So here we begin the end of our journey. A couple of things I wanted to mention:

In my version of events Jeanine is still alive; Tori killed her in the books because she believed that she was responsible for the death of her brother. In my universe Tori knows that George is alive.

I apologize if Evelyn is a bit out of character in my universe.

I hope you all enjoy the final leg of Gabby and Eric's journey! And, as always, I do not own Divergent or Eric.

Prologue

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth….

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

~~The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost~~

In the last week my life has gone from beginning to finally look up, to spiralling out of control again. My best friend's funeral was one of the low points; and the realization that I would have to break my promise to drink myself into a hole if she ever died added to the enormous amount of guilt I was already feeling. Although she had promised me she wouldn't cry at my funeral, so I guess I didn't need to feel quite as bad.

Most of the last week has been spent in the room that was Eric's office these last two months. As soon as they took Eric, Four brought me here to wait while he went to talk to his mother, Meghan came by to check on me and tell me all about the Edith Prior video that they had discovered in Jeanine's office. I didn't want to be alone, so she stayed the night. The next morning we ended up dragging a couple more cots in and I have been sharing the room with Meghan, Justin, Jeff, and Alvin. The complex is cramped with people that Evelyn wants to keep an eye on so most of the rooms are packed to capacity now, but Eric's office was fairly large so it isn't that bad.

I ventured out of my room today at Four's behest to come with him to plead Eric's case to his mother once again. That is where I find myself now; sitting in a chair in what used to be Jeanine's office, with Evelyn Johnson staring at me like I am some sort of bug she wants to squish. I pull the sleeves of the baggy sweatshirt of Eric's that I chose to wear to hide my stomach down past my hands, a nervous habit whenever I am wearing something with long sleeves.

I clear my throat, leaning forward a bit before beginning, "I wanted to start off by thanking you for allowing me to meet with you." She continues to stare at me, not replying or reacting at all for that matter. After a moment I glance at Four who is leaning against the wall to the left of his mother's newly claimed desk, after a moment he nods to encourage me to continue. "I'll be the first to admit that Eric isn't perfect, and he has certainly made his fair share of mistakes, but…"

"So you understand why I intend to try him alongside Jeanine Matthews," She cuts me off with a raised, challenging eyebrow.

I take a deep breath, doing my best to maintain a diplomatic tone, "No, actually. Like I said he has made mistakes, but who hasn't? And in the past two months, he has not only helped your cause by assisting in the planning and execution of the plan to attack Erudite and take down Jeanine, but he has also saved the lives of several people," My voice has been steadily rising in volume throughout me speech and I have not paused for breath. I take a quick breath before dropping my volume to an acceptable level, "Including your son."

Evelyn leans forward, resting her elbows on the stack of papers in front of her, and in that moment I don't really see much of a difference between her and the woman she seems to hate so much. She narrows her predatory eyes at me before giving me a patronizing smile, "Of course all of these things will be taken into consideration at his trial. However, I cannot expect that the woman carrying his child would be much of an unbiased witness to his character."

I turn and shoot Four a look, but he looks just as confused as I feel. I turn back to Evelyn, who is watching the exchange with a look of amusement. "How did you…"

She chuckles, "It seems Jeanine had gathered more information than you gave her credit for, my dear." She pulls open one of the drawers in the desk before holding up a thick file, "It seems as though she had her eye on you for some time."

I close my eyes for a brief moment before shaking my head and opening them again, "Who I am to him doesn't matter, what matters is that he has changed."

"We'll see," She replies with a shrug, "But I am afraid that if you came here expecting me to see your side and allow a known killer to walk away scot free, you were quite wrong."

I find my hands tightening around the arms of the chair, "Eric is Dauntless, the only ones who have the right to try him for those crimes are Dauntless leadership. He has already been tried by our leaders, again including your son, and pardoned for his crimes as long as he remained loyal to dauntless."

"And within a week he was back here, working for Jeanine right along with the other traitors from your former faction," She shoots back, seemingly losing patience as I do.

"To help with…"

Again, she cuts me off, "And reguardless of his reasons and the former judgments of Dauntless, the faction system no longer matters." She stands, smoothing out the wrinkles in her top, "Tobias, please show your friend to the door."

Four gives her a look before pushing off from the wall, he stops when he reaches me and turns to face her, "It couldn't hurt to at least let her see him," He comments with a challenging look.

Evelyn tilts her head to the side, seeming a bit annoyed by her son's challenge, but she concedes none the less, "Alright, I'll arrange for you to see him later today."

I nod and let Four lead me out into the hall. "Thank you," I whisper softly before turning to leave.

He reaches out and grabs my arm before I can get too far, "I'll talk to her." I nod in appreciation and begin the walk back to Eric's office.

Sorry it took me a bit longer to get it posted, I have been really really sick again and they have had me on some really strong medication. Let's just say that I have been less than coherent these past couple days.

As always thanks to all of you for reading and I hope to keep hearing from you all. And thank you, as always, to my awesome beta Lady Dane.