-Teirm-
Underneath my shirt I felt hot cinders protruding from my wounds. It took everything within me to just stand and hold into Terry's arm. I stood and watched as the council left the house.
When the door closed, Tris looked at me, "Will you be okay with Terry watching you?" I blushed and moved my face back into his arm, "I'll take that as a yes."
"Don't worry about it Tris," I felt Terry's muscles shift under his shirt, "She'll be fine. Just send someone back to watch over her until I am done with the paperwork."
"Okay and did to guys talk?" Tris asked.
"We did," I felt his head rest on top of mine, "I think that we'll be together for a while."
"That's good," Tris sounded pleased. Turns out, that all I needed was to know that Terry liked me. I mean, I always knew he did, but made it seem as though he wasn't interested. So I had to come up with a plan that will force Terry to act.
Kissing Tris, I know would've triggered something in her to push Terry into saying something about his feelings toward me. Which is good, now that Terry is all mine.
"So you should go get ready," Terry stated, "Don't want them to be left waiting."
I heard the small steps of Tris walk toward us and right past us. I looked back with one eye and saw her moving past me.
Terry wraps the arm that I clung to around my waist and helps me in taking me back to my room. It was a slow journey, but I managed to make it to my room. Terry leaned me against my dresser, "I wanna change your sheets," he told me.
Ripping off my semen and blood stained sheets, I used m dresser an the walls to keep myself up as I went to my closet to pull out sheets, "What are you doing?" Terry asked as he tossed my sheets in a trash incinerator.
"I know I should rest, but I don't want to be completely useless Terry," I tell him. I pulled out orange sheets with the Dauntless fire symbol on it.
"Wow, those are some old sheets," he chuckled, "I can't believe that you kept those."
"They're from initiation and they said we could take them if we wanted, so I did. It saved in money so we wouldn't have to buy and extra set of sheets."
"Smart, but still. I didn't take mine."
"Why?"
"I didn't see the purpose in taking sheets that we've bleed into."
"I find it as a symbol of what we've gone through to become Dauntless."
"You Candor with your funny ways of sentiment."
"You egg headed doof. All Erudites care about is knowledge."
"That's because knowledge is power."
"Then why didn't you stay in Erudite?" I knew that we were just having playful banter, but that question struck a nerve with him.
"Because I just didn't want to. I wanted to be free," he answered quickly.
"That was a quick reply," my brow furrowed in concern.
"I know. I just had a flashback from my past that I don't want to talk about just yet. I'm not ready too."
"That's fine," now I throw everything I know about him into question. Like his childlike personality. It could very well be just a front for his emotions, "Im sorry I brought it up."
"You didn't know, so it's not you're fault."
I staggered back over him and when I was about to crumple, he caught me. We looked into each other's eyes. His big steel blue ones into my bright yellow ones, "I will never let you fall," he moved his head closer to mine and before Tris came to the door.
"Oh, whoops, sorry," I looked to her, "I'm heading out. You two have fun, just don't fuck in my room," he said eliciting giggles from me.
"No wants to go in that death trap anyway," Terry was referring to the fact that she has her room boobie-trapped. There's something in her room, an invention if you will, that she's been working on for almost a year now.
"Well fuck you too buddy," she retorted, "Im going and I hope you get better Teiremer."
"It's just Teirm Beatrice."
"Why does that sound like fuck you or drop dead?"
"Consider it a gift I have."
"I'm outta here," she shifted her black jacket and left, "I'll be back," she called from the door before slamming it shut behind her.
"So where were we?" Terry pulled me back in. His face was so lustful it made my heart leap.
"I think you were about to kiss me," I told him.
He brought his lips to mine and I felt so secure again. My mouth opened a little to allow his tongue to slip into my mouth. His wet and warm organ fought with mine. I dropped the sheets to wrap my arms around his muscular neck.
Next thing I knew, I was on my back in my bed and he was on top of me. I opened my legs a little so he could move his hips closer to me, "Hold on," he whispered and stood back up. He removed his gun and its holster and stripped himself of his jacket and shirt.
Then he swiftly moved back over me. Despite him being a foot taller than me and has over a hundred pound advantage, I didn't feel threatened. Also, he moved with such grace and gentleness.
He rested in his forearms that he had placed on either side if my head, "Are you sure you want this?" concerned stitched his voice. I felt his hit breath in my ear.
