Authors Note: No matter how many time I wish upon a star: Eric will never ever belong to me. Nor will Tris and Eric be a couple.*sob*

Fanfiction is written for the Author's enjoyment. I write for my readers too but if you don't like the pairing please don't send me reviews or pms saying it sucks. I'm not forcing you to read it. You chose to read this and you can stop at any time. I'm all for constructive criticism or even idea's (you will be credited for giving me it) and I'm not a mean person I swear!

Notes for My readers

All characters look like the movie version, and are now two years older. So Tris is 18, Four and Eric are 26.

Divergent belongs to Veronica Roth

OC's belong to me (Suzanne, Vivian, Hades, Ares)

Recognized Character's might be OOC at times (Just giving you fair warning!)

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Chapter 5

Tris rolled over in her bed and glanced at the clock, hating her internal alarm clock that woke her up at six without fail every morning. Lynn, Will and Uriah had left around two o'clock in the morning. Tris had offered them her room to share but they headed home. Rolling onto her back she stared at the ceiling and thought about what she had to do. When she remembered that she was meeting Eric, she threw off the covers and looked at the outfit that Lynn had helped her pick out.

It was cute and feminine. Something Tris was only just comfortable with. The light mostly sheer shirt was over a black crop top, and her slightly distressed blue jeans she knew were comfortable were paired with it. For all of her bite, Lynn knew how to dress Tris better than Christina ever had. Grabbing her running clothes she changed quickly and tossed her hair up into a ponytail before slipping on her running shoes and leaving the house, her phone and keys tucked away, her headphones in her ears, blasting her mix that she always ran with, just a mix of songs that pumped her up. With no real course in mind Tris started running, dancing when she reached corners or lights. There was hardly anyone out at this time of morning so she wasn't worried about being seen.

"Tris?" Tris froze and pulled her headphone out of her ear to see Eric leaning on the stroller, Vivian curled up with a stuffed bunny and a light blanket.

"Eric" Tris said blushing slightly as she turned her music down and looked him over, well aware of his eyes on her. His hair was damp, and his undershirt was wet with sweat, his skin glowing as he moved closer to her, his legs without his trademark black pants and in black shorts.

"I wasn't aware you were a runner" Eric said as they crossed the street together.

"I started when I was at school and I couldn't sleep anymore so I decided why the hell not." Tris said with a shrug making him chuckle.

"I'm actually lucky this morning. Vivian fell back asleep. She's taken after me and is an early riser. Still a nightmare to get to bed but she has to get up early." Eric said as Tris chuckled.

"I just can't sleep past 6 am. Last night Lynn, Will and Uriah came over and they didn't leave until 2. And here I am, wide awake and running." Tris said as Eric chuckled.

"I'm like that too. Vivian I'm hoping isn't but all signs point to it" Eric said as he grabbed his water bottle from under the stroller and took a long drink before offering it to Tris, who took it and sipped it without thinking twice. Handing it back she licked her lips slowly as Eric's eyes darkened as he looked at her.

"What? Did I spill?" Tris said looking down at her chest her hand coming up to wipe her mouth.

"No, it's just no one really does that" Eric said as Tris froze her hand on her breast, Eric eyes slowly moving up to her face.

"Why because of your tattoo's and piercings?" Tris said before rolling her eyes.

"I have three colors in my hair and the ravens on my collar bone and my ears pierced. I'm vanilla compared to you, and your still vanilla compared to some out there" Tris said as Eric chuckled the two of them walking together down the street.

"Well Marcus doesn't like it. He's always preaching God's word to me when he sees me. It's not like he doesn't see his son's tattoo on his back"

"He's whole back is inked? I thought it was just the upper part." Tris said frowning slightly, rubbing her arms over her arms to keep the slight chill off.

"He had the faction symbols from the school tattooed on his spine with the tribal pattern surrounding it." Eric said before leaning over and pulled his sweater from under the stroller and tossed it at Tris.

"Put it on since your shivering." Eric said as Tris looked him over.

"No. Your cold too" Tris said her finger pointing to his arm where he sported goose bumps. Eric looked down at his arm as Tris retracted her hand and rubbed her own arms.

"Ok I am too but I'll be fine. You're what? Half my size and weight" Eric said as Tris bit back a grin.

"Are you asking or suggesting?" Tris said as Eric chuckled.

"I know better than to ask a woman her weight and or age." He said making Tris laugh his arm darting out and pulled her closer to let the older couple pass them, Tris fitting into his side, her arm wrapping his waist.

"Such a cute little family" the older woman said making Tris blush as they passed Eric giving them a kind smile. Well as kind as he could get with how he looked.

"That is a first" Eric said his arm loosening enough to allow Tris to move away if she wanted to but when she didn't he ran his fingers over her exposed skin.

"Well do you often walk with women like this?" Tris asked looking up at him. She was rather comfortable tucked under Eric's arm against his chest. It also helped that he was warm.

"Never. But the fact that they assumed that you were Vivian's mother is a first. I have many blonde relatives and no one has been asked or told that she looked like their daughter." Eric said as Tris looked at him before blushing a little bit. Glancing up he stopped and chuckled as Tris looked at him strangely.

"There's a café just across the street. Why don't we go in and warm up. I'll buy" Eric said as Tris started shaking her head.

"No it's ok. Besides I don't have any money to pay you back with" Tris said as Eric rolled his eyes and started walking towards it, not letting Tris get away from him.

