Tris POV
I wake up to a pressure squeezing my hand, I try and curl my fingers around the pressure and in response I can just hear about someone shouting,
"Tris, I'm here, come on, Tris just open your eyes." I know that voice, I would know that voice anywhere, Tobias. I don't manage to open my eyes but I manage to croak out a whisper,
"Tobias." His grip on my hand tightens,
"It's okay Tris, we're okay Tris." I release a sigh of relief I didn't know I was holding, and at the moment I manage to open my eyes.
The light blinds me and makes my head spin, but once my eyes adjust I see my beautiful Tobias grinning ear to ear at me. I see he's in a hospital gown and has a machine attached. Suddenly the events of a Marcus plague my mind and I squeeze my eyes shut trying to forget the torture,
"Tris, Tris what's wrong?" I ignore his question, the memories are pushed out my the thought of my daughter and I quickly open my eyes to stare into those of the one I love,
"Is she okay?" I ask in a pleading voice,
"Tris she's fine, our daughter is fine. I think we need to worry about you for a bit, don't you?" I give a weak smile, and I manage just to move my hands so they rest on my bump, it's tender and bruised, it seems Marcus defiantly left his mark.
"The doctor will be along in a bit, your foster parents are catching up on some sleep, they've barely left you." I smile, I really do love my foster parents, they're different to all the previous ones. To most people I'm just another kid they have to care for, they have me for six months and once that times up, I get shifted to a new place. I new start. Sometimes it was okay. Sometimes it was horrible. But this place it was amazing, everything fitted together, I haven't felt like this since my parents and Caleb died, I want to stay here
It's not long until the doctor arrives and he quickly looks at my notes,
"Well Tris I must say for the trauma you suffered, the baby and yourself are doing very well, amazing In fact. Your collapsed lung seems to have heeled, and well your ribs will take time but the breaks in them will eventually heal too. Now I understand you two are desperate to get home" The doctor nods to Tobias and I, "But I want to observe you both tonight and if all goes well, then you can go home. You being stuck in here I don't think will increase your rates of recovery, but please just relax put your feet up." I smile and Four grabs my hand. The doctor returns my smile and leaves the room.
Tobias and I are sat in a comfortable silence for while when suddenly he speaks out,
"Thank you."
"For what?" I ask,
"Everybody has been saying you were protecting me and that's why your here lying in that bed right now, because of me." I can see he's getting teary,
"Look Tob-" I try say but he interrupts me.
"Don't say it's okay, because it's not, you could have died and you know it." He says bluntly, I turn my face away from Tobias, not wanting him to see me cry as tears threaten to fall.
Tobias obviously realises his bluntness,
"Look all I'm saying is that I love you and I can't stand it, Marcus hurt you and you took it for me. I don't see how that's fair. But it's okay, he's gone now, hopefully for good."
I turn my face back to face Four and he caresses my cheek.
"What do you mean he's gone?"
"Tris, Marcus was arrested for child abuse and the attack on you four days ago, you've been here for 3 weeks." I'm shocked, no way have I been here 3 weeks. I know I've been in and out of consciousness but I thought I had been here a few days but weeks?
"But Tobias if Marcus has been locked up, who are you staying with?" I say worriedly, if he's been put it emergency foster care he could be moving anywhere and we wouldn't be able to see each other.
"Errm.. Well.. I've been placed in emergency foster care." He says and I sigh, that's the worst thing that could have happened. "But the good news is that your foster parents offered to take me in." All my worries are suddenly gone and I muster up the biggest grin I can. Tobias then leans down and kisses me on my forehead, "We can be a family now." He whispers in my ear, and I can't help but giggle out of pure happiness.
Later that evening, Tobias returns to his own bed next door as the nurses force him out so they observe him for the night. The soothing beat of my heart rate machine causes my eye lids to become heavy and they eventually fall bringing me peace.
Peace to dream of my little girl and hopefully my life with Tobias.
A/N Wow guys it been a long time hasn't it? And I'm so sorry for that! But if like this chapter please review! I need all the motivation I can't get! Thank you!