"I do," despite the fact that I was just recently raped, I did want him. I wanted to feel the one I live inside of me, "Take me. I'm yours."
He went back to missing me and I felt so turned by all of this. I don't know what's wrong with me to want this after what happened.
He ground his hips against mine and I moaned into his mouth. He stopped kissing me and went to laying soft sweet kisses on my neck. I giggled when his short facial hair brushed against my skin.
"Take me," I whispered in his ear.
He lifted up a little bit and his deft hands unbuttoned my shorts and then grabbed the hem of them. I lifted my hips and he pulled them off in one quick motion. The cool room air hit my skin and I felt goosebumps being raised all over my legs. I spread my legs as he undid the belt and buttons from his waist. In half a second I felt his tip against my entrance.
"You ready?" he looked at me with such innocence. I nodded.
I gasped and groaned and hugged his neck tightly when he slowly pushed in to meet my cervix.
-¡Tris!-
~I know, what a bonerkiller move, right? Cutting it off when it was just getting good? How can I be even more of an asshole right? But don't worry your little heads readers, just keep reading and all will be right with world~
I made it to the train with the seven Councilmen... and woman.
"So what do you think happened to your friend?" Star asked.
"What else? She got raped and beaten an inch from death. I will get to the bottom of this, despite her chicken shit protestions."
"She said she was okay," Star reminded me.
"I know what she said, I was there when she said it!" I raised my voice at her.
"You're a good friend."
"I'm really her only friend outside of Terry."
"Are they together?" Star raised an eyebrow
"Yeah, they are and I think that they'll be wonderful together."
"You seem jealous?"
"Why would I be?" I crossed my arms.
"Because you don't have anyone to love you," she said with an arrogant tone.
"Can you be any more of a condescending ass?"
~I love this line and for you reader, you may have noticed that I've used in a few of my other stories. This line was adopted from the 2013 movie 'Now You See Me'~
"Yes, like this," she stepped forward, "These two have been your friends for some time and you knew that there was something between them. You thought nothing of it because you thought that nothing will arise from it. You actually find want anything to arise from it because you've been hurt in the past and you want you only two friends in the world to be nothing more than best friends. One of them made a move and to protect yourself you made a plan to get them together, despite your wanting to not have it happen. Now, since they are together, you want them to break up. Shall I continue? Just say the magic words."
"Uh, blow me. How do you know all of this anyway?"
"I'm from Erudite young one and I have just lived long enough to know these different kinds of things."
"Well good for you," I felt hurt because she revealed things that I knew by didn't know how to describe.
"Don't worry about them. From what I have heard," she faces the tracks, "Eric thinks very highly of you."
"What you heard are just rumors," I remembered the letter Eric wrote for me. I never got to read it, but I'll read it when I have some down time.
"Why do you deny your feelings, child?"
Knowing that I couldn't lie to her because she would probably just point out the truth, "Because I've been heavily hurt in a relationship," I now realize that Teirm and I have something in common that binds us now, "As you've pointed out."
"What's wrong with Eric?"
I blushed because there was nothing wrong with him. He was absolutely perfect. His tattoos. His multiple facial piercings. The fact that on the outside he was hard and brazen; on the inside, he was soft and sweet and romantic. He has been flirting with me for ever since I became a member of Dauntless. Granted, there is a seven year age difference between us, but that never stopped him from wanting to make me his.
I thought about him more and I wasn't even realizing that Star was trying to get my attention. She had to shake my shoulder, "Tris!"
I sharply inhaled, "What?" I look at her.
"You were thinking of him weren't you?" she smiled lovingly.
I smiled and blushed heavily, "Yeah. Yeah I was," I pushed my hair back behind my ears.
"You should let go of your past and follow your heart."
"You know what, I will. Thank you."
"Happy to help," the tracks began vibrate and the sound of the train's horn blared from far away.
"'Bout damn time the train came," I say. With all of our skills we have acquired, we ran with the train and grabbed onto a handle. In one deft motion, I swung myself into a train car. Feet thudded against the metal flooring. I sit in a corner next to the door so I could watch the scenery pass us by.
The six council men sat on the wall on the other side of the wall as Star came over to me and sat in the adjacent corner, "So, tell me more about Eric."
"Eric's wonderful," I cross my arms to hold myself and look to her, "He may have a gruff exterior, but I know he's kind. And sweet. And loving," I smile as I think of him, "Eric has been chasing me for two years and I think if I go to him now, it may complicate things now that I think about it."
