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Tris POV
I wake up the next morning to the annoying yet familiar sound of my alarm clock, and fumble with the buttons searching for snooze, desperate not to open my eyes just yet. Finally, I hit the right one because the sound stops. I am about to drift off again and savor my extra five minutes of sleep when I am hit with a very strong floral scent out of nowhere. I finally open my eyes.
At first, my vision is a bit blurred from slumber, and all I see is red. That's odd. When my eyes finally focus, I see that my entire bed is covered in rose petals, along with my entire floor leading a path out the door. I can only suspect that Tobias is behind this, so I get dressed quickly before following the trail of flowers.
I can't imagine how long this all took, there are petals everywhere. I can't believe that he did something like this for me. I walk down the stairs and at the bottom, I see Tobias wearing a slightly dressier shirt and jeans holding a bouquet of roses.
"Good morning," he says.
"Um, good morning to you too," I say, "That was quite a surprise to wake up to."
He chuckles, and says, "I'm glad you liked it."
"How did you get in?" I ask, now curious.
"Spare key under the doormat. Maybe you should put that in a less obvious place," he says.
I laugh, and say, "Yes, we can't have people breaking in like that all of the time."
"I wouldn't consider it breaking in, I didn't steal a thing," he says, "Well, I may've eaten a cereal bar, but that doesn't count."
I laugh even more. "C'mon, let's go. I brought coffee," Tobias says. I look at my watch when he says this, and am surprised by the number I see. 2:53.
"Why are we leaving for school at three a.m?" I ask.
"Because I reset your alarm, and I want to take you somewhere," he says.
I know I won't be able to put up much of an argument, I know that he planned this all so I agree, even if I am still tired at this hour. "Okay," I say, and put the flowers in a vase quickly before walking out to his car.
He hands me a coffee, and I sip it as he drives. The silence is comfortable, and when I look over, I see Tobias looking at the road, his face slightly scrunched and I laugh.
"What?" he asks, looking over at me.
"Nothing, you're just cute when you're all focused like that," I say, and he smiles.
"Well, you're cute when you drink coffee like that," he says, and I laugh again when he winks.
We arrive at our mystery location after about ten minutes of driving, the car stops and Tobias opens my door for me on the other side. I usually don't like these types of gestures, but I giggle at how romantic he is being.
"Thank you, kind sir," I say.
"You're welcome, my lady," he responds with equal tone.
I finally look at our surroundings, and I find us at the Net, though not in the same state that I remember it. It is still dark outside, but soft lights are draped through the draping trees, and one of the picnic tables is decorated in candles.
I look over at Tobias, who is just smiling at me. "You're amazing," I say, taking his hand.
There is only love in his eyes. "You are too," he says, giving my hand a squeeze.
He leads me over to the decorated picnic table, and then I recognize it. "This is the table that we sat at last time," I say, "Where we had our first kiss."
"Yes, and where you became my girlfriend," he says. When he says the word girlfriend, happy butterflies flutter through me. I love it when he says that word.
Now looking closer, I see that we were walking on a path of rose petals all the way from the car, and they surround the table. Petals are placed on the table surrounding the candles, and also framing a McDonald's bag. I laugh when I see it.
"Shall we?" Tobias asks, and we sit down next to each other, the same way as last time. I rest my head on his shoulder, and he wraps his arm around me, pulling me closer.
"This is perfect," I say, "I don't know how I got so lucky." I still am in complete awe, I can't believe that he did this all for me.
"I ask myself that a lot as well," he says with a smirk.
"I'm serious, this was probably the best thing that anyone has ever done for me," I say.
"You're worth it," he says, and plants a kiss on my forehead. His lips feel soft against my skin.
No you're not, you're worthless.
The voice that I always push away keeps coming back. I refuse to listen to it, not anymore. I won't be controlled by it.
"Are you sure?" I ask hesitantly. The voice won't seem to go away.
"You are so completely, incredibly worth it," he says, "All that you are is all that I'll ever need."
I smile, and turn to face him. "I'm so in love," I say.
"So in love," he says, leaning closer.
"So in love," I say, resting my forehead on his.
He brings out lips together, and it is soft and slow, but yet so filled with passion and unsaid words that truly cannot be explained.
He pulls back, and says, "So in love."
A/N: They are quoting Tenerife Sea by Ed Sheeran
We stare into each other's eyes for a minute or so until Tobias grabs the McDonald's bag and reveals two breakfast sandwiches, which we eat. We talk for a long while until the sun starts to rise, and we have to leave for school. I spend the entire day thinking about how special that was.
Tobias POV
I explain to them the plan, and they all agree. "That is so cute!" Christina exclaims.
"She is going to love it," Shauna assures, and I let out a breath.
"I hope so," I say.
