A/N Some scenes here are borderline M rated, but they are not explicit. This chapter is dedicate to my editor/ friend for being awesome!

Chapter 29- The Great Secret and Ring.

But as Tobias snakes his arm around me I feel my innocent thoughts disappear and I have to take a deep breath and hope I can make it through the night without my sexual instinct clouding my thoughts.

Tris POV

There is a soft chill in the air. The morning's mist has turned into a gentle wind that nips on my bare skin. The sun peaks its rays through the tent's thin layer of material as I snuggle closer to Tobias' chest. A smile forms on his sleeping face as he pulls me closer with his arm wrapped firmly around my waist. I bury my face in the crook of his neck, inhaling his masculine scent, as both our eyes flutter open and close, not entirely wanting to open.

'Good morning,' he groggily says, rubbing his chin.

'Morning,' I moan, grabbing the blanket and pulling it over my head. 'Five more minutes, please,' I drag on the letters to which he chuckles.

'You know everyone will be up soon, it's past nine.'

When I don't respond, he laughs again and slowly peels away the blanket at the top of my head and leans his head near mine.

'Come on, sleepyhead,' he whispers, giving a chase kiss to my neck.

'Noooo,' I respond, closing my eyes shut tight and turning away from him to my side. I feel Tobias quickly turn to his side, so that my back is pressed against his front. He runs a hand along the curve of my body. Through my closed eyes, I feel his large hand move to my stomach, leaving behind a trail of electrical shocks, where he lifts my shirt ever so slightly. I feel his stare burn into my head as he moves his hand further and cups my breasts. I moan at the feel of his lips on neck and his hands buzzing everywhere, leaving my body alert and quivering. My eyes flutter and my breathing comes in rapid breaths as his hands move south down to my core. His hand moves over my hip. His lips kiss my shoulder blade. His hands move further down. His lips nibble on my collar bone and my whole, trembling, body is thrown into a trance as his plump lips move further and further down.

And then in an instant his lips, his hands and his body, vanish into thin air as he abruptly pulls away and stands up.

'Time to get up!' he states, smirking.

'TOBIAS EATON!' I exclaim, propping myself up on my elbows when I am abruptly brought out of my bubble. 'THAT IS THE MOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY EVIL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE TO ME.' I scream, not angrily of course, just annoyed at his teasing.

'What?' He asks innocently, raising his right eyebrow. 'That was just waking you up, darling.'

I raise my eyebrows at him.

'I just had too.' he winks at me, his handsome smirk still resting on his face.

I roll my eyes.'The way you put your hands over me,' I shiver at the memory, 'albeit amazing,' I sigh as he chuckles.

'It was very…' I cross my hands over my chest, 'inconsiderate of you.'I say, dramatically turning my head to face him as I flutter my eyelashes at him.

The smirk still riddled across his face lays there as he steps a foot closer to me.

'I'm sorry,' he leans his mouth to my ear. 'Did you want me to continue?' he whispers seductively and my head betrays my brain by nodding.'Did you want me to touch you?'

I feel his hot ragged breath first; then the flick of my blonde hair as he moves it away from my most sensitive spot of my neck. As he lowers his lips and begins to suck, my eyes roll and my fingers clasp the closest material around me which happens to be his boxers. Breathing rapidly, it takes all my might to break away from him.

Stepping a metre back, I whisper a calm 'No.'

For a second hurt flashes between his eyes and then is quickly replaced by cockiness as he smirks at me.

He takes a step forward again.

I take a step back.

I put my hands up in front of me. 'No, no more kissing. And certainly no more teasing.' Inhaling a breath, I take a final step back, but to my utter disappointment and dismay, I reach the tent wall and the flimsy material stops me from going anywhere else.

Smirking, Tobias takes the final step and lifts his arms by the side of my head and I feel my heart racing once more at our close proximity. Quickly, before I can really think or be trapped, I bend under Tobias' arm and snatch his jeans and shoes and race out of tent.

Why on earth would I take his clothes?

