Story Time (Divergent)

Chapter 7- The Talk

Hello again, everyone! This chapter will consist of a couple other characters besides Tris, Tobias and the kids. Just to make it better and a little more interesting to read. Review or PM me if you have any ideas on what you think I should add.

*I do not own Divergent, It's Veronica Roth's. I own the book, but that's about it

Chapter 7 – The Talk

Tobias' POV

After the kids and I pick up Tris at 3:00 p.m., and it's almost 4:00 p.m., we had back home. By the time we arrive, we see Christina and Will waiting outside our door.

The kids' faces light up like there's no tomorrow. "Aunt Christina! Uncle Will!" They shout together. I have never seen them this excited before. I look at Tris, and she seems like she has an idea of why they ran to them as fast as they did. Will and Christina pick them up and hug them tightly.

"What took you guys so long?" Christina asks impatiently.

"We took the kids for a walk through the compound." Tris says. She still has that look in her eyes that I know she's trying to keep a surprise from me.

"Well, the kids were expecting to continue their bedtime story tonight. Want to listen in, then maybe after we can catch up?" I say. I don't really have anything else that I'd like to say since I wasn't expecting anyone to be here waiting for us. "Actually, Tris invited us over for dinner and told us what happened last night and the grape juice incident." Will says almost laughing at the thought. How come Tris didn't tell me she invited them?

I give Tris a look that asks my unspoken question. She turns to my and stands on her toes and quietly says, "I wanted to get back at you somehow for laughing at us this morning and for what happened last night." She goes back on her feet smiling at me evilly. For some reason, I don't think that this is the only thing she has planned to get back at me.

Tris POV

I have no other idea on how else to get Tobias back for the things that happened. So for now, I decided to go with having Christina and Will over without him knowing. Later, an idea will probably come to me as to what I should do.

I'm thinking about what to do when a little hand grabs my arm and brings me back to reality. "Mommy, when are you and Dad going to finish the story?" Jake asks. This is the first time he's called me 'Mommy' in a long time. I wonder if it's because he sees Jenna saying it a lot so he decided to try it out again after a long time of just calling me 'Mom'.

"Maybe tonight Jake, if we're lucky." I say looking at him, then back to Christina, Will, and Tobias playing with Jenna and Bear in the living room.

"And since when do start calling me 'Mommy'? You haven't called me that in a long time?" I only ask because I'm naturally curious.

"Because when Jenna calls you that, you pick her up and do stuff with her to make her laugh." That makes my heart drop a little. I didn't realize he felt like we paid more attention to her than him. I never wanted any of them to feel that way. Looks like it just happened.

"I'm very sorry Jake. I never meant to make you feel that way. I love you just as much as Jenna. Just because Jenna is younger than you, doesn't mean that we love you any less." I say with a smile. He gives me a hug that tells me he understands.

"It's ok. Can I go back to calling you 'Mom' now? I'm too old to call you 'Mommy'." He asks. "Sure." I say smiling.

I take his hand and we walk back out of the kitchen and we sit on the floor playing with Bear, Jenna and the others. Jake sits between Will and Jenna and I sit between Christina and Tobias, and I lean on his shoulder.

"Jake thinks we pay more attention to Jenna than we do with him." I say quietly in his ear so he is the only one who hears me.

He turns and just looks at me. Then he finally speaks. "Why would he think that?" I look back at him and tell him what Jake told me in the kitchen. Tobias just looks back at Jake and Jenna, as if thinking about what to say next.

"I will talk with him before he falls asleep after the story. Ok?" He asks.

Tobias' POV

Tris just told me the little conversation her and Jake had in the other room. I can't wrap my head around the fact that he thinks we love him less then Jenna. That was not what I was expecting from him at this age. He's 8 and Jenna's 7. They should have had these little feeling at a younger age, I think. So why would he be feeling this way now?

"I will talk with him before he falls asleep after the story. Ok?" I ask her. She just nods, turns and looks at the kids playing and laughing with the others.

A few minutes later, still keeping her head on my shoulder, she asks, "What do you think about having another baby?"

Where did that come from?! I think to myself. I look at her. Even when she's not looking at me, she says, "It's just a thought. I just want to know what you think."

I just stare at her. Then I look at Will and Christina, "Do you mind watching the little monsters for a little while?" I ask jokingly and smile at the kids.

"Sure. We'll be here when you get back, don't worry." Christina says. I can always trust the two of them around my kids.

I motion for Tris to follow me out of the house. While we're walking, I take her hand and lace it with mine. She looks down, smiles, and then goes back to looking ahead. She's deep in thought. I'd know that face anywhere. She's not the only one who's thinking

Why did she ask me if I wanted to have another kid? We already have our hands full with two, not that I don't love them, I really do. And with what is going on with Jake, why would she ask that now?

I look at her and she's still thinking. I nudge her hand a little to get her back to normal. She looks at me and smiles. I smile back, but then I look at her with a very confused face that shows that I was thinking about what she asked me.

"Tris, how come you asked if I want another kid? We already have two, great children back at the house." I ask her. Her face goes from smiley to somewhat blank.

"After what Jake told me, how he thinks we care about Jenna more than him because she's younger, I started thinking. What if we decided to have another kid? What do you think will happen when Jenna asks the same thing as Jake? I don't want them to feel like we'd love the baby more than them." She says the last part while looking at the ground.

"Tris." She still looks at the ground. I stop and take her face in my hands. "Tris, look at me." She does. "I love you, Jake, and Jenna, and I would love to have another baby." I say her straight in the eye so she knows I'm serious right now. "But for now, with what Jake brought up, I don't know how to go about this. When I come up with something, I'll let you know and talk to Jake."

She smiles at my little speech, then kisses me and I kiss her back. After a little while, he walk back, hand in hand, back home to where the others are probably wondering where we went.

When we get back home, Tris and I work on making dinner, while the others help set the table. After the table's all set, Christina helps get the kids cleaned up for dinner, while Will hangs out and plays 'Tug – O – War' with Bear. Finally everyone is at the table eating, talking, laughing, and having a good time.

A/N: Well, that was a long chapter. And if you're wondering why I brought up Tris asking about another kid, it's because it was just something that popped into my head. I'm serious. I was literally going to write about them talking and having dinner then have the story go on after dinner, but then that thought came up.

The next chapter will be COMPLETELY about the story and maybe Will and Christina will come into play again.

I really hope you liked this chapter as much as the other ones. Again, I apologize for Tris' random question coming up. Like I said, it was really a random thing that I thought of.

Review, PM me, and until the next chapter, which might be up either tonight or tomorrow, later! :)