"Why is that?" as she asked, my smile faded.
"It's because I've been kinda turning him down of away for a long time now. Now, that I want to build a relationship after two years of me denying him, he may feel some kind of way about it."
"You should still try to at least explain to him why you've been neglecting what both your hearts want."
"Why are you being so nice to me?" I squint my eyes and push my brows together.
"I've read your case file Prior," her voice turned serious, "You only chose two friends because everyone else was mean to you aside from Eric. I just want you to know that you don't have to hate everyone."
"You know, you remind me if someone. What are you hiding?"
"I'm not hiding anything. I just want to be nice to you."
"Why though? What have I done to deserve you being nice."
"I am a Dauntless born, daughter of Amity and Abnegation transfers. So they have taught me to be nice to all people."
"Wow, okay. I didn't know that transfer parents could do that."
"They couldn't out in public, but in private at home they did. I had an easy life growing up."
"My parents never told me where they where from," I pulled my knees up to me and hugged them.
"You're not close to your parents."
"It's hard to be close to people who have been dead all my life," I said it robotically and I saw that my statement threw her off.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't be, it's not your fault."
"Do you have a sibling?"
"I have an older sister. She works in Communications."
"Ah, so she's a Top Secret Agent. Do you see her much."
"No and that's okay. We weren't close growing up."
"She didn't watch over you."
"Only after hanging out with friends all day and if she's not too tired."
"It explains why you don't like people. Your parents died and your sister never really took care of you."
"I thought you read my file."
"Only initiation and forward," she said.
"Who are you?"
She stood, which caused me to look out the car door and see that we were almost at the Compound. She moved to the door with the other six behind her, "I am Lead Councilwoman Star," the way she said it made it seem as though she was trying to tell me more, but couldn't. When I stood, she jumped out of the car.
The others followed suit. I moved to the car door and I saw the seven in black tuck and roll forward like masters when they hit the pebble filled roof. I jumped quickly so I wouldn't miss my stop.
When I landed, I surprisingly landed wrong and skidded on my face to a stop. I laid there in pain for a moment before trying to get to my feet. When I put pressure on my ankle, I popped and a sharp pain surged from it and up my leg, "Aaaargh!" I roared and fell back down.
"Somebody pick her up," I heard Star say.
I felt two pairs of hands, one on either arm, helping me to my feet. I looked into their eyes and in one I saw a male. He was a few years olde than me with jet black hair. His eyes were just as dark with a hidden past behind them that poured out.
To my right, a woman. I knew her. Barely. She is my cousin's mom. I knew her barely because nine of my family here in Dauntless bothered to even try and talk to me. What kind of bastard-child must I have been for no one to take care if me. I may not be the most charming person in the world, but nobody. Not even my family. She had blonde hair like mine an her eyes were bluer than Terry's.
"Hey cuz," she smiled weakly at me.
"Hey," I smile back. For some reason, my heart smiles, but my mind wants to be mad at her, "Come find me at the back of the east wing at eight tonight," she whispered in my ear.
She fixes her gaze on Star, "Okay, lets get her to the infirmary," Star stated.
They carried me through the door and down the countless flights of stairs. The door swung open and Christina came out crying. When she saw us, she immediately wiped her eyes, "What happened to you?" she asked me.
"Landed wrong on the roof is all."
"That's odd, I never ever remember a time when you fell. Usually it's the Initiates falling. Speaking of which, do you think you can give me a recommendation when you have some free time. I want to be an Initiate Instructor."
"Talk to Peter or Eric. Actually, talk to Eric. Tell him I sent you and knowing him, he won't believe you. So for just in case, tell him, 'It's always sunny'. He'll know what it means."
"Thanks Four," she smiled and moved last us. We went through the door and follows a series of pathways to the Aid Desk. There were eight cots and out of those, three were filled. One man had the Dauntless Aid symbol wrapped around the hope arm of his jacket. It was a bandana with a snake wrapped around a pole inside I a circle.
My cousin and the other councilman sat me in a cot and I noticed something. The other five members of council have vanished.
I looked around and saw only people passing by the entrance to the Aid Desk, "I'll be right with you," the man who was aiding a woman with a broken arm called out.
"I gotta go," the male councilman told my cousin and left.
"So what happened to the others?" I asked.
"I don't know."
"What's up with you? Why are you all of a sudden talking to me know? Where's this place you were talking to me about?"
