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Chapter 99

A/N: My dear initiates! The story is coming to an end.

Christmas came and went and we celebrated with Evelyn. It was nice having her and I could tell Tobias's relationship with his mother is where they both wanted it for a long time. He is happy to have her in his life and she is glad that he forgave her, at least enough to give her a second chance.

Evelyn arrived on the 24th just in time. I just pulled out my last batch of Christmas cookies when she walked into the kitchen wearing a lovely long knitted dress and the pair of house shoes Tobias bought especially for her, made of gray wool with three red flowers on each shoe. The first time Evelyn saw them, she smiled kindly at her son and caressed his cheek before she kissed him thanking him profusely. He wanted that his mother feels welcome in our home which I support to the fullest. My parents have similar ones, but they are in the closet right now. She kissed my cheek and asked if I needed any help, but since I was almost done I thankfully declined. She then went to our Christmas tree to deposit three gift boxes underneath it.

Christmas dinner was lovely. We chatted with Evelyn about all kinds of things, but she always came back to the baby. I can tell she is just as excited as my mom about their grandson. Tobias proudly brings over the twenty-eight-weeks sonogram we got this week and a 3D image of our little bundle of joy. When Evelyn saw him, she started crying remembering the time she was pregnant with Tobias. Their lives could have been so different if Marcus wouldn't have been such an idiot and throw it all away. They all could have been happy, all three of them, but maybe then we wouldn't be here. Tobias wouldn't have chosen Dauntless and we wouldn't have fallen in love. I know that if he would have been allowed as a youngster to faction gatherings maybe he and I would have met and fallen in love, but I'm not sure I could have stayed and be happy in Abnegation, especially the way it used to be. Not to mention Jeanine's plan would have succeeded and we might all be dead right now. I shudder at that thought.

We invited Evelyn to stay over so that we could spend Christmas day together as well. Tobias prepared one of the guest rooms for his mother, but none of us was eager to go to bed too soon. We stayed up watching old movies and talking, mainly about how cute Tobias was when he was a baby and how anxious we all are for little Andy to be born. When my mother-in-law fell asleep on the couch Tobias picked her up and carried her upstairs to her room, where he laid her down. I started to clean up the living room and turn out the lights when he came into the kitchen and hugged me tightly, a happy smile on his face. We kissed for a moment before he swept off my feet and carried me to our room.

The next day, the three of us exchanged gifts. I got Evelyn a brand-new phone to always be in touch with her and she got me a self knitted sweater that is incredibly soft, but I won't be able to wear it until I give birth. For Andy, she knitted little booties in several sizes and a hat. They all looked so adorable and are all the more precious to me and Tobias since they came from Andy's grandma. Evelyn got Tobias something that he hasn't seen in over a decade. While cleaning the old library, the factionless team found a crate with children's books. Among them was a collection of fairy tales that Evelyn, despite everything, read to Tobias when he was a little boy. It's not the same they had, but it's a copy of it. She gave it to him to read to our kids. His eyes filled with tears, both from receiving such a thoughtful gift and probably the memory of long lost times. They hugged and cried and Evelyn kept saying how much she loved him. She might have been gone for a long while, but I could tell that she wouldn't ever again abandon her son. And that made me happy and cry with them. Well, the hormones helped too. Then Tobias pulled out his gift for his mother. When she opened it, she gasped. Inside was a beautiful necklace with a heart shaped pendant and a pink jewel and had the phrase "I love you, mom" engraved. Tobias put it around his mother's neck and they hugged again. It was a precious family moment and I'm sure we will share many more.