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Tobias' POV
Three months later.
Tris and I have been a couple for three months now. Ever since that Saturday afternoon we have been inseparable. I introduced her to my parents who immediately liked her, Rose loves her and tells everyone she is her new sister, because she and I are going to get married and have many babies. At first I got really embarrassed about that and I could tell Tris was too, but this soon became Rose's thing and we just ignored it. She is just a kid after all. But I would lie if I would say that it didn't cross my mind. I mean, I love her and she is special. She is nothing like any girlfriend I had before. She is loving and supportive, loyal, honest. She is more than just my girlfriend, she is my partner, my lover, my soul mate. Until now I didn't have the guts to tell her how I really feel. But since we've decided to move in together I wanna do it in our first home, because I hope that it will be our home for as long as possible and if this isn't home than maybe the next apartment will. Whatever place we choose to live in it'll always be her and me.
"Honey, could you get the boxes with the books" I hear her from the living room. Our friends helped us with the move. I gave up my small studio apartment and we rented a nice apartment together. Right now we're just finishing up in the living room and will continue tomorrow with the rest. The worst is already over.
"Sure" I say and walk into the hallway to get them.
"One at a time, Tobias. I don't want you to get hurt" she says.
"If I get hurt I have my personal naughty nurse to take care of me" I say as I sit one of the boxes down next to her and kiss her cheek.
"How is naughty nurse going to help you?" she asks with a chuckle.
"The same way she always does" I say.
"I doubt a 69er will help with your back pain" she says and I feel myself getting uncomfortable in my pants.
"Woman, if you talk dirty like that I'm gonna take you right there on that floor" I say as I return with the second box. She looks up at me smiling.
"Promise" she teases.
"You asked for it" I say and push her down on the floor attacking her pulse point.
"Tobias, we have still stuff to do" she says laughing, but doesn't do anything to stop me. If anything she encourages me by holding my head closer to her neck. I suck lightly on her soft flesh making sure to leave a mark. "Stop that" she says laughing. "Everyone at work teases me already about the hickeys. I just got rid of one."
"They're jealous" I say and resume my task.
"Maybe, but I really don't wanna be called hickey girl anymore" she says chuckling. I let go of her and look her in the eyes.
"You serious?" I ask amused. "They call you that?"
"Yeah. They even suggested I should check the hickeys with a doctor, that they can't be healthy, at least not that many."
"Nonsense" I say. "If anything your neck demands more of my marks."
"Tobias, you are not a dog and I'm not a street lantern. You don't have to mark me to know I'm yours" she says amused and props herself up on her elbows. I kneel between her parted legs and smile at her adorableness.
"Babe, I kiss you, I'm not peeing on you" I say.
"Be that as it may you don't need to mark me to keep other males away from me. Because (a) I can keep them away myself, (b) no one who knows me or you or us both dares to come near me and (c) I have eyes just for you. I'm yours, Tobias, so stop worrying." She gets up and I feel a pang of guilt. I know that what she says is true and I trust her completely. She is actually the first person, other than my mother, that I trusted from the very first moment I met her. She never once gave me any reason to doubt her and I know she is loyal. But she is more important to me than anything or anyone in this world. I would die for her.
"Tris" I say and get up and follow her into the kitchen. "I don't doubt that. But just to clarify, you might not see it or want to see it, but every guy we pass turns his head around to look at you, which makes me both proud and jealous."
"You don't have to be jealous. I told you I'm only yours."
"I know, baby, but I can't stop it. And as for the hickeys I'm just playing with you. Tris" I say and grab the mug she wanted to put away from her hand and put it down on the counter. I turn her around and cup her face in my hands. I look deep into her eyes. It's now or never. Come on, Eaton, stop being a pansycake.
"What is it?" she asks confused.
"Tris, I wanted to tell you something for a long while now."
"Yeah?"
"I wanted it to be special, romantic, but I always chickened out."
"Yeah?"
"You are the first girl I ever felt so strongly for."
"Yeah?"
