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Just to let you know, Mia and Peter are not working together. I know people were asking and I felt I just had to clarify that :)


Tris POV

"I don't know why I didn't just tell him Peter was my ex, Chris" I say as we eat lunch. It's currently my lunch break and so far my first day is going good.

"Why don't you just tell him the truth?"

"I already told him I didn't know who he was. It would just cause problems" I sigh.

"I'm sure it will blow over" she reassures me, taking a bite of salad.

"Yeah..."

We finish lunch and part ways. I return to where a coworker, Sophia, shows me the ropes of the place. I'm taught how to make copies, use the programs, and fax. Do people even fax anymore? There are too many things to keep track of and I get confused to which Sophia laughs at me.

"We're almost done for today, we just have a small meeting to go to" Sophia says.

"Sounds good" I say. She leads me to a conference room to where Brooke and Aaron are already there.

"Welcome, Tris" Brooke greets as we take a seat.

"Hello."

"This meeting is about a tradition we have here. It's just a little challenge to get to know our new employee" Brooke explains.

"Okay" I say, a little nervous.

"We will give you 5000 dollars and you have to host a party for our company. Future patrons and important people will be attending. You will have to provide caterers, music, and decorations. It's a fun event that will test you" Brooke finishes.

"Sounds fun and stressful" I say.

"Yes it is, but it pays off in the end. It could raise a lot of money but it's also really fun. We know you start college soon, so we have extended your timeline. You have two weeks and we hope it will be on a Saturday" Aaron says.

"Okay, sounds good" I say. Deep down I know this will be a shitload of work.


The next weeks fly by. College starts and it's already a lot of work. Tobias got the apartment but between jobs and college, he hasn't unpacked. Shauna and Zeke have hardly started wedding planning. The party has been stressful but I've had fun planning. Brooke gave me the guest list and I have been busy since. Thank god for Christina and Sophia.

I never told Tobias about Peter and he never asked and now things are back to normal.

"Okay, so the venue is mostly ready, correct?" I ask Christina. We rented a venue on the water.

"The caterers are preparing food, music is on the way, boys are setting up lights, photographers on the way, bartender there, and Marlene and Shauna have the outfits and makeup" Christina updates.

"Great, let's head over" I smile.

The venue is gorgeous. The party area is all outdoors. It starts with the bartender on a patio with some couches. There are stairs leading down to another patio where food will be. Then, a grassy area that eventually leads to sand where the music will be in front of the water.

Lights have already been strung up over the patios and now the boys are working on the sand.

"Looks great, boys" I say as we arrive. I give Tobias a quick kiss as he works.

"I've missed you" he says as he holds the string of lights up for Zeke.

"Me too" I say. As soon as the boys finish with the decorating, I bring Tobias inside the beach house. The caterers bustle around as we walk through to the bedrooms that we will be staying at for the night.

Marlene and Shauna are in my room, laying out clothes on the bed.

"Hey girls" I say as we walk in.

"Tris" Marlene squeals. "We have everything set. I already broke the news to Uriah that he will wear a suit so you don't have to worry about that" I laugh.

"Thanks, Mar."

"Here's your dress and makeup. Four's outfit right here. We'll leave you to it" she winks as they walk out, closing the door behind them.

"You're doing a great job, Tris. I'm proud of you" Tobias tell me, pulling me close.

"Thanks. You guys have been great too, putting up with my stress and helping out" I say, standing on my toes so our lips are close together. Tobias brushes his lips against mine. He kisses me and pulls away and I pout.

"As much as I would love to kiss you some more, I'm here to keep you on track" he grins. I groan and pick up my dress. I change in the bathroom and wash my face real quick.

"Can you finish zipping me up?" I ask Tobias as I walk out of the bathroom. He only has his slacks on so far.

"Of course" he murmurs. He zips me up slowly as I hold my hair over my shoulder. "There." Tobias wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me close again.

"Thank you" I murmur. Tobias kisses my neck and a moan escapes me.

"You're... very... welcome" he murmurs between kisses. I turn in his arms and bring his face to mine.

"To show my gratitude" I smile as I pull away. He grins back and leans in again but I stop him with a finger to his lips. "Have to get ready."

"Party pooper" he jokes.

"Now you know what it's like" I retort, handing him his button down shirt. I help him button it up and I pick up his jacket. It's navy blue and it looks very sexy on him I have to admit.

"Why do I have to wear this, it's a party" he complains.

