You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 68

The next morning, Lauren and I gather all the girls in the training room, while Tobias and Uriah have the guys running a few laps around the compound. We let the girls get acquainted before we start showing them basic moves.

We start out with simple moves, moving only our upper bodies in the process. We show them how to punch and defend at the same time. We let the girls practice each move for several minutes, watching them carefully and correcting them if necessary. We decided not to yell at them like it's used to. To our surprise all the girls are disciplined and listen to us without talking back. I never noticed this before, but it's the boys who always speak up and make a fuss. We actually have a great time with the girls. It reminds me more of our workout with my girlfriends than initiation training. We quickly get to know each other and talk during short breaks.

All of the girls congratulate me for getting married and wish me and Tobias a happy life together. Lauren and I decide it's a little soon to let them spar, so we insist on them knowing and mastering the basic moves.

By lunch, the girls rush into the cafeteria and eat something healthy, which is a little uncommon here in Dauntless. Lauren and I sit at our table and greet our friends. Both Tobias and Uriah aren't here yet, so I decide to wait for him before I start eating. Soon they join us and I can see that Tobias is a little pissed. He sits down next to me and kisses my cheek. I look at him and decide not to prod and let him tell me when he's ready. I grab his hand in mine however, squeezing it lightly. He looks at me and smiles a little. He leans in and kisses my lips softly.

"Can we go home?" he asks.

"Aren't you hungry?" I ask him.

"Yeah, but we can take our plates with us and eat at home." I nod and fill our plates. We say goodbye to our friends who look at us quizzically, but don't say anything. We walk up to our apartment and enter it, locking the door behind us. I walk toward the kitchen and Tobias follows me. We sit down at the island and start eating our meal. Tobias remains quiet the whole time and this starts to worry me. He isn't one for meaningless small talk, but we always exchange at least a few words during meals. But now he is just eating and seemingly a thousand miles away. When I'm done, I take my plate to the sink and wash it. I turn around and lean against the counter looking at Tobias who is still oblivious of his surroundings. Something is bothering him and it bothers me that he isn't telling me. It's not that I'm curious, but he is obviously upset about something and I can't understand why he wouldn't tell me.

"Tobias," I ask softly from where I'm standing. He looks up at me and tries to smile. "What is wrong?"

"I almost attacked Jeremy," he says pushing the plate away.

"What? Why?" I ask and approach the island.

"He provoked one of the other initiates and they started fighting. Uriah and I pulled them apart and demanded to know what was going on," he tells me.

"And?" I ask now really curious.

"You know Sean? Dauntless-born, his dad used to work with me in the control room," he tells me and I remember him. Brian, if I remember right. I nod for him to continue.

"Turns out Sean and his girlfriend are initiates this year and, apparently, Jeremy hit on her. She refused his advances and he kept coming on to her," Tobias tells me. This sounds a little familiar.

"Let me guess. At the mention of that you remembered yesterday, right?" I ask and he nods. "What happened next?" I ask.

"Sean yelled at him to leave his girlfriend alone, but Jeremy insisted she was coming on to him," Tobias tells me. "That made me even angrier and I barely kept it together. Thankfully, Will was there and held me back before I could punch the living crap out of that punk." I walk over to him and pull him into my arms. His arms immediately encircle me in his protective embrace and he buries his face in the crook of my neck.