I'm back from Disney World and feeling refreshed and inspired! I have to credit my hubby for helping me with Caleb and his storyline. Thank you to each and everyone for the reviews on the last chapter! Love ya'll!
The next few weeks are a bit tense with Caleb and the entire family, but Tris makes the best of it. She could tell it was tearing her father, aunt, and uncles to pieces anytime an argument ensued so she tried to be the bigger person and let it go as much as possible even though sometimes she just couldn't. Tobias had been right though, her stress-level was much lower knowing she went home to him every night instead of the tense feeling of being at home. Hana and Harrison were able to find Caleb a placement in a state-funded rehab center in Peoria with minimal cost due to an influx of grant money they had received. There was an awkward goodbye from everyone the Sunday he left. Rose had been in tears on video from New Orleans and Caleb promised her he was going to get better. Caleb wasn't allowed to contact anyone during the program which he felt was a good thing so he could focus on himself. Andrew, Harrison, Max, and Hana were a little quieter around the restaurant in the days after he left.
Everyone's spirits picked up the following week for Tri's, Christina's, and Uriah's birthday. Christina on the 17th, Uriah on the 18th followed by Tris on the 20th which happened to be a Sunday. Tris had started to save for a car and Andrew had been saving for her as a birthday gift. She had been practicing every opportunity she had and gotten her license the week before. She was still shakey on the highway but it would make things easier for her in the winter. She was all smiles when Zeke and Max go with her to pick out a Hyundai Elantra at the dealership. Max liked that it only had one owner and only about 15,000 miles on it.
For Tris's birthday, Tobias wanted to do something special. Their physical relationship was progressing, he knows that he had put the brakes on things in that area but he decided that he would go all out for her birthday. Tris raised an eyebrow as Tobias seemed to be in a hurry to get her out of the house Saturday morning before she left to head to the restaurant for the day. She just smiled and shook her as she kissed him goodbye telling him she would see him that evening.
Since Tris, Christina and Uriah always celebrated their birthday together Tobias, Zeke, and Shauna get together to rent a room on Saturday evening at Mercaditio in downtown Chicago for their family and friends. Tris had been just out of recovery the year before so this was the first time they could really go all out as adults together. The younger folks were then planning to go to a club where Shauna had a VIP lounge reserved for their party. Tris was excited, she had been to a club a few times since her transplant with Shauna, Zeke, Christina, and Uriah but this was the first time she was going with Tobias. Shauna and Christina helped her pick out the perfect black midi dress that covered her scar completely but was still sexy and fun.
The neighborhood was used to The Pit closing for special occasions. This Saturday was one of those. Everyone pitched in so they could close early at 6:30 pm and clean up for the birthday party. Shauna and Tris quickly ran upstairs to shower and change for the rest of the evening. Uriah and Christina hired a sitter so they could have some adult fun for the evening. The night is full of laughs as Bobby, Mike and Ravi stop by. Ravi brings his wife and Tris introduces Bobby to Tori hoping the two would hit it off. When Marlene shows up alone Tris pulls her quietly to the bathroom. The two were starting to form a friendship. Marlene had even joined Tris, Shauna, and Christina for their last girls' night out and she fit right in with them.
"Where's Lynn" Tris asks quietly.
"Not with me," Marlene says with a shrug. "I told her she can't expect me to avoid Will completely. He's my brother's best friend, I'm going to see him and if she didn't trust me then we were done. I haven't spoken to her since the last night we came to see you sing"
"So does that mean…" Tris asks nodding her head to the side. Tris and Tobias had talked about the tough spot Marlene was in. She had thought she and Lynn were a good match but could see the breakdown of their relationship unfold over the past few months. Tris admitted that Marlene also looked equally as comfortable with Will when Lynn wasn't around. She hoped Marlene would find happiness but she could understand how conflicted she was.
"I told him we could talk, and I would listen to what he has to say"
"Just talk?" Tris asks raising her eyebrows.
Marlene laughs and playfully pushes Tris's shoulder and shakes her head. She links their arms at the elbow and the two walk back to the private room with the rest of the guests. Everyone enjoyed dinner but all night Tris thought she was going to lose her mind. Tobias spends all evening whispering seductively in her ear about how good her ass looked in her dress, how he couldn't wait to get her home later, the places he wanted to use his tongue, grazing her hand, or arm with the lightest touches. She kept crossing her legs and squirming in her seat but she didn't know how she was going to make it until they went back to his place for the night. The restaurant brings out three small cakes with candles for three guests of honor to blow out. There are some presents exchanged. Christina gets a spa day so she could relax kid-free from Uriah. Uriah received tickets to a Bulls game for him and Zeke, Harrison, Max, and Andrew. Tris laughs when she opens her gift of tickets for her, Uriah, Chris, Shauna, Zeke, and Tobias to a zip line park about an hour drive from Chicago.