"You can take it off later tonight. Tobias, please just put up with it for a while" I say, straightening the jacket.

"Anything for you" he kisses my nose. I smile at him and leave to the bathroom. Tobias follows me and sits on the counter.

"Makeup" I say as Tobias' mouth opens.

"Why, you look fine" he grumbles.

"It's a party, Tobias" I say as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. I finish as quickly as I can before curling my hair.

"Done?" he asks as I unplug the curling iron.

"Done" I confirm. He hops off the counter and we leave to the main room where our friends are waiting. The open space to the kitchen allows us to see the caterers bustling around and I can see Uriah eying the food.

"Okay, Zeke, shirt on at all times. Will, keep the flirting with Christina at a minimum. Uriah,... behave, would you? And, no flirting with other girls" I joke to my boyfriend.

"I only have eyes for you" he murmurs.

"And Marlene, watch Uriah" I add.

"Hey!" Uriah protests but everyone gives him a look. "You have a point" he concedes.

Brooke arrives shortly with the rest of the people invited from my floor.

"Looks good, Tris" Brooke praises.

"Thank you" I say, watching as the food gets set up. The music starts and so does the party.

Marlene distracts Uriah from the food by taking I'm to dance. The first guests arrive and I stand by the entrance with Tobias, greeting them.

"Hi, I'm Tris. Welcome" I repeat over and over. When less people start to come in, I leave to the party with Tobias in tow.

"Tris" an older lady calls me over.

"Hi" I greet her. Tobias stands next to me with his hand on my waist.

"I'm Amelia. Who is this?" she asks kindly, looking at Tobias.

"I'm Tobias, Tris' boyfriend" Tobias speaks before I can and I'm surprised he actually told her his real name.

"Nice to meet you, Tobias" she says.

We chat with the older woman for a while before she heads off.

"Why did you tell her your name?" I ask as we head to the cheese and crackers table.

"It would look... immature if I said Four. I mean, people would see you and think she's dating a guy named Four" Tobias explains.

"That was sweet of you" I say softly, smiling. We head down to the grass and I kick off my sandals.

"I thought you said to be professional" Tobias mocks me.

"I said as the night goes on, you can loosen up" I defend.

"It's been 45 minutes" he teases.

"Shut up."

We join Marlene and Uriah who are sitting on some of the couches.

"What kind of crap is this?" Uriah asks, holding up a salmon thing the caterers passed out.

"It's gourmet" I laugh.

"It's raw" he complains.

"Grow up" Marlene scolds.

"Hey Tris. Are these your friends?" Brooke asks, joining us.

"Yes. Brooke, Marlene and Uriah. Guys, Brooke, my boss" I introduce.

Brooke chuckles. "You're lucky to have such caring friends, Tris."

"I know" I smile at them.

"Well I just wanted to say this party is going great. We already got a donation. Have fun" she says before leaving.

"We're caring friends" Uriah smirks and we all laugh.

The night wears on and Tobias and I get separated.

"Yeah, I'm only in college" I say to Mark, a guy who apparently is very important.

"Well, your work is so far, amazing. We'll have to talk about partnerships sometime" he smiles. I smile as he walks away. I eventually talk to almost everyone and I'm free to let loose a little more. I take a glass of champagne and search for Tobias. I find him dancing with Shauna ridiculously and decide I don't want to interrupt their fun.

"Hey, Tris" Christina walks up from behind me.

"Hey" I say, giving her a hug.

"Party's going great" she smiles.

"Thanks. I try" I laugh. She chuckles.

"Come on, let's dance." Christina literally drags me out to the 'dancefloor.' I down my drink quickly as she forces me to move. She moves my arms for me and I sway my hips. I raise my empty glass when Christina lets go of my arms. We dance together, finally letting loose.

"Hey, gorgeous" Tobias murmurs, his hands on my hips and his chest to my back.

"Hey handsome" I say, turning in his arms. I wrap my arms around his neck and Tobias leans in.

"Be professional!" Zeke teases, walking by. Tobias rolls his eyes and gives me a quick peck. I see the flash of a camera and turn to see a photographer taking pictures of us. I smile and kiss Tobias again.

I socialize with more important people as much as I don't want to. A model lowkey starts hitting on Zeke but Christina interferes before Shauna beats her up. I stifle a laugh as I watch them while talking to a young woman.

We party some more and Sophia leads Christina and I up to the DJ.

"Can we get up there!" Sophia shouts over the music.

