CHAP. 3
4 TRIS's POV 4
I almost forget I fell asleep with Tobias at my side. In morning I wake up to Tobias's scent and slowly and gently I slip out and go into the bathroom. Quickly I shower and survey my hair, which has grown very long since I last cut it years ago. Once I found scissors I carefully trimmed my hair to a decent length.
"Awake already?" Tobias yawns from behind smiling at me in the mirror.
"Yes. And I cut my hair. You like it?" I ask putting the scissors down.
"Well... yeah." Tobias smirks as he sees me roll my eyes.
He puts his cold hand on my stomach and I feel butterflies. For a second I feel so girl like and I just want to look beautiful for Tobias but I learned long ago he wasn't looking for the cover.
"So, how are you?" he mumbles around my neck, arms around me.
"I'm alright. Still adjusting." I pull his clasped hands apart and touch his chin. "Go shower, Tobias."
He nods so I quickly step out and step outside. There, I find Christina and Zeke waiting for me.
"Breakfast?" Christina asks smiling.
"Yes." I answer smiling back, and this time, I'm not faking it.
After about 15 minutes of breakfast Tobias enters the room and slides next to me at the table. He smells fresh, like he poured handfuls of the showering soap on himself. His stubble had been shaved and his hair was combed. As usual he wore a black t-shirt and a pair of dark jeans. Silently he grabs some bread and shoves it down his mouth like a ravenous animal. I roll my eyes and in response Tobias smiles around the toast.
Later, Tobias insists that we all practice weaponry just in case. I shoot the gun with precision and without a blink of the eye. Caleb then walks in and picks up a gun and smirks at me.
"I've improved" Caleb grins a little, proud of himself.
To show that he was right he shoots and I am surprised that he doesn't flinch. And I am even more surprised when the bullet is just a centimeter away from the center. Caleb laughs in pure amusement when he sees the shock look on my face. My brother, the Erudite traitor, better than me? Wow.
Christina and Zeke run off to do some errands or something and Caleb is back to studying. That leaves Tobias and me alone in his apartment.
"Finally, alone." I say.
"How long will it last, do you think?" Tobias looked at me from the corner of his eyes.
I look at our clasped hands. "Not even a half hour."
"Well, let's get busy." he raises his eyebrows at me and I swear I will melt.
No, I will not die from numerous bullets or death serum, but that smoldering glare kills me every time. Tobias places his hands on my hips and pushes my gently to the wall. I am blushing and I hope he doesn't notice. He dips his head in to kiss me and we stand there, against the wall for three minutes just melting into each other and kissing. Then there is a knock on the door and Tobias groans and gives the door an annoyed glare. Teasingly, I shove Tobias gently back and I reach for the doorknob.
And I become very scared because HE is here.