"It's on the list so you gotta do it!" Uriah exclaims rubbing his hands together.
"List?" Marlene asks.
"When I was sick, we started making a list of all the things I wanted to do when I got a new heart and Uriah started putting daredevil extreme sports on it" Tris explains.
"Marlene, Will you two have to come with us!" Shauna adds as Will and Marlene exchange a shy smile and a nod.
"Hey, some of those things were Chris and Zeke's!" Uriah complains and everyone laughs.
"You kids still make me nervous with this list" Hana admits, causing Andrew, Max, and Harrison to laugh. She was always going to worry about all of them no matter how old they got.
"I promise we will be safe Ma" Zeke vows, pulling his mother into a side hug while she patted him on the chest. She knew Zeke took his responsibility as the eldest child in the family seriously. He would never do anything that would put them in danger.
"I think you have one more gift to open'' Tobias smiles and slides a box toward Tris. She looks at it curiously as pulls the pink ribbon off and she opens it. There's an I love New York t-shirt, a small statue of liberty keychain, and Things To Do in NYC book. When Tris picks up the book two printed airline tickets fall out.
"Are you serious!?" Tris squeals. "A Trip to New York?!
"We leave tomorrow afternoon" Tobias grins. "I figured for your first plane ride we should start off with something small"
Tris hops up and hugs him. He pulls her tight lifting her off the floor. After that, Hana and Harrison head off to relieve the babysitter for Uriah and Christina and take the boys to Hana's house to spend the night so the couple could enjoy the rest of the evening. Tris, Shauna, and Christina giggle as they watch Hana smile as Harrison helps her put on her coat and hold the door open for her. The younger folks make their way to a club downtown. The club is fun, with more drinks and laughter among the group. Tris had been a little self-conscious as she hadn't danced much but Tobias was a good dancer and she let him lead. Tris had never danced so seductively before but Tobias just whispered in her ear to move with him as he grinded against her to the beat of the song. When the song changes, Tris goes to sit back down on the couch of the VIP section for thier party with Tori and Shauna while Bobby, Will, Zeke, and Tobias went to the bar to get more drink for all the ladies.
"You two seem to be getting along great" Tris comments about Tori and Bobby loudly over the music.
"Yeah, he's really nice, thanks for setting me up. I have a good feeling about him already" Tori smiles.
"You look awful cozy yourself Tris" Marlene adds. Tris grins widely. She could feel that her virginity was going to officially be thing of the past that night.
"You're talking bout me Me, Uri and Chris are out there about to make baby number 4" Tris laughs as she gestures to the dance floor where Christina and Uriah were happily dancing to the music seductively without a care in the world.
"I think I got some condoms in my bag if you Tobias need them" Tori teases as her and Shauna laugh and Tris puts her head in her hands.
Tris nudges Tobias when she sees Will and Marlene leave together around 12:30 and gives her a knowing look and a smile. The two had been laughing and talking all evening. Tris hoped that Marlene would figure out what she wanted. What Tris didn't know was that Marlene was leaving early to set up the next part of her birthday gift for Tobias but he hadn't anticipated that she would be leaving with Will. Zeke, Shauna, and Marlene had all pitched in to help Tobias pull off Tris's birthday surprise trip to New York. Tobias had Shauna pack some extra things for Tris that she had slipped into his truck while they were at the restaurant. Tris had been planning to spend the night so she and most of her overnight things were still at his house even though it had been a week since Caleb had left, she'd only spend two nights at home that week. Close to 1 am Tris and Tobias bid goodnight to the rest of their party and Shauna gives Tris two thumbs up and waggle her eyebrows with a big smile when Tris turns around and excitedly waves goodbye to her and Tori. Tobias plays some light music from Sade and Janet Jackson on the way home, taking the opportunity to kiss Tris at every red light. Tobias hears his phone chirp with a text message as he turns the corner to his house. He knew that was Marlene texting him to let him know the next phase of his surprise was set up and ready to go. He makes her wait in the truck while he quickly opens the door and puts her purse, and the bag Shauna packed for her in the house. Tobias quickly pulls out his phone and starts playing the playlist he had made through his speakers in the house. When he pulls her out of the truck smiling he tells her no questions. Tobias covers her eyes when he opens the door for them to walk through.
"Where's Pharaoh?" Tris asks curiously with his hands still over her eyes. She knows that she doesn't hear him or feel him when she enters the door but she hears the music.
"Marlene is watching him while we are gone to New York and he would have gotten into the other part of your birthday surprise."
