Ch. 5 Tris Pov

"What the actual fuck were you thinking Tris?! You can't just invite some guy over here that I don't know while you're alone in the apartment! Were you planning on cheating on me?! Is that why you didn't fucking tell me?!" Peter yells barging in my room.

I look up from my MacBook and say in a strong voice gradually getting louder, "No I didn't plan to cheat on you Peter. He's my best friend from high school and he dropped by to say hi because he's in town and I only get to see him a couple times a year. You can't tell me what to do anyway because newsflash honey! You are not my fucking Dad, now would you stop being so fucking immature and shut the hell up!" By the end I was yelling and he does not like it when I yell, but I am sick and tired of him thinking he can tell me what to do. Before I can even snap my fingers he backhands me across the face and jumps on top of me pinning my hands so roughly above my hands that I think my shoulder pops out of its socket, but I will not let him see my pain so I bite down on my lip hard until I taste blood, willing the tears to go away.

"You do not get to talk to me like that you bitch," he seethes, "and I am going to teach you how to treat your own boyfriend with some goddamn respect." I try to get out of his grip, but he has my legs pinned under his and one of his hands are holding onto both my wrists with a death grip and I know there will be deep purple bruises, but I'm only trying to think of a way I can hide them tomorrow. He has punched me so many times in the ribs that I lose count and am barely conscious when I hear the zipper of his pants being pulled down...

I wake up screaming in a cold sweat with tears pouring down my face. Christina and Will bulldoze in my room and when Christina sees me she knows I've had one of my famous nightmares. Will slowly backs out of the room and she comes over to me and hugs me tightly with my head under her chin.

"It felt so real," I say in a shaky small voice that doesn't even sound like my own. I hate that he still makes me weak.

"Shh, you're safe now, it's okay, you are alright." She says as she comforts me. Once I've calmed down I look over to the clock to see that it's 2 AM.

"How did I end up in my bed?" I ask remembering how I was on the floor with Four.

"Four brought you in after you passed out on his shoulder. It was very sweet." She says making me smile.

"Aw, I didn't get to say bye to him," I say pouting.

"I'm sure you'll get to see him sooner rather than later." She says. After a long moment of silence she speaks up again in a whisper, "Do you want to talk about it?" I shake my head no. "Are you going to be okay?" She asks and I nod. She hugs me again and says, "You're my favorite sister and I'm always here for you. Try to get some sleep. Love you." And she's out the door. I see that I still have my outfit on from yesterday and change into a more comfortable sleep attire. I snuggle back under the covers and I know I won't be able to fall back asleep so I reach for my iPhone 6 on the nightstand and see a handwritten note leaning against my lamp.

Tris,

Thank you for such an amazing weekend. I hope to see you tomorrow, but if not I'll see you at graduation. Call or text me if you need anything. I'll be thinking of you.

Four

He makes my heart skip a beat and he's not even with me. He also has very nice handwriting which I find oddly very attractive. I pick up my phone and find his name in my messages to text him.

Me: I'll be thinking of you too.

I hit send and see I have a couple other messages and reply back to them.

Caleb: Miss you little sis. Did you see Jeff yet?

Me: Miss you too C. And yes I did.

Jeff is Caleb's girlfriend Susan's little brother and Caleb looks at Jeff like a little brother already because he was over my house all the time and they've had some time to bond.

Eric: Hey Tris, you can come to the hospital next Monday at 7 AM. I'll give you a tour, but you can also follow me around for the rest of the day if you'd like.

Me: That sounds great. I'll see you next week.

I am super pumped for this job.

Jeffy: Hey. I'm outside your apartment trying to throw rocks at your window, but I don't think you're home.

Jeffy: Okay, don't answer me that's cool. I guess I'll walk around by myself.

Jeffy: What time do you want to go to lunch tomorrow?

Me: You can hang out here before and we can head out around 12ish. Btw, where are you staying?! You could've slept in the guest room!

My phone vibrates alerting me of a text message and I check to see who it is and am surprised when I see Four's name.

Four: What are you doing up so early?

Me: I could ask you the same question. And I couldn't fall back asleep.

Four: To be honest I just got to my apartment.

Me: What?! What were you doing?

Four: I was working out and then I took a drive.

Me: Four, you have work tomorrow so you should probably go to sleep. I don't want you to be totally exhausted for our dinner.

Four: You make me so happy. Fiine, I'll go to bed, but only if you go to bed too.

Me: Deal. Goodnight, I'll see you tomorrow.

Four: Goodnight beautiful.