I assign Uriah, Will, and Marlene, Christina, and Shauna to decorate the trees at the Net with lights. I know that it will take a while. Lynn is in charge of getting the generator that will run the lights, and Zeke is coming with me to gather all of the supplies.
We run to the florist before it closes, it's getting a bit late. Inside, I see a huge selection of roses, but no individual petals. I frown, I guess we'll have to pick them apart ourselves. "Hi, I'd like to buy every red rose you have," I say to the florist at the counter, and she stares at me in shock.
She starts to gather all of the bouquets, and there must be over a hundred when she finishes. "Is that all?" she asks, and I nod and hand her my credit card.
"If you don't mind me asking, what are you using all of these flowers for?" she asks.
I smile, and say, "It's a surprise for my girlfriend."
"Well, she is one lucky girl," the florist says, and then helps Zeke and I carry all of the flowers to the car.
"Next?" Zeke asks when we finish.
"Target," I say, and then drive us there. We gather a few boxes of tea lights as well as a lighter, along with some extension cords that the rest of the group will most likely need for the lights.
"That's it for now, let's go back to the park," I say, and off we are. It's already eleven o'clock at night, and I'm getting the feeling that we might have to pull an all-nighter to get everything ready.
When we get back to the park, not even half the trees are wrapped, and we still need to pick apart the roses. "Here, Marlene and Shauna, take the roses in my trunk and pull off the petals one by one, then put them into this trash bag. You can throw the stems away," I say, "Everyone else, continue wrapping, and we need to pick up the pace a bit."
Zeke and I join into the wrapping efforts, it takes a bit of concentration for everything to be even. Lynn still isn't back with the generator. "Dude, this is totally going to get you laid!" Zeke exclaims, breaking the silence we have been working in.
I roll my eyes, even though it isn't likely that he can see me. "I don't want sex, I just want to do something nice for her," I say.
"Something nice for her? Man, taking her out for a nice dinner, or getting her a gift is doing something nice for her. Redecorating a whole park along with her house, that is a whole different story," he says.
I ignore the comment, just because I know that there is no point in arguing with Zeke. I know that Tris deserves this, all of this, and I want to make her feel that way when I take her here.
When we all finish the wrapping, it is almost one o'clock. Lynn gets all of the electrical wires in place, and then everything lights up. It really is breathtaking, I know Tris will love it. I make my way over to Marlene and Shauna, who have been working steady without complaint on the flowers for almost two hours. They have filled a whole trash bag, and are a good portion of the way through the second. "Everyone help them finish with the flowers, if we fill the rest of this bag that should be enough," I say. I take a few handfuls of petals out of the bag, and then go over to the picnic table.
I make sure that I have the right one before I begin, I want the one we sat at last time. I find it, and then set the petals down on the table. I get the tea lights and lighter out of the car, and then arrange them on the table in shapes and patterns. The end result is a detailed patchwork circle of candles forming hearts inside. I fill in the spaces with petals, and surround the outside with them as well.
When I finish the table, I check back on the flowers and they are almost finished. I help them with the last few bouquets until the bag is full, and there is one bouquet to spare. We take one of the bags, and arrange the petals around the picnic table, and then create a path there from the car, finishing off the bag. Perfect, the other one will be for Tris's house. Finally, I light the candles and stand back to look at all of our work.
"It's beautiful," Christina says, and everyone nods in agreement. We really did a great job, and it is 1:37 in the morning.
"Thank you all for helping me," I say before I head off.
"It was our pleasure," Shauna says with a smile.
I drive back to my house, and change into something a bit more presentable. The clothes I have on are sweaty from all of the hanging, as well as covered in rose thorns. I put on a nice shirt and some jeans, and I even surprise myself by putting on some cologne.
I head out, not even feeling tired. I am so excited for Tris to see everything, but I am nervous at the same time. I run through McDonald's and order two coffees and two breakfast sandwiches, and then I drive to Tris's house.
I grab the trash bag with the rose petals out of my trunk, and then open the front door carefully with the spare key that is under the mat. I walk in slowly, trying not to make any noise. Every light is off, thank goodness everyone is asleep or I might have some explaining to do.
I gently spread the petals out, making a path up the stairs down the hall to Tris's room trying not to bump into anything because it is all still dark. When I get to her room, I open the door slowly and step inside, and continue the path until I get to her bed. I carefully spread the petals everywhere on the bed, except where Tris is. I don't want to risk anything.
I surround her in the petals, even framing her face and hair. She looks so beautiful, so peaceful when she sleeps, I resist the urge to kiss her. I stroke her hair gently for a few seconds until she stirs slightly, and I pull my hand back quicker than I thought possible. Thank god she's a deep sleeper.
I look at the clock, and see that it is 2:41. I reset her alarm to 2:45, and then quickly go back downstairs. I turn on their entryway light so I'm not standing in the dark, and then bouquet in hand, I wait.
