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Tobias POV
I can't peel my eyes away from Tris and the guy she's making out with. I can't help but notice how fierce and passionate it is. Against my will, my mind imagines how that guy should be me. I know deep down Tris must have some feelings for me still. I know I do despite how hard I've tried to move on.
Maggie brings her hips towards mine again in rhythm with the blaring music.
"Don't worry about that whore" she purrs. In that moment, my mind catches up with my heart.
"You're the whore" I spit out, shoving her away from me and making my way towards the exit.
"Fuck you!" she yells after me. I ignore her and continue to move through the crowd.
The cold, clear air hits my face as I walk out the doors of the Lounge. It's a relief from the stuffy club. My heart pounds as my previous thoughts enter my mind again.
I want Tris back. I know I told her I just wanted to be her friend but. . . Would she take me back? . . .Probably not. At first the idea of being together with Tris again excites me, but the way she's been acting to me makes me doubt it will ever happen. After all, that guy could have been her boyfriend. But Susan didn't mention a boyfriend. I shake my head to clear my thought. I'm going too fast. I'm going to get head over heels again.
I lean against the brick wall and sink to the ground. I'm being stupid. I try to clear my thoughts of Tris, but they come back. I think of how happy I was when we were dating. I smile subconsciously a little. The door to the building opens loudly and I snap my head to see who it is.
Tris' date. He's tall and handsome but definitely no match for me. Why would she even go for that guy? To my surprise, Tris isn't anywhere in sight He passes, glancing at me and nodding as he goes. I narrow my eyes at him, jealousy, to my embarrassment, burns within me.
He leaves and I wait, but Tris doesn't come out. Strange. I tilt my head back and close my eyes. Why did she have to be in San Francisco?
A bang from the building's door causes me to snap my eyes open. I turn my head and see the object of my thoughts. Tris. Her eyes dart to mine for a second and I try not to look at her.
She continues a constant pace until she's about ten feet ahead of where I'm sitting. Her footsteps stop and she stands still for a second before turning around. To my surprise, she walks towards me and sinks to the ground next to me.
I can't help but notice how short her clothing is and I mentally slap myself for being such a perv.
"I'm sorry" she speaks.
"For what?" I ask.
"For being a bitch."
"I deserved every bit of bitchiness from you" I tell her. She snorts.
"You didn't. If anything I deserve every bit of your dickhead-ness" she says, a faint smile on her lips.
"I was hardly a dick" I say.
"You should've been worse to me" she says.
"I mean, we both were acting bad. We need to accept that" I say.
"Always polite. Just use your foulest language. I know at one point you wanted to tell me some not very nice things" she tells me, a small smile on her lips.
"Fine. You were a bitch. A very hot bitch" I say, copying her tiny smile. Tris looks at me for a second and bursts out laughing.
"Did you just call me hot, Tobias?" she asks, giggling.
"Yes I did" I say, smiling my full smile. I stand up and offer her a hand which she gladly takes.
"We have some bad history and some good, but I just want to put it behind us. Friends?" she asks. I wish it could be more.
"Friends. We just need a fresh start" I agree. She smiles and flings her arms around me, taking me by surprise.
"I'm so sorry. I missed this. I missed you" she murmurs in my ear.
"Me too" I say,, sinking into her embrace. I pull away after a minute. "What happened to your boyfriend?"
"He's not my boyfriend" she says. That's a relief.
"He sure looked like it" I say and she blushes. I feel my face heat up as I realize I practically admitted to watching her.
"Shut up." As I see her smiling I wonder how just a few hours ago we had yelled at each other, kissed, and hated each other. "Why are you staring at me?" Because you're beautiful.
"How is it that just a few hours ago you hated my guts and now we're here having a friendly conversation?" She sighs.
"I wasn't planning on talking to you and apologizing but I felt bad and Christina convinced me. I missed you more than I realized" she tells me.
"Well I'm glad to put this behind us. You want a drive home?" I ask her, shoving my hands in my pockets.
"Uh, I, . . . yeah, sure" she says, looking back at the Lounge. She shrugs, "I'll text Christina." She pulls out her phone and types a few words before putting it back away. "Let's go."
"Right this way" I say. We keep a gap between us as we walk. I remember when Tris always used to loop her arm through mine and lean her head on my shoulder as we walked.
"I thought you didn't have a car" she says.
"I don't. Shauna just picked hers up, so she let me borrow it" I say.
"Oh, of course" she says. We walk in silence the rest of the way to the car. It's a simple Honda accord- not very fancy. I open the door for Tris and she smiles.
"Tell me where to go" I say as I start the car.
"Alright."
Tris' place is about seven minutes drive from mine. It's nice and simple for her and Christina.
"Thanks for the ride" she says, unbuckling.
"Yeah, no problem. Hey, um, would you like to meet up for lunch tomorrow?" I ask nervously.
"...Sure. Where?" she asks, a small smile on her face.
"I'm not telling. Pick you up at 1:00?" I question.
"It's a deal" she says, exiting the car. She's gone within moments.
How is it we were just yelling at each other earlier today? I feel we're hiding the truth of what happened...
I drive away to my house through the San Francisco night, excited and nervous for tomorrow at the same time.
It seems to take a million years for 12:50 to roll around.
