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Chapter 32
"Hey Tris," Tobias said in an angry tone.
He glared at me with a lot of intensity. His look was very intimidating, but I refused to back down.
"Hey," I said back.
"You went." He observed.
"Yes I did." I replied. "And I don't regret it."
He was still staring me down. And I still refused to look away first.
"Did you find out anything?" he asked me. This was a surprise. I thought he was going to scold me for still going. Not question me on what information I gathered. I looked at him quizzically.
"Just because I didn't want you to go, doesn't mean I still don't want to know the news." He said.
"The other factions think that Dauntless is going to try and take over the government." I revealed.
Tobias stood there in silence. It was like I could see the gears turning in his head. He was thinking of possible things to make them think that. I think he was having trouble coming up with any.
"The only thing that could give them that impression would be when Eric tried to team up with Jeanine." He said. "But that was a couple years ago. And Eric's dead. So what is the trigger?"
"I have no idea," We stood in silence for a couple minutes. In that silence, I decided to tell Tobias about the other half of the conversation with my dad. "The people aren't the only thing I talked to my dad about."
"It wasn't?" Tobias asked, puzzled.
"No," I told him. "I also talked about us."
"Did you tell him about the baby?" he questioned.
I nodded. "He wasn't happy about us being married or about the baby. That's when he told him to leave."
He embraced me for the first time today. "We'll go and talk to him together. As soon as the train gets back to the Abnegation sector. He can't just shut you out like that." He assured me.
It was a good thing our talk lasted awhile. Mostly due to the silence. But we were soon back in the Abnegation sector.
We jumped off the train together. The walk to my parents' house was silent. Our hands were interlocked and our heads were down. We figured people wouldn't recognize us, but we'd rather be safe than sorry.
This time Tobias knocked. Once again, my mother answered the door. She looked a little puzzled to see me again. Especially since Tobias was with me.
"Are you here to talk your father again?" she asked quietly.
We both nodded.
"Sit down and I'll go get him."
We sat down next to each other at the kitchen table. When my father walked in, he immediately stiffened. Tobias being here obviously didn't sit well with him. But he did indeed sit down with us.
"Hello again Beatrice. Tobias." He said.
"Hello Mr. Prior." Both Tobias and I agreed that he would do most of the talking. "I assume you know what we are here to talk about." My father nodded. "Tris told me that you did not approve of our marriage. Or the fact that we are expecting a child."
"Honestly, I don't approve of either." My dad revealed. "I think you are too young to be married and especially too young to be having a child. And I also don't approve of the fact that you," he directed his voice towards Tobias. "Went against Abnegation and your father and transferred to Dauntless. You let your Marcus get attacked by lies."
His little outburst made me pretty angry. "So I'm not a traitor for transferring, but he is? That doesn't make any sense to me." I told him.
"I did not approve of your choice either Beatrice. But you didn't leave me to deal with harsh accusations that are completely false." He said angrily.
I wanted to yell at him that the accusations weren't false. But I knew it wasn't my place. If Tobias wanted to set him straight, then he should be the one to do it. I looked at him expectantly, waiting to see if he would say something. But he didn't say anything at first. He kissed my forehead and brought his attention back to my father.
"If you knew half of what I did, you wouldn't be so quick to trust Marcus Eaton." Tobias said a bit harshly. This took my father by surprise.
"What do you mean?" My dad asked.
"You probably wouldn't believe me if I told you. You are too close to Marcus to assume anything otherwise." Tobias shot at him.
"Well, I guess that you don't need to say anything more then. You are free to leave." My father announced.
"We're not leaving." Tobias stated. "I am not letting you dismiss your daughter like that. She is under a lot of stress right now. She doesn't need you adding anymore."
My dad was taken aback. I don't think he ever expected to be spoken to like that.
"She is having this baby. To Dauntless standards, she is not too young. She isn't going to get doubtful just because her dad doesn't like it. You don't control her life. She doesn't have to listen to you anymore. She is my wife and the mother of my child. Either you deal with it, or you don't. You have to choose whether or not you want your daughter to respect you or not."
The room went silent. I cannot believe Tobias said some of those things to my dad. I am glad he stood up for me, but I don't want my father to hate him. The expression on my father's face was hard to read. It seemed to be a cross of anger and respect.
"I see." He finally said. "I can see how protective you are over my daughter. And how much you care for her. And I can finally understand what she sees in you. No one has ever spoken to me like that. But it was obviously needed. You have definitely earned my respect Tobias. But, not to sound rude, I do have a lot of work to do. So I would appreciate it if you would leave so I can get back to it."
"That is understandable," Tobias replied. "We'll go and let you get back to your work."
I gave my mom a small smile as we walked out. She returned it as she opened the door for us.
"'Bye," I said quietly. As soon as we exited my parents' house, Tobias leaned down and kissed me.
"That went well," he whispered. I simply nodded. We walked down the street and towards the train tracks. We hopped on the train and sat against the wall. I had no idea what time it was, but I figured that our guests would be coming fairly soon.
"Thank you," I told Tobias.
"No problem." Tobias said, kissing me on the head. "Anything for you."
I could tell I was blushing fiercely. I turned my face so he didn't see it.
*Page Break*
As soon as we got back into the Dauntless compound, Jessie found us immediately.
"They're here," she informed us. "And they want to meet you two."
"Why?" I asked.
"Because you guys were both ranked 1st. And you have the lowest amount of fears. Also you are instructors." She replied.
Just as she finished speaking, Max appeared. And he wasn't alone. "Four, Six. Just the people I was looking for."
With him were four adults who looked like they were in their early twenties. There were three girls and one guy.
The man was tall. Taller than Tobias. He was at least 6'5". He had a long face and extremely dark brown eyes. They were almost as dark as his hair which was pitch black. He wore a dark business-like suit. Also, he looked pretty muscular. Not Tobias muscular, but muscular nonetheless. And he had this briefcase. The way he held gave me the impression that he might sleep with it under his pillow. The way his dark eyes ran over me made me feel like extremely intimidated, but like usual, I didn't back down.
One of the ladies was about my height. She had long brown hair, which was lined with faint golden streaks. She, like the man, also had extremely dark eyes. Her lips were full and red, like she uses permanent lipstick. Her nose was small and she looked nice. I wasn't sure if that would last though.
The next girl was taller. Probably about 5'9". she seemed energetic and a bit perky. Her skin was very pale, like she has never been out in the sun. Her hair was long and a beautiful light brown. What really through me off were her eyes. She was obviously wearing contacts because her eyes were a bright purple. It threw me off. I thought that if she didn't wear them that she would look a lot prettier.
The last girl was also tall. Not as tall as the girl next to her, but not much shorter. She was lean and fairly athletic looking. Her hair was a little longer than shoulder length and a deep chocolate brown. Her cheek bones were high but completed her face. Her almond shaped eyes were a beautiful bright green. She looked very bubbly and also a bit sneaky.
Max introduced them in the order I had assessed them. "This is Jason Lawrence, Bella Lynn Sawyer, Gwendolyn Parks, and Elena Sallino."
I knew that when everyone found out why they were here, all hell would break loose.
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