"And I wanted to be absolutely sure, because you deserve the absolute best and I'm still not entirely sure that's me."
"I love you, too" she says and cuts me off and smiles brightly.
"Babe, what the frog? I tried here to be super romantic and declare my love for you" I say teasingly.
"Well, then say it and stop babbling" she orders.
"I love you, Tris Prior."
"I love you, too, Tobias Eaton" she says and we kiss gently. It's soft and sweet and full of love. "Even though you are a chicken" she says pulling slightly away before kissing me again, this time more passionately.
"I'm gonna let that slide, just this once, missy" I say and pick her up carrying her to our new bedroom. She giggles the whole way, but keeps kissing me. I throw her on the bed and thankfully it's big enough. The first time we did that in my old apartment, on my old bed she bounced off and fell down. She started laughing hysterically and we ended up making love on the floor.
"Good thing this bed is big enough for that" she says laughing, remembering that too.
"I just thought of the same thing. So, Ms. Prior, are you ready to be loved for the first time in your new home."
"Actually" she says "not yet" and gets up. I look after her as she walks out of the room. I hear a door open and close and wonder if she left the apartment or something. Just as I want to go out and look for her she returns in her bathrobe. "I'm all sweaty and dirty from the move. I don't want the bed sheets to get dirty as well. I'm going to take a shower, but I'd love some company" she says and lets the robe fall to the ground, revealing her perfect body to me.
"After I'm done with you, you're either going to be super clean or even dirtier. What do you prefer?"
"I leave it to you" she says. I take two big steps toward her and throw her over my shoulder, carrying her into the bathroom. I put her down and I'm pleased to see that she already prepared everything. It was Tris' idea to get this apartment. It's a bit pricier than we expected but when Tris saw that the bathroom was equipped with both a shower and separately with a tub she insisted to get this one. Now that I see what she's up to I'm glad I said yes to this apartment. We step into the shower and are immediately hit by the warm spray. We both wash each other, which has become sort of a ritual of ours. Even in the mornings before work we use to do this. It's usually just that, washing each other. But sometimes we heat up the place, if you get what I mean.
"Could you hand me the body wash?" I ask her. She stretches out to grab it and hands it to me. "I meant yours" I say with a chuckle.
"You should have said so" she says pinching me lightly. "Here" she says and hands me her strawberry scented body wash. I open the cap and inhale the familiar scent.
"Hm, smells of Tris" I say.
"You are nuts" she says laughing.
"Nuts about you" I say and kiss her shoulder.
"And I'm nuts about your nuts" she says and we both burst out laughing.
"Who's nuts now?" I ask still laughing. God, I have the best time with this girl. How can someone be so smart, funny, sexy and absolutely gorgeous all at the same time?
"You are" she says and blows some foam my way.
"Hey" I say offended. I pick her up and she automatically wraps her legs around my waist. I lean up to kiss her sweet lips. The kiss starts out slow and gentle, but soon becomes more demanding as I lick her bottom lip with my tongue. She immediately opens her mouth and I push my tongue inside it, mating it with hers. She moans into the kiss and I feel myself getting hard.
"Someone has a boner" she teases.
"Can you blame me?" I ask and kiss her pulse point. I turn us so that her back hits the tile wall. I press her against it and she starts grinding against me. "Who's excited now?" I tease her back.
"Baby, you know I always get excited when you take me in the shower against the wall" she pants.
"You want me to take you?" I ask. She nods. "Let me check if my baby is wet for me" I say and push my right middle finger into her core. She starts squirming and moaning and arching her back toward me. I'm glad to see that she is already hot, bothered and wet. I grab my cock and rub it against her slick entrance, moisturizing it enough to slide inside her without restriction.
"Tobias, fuck me already" she pants heavily.
"As you wish, my love" I say and thrust into her deep and fast and we both let out loud moans.
"Oh. My. God!" she says loudly.
"I know, baby. You feel so good around me" I say as I start thrusting slowly in and out.
"I've been waiting for this the whole day" she manages to say between taking deep breaths.
"Why didn't you say something? I would have done something about your itch" I say with a chuckle. I would've.
