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I stand behind Tobias as he unlocks his apartment. "You don't have to sleep over, if you don't want to"
"No, I do" I say to his back. I try to relax my tense body. Breathe in. Breathe out.
He opens the door and holds out his arm. I smile, walking past him and then I stand awkwardly into the room. His apartment isn't big but it feels safe. It might be because Tobias is here. I don't know. He walks in after me and shuts the door. I sit on the edge of the bed while Tobias throws the keys in a bowl.
"Want a drink?" He turns the little TV on and changes the channel to the news.
"Um... Water would be great" I say. He nods and goes to the corner of the room. Taking out two glasses.
"Have you decided on a job, yet?" He asks pouring tap water into one of the glasses. I almost sigh. I forgotten we had to pick our jobs tomorrow.
"No," I lie. "But Tori said I had to be carful" I don't have to be specific for Tobias to know what I am talking about. Any Dauntless job is dangerous for the Divergent. Tobias turns and hands me the glass.
"Thanks"
He walks over to his dresser and leans on it – opposite me.
"She is right" He taps his glass. "It will be safe to get a job that is in the Dauntless compound"
"I was thinking of guarding the fence" As soon as the words leave my mouth I know it is the wrong choice to tell Tobias. He'll find out anyway. Without moving his head his eyes move to mine. They have turned dark and serious.
"What?" I stand up. "What's so wrong about that?" I stand in front of him.
"It's dangerous"
"Any job is going to be" I refute. "Being someone like me" I can't bring myself to say Divergent but he knows what page I'm on.
"Guarding the fence is a little extreme" He puts his glass down on the dresser, behind him. "That job is better for someone like Peter or Molly" He practically spits their names.
"You saying I can't do it?" I ask, looking down at my glass.
"No. I think you can," He takes the glass from my hands and places it beside his abandoned drink. "But people risk their lives for it. At least one person dies a year doing that job" He pulls me forward by my hands and then puts his hands on my hips.
"That's one in fifty" I say, playing with his black top with my fingers.
"And I don't want you to be that one" He looks down to me. "Look, I'm not going to stop you but if you do decide to do that job just remember what I taught you" He lifts my chin up. "Okay?"
"Okay." I whisper. Tobias moves his head toward me.
Time stands still as our lips move together slowly making me feel the urge of wanting more. I move my arms and tighten them around his shoulders, bringing more pressure to our lips. He moves his back off the dresser and puts a hand on my neck. I feel his lips smile against mine, making me smile back. Our lips become two again and he rests his forehead on mine.
"I love you." I whisper, unsure if I should say it. We have only said it once to but it still seems like such a big word. A big word that I know I feel towards him.
"I love you more." He smiles.
"I have no nightwear." I pull my head away and look towards the door minutes later. Should I go and get my stuff or will I disturb my friends? Tobias steps forward, I step back and then he takes his black top off. I feel my cheeks turn hot at the sight of his toned chest.
"Let's not make this a habit" He smiles and hands me the top. I chuckle and walk into the bathroom while Tobias gets changed in the other room.
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I pull the top over my head and look down. It goes down to just above my knees and it's baggy. I love how his scent seems to be touching me even when he is not there. I pick up my dress and zip the back up.
"Ouch" I whisper, shaking my hand and then bringing my bleeding thumb into my mouth. I look back to the zip I got it caught on and scowl.
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I walk into the room and Tobias glimpses at me from the bed.
"I'll sleep on the floor" He says.
"You don't have to do that" I refute. He looks up then. To my face, legs and then my face again.
"Are you sure?" He gets a nod from me in return. I put my dress on the top of the dresser and look back to Tobias. He stands up, keeping his eyes on my hand.
"You are bleeding" He takes my hand and inspects it.
"Oh, yeah. I got it caught on my dress" I look down at my hand. My heart starts to beat loud at the sight of my whole hand covered in blood. How can one little cut be so bad? "It will be fine"
"Run it over a cold tap" He takes me to the kitchen tap and puts it under cold water. I watch the water run down my hand. It's only a cut. Why is he being so dramatic?
"There will be a lot of this involved guarding the fence" I input. "This is nothing" I watch as he turns the tap off and dries my hand.
"Don't remind me" His voice sounds different. It sounds like this when ever he talks about Peter or Molly.
We both lay on our sides watching the other. Tobias plays with my hair, making me feel sleepy. He titled his head forward and placed a hand on my back. That simple touch made a spark go up my spine, causing me to shake.
"Is this okay?" He asked, glazing into my eyes. I nodded at breathed out. His lips mine slowly. I felt the blood rush through my head making me feel dizzy. He pulled away slowly, but I ran my fingertips through his hair, and pulled him back in. Our lips move together, and then I felt his tongue against my lower lip. Unsure, I opened to let him in. Their tongues slid against each other, while our lips where in slow motion. I could feel him smile through the kiss as he cupped his hand over my cheek. Tobias pulled away from my lips, but kept his lips lingering on my skin. He kissed down my jaw line and traced my collarbones. I titled my head back, keeping in a soft moan. Suddenly I feel his hand on my knee and slowly moving up. I push away.
"Sorry" I look down.
"It's late" He pulls my face up. "Sleep" He continues.
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I wake up to the tap in the bathroom running.
"Morning" He greets walking out the bathroom, the tap no longer running.
"You should have woken me" I sit up and quickly pull down my top, but he sees.
"I let you sleep" He says. "I'm not working today and you don't decide your jobs until ten" He sits beside my legs.
"You know what I am going to pick, right? Before you act all surprised"
He looks up and I can't help but notice how his face drops. Is guarding the fence of the city really that bad?
"Right, But I am not going to be there today. Eric is sorting it all out" He sighs.
"Why?"
"I'm going into Erudite with Uriah. We have to put you're names into a system so they know you are from Dauntless" He replies.
"You never told me about this last night" I say. I feel a stab of hurt in my back from him not telling me he has to take a trip.
"Yeah, I know. I forgot" He rubs his neck.
I nod.
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After the snazzy looks I got from Eric and the surprised looks from my friends I decide I made a bad mistake. I look on the wall of jobs and find Peter and Molly names among with my name on becoming guards.
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