I hear a faint alarm a few minutes later, and then some movement upstairs. She's awake, and I have never been so nervous. God, hopefully she doesn't think I'm creepy sneaking into her house, into her room. I didn't even think of the consequences, and suddenly I am regretting everything.
My thoughts are interrupted when I see Tris walking down the stairs, and I instantly smile, forgetting all of my worries.
"Good morning," I say. Technically, it is morning, even if the sun hasn't come up yet.
"Um, good morning to you too," she says, "That was quite a surprise to wake up to."
I chuckle, I can't imagine how she must've felt waking up like that. "I'm glad you liked it," I say, knowing that this is only the beginning.
"How did you get in?" Tris asks.
"Spare key under the doormat. Maybe you should put that in a less obvious place," I say jokingly.
She laughs, and says, "Yes, we can't have people breaking in like that all of the time." I know she's kidding
"I wouldn't consider it breaking in, I didn't steal a thing," I say, "Well, I may've eaten a cereal bar, but that doesn't count." I got a bit hungry while I was laying out all of the flowers, and it was right there on the counter.
Tris laughs even harder. "C'mon, let's go. I brought coffee," I say.
"Why are we leaving for school at three a.m?" Tris asks, finally looking at the time. I resist the urge to laugh, she must've not even noticed how early it was until now.
"Because I reset your alarm, and I want to take you somewhere," I say.
"Okay," Tris says, and puts the flowers in a vase quickly before I lead her to my car.
I hand her the coffee, which she take eagerly, and I start driving to the Net. We sit in silence, and worrisome thoughts come back. What if the lights burned out? I'm not sure how much power that box that Lynn brought had, hopefully it will be enough. Oh god, I'm such an idiot, I broke the number one rule of fire safety. I left all of those candles burning without anyone there, what if the entire park is burning down by the time we get there?
Tris laughs out of nowhere, bringing me back to reality. "What?" I ask.
"Nothing, you're just cute when you're all focused like that," she says, and I smile.
"Well, you're cute when you drink coffee like that," I say and even add a wink, which she laughs at in response. Her laugh is so sweet and light, yet so genuine, I will never get tired of hearing it.
We arrive at the Net, and I run around and open Tris's door before she has the chance to.
She giggles, and says, "Thank you, kind sir." I don't think she's noticed it all yet.
"You're welcome, my lady," I say.
She finally looks around, and I watch for her reaction. She looks completely shocked, awe written all over her face. I smile, I love the fact that I did this for her. I smile.
She looks at me, and smiles. "You're amazing," she says, and takes my hand. The addictive warmth and energy tingles my hand, slowly spreading.
"You are too," I say, then squeeze her hand gently before leading her to the table on the path of petals.
"This is the table that we sat at last time," Tris says when we get there, "Where we had our first kiss."
"Yes, and where you became my girlfriend," I say. That day, I will never forget that day.
She examines the table for a few seconds, and I stand beside her. I place the McDonald's bag down, and she laughs.
"Shall we?" I ask her, and we sit down next to each other. Couples usually sit across from each other at tables, but I don't get that. With Tris right there, I don't think I would be able to stand us being so far apart. She snuggles into my shoulder, and I wrap my arm around her.
"This is perfect," she says, "I don't know how I got so lucky."
"I ask myself that a lot as well," I say.
"I'm serious, this was probably the best thing that anyone has ever done for me," Tris says. This, the best thing? She deserves even more than just this, so much more.
"You're worth it," I say, and kiss her forehead.
"Are you sure?" she asks, and I can tell that she is doubting herself again.
"You are so completely, incredibly worth it," I say, "All that you are is all that I'll ever need." Lyrics, I've found, are some of the best ways to express things sometimes.
She smiles, and turns herself to face me. "I'm so in love," she says. I knew she'd get it.
"So in love," I say, leaning closer. We are right next to each other, yet I can't stand the distance.
"So in love," she says, and our foreheads touch. Suddenly I can't stand it, we are so close so I close the space and bring our lips together. The kiss is slow, and soft, and passionate. The kiss is one that you might dream about, or one that might be in a movie. But this is no movie, this is real, and sometimes I still have a hard time believing it.
I pull back, and say, "So in love."
We eat, and then talk for a while until our time must come to an end and we have a day of school ahead of us. The entire day, I can't focus on anything but what happened this morning. I can't believe how perfectly everything came together, I can't believe how perfectly everything turned out. And Tris, oh Tris, the look on her face was so worth everything that we put into it. I know that I want to see that look again.
A/N: Ta da, chapter 34! Man, this story is getting long, but we're just getting started ;)
Hope you all enjoyed! Sorry, I wanted to have this chapter up yesterday but we're currently in temporary living while we are working out house stuff, and the wifi is spotty here. I'm doing the best I can, I promise!
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