"Sure!" he yells back, offering a hand. The three of us climb on the makeshift stage. Christina makes me dance and we jump around on the stage in a form of 'dancing.' I can't help but laugh as we dance.

The drummer hands us some drumsticks and we try to drum but we absolutely suck. Tobias smiles at me from the back of the crowd of dancing people. I smile back and stick out my tongue to which he copies and I laugh.

We get off the stage after the song and I join Tobias in the back. I shiver as the night gets cold. It's 8:30 and I've already seen people heading out. Tobias takes off his suit jacket and wraps it around my shoulders.

"I'm just taking it off like you said I could. It just so happens there's a great place to put it right next to me" he jokes when he sees the look I give him. I can't help but smile and lean into his tall figure. We watch my party for a little while before sitting by a firepit.

"Miss Tris, s'mores?" asks a caterer. She has a platter full of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate.

"Yes, please" I say greedily. She hands me the platter and two sticks for the marshmallows before walking away with a smile.

"So how do these work?" Tobias asks.

"You haven't made s'mores before?" I ask.

"Never" he grins.

"You have no idea what you're missing" I smile as I stab the marshmallows onto the sticks. I hand one to Tobias and put it over the fire and he follows suit. I feel his eyes staring at me, not his marshmallow.

"I missed five years with you" he murmurs. I smile and glance at him.

"Me too." I give him a quick peck. "You're marshmallow is going to burn."

"What?" His eyes are still on me and I laugh. His eyes follow my gaze to where his marshmallow is on fire.

"Blow it out, blow it out" I squeal. He blows in between laughing and I laugh too. Finally, it's out and his marshmallow is completely black while mine is roasted perfectly. I put mine in between the crackers and Tobias copies me. I laugh as marshmallow gets everywhere.

I suck on my marshmallow covered finger and Tobias' eyes darken. I offer him my next finger and he licks it clean, smirking.

"I'm only being friendly" I giggle. I take a bite of my s'more, laughing as I make a mess. Tobias eats his own, doing a neater job than I.

"Good s'more" he says around the dessert in his mouth.

"Hey lovebirds" Christina and Will plop down next to us.

"Hey" we mutter around the mess in our mouths.

Will laughs. "Tris, you got a little something." He points to his cheek. I attempt to lick it off and they laugh at my attempts.

"Here." Tobias wipes it off my cheek with his finger and offers it to me. I lick the marshmallow off his finger, and I can't help but laugh.


"Bye Tris. See you in two days" Brooke says, giving me a hug. She's the last to leave and I sigh when she's out of sight.

"My feet hurt" Marlene grumbles. The caterers, DJ, and photographers are long gone and we head inside for bed.

"Same here" Christina complains.

"Goodnight guys" Zeke says, leading Shauna to their room. We chorus goodnights after them as we head to our own rooms.

Tobias unbuttons his shirt and throws it across the room as soon as we're in the bedroom. I attempt to unzip my dress and Tobias clearly sees me struggling and appears at my side.

"Allow me" he says smoothly, unzipping it in a fluid motion. It falls to the ground and Tobias' eyes feast upon my body. I grab my night slip and take my bra off, Tobias' eyes still on me.

"Nothing you've never seen before" I roll my eyes, pulling on the slip.

"That is true" he smirks as he pulls on sweatpants.

We head to bed shortly and fall asleep quickly. It isn't long before I wake again. I've only been asleep for an hour or so before my eyes open. I crawl out of bed, careful not to wake Tobias. In my absence, he pulls my pillow under his arm and I smile.

I head to the kitchen to get water, tiptoeing on the wood floors. I wrap my arms around me as the lack of blankets gets to me. I find I'm not the only one who was drawn to the kitchen.

"Zeke, what are you doing up?" I whisper.

"I could ask the same to you" he chuckles.

"Just getting water. What are you doing?" I ask again.

"Shauna and I got in a little argument and here I am" he says. I fill a glass with the water I came here for and sit on the counter seeing as he took the only stool.

"At this hour?" He nods slowly. "Well go get your ass in there and make amends. I may not be an expert, but I know some things" I say quietly.

"I-I don't know, Tris" he says.

"Go. Trust me" I demand. He sighs.

"Alright. Goodnight, Tris." Zeke heads off, leaving me alone. I finish my water and head back. I feel the urge to check on my friends which, I find silly. I do it anyway for some random ass reason.

Will has his arms around Christina and she's practically on top of him. She's muttering in her sleep as always but he probably can't hear her over his snoring. How they sleep, I don't know.