I drift off to sleep again (which never happens after I have a nightmare) and this time it's dreamless.

When I wake up again the next morning it's 530. I roll out of my fluffy warm bed that I bought a couple months ago to see if it would help me sleep better. I guess it worked a little because I used to be an insomniac and now I sleep about 5 solid hours a night. Still not as much as my doctor wants, but I'll take what I can get. After eating a banana, I put some running shorts on, put my hair in a ponytail, throw a sweatshirt and sneakers on and head out the door for my run. I'm thinking 10 miles today. Running is a good way to either clear my mind or fill it with too many thoughts. Today I'm thankful to clear my mind.

Halfway through my run I got a text from Jeff.

Jeff: Hey, I'm at your apartment can I come in? I stayed at a hotel last night. I didn't want to impose..

Me: Yah let yourself in, the spare key is on top of the door. I'm on my run and Christina is still probably sleeping with Will in her room. Nonsense, put your stuff in the guestroom you can stay as long as you want.

I quicken my pace and finish the last mile in 6 minutes.

I open the door and say,"Honey, I'm home." Loud enough for someone in the living room to hear me, but not loud enough to wake anyone up. I go up the stairs that open up to the whole floor plan of the apartment. He gets up from the barstool and comes over to me and gives me a big, long hug.

"Did ya miss me?" I ask while hopping up on the stool that's next to the one he was sitting on.

"I haven't seen you since Christmas. That's like five months ago, of course I missed you." He says getting all serious. Okayyy, that was weird, but it's early, like sevenish, so I let it go and decide to give him sometime to wake up.

"I'm going to take a shower. Help yourself to anything and make yourself at home. I'm glad you're here Jeffy." I say to him and head into my room to shower. When I step under the warm spray my mind immediately wanders to Four. How his hard body felt pressed against mine, how his very large arms would flex. How his deep blue mysterious eyes would bore into mine, making me forget how to breath. How his arms felt wrapped protectively around me. How a v would form in between his eyebrows whenever he furrowed them. How his muscular jaw would clench when he chewed his food or his prominent Adam's apple would bob every time he swallowed. My favorite though was how his lips felt against mine. Oh god is he a really freaking good kisser. I wonder what else he can do with that mouth. I should probably get out of this shower because if I keep thinking like this, I'll be in here for an hour and I don't wanna keep Jeff waiting too long. I can't believe I just got so turned on by just thinking about him. I rinse my brown sugar and vanilla scrub off my body and the coconut conditioner that makes my hair shiny out of my hair. I already shaved everything while I was in my daydream about Four, but I really need a wax so I'll have Christina schedule a spa day before graduation. A couple years ago I would've never went to a spa, but it's become a tradition of me and Christina's to go every other week and I don't mind it anymore even though waxes hurt like a son of a bitch and I don't like some random lady looking at my.. Well you know, but I really enjoy the time with Christina. It gives us a chance to have "girl time" or whatever she calls it because we are both so busy. And now I'll get to work with her so I'll see her more and I am very excited. Once I've dried and lotioned, I put on some cotton shorts, a black lounge sweater and some gray long socks that I scrunched down. Since the days have been becoming hotter, I like the apartment to be pretty cool so I turn the AC down to 65. I don't put on any makeup because I will later when we go out so I take my phone and text Four.

Me: Would it be weird if I said I missed you? What time are you picking me up tonight?

I hit send and head out of my bedroom where I see Jeff sitting on the couch scrolling through Netflix on the TV. I hop in the recliner chair next to the couch and watch him scroll and scroll and scroll. "Jeffrey just put on Grey's Anatomy, I need to finish the season I'm on. There's only two episode left." I say and he looks over at me. He smirks and rolls his eyes but he puts it on anyway. I see my phone light up with a text and see it's from Four.

Four: So not weird cause I miss you too:) I'll pick you up at 630

Me: Okay:) Where are we going?

Four: Now that would be telling;)

I can literally see him smirk through his text.

Me: Fiine. Well at least tell me if it's casual or dressy?

Four: Definitely casual. I can't wait to see you

I must've smiled or something because Jeff decides to speak up.

"Who are ya textin over there Trissy?" Christina and Will decide it's a perfect time to make an appearance because Christina says,

"Probably her new boyfriend." I shoot her a glare and Jeff looks at me with raised eyebrows.

"Christina he's not my boyfriend," I say and catch her say "yet" under her breath. "Jeff, this is my best friend/roommate Christina and that's her boyfriend Will. You probably remember each other from last time you visited though." I say and they nod. "He's going to stay in the guest room for a couple days I hope you don't mind." I say to Christina.

