Torn 14

You saw red as you charged for Mandy and grabbed her by the back of her hair and pulled her off Eric.

"You stupid bitch!" You yelled as Mandy fell backwards. You looked over at Eric as he fixed himself back in place and you wanted to beat him to a pulp but you knew you could not physically do it. Plus you had your baby to think about. At the thought of your child, your motherly instinct kicked in. This whole situation was not worth it. You loved Eric but the safety of your child as well as your health was more important. You felt deflated as you watch Mandy scramble up and run out the door. You looked at Eric again.

"Why?" You asked just above a whisper. Eric started to respond but you put your hand up to stop him.

"You know what Eric…..I don't care." You unconsciously rubbed your belly, backed away from Eric and went to his room to pack. You needed to get home. You knew that Mandy was up to no good and you wish you followed your instincts.

"What are you doing?" Eric asked you in such a calm tone it almost caught you by surprise. He knew he fucked up.

"I'm packing."

Eric walked up to you, grabbed your arm to stop you from packing and your other hand slapped him across the face. As usual, Eric did not react to your slap.

"Don't!" You shouted you gave him such a deathly stare Eric let go of your arm.

"She was just giving me head. It's not like I fucked her." Eric tried to explain. A short burst of laughter escaped your lips. This man was certifiable. He actually thought what he did was okay and something you would allow. You did not dignify him with a response and kept packing. Eric watched you in silence as you busied yourself around his room gathering your belongings.

"You need to leave some stuff….you will be back." Eric was sure of it.

You stopped stuffing your bag, closed your eyes and took a deep breath. He was unbelievable. You were beginning to feel nauseous and you refused to argue with him. You needed to get away from him. Eric continued to watch you silently as you finish packing your bag. You grabbed your bags and walked up to Eric.

"Do not come to my place bothering me Eric. I do not want to see you right now." You told him before rushing out the door.

As soon as you opened the door to your place, you threw your bags down and ran to the bathroom to throw up. After purging you sat on the bathroom floor and started sobbing. Hours later your best friend found you in the same positon sitting on the bathroom floor eyes red and cheeks stain from tears.

"Y/N! What's wrong? Are you in pain?" Jen asked sitting beside you on the bathroom floor. You shook your head no as you were not in physical pain, a little sore but nothing major.

"E…E..Eric." You finally got out before breaking down again.

"What did that muthafucker do?!" Jen was livid. You looked at your best friend and could not even form the words to say. "What did he do?" Jen asked again.

"He cheated on me." You finally let it spill and told Jen what you walked in on.

"What the hell is wrong with that man? You…hell…we almost died because of his lunatic girlfriend, you are pregnant with his child and he told you that you had his heart. What would possess him to do such a thing?" Jen was flabbergasted….but then again it was Eric she should not be so shocked. If Jen knew that you would get so caught up with Eric she would have told you to go to Four. However if you went to Four you might have found yourself in even worse position when dealing with Eric's wrath.

"I don't know why he would do it. I mean I know he has needs and was frustrated but he could not have waited until I got my stitches out. I should have never let that bitch be my home nurse."

"Mandy?"

"Yeah. I knew she liked him and I told myself I was being paranoid."

"It's Eric. You can never be too paranoid around him. All the women seem to fall all over him." Jen leaned over and gave you a hug. "We will get through this. You know I am here for you. We both can raise this baby together if you don't want Eric in your life."

"Thank you Jen." You slowly inhaled and exhaled. You were exhausted. Jen ordered you to bed and you did not put up a fight. It felt good to be in your own bed.

"When you wake up we will figure out what to do about that skank."

"They can have each other for all I care. I am going to focus on my baby." You told her as you snuggled in your sheets. You rubbed your belly thinking of your child as you fell asleep.

You woke up and the whiff of cooked food tickled your nose. Your mouth started to water. You realize you were starving. You quickly got up and stopped when you felt an ache from your wounds. You must have aggravated it somehow. You took your time getting up and walked to the kitchen to find Four and Jen in the kitchen cooking dinner.

"Hey." You smiled at Four. Four looked over, matched your winning smile, sprinted to you and pulled you in his arms. You sighed in his embraced.

"I'm sorry." He whispered in your ear. Jen must have told him about Eric.

"I am too." You told him honestly. You loved Eric but you were not going to be a fool in love. For now on your child came first.

"You know my offer still stands." He told you as he pulled from your embrace. "You deserve better."

"I know." You whispered as you caressed his cheek. He was so sweet to you. You both stared into each other eyes and you found yourself feeling better. The ache of heartache seem to lift as you gazed into his brown eyes. You both heard Jen clear her throat and it brought you back to reality. The heaviness of your situation quickly came back as soon as you broke eye contact with Four.

"What are you guys cooking it smells good."

"Mexican." Four answered. "Jen said you were craving Mexican."

"I am." You smiled at both your friends.

"Sit down at the table. We are almost done." Jen told you. You happily sat down to watch your friends prepare dinner.

You slumped down in your seat stuffed.

"That was so good. Thank you guys."

"You are most welcome." Four replied as he grabbed you and Jen's plate to wash.

"Oh Four I will do the dishes." You told him as you started to get up from the table.

"No…sit down. I will do the dishes."

"I need to get a picture of this. Dauntless leader Four washing dishes." Jen laughed.

"I dare you." Four said trying to look at Jen fiercely but cracked a smile as you and Jen laughed.