Payback is a bitch.

Sprinting down the wet grass hill with no shoes and the wind ruffling through my hair, wiping it behind me, I feel incredibly naughty and incredibly free from his intoxicating body. With Tobias straight on my heals, screaming my name and his clothes still in my arm, I continue running straight ahead until the land flattens out and I see the fireplace where we set up the centre of our camp.

Completely out of breath, and laughing like a barking mad nutter I finally slow down, and glance behind me as I see Tobias launch himself at me. He crashes into me and pulls me down with him, we tumble and tumble down the rest of the slightly flattened hill, laughing and giggling with clothes flying everywhere.

We land roughly with a large puff; luckily it seems Tobias took most of the impact as he now lies on his back, completely shirtless and only in his boxers gazing up at me from where I hover over him with my legs on either side of him. For a mere two seconds, we stare at each other, stunned. Then, an explosion of laughter erupts from our mouths filling the damp air and spilling out into the early morning sunshine. I let my hand tuck away an unwanted strand of his hair and gaze into his beautiful ocean-blue eyes. I lean down to kiss him when someone coughs.

'Well. Way to make an entrance.' An extremely familiar, high-pitched voice cackles from behind.

Like popping a helium filled balloon with a sharp needle and letting it squeal, I burst out of my bubble and abruptly shoot upwards. My joints ache from getting up so fast, but the rising blood of embarrassment is far worse than the sudden pain as I realize Christina isn't the only one here, every single one of our friends are already down for breakfast, including Eddie and Serena.

Why didn't I see them before? Was I really too caught up in the moment? Was I really too caught up with the sight Tobias, the love of my life, that I didn't notice eight other people?

What is going on with me?!

'Really, Four, Tris, You outdid yourselves. No one can top that,' Uriah laughs, a wide smile stretching his face.

I feel Tobias' hand on my shoulder as he hovers behind me. Even without looking, I know that shyness and embarrassment has slivered across his body- as it has mine- as he stands there only wearing tight black boxers. To think that a couple of months ago, most of these people laughing before us were his initiates, now they just witness their instructor roll down a hill, barking with laughter and enjoyment and completely in love with only underwear on. His body is to die for but not completely appropriate to show off in front of the eyes of eight other people! Suddenly, it hits me, too. My eyes go wide when I realize I am wearing Tobias' long baggy black shirt and underwear with no shorts! I am so internally grateful that it's longer than my normal shirts. But still! We were in front of everyone, I'm sure everyone saw my black lacy thong considering I was hovering over Tobias with my butt in the air!

At the thought, more blood rushes to my cheeks and I start to feel light headed to the point where I think I might faint.

'Here,' Will chuckles, trying to be reserved but failing in doing so, 'here are your trousers, Four,' he throws them to Tobias, 'Although I'm not particular sure why Tris felt the need to come down here half naked herself and take your clothes with her.'

I glance at Tobias, tilting my head sideways and notice he is looking at the ground, furiously trying to get his trousers on as quickly as possible.

'Once a stiff, always a stiff.' Zeke snickers, laughing and I snap my head up at the same comment Peter made a couple of months ago. 'Care to expand on Will's question?'

Annoyed and bothered, I throw daggers with my eyes at Zeke while I hastily try to come up with an appropriate explanation, but Tobias beats me to it.

'Payback is a bitch isn't it?' he laughs, his cheeks still burning, mirroring mine.

This time even I try to laugh but my voice breaks, 'Why don't you all come and sit down, we are having breakfast,' Serena says, pleasantly.

Thank you Serena!

'Ah, sure … um, I'm just going to put a little bit more clothes on,' I say as I tug my shirt down, nervously.

'Why Trissy? It's not like we haven't seen anything like that before,' Zeke winks and I groan, slapping my hand to my forehead.

'Stop embarrassing my girlfriend,' Tobias sternly says to Zeke, while protectively holding me. Without even thinking about it I automatically lean against his chest, which is still radiating with heat.