"My treat Tris. And if you don't pick anything I'll buy for you and make you eat something" Eric said as Tris groaned before wiggling from under his arm and grabbed the door for him and Vivian and reluctantly following Eric in.

"What would you like Tris?" Eric asked as she sighed.

"I don't know. Surprise me" She said watching as Eric grabbed his wallet and went to the counter. Tris sat in the booth and glanced at Vivian who was starting to stir. She hadn't realized how much she had been missing Eric and Vivian while she had been at school until she had come back.

"Tis? Were Daddy?" Vivian asked sleepily, Tris looking over at the rosy cheeked toddler.

"He'll be back soon" Tris promised as Vivian yawned and hugged her bunny plush closer to her cheek. Frowning slightly Tris reached out a hand and pressed it to Vivian's forehead before frowning.

"Something wrong?" Eric asked as he set down the tray with the order watching as Tris leaned forward and pressed her lips to Vivian's forehead, his daughter sighing softly her eyes opening sleepily before closing again as Tris pulled back.

"She has a mild fever at the moment. Hence her sleeping still" Tris said before looking over at Eric who was now leaning over the stroller and he placed his fingers on Vivian's neck.

"I can feel it now. We may have to skip the park if she gets worse. I'll text you to let you know." Eric said sitting down, his leg brushing Tris's leg under the table.

"Or we can talk about it now" Tris said as Eric's hands froze before he licked his lips slowly.

"No because then I won't have a reason to see you again later." Setting her hot chocolate in front of her along with a giant chocolate chip cookie.

"Oh, you're good at this. I love chocolate chip cookies" Tris said before looking at him.

"And if you wanted to see me later all you had to do was ask" Tris said watching as he flushed the slightest bit.

"But that takes the fun out of pretending" Eric countered, Tris laughing.

"Pretending what? That you're not interested? That gets tiring real fast" Tris said with a smile on her lips as Eric leaned back and sipped his own hot chocolate.

"Not uninterested. More to keep the reputation I have. I can't really afford for many people in my life. I don't want Vivian to get attached to someone for them to leave. Which is why I haven't dated since she was born." Eric said as Tris broke off a piece of her cookie and chewed it slowly.

"That's understandable. But why now. Why me?"

"Because you get it. Because I know that if I dated you and it didn't work out it wouldn't affect how you treated Vivian or me in front of her." Eric said as Tris sipped her hot chocolate.

"And if it did work? What then?" Tris asked watching Eric as he chewed the muffing in his mouth before he answered.

"Then not only do I have someone that understands why I am the way I am for the reason's I am, but I also have a very attractive and intelligent girlfriend." Eric said watching Tris blush again.

"What happened with Suzanne after I ended up leaving?" Tris asked watching Eric's jaw clench.

"It was complicated. She didn't want me to keep Vivian, but the courts ruled in my favour. She pays me $300 a month and has supervised visits with my mother if she wants to see her at any time. Vivian knows that Suzanne in her mother but she doesn't like her. She often comes home crying after seeing her." Eric said rubbing his hand over his jaw before running it through his hair. He didn't like those visits since he spent hours calming Vivian afterwards.

"But she's reaching the age that if you do start dating she's not going to like sharing you with anyone else, let alone another woman." Tris said as he shrugged.

"Then she'll have to be explained the situation. She's smart for her age and I know that she'll be fine in the long run." Eric said calmly as Tris glanced at Vivian.

"You can tell how much you love her" Tris said as Eric glanced at Vivian as well before moving around the table and sat behind Tris, the heat from his body making Tris straighten her back, as his hand slipped around her waist.

"I admit I spoil her but I can't help it. I have no one else to spoil in my life" Eric said Tris leaning back a little bit against his chest, his fingers rubbing small circles and slipped under her shirt to touch her skin, his breath fanning over her one shoulder.

"Oh?" Tris said as Eric chuckled against her back.

"Yeah. You should see her room. I've let the rest of the house's renovations fall to the side since I spend so much time with her." Eric said as Tris glanced over her shoulder at him, their faces inches apart, and his eyes falling to her lips before they focused on her eyes again. Tris grinned as she felt Eric groan and his head dropped back.

"Are you aware you're such a tease?"

"It's just part of my charm" Tris said making Eric shake his head as his arm curled around her and sipped his hot chocolate.

"You're being mean to me now" He said as Tris giggled.

"No. Not mean. Just seeing how much tease you can handle." Tris said making Eric freeze before looking at her.

"How much I can handle? Little girl your placing with fire" Eric warned watching her eyes burn with fire when he called her little girl.

"You have no idea what I can do, little boy" Tris countered making him smirk doing his best not to jerk as Tris's fingers trailed over his stomach before he took a bite of his muffin doing his best not to show she was affecting him.

"Stop teasing me Tris" Eric said his voice betraying him as Tris shifted beside him.

"I will for now" Eric relaxed as Tris leaned against his side and ate her cookie. They finished up their breakfast in silence and got up and walked out together.

"Do you have a set route for your run yet?" Eric asked, Tris looking over her shoulder at him.

"Not yet why?"

"We could always run together" Eric suggested as they fell into step together again.

"I'd like that actually. But let me know if I'm meeting you at your house. If I don't hear from you I'll meet you at the park by the hub" Tris said biting her lower lip for a moment before she stood on her tip toes before pressing her lips to Eric's cheek, her hands on his biceps before she pulled back and winked before turning and started jogging home. Eric touched his cheek before he grinned before starting his own run home with Vivian.