Chapter 26

Tris and Four are still spending time together after going through Four's Fear Landscape. He just told her he has something else that he wants to show her. Ooooh. Mysterious. I love it. They hold hands on their way there, and Tris is all paranoid that she is doing something wrong, which I think has to do with the fact that she was never exposed to affection in Abnegation. Poor child. She verbally sorts things out with him, like how his fears haven't changed since initiation.

They reach the chasm and Tris brings up the subject of Four's aptitude test. As much as she wants to be romantic, and I want them to be cute, she has to know his results or the curiosity will kill her. I understand, but it could have waited. Just sayingggg. Anyway, Four's results? Abnegation. Tris asks him why he left and I kinda wanted to bop her on the head.. Excuse me, but if you don't remember, one of his four fears is his father beating him with a belt?! Of course he is going to leave. Derp.

Four and Tris have an in-depth conversation because Four decides to open up. He brings up his opinion that selflessness and bravery aren't all that different. That sure is food for thought. Tris thinks about how she left Abnegation because she never felt selflessness enough, but throughout her initiation, she has shown signs of it all the time. It makes me wonder which faction would have truly been better for her. 

Things get a little on the flirty side, so naturally I am freaking out. She finally tells him that she is worried about him not liking her because he is older and he responds with  sarcastic remark about how two years is SUCH a long time. I giggled. I like his sense of humor. But then... THEN.. He gives her a look. Not just A look, but THE look. Ya know what look I'm talking about. And then get this. Prep yourself. You might want to sit down for this. THEY KISS!!! I absolutely freaked out! FINALLY! The moment I have been waiting for since she met Four! To put in perspective how much I freaked out about this, I'll just say I may or may not have had to close the book so I could roll on the floor making dying whale noises. You're welcome for that mental image.

"Yes, that whopping two-year gap really is insurmountable, isn't it?"