with her.
She rolled carefully so that she could face Eric and studied his face. As she looked him over, Tris noticed that the lines that adorned his face during his waking hours had softened; the lines around his mouth and eyes that she was familiar with when he glowered or smirked, were smoothed out and she could barely distinguish laugh lines that he got around his eyes. It made him look almost… serene Tris' eyes lingered on his mouth, and she felt her cheek pink up when she remembered the kiss she had sprung on him in the elevator.
"You stare at me any harder, Tris, and my head is going to explode," Eric grumbled at her, and Tris went stiff, her eyes widening. Eric slowly opened his eyes and then made eye contact with her. "How are you feeling?" he asked, loosening the gentle hold he had on her. Tris was not sure that she liked him loosening that hold that had made her feel safe.
Still, she thought for a moment and then opened her mouth to speak. "I am feeling better, Thank you, Eric." Tris maintained eye contact, hoping that he could read her sincerity in her eyes.
Eric Gave her a soft smile and nodded. "I'm glad to hear that; you've had a lot of people worried. You even missed a dinner with Tori, which I understand to be something unheard of." He was smirking just a bit and she knew he was teasing her. She had been learning, over her time working with him, how to tell between when he was teasing and when he was being mean.
Tris nodded her head, "that would be correct, I never miss a dinner with Tori, this was an unprecedented situation. Was she upset with me?"
Eric shook his head, "No, not mad, just worried about you is all."
Tris nodded her head and, making an impulsive decision, scooted closer to Eric, and tucked herself into his chest, her head resting under his chin. "I'm glad she isn't upset. I was supposed to be the one paying for this dinner."
Eric Laughed lightly and asked, "What crime did you commit to get that kind of a punishment?" He asked.
Tris shrugged, not really wanting to confess that she had gone to Tori about him, he didn't need to know how he had been a torment to her for so long that she ended up talking about him to her favorite tattoo artist like the other woman was a shrink. Not yet anyway. She was comfortable and Eric had taken to running his hand up and down her back. For a few minutes Tris just enjoyed the feeling of him touching her so gently that she nearly dozed off.
Sadly, that was about the time that her bladder decided to remind her that she needed to get up and she started to wiggle and squirm around. Eric looked down at her and smirked, "You okay there, Tris?" he asked.
She made a face at him and squirmed some more. "Need to get up and go to the bathroom," she said, more mumbled but he still heard her, so he let her up and she rolled off the bed.
"Might want to grab a shower while you are in there so we can head into work today," he called as he rolled onto his back and propped his arms behind his head and watched the ceiling.
Tris nodded, even though he could not see her, and made her way over to her closet to get some pants and a top before she went over to her dresser and grabbed a bra and panties. "Alright, I'll be quick about it…" She hesitated for a moment before she turned to look at him from the door of the bathroom. "Are…Are you gonna be here when I get out?"
Eric thought about it for a moment before he nodded. "Yeah, and we can stop by my apartment after you're done and get something to eat while I shower and change as well."
Tris nodded once and then disappeared into the bathroom.
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Tris was making egg salad sandwiches in Eric's kitchen as he took a shower and changed, it was the quickest thing she could think to make since they would need to get to work soon, it was already technically late for them, and she had missed several days of work. She had just finished making the sandwiches when Eric came out of his room, dressed and ready to go. He caught her eye and smiled at her.
Tris felt her face heat up a bit at the smile and the look of warmth in his eyes as she handed the sandwich over to him. "Thank you, ready to go?" He asked her. She glanced at the dishes in the sink and Eric shook his head at her, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her to the door. "Don't worry about those, I'll get them after work." He said and she tried to not twitch at the thought of leaving dishes in the sink, the thought drove her just a little bit crazy, but she didn't argue, they were technically running late.
Eric hustled them out of his apartment and down to the lifts to get to their offices, he had gotten a message from Max telling him that they were wanted for a leader meeting. He passed the information to Tris, and she made a face, not really wanting to deal with a meeting but knowing she didn't really have a choice.
Right before the elevator arrived at the floor they needed, Eric leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of Tris' head before he smiled at her and left the elevator, leaving her blushing and trailing somewhat dazedly after him.
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Okay, what is the name of this song, again no google! LOL here is the next part of Chaos, didn't think I would be doing this but here it is.