Five months later

You looked at yourself in the mirror. You felt so bloated. You smoothed one of your new favorite maternity shirts over your baby bump. You were excited as you were about to head to the doctors to find out the sex of the baby. You caught yourself smiling at your reflection as you rubbed your stomach. You could feel your small scars through the thin fabric and your smile faded as your mind wondered back to your child's father. Eric had left to Erudite the day after you caught him with Mandy and you have not seen or heard from him since. It sadden you the way things were left between you two. You wished he would have stayed so you both could eventually work things out. Your child was first and foremost and you knew that he or she should have their father in their life. You reflected back to when you and Jen had went to Erudite so you could at least find some closure with him. It broke your heart that he refused to see you. On the way home you became angry as he had the nerve to leave and not see you when he was the one that hurt you.

"Thinking about him?" Four appeared behind you shirtless. Your smile returned to your face as he wrapped his arms around you.

"No." You lied and turned around and kissed him. You shook the image of Eric from your mind as your kiss deepen with Four. You were happy and Four and Jen were responsible for that. You thank God for them both.

"You need to get ready." You told Four as you pulled from his luscious lips. You had to stop or you both will end up in bed yet again and you did not want to be late for the doctors.

"You guys ready!" You heard Jen call from the living room.

"Almost." Four called back as he grabbed his shirt off your bed and slid it over his head. Fully dress Four walked over and rubbed your stomach.

"It's going to be a boy….did you feel that! I felt him move."

"It's a girl." You told him. "Do you really want another Eric walking around Dauntless?"

"Boy or girl it's his child and will have his features. Hopefully not his personality." Four's face grimaced at the thought of the child being Eric 2.0. You laughed at Four's face.

"Come on before Jen has our ass." You grabbed his hand and headed out to the living room.

"Yes!" You squealed when the doctor told you that you would be having a girl. Jen jumped up and down clapping her hands. She was rooting for a girl as well. Four had a grin the size of Texas on his face.

"What are you grinning so hard for? You said it was a boy."

"I'm just happy it is going to be a healthy baby with ten fingers and ten toes." Four leaned over and planted a soft kiss on your lips. You reached up and caressed his cheek. You felt your heart skip a beat as Four gazed in your eyes. At that moment you realized you loved Four.

"What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Four wiped the tears that escaped your eyes.

"I'm happy. You make me happy."

"You know how much you mean to me." Four told you as he kissed you again.

"Ok. We are done here." The doctor said interrupting you and Four as she wiped the gel off your stomach. "You hardly have any scars from your incident." Your doctor said in slight awe.

"There are a couple that are very prominent." You told the doctor.

"Yes but only a couple Y/N. I am glad you have healed so well." The doctor told you as you sat up.

"Thank you Dr. Enser." You smiled at that petite blonde woman as she printed your ultrasound.

Four grabbed it before you could even see it.

"We will put this with the others." He smiled looking at the baby girl. Four had made a special box for your baby that contained all the ultrasound pictures and whatever he thought would be a keepsake for the child. He literally took over your room buying baby items. He already had the basinet up and by your bed as well as a crib. When it came to the baby Four lost all his hardcore Dauntless attributes and you loved it. Your room was getting very small and Four was trying to talk you into staying with him. As he had two bedrooms and the other room could be the baby's. It was a nice thought but Eric still lingered in the back of your mind. You hated he still had a pull on you after five months. You had Four and your best friend. You did not need him and it was obvious he did not want you or his child. You shook your head to dispel Eric from your mind. He did not deserve you or your child.

"You ok?" Four asked as he helped you off the examining bed.

"I'm fine." You smiled up at him as he grabbed your hand.

"I'll get the car." Jen said as you and Four headed to check out.

You stood patiently as you waited for Four to open the door to his place. You both wanted to give Jen a little break from you two. You knew she wanted some alone time with Charles and Four was always at your place.

"I love you." You blurted out.

Four's head jerk around and he looked at you confused.

"What did you say?"

"I love you." You repeated. Something shifted in Four's brown eyes and you saw his eyes mist up.

"I love you more." He choked out as he pulled you in his arms.

"Figured you would run back to him." A deep voice ranged out. You pulled from Four's embrace and looked in the direction the voice came from and found Eric standing there with his bags in his hands. You stifled a gasp as you gazed at him. He looked amazing. Was he bigger…wow he must have been working out more than usual. You were caught off guard when you felt your core clench and you instantly became moist at the very sight of him.

Dammit! Get it together girl! You screamed at yourself in your head. He left you and no telling what he has done or who he has done since he has been gone. It did not matter to you as you were with Four now. He means nothing to you! You screamed at yourself again.

As you turned toward Eric you saw his eyes widen when he saw your baby bump. His mouth slightly fell open and then quickly shut. Your breath caught in your throat when you saw Mandy appear behind Eric with bags in her hand. So Erudite was where she disappeared to. Jen had went hunting for Mandy to tell her a piece of her mind and found out that she had quit her job and left not telling her former co-workers where she was going. Jen tried to search on the computer at work where she was transferred to but it was classified and you both did not have clearance. Eric was with HER the whole time. He really knew how to hurt you. You stood frozen as you watch Eric and Mandy walk pass you. Mandy had a smirk on her face as she looked at you as she passed.

"Slut." She whispered as she passed you. Four heard it and grabbed your arm before you could react. Eric open his door and without as so much as a look back at you he and Mandy walked in his apartment and Eric slammed the door.