Emergent (Divergent 4)

Tobias

Chapter 13

Over the next few weeks, Tris recovers from her stab wounds. She almost died for me, and I don't know how to repay her. It's been about two months since the incident, and we finally can go home.

By now, she's two and a half months pregnant, and now she has a little bump. I put my hand to it, and I feel Tris's heart racing. She is still sleeping, and it's almost eleven o'clock. Last night she was extremely tired, so I've decided to sleep in with her. Tris and I have gotten out of work with the initiates because Tris hasn't stopped puking for two weeks. They are almost done with training, so Lauren decided to train them for the remaining week of initiation.

Suddenly, Tris's eyes open, and she runs to the bathroom. Before she can make it, she vomits on the floor, and I run over to her. She clutches her stomach, and her eyes are filled with pain.

I grab her waist, which has become bigger, and say in a soothing tone,"Tris, I'm going to help you sit down. Are you okay with that?" She nods, and I gently move her to the table. She sits down, and I put a bowl in front of her. "Thanks," she says, as I clean up. When I finish, I ask,"How are you feeling?" She rest her head on the table, and I sit next to her. "I feel dizzy, nauseous, tired, and me head hurts really bad." She starts to cry, and I know because she's pregnant, she will cry, a lot. "Listen, you're going to be alright. I love you." "I love you too." She falls to sleep at the table, and I carry her to the bed, and I fall asleep, with her in my arms.

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Tris hit her three month pregnancy mark, and we are both excited. She stopped puking a week ago, so we decided to eat a nice dinner.

"Tobias!" Tris screams. Oh no, not another mood swing. "What Tris?" I grunt. "I'm hungry!" She yells. "Well, we're going to dinner in an hour, so-" "I'm hungry, and I want to eat, now!" "The doctor said you could only eat three meals a day, Tris, or you'll gain too much weight." Tris has already gained fifteen pounds, almost twice as much as she normally should have. She's small, so that gave her some leeway, but she still has gained more than she should have.

"Fine," she grunts. We lie down, waiting for dinner. "Will Edward come back?" Tris asks, and I wish I could tell her something other than the truth. But since Tris and I are in a relationship, we need to be honest and trust each other.

"Probably. I won't let him hurt you again, I swear. If he does, I will kill him." She lies in my arms, and we kiss. "I would never let anyone hurt you." She smiles, and we lay in silence.

We can finally go get dinner, and Tris looks like a kid who was going to a candy shop. I help her stand up, and I place my hand on her stomach. The doctors said the baby was developing fast, and will be born at least a month early. At first, this scared us, but then we realized that we are lucky, and we will be holding our baby sooner.

Tris and I sit down at a table, and I smile at her. It's nice to have a night out once in awhile. We order, Tris getting the biggest steak on the menu, and I get a bowl of pasta. While we wait, I ask,"Have you been thinking of any names for the baby?" She shakes her head. "You?" I hesitate, but finally say,"I though Alex would be a nice name." She smiles, and says,"I love it," and we kiss.

"What if it's a girl?" I ask. Tris grins,"What about Olivia? We could call her Liv for short." I smile, looking into her beautiful, crystal clear, blue eyes. "It's perfect."

Our food arrives, and Tris piles it into her mouth. I laugh, and Tris says,"Hey, you try being pregnant!" which makes me laugh even harder. We eat in silence after that.

When we are done eating, Tris and I go back up to our room. She lies down on the bed, and I join her. I whisper,"I love you," to her, and we start to kiss. I slide my mouth down to her neck, and pull her shirt off. Her skin is flawless, incredible. She undoes my shirt, and I start to play with her hair. Laughing she pulls down my pants, and I do the same. I put pressure on her hips, and stare into her eyes. We join together, and all I can think is how lucky I am to have Tris in my life.

Later, we fall asleep, my arms around her strong body.

Beautiful.