I woke to an empty bed. Memories of last night came flooding through my mind. Tobias and I had kissed and we fell asleep in his bed. I smiled to myself before throwing my legs out of bed and sitting up. A piece of paper with scrawny writing caught my eye.
'Gone to work, be back later x'
I set the note back down and walked to the spare bedroom where all of my clothes were. It took a few hours until I was completely unpacked. I settled for jeans and a jumper and walking to the bathroom to change. As I walked downstairs my stomach rumbled and I had a strange craving for ice-cream. Thankfully Tobias has tubs of Ben & Jerry's in the freezer.
I spent the rest of the morning watching TV and laying around. It was strange, staying in Tobias's home. The only other place I had stayed before was Christina's. As much as I tried not to think about it, my mind kept wandering to last night. How Tobias and I had kissed, woke up in the same bed, although I knew nothing had happened. I smiled at the thought. I feel happiest when I am with him.
I jerked my head up at the sound of knocking. I swung the front door open and stumbled back in surprise as water soaked through my jumper. Gasping, I looked up to see a small girl standing at the door giggling.
"Nice shot." said a familiar voice.
I turned my head to see Tobias's friend Zeke. He swooped the girl into his arms and carried her inside walking past me. My mouth hung open, not able to register what was going on. I looked around when I heard chuckling. Tobias came around the corner clutching his stomach laughing.
"You think this is funny?" I scowled.
"Who do you think gave her the idea?" Zeke called from behind me.
I shot Tobias a glare and he kissed my cheek lightly.
"But you look so cute when you're shocked."
I rolled my eyes and shut the door behind him.
"Tris, this is Lucy. Zeke's daughter."
"Next time we meet, how about we just hug it out?"
She giggled. "Tobias told me to do it."
"You shouldn't always listen to what silly men tell you." I whispered.
Tobias chuckled and I headed for the stairs.
"Guess ill find a new jumper then." I mumbled.
"Where's Zeke?" I asked, walking downstairs in a now dry t-shirt.
"He left. He only came over for work stuff."
I nodded and threw myself down onto the sofa.
"So what have you been up to today?" Tobias asked, sitting himself besides me.
"Nothing." I scoffed. "Sounds exciting, right?"
He chuckled. "No work?"
"Marlene text me that there wasn't a lot to do."
"Well, I'm off tomorrow. How about we do something?"
I looked sideways at him. "Sounds good."
He kissed my cheek then stood up.
"Uh, Tobias?"
He looked over his shoulder.
"Are you sure… about, you know. Us?"
The corner of his mouth twitched into a smile. He leaned over me, our faces only inches apart. I could feel his breath against my lips.
"Absolutely."
I couldn't help the smile that broke across my face.
"Good. Because there's nothing more that I want."
And I pulled his lips to mine.
"Ice-cream for breakfast?"
I looked up to see Tobias walking down the stairs. He had one eyebrow cocked up and as smirking.
I shrugged. "Yeah, I don't know. I've got a strange craving for it."
His lips twitched as he pulled out a cereal bowl from the cupboard.
"So are you ready for today with your fabulous boyfriend?"
Boyfriend.
I had to contain myself from shivering. I had barely got used to having that title with him yet, but hearing him say it made my heart melt.
"Totally, although…" I looked over my shoulder. "I don't think he's arrived yet."
Smirking, Tobias stood in front of me. "Oh really? How about now?"
I looked over his shoulder. "Nope, maybe he didn't get the message."
Tobias leaned his face close to mine and brushed our lips together, teasing me. I grabbed his waist and pulled him closer, our lips crashing.
"There he is." I whispered.
He smiled against my lips and pulled me closer. I grazed my hands up his bare chest then along his back. Tobias's hands tangled through my hair.
His lips tasted sweet, the soft touch sending fireworks through my mind. I pulled away before I got completely lost. Tobias grinned down at me to which I returned.
"So where are we going?" My voice came out softer than I had expected. I flushed at the realisation it was because of the heated kiss.
"There's a new Ferris wheel in town. View of the whole city."
"Sounds good."
"I know you're a freak and like weird things like heights."
I rolled my eyes then giggled. Usually I would hit him for saying something like that, but I was still too caught up in the kissing moment, so instead I leaned my head in close and rested against his chest. Hugging him tightly.
"Tris, wake up."
I shot my eyes open to see a vision of trees.
"You not get much sleep last night?"
I slowly sat up trying to make sense of what was going on. I looked around to realise I was with Tobias in his car.
"Tris?"
I looked at Tobias.
"You've slept the entire way here."
It took me a few moments to remember that we were on our way to the Ferris wheel.
"Oh. Yeah I'm fine."
Tobias furrowed his eyebrows and glanced at me. "You sure?"
No
"Yeah."
Truth was, I didn't even remember falling asleep, or even feeling all that tired.
"Good, because we're here now."
It took only a few minutes to queue up and pay for our tickets on the wheel. I stayed sitting as we waited for our carriage to go higher. I leaned my head against the glass as I felt myself drifting off again.
Why do I feel so tired?
"Tris, look." Tobias gasped.
I looked over to see our carriage rising above the trees to a view of the whole city. It certainly was breathtaking. I didn't realise the place where I actually lived had such a view like this. The rivers and streams glistened from the reflection of the sun. Small farms were organised decoratively with hay stacks and growing plants.
"Or don't." Tobias took a sudden step back and drew a short breath.
I couldn't help but laugh at his nervousness from the heights. I reached over and grabbed his hand. He laced his fingers into mine.
"Its beautiful." I whispered.
I moved closer to Tobias and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"Thank you." I said against his chest.
"I'm glad you liked it." He kissed the top of my head.
I smiled then quickly shut my eyes and clenched my hands as a sudden feel of nausea took over me, although dismissed it as being because of the heights. Tobias must of noticed my sudden reaction as he pulled away and looked down at me.
"Hey, are you okay?"
I stretched a smile across my lips.
"I'm perfe-"
And then I don't remember anything….
I'M SORRY ITS BEEN SO LONG.
I've got all of my GCSE's coming this months so I've had lots of work. And truthfully, I had no idea where to take this story. So I've been planning it so hopefully I can update more recently.
Let me know your thoughts. What do you think is up with Tris?
