‘Okay. Then… I can talk. Ask me something.’ ‘Okay.’ He laughs shakily in my ear. ‘Why is your heart racing Tris?’ I cringe and say, ‘Well, I… I barely know you. I barely know you...

I’ll be your family now,” he says. “I love you,” I say. (….)He stares at me. I wait with my hands clutching his arms for stability as he considers his response. He frowns at me....

I asked you not to do this. You made your decision. These are the repercussions.

Maybe time would not feel as heavy if I didn’t have this guilt – the guilt of knowing the truth and stuffing it down where no one can see it.

You don’t have to tell me everything right away, but I have to tell you everything right away? Can’t you see how stupid that is?

My body rises with the water. Instead of kicking my feet to stay abreast of it, I push all the air from my lungs and sink to the bottom. The water muffles my ears. I...

Are you asking me to undress, Tris?’A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. ‘Only … partially

Of course.” He winks at me.