| TRIS POV |
It been a week since we have come back to LA. I haven't seen Tobias as much since he's still been helping the Dauntless. Most nights I've been spending at his place waiting for him to come home a midnight and snuggle next to me. When I wake up he's normally asleep, I jog to work for a warm up before teaching my classes. I walk home as a warm down then I head off to class again. The only time I've been at my apartment was for tutoring with Matthew. Normally after class I either go to work again, go shooting or meet up with Uriah, Zeke, Marlene and Shauna.
Will called me after we saw each other in Chicago and he told me he was flying back with most of my old crew including Christina. Christina has been MIA lately, I've been trying to call her, skype her and text her but she never replied. I invited them over to Tobias's apartment, with his permission of course, for dinner. Zeke, Uriah, Marlene and Shauna were also coming.
I just wore a scoop-neck ivory midi dress with a pair of nude pumps. For the first time in a week Tobias could stay for the whole day until 10pm. He told me that the mission had taken longer than they had expected as they are trying to figure out what was on the USB stick that Erudite stole. Tobias just wore a white button up with the top button undone and a pair of brown trousers. His sleeves were scrunched up from cooking.
"Babe, I need some salt." He says
"Ooookay, catch." I say tossing the salt.
Tobias catches it with ease not even looking. Curse his stupid elite dauntless shit.
I hear the buzzer.
"Hello?" I say into the intercom
"It's Zeke, can you let us up?" he asks
I press the icon with a key symbol on it and within a minute I hear a knock on the door.
Zeke, Uriah, Marlene and Shauna all enter.
"I knew you two were together since that football game." Shauna screeches
"We weren't actually together then; we start dating like a week after that." I reply
"Either way Shauny and I knew you two were going to get together." Marlene says before hugging me.
"Babe, I need the pepper." Tobias shouts from the kitchen.
I walk over there with the others following me. I toss it from the island in the kitchen. Once again Tobias catches it with his nose still stuck in that cooking book of his.
"Who knew you were quite the chef?" Zeke teases him
"Dude this looks so good." Uriah says reaching for the chicken.
Tobias flicked a plastic butter knife towards Uriah's hands.
"Okay I feel as if you shouldn't be back with Dauntless." Uriah screeches "You could have cut me!"
"Calm down Uri, it was a plastic butter knife, that shit can't even cut through bread." Mar says
"I'm so excited to see them!" I say
"I'm sure Kyle is excited too." Uriah teases
"Kyle?" Tobias asks
"Is just a friend." I clarify
"He looked like a friend when he kissed you smack bang on the lips at last year's Christmas party." Zeke says
"Look, we talked after that and now we are friends, plus Four here is my boyfriend."
"He still li-"
I hear the buzzer again and leave before Uriah .
"Hey it's Will, we're here." He says into the intercom.
I press the button and I tell Zeke and Uriah to open the door when they come because I had to check on the cake I was baking.
"You're baking?" Zeke asks stunned.
"Tobias is helping me and plus I'm just following the instructions." I reply giving him a glare.
When I walk over to the kitchen I feel someone hug me from behind.
"I love you." Tobias whispers into my ear before he gives me a peck on the cheek.
"Tris?" I hear Christina ask.
"CHRISSIE!" I scream as I run to her and hug the shit out of her.
"You look better." She says smiling
"Thank you, I love that dress." I say motioning to her revealing tangerine wrap dress.
"I missed you so much." She says giving me another squeeze.
"How are you Four?" she asks
"Good, good, yourself?" he asks as he returns to hugging my waist.
"Great!" she says "Naww, you two are so cute."
I walk to the living room with Christina as Tobias returns to cooking.
"Tris this is some killer place you've got." My friend Kyle says
"It's my boyfriend, he's in the kitchen." I say
"Did I hear you say boyfriend?" my other girlfriend, Athena screeches
I scream and hug her.
"Trisssyy." I hear someone tease.
I turn and see Joe with his girlfriend, Freya.
"Hey you two." I give them both a hug.
"Okay guys, these are my brothers as you know, Uriah and Zeke and these are there girlfriends Marlene and Shauna." I introduce "Marlene and Shauna, this is Joe, Athena, Kyle, Freya and I'm sure you know Christina and Will."
"I never really said hi." Kyle said smiling.
I engulf him into a tight hug "I missed you."
Kyle and I was like my boy best friend. What Zeke said was true though. He did kiss me but I had no feelings for him and I told him that our relationship would have to remain completely platonic. But I had to admit Kyle was pretty handsome, but nothing compared to my Tobias. He had this surfer boy look to him even though I don't think he has ever been to the beach. He had this shaggy brown to blonde hair and glistening tan skin darker the Tobias's. He had soft brown puppy eyes which gave off a playful aura rather than Tobias's beautiful ocean blue eyes. Kyle was skinny and shorter then Tobias by around three-quarters of a head.
"How are you?" he asks
"I'm hanging in there." I joke
"You should come back to Chicago." He whines
"I'm flattered but I'm loving it here, my boyfriend's great, my brothers are here and so are my friends."
"But what about us back in Chicago." He says "We're still throwing and going to killer parties."
"Believe it or not, I've stopped partying."
"Noooo." Kyle exclaims shocked "You were the party girl."
"Not anymore."
"Dinner's ready." Tobias says as he brings out three plates.
I hear Athena and Freya wolf-whistle.
I just slowly turn my head to them.
"You have a boyfriend, don't steal mine." I accuse Freya
Tobias chuckles, he leans down and kisses my cheek.
"I love you and only you." He teases showering me with kisses.
I playfully push him off.
"I'll grab the rest of the plates." Uriah says
"Better not eat it you fatass." Tobias calls out to him
"This is my boyfriend, Four, Four this is Joe, Freya, Athena, Kyle and you obviously know Will and Christina."
Tobias pulls Will into this 'man hug' thing.
Uriah returns with the other plates.
Dinner was going smoothly until Kyle asks a question.
"So how did you two meet?"
I choke on my chicken. I look at Tobias.
"It's complicated." Tobias jumps in
"Oh I have all night." He says sourly
"We met at Will's party and then he ended up being friends with my brothers, so when I came up to LA he was living with us." I say
"So in your own Tris language, you slept with him a Will's party and you ended up dating." He says
"Yuh."
"What a great way." He mutters
I stand, "Look, I know that you liked me and I don't know what your problem is but it doesn't give you an excuse to go be rude at me and boyfriend."
I go to the kitchen to check on the cooling cake.
I jump onto the island counter and put my hands to my face.
"Tris, he's just jealous." Tobias says "Believe it or not, you're beautiful and a great person, who wouldn't want you as a girlfriend."
He comes and lifts me off the counter and whispers into my ear.
"I am so lucky."
I look up into his enchanting blue eyes. I place my arms around his neck and kiss him.
"I love you so much." I whisper as I lean my head onto his chest.