A/N I do not own the characters, story lines, quotes or anything of the Divergent books. I just borrowed them for entertainment

Chapter 11 Talking

They finished their business then Tris walked back to the house. She quietly entered her home to hear Tobias and his mother talking. "I know she has to undergo the tests to assure she is the real Tris but I am scared to tell her. Furthermore Johanna wants us to head up the fear simulations for the research department. I think in some ways Johanna misses the fractions we lived in and wants to find ways to bring in some bits of them so that we can all feel like we belong here. I don't know how this all will play out. I want to talk to Tris about it but am afraid she will tell me what I already know."

"Which is what Tobias?" Evelyn asks her son softly.

"That Johanna is right we do need some reminders of our old ways in order to better the city. I just feel like too much could go wrong with this plan."

"Can I say something?" Tris asks as she finally makes her presences known.

"Of course you can say something." Tobias said caught off guard.

"You are right to be worried honey but at the same time think about who is in control of the city. Johanna has no reason to take over this city like a tyrant. She has no reason to act out against the people. She has done nothing but what is right for this city since she first formed the Allegiance with Cara. Also if you remember those who don't want power are best suited for it but look where that got us. Remember how Amity governed their people not by one person making decisions for the rest and not by a panel of people controlling everyone but rather by everyone having some say. You once called it beautiful the way it worked and now you see it in action every day. Johanna allows people to vote when things might affect the way they life. In fact I had to be voted back in by all the former Dauntless and Abnegations that were left. My name wasn't on the voting information but a general gist of who would return was. Johanna already performed the tests as I was made aware they would be needed. My therapist knew what I needed to reintegrate into our city and they helped me set up the legal paperwork I needed."

"You never cease to amaze me, Tris!" Tobias says.

"Excuse me kids I think I am going to bed. It was a long day and I am beat." Evelyn says as she moves to leave the room.

After she has gone Tobias pulls Tris into his lap. "I don't like being apart from you for even one minute. I am always scared I will find it wasn't real and that I was losing my mind." Tobias says burying his face in her shoulder and letting his tears fall.

"I know I often wake during the night just to make sure I am not dreaming and that you are there with me now." She whispers her forehead now against his as she pulled his face up so she could look in his eyes. Her own tears were now streaming down her face. "I love you with all my heart, Tobias."

They spent the whole night kissing, touching, and talking. Their words were those that only come from a heart so full of love and the knowledge of how fragile life is. Their touches and kisses were those of hunger to show what their words cannot say. Around 5 am they got up and prepared for the day before making breakfast.

At about 7 am there was a knock on the front door. Tris runs to open it. "Hey Caleb. What is up?"

"I came to ask you and Tobias a favor." He says softly staring down at his shoes and shifting from one foot to the other.

"Come on in. Tobias is in the kitchen having breakfast." Tris tells him and leads him to the kitchen.

"Good morning Caleb. What brings you here so early in the morning?" Tobias asks as he gets up to hug his beautiful wife to be when she walks back in the room.

"I came to ask you and Tris to be in my wedding. Susan and I want to get married on Christmas day. She wants Tris to be her maid of honor and I would be honored if you could be my best man. I know we haven't had the best relationship through the years but I want to start fresh and make the past just that the past." Caleb said with his eyes on his own shoes.

Tobias shares a look with Tris. "Why are you staring at the floor?" Tobias asked.

"I am scared to look in your eyes right now." Caleb admits.

Tobias laughs. "Well if you don't look me in the eyes you might miss your answer."

Caleb looks up straight at his sister snuggling with Tobias. "Will you be in my wedding Tobias? Tris, Susan plans to ask you herself but she wanted to know if you would do it even if Tobias says no."

"I would if you both really want me in the wedding." Tris says softly.

"I will do it for you Caleb if you will be one of my groomsmen in my wedding." Tobias says.

"What?" Caleb asks with his eyes wide open. "Really? You want me in your wedding? Do you also want me in your wedding Tris?"

The couple laughed as Caleb's words filled the air. "Yes we both want you in our wedding. We discussed it last night and were planning to call you today to ask you." Tris says as she watches Caleb's smile spread across his face.

"Yes I will be in your wedding. It would be an honor." He says just as Torin runs in and throws himself on Caleb hugging him tight.

"Uncle Caleb! I missed you. How are you? What you doing here? Are you going to have breakfast with me? Isn't it a beautiful day?" Torin's words came out like the excited toddler he is.

"Hi Torin!" Caleb greets picking his nephew up and hugging him tight. "I missed you too. I am good. I came to ask you to be my ring bearer in my wedding. I would love to have breakfast with you but I already had breakfast so maybe you can come over some time and have breakfast with me. Yes the day is very beautiful." Caleb's excitement at being an uncle was very obvious.

"Can I go have breakfast sometime with Uncle Caleb please Mom and Dad?" Torin asks.

"Sure maybe we can even convince your uncle to take you overnight one night." Tobias says with a laugh.

"Seriously could he stay the night with me?" Caleb asks.

"Sure I think we could arrange that." Tris says.

"That would be awesome." Caleb says as Torin grabs his hand now that he is standing back on the floor next to his uncle. Torin pulls him to sit down at the table just as Evelyn walks in.

"I love that idea and that night I could stay at the apartment so you two could have the night alone." She wiggles her eyebrows at her son and his future wife.

"We are going to wait until marriage to share another night like that mom." Tobias says blushing.

"I know but it is so fun teasing you about it son." Evelyn says pinching his cheek as she heads over to get a cup of tea.

"Thanks Mom!" Tobias says shaking his head.

They talked about how the plans for Caleb's wedding were going and about when Caleb wanted to take Torin for the night. Then about an hour later Tobias kissed Tris, Torin, and his mother bye as he headed out to work. Caleb walked out with him after hugging Torin, Tris, and Evelyn.