"Honey, don't be ridiculous. Until an hour ago all our friends were here. We didn't have one…." She trails off as I increase my pace and rub her clit with my thumb. "Fuck, Tobias, that's the spot."
"I know what my baby likes" I say smugly.
"Stop grinning like that" she says laughing.
"Can't help it. What were you saying about our friends?" I ask her even though by now she is completely lost in the sensations. I doubt she even heard me. I pick up the pace once again, pounding into her, getting her closer to her release as I feel my own approach rapidly. I capture one of her hardened nipples between my teeth and bite lightly as the pleasure overcomes her and her walls clench painfully around my pistoning cock. I soon reach my own summit, spilling deep into her and moaning her name as I come.
"Oh, fuck, Tobias. That was great" she pants.
"Ahem" is all I can muster. I slowly put her down on her own feet, unable to sustain both our weights anymore, but I still keep my arms wrapped around her.
"I love you" she says softly before kissing me above my heart. I will never get tired of hearing those words coming from her.
"I love you too" I say and kiss her gently. I will never get tired of saying these words to her either.
"We should get into the tub, before the water gets cold" she says and leads me out of the shower, after she turns off the water and climbs into the tub. I climb in as well, sitting behind her, her back pressed against my chest and we just relax. She put up scented candles before she came to call me in. I have to say it's both romantic and relaxing. We remain like that, quiet, for a long while, both of us enjoying the warm water, the ambiance but more importantly each other.
"Tobias, I have to tell you something" she says and I can tell she is serious.
"Anything" I tell her.
"Yesterday I ran into Eric and Nita" she says. At the mention of both of them I stiffen.
"Did he talk to you? Did the bastard hit on you?" I ask a little angry.
"No. He actually was kind of nice. I guess he remembers how I can take him down if necessary" she says with a chuckle. I know she can. We've sparred a few times since that first self-defense lesson, which she didn't need. She is really good and I'm proud of her and happy to know that even when I'm not around she can take care of herself. But that won't stop me from being her knight in shining armor. "It was Nita who talked" she says and I tilt my head so that I can see her. She does the same and we look into each other's eyes.
"What did she say?" I ask.
"Not much, except for trash. She said she couldn't believe that you would pick me over her and that it wasn't her fault that she went to a real man" she says. Before I can say anything she cups my cheek with her right palm and I lean into her touch. "I told her to fuck off. That she wouldn't know what a real man looks like even if he sat on her face. That she is a slut and I suggested to Eric to check for genital warts since his girlfriend is like a public urinal" she says and leaves me speechless.
"You said that?" I ask, although I can literally picture the scene before my eyes. It's not the first time Tris proved to be witty and smart about things like these.
"Of course. Before I left I turned around and told her that I corroborated this with all your other ex-girlfriends and they all said you were their best fuck and practically ruined them for other guys" she says.
"You did not" I say amused.
"Did not what? Say that or call all your exes?" she asks casual while playing with my hand and leaning back.
"Uhm, both."
"Actually, I said it. But I didn't call anyone. It just pissed me off. Like sex is the only thing that matters in a relationship. And even if ours would be purely physical I still wouldn't say that you aren't a real man. In fact, you, Mr. Eaton, have ruined me for other men" she says standing up and stepping out of the tub. The water started to cool and we should go to bed.
"Really?" I ask both amused and intrigued. Does she mean that?
"Of course" she says wrapping one of the big fluffy towels we recently bought around her petite frame. "You are kinda stuck with me now. I can't just go and find me some other world class stud to fuck my brains out" she says nonchalantly and walks into the hallway. "Drain the tub and blow out the candles" she tells me.
"You're kinda bossy, Ms. Prior. I don't think I like that" I say.
"I'm not bossy" she says poking her head inside startling me a little which makes her laugh lightly. "I am the boss. And you like it, especially when I spank that cute butt of yours" she says and disappears again. Holy crap, that woman is going to be the death of me. I hurry in the bathroom and join her in the bedroom.