"Of course not. The more people here, the more fun." Christina says as she sits on Will's lap on the other recliner. We spend the rest of the day hanging out and talking and Jeff and I got all caught up with each others lives during lunch.

"Christina, he said casual, not runway." I whine as she goes through my selection of heels in my walk in closet that she made me get.

"Tris, you are going on your first date in almost 2 years. I mean you have a killer everything, but heels will make this outfit look 10 times hotter on you. Plus it lengthens your legs. This guy is hot so you can't just show up in your converse." She does have a point, but I'm still not happy about it so I pout until she finds the "perfect" pair. My hair is long, loose curls down my back. My eyes are lined in a layer of black and my eyelashes are as long as they can be. I have skinny jeans on and a peplum white top on with nude 3 inch heels that I am so going to regret. I would have absolutely no sense of fashion if it weren't for Christina. Just then I get a call from Four and my heart skips a beat. I go out of my closet that Christina is now organizing and answer my phone.

"Hey." I say casually acting like I'm not extremely happy to hear his voice.

"Hey, I just left my apartment I should be there in like 15." He says back.

"Okay, sounds good. So you're sure that you don't wanna tell me where we are going?" He chuckles.

"Nope. I mean you can guess all you want, but my lips are sealed." And now i'm picturing his plump lips.. "I don't like surprises." I say. "You'll like mine I hope. Alright I'm getting into my car now, I'll see you in 15. Bye beautiful." He says which has me saying "Bye," on a happy sigh.

I could listen to his smooth, sexy voice for hours on end and still not get tired of it.

"Christina, he's going to be here in 15 minutes so tell me if I look ok." I say and she flies out the closet door to where I'm standing in my room. She looks me up and down a couple times before tearing up and hugging me.

"You look so hot you made me ruin my makeup." She chuckles.

"What's with the tears? You reminded me of my mother when I went to prom." I ask.

"It's just, I'm so glad that you are happy again." She hugs me again and when she pulls back she hands me one of my nude clutches. She links my arm with hers and we go off to sit on the bar stools.

I'm checking my social media apps when the doorbell rings. I freeze for a second realizing how nervous I am, but Christina nudges me and hands me my clutch. When I get down the stairs I open the door. There he stands, still towering over me even in heels, with a wide smile on his face and a happy glint in his dark blue memorizing eyes.

"Hi," I manage to squeak out under his intense stare. He bends down, kisses my cheek and whispers,

"You look absolutely breathtaking." My breath hitches at his words and I clear my throat. He stands back up to his full height and hands me a single anemone flower. Could this guy get anymore perfect? I finally snap out of my dream like state and give him a "thank you". He sticks out his arm.

"Shall we?" So I take it, but not before saying.

"Have fun at work!" Behind my shoulder to Christina because I know she's watching us. I hear her laugh before I shut the door behind me and Four leads me to the passenger side of his truck. He opens the door and helps me in. Once he shuts my door he runs to the other side, hops in and we're off.

"So are you sure you don't want to tell me where we're going?" I say. He gives me a side glance smirk, but stays quiet.

"For all I know, you could be kidnapping me and I would be consenting to it." I say trying to pry some more information out of him, but he won't budge and continues to smirk.

"Since you won't say anything I guess I have to talk to you. So, Four, how was your day?" I say giving up.

"Has anyone ever told you how stubborn you are? My day was long and boring, but now it's a great deal better. My boss Amar made me look over a bunch of resumes for interns that are going to be working under me. To be honest I don't even want to have annoying interns that I have to teach, but it's part of the job so I guess I have to. How about you, how was your day?" He says and I am pretty interested in his job. It sounds cool.

"A few times before. Let's see, my day was uneventful. Jeff, my high school friend, is staying in our guest room for a couple days so he was at the house and we had lunch and caught up and that's pretty much it. Being an architect sounds like a fascinating job. I wish I had that much artistic ability I mean you designed the Pedrad's house, that's astonishing work Four. I'm in awe of you." He pulls into a dirt road grabs my face with both hands and kisses me hard. The kiss ignites a burning flame in my stomach and as our lips move in sync my desire for him just grows larger and that scares me a little so I slow it down.

"I'm sorry I just couldn't wait," Four says still holding my face with his large calloused hands that are very sexy. I put my finger to his lips.

"Never apologize for kissing me like that." I say and he grins so wide that I think his face is going to split in two. He gives me a chaste kiss on the lips and continues to drive down the dirt road. I grab his hand and look out the truck window trying to see where the heck he is taking me.

