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May 2016

"Congratulations!" The crowd shouted in unison. Tobias took a startled step back into the hallway as he gripped Tris' hand.

There was a banner hanging up across his living room wall that read 'CONGRATS GRAD!' It only took three seconds until he realized what was happening.

Everyone he knew was there; Zeke, Shauna, Uriah, Will, Christina, and most of the soccer team. He beamed down at Tris. "Did you do this?"

She shrugged, meeting his eyes. "Zeke helped a lot."

He paused to stare at her. He loved her so much. Nobody had ever done anything like this for him in his entire life. The rush of affection he felt for her was earth shattering. "Seriously, Tris, you're the best."

"And don't forget it." She grinned. "You want a drink?"

He nodded, watching her as she excused herself from the main room.

"Dude, Tobias, look at this!" Zeke laughed as he passed his phone to him. It was a picture of his face when he walked in, completely surprised, as Tris smiled up at him.

Tobias chuckled dryly. "Funny."

Zeke just smiled. "You scored huge with Tris. She planned this whole thing."

"She said you helped."

He shrugged. "If you count me hanging up that banner and giving her the teams' phone number, I guess. But she did all of it. It would be a crime to take credit for this."

Tobias glanced over at the blonde in the kitchen. She's facing away from him, laughing at something that Christina said. He looked away before she can catch him staring. "She's pretty great."

A few minutes later, Tris presses a beer into his hands. "Were you surprised?"

"Completely." He answered. "I am kind of mad that you lied to me, though."

She narrows her eyes him. "What?"

"Zeke did not help you a lot."

She rolled her eyes. "And yes he did. I couldn't have done this without him."

"More lies. This entire relationship is a fraud."

"Asshole." She chuckled and pushes him away. "You have guest to greet. And you don't get to have cake anymore!"

"There's cake?"

"Yes. But you don't get any."

"Why not?"

"Because you think I'm a liar!"

He stared at her, the knowing smirk taking over his face. "But I love cake… your cake in particular." He bends down to murmur in her ear and discreetly places a hand on her backside.

"That might be the worst line you've ever used."

"Probably." He laughs. "Stay tonight?"

She nods.

With a kiss to the forehead, he walks away from her to talk to other guest.


"I'm gonna go clean up." Tris says, motioning to the kitchen. Tobias was sitting on his bed, untying his tie.

The party ended at twelve, much to Tobias' relief. With the graduation ceremony and the party, he was completely drained. "You want some help?" He asked her.

She shook her head. "It'll only take a second."

It took more than a second, it took ten minutes, but Tobias didn't mind. He grinned at her as she made her way back into his room.

He was lying face-up on the bed, one hand supporting his head as he watched her. "All done?"

She nodded, finding her way to him. Her legs moved to straddle his waist. The thin layer of her underwear touched his clothed thigh. It took all of Tobias' restraint not to groan. "I like this dress. I've never seen you wear one before."

"Don't get used to it." She chuckled, remembering how she had to cross her legs every time she sat down. During the ceremony, her leg had fallen asleep for almost two hours. She had been wishing she wore jeans the entire time.

"Hmm. I bet it's easy to take off."

She rolled her eyes. His hands inched up her thighs, touching the skin of them underneath the fabric of the dress. She bit her lip, moved his hands away, and pulled it off in one fluid motion. It was thrown to the floor as Tobias' touched her bare hips. A long moment passed as he stared at her in disbelief. She had never taken control like this.

She suddenly became unusually brave. Tris ran her hands up his torso all the way to the first button of his shirt. Tobias sucked in a breath. She undid the first one, kissing the newly exposed bare skin of his chest. She repeated this until her fingers fumbled at the fifth.

He slid his hands to help her, but she swatted them away, smiling coyly up at him. "I got it." Her voice was a shy whisper.

Tobias moved so he was laying flat on his back, his hands resting by his head in the surrender position. He smirked down at her arrogantly, his tongue poking the inside of his cheek. Tris felt like she could melt.

When his shirt was completely undone, she skidded her hands up his body again, feeling the defined muscled of his abdomen. They met eyes, gray on blue. Tobias was grinning at her, silently urging her to continue, while Tris moved her hands dangerously close to the zipper of his pants. He clenched his jaw.

But she didn't stop. Undoing it as well, he lifted his hips so she could maneuver them off.

"Tris?" He gritted. She tried to hide her smug smile.

"Hm?" She smirked, her deft hands fumbled with the hemline of his boxers.

"God." He groaned his eyes rolling back into his head, "I love you… so... much."


"Why do you have so much stuff?" Tris grunted, heaving a box into her arms. "Aren't guys supposed to be super light travelers?"

Tobias chuckled; grabbing the box beside the one Tris just took. "I'm not traveling, Tris. I'm moving. And I've lived here for three years."

Tobias had graduated two days prior and D.C. United didn't want to wait for him any longer, even with his injured knee. They said that the personal trainers they had in line waiting for him were "far superior" to the one's at UIC. Tris joked about it at first when she read the email, saying she was personally offended.

She was driving down with him and was going to stay for a week. She told herself it was to help him with the move, but they both knew what was about to happen. They weren't going to be living in the same city anymore. They weren't even going to be living in the same state, anymore. Tris knew the statistics of long distance relationships. She felt like crying every time she thought about it.

The drive to D.C. was long and restless. It reminded Tris of the road trip she took with her parents when she was a kid, only without the sightseeing. She had suggested flying, but Tobias refused almost immediately. Apparently, he was afraid of heights.

He had incredible patience, Tris knew, and if it weren't for her need to eat and use the restroom, she was sure he could have driven all twelve hours without stopping. They had fun, though. Tris had never spent this much time alone with him before. She found out all of his favorite bands growing up and she told him stories of her childhood. And even though she was nervous about living so far away from him, she could tell how excited he was for the future. He is moving down here to live his dream.

The week wasn't long enough. How could it have been?

The day Tris left was an emotional one. They spent the entire morning clinging to each other while ignoring the cab waiting for her. Tris had been heartbroken before, but none of them compared to the ache in her chest as he held her, rubbing his hand down her hair to cup her jaw. "I love you." He whispered. His breath tickled her cheek. "Okay? We'll make this work."

Tris just nodded, staring at the ground. "Okay."

"Look at me." She bit her lip and kept her eyes trained on his shirt collar. "Hey, baby, look."

Baby… the name would have made her swoon if she wasn't on the verge of a breakdown. She met his eyes and wanted to burst into tears all over again.

"This isn't going to be easy." He croaked, a tear slipping down his cheek. "Now you're making me cry… fuck."

Tris laughed and pulled herself closer to him. "Sorry."

He kissed her on the mouth one last time before they parted ways, both holding in tears.


the next chapters are just angst...so much angst

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