I wake up at my usual 6am and am pleasantly surprised to find a dead to the world Tris sleeping on top of me. I jostle her a little and she startles awake with a fighters look in her eye. She takes a breath as she realizes where she is and wraps her arms around my neck and tries to go back to sleep. I quietly say "I am going to go workout and you have a few options, you can come with me or you can go back to sleep. What would you like to do?" I hear an almost inaudible "go" escape from her lips. We both get dressed and grab the muffins that are leftover from yesterdays breakfast and a bottle of water and head to the training room. I set my bottle down and start stretching and when I look up she it literally gaping at me I mean like mouth hanging open and everything. "What?" I ask her and she immediately blushes. "When you move like that you are really fucking hot." she says becoming even more red and I didn't think that was possible. I look around a little angry at myself that I didn't secure the area to make sure that no one else is there. When everything is clear I say. "You don't look so bad yourself." and wink at her.
I drop to the floor to do my usual 100 pushups and she finally starts stretching. I decide to forego the weights today and just decide to run. I start off at a jog, which warms the soul and then I really start to run and get lost in myself. After a while I look at my watch and it is 7:30. I slow down and head to the center of the room where Tris is just staring at me again. "You really do this everyday?" she asks. I nod my head and wave her towards me. "We better go." I say and usher her from the room. About halfway there I turn to face her and let her know that in order to get her to the fear sims on time that we will need to shower together, a full blown grin washes across her face and she pushes past me. "I'll race you." she says and the she disappears around the corner. I catch up rather quickly although my calves are on fire, however, I stay a couple of paces behind her. Might as well let her win I laugh to myself.
I unlock and open the door and within seconds there is a snowfall of workout clothes strewn about the living room. She starts the shower with a ridiculous smile playing on her lips. I shake my head and say, "No extracirrulars today, there is no need for you to be late." At this her face falls but I know she understands. We are out and dressed and 20 minutes later we are both dressed and waiting in the hallway in front of the simulation lab. As Four passes I pull him aside and ask him to let her go first so she doesn't have prolonged exposure to the fools that tried to hurt her.
After she is finished we are walking down the hall and I ask her what she wants to do with her day. She looks at me with mischief in her eyes. I want another tattoo and I think I want to get a piercing." she says. We walk over to Bud's and like the gentlemen that I am I hold the door open for her and usher her in. Not even two seconds later I feel a rush of wind fly past me as Tori is zooming past me and pulling Tris into an unbelievably tight hug. "I was so worried about you," she says "Four told us what happened to you and Georgie and I were worried that you would leave." Tris laughs and says "Nah, I'm a rock." I keep my face impassive but inwardly I am smiling because that laugh does things to me.
"So, what are we doing for you today?" Tori asks. Tris doesn't even skip a beat. "I want the dauntless flames over my heart and... I would like to get a lip ring." Tori nods her head and goes to work. I spend my talking George while Tris is over there sleeping while getting a tattoo, man she is tough. Tori wakes her up to give her the lip ring and after a moment she is back at my side. I turn her to face me and even with her lip swollen I can see that this one subtle change has already enhanced her beauty. She pays and we head to lunch, which I would have done before hand if I knew she was going to get her lip pierced. Oh well. We get our food and sit down on opposite sides of the table to avoid detection. We are eating in silence mostly because she is trying to manuever around her lip ring and it is freaking hilarious.
At one point I actually laugh out loud, but it is short lived because the glare that she sends me is murderous. Out of nowhere in the middle of this exchange, Shauna, Zeke, Four and Lauren join us at the table. Everyone introduces themselves and Tris tells Lauren thank you for letting her borrow her clothes, to which Lauren replies that it isn't a problem because Four is always trying to make her get rid of clothes. Tris tells her that she is going to launder them and give them back she Lauren waves her hand and tells her to keep them.
After lunch we make our way back to the apartment and just decide to veg on the couch. She puts her hand in mine and lets out a huge sigh. I mute the TV and turn to face her. "What's going on?" I ask. She takes a deep breath and says, "I don't want to hide how I feel about you anymore not touching you today was extremely difficult." I nod my head and put her face in my hands "I understand," I say. "but here is the deal tomorrow is the last day that we have to hide and then after the ranks are announced at dinner tomorrow night we can come out to the entire faction. Why don't we just have dinner here tonight that way we don't have to hide?" She shakes her head and I am instantly confused.
"Why not?" I ask. "I want to see Chris" she says. "I want to tell her that I am okay. She wasn't there this morning so I didn't get to talk to her at all and she is my best friend." I look at her forming a plan in my mind. "How about I message Four and have him send her here, as long as she doesn't say anything to anyone I don't see any harm in that. Is that a good compromise?" I ask. She jumps up and wraps her legs around my waist. "That would be great baby, thank you." she says and kisses me. I deposit her on the counter and pull out enough food for 3 people and start dinner. 10 minutes later there is a knock at the door. I grin evilly and look at Tris. "Watch this." I say.
I stomp to the door heavily and don my leader glare and throw the door open, "What are you doing at my door initiate?" I say harshly. Her eyes go wide and she turns to run but before she can get away I grab her shoulder and start laughing. "I'm kidding, come in." I say among the laughs. She looks absolutely terrified until she looks into the kitchen and sees Tris at that moment her whole demeanor changes. I let them talk while I finish the fajitas and set everything on the counter. Everyone makes their plates and we sit around the table and as per usual both are the girls are amazed at my cooking skills as we finish I get Christina's attention. "I need you to understand that no one can know about Tris and I until after the end of initiation ceremony tomorrow night, do you understand?" Your secret is safe with me." she says "and thank you for keeping Tris safe, she truly is my best friend and I don't know what I would have done if I would have lost her." I nod my head at her and offer both of them dessert.
After finishing our ice cream sandwiches I walk over to the couch and say into the kitchen. "Have fun doing the dishes you two." I hear a dish fall to floor at the same time that Christina gasps. "I didn't tell Will where I was going." she says in a panic. She promptly gives Tris and hug and once again thanks me and runs out into the hall. I guess her and Will are a thing. Hmmm. Tris comes around and kisses me but I shake my head and give her a look. We both go into the bedroom and get into as few clothes as possible and climb into bed. She is instantly snoring and I just lay there and stare at her. I don't know what love feels like but if this is it than I am all in.