"Dude, calm down" Zeke says, laughing.
"I am calm" I tell him.
"Right, tell that to your armpit sweat." I lift up my arms and find no sweat mark on my blue t-shirt. Zeke bursts out laughing. "Your reaction..."
I punch him in the arm, not caring if it hurt.
"I'm leaving now" I tell him.
"Have fun" he calls after me.
I start Shauna's car, grateful she let me borrow it once again. Hopefully mine will come soon. I drive away, tracing back the way to Tris' place. I'm stopped by flashing orange lights saying detour. What the fuck?
"Sir, we are doing construction, so we must detour traffic" an officer says once I pull up to him.
"Of course. Do you know how I would get to Roth Avenue?" I ask him.
"Yes sir. Just go around this block and take a left and then the second right. It might take you an extra five minutes" he tells me.
"Thank you officer" I say before driving away.
The cars move slowly through the roads because of the detour. Instead of five minutes, I arrive at Tris' house ten minutes later at 1:05. I get out of the car, and enter the apartment lobby. I realize I don't know which apartment Tris lives in.
I walk up to the reception desk and just as the lady ends her phone call.
"Hello, can you tell me which apartment Tris Prior is in?" I ask her. She eyes me for a second before answering.
"46B."
"Thank you" I say. I find Tris' apartment easily. Only the third floor, so the elevator ride isn't too bad.
I take a second before knocking on her door. The door opens a second later, revealing Tris.
"Hi" I greet.
"Hi. I thought you weren't coming" she says, smiling shyly.
"I got stuck in traffic" I explain.
"Oh, really. Do you live far?" she asks, walking out of the apartment.
"No actually. I only live a few minutes away" I tell her.
"It must have been bad then" she concludes.
"Really bad" I add. We walk down the hallway to the elevator. My palms sweat as we start to go down.
"Still not over your fear I see" Tris says.
"Shut up" I say, smiling.
"So I'm right?" she says slyly.
"I never said that" I say quickly. She laughs.
"I'm right."
I open the car door for her before getting in myself.
"Where to?" she asks.
"I was thinking a picnic?" I reply.
"Sounds good." And with that I drive off to the local park. It's near the ocean and has lots of hilly grassy area.
"Good place?" I ask.
"Perfect" she replies.
I get out and open the door for Tris before grabbing the picnic basket and blanket from the back.
Tris chooses a small hill to sit where we can have a clear view of the ocean. I lay down the blanket and set down the basket.
"Whatcha bring?" she asks, trying to open the basket but I stop her.
"Strawberries" I say, pulling out her favorite fruit. "Sandwiches, water, salad, and Dauntless cake."
"Mmmm let's eat" she says, eyeing the cake. I don't blame her.
"So" I say, unwrapping the sandwiches, "Are you going to college?" I ask.
"Yeah, SFSU. Starting next school year" she says.
"Nice, me too" I say, a bit of giddiness welling up inside me. She smiles.
"Great." Tris takes a bite of sandwich and chews quickly. "These are good" she says, taking a huge bite. I laugh as I take a bite of my sandwich.
"Glad you like them" I say, smiling.
"I'm so glad we can be friends again. I missed your friendship" she says.
"Me too." We sit, devouring the sandwiches and watching the ocean.
We eventually cut ourselves some cake and take a walk on the beach, catching up on the years that we've missed.
"Yeah, Caleb moved away to LA about two years ago. Got some science scholarship or whatever so now it's just me and my aunt. But I don't see her often" Tris tells me as we walk.
"It's just me here too. Well Zeke but we're not related."
We continue to walk until late afternoon when it starts to become cold. I drive her home, and we laugh and talk during the short drive. So far I haven't screwed anything up.
I open the door for Tris once we arrive.
"Thank you Tobias for the wonderful afternoon" she tells me.
"I should be thanking you" I say as I walk her to the doors of the lobby.
"See you soon?"
"Definitely" I reply, leaning against the metal doorframe of the lobby.
"You can leave me here thanks again" she says. I look her in the eyes for a second and before I know what I'm doing, I'm leaning in to kiss her.
"Tobias! What are you doing?" she yells at me, pushing my chest. Oh shit.
"I-"
"Friends don't kiss. I'm sorry, but I thought we were good as friends" she says.
"I'm sorry I guess I still feel the same about you" I say softly.
"I'm sorry too. You know, I thought you actually wanted to be my friend" she says angrily, "but you just want to get right back together don't you? I'm sorry but I'm not ready for that."
"I'm sorry Tris. I just want you in my life again."
"Goodbye Tobias" she says curtly, turning away. I don't miss her slightly watery eyes though. She walks away into he lobby and I'm left to thinking about what I just did.
I hop in the car and drive home all the while thinking about what just happened. Why is she even mad? I barely did anything. She's too emotional. What was I thinking. We could never work.
Tris and I always had bad arguments. Arguments weren't common but when they did happen they were bad. It resulted into not talking for days or even a few times breaking up.
Our arguments haven't disappeared.
But she is being overdramatic. A lot.
AN: Yay or nay? I know it's not a great place to end. Anyway please review. Was is too sudden? Please give me all your thoughts on the chapter. Sorry about the long wait for the update but it will probably be like this until summer.
