Tris POV.

I arrive home from school. It's been such a long day. I put my bag down and go over and play with the twins in the living room, my mum is there with them.

"How did it go?" She asks me.

"As well as can be expected."

"Hmm…..that good huh?" She grins

"He picked a fight with Eric, which doesn't make sense to me?" I tell her the story of what happened today at school and my last conversation with Tobias.

"He still hates me." I say

"You can't expect him to be overjoyed about all this. You had nine months to sink into the idea of motherhood, he's only had about 36 hours. Just give him time." She says

"Yeah I know." I give them all a kiss on the head and go up to my room and do some homework.

I sit on my desk and try to concentrate but all my mind keeps going to is Tobias fighting with Eric. Why would he lose it like that. I'm sure Mrs. Matthews will notify Marcus and I don't even want to think about what will happen then.

I start thinking about the conversation I had earlier with Eric today.

Flashback.

The bell rings and I start walking out of Art class. I see Eric in the hall by his locker and I need to know what happened between him and Tobias so I walk over to him.

"Hey, are you all right." I say to him and he turns to me and smiles. I can see the bruise under his eyes starting to form. It won't look pretty in a few days.

"Nothing new, I'll be fine." He says

"What happened?" I ask. "You guys were starting to be civil towards one another."

"Yeah I thought so too. It's like he just clicked and all I did was ask him how he was doing after you know the whole Christina slapping him thing and he just turned on me. Demanded that I stay away from you. I told him that that wasn't going to happened and he had his chance and had to let you go, after all his moved on with Nita, it's only fair that you get too as well." He says to me.

I know Tobias isn't thinking clear right now but it isn't like him to lose his cool with Eric.

"So, do you maybe want to meet up sometime during this week? I've got suspended for the week so I won't get to see you."

I freeze and look up at him.

"Eric, I'm sorry for maybe giving you the wrong impression but I didn't come back to town to start dating. I'm here to just focus on my school work." Omg did I just friendship zone him.

He starts to laugh. "I wasn't asking you as a date. Just you know catch up, like friends. Tell me all the gossip while I'm bored at home all on my own." He says rising up and down his eyebrows. I can't help but laugh.

"C'mon, it's not like I've got anyone else to talk too at home. We can meet for a quick coffee of something. Think about it." He says and I just nod my head and walk away.

End flashback.

After an hour I give up on my homework, I go downstairs to the kitchen where mum and the twins are.

"Oh shoot, we're out of milk." I hear her say as I walk in. We need milk for the twins bedtime so we can never run out of it.

"It's ok, I'll quickly run to the gas station and get some." She nods at me and I grab my things and head out.

It's a short distances away so I don't get in my car. It'll give me some time to think too. Along the way I rethink about what Eric said to me. His was right about something, Tobias has moved on and he gets no right to decided who I can and can't date.

I walk inside the gas station and get the milk. I walk through the biscuit section and grab some of Nate's favorite kids alphabet crackers. I walk over to the Chocolate section and grab myself a bar so I can eat along the way back.

I reach the counter place the things on top and grab my money out of my wallet to pay but before I finish I see a hand with money offering it to the man behind the counter. I look up and see the deep blue eyes I'm so familiar with. I look over to the man behind the counter who looks so uncomfortable right now and he gives the change back to Tobias.

"Thanks, but here." I say and try to give my money to him.

"It's alright, I know how much those crackers are your favorite." He smiles at me. It's a welcome change. He grabs my things and starts walking out and I follow.

"Did you walk or drive?" He asks me.

"Walked."

"Yeah, me too." He say. I look around and see he didn't get anything. He seems to know what I looking for and answers my mental questions. "I just needed to get out of the house for a bit and think. I saw you when you walked into the store." I just nod at him. We walk back together in silent. Not an awkward silent but a peaceful one. I then remember my chocolate bar and grab the bag from him and get it out. He looks amused. I open it and break it in half and offer him the other piece. It was him that paid for it after all.

We almost reach our houses when he breaks the silent.

"You were right before, today, at school."

"Oh yeah which bit." I smile at him knowing he used to like to tease me before that I used to think I was always right.

He understands my little joke, smiles but continues. "About me freezing before. When I realized I was going to talk about the….. children."

"You can call them twins, it's easier." I smirk.

"Well yeah, and Christina was right that I needed to work out what I wanted and let you know."

"And". I say as we reach the front of my house and stop.

"And, I've been thinking all afternoon." He stops talking and takes a deep breath.

"And I've realized that I've probably been acting all over the place…... but I don't know how I should handle this." He says confused. His about to continue but I just interrupt him.

"Tobias, it's fine your acting like anybody else would be acting. If you didn't act like this then I'll probably start worrying." I smile at him and think it's true. He just had two kids dumped on him, any sane person would panic.

"How about this. You come inside and meet them. I know the first time I held them I answered all the questions I had. Maybe it'll work for you too." I say and turn to walk inside.

"Tris, wait." He say with panic in his voice. I turn around and smile at him.

"Tobias, it's ok. I'll be right there with you." I say and drag him inside.