"Listen, something big is about to happen. The Faction leaders are planning something big."
"Like what?"
"That I don't know. Which is why I, the council," she corrected herself, "Need you to infiltrate and find out. There's no better time than now since you are Second."
"Speaking of, why am I Second. Surely there are more people qualified than I."
"You gave an opinion that all the Factions liked and in order to keep your mouth shut, they want you to be one of them."
"Why, that doesn't make any sense."
"It's because you have a plan that wipes out multitudes and you will regret it when it happens. When it goes down, and you want to stop it from proceeding, you could."
"How?"
"We know that you go to the Factionless to feed them because your brother is there. We don't tell anyone because we have family in the Factionless, too."
"Who?"
"The Secret Vergeance."
"Who?" I repeated in a cold tone.
She quieted her voice to a whisper, "It's a secret society intent in overthrowing the Factions."
"And I'm the Ancient Faction Goddess," I chuckled.
"I'm serious. You can feed us information from the inside."
"I'm not going to jeopardize my career on some whim. Besides why stood I do it for you? The only people that cared about me are Terry, Teirm, and Caleb. You never even spoke to me until today."
"It's because I couldn't and your parents are sorry they couldn't have done mor for you."
"How do you know what they would've wanted?" anger and rage boiled in my chest, "I was forced to grow up all alone. Not even my sister wanted to take care of me."
"That's not true," she protested.
"Yeah, how do you know?" I crossed my arms.
Before she could speak, the Aid came up to us, "Sorry if I'm breaking up family squabble, but I need to put ice on that ankle as soon as possible."
"Wait," my cousin pushed him back and he went to the desk, "Tris-!"
"Four!" I corrected her.
"Four, ugh, if you have friends in the Factionless, them why do you want to kill them?"
"I only want to kill a few of them because they're growing at an exponential rate and if we don't act fast, they could over take us."
"That's a good thing for the Vergeance."
"What does Vergeance even mean anyway."
"It's something I came up with almost ten years ago. It's a mesh between Verge and Vengeance. And we are on the verge of vengeance."
"Vengeance for what exactly?"
"We hate faction life and we want a democracy."
"Democracy?" that was a word that I've never heard of.
"A democracy is where the people vote for their leaders and vote for what laws and rules they want enacted. So it's about the people's needs instead of the leader's."
"So why do you need me?"
"Because you will have access to documents that anyone else wouldn't. We want you to feed us information regarding any type of battle plans on Dauntless and the other Factions is need be."
"What do I get out of it?" I look away from her.
"You get to meet my aunt and uncle... your parents."
I gasped and shoot her and evil glare, "You're lying. My parents died when I was really young," I hiss at her.
"That was just the story told to you. They're alive and they want to meet you now."
"So if what you're saying is true, why do they want to meet me now? Almost eighteen years later."
"Because now, you're second and no one will question you if happen to disappear for hours a a time."
"That's not what I meant."
"-sigh- They left because it was supposed to protect you. Which it has. They left because they loved you. It was either stay and you all die, or leave, and all will live."
The Aid came back over, "Send them to my house tonight and that's an order Councilman," I look to the aid who was now kneeling at my feet. He rolled my pant leg up and revealed a purple and puffy ankle, "Now get out of here," I tell her.
She bows her head and leaves me, "So what did you do to bust your ankle this time Four?" the Aid asked me.
"Well Johns, I was distracted when I jumped off the train."
He looked up at me, "I didn't think that the great Four got distracted. Well, when it doesn't have to deal with Eric."
"Why do people keep saying that?" I laugh.
"Because it's true. Eric is fucking obsessed with you. Just go out with him on one date to make him shut up for our sanity's sake?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure, fine, whatever. Where is he?"
"He's playing paintball at the moment. You might catch him if you go straight to the Ferris Wheel. But as an Aid, I can't permit that. You'd need to heal your ankle and by the looks of it, you're going to need a cast and a boot."
"What? C'mon Johns! I can't deal with that right now! That would mean I'd have to stay in the Compound."
"Don't you already?" he lowers my foot carefully to the floor.
"I live at Prime."
"Oh yeah, you won't be able to go there for at least a couple weeks. Unless you can miraculously have your foot healed by then."
"Fuck me right?" I laid back in the bed.
"Consider yourself already fucked," he grunted to his feet, "I'll need you to come with me," he said offering his hand.
