A/N Hey guys! So I wanted to update a lot sooner but Fanfiction crashed and wouldn't let me access my account. Did that happened to anybody else? Anyway I really need some ideas for this story. I have some but I can't really find out how to squish them in here. I would super totally appreciate it if y'all maybe PM me or leave a review. And I give full credit if you come up with a totally awesome idea. Thank you for clicking and enjoy!
Neither Tobias nor I have said anything since they took Lillian away. To scared any conversation would end up in a fight. He's even been sleeping in my guest bedroom instead of my room. Sometimes he just leaves in the middle of the night and doesn't come back until the early morning, well after the sun has risen. I still go to work and try my best to look like everything is normal but I still think everybody knows something is wrong. Some people won't approach me or talk to me. Right now though I sit in my office trying to kill as much time as possible. My phone rings next to me and I thank God for the distraction.
"Beatrice Prior," I say upon answering the phone.
"Hello this is Brandon Leigh with the CPS. I'm calling because today we're going to interrogate you and Tobias Eaton under truth serum to ensure you're safe for Lillian Fayla Prior." he tells me. "We will need you two to be ready in an hour. No more,"
"Alright. I'll start my way home." I hang up and shut off my computer. I'm not sure why I'm nervous because I know I've done absolutely nothing wrong but I guess the prospect of potently getting her taken away for good makes me feel sick. Plus I still don't know if Evelyn agreed to watch her. Within a couple minutes I'm knocking on Tobias's open office door. He looks up from his computer and even from here I can clearly see just how drained he is. "They need us for the interrogation." I tell him. He nods and shuts off his computer and joins me.
Tobias and I walk in silence towards the apartment until he stops suddenly and grabs my wrist to stop me.
"We need to get to the apartment, Tobias." I say not really in the mood to talk.
"I know, I know just let me talk." he sighs and grabs both of my hands. "I've been acting like shit lately and I just wanted to tell you that I'm really sorry." he avoids my gaze, focusing on the ground.
"I know you're sorry but you seemed to forget that she was my daughter too." I whisper. He's eyes float to mine and I can see the regret rushing through them. "Come on. We need to go." with a sigh I pull my hands out of his and keep going to the apartment.
When I open the door I'm not surprised to see people searching through everything, but that doesn't stop me from flinching.
"You're late Mr. Eaton and Ms. Prior." the man who's name I now know is Brandon. "Quick question, why don't you two share a last name?"
"We were engaged when Lillian was conceived but we broke up and we're just now getting back together." I answer curtly. He nods and prints something down. He then places down the clipboard and picks up my gun from the coffee table. "Why do you have this?"
"Because I used to be Dauntless," my gut tells me that's not a good enough answer. "I don't hurt anyone with it. It's more of an assurance thing." I say honestly. I see a man closer to the back nod a little. Wouldn't surprise me if he was Dauntless as well.
"Alright then, let's just start the interview." Brandon reaches into a bag I didn't notice before and pulls out a rather small needle with a little amount of what I believe to be truth serum. "Beatrice, could you follow me?" I cast a quick glance to Tobias who's eyes seemed to be trained on the second needle with a look of animosity. The man ushers me into one of my spare rooms. It seems weird being escorted throughout my own home (Lol Catching Fire. Have y'all seen the really funny makeup deleted scene from Mockingjay? If not, go see it) He locks the door behind me which seems pointless but I don't comment on it. The man doesn't bother with a disinfectant just sticks the needle into the side of my neck. If I had known he was going to do that I would've asked to do it myself. I begin to feel lightheaded so I grasp the wall for stability. "Let's start simple. What's your name?"
"Beatrice Prior," I retort, feeling slightly relived when the fuzziness leaves.
"Good," he says. "Now, what is your relationship with Tobias Eaton?"
"Like I told you before, we were engaged but we broke up and now we're getting back together." I say again.
"Why did you two break up?" the man clicks a pen open.
"We got in a fight,"
"About?" I don't like revealing everything to this man but I know I have no choice.
"About kids after I told him I couldn't have them." I admit.
"But you can. That's the whole reason I'm here." Brandon furrows his eyebrows together.
"I was told I couldn't after I had gotten shot a couple years ago." Brandon nods knowingly and jots that down. I can feel the truth serum weening it's way out of my system due to my Divergence but it's still lingering a bit.
"Now time for the real questions. Lillian is your biological daughter, correct?" all I do is nod. "Perfect. And have you ever purposefully physically harmed her in any way?"
"Never," I say immediately. "After losing Grayson I would never do something that would put Lillian at risk."
"Touching," the man replies blandly. "I guess that concludes the interview. I will check in the Xander to see if Tobias will also be proved safe for Lillian." he walks out without another word. I stay in the sparse room for a couple more minutes until the slight dizziness leaves me. When I return to the living room, I find Tobias seated on the couch with an opened letter in his hand. It appears as if he's already read it.
"After this interrogation you two are in fact deemed safe for Lillian but it will take a while for her to be returned. She still needs to go through a couple more examinations and our CPS department will need to throughly examine your records for a second time just for assurance. It will only take two to three weeks." only. I can't help but roll my eyes, it catches the attention of the men. "Is there a problem Ms. Prior?"
"Why will this take up to three weeks? You know we're safe so why can't you just give her back to us?" I ask ruefully.
"That's not the way it works Ms. Prior. We are just following protocol. My apologies," as they're walking out I notice that the security guards have already left. There is a minute of silence after the door closes. Suddenly curious about the letter Tobias has, I turn and sit next to him on the couch.
"It's from Evelyn." he says handing it to me to read.
Dear Tobias,
It's unfortunate that after nearly a year of no communication this is how I hear from you.
Although I don't know the entire story, I'm positive you and Beatrice have done nothing wrong.
I know what I did to you as a child was unforgivable and is my deepest regret, I will do everything I can to help get Lillian back to you. And I will take the best care of her that I can.
Once again I am so sorry for what happened.
Please feel free to come by my house to see her if you can.
Love, Mom.
My eyes skim over the words while Tobias watches on.
"What do you think?" he asks once I have finished reading it.
"I'm not really sure," I say honestly. "But I'm glad she agreed to watch her."
"Me too, but I still don't really like the idea of her watching my daughter. It kind of makes me uneasy." due to past experiences I know how hard it is for him to talk openly about his mother. I guess this proves something.
"Well the letter did say to come by whenever. We could go make sure she's okay." I suggest.
"Are we allowed too?" Tobias asks looking me right in the eye.
"Probably. If not, I can just hit them and make them let me see my baby." I smirk. Tobias laughs and I feel a little of the tension in my chest unravel at the sound.
"Okay, let's go." I stand up and grab his hands to pull him up with me. And as we walk out of the apartment I don't let go.
A/N I was going to keep going but I decided not to because that lets me have another full chapter! I'm really sorry for saying I'm going to update but like never do. I can't really control my schedule and school and dance come before writing so yeah. QOTC TIME! What's your favorite sweet? I'm lactose intolerant so I can't have a lot of milk things but I do anyway so ICE CREAM! Wbu?
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