A Different Divergent: A Better Tomorrow

~fifty-four~

Chapter 54

If I'm reading this right, Peter, Drew, and Molly are loosely related to one another. I wonder who I could call at Candor to confirm my suspicions. Are Ruth and Molly's mother really sisters like I suspect? And what about the Cooper connection? After thinking about it for a while and weighing the pros and cons, I pick up my phone to call Ruth just as the door opens and Tobias, Tyler, and Tessa come in. I turn my phone off before hitting the final number and smile at my family.

"Mommy! I come to see you," Tyler says, running over to me.

"Hi, buddy," I say then I move my eyes to Tobias'. "What are you doing home?"

"You wanted me home so I went and picked up the kids," he says. I lean over and kiss Tyler's head then go to my husband.

"I didn't ask you to come home," I say.

"Yeah you did," he says. He runs his free hand down my face and grasps my neck and pulls my mouth to his.

"Eww! Kissy kissy," Tyler says. I pull my lips away from Tobias', and we look down at our son who has both his hands over his eyes, and we laugh at his innocence and shake our heads.

"You can look now," I say to Tyler. "Daddy's not kissing Mommy anymore." He slowly moves his hands and peeks out between his little fingers. When he sees us looking at him, he drops his hands and smiles. "Let's sit down." I take Tobias' hand and pull him to the couch. After we sit, he hands me Tessa and pulls Tyler up onto his lap. I hold my little one close to my chest, and she lies her head on my shoulder as I pat her back. "How did you know I wanted to see you, Tobias?"

"I know you," he says, bumping my shoulder with his. "I could hear it in your voice. When we hung up, I told Zeke I needed to get home. We weren't really making any noticeable progress anyway."

"I might have but I'm not entirely sure what to make of it," I say. "I found a connection between Peter, Molly, and Drew."

"What did you find?" he asks. I tell him what I found in the files.

"I was just getting ready to call Ruth and ask her about it when you got home."

"I'm glad I got home when I did then," he says. "I know you like Ruth. I think she's nice, too, but what if she has something to do with all this ... whatever this is. I've been thinking about this since we found Molly on tape. What if Ruth is involved with whatever is going on?"

"No. There's no way." I'll never believe that.

"Please hear me out, love," he says. "Tyler, buddy, why don't you get a toy or puzzle and play? Mommy and I need to talk about something important." He gets down off of Tobias' lap without a word and retrieves his dinosaur puzzle book off the shelf. We watch as he sits at the base of the stairs and gets lost in the wooden pieces. "You agree that Molly is up to something, correct?" I nod. "This is only a theory but with what you just told me about a familial connection, it makes perfect sense. I think Molly and, more than likely, Drew are both out for revenge for Peter's death. We also know she is working with someone inside a faction, and who else would want that besides his mother?"

"I can see where you're coming from but Ruth isn't like that," I say, searching my mind for any signs of deception. "No, I don't believe that. She genuinely seemed hurt by what Peter did to me. Not to mention, she knows we aren't responsible for his death. I think you're wrong."

"I might be," he says. "I hope I am for your sake but what if I'm not. Her visit on visiting day could have been a ploy. I really don't want you calling her to check facts. We'll call Jack tomorrow and see who he recommends we talk to."