Tris POV.
As I walk Tobias out he turns and faces me.
"So where do we go from here." He asks after deep in thought.
"It's up to you. You now have to decide if you want to be in their lives or not." I say awkwardly and staring at my shoes.
"Of course I want to be in their lives." He says irritated.
"I don't think you realize Tobias, they don't need a father who comes and visits when he wants to, they need someone who is always going to be there." I take a deep breath and sit down on the stair on our front porch. And he then sits next to me.
"Tobias, I assume your plans haven't changed and you still want to leave, go off to college on the other side of the coast. And I get why you need to do that. But those two little people in there need someone who's always around. It isn't a stable environment for them to only see you when you visit on spring breaks and holidays. It will cause them heartache and I don't want that for them." I look over him and he seems deep in thought.
"So your saying you don't want me in their lives." He asks disappointed.
"No, that decision is yours. Go home, really think about if this is something you want to throw your dream away for." I say and stand up. "I won't blame you if you decided to follow that dream. They'll always been here waiting. If it's tomorrow or five years from now." I say and turn and leave and close the door.
xXxXx
Today at school the day has been pretty slow. I get a text from Tobias saying he would like to talk. So I agree and tell him to meet at the park around 6:00 after the twins have their dinner.
I arrive at the park pushing the double pram with them inside. I see Tobias already waiting for us. He seems to chuckle when I get closer.
"What?" I ask.
"Nothing, it's still weird seeing you like that." He says with a smirk.
"Like what, a mother?" I unlock the buckles from the prams and they both take off to the slide. I watch as Tobias goes with them and I sit down on the seat and give Tobias his alone time with them. He's surprisingly handling it pretty well. He doesn't realize how good he is with them.
Once they move on to the swing I decided to go over and help Tobias push them.
"Your great with them." I say hopefully to encourage him more, I know how anxious he is about the whole father thing.
"Hmm, thanks. Their good kids, so it helps." He grins and continues pushing Nate while I push Evie. They love the swing so if it was up to them they'll stay here all day.
"I wanted to ask you something, something I've been thinking about." He says and looks over at me.
"Sure, you can ask me anything."
"Umm, I was thinking about everything you said last night, and it's true I have plans to move out of this city after school is finish." I noticed he said the words 'have' in there. "As you are aware my mum left me a trust fund and I'm 18 soon so my plan is to move out as soon as I can." I just nod along and tare at my shoes so he doesn't notice how emotional I am inside. "And after thinking about what you said, I understand the whole part-time father affecting them and that why I would like it if you came with me. The three of you."
"What? Wow, hold up. That's not what I meant." I say stunned and take a deep breathe. "Tobias…" He cuts me off before I can finish.
"Wait, hear me out. I thought about it all day today. It's works out well for all of us. I get to be apart of their lives, and now that I know about them I can't just go off and leave them. We can look for an apartment near the campus and you can study there too. I don't care where we go. You can choose." He says all excited like it's the perfect idea. I grab the chains to stop Evie from swing. I can feel my rage coming out but I push it back down. I know he means well and I should be glad he wants to be apart of the twins lives but it makes me mad he doesn't get it. I take Evie out of the seat and place her on my hip and carry her over to our stuff. I see Tobias following with Nate.
"Wait, did I say something wrong." He asks all worried.
"Explain to me how does that work out well for all of us, huh?" I turn to look at him. "I mean, what do you plan to do with them while I'm off in classes. Are you going to stay back and babysit or do you expect me to be the one who stays back. And what are you planning on doing for money. Does your trust fund cover for rent, food, diapers, clothes, college funds? I'm sure there isn't enough to cover all that so I'm assuming we need to work and while we're working who's going to look after them?" I'm practically yelling now, so I take a deep breath to calm down. "How are you planning to go to school, work and have any time left to spend with them?" He now seems deep in thought like I just gave him a reality check.
"Tobias, I'm sorry but in a fantasy, yes that seems ideal. But in the real world a child is expensive, we have two." I turn and continue to place Evie in the pram.
"I need my mums help Tobias. That's why I plan to go to a local college. As a parent we need to make sacrifices. My future died the day they were born. Now all that matters to me is their future." I then grab Nate from his arms and begin buckling him as well.
"You have to realize that they also weren't in my parents lives until recently. For their first year I just had Tori. I can't just take them away from my parents again when my mum's been so wonderful with them."
"What do you want me to do then." He shouts at me causing me to jump.
"I don't know Tobias. I can't answer that for you." I then turn and leave him standing in the park.
xXxXx
"Hey sweetheart." My dad says when I walk in and he kisses me on my forehead. Then he moves down and helps me take the twins out of the stroller.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" I question as I know both Marcus and him had a business trip and won't meant to come back for another few days.
"Oh, I just arrived an hour ago. Marcus needed to come back early cause something happen with Tobias at school so I come back with him. Do you know anything about it?" He asks, and I just nod.
"Well I hope it's nothing too serious." He states.
I can't help but worry for Tobias. If Marcus has been informs of his suspension, I really don't want to know what his capable of doing to him.
xXxXx
It's late now, I've just set the twins down for the night and I've had a long day and decide to get ready for bed. I change into some short black shorts and white tank top that I normally wear for bed. I go to the bathroom and wash my face, and teeth. I think about Tobias and hope that now that his older and muscular Marcus would be to scared to touch him. I brush my hair and walk back to my room and close the door. I barely even noticed him standing there by the window when I walked in. I don't know how long his been waiting for. He doesn't say anything. Just stares at me intensely and I stare back. I don't know how long we stare at each other.
I then see him move. He barely takes three steps and when he reaches me he grabs my face with his hands and presses his lips to mine, hard and urgently. His lips are warm and soft. There is electricity flowing between us, I grab his wrist pulling him closer to me. I fill his hands slide into my hair. I fell his tongue ask for entrance across my lips and I allow him in. He then deepens the kiss as I moan, I don't dare to pull away. My stomach flutter and my heart beat fast. I slide my hands up his neck and into his hair. Our kiss grows passionate and his hands clamp firmly around my hips, his thumb rubbing circles over my hip bone. I feel a hunger growing inside me and press into the kiss more and deepening it. I feel his hands moving down my backside and I move my leg automatically and wrap around his waist as he lifts me up. He walks me backward and I feel my back press against the door for support. Every inch of my body wants him, I want him so much. I place my hands on his shoulder blade for more support and I feel his flinch through the kiss. Not from pleasure but from pain. I pull back from his lips and stare into his eyes. Right now they seems confused. I hop down from his waist and pull him back.
"Take off your shirt and lie down on my bed" I instruct him and open my room down and go to the bathroom and reach for the first aid kit. When I come back into my room I see him lying down on his stomach, his back batted and bloody.
"Tris?" He says as I close the down again and walk over to him.
"I'm right here." I grab the alcohol and wipes from the kit. "This is going sting." I then dip the wipes into the alcohol and slowly slide it down his back. He starts to groan.
I try to distract him from the pain and talk to him. "I thought he wasn't doing this anymore." I whisper. A tear rolling down my cheek. I hate seeing him in pain.
"It's been a while, two years actually." He mocks. When I finish wiping down his back and he sighs. I then start to bandage the few cuts I see.
"Hey. It's over now." I say and I stroke his hair.
"Thank you." He mumur.
I slide into bed on the other side and he shifts his body over. I turn my body to face him. "Your welcome." I say whisper.
I then watch him fall asleep.