Tobias slowly removes his hands and Tris opens her eyes blinking for a second. She is met with bouquets of white and pink roses in small vases surrounded by candles all throughout the foyer and into the living room. They lead all the way up the stairs along with pink and white rose petals sprinkled up the stairs. Tobias locks the door and then pulls Tris into the living room. The coffee table has been moved to the side and is set up with
Tris stands there amazed. Everything looked so romantic and beautiful. She smiles at the sound of Until the End of Time by Justin Timberlake coming through the speakers. She should have known he was up to something when he got her to list out her favorite love songs last weekend while they were eating dinner.
"Tobias this is amazing! I don't have any words….Thank you" she breathes out while placing a hand on her chest. She almost felt like tears were going to come put she didn't want to ruin the moment.
"Let me take these upstairs and I'll be right back. Why don't you see what's on the coffee table?"
Tris does as she says, taking off her shoes and setting them by the door like she normally did. On the coffee table, she finds an ice bucket with a bottle of champagne and two glasses, and a plate of chocolate-covered strawberries, and a larger bouquet of pink and white roses with rose petals sprinkled across the table.
"Baby, you did all this for me?" she coos when he enters the living room again.
"I had help," he says shyly, giving her a kiss before he opens the champagne and pours them each a glass.
"Tris, you have been the light of my life the past six months. I didn't think I would ever feel this way again but brought me back to life. I'll never be able to thank you for that. You have made me feel things that I never felt before, I'm so glad you gave me an opportunity to be in your life."
Tris really does feel as though she was going to cry now at his words.
"I love you Tris Prior," he says giving her a gentle kiss before handing her a glass of champagne.
"And you aren't taking it back this time" she teases with a grin on her face taking the glass from him and raising an eyebrow with a smirk.
"Ugh, I didn't think I said it out loud at first even though I was thinking it and I wasn't sure because you didn't say anything. I'm sorry, I didn't want the first time I said it to be then" Tobias groans and chuckles as he covers his face with his hands remember a few weeks ago when Tris was giving him head and he let it slip out.
"Consider it payback for me slapping you on our first date. And I happen to love you too" she says with a grin leaning in to kiss him.
"Now we're even"
"You've knocked off like three things off my bucket list this today," she says wrinkling her nose at the champagne as the bubbles tickle her nose. This was her first time ever tasting champagne. She wasn't sure what it was supposed to taste like but she liked the bubbles.
He sets her glass down and pulls her into his arms and brings her arms to rest around his neck as they sway to the music which has now changed to Who Can I Run To by Xscape.
"Make that four" she whispers as she leans against his chest and he smiles. She had never gotten the opportunity to go to prom because she was so sick or slow dance like this. She feels so safe and loved in his arms taking in his scent and the feeling of his arms wrapped around her. His heart aches a bit at the little things like this that meant so much to her to do for the first time that he had taken for granted.
"Tobias" she whispers, she couldn't deny that the two margaritas she had at the restaurant, the two sex on the beaches from the club, and now the glass of champagne were coursing through her body and had her feeling bold. His light touches and the words he kept whispering in her ear all night had her body buzzing. Now pressed up against him as they slow danced, she could feel the ache between her thighs again.
"Hmmm"
"I understand why you wanted to wait before, but I need you, I feel like I'm going to explode if I wait anymore"
"That is why I wanted us to wait, that's how I want you to feel before I make love to you" he leans down and kisses her with so much heat Tris can't help but moan. "Why don't you take this champagne upstairs. I want to blow out the candles"
Tris grins and nods the anticipation building as she climbs the stairs with the champagne bottle in one hand and the two glasses in the other.
"Awwww" she sighs as she places the champagne bottle and two glasses on the nightstand.
There are more bouquets of flowers on the nightstand and lined across the dresser with more candles. There are rose petals all over the bed and a single stem white rose in the middle. The sheets had been changed out for what looked like dark microfiber that almost looked like silk and was so soft and smooth when Tris touched them. The playlist was still playing through the speakers in the bedroom creating a mood that was not only romantic but sensual as the candlelight lit the room. She pours another glass of champagne. This was the first time Tobias was going to see her scar. She hoped he wouldn't find it repulsive. She had been reading on Bedsider hoping that she would be prepared for this but she was still a little nervous.
When he makes it back to the bedroom, Tobias sees that she's pushing her dress off her hips. Tris is so nervous he can feel her hands shaking as she reaches behind her and unhooks her bra and lets it fall to the floor leaving her in only her panties but she was tired of hiding, she needed him to see all of her. She can hear his breath hitch as the fabric falls. Tobias swallows thickly as he removes his shirt and unbuckles his belt, pulling off his khakis. He hadn't pushed her this entire time, but God he ached for her now, wanting to be one with her. He moves to stand in front of her as he smiles at how nervous she is moving to cover her breasts with her hands.
