Chapter 6 is finally done. Sorry for the delay. This chapter will be done before Christmas. I'll try to get the next chapter done as well before then.
Tris POV
Four and I agreed on an informal date tonight since he's working. I asked Christina if she and Will wanted to try out the restaurant and they agreed. Christina, of course, insisted we dress up and do our hair and makeup like she made me do last time. Four told me that he's going to introduce me to his boss who is also a good friend of his. I'm a little nervous, surprisingly. Four briefly mentioned that his boss is like a father to him.
Christina and I spend two hours getting ready before Will picks us up. I'm excited to see Four. I've missed him. We walk into the restaurant and my eyes immediately land on Four. He's waiting for us with a huge smile on his face when he sees me.
"Hi." He says as he pulls me into a hug.
"Hi." I pull away and turn to Christina and Will. "Four, this is Christina's boyfriend, Will.
They shake hands.
"It's nice to see you again, Four." Christina says.
"You too. Let me take you to your booth and then Tris, I want to introduce you to a friend of mine."
He leads us over a booth and I stay standing and follow him to the back of the restaurant near the kitchen. I then see a middle aged man with almost shoulder length, curly dark hair walk towards us.
"So, you must be Tris. I'm Amar. I've heard a lot about you from Four here. It's a pleasure to meet you." He says.
"Likewise." I reply.
"I might be Four's boss but he's become like a son to me and even though it just happened, I've never seen him this happy since he met you. I hope you know that." I blush and I can tell Four is blushing too.
"Thanks. We are just friends but you never know what the future holds. I definitely want to get to know him better."
"I know he feels the same way about you." He replies, clapping Four's shoulder.
"I'm still here you know." Four says and we all laugh.
"Well, I better get back to work." Amar says. "I hope you enjoy your meal. It's on the house." He starts to walk away but then stops and turns to me. "And take good care of this one. He's worth it. "
"Thank you, Amar. I will."
"And Four, when your guests are done you can be done with your shift. I'm sure you two wanna spend some alone time together before the night is over."
He walks back into the kitchen leaving us standing there.
"Sorry about that. He likes embarrassing me."
"It's not a problem. I can see how much he cares about you. He seems like a great guy and father figure for you."
"He is. I don't know where I'd be without him. I owe most of my recovery process to him. He was obviously gracious enough to offer me a job here when I couldn't find any work. He's helped me so much."
We walk back to the table and I feel his hand slip into mine. I squeeze it and smile at him.
I sit down and Four takes our order. We eat and talk with Four occasionally coming by and joining in our conversation. When he brings out our dessert he sits down next to me with a slice of his own and gives me a smile which I return. I feel him grab my hand under the table.
We spend some more time talking and laughing. Four and Will seem to be getting along good and even start talking about guy stuff. Four even tells him that he'll be welcome to hang out with him and his guy friends whenever he wants. Finally we decide to head out. I tell Christina that I'm gonna spend more time with Four and that he'd take me home and not to worry about me.
"I'll see you later then." I say to Christina.
"Okay. I might stay at Will's tonight but I don't know yet. I'll text you soon though and let you know."
"Sounds good."
Once Christina and Will are out of sight Four takes my hand and leads me across the street to Tori's. When we walk in Tori is behind the counter and looks up to see us enter. I notice her eyes immediately land on our joined hands.
"Hey Tris, Four."
"Hey Tori." We both reply.
"So, what's going on? What's this?" She points down to our hands.
"We're dating." Four answers.
"I noticed you two talking comfortably last time you were here."
"Yeah. That basically started it all. We had just met earlier that night across the street at Caesar's where I work."
"Awesome! So the usual for you two?"
"Yes."
We find a table and sit, drinking our tea.
"So, was tonight still a real date?" Four asks me.
"Yeah, of course. I don't mind where we are and what we do."
"Good. This weekend I wanna cook for you. I'm off on Saturday and I can show you my place."
"That sounds great. I'd love to see your house. It's not like a bachelor pad with a huge mess and a man cave, is it?" I ask, teasingly.
He laughs. "No, it's not. I try to keep it as clean as I can and I don't really care for a man cave."
"Well, I can't wait."
We finish up and say bye to Tori before heading out again. We walk along, hand in hand past the nearby shops. When we get to the center of the outlet mall near the water fountain Four stops and turns to me.
"Tris, there's something I've been wanting to ask you. I know we just met but I feel like I've known you forever. It would be an honor if you'd say yes to being my girlfriend."
I smile and stand up on my tiptoes and kiss him on the lips.
"Four, I would love to be your girlfriend."
He smiles and kisses me again. I wrap my arms tight around his neck. There's nowhere I'd rather be.
