Chapter 26

Tris POV

I feel a pang of longing but then i realise that all i need is him, he is my everything.

"Get some sleep." He whispers as he caress my hair.

His voice is the last thing i hear.

I hear soft mumbles outside the door of my hospital room.

I take a deep breath, stretch, rub my stomach and sit up.

I look around and notice i am alone.

I look down at the couch and see that the linen has been folded with a pillow on top.

Tobias must of woke up a while ago.

What time is it?

I throw the quilts off and lob my legs over the bed.

I slide down the edge of the bed and see a white cast plastered to my left foot.

I rest my hands on the bed and push down as i try to walk.

It stings with pain but it's bearable.

I run out of bed to cling to but i continue limping towards the door.

I get halfway across the room when the doorknob begins to turn.

Shit!

I can't let anyone see me trying to walk on a fractured foot.

I try to quickly walk back to the bed but i misplace my footing and down i go.

"Ompf!" I gasp.

I whip my head around to the door and see a familiar face looking down at me confused.

"Tris? What are you doing?…" Tobias asks.

"Good morning!" I pathetically try to cover up why i'm scooting around on my butt on a hospital floor.

"Good afternoon." He corrects as he walks over to me.

He goes behind me and lifts me up underneath the shoulders so i'm standing.

"Hello." He kisses me softly.

"Hey."

"Tris, what are you doing out of bed? And why are you walking on a fractured foot?" He says gently but with a stern look.

"I wanted to stretch and check out my foot." I answer.

"You know you"re meant to be in bed."

He tucks some floating hair behind my ear.

I sigh and surrender.

"Alright, are you gonna help me or not?"

He looks down at me and with a jerk of his eyebrows, he lifts me up into bridal style.

I shriek quietly and laugh into his manly freshly smelling, thick shoulder.

He must of had a shower here at the hospital.

He gently lays me down and pulls the blanket over my body.

He kisses my forehead with his warm hand pressed to my cheek and pulls a chair closer to the bed and slumps into it.

I reach for his hand and he takes it.

"Have a good sleep?" He inquires.

"Yeah, how long did i sleep for?"

"Ummm," He checks his watch. "You fell asleep at around 11 pm and its 2 now." He grins.

"Oh god."

"You slept like a baby." His chuckle fills the still air.

"I think it's because the babies." I groan.

"Well you only have 25 weeks left of it. 5 and a half more months."

"What?! That's ages away…"

"Well just think, in that time we'll be holding two beautiful, gorgeous babies." He kisses my hand.

My face wears the widest grin.

"I can't wait." I grin.

He stands and leans over the bed and brings his nose to mine.

"Me neither."

He takes my face in his large palms and brushes his lips to mine and we kiss into the unknown but familiar future.

After a minute he pulls away but rests his forehead to mine.

"Dr. Jackson said that you can have a shower here but i'll have to help you in there because your ankle and you're still weak. Okay?"

I grin.

"i don't mind."

He chuckles.

"Alright then."

He walks over to the other side of the room and wheels the wheelchair over to the bed.

"Dr. Jackson said around the hospital, you'll be on this."

I laugh.

"Dey see me rollin, dey hatin." I sing.

Tobias chuckles and looks at me serious but lets a smile creep to his face.

"Come on." He sighs.

He pulls the blankets off me and slides his hands one under my knees and one around my back.

I wrap my arms around his neck and he pulls me up.

I stretch my head to his face and kiss his cheek.

"I love you." I say softly.

His brings my forehead up to his face and kisses it.

"I love you too."

He gently sets me down on my feet in front of the wheelchair and he helps me down into it.

"But what clothes will I change into?" I ask.

"Well yesterday i went back to the house and i had a shower and grab some clothes." He explains as he begins to wheel me.

"Oh okay."

He wheels me to the door and pushes the door open with his foot.

The bright lights blur my eyes and warm my bones.

Nurses and patients buzz around us as Tobias tries wheeling me out the way and it reminds me when we ran and dodged our way through here for the first ultrasound.

I smile at the thought and his voice wakes me up from my daydream.

"Tris?! Tris?… Anyone there?" Tobias asks.

I snap out of it and realise i am facing an open shower with rails on the walls around it.

Tobias shuts the door and flicks the lights on.

I give a little giggle and Tobias grins at me.

"Up we get."

He walks back over to me and grabs me underneath my shoulders.

I slap my hands against his back as i squeeze his torso for a hug.

He pushes his hands around my back and leans down and squeezes me back.

"Thank you." I whisper.

He doesn't say anything but he breathes in deeply.

I rest my head against his chest and listen to his heartbeat.

I feel his chest rise and fall.

I loosen my grip and he leans back.

"I'm sorry, Tris…" His eyes wander.

"You've already said sorry. Its okay." I reassure.

"No Tris, it isn't. Its my fault. If i just ignored him he would of gone away. I put all of us in danger, you were trying to stop me. What if it happens again?"

He's right.

"Come on, i stink. I need a shower."

He smiles but it doesn't meet his eyes.

"First, you need to put this plastic bag on your foot, you can't get the plaster wet."

He helps me put it on.

I sling an arm around his shoulders and he walks me over underneath the shower.

He spins me around and undoes the buttons on my hospital gown.

He reaches mid back and the cold air makes me shiver.

"You okay?" Tobias asks.

"Yeah, just cold."

Either that or you undressing me.

I smile to myself.

The gown slips off my shoulders and the cold autumn wafts upon my naked body.

"God, you infatuate me, Tris." He softly states.

I blush and look down at his feet.

"Focus on the task at hand please." I giggle.

He sighs and smiles.

"Okay." He agrees.

I walk over to the railing and and Tobias twists the shower taps.

The warm water heats my cold bones and relaxes my sore muscles.

…..

"One foot through, and the other." His cheerful laugh fills my empty room.

"Get used to this, Dad." I put the emphasis on dad.

Tobias grins and bits down on his bottom lip.

"Come on, t-shirt time. Arms up."

I fling my arms up and Tobias slides my top down.

It stretches across my stomach and leaves a gap of skin showing.

"Ugh! I feel so fat!" I whine.111

"Tris, you're not fat. You're carrying our 2 children right now, please don't think that." He looks at me sternly.

God he looks so good right now.

I quickly peck him on the lips.

"I swear if we weren't in a hospital right now…" I think out loud.

He flashes his gorgeous, white teeth to me.

"Here," He passes me one of his spare shirts. "Wear this."

I swap shirts.

He's scent surrounds me.

Its like 3 sizes bigger than me but i love wearing his shirts.

"Thanks."

"Alright, lay down and get some rest for a couple of hours and you'll be discharged." He softly explains.

"Yes! I finally get to go home."

"Get used to it, Mum." Tobias jokes.

"That hospital visit I'm not looking forward to…" I express.

He gently laughs and throws his head back.

"Get some rest." He recovers.

He cups my head and kisses my forehead.

"Stay with me?" I ask.

"Always."

"I love you."

"I adore you too."