"No, don't hide from me," he says they slide onto the bed. He kisses her again slowly and he can feel the nervousness leave her body.
He kisses down her chest and he smiles as he kisses the scar running down her chest and she inhales sharply. He kisses it slowly down in between her breasts making sure he covers every inch with a kiss and swirling it around. When he reaches the end he moves back to her breast, running up to cup one to put her pert chocolate nipple in his mouth causing Tris to moan at the sensation. The hot wetness of his tongue as he swirls it as he gently suckles is driving her mad.
He moves his hands down to feel the smooth skin of her thigh. Feeling bold and confident she moves to flip them over so she can straddle him.
"You are so beautiful" he whispers as he runs his hands over her hips and she smiles down at him biting her lip.
When she grinds her hips against him it elicits a groan from him causing her to do it again. She leans down to kiss him, this time full of wanton need. He runs his hands over her behind, loving the feel of it and how she moans into his mouth when he squeezes. He flips them back over and leans back on his knees to pull her panties down slowly. She giggles as he brings her leg to his lips and kisses the inside of her ankle and continues to leave a trail of hot wet kisses up her leg until he reaches her center. He blows over her womanhood excitedly like a kid on Christmas to be the first to experience being with her. Tris feels like she's floating as his lips move against her, the two times he's done this before it felt just as unbelievably marvelous. She hears him chuckle when she grips his hair and arches her back and hips trying to get closer to his mouth. He moves his hands to spread her thighs wider for him. He loved that she kept trying to lock her thick thighs around his head. The song changes to Acquainted by The Weekend and Tobias flicks his tongue to the beat of the song and Tris loses the last bit of composure. When her orgasm rolls over her she cries out his name, having only felt this sensation with him, but this was so much more, she feels it radiate through her entire body.
"Tobias, Oh Oh my" she lets out nothing but gibberish not being able to complete full sentences. He continues to work her with his mouth, slipping a finger inside her and adding another as he feels her start to build up again. He wanted her to have as little pain as possible. When she climaxes a second time He uses the sheet to wipe his face and laughs as Tris eagerly sits up to tug at his boxer briefs.
"Impatient now after all this time" he chides as he slips them off and throws them aside.
"I want to feel you" she sighs out as she falls back onto the pillows. He reaches to the bedside to grab a condom when Tris stops him.
"I talked with my doctor and got on birth control about a month ago," she says while biting her lip.
"Are you sure?" he asks as she nods her head and he moves over her.
He slowly lines himself up and moves inside of her kissing her, massaging her breasts with one hand to distract her. Tris feels him push all the way into her and she grips his back tightly at the pain hissing at the sting and grunting. He waits for a minute and pushes all the way inside now making her feel completely full.
"I'm sorry baby, Relax for me," he says, bringing his hand to stroke her wild curls. "I love you"
"I love you, Tobias," she whispers, bringing her legs to his waist. It hurt but it didn't hurt as bad as she had anticipated.
"Does it, Ummm, do I feel okay?" she asks when she looks and sees he isn't moving and has his eyes closed.
"Tris, you feel so good, I'm trying not to come right now, I want to savor this". He leans down and gives her a deep kiss and she smiles against his lips. Tobias begins to move slowly in and out of her. The pain dulls and Tris starts to feel good at the way Tobias angles his body against her with his slow strokes.
"Move with me, to the beat of the song, just like in the club" he whispers and he repositions himself above her and she nods her head.
So Anxious by Ginuwine was playing on through the speakers. She follows his instructions trying not to overthink every little movement she was making. As she learns the way his body moves against her, she feels the natural instincts of her body take over and moves against him to the beat of the song as Tobias did the same with his hips to the beat. The feeling was just so good. It was wonderful and glorious and everything she imagined it would be. She was meant to be joined with this man, he completed her. When he reaches down between them to rub her bundle of nerves it doesn't take long for another orgasm to build again.
"Baby, I'm going to…" And with that, she comes apart beneath him and Tobias kisses her again, making her forget anything outside of the bubble they were in.
When she comes back down, He picks up his speed slightly but Tris can tell he's holding back. "You won't hurt me, Tobias, I promise, Let go, baby"
He groans at her words burying his face in her neck and picking up the speed of his thrusts. Tris doesn't think she ever wants to stop this feeling of him losing himself inside her. When she feels him become harder inside her, he pulls back and interlocks both of their hands together placing them next to her head.
"Tris, I love you, so much" he grunts out squeezing her hands and looking into her eyes.
"Yes, I love you Tobias" she moans as she feels her walls start to flutter again. With a few more hard thrusts he lets go, falling over the edge. She brings her arms around him to hold her close as he places his head on her chest to listen to her heartbeat.
Let me know what you think! How do you think Caleb will do in rehab?
