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A twisted return
Chapter 71
Tris P.O.V
We drive in silence to the police station, mixed emotions spread through out my body. How can I be so nervous to see both Tobias and Abigail. I am beyond relief that this is all over but at the same time I can't help but feel guilty.
I know that Evelyn never had a right to question my "status" between Tobias and I. Our status was our business, between Tobias and I. But I never wanted Tobias to choose between me and his mother. Sure I never trusted her during the war and with good reason. I also was quick to judge her for good reason, on her leaving Tobias with a abusive monster of a father. But in the end that his mother, I didn't want to be the reason why that is taken from him. I lost my mom, I have the memory now, of that day. I would give anything to have her here with us, for Abigail to have her as well. I know my mom would have made a wonderful grandmother, my father as well.
We reached the station in no time. The automatic doors slide open as we approached.
"Peter!" I hear once we are in the lobby. I see a woman my age running towards us, Peter opening his arms taking her in his arms. I smile at their embrace, happy for Peter that he did after all learn how to love.
"Tris." I turn and see Tobias hurrying to take me in his arms. My arm wrap around his neck, while his arms wrap around my waist lifting me off the ground. "Thank God! It's over, Love." He says kissing the side of my neck.
"I love you, Tobias." I say squeezing my arms tighter around him. "Where's our daughter?"
"She's at home with Hana. She misses her mommy. Let's get you home." He says and just like that he takes my hand and guide me out of the Lobby leaving everyone else behind us.
Once outside of the Station, Tobias keeps one arm wrapped around my waist while we walk towards the Hancock building. His facial expressions, the constant need to keep physical contact with me... all reminds me of our escape from Erudite. He needed to keep a hand, a arm, a finger on me at all times. It was like if he wasn't some how touching me I might disappear. It's strange being able to recall my memories no longer needing others telling me what my past really was. Now I know where I have been and who I was, no more confusions no more being told who I am.
"You OK?" He ask as we cross the street.
"Just thinking about... well everything. So strange to remember everything, not like before." I answer.
"I bet it must feel like a fog as lifted." He says.
"Yea. I know we have a lot to talk about, Tobias. A lot we have to work out and through." I say squeezing tighter around his waist.
"We're fine, Love. Everything is ok. We are ok." He stops walking turns and rests our foreheads together. It's weird the little things you miss.
"I love you... and I'm sorry for-" He cuts me off before I could finish.
"That's all water under the bridge, Love. I know why you did what you did. I get it. I don't have to like it, but I get it. What matters now is you, me and Abigail. Our family. From here on out that's all that is important to me." He leans in and kisses me softly. "I love you so much. Please don't ever do that again. I know I won't be able to handle it, if something ever happened to you or Abigail. I would be lost forever." The look in his eyes breaks my heart seeing the torture and pain I have caused him in my absence.
"I promise. Take me home to our daughter." I hold out a hand and he takes it, never letting it go.