"Let's sleep in the nude" I say and she smiles.
"It's kind of chilly. You'll need to keep me warm tonight" she says smirking.
"You can bet on it" I say and get into bed with her. We snuggle and kiss and after a while we both fall into a peaceful slumber.
Tris' POV
I wake up early the next morning. Tobias is still sleeping behind me, keeping me close to his body. I try to escape his embrace without waking him and fortunately I manage that. I get out of bed and put on one of his tee shirts, which looks more like a dress on me. I chuckle to myself and walk into our new kitchen. I'm glad we first took care of the kitchen. I hate it when I have to look for something. I take out the ingredients to make some scrambled eggs with bacon and start the coffee maker. The smell of the food must have woken Tobias up because the next thing I know is that two strong arms envelop me in a loving embrace.
"Good morning, honey" I say and turn my head to kiss his jaw. The stubble tickles me and I giggle.
"Morning, babe. This smells godly" he says in his husky morning voice that I came to love.
"Sit down, it's almost ready. Want some OJ?"
"Just coffee" he says as he sits down at the kitchen island. I fill his plate with food and set it in front of him. I fill my own and sit next to him. We eat in silence and when I'm done I just lean my head on his shoulder. He wraps his arm around me and holds me close. "What's on the agenda today?" he asks as he takes another sip of his coffee.
"We do the bedroom and the balcony. I'm so glad about the balcony. It's small but I have a few ideas to make it feel cozy" I say.
"I'm sure you do. You have good taste, baby" he says and kisses my temple. I get up and start gathering our dishes when Tobias stops me. "No, you made breakfast, I clean up" he says and takes everything out of my hands. I nod and peck his cheek. I go into our bedroom and put on some of my clothes to start with the clean-up and decorating part. "You know, I wouldn't mind it if you would do this naked" he says as he walks in.
"I think our neighbors might if I go out on the balcony in my birthday suit" I say chuckling.
"Yeah" he says pensive "I might not like that either. That gorgeous body of yours is just for my eyes only" he says with a smirk while wiggling his eyebrows.
"You are really nuts" I say. "Come on. Let's get started. I don't want to spend the whole day cleaning. Tomorrow we have to go to work and I want at least a few hours of just doing nothing."
"Let's start then" he agrees. He puts some sweat pants and a tank top on and we start in the bedroom. Thankfully the guys put all the furniture in its right place yesterday, so everything we need to do today is put the clothes and books and DVD's away and decorate the space to make it feel like home.
We spend the better part of the morning working in the bedroom. I had absolutely no idea I owned so many pair of shoes and apparently a ton of clothes. I decide to sort through the clothes next weekend and throw out really old stuff and what is still wearable give to charity. I don't need all that stuff. I even found shirts and pants I don't even wear anymore.
By noon we decide to order Chinese. Neither of us was in the mood to cook and we were both too exhausted to go out. Thank God for home delivery service! We eat our food and watch some TV. An old episode of "That 70's Show" is on and we laugh as Kelso once again falls of the water tower. Tobias takes the trash out and I walk out on our balcony. The moment I saw it I knew exactly how I wanted to style it. I start without Tobias and think of the things I still need to personalize this space to make it feel cozy.
"Wow, you are like a regular working bee" he says as he pokes his head outside.
"You like it?" I ask.
"Yeah. But we need something over our heads in case it rains. I'll go buy everything I need tomorrow and do it with Zeke later this week" he says inspecting the wall.
"That's so thoughtful. Thank you" I say and kiss his cheek.
"No problem" he says and pulls me in his arms. "Let's finish this and then we can relax on the couch." I nod and between the two of us the balcony starts to look like a little cozy corner of heaven.
The rest of the evening is spent on the couch watching "King of Queens" episodes and eating junk food.
Tobias' POV
Two weeks before Halloween.
Life couldn't be better. I have my own business, great friends, a loving family and above all I have Tris. We are now four months a couple and things are better than ever. We have the occasional fight, like any couple, but we never stay mad at each other.
