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Chapter 23 ~ Tobias

Sorry for the long wait! To make up for it, I promise to update soon!
Enjoy (or hate cause Tobias and Christina)!

"I'm home Christina," I call as I drape my leather jacket over a chair.
She had recently moved into my apartment in Dauntless. I returned from the city, and my crew is filming me singing in the debris of Dauntless and the factions.
"Tobias!" she exclaims as I stroll over to her, giving her a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Christina!" I imitate her voice, on point.
"Shut up," she giggles, pushing my chin back. "How was filming?"
"Bad," I smirk. "They couldn't find a good model or actress to perform with me."
"Where'd Katniss go?" Christina ponders aloud.
"Stayed back in the city," I shrug. "I have her number though. She's a good coworker."
Christina smiles. "I'm sure they'll find another girl soon."
"Do you want to go out to the diner today?" I ask her. "I'm sure you don't feel like cooking."
That's right, Christina was my soon-to-be-wife.
I lean over the counter, pressing a kiss to her cheek.
"When should the wedding be?" I murmur into her soft lips.
Christina hums. "Not soon, my baby. Not soon."
I pull back, staring into her brown irises. What?
Christina, noticing, clears her throat. "I'm not exactly sure you love me," she mutters, turning away.
"What?" I stare at her, perplexed. "I've told you, Christina. I love no one but you."
A voice wavers in my mind.
"Tris," it whispers.
~
"We got someone," Amar announces as I walk into the studio the next day.
"Who?" I ask, setting down the backpack I had slung over my shoulder.
"Someone under the name of Six." Amar shuffles through papers in his hands, and I immediately sink down to the floor. "She works for the company, and we chose her because she had no current jobs."
"There was no one else?" I ask weakly, finding a chair instead of the floor.
"Well there was, but we thought she was the best. She's small and she has long blonde hair that the stylists favored. We're lucky she was available, she's a favorite with my other artists."
Tris's small, beautiful face flickers into my mind.
When had she started working with Amar? When had she decided for the stardom?
"In fact," Amar adds. "She's a model and an actress. We know how rare those are.
How long has I been out of Tris's life, to not know about her modeling and acting? Has she changed? Has she forgotten me?
"We're going to see your chemistry with her."
I choke on a breath. The wall I had built? Completely gone.
Everything comes back into my mind. Tris. Insecure, perfect Tris. The promise ring. Her lips and her kisses.
"This is just for work," I sternly tell myself. "I love Christina." But my voice wavers, hovers, uncertainly over my words.
All the realization hits me.
Christina? She's a rebound.
Tris was the one all along.
But there's nothing I can do about it.

Thoughts?
Anything?
Hate for me?
Intense, right? Tobias just realized he was being stupid these past chapters.
QOTC: Did you see the llama song?
Me: ♪ happy llama, sad llama, mentally disturbed llama, super llama, drama llama, big fat mama llama ♪
(Did I sing it right?)

~ Evie 👓