A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

~eighteen~

Chapter 18

I can feel my body trying to drag me from the relaxing state it's in. I fight it for as long as I can but finally lift my heavy eyelids. I reach out for Tobias but his side of the mattress is warm but empty, meaning his exit wasn't too long ago. I get out of bed and go to check on Tessa but she's not in the bassinet either. I find my robe and put it on as I go downstairs.

"Do you want your Mommy, Pebbles?" I hear Tobias say before I reach the landing. I hear her whining and realize he must be trying to feed her. Sure enough he's sitting in the club chair, Tessa cradled in his arms, trying to give her a bottle that she is refusing.

"Good morning," I say at the same time there's a knock on the door.

"Good morning, love," he says. "Can you get the door? It should be Will with Tessa's medicine. I asked him to go get it so I wouldn't have to wake you up." I make sure the belt on my robe is tightly fastened and open the door.

"Hi, Tris," he says.

"Good morning, Will," I say then try to hide a yawn.

"Here's Tessa's medicine that Four asked me pick up," he says, handing me the package. "How is she feeling this morning? You guys had us worried last night when you took off like you did." I never thought to let our friends know how she was.

"Honestly, I just woke up so I really don't know how she is but at least she's not crying," I say. "Did Four tell you she has double ear infection?"

"Yeah," he says. "Poor girl."

"I'm really sorry for not letting you and Christina know how she was doing last night," I say. "I really wasn't thinking."

"It's alright," he says. "I'm glad she's going to be okay and that it was nothing too serious. Well, I better get home."

"Thanks for getting her medication for us," I say. "We appreciate it. Tell Christina hi and kiss Liam for me." I lock the door behind him and sit on the end of the couch. Tobias gets up and hands me Tessa then I give him the package Will gave me. "I think we're supposed to give her another dose now if I understood Isobel correctly." He opens the package and reads the instructions.

"You're right," he says. He carefully measures out the antibiotic and puts the dropper in Tessa's mouth after I sit her up a little so she doesn't choke. She makes the exact same face she did when Isobel gave it to her.

"How are you feeling this morning?" I ask her as she eats. Once again it takes me quite a bit of coaxing to get her to latch on but once she does, nothing is going to stop her. "You look better than you did last night. You have a little sparkle in your eye. You probably just want to go to the park and that's why you're acting like you feel better. Tobias, would you call Mom and Dad and check on Tyler and let them know about Tessa?"

"I did about five minutes before you came downstairs," he says. "Your parents are sad to hear of Tessa's ear infections and sorry they didn't call sooner last night. I assured them that it wasn't their fault. Tyler's apparently upset because she's sick and he's not with her. They offered to bring him home but he really wants to go to the park."

"I know Tyler loves his sister but this proves he loves the park even more," I say with a chuckle and Tobias laughs with me. He sits down beside me with his arm on the back of the couch.

"Did you sleep well?" he asks. "We had a very busy day yesterday. How are you feeling?"

"Sleep was refreshing but short. I feel great though, except my back is bothering me a little bit," I say with a sigh.