Tobias puts his lips near my ear, 'Can you bring me down a shirt please? And as hot as I know I look right now, I would rather only you see me shirtless.'

I roll my eyes at his cockiness as he goes to sit down on a log, and start to walk back up the hill to our tent, but not before hearing:

'Nice ass, Tris! Really working that thong!' From Zeke and: 'Yeah, black is really your colour!' from Uriah.

Bunch of idiots.

Rolling my eyes once again, I hear a faint slap on the head from someone and another cry from Uriah saying: 'Hey! You are pretty, too, Four!'

Laughter escapes my lips as I hear the aftermath of another slap.

The grass-covered ground, grows in tussocks and is flattened in waves with each gust of wind, only to spring up around a delicate flower and the miscellaneous rocks and puddles from the recently-fallen rain. The peaking sun slants through the parted clouds, laying bars of gold across the ground. The birds sing and chatter can be heard from the outlying woods, their songs so elegant in flow with the rest of the exhilarating chaos of the nature. Some birds whistle and others warble, while crickets chirp and pitter with the croaking frogs. The wind blows in my hair as we walk through the scattered forest.

'Tris,' Tobias whispers, walking alongside me with the rest of the squad a few hundred metres in front.

'Yeah?'

'I want to show you something.'

'Okay.' I reply. 'Show me what?'

'Let's go, you'll see.' he whispers, glancing in front to make sure the squad isn't looking. He lends me his hand and we take off running to the left of our path, down the grass towards a section of trees.

Laughing while being dragged through a maze of trees, I ask: 'Why are we running?'

'Because I don't want anyone else to follow,' he winks.

The others seemed to be deep in conversation so they don't notice our sudden departure.

Tobias presumably satisfied with where we are, stops running bringing me to a halt with him.

I begin to question where we are when Tobias puts a finger to his lips, grinning and grasping my hand as we continue to walk around the maze of trees. I raise an eyebrow at his mysterious actions but continue to let him direct me.

Ducking under large trees and stepping over ferns on the leave stained forest ground we continue our path in comfortable silence, ever so often Tobias squeezes my hand. I'm entranced by the uniqueness of the trees surrounding me. The trunks are wide and stand strong on the ground, surrounded by mushrooms and moss-covered rocks. The branches spiral and loop around each other, arching a long passage way just above our heads, without a horizon to be seen. The light which slips through the wide, oddly-shaped, green and yellow leaves dimly illuminates the passage which we are now walking on.

It's not until another five minutes pass that the trees a head start to spread out and the light is able to sweep the floor once more. Taking one more step and one more leap over a big fern, I gasp when I see the picturesque scene before me.

The soft waves of the shimmering lake are gently crawling to the surrounding rocks as the explosion of green and dark browns of the forest reflects in the clear water.

'How did you find this place?'

'Serena told me about it. She felt sorry for us this morning. Come on, let's go and sit by the rocks.'

I linger behind as Tobias walks to the large rock, taking in the whole view of the breathtaking scenery.

Tobias' hand casually slung over his bent knee, rests calmly on the jagged rocks that lay in front of him, as he gazes at the shimmering lake. His relaxed body contrasts with his face that holds a stressed expression which wasn't there a moment ago.

I crouch down in front of Tobias, a frown forming on my face. 'What's the matter?'

He pops out of his trance. 'What? Nothing.' He smiles, but it doesn't reach his eyes.

'Something is wrong.'

He raises an eyebrow and sighs while pulling me from my crouching position into his embrace.

'I guess I was just thinking about our future.'

His eyes are firmly set on the lake as he says those words. They make my heart warm.

'What about it?' I ask, nervously. A stern expression is still spread across his face. 'You aren't breaking up with me are you?' I whisper, not being able to look him in the eyes. How can he break up with me in such a beautiful place?

'What?' he barks, his full attention on me now. 'No, of course not. That's outrageous. I love you.' He kisses the side of my forehead.

'Well that's a relief.' I laugh, 'you really shouldn't frown like that when you are thinking about our future, and you'll get wrinkles.' I joke.