The longest we haven't spoken was an entire day and I swear it broke me. I could tell that it was no different for her. The moment I got back home I found her in the kitchen. It was silly actually and I felt bad the whole day. I thought of buying her flowers, but felt it would be too much of a cliché to do so. I didn't want to buy her flowers just because I screwed up. She deserves flowers regardless. I entered the kitchen and said hi, but she didn't turn around.
"Dinner is almost ready" she said and I could hear she had been crying. I walked over to her and turned her around gently. Her eyes were red and puffy and my heart broke into a million pieces.
"Sweetheart, I'm so sorry. I didn't want to make you cry" I said and pulled her in my arms.
"It's okay, Tobias. We are both stubborn and this might happen from time to time" she said, her voice muffled by my sweater.
"But you cried. I never meant to make you cry" I said and she pulled away smiling shyly.
"I didn't cry because of you" she said, which made me raise an eyebrow. "Yeah, I was angry and I felt like crying because of it. But I'm not sad and I'm not mad at you. It was silly and I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too, baby. But why did you cry?" I asked not entirely believing her.
"Onions" she said and tilted her head toward the chop board.
"Oh" is all I said when I realized what happened.
"I'm sorry you thought you made me cry. I'm fine really. Let's just forget it and move on" she said. We soon forgot the whole incident.
I'm currently looking for a Halloween costume with Zeke. Tris' parents throw a Halloween party and invited all of us. Tris said I should pick something out and then she'll pick one out that matches mine. She said she doesn't want to make all the decisions in our relationship (which we both know she doesn't, we always talk things through), but my guess is she doesn't know what to wear and leaves it to me to inspire her.
"As what will you go?" Zeke asks Will who suddenly appears out of nowhere.
"Pharaoh" Will answers.
"So, I guess Christina is Cleopatra or somethin'" Zeke says chuckling.
"Yeah. I'm not really looking forward to wearing a skirt in public" Will whines.
"You think that's bad?" Uriah asks coming to us. "Marlene wants to go as Raggedy Ann. Guess who's Raggedy Andy?"
"If you already have your costumes why are you here?" I ask, looking through the variety of costumes.
"To look for something else. Maybe I can convince Mar to wear a Catwoman costume and I can be Batman" he says hopeful.
"Yeah, right" Zeke puffs.
"Could happen" Uriah says.
"In your dreams, man" Will says slapping his shoulder lightly.
"What about you, Four? What is your woman making you wear?" Uriah asks.
"Tris allowed him to pick something out" Zeke says in a teasing manner.
"She didn't allow me. It's not like I have to ask for permission" I say and punch my best friend in the arm.
"Hey."
"What are you going to wear?" Will asks Zeke.
"I'm going to be a pirate and Shauna is going to be a mermaid" he says grinning.
"Oh, damn. Why didn't I think of that?" Uriah complains.
"I could dress up as a doctor and convince Christina to go as a slutty nurse" Will suggests.
"You really think Christina will go for that?" I ask.
"Just because your girl is shy doesn't mean mine is" Will defends. I chuckle to myself. Yeah, Tris could be called shy. In public. But in the bedroom. Woohoo.
"Why are you smirking, Four?" Uriah asks. I wasn't aware I did that.
"My guess, his girl might be shy with us, but not so much with him" Zeke says wiggling his eyebrows. God, I regret telling him about the naughty nurse costume. I never told anyone, even Zeke, about my sex life. At least no details and especially nothing about Tris. That's between me and her and she assured me she never spoke to the girls about it either.
"Details, man, details" Uriah pries.
"Guys, you know I won't tell you. Whatever happens between me and my woman stays between me and my woman" I say and walk further into the store.
"Why are you even trying?" I hear Zeke ask. I look around and my eyes land on a Danny costume from "Grease". It's not really my thing, but I would love to see Tris dressed up as Sandy. Naughty Sandy. Oh no, Eaton. Not here, not now. Your friends don't need to see you with a hard-on. I calm myself down and walk to the register to pay for it.