After about five minutes down the road there is a little clearing, but it's still surrounded by trees. He parks, grabs a basket and a blanket out of the back seat and leads me to a hidden path. So he planned a picnic. A ten minute walk filled with mindless conversation and there is a larger clearing, but this time it opens out to a gorgeous view of the lake. As we get closer I realize that there are stairs that lead down to the beach to a little hut. The view is nothing like I've ever seen before, there are tall islands with trees on them scattered across the lake I have to stop in my tracks before we reach the stairs to just admire it all for a second.

"It's absolutely stunning," I say with utter awe.

"I agree," Four says but when I look at him he is looking at me. I give him a questioning look, but he just gives me a small smile and starts leading me down the stairs. When we get down to the beach, I take my very annoying heals off.

"Where did you find this place?" I ask him out of my curiosity.

"My mom used to take me here when I was little. It was one of the very few good memories I have that are of her. She said it was her escape that she was sharing with me, but I never knew what she meant. Now I do." Four says splaying a blanket on the sand and sitting on it. I know there is a meaning behind his words, but I don't want to pry. He'll tell me on his own if he wants to.

I sit next to him with my legs crosses in front of me and he has his legs out in front of him with his torso propped up with his really strong arms. My eyes can't tear away from his god-like figure. He looks at me and I can feel my cheeks turn pink from being caught by this Adonis. He just smiles a close-mouthed smile, but I turn to look at the ocean.

"Was the hut always there?" I ask finally finding my voice.

"No. My mom would always talk about building a small hut and some stairs so it would be easier to get down here when we were lounging on the hammock over there, so I decided to build it for her even if she was going to leave me. I haven't showed this place to anyone, not even Zeke, but you're different." He answers taking out a carton of strawberries like that statement wasn't the biggest deal ever. I sit there shocked as I take a strawberry from his offering hands.

"You really think that about me, that I'm different?" I ask after taking a bite out of my favorite fruit.

"Tris, I knew you were different the moment I laid eyes on you walking through the crowd," he answers before I attack him with a kiss filled with hunger. Four groans a sexy deep groan and lays me back gently on the blanket, hovering over me. He pulls back a little and which makes me frown. He chuckles.

"Is this okay?" and I can only nod my head because for one the gesture was very sweet and I am way too turned on to talk right now. He starts kissing me again just as fierce as before and I put my hands on his muscular back. I feel him tense a little, but then he relaxes again. He grinds his ever-present, impressive erection into me and this time he lets out another groan while I whimper from the sensation filling my lower stomach. Too soon we have to break apart because my lungs are screaming at me for some air. We are both panting and he is still hovering over me when I whisper,

"How did you know strawberries were my favorite?" He lets out a full belly laugh kisses me on the forehead and rolls onto his back next to me. His laugh is the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.

"Cause they're mine too babe." He says and I swoon at the name he called me. I reach over him making sure he gets an eyeful of my 32B boobs and grab a strawberry. He groans, but this time it's more out of frustration.

"If you keep doing things like that I'm not going to be able to keep my hands off you." and I laugh.

"Hmm are you suggesting that I leave so you won't be able to touch me?" I say innocently, slowly getting up. He catches on to what I'm about to do so he bolts up, but not before I'm able to take off down the beach. It really sucks running in skinny jeans. Within less than a minute he's captured me.

"For a little thing, you're quite fast." He says with me over his shoulder bringing us back to the blanket.

"Hey! I am not that little!" I say defending my height, but he just laughs.

"Seriously how tall are you? Like 4 feet?" He asks teasing me.

"I am five two for your information you tree! Now let me down!" I say whining, but he just laughs again. He sets me down on the blanket and opens up the basket containing really good looking sandwiches, different varieties of cheese and crackers, and also different fruits.

"I'll be right back," he says taking off into the house and coming back with two glasses of champagne. He hands me a glass and sits down next to me. The sun starts to set as we eat and chat and it sets a very amorous tone. Who knew the tough Four could be so romantic.

After we finish our dinner Four asks if I want to see the inside of the hut and I say of course. The door opens to the living room, but you can basically see the whole place because it's pretty small, but it's absolutely perfect. On the the wall that is straight ahead there is a latter which leads up to the bedroom. The bathroom is to the right of the latter and the kitchen/dining room is to the left. When he's done showing me around we sit on the couch cuddled up. Four is the first one to speak up,

"My real name isn't Four, and you probably already knew that, but you haven't asked me about it and I really appreciate that." now this gets my attention. After a pause he says, "It's Tobias Eaton and I'd like you to call me that when we're alone."