He gives me the goofiest smile I have ever seen: his nose scrunched up and his white teeth blaring. 'That better?' he asks through his teeth.

'No!' I laugh, playfully shoving him. 'You will give someone a heart attack!'

He huffs. 'And anyway,' I carry on. 'Are you going to tell me why we came out here? Or why you were thinking about our future?'

'You are very persistent, you know that?'

I grin, 'But you love me!' I give a slobbery wet kiss over his cheek.

'Not if you keep giving kisses like that,' he mumbles, quietly.

'What was that? I heard you!' I tease, grinning.

He laughs at that and gives me a shove. He turns to me and looks me in the eyes.

'The reason I made you come out here with me is that I really want to talk to you; without distraction and without our idiot friends. I wanted to tell you, even if this sounds incredible cheesy,' he looks straight into my eyes and takes both my hands, 'that I really enjoyed this morning, because I love the effect I have on you and I love how it affects me just as much as it affects you. Tumbling down the hill was fun, but I'm sure you poked me in the side with that big elbow of yours-'

I laugh, blood sweeping into my cheeks, 'Sorry!'

'And my back hurt like hell since you landed on me as well, but everything was okay once I saw the happiness in your eyes and your smile. And then, of course everything had to be ruined by everyone witnessing our moment. I could have done without that,' he laughs. 'That was embarrassing for you as it was for me, considering I was wearing short and tight boxer briefs and I was sexually arou-you know…'

'Oh my gosh!' I exclaim, my eyes widening, 'I didn't even realize. I'm so sorry!'

'That was why I was standing behind you,' he chuckles.

I look up at him, smiling and see his brilliant white teeth as he smiles back. Then I go into a fit of giggles.

'I'm really-' I hiccup, '-sorry-' more giggles, 'but that is so funny!'

'Are you finding my embarrassment amusing, little girl?' he lifts an eyebrow.

I gulp and rapidly shake my head no, but I know what is coming.

He lifts his hands to my sides and starts to rapidly tickle me until my breathing comes out in rapid breaths and more giggles evaporate into the air around us. I wiggle with all my might to get out of his tight grip but I fail and my arms are thrown back above my head as he lowers his head down to mine.

'There is no escaping,' he smirks. I pout and pucker my lips for a kiss because it feels like ages that I have felt his lips on mine instead of just on my skin.

'Nope! No kisses for you!'

I frown and pout my lips more. 'Fine then! You have to go a week without kissing me.'

His eyes go wide and he lets my arms go, 'What?!'

I burst out laughter and sit up as I place my hand on his chin, 'I was joking.' I slap his face playfully.

'Obviously you can't get enough of this hot body,' I gesture to myself using my hands.

'God,' he sighs, 'if only you could see you through my eyes.'

'Oh?' I raise an eyebrow, flirtatiously. 'Then Tobias Eaton, tell me how you see me,' I lean towards his ear.

Tobias grins and inhales a breath. 'You are the most stunning woman I have ever met, you have an amazing heart. You have a brave and selfless attitude. All I have to do is think about you and it turns me on, honestly, it's really embarrassing sometimes.' He laughs. 'You look extremely attractive right now by just laying back, relaxed, with your arms behind you and your beautifully tanned legs laying on this rock. I love how you don't know how beautiful you are and that for instance really now, you pale pink blouse looks astounding on you and the way it drapes down your front, anyone can tell you have the perfect figure with just the right amount of abs. I find it ten times more attractive when you don't wear any make up like right now, or when I wake up next to you. Although, I do like it when you wear eyeliner, it really brings out your eyes. I love your hair in a messy I-just-woke-up bun or I-just-had-sex bun because I think it brings out the playful side of you. I love when you wear my shirt to bed or my clothes because god, it just looks ten times better when you wear it, but I also like when you wear dresses and act all girly in front of me as well. And let's not get started with what your heals do to me. Hot damn!' He laughs and I feel my heart flutter.