I stretched out my hands and his calloused hands gripped mine. He pulled me up and lifted me into a cradling position. His right arm was wrapped under my upper back and his other around my knees. I slung my arm around his neck, feeling so small. So useless. So... helpless.
"I'll have you ready to go in about an hour."
"Why so long?"
"I have to find a boot small enough for your foot. You are very tiny m friend," he smiled and carried me away.
-Teirm-
Terry laid on top of me after depositing a large amount of his seed into me. The fresh memories of what transpired earlier gripped my mind but didn't take over because of the peace I was in.
He moved off of me and his wilted penis popped out of me and his seed oozed and gurgled out. I shudder at the sudden sensation. Heads of his sweat dripped and dropped onto me; combining with the sweat that my own hot body was producing, "That was amazing," he said as I lifted my head to allow his arm to take place under it.
"It was," I rested my head in the creases of his elbow.
"Are you sure you're okay?" he looked at me.
"Yeah, I am. I'm just a little shaken is all," I felt so comfortable around him and I can't help but feel out of place. Here he is taking care of me, not knowing what's coming his way. Something that I probably could postpone, but can't.
"Terry, I had to tell you something."
"What?" he said with a smile.
"There's a war coming," his smile weakened a little, "Its a war between the Factions and the Factionless."
"There's no war coming. I would know."
"And that's where you're wrong," I sit up and shamefulness seeped into my body, "I was ordered to keep tabs on Dauntless guards and their plans for military movement."
"Who ordered you to do it?"
"The Vergneance."
"The who?"
"The Secret Vergeance. They wanted me to keep tabs on Dauntless because they plan on over throwing the Faction system."
"What for?"
"To be free from tyranny of course."
"Does it explain what happened to you?"
"Yes. After a couple weeks of not reporting, they did this to me and kicked me out of the Vergeance."
"But that's not your fault. Dauntless isn't really a jiving city, despite what everyone else thinks."
"You're not mad at me?"
"For what? You didn't do anything to me," he chuckled softly before his face went blank. His eyes bore through my soul and stared at the wall behind me.
"What is it?" I whispered because I knew that something was coming.
He slowly shuffled his large frame away from me and dropped his arm. He pulled out my revolver from underneath my bed, "How do you know where that was?"
"I pay attention," he said as he kept his focus on the wall. He slowly got out of bed and slipped on his pants.
I got out of bed too and threw back on my sweats. I follow him closely as he moves toward the front door. Once at the door, I noticed the knob was jiggling, "Get behind me," he whispered after he moved right. So when the door opened, he was ready.
The door cracked open and whispers could be heard from the other side. When it slowly swung open, we heard, "Dammit!"
There were three young teens around thirteen or fourteen, "What are you three doing here?"
"We heard that this place was home of one of the best Dauntless members here so we wanted to come over. We were supposed to be dropping something off because we thought you two and Four wouldn't be home," the blonde in the middle piped up.
"What do you have?"
He pulled out three badges, "One for Four, Teirm, and Terry."
Terry grabbed them and handed them to me. I looked at them and saw the Dauntless emblem on it with three of our names. One on each. On Tris' it said 'Second in Command'. Under the words was a series if numbers and letters. For Terry's, it said his name followed by the title, 'Dauntless Head of Security' followed by a different set of numbers and letters.
Mine was different. Instead of all my information and picture in the format like the other two. There information was vertical, mine was horizontal and had a green laminate face. My title was 'Tier One'. I know that Tier One was the top dog of the Security other than the Second and Head of Security.
"Who sent you?" Terry lowered his weapon.
"Eric and he sent this," the kid handed Terry a flat rectangle wrapped in a brown paper. On it was a word that I've never seen before.
C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E
This word on it was so weird that I couldn't even pronounce it, "What is it?" I asked.
"I dunno. Eric said that its edible, but only for Four, and it's very fragile. He said that Four would know what it is and to make sure that it was in a place where she'd look."
"Like where?" Terry took the rectangle from the boy's hand.
"He said to put it in her room."
"How would you know which would be her room," Terry smiled.
"He said just to look for a room filled with clothes of a small child."
"Of course he did and did Eric manage to tell you salvation you'd be able to get out of it?"
"Any pair of her panties we wanted," all three kids smiled heavily at the idea.
"God they're gross," I shuddered.
"What, I bet this guy here has shifted through your panties, given the fact that he's the only guy who's willing to put up with two women in the same household," the kid snorted.
