You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 48

On Saturday, I ask Tobias to go shopping. I give him a list but he doesn't know what I'm up to. Since I never got to make him that birthday dinner I will do it today. I managed to get Zeke and the other guys to convince Tobias to go out for a drink, but I made them promise me not to get him drunk. I still need my man sober. I also told Tobias that Shauna is coming over to talk to me and that we needed some girl time alone. He wanted to protest, but gave in. I only had to promise not to leave the apartment. At all. I promised since I had a lot to do.

We eat lunch together, some mac and cheese and a fruit salad. He wanted to go down to the cafeteria and get us Dauntless cake but I told him I wanted some fruits. He obliged, of course. We are going to have cake, the one that I'm going to make. Soon after, we finish cleaning up and a knock on the door announces the arrival of our friends. Tobias kisses me goodbye and leaves with the guys, while Shauna stays. I asked Christina, Marlene and Lynn not to be upset, but I wanted some time alone with Shauna.

"So, what are you up too?" Shauna asks me while sitting at my kitchen island.

"What do you mean?" I ask innocently.

"You don't fool me," she says grinning.

"I don't know what you are talking about," I say trying to hide my own grin, but fail terribly.

"If you don't tell me now I'll smack you senseless," she says and I look at her with wide eyes. "Yeah, that's right, you don't want to mess with mama."

"Alright. But this is top secret," I say and lean forward on the kitchen island and whisper, "I want to cook a romantic dinner for him. We both went through so much lately I just wanted a normal night, just the two of us."

"I think that's a great idea, Tris," she says smiling. "You both deserve a quiet night, no responsibilities, no work, just the two of you. Until the baby comes," she says. Oh, she doesn't know.

"I'm not pregnant," I say in a lower voice and trying to avoid her eyes.

"Oh," is all she says. She probably doesn't know what to say.

"It's okay," I say looking up at her, tears gathered in my eyes. "We weren't ready yet. But we will be. One day," I say and a single tear runs down my right cheek. Shauna gets up from her seat and hugs me tightly. I let the other tears fall as well and allow Shauna to comfort me, like a sister would. "Thank you for everything," I say when Shauna lets go of me.

"You're welcome. You and Four are family and everyone loves you. So, how can I help?" she asks.

"You don't have to," I say but she shakes her head.

"That's out of the question. My sister needs help and I'm going to give it to her," Shauna says firmly.

"Alright." We both start cooking and I tell her what to do and we end up talking about all kinds of things. From Dauntless initiation to babies to how dumb guys can be. I teach her how to bake a real Dauntless cake and make her swear not to tell anyone where I got it from. Around five p.m. the food is almost ready and the cake is already in the fridge to cool down. I set the table for two and put on some romantic music. Shauna left, half an hour ago, and texted Zeke to send Tobias home. I took a quick shower and put on some sexy lingerie and one of my new black lace thigh long dress and head downstairs. I light candles on every available surface creating an enchanted ambiance when I hear the door unlock. I sit down on the couch and put the lighter on the coffee table and let Tobias soak in my surprise.

"You like it?" I ask from where I'm sitting and Tobias jumps up surprised. He hasn't seen me.

"You startled me," he says and walks over to me. "Wow, this looks amazing," he says still looking around the apartment. He finally reaches the couch and looks at me, his eyes nearly popping out. "God damn, you look hot," he says, his mouth hanging open.