'But the best thing about you? Besides the fact that you are amazing in bed, I love the way I can be myself around you. I can be Tobias not Four, I can be whoever I want to be and I feel confident and always loved, and I never feel judged and I will always know that when a push becomes a shove, you will always be with me until the end.'

'Tobias … I…'

'That's not even the best part of you,' he continues. 'That is the second best. The one thing I love most about you and I would be crushed if I could never see it every day for the rest of my life is your laugh and your smile. When you smile, it seems so genuinely beautiful with just the right touch of shyness and playfulness.' He places my hand on his heart, 'and it makes unexpected warmth rush through me, right here.' He pats my hand, which still rests on his muscular chest.

'And the reason why I was frowning before was that I don't know how to say this in any other way possible. Tris, I love you, I was going to leave Dauntless but you, a sunshine of happiness came into my life and turned my world upside down.'

I laugh at him gently. 'I'm so happy I joined Dauntless.'

'Trust me, I am too.'

His words stammer in my chest as he leans over to the side of the rock and picks a green leaf off of a plant. He picks off the leaves until the stem is left. He then wraps the stem around his finger and ties it to make a circle.

My eyes never leave the leaf as he turns back towards me. 'Tris, I know we haven't known each other long, and I know we are too young to get married. But this morning I realized that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.'

He shuffles closer to me with his legs crossed and takes my right hand. I gasp as he circles my ring finger. 'Beatrice Prior, will you accept this … leaf ring,' he chuckles and I chuckle nervously, too. Butterflies dance around in my stomach and my heart beating fast in my ears. 'As a token of our forever and a promise of our marriage in the future,' he continues, smiling breathtakingly beautiful.

My heart swells at his words. 'Yes,' I say, my eyes tearing up a bit. 'I love you.' I tearfully laugh as he slides the leaf ring on my finger. His lips smash into mine, passionately. I feel his tongue trace my bottom lip and his hands cup my cheeks as my hands rake through his hair.

'Tobias,' I whisper into his ear when we break from the kiss, breathless. 'When I am with you I feel alive, I feel like I am free falling. I love you so much. I can promise you an eternity.'

His mouth twitches and I knew he was fighting back a smile. But when he finally did, it was like for a split second time had stopped, my rapid breaths stopped, the dripping sand of an hourglass stopped and his smile pierced through my heart and through all the bad things in my life and I knew then: that all was well again because he had the kind of smile that would stop you in your tracks.

The fire gives off a warm glow of light that reflects off Tobias' face, who is standing, talking to Zeke as we sit on the logs, our last evening here at the campsite. The moon is full and bright providing just enough light to see everyone. It's been a fun few days but it's time to get back to reality- or at least somewhat reality. My finger still wrapped with Tobias' leaf ring, makes me grin every single time I glance at it.

'Pretty impressive fire right, Marlene?' asks Uriah to the left of me, stepping aside to show the far-from perfectly aligned logs that are burning away.

'What fire?' Marlene replies, her tone dripping with sarcasm.

'Ah, damn!' He laughs; he walks over and takes her hand. 'I thought it would make me really manly if I could light a pretty impressive fire,' he sulks.

Marlene laughs and squeezes his hand. 'Don't worry Uri, you could never be a pansycake to me.'

Uriah swings his head up and grins placing a light kiss on her cheek. I take my eyes off of them so I don't ruin their special moment. Watching them is so adorable; it reminds me of when Tobias and I first started dating. We weren't so comfortable with each other then, but I think, looking back at it now, from a distance it looked something like this.

'Come on, love birds.' Shauna says, mocking them, but taking Zeke's hand at the same time. We all sit around the fire and Tobias drops down next to me. 'Marshmallow?' he asks. I smile and take one, putting it on a wooden stick and extending my hand towards the weak but warm fire.

'So who wants to hear a story about-' Uriah starts.

'Oh no.' Zeke interrupts his brother, causing everyone to laugh. Uriah looks at Zeke directly in the eyes.

