Chapter 21: No Repeats

Kimberly was putting Kylie to bed when there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it," Hannah informed. She went downstairs and opened the door to see Hunter there. "Hey, Hunter," she greeted.

"Hey, Hannah, is mom home?" He asked.

"Yeah, she's just putting Kylie to bed," Hannah replied.

Hannah let him in and Hunter removed his jacket, hanging it up behind the door. Kimberly came downstairs with a smile on her face. "Hey, baby, what brings you here?" She asked. She kissed his cheek with a smile.

"Hey, mom…um…can I talk to you?" He asked.

"Sure," she replied.

Hunter looked over at Hannah. "Alone," he added. Hannah turned and left the room. Kimberly looked at her son as he sat down.

"This can't be good or it wouldn't be so hard to say," she commented.

Hunter rubbed the back of his neck. "Mom…Tori's pregnant," he informed. Kimberly sat down next to him with a smile.

"Hunter, that's great news," she answered.

"Not for me, mom."

She looked at him with a quizzical look. "I couldn't take care of Kylie when she was younger. What makes you think I'm fit to be a father?" He asked. Kimberly was listening to him in disbelief.

"So…what are you saying, Hunter?" She asked.

"I'm saying is that I think Tori would be better off without me," he replied.

Kimberly smacked Hunter upside the head. "Ow! Sheesh! What was that for?" He asked. Kimberly looked at him.

"I was seeing if I can knock some sense back into my idiotic son," she replied.

"What?"

"Hunter! Are you seriously going to make Tori raise this baby by herself?"

Hunter stood up with a sigh. "Hunter, as your mother I'm supposed to love and support you, but not when you're doing stuff like this," she added.

"Mom…I can't be a father," he answered.

"Sit down."

Hunter sat down and Kimberly looked at him. "Hunter, think back of when you were younger and I was raising you four kids," she told him. Hunter nodded his head slowly.

"I remember," he answered.

"You know better than anybody how hard that was for me to raise four kids on my own."

"But you had help."

"Exactly."

Hunter looked at her with a quizzical look. "Sweetheart, you love Tori more than anyone in this whole world. But if you go through with not being there for her, she's going to end up just like I was when I tried to raise Kylie without anyone's support," Kimberly explained. Kimberly placed her hand on his face. "Now, you love her don't you?" She asked. Hunter nodded his head slowly.

"Yes," he replied.

"Then go back there and tell her."

Hunter nodded and kissed his mother's cheek. "Thanks mom," he told her. Kimberly nodded and watched him go.

"Mom…is everything okay?" Hannah asked.

Kimberly looked up and nodded. "Yeah, I think so," Kimberly replied. Hannah sat next to her.

"Let's see. Tori's pregnant…that would make me an aunt…and well, mom, you're going to be a grandma," Hannah teased.

Kimberly laughed and pushed Hannah slightly. "The youngest grandma ever," she added.

"You stop," Kimberly laughed.

She kissed Hannah's cheek with a smile.

(Hunter and Tori's House)

Hunter walked in and threw his jacket on the chair. "TORI!" He called. He was only answered with silence. He looked around the house to see if he could find his girlfriend, but she was nowhere insight. "TORI!" He shouted. Only silence answered his call. Hunter rubbed the back of his neck and he went over to his cell phone that was in his jacket pocket. He picked it up to see that there was a message on his phone.

"Hunter…it's me…when you get this I'll probably be gone. Um…I can't do this if you're going to walk out on me like this. This baby's just as much yours as it is mine. But…this is so hard…I love you Hunter. I always have and always will. I just hope that someday you'll think of what you had done, because I wanted you to be there nine months from now. I wanted you to be there forever. We were supposed to have it all Hunter and you just left me and I can never forgive you for that. But…I'll still always love you. I guess this is goodbye," she explained.

Hunter sat down while listening to her message and felt like his whole world had crashed. "What have I done?" He mumbled. He placed his head in his hands cursing himself for doing something so stupid.

(Tori's Hotel Room)

Tori got out of the shower and she laid down on her bed. She had a hand on her stomach and the tears were making their way down her face. She didn't look up when there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" She asked.

"It's Dustin," the person replied.

"Come in."

Dustin came in and Tori sat up. "I came here as soon as Rose told me," he informed. Dustin hugged Tori tight and she cried into his shoulder.

"How could he do this to me?" She asked.

Dustin sighed as he rocked her slightly. "I don't know, Tor," he answered. He stroked her hair with a sigh.

"I don't know what to do. I thought he and I were going to do this together," she babbled.

Dustin sighed and kissed the top of her head. "I can't stay here," she whispered. Dustin looked down at her.

"Where will you go?" He asked.

"I don't know…somewhere where he can't find me," she replied.

"Are you sure? What if he changes his mind."

"He should've thought of that before he left me standing there like an idiot after I told him."

Dustin nodded his head slowly. "Dusty," she murmured.

"Yeah," he answered.

"Promise me you won't tell him where I am?" She asked.

Dustin was quiet for a minute before nodding his head slowly. "I promise," he replied. Tori hugged him tight afterwards and she cried as hard as she could against him. Dustin just sat there comforting his best friend, knowing that he had a promise to keep whether he wanted to keep it or not.