The guys convinced me to go out with them for a beer. I texted Tris that I will be late so that she doesn't worry. But she hasn't texted back yet. I hope she is fine. She usually texts immediately. Maybe she is in the store. Sometimes she doesn't hear her phone. She will text back. An hour passes and there's no text. I try to call her but she doesn't answer. I start to worry. It's unlike her to not answer my texts or my calls. I send another text and decide to wait, but when she still doesn't answer I get up and leave. My friends keep telling me that I overreact, but this isn't like her at all.
On my way home I try to call Tris' phone a few times. Maybe she forgot it at home and is at her parents' house or with the girls. I decide to call Christina. In case Tris is just with the girls having fun I don't want to worry Natalie. I dial Christina's number and wait for her to pick up.
"Hello? Four?" she asks.
"Christina, hi. Is Tris with you?" I ask quickly, not wanting to engage in meaningless chit-chat.
"Four, I tried to call you, but your phone was busy" she says a little nervous.
"Is Tris with you?" I ask her more forcefully.
"Four, calm down."
"Christina, for the love of God, just answer me."
"Four, Tris is in the hospital" she says. I almost crash my car in the one in front of me. I pull over and park the car as quickly as I can.
"What? Why? What happened?" I ask. A million scenarios fly through my head, but nothing makes sense.
"We were at the mall shopping and we bumped into your ex. She picked a fight with Tris and then pushed her down the stairs. She hit her head hard, Four" Christina says sobbing.
"Where are you? What hospital?"
"Memorial" she says and breaks out crying. I hang up and drive off. I connect my phone to my board and dial via Bluetooth Tris' parents' home number. I let it ring a few times but no one answers. I then call Andrew's number. I let it ring again and finally he picks up.
"Son, where are you?" I hear Andrew's voice breaking.
"In my car on my way to the hospital. You know?" I ask.
"Yes. We are on the second floor in the waiting room." I hang up and hurry there. To my surprise my parents are there as well but I don't care about anything other than Tris.
"How is she?" I ask Andrew who is holding Natalie in his arms.
"She hit her head hard when she fell and they had to operate on her. The doctor hasn't come out yet to update us, but I'd rather have him in there making sure my baby girl is alright than chit-chatting with the bunch of us" he says and I nod.
"What happened?" I ask the girls who are sitting on the chairs. Christina cries inconsolably, Marlene tries to calm her. Lynn paces around like a caged animal and Rose clings to dad's neck crying silently.
"We were on our way to get a bite when we ran into that bitch. Tris tried to ignore her but that bitch kept following us. She said hurtful things about Tris but my cousin just ignored her. But then she started saying that you are only with Tris out of pity and that the you and Nita got together for a good fuck from time to time" Shauna tells me angrily. "You are my friend and I know you, but if what that bitch said is true I will personally rip you to shreds. You got that?" she asks poking my chest. I look at her dumbfounded. What? Me cheating on Tris? That's absurd.
"Shauna, I swear, I haven't seen Nita since we broke up and even if I'd seen her it would have been by accident. I sure as hell don't want to see her. And I would never, ever cheat on Tris. I love her and she's the only woman for me." Just then the doctor comes out and we all look up. "How is she, doctor?" I go to him and ask.
"And you are?" he asks.
"Tobias Eaton, I'm her boyfriend" I say.
"Alright. Ms. Prior is stable now. She had a swelling in the brain but we managed to get it under control. We will monitor her to see if there are any residual injuries. Sometimes brain swelling doesn't allow us to see the whole damage. We'll just need to wait now and observe."
"Oh my God" I hear Natalie gasp.
"That's good news, Natie" Andrew says comfortingly.
"It is" the doctor confirms. "But I also have some bad news" he says and we all look at him. My heart is pounding rapidly in my chest and it feels like it wants to jump out. "The impact was too violent and unfortunately Ms. Prior lost her baby." We all look at him in shock, at least I do. Baby? Tris is pregnant? Was? What the hell is going on? I sit down in a nearby chair resting my head in my hands.