'As I was saying, who wants to hear a scary story?' he grins, scanning his eyes over the crowd.

'About a Candor girl and an Abnegation girl,' he lingers on me, 'who sees something slivering and moving in the moonlight in a forest full of nocturnal creatures and werewolves?'

Christina squints her eyes at him. 'I hope this isn't about me and Tris,' she huffs.

'And so,' he pauses, dramatically, ignoring Christina. 'One of them was murdered one night, teared to pieces because she couldn't stop talking.' His eyes stay on Christina as he grins.

'Alright, alright. Let's hear a story from somebody else.' I laugh, breaking up the tension between the two.

'I've got one,' Eddie says and we turn our attention over to him as he starts to speak, his eyes focused on the orange fire.

'It all began on a cold winter's night...'

The journey back to the hotel and the city took less time than expected. That night was peaceful as Tobias and I drown ourselves in the smell of clean laundry and the feel of hot showers and comfortable beds. The next morning was an uneventful one. We had ordered breakfast, watched TV, which I soon learned had many channels and then, we had gone to the gym.

Now, Tobias and I relax alone in the romantic Jacuzzi that is on our balcony. The view of the horizon and buildings is spectacular and the sun hops around the skyscrapers to say a quick hello. My thoughts drift back to Dauntless and how we would have never of witnessed this beautiful sunset had we still been there. Zeke and Shauna were sitting with us a few moments ago but since, they had gone inside and now I imagine are canoodling. It's a shame they missed such a beautiful sunset.

'It's almost as beautiful as you.' Tobias whispers, kissing the side of my head as I lean back against his chest. He picks up my right hand. 'It's starting to grow brown your leaf ring.' He laughs. 'I'll have to get a compromise.'

'I'd hope so,' I chuckle, ' I have been getting some odd looks when I wear it.'

He thinks about this for a moment. 'How about I get you a forever necklace?' he massages my neck. 'And when the time is right I can propose.'

'I thought you already did.' I laugh.

'No,' he smiles, 'I want to propose with a beautiful ring that matches the beauty of you, but that might be hard to find. I also want to pour my undeniable love for you while doing it, with some cheesy romantic song playing in the background.'

I laugh. 'Sounds like a plan.'

'Do you want to go inside?' he winks. 'Maybe put on some on those new additions you brought at the lingerie shop a couple of days ago?'

'Why would I do that when I could be fully naked?' I raise an eyebrow, flirtatiously.

He laughs and helps me out of the hot tub while I wrap a towel around my body. We fast walk back to our hotel apartment balcony door.

Once inside, he quickly closes the door and curtains and we run straight to the bedroom, laughing and giggling.

Tobias locks the door and walks towards the bed backwards while looking at me with desire-filled eyes. He dries himself off. Keeping my eyes locked on his, I reach behind me and pull my bikini strap off and I feel it loosen and fall to the floor. I then strip off my bikini bottoms. With only my towel wrapped around me, I walk towards Tobias and smirk at his reaction while I let my towel drop.

The next few moments happen in a quick blur and soon I am thrown on the bed, giggling.

'Oh, I love you.' Tobias says.

'I love you, too,' I reply as he brings his lips down to mine. His hands move up and down my quivering body.

The doorbell going off brings me out of my high. 'What was that?' I ask, breathless.

'Nothing,' he replies breathing heavily. 'Maybe if we don't respond it will go away.' He whispers, burying his head in my neck. I tangle my hands in his hair and moan his name when I hear the doorbell go off again, people knocking frantically.

'Looks like someone really needs us.' I pout.

Tobias sighs heavily and gets dressed quickly while I do the same, checking my hair.

Tobias is the first to answer the door. 'Yes?' he asks, irritated.

'Sorry to disturb you, Sir,' an unfamiliar voice says as I come round the corner. Two buff bodyguards stand in the doorway. 'But we have some news.'

'What's that?' I ask, encouragingly. They turn to each other as if preparing for the answer and as they face us once again they say in an instructive voice:

'We found George.'