A Different Divergent: Everyday Love

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Chapter 36

"And they lived happily ever after," I say as I close one of my daughter's favorite storybooks.

"'Gain, Mama!" Tessa cheers, clapping her little hands together. "'Gain!"

"Yeah!" Teags enthusiastically agrees, nodding her head. She's sitting beside me on the couch, bouncing excitedly in her seat.

"I've already read it twice, girls," I say. "Besides it's past your bedtime."

"I not tiwed," Tessa says.

"I want my Dadda," Teags whines.

"He come home?" Tessa asks. I know how they both feel. I've missed Tobias terribly tonight also.

"I'm afraid he still has a lot of work left to do, girls," I say as I shelf the book. "He told me he probably wouldn't even be home before I go to bed."

"Call him?" Tessa asks.

"Peas?" Teags asks.

"I'll tell you what, let's go upstairs and find Tyler then I'll call Daddy. If he has time to talk, we'll all say goodnight," I say, "but if he's busy you'll have to wait until morning to talk to him. Okay?"

"Otay," Tessa says. Teags bounds off the couch and runs towards the stairs.

"Walk!" One day these two are going to be the death of me with their fearless nature. I guess it's a good thing we live in Dauntless. When we reach the top of the stairs, the girls run into Tyler's room, and I shake my head.

"Get out!" Tyler screams before I can get to his door. The girls immediately start to argue with him, calling their father completely forgotten. I clear my throat, and they all look up at me.

"Tessa and Teags want to call Daddy," I say. "Do you want to be in on the call, Tyler?"

"Yes, Mommy," he says.

"Apologize to your sisters for yelling at them."

"But, Mommy…"

"Now, Tyler," I firmly say.

"I sorry I yelled at you, Tess. I sorry I yelled at you, Teags," he pouts. "But you comed in my room without knocking." No wonder he yelled.

"Girls, you know you're supposed to knock before you come into Tyler's room," I say.

"Sowwy, Ty-Ty," Tessa says.

"Call Dadda," Teags says.

"Aren't you going to apologize to your brother for barging in?" I ask.

"No."

"Teagan Grace."

"Sowwy, Ty-Ty," she mutters. "Now you call Dadda, Mama?"

"All right everyone sit on Tyler's bed." I pull out my phone as they line up and plop down on his little bed. Within a couple rings, Tobias picks up.

"Hey, love." He sounds weary.

"Hi, baby," I say. "Are you terribly busy?"

"Unfortunately, I am."

"The kids and I want to say goodnight," I say. "Do you have time?"

"I always have time for my favorite people in the world," he says. "Just a minute, Tris." He covers the mouthpiece on his phone and says something to someone but I can't make it out. "I'm back. Put me on speaker, please."

"Okay." I press the speaker icon and hold the phone out in front of me. "Say hi to Daddy." The kids all start talking at once telling their daddy about their evening.