You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 33

I walk up the stairs to my bedroom and look for the warmest clothes I got. I put them on and dry my hair. When I'm done, I pick up my phone and look for Christina's number when a thought occurs to me. I dial the number and wait for the call to be answered.

"Hello?" I hear on the other side.

"Hi Shauna, it's Tris."

"Hi Tris. What can I do for you?" she asks cheerful.

"You busy or could you come over?" I ask.

"I'm off this morning. I'll be right over," she says. We hang up and I walk downstairs again to wait for her to arrive. It doesn't take long and I hear a knock on my door. I walk over and open it to find a smiling Shauna standing in front of me.

"I gather the talk went well yesterday," I say inviting her in.

"Better than well. I was so scared, but then I remembered what you told me and I took a deep breath and told him everything. He was shocked and stayed quiet for a while. I really thought he would be pissed, but then he started smiling like he never did before. He picked me up and spun me around until I had to stop him because it made me dizzy. He was so happy when I told him that I suddenly felt so silly for even thinking he wouldn't want the baby," she tells me happy and I'm glad for her. For both of them.

"Does this mean you keep the baby?"

"Yes, Tris. I'm going to be a mom," she says hugging me.

"I'm so happy for the two of you. I mean three," I say when we pull apart.

"I just have to ask you something," she says seriously. I nod for her to continue. "Please, don't tell anyone. We want to keep this a secret for the time being."

"Of course. But you have to know that Four asked me about it. I haven't told him what is going on, but I couldn't lie to him. He knows you don't have the flu, but he respects the fact that I gave you my word to keep this between us," I tell her.

"He can know. I actually think Zeke went to see Four to tell him the good news himself."

"That's great, but I don't know if he's still in his office. He is taking my place today during the council meeting," I tell her.

"Zeke called him before you called me. Zeke is probably telling him right now that..." she says but gets interrupted when the door bursts open and Tobias comes practically flying in. He takes a few huge steps to the couch where Shauna and I are currently sitting and pulls her into a bear hug.

"Congratulations, sister," Tobias says. I've never seen him like this. I knew that both Shauna and Zeke are his closest friends, bordering on siblings, but I never witnessed it firsthand.

"Thank you, Four," she says. I turn around and see Zeke standing behind me and I get up. I hug him close to me and congratulate him as well.

"Congrats, Zeke. I wish you the best in the world."

"Thank you, Tris. But I already got the best," he says glancing toward Shauna. I know what he means. That's how I feel about Tobias. "And thank you for yesterday," he says into my ear and I look at him confused. "Shauna told me that the two of you talked," he says.

"Don't mention it. You guys are not just Four's friends, you're mine as well," I say and Zeke hugs me.

"Damn right we are, baby sister," he says and I giggle at the new nickname.

"Guys, I'm sorry. I have to go now," Tobias says. He hugs Shauna again, then pats Zeke's back and kisses me on the lips. "I love you," he says to me.