Zeke and Shauna sit on their bed together, talking quietly. Shauna gives me a small wave as I look in. I smile and give them their privacy.

Uriah lays flat on his stomach, his arm draped over Marlene. Even from here I can see his drool and I smile to myself.

I reach my room and watch Tobias' sleeping form. He still hugs my pillow which I find really cute. He doesn't snore, thank god. There's just enough light to see the dark lines of his tattoo that covers his back. I smile at my sleeping Tobias and crawl back to bed. I take back my pillow and Tobias' arm wraps around me once again.

"Mm, Tris" he mutters, his eyes still closed.

"Tobias" I say gently. He shifts a little and when I get no response, I decide he isn't really awake. "I love you."

In his sleep, Tobias smiles, his arm holding me tighter. I smile and fall asleep quickly.


I wake up all alone. I blink my eyes open and check the time. Eleven. I sigh contently. I hear a pair of feet on the wood floors and close my eyes pretending to be asleep.

I feel who I assume to be Tobias get into bed next to me.

"Sometimes I wonder if I'm a good liar." Yep, Tobias. "Sometimes I wonder if I'm a better liar than you. Sometimes I wonder if you're a good liar or if I'm just that good. Sometimes Uriah and I take naps together."

"Since when" I say groggily.

"Ha, got ya" Tobias laughs.

"Should've known" I say, sitting up. I kiss Tobias good morning and eventually I'm laying down again and Tobias hovers over me.

"We should get up" he murmurs.

"Oh, alright" I grumble. Tobias takes my hand and leads me to the kitchen.

"Breakfast for you, miss" Zeke says, oddly nice.

"What's going on?" I ask, instantly wary.

"Just a thank you" Shauna says, kissing Zeke's cheek.

"Ah."

"I packed up everything and the place is all clean" Shauna says.

"Aw, thanks." I take a bite of breakfast and immediately spit it out.

"Maybe Zeke shouldn't have cooked" Tobias laughs.


Tobias takes me back to his empty place after we leave the venue. I get ready there and shake my head at all the boxes.

"I know" he sighs.

"I can't believe I volunteered to help" I laugh.

"Oh shut up." Tobias turns on the music and we start going through the boxes. We start in his bedroom. It goes by quickly with both of us working together. That and the fact he hardly owns anything.

Tobias turns down the radio once commercials come on.

"What happened in those five years?" he asks out of the blue. I sigh and flop on the bed as he continues unpacking his clothes.

"I left because my mom had cancer. My aunt got her treatment for a good price, but she didn't make it. Caleb and I finished high school and I got good enough grades. We didn't think about college. After my mom, we didn't see much of my dad. He would leave for longer and longer amounts of time. Eventually he never came back. We were kicked out of our house by the bank and we lived with our aunt for a while. Soon, Caleb left and moved down to LA. I moved in with Christina and we saved up money for college together. Then, you came." I smile at Tobias. He sits next to me and wraps his arms around me.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be. What about you?" I ask him.

"Well, after you left, I finally did something about my father. You always urged me to, so I thought I would finally listen. I lived with Zeke and Uriah after that. We finished high school and saved our money and came here. And I found you." His story is shorter than mine but what does that matter. He kisses me but pulls away.

"What is it?" I ask.

"While we're asking questions, who's Peter?" Whoop, there it is.

"Um-"

"And don't say nobody. I won't be mad at you" he says gently.

"He's my ex boyfriend. When you asked who he was and why he was calling I panicked, I'm sorry."

"It's alright. What happened with you two" he asks, a little timidly I might add.

"Well after my family started falling apart, I kinda got in some trouble. I stole Peter from this girl named Molly. She got really mad and stuff. I went out with Peter even though I knew it wasn't a good idea. I hung out with the wrong people. I drank a lot and I shouldn't have but I did. When I finally woke up, finally ended things, he was mad. That's all really" I sigh. We stay silent for a moment before he speaks.

"I love you, Tris" Tobias says, kissing my head.

"I love you too" I murmur, leaning into him more. I yawn and Tobias falls back, taking me with him.

"Sleep, I'll protect you" he says boldly.

"With what?" I murmur teasingly, my eyes already closed. Already falling asleep.

"With my bare hands of course" he says cockily, kissing my cheek.


AN: So how was it? Tons of FOURTRIS! I love it and I hope you do too! Please review and tell me your opinions. I hope it wasn't too... cliché.

Thanks again x!