You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 24

We arrive at the compound and Tobias parks the car. I get out and take his hand in mine, leading him to the cafeteria. We enter it and see our friends sitting at our regular table. When we get there they all look up and smile.

"Wow, FourTris decided to grace us with their presence," Christina says while we sit down.

"FourTris?" I ask.

"Yeah, it's your couple name," Marlene explains.

"Okay," I say.

"What's new with you guys?" Tobias asks.

"Same ol', same ol'," Zeke answers.

"How are your jobs?" I ask Marlene, Christina, Lynn, Uriah and Will. Marlene started her internship to become a nurse, Lynn works with Tori in the tattoo parlor and Christina, Uriah and Will are our three newest faction ambassadors.

Christina: "It's so cool."

Uriah: "Awesome."

Will: "Interesting."

Marlene: "Rewarding."

Lynn: "Best job ever."

They all answer at once and we all burst into laughter. It's good to laugh and have some fun. We haven't had a party since after Tobias and I became leaders, almost two months ago. It's a good thing the Halloween party is coming up. Which reminds me.

"Hey guys," I say and every pair of eyes turns toward me. "There's a Halloween party coming up and I have to plan it. Since I've never celebrated Halloween before I need some help. Who wants to spend some quality time with your favorite leader?" I ask smirking.

"Hey," Tobias asks, acting all offended.

"I thought you are planning the party, not Four," Zeke says and it's my turn to be offended.

"Hey," I shout and everyone laughs. "Seriously now, who wants to help me with that?"

"I will," Christina says.

"Me too," Marlene offers.

"Would you guys want to help too?" I ask Shauna and Lynn. "We haven't done anything fun together in a while. What do you say?" I ask them and they nod enthusiastically.

"What do you mean you haven't done anything fun?" Tobias asks with a raised eyebrow. "You guys meet every Tuesday and Thursday to do your girl exercises," he says and I look toward the girls who smirk at me knowingly. If the guys only knew.

"That's different. That's working out. Ah, you don't understand it," I say.

"Yeah, Four, you're just a guy," Shauna says and he looks at her surprised. "What? Don't give me that look. You and all the other guys at this table have no clue what girls want and like," she says and Zeke scoffs. "You shut up. Before I accepted your sorry ass you had no clue how to treat a girl," she says.

We listen to their bickering a while longer before Tobias and I get up to go home. I tell the girls I'll see them later in the training room and say good bye to the rest. Tobias takes my hand and leads me outside. On the stairs up to our apartment he turns to look at me and I know he wants to ask something but doesn't know how to ask.

"Just ask," I say.

"Huh?"

"You've been glancing my way the whole time. What's up, buttercup?"

"Is it true what Shauna said?" he asks and I'm taken aback.

"What?"

"You know, she said we guys have no clue about what girls like and want. Do you think the same way? About me?"