A Different Divergent: Everyday Love

7

Chapter 7

Tobias and I stop by the little pizzeria tucked between the busy gunsmith and quirky handmade jewelry store just off the Pit floor. We intend to just get plain cheese pizza for all of us to enjoy but after we walk through the door and the mouth-watering aroma slaps us in the face, I make a quick call to Bridget to check how the kids are feeling. When I hear that they are rambunctious as ever, we decide on pepperoni pizza for them and a gourmet five-cheese thin garlic-bread-type crust pizza for Tobias and me. We also pick up the breadsticks and dipping sauces we all love and a gallon of their specially brewed root beer. I'm not sure what they do to it but it tastes better than anywhere else. After leaving the Pit, bags of food in hand, we slowly make our way up the winding path to the Pire and then finally to our apartment. I open the door and set the bags down on the bench, and the sound of our three children arguing greet our ears.

"Is not!" Tyler yells.

"Is too!" Tessa bitterly says.

"Yeah!" Teagan adds. I push Tobias back out the door, forgetting the bags as I do, and gently close it behind us, hoping they didn't hear us.

"Why did you do that?" he asks, befuddled.

"Is it wrong for me to just want two minutes of peace and quiet before we go back inside?" I ask. I wrap my arms around his waist and rest my head against his chest. I immediately feel his lips in my hair.

"Look on the bright side, love, at least they're all feeling better," he says with a chuckle and I can't help but join him. He's right but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want a quiet evening at home after the afternoon I had in the training room. I lift my chin and his soft lips tentatively meet mine. We move them together slowly as our hands begin to roam over each other's body. I sigh as the kiss deepens, and he slips his tongue into my mouth and seductively strokes it against mine. I nearly fall into the apartment when the door suddenly opens but, thankfully, Tobias keeps me on my feet.

"I told you they was home, Tess," Tyler says with a superior tone.

"Are you supposed to be opening the door, young man?" I ask.

"But I saw you!" he says. "You came in then you left again." Oops!

"Why you out hewe, Mama?" Tessa asks, her head cocked to one side. Teagan comes toddling up behind her brother and sister and smiles brightly when she sees us.

"They was kissing again," Tyler sighs, rolling his eyes to the ceiling like his parents kissing is the grossest thing in the world.

All three of them wrinkle their noses, and the girls giggle and say, "Ew!" Not to be deterred, Tobias, who still has his arms wrapped tightly around me takes me by surprise, dipping me low, and kisses me soundly on the lips, causing our kids to sigh, giggle, and sneer. I could see him doing this in the middle of the Pit when they're teenagers just to embarrass the crap out of them. I wouldn't mind though. When he stands me upright, I'm a little dizzy, and it's not from the sudden movement. That man does amazing things with his tongue.

"Do I smell pizza?" Tyler asks, sniffing the air then sticking his head in one of the bags sitting right next to him.

"Pitsa!" Teagan says as her eyes light up.

"Sticks!" Tessa excitedly adds, also rooting around in a bag.

"Yes, we brought home pizza, breadsticks, and root beer," I say as we usher the kids back into the apartment before elbows start getting thrown.

"Yeah!" they all cheer. I can't help but smile at their enthusiasm. Hopefully, they've forgotten whatever it was they were arguing about a moment ago so we can have that quiet evening I was longing for.