"That's because they're my friends that's why I have," Terry placed his hands in his hips.
"What is that supposed to mean?" I looked at him.
"I mean that if you and Four weren't my friends through Initiation, I would've done something else."
"So we are the ones that held you back?" now I felt hurt at the idea even if it may not be true.
"That's not what I said. I like you guys and I just wanted to always hang around you."
"We do hold you back don't we?"
"Indirectly yes," I gasped, "But it's okay. I chose my life to be this way and I don't regret it," he placed his hands on my shoulders, "I found love and peace with you. Isn't that enough."
"Well, we gotta go. Don't wanna be around all this mushy shit," the kids chuckled in agreement and left.
Terry placed a hand on my cheek and rubbed my skin with a rough thumb, "I love you Teirm and nothing will change that."
I lean into his chest and he holds me, "I know."
"Now lets change your gauze. It's kinda dirty babe."
"Okay," I nod into his chest.
-Tris-
I rolled up to the elevator in a wheelchair. If I didn't look pathetic before, I sure as hell do now. I pushed the button on the left side of the doors and a 'ding' softly echoed through the hallway. Only Dauntless Leaders could use the elevator. Only fitting since the only elevator on the Compound lies in the middle of Leadership Territory.
The elevator came down and the doors slide open revealing Eric. He smiled, "Looks like someone had a fun day."
"Screw you E!" he hits a button on the elevator to make the doors stay open before coming out and standing behind me, "I can manage," I told him as he started pushing me.
"I know, but wouldn't it be easier if you had some help every now and again?"
He was right and I didn't want to be an ass before I tell him how I feel about him.
I relaxed and allowed him to push me into the small elevator. He turned me to face the now closing doors and I saw him pushing a button that said the word 'FIRE' on it.
"Wait, why'd you push that?" I asked him, "That's in case we have a fire."
"So one would think. We're going down to the bottom floor."
"Dauntless doesn't have a lower floor. We were already at the bottom floor."
"You need some more learnings and knowledge about Dauntless little one," he leaned against the door to look at me.
"Whatever," I shrug, "So can we talk?"
"About what?" he lowered himself and sat on his heels with his back still pressed against the wall.
"I've been kinda ignoring you the past couple of years, and I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry," I saw his ear twitch.
"I think that we've been okay as far as friendship goes."
"Yeah, but I've been ignoring something about myself that I can't ignore anymore," I rubbed the back of my neck and my hand scraped the tip of the blade that I put in my hair.
Already figuring it out, Eric said, "It's okay Four. You don't have to say it. It's about damn time though that you've come to this realization."
"No, I have to say it. I like you and I want to build on our relationship."
"I think I'd like that," he dropped to his knees so he could be closer to me. In one swift movement, he had his hands on the armrests of my chair and his face was close to mine. I gasped involuntarily as I felt his hot breath on my face, "Knowing what happened to you over two years ago, you can set the pace. I don't want to push you into something that you don't want to do."
"Thanks Eric," he nuzzled his nose against mine and the elevator slowed to a stop.
The door slid open and we heard someone clearing their throat. We looked and saw the Dauntless Leader along with the Erudite Leader Jeanine Matthews, "Are we interrupting something?" she asked.
Eric looked back at me for confirmation, "No," he said, "We were just talking is all," he smiled before standing back up.
"Good, now let's get down to business," Jeanine and the Dauntless Leader moved out of the way so we could get off the elevator.
"C'mon, make this quick Eric," the Dauntless Leader spoke quickly, "I have many more meetings I have to get to today."
"Oh shut your fucking mouth Kay."
"Remember your place Eric."
"And remember the blood between us," Eric shot up.
"You will not bring this up here!" Kay shouted, "At least, not in front of guests."
"Yeah, that's what I thought," Eric moved behind me and pushed me off the elevator, allowing the doors to close.
When we were off, Jeanine and Kay began walking, "Hold on," I said and everyone stopped.
I reached behind me and grabbed onto Eric's collar to pull him down, "Go to my house and relieve Terry of duty. He's tending to Teirm's wounds," I quickly whispered in his ear. He nodded and gripped the handles on the back of my wheelchair again.
He pushed me down a damp hallway and stopped me in front of the door, "Don't do anything stupid," he whispered in my ear before leaving.
"Now, let's get started," Jeanine pushed the door open for me and I went in.