The doctor leaves us and I hear the others talking but I couldn't care less. The love of my life is in a hospital bed fighting to get better and I just found out that the baby she was caring died. I didn't even know she was pregnant. Why wouldn't she tell me? I need to see her. I need to speak to her.
I get up and look around like a mad man. I see Andrew coming toward me. I hadn't even noticed that he was gone.
"She is asking for you" he says with sadness in his voice. I nod and follow him to her room. I enter and for a moment I stop breathing. She looks so small and fragile and all I want to do is gather her in my arms and keep her safe.
"Come here, sweetheart" Natalie beckons me to sit on Tris' bed. I slowly walk over there not wanting to disturb her in any way. Tris moves her head a little and looks up, a sad smile on her bruised face. I could kill Nita for what she did.
"Hey" Tris says in a hoarse voice.
"Hey" I say back.
"No make-up can cover up this, huh?" she jokes, but there's nothing funny. She looks at her mom and Natalie nods. Her parents leave us alone and I sit on the chair Natalie sat on. I tentatively stretch out my hand to grab hers. "You can touch me, I won't break" she says smiling.
"I'm so sorry, love."
"It's not your fault" she says and tries to squeeze my hand.
"Tris, I swear to you. I haven't seen Nita since I broke up with her and I sure as hell would never cheat on you, with anyone. I love you more than anything in the world. You are the love of my life" I tell her, pouring my heart out to her.
"I know, Tobias. I don't doubt you for a second. That's what I told that lying bitch. She couldn't handle it and pushed me. I lost my balance and fell" she says.
"Tris?" I say, but I don't know how to continue. I want to ask her about the baby, but I don't want to upset her. She needs her rest.
"Mom told me. I didn't know either" she says.
"What?"
"I had no clue I was pregnant. I asked mom to ask the doctor to come and see me to explain it to me" she says and a tear rolls down her cheek. I wipe it away and kiss the wet spot. Just then a female doctor comes in.
"Am I interrupting?" she asks.
"No" I say.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Montgomery. I'm an obstetrician and gynecologist. Dr. Stevens asked me to come talk to you about your terminated pregnancy" she tells us.
"Yes. Are you sure I was pregnant? I mean I didn't even know" Tris says frustrated.
"The pregnancy was early, three-four weeks at most" the doctor tells us. She explains to us that a woman can lose a pregnancy even if she lies down completely still. The first trimester is very delicate and nothing anyone can do could prevent it. Of course, what happened to Tris was a tragedy and the doctor offers her support to help us both cope with the loss, but we are both too surprised to learn that there was anything to lose to begin with.
"What if I want to become pregnant again?" Tris asks surprising me a little. Does she want a baby? We never talked about it, but I'd love to have a family with her.
"I examined you and you are fine. But I would suggest to wait for a while before trying to get pregnant."
"I wasn't planning on doing it anytime soon" Tris says with a chuckle. "Just asking."
The doctor leaves us a few brochures and gives us her business card to call if we need anything. We thank her and she leaves us alone.
"You okay?" I ask her.
"Yeah, I guess. I mean my head hurts, but that's normal" she says and tries to get comfortable in the bed.
"I actually meant… you know" I say and she nods.
"I don't know how to feel, Tobias. I mean I know I should feel sad and angry about losing my baby, but I didn't get the chance to actually think about it. I didn't even know it was there" she says frustrated. She closes her eyes and sighs. "Will you hold me?" she asks and looks at me hopeful.
"Of course, there's nothing I'd rather do" I say smiling. I take off my shoes and lie down next to her and gather her in my arms.
"Tell me a story" she says, but I see that she is already drifting off.
"Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl that stole a young man's heart for ever. He loved her so much that he couldn't imagine his life without her" I say and watch her chest rise and fall, indicating she has already fallen asleep.
A/N: Bit of happiness in the beginning, then some smut and toward the end some drama. i think I got everything on every author's bucket list :) *chuckle*
I posted a few pictures for this chapter on Pinterest and who is into such things I have a board named Fantastic Living with all kinds of ideas to decorate your home.
As for the story - R&R!
See you soon.