Chapter 10 is finally done. Despite the one rude review, I'm going to continue with this story. I don't have a lot of concrete ideas but I'm sure they'll come to me as the story progresses. Thanks everyone again for reading and reviewing.

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Tobias POV

Today I'm going with Tris to visit her parents' grave. For some reason it brings back memories of my mother's fake funeral. I knew very well that she didn't die but that's what Marcus told everyone we knew. It was his way of avoiding the fact that his wife left him because he was abusive. I don't care that he probably hates that I turned him in. That's what he deserved. Most of his acquaintances were surprised when they found out but there were a few who told me they had been suspicious that something was going on behind closed doors. Marcus would've surely denied it if anyone had tried to confront him at the time. My mother essentially left me defenseless but as I got older I knew I had to do something to fight back. Today isn't about me though so I'm gonna support Tris and be there for her.

"Are you okay?" I ask her as we prepare to leave to the cemetery.

"Yeah. It's always hard, but it's better than past years since you're with me."

"I'll always be with you, no matter what."

She smiles. "I know."

"Do you think your brother is in town?"

She shrugs. "Probably. Hopefully he already stopped by the cemetery so we don't have to run into him."

"If you could talk to him, would you?"

"I don't know. I do want to ask him why he left but I think he'd be the one that wouldn't wanna talk to me."

"If he ever did, would you forgive him?"

"I think I'd feel the same way you feel about your mom. I'd try but it'd take time. I wouldn't promise anything if he'd ask for forgiveness. Did you ever think you were making the wrong choice but not forgiving your mom? At least not yet, anyway."

"No, I guess I didn't. I guess it's safe to say that maybe we are both afraid that we'd be disappointed again eventually."

"Yeah, that's exactly how I feel about Caleb."

"Regardless of what happens between you and your brother at least you have more good memories with him to hold on to than I did with my mother."

"Is that why you can't forgive her because of what was lost and the memories you could've had but didn't?"

"Yeah that's a big part of the reason why."

She looks at me, sadly, then steps towards me and wraps her arms around my waist and snuggles into my chest. I hug her back, burying my face in her hair and taking in her scent. "I'm sorry, Tobias."

"It's okay." I say as I pull back slightly. "Today is about you and your family."

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We arrive at the cemetery and exit the car. I take Tris' hand and she leads me through the grass, past the countless graves of those buried here to her parents' grave plaque. Finally we come to a stop and my eyes land on the plaque before me. It reads:

Andrew Prior Natalie Prior

1965-2015 1968-2015

Loving father and mother. Together in life and in death.

I wrap my arms around Tris and hold her close to me. I hear her sniffle and her tears land on my shirt. We stand there in silence for a moment before Tris speaks.

"Hi mom and dad." She starts. I stand listening to her. "I miss you very much. I wish you were both here with me to see how happy I've been these past few months. I owe that to a very special person. I brought that person with me today. It's my boyfriend. His name is Tobias. I know you both would've liked him. He's a good man and cares about me and takes care of me. I know you both were always worried about me when I was with Peter but I can tell you, without a doubt, that Tobias isn't anything like that. He respects me and treats me well. I hope that wherever you are you are both happy for me. I love you mom and dad."

I can't help but smile at Tris' words as I hold her tighter and kiss her temple. I decide that maybe I should say something as well.

"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Prior. My name is Tobias. I just wanna say that you raised a wonderful daughter. She is everything that I strive to be. I admire her so much. I promise that as long as she will allow it, I will take care of her. I've never told her this before but I wanna say this in front of you, the people she loves the most, that I'm in love with your daughter. She is the best person I've ever known."

I pause and look down at Tris who looks up at me in surprise. She also has fresh tears in her eyes. She stands on her tip toes and kisses me. As she pulls away she whispers, "I love you too, Tobias." I kiss her again. And she rests her head on my shoulders. Our moment of silence is interrupted moments later when we hear a voice behind us.

"Just my luck." A male voice says and both Tris and I turn around and Tris gasps.

To be continued in the next chapter. It shouldn't be too hard to guess who the voice belong to...