A soft murmuring was heard coming from the kitchen when Blake came
home. After the success of he and Hunter's little show on ESPN, riders at
the track had been keeping both of them for hours longer than they had
planned on staying. Even after a month, people who had questions, or who
wanted to ride with them were still approaching them.
He set his gear down and went to find his now VERY pregnant wife. He looked in the kitchen and saw that she was bending down with her elbows on the counter, slowly swaying her hips from side to side. More murmurs and deep breaths were being taken and he grew alarmed.
"Tori?" he asked nervously as he placed his hands on her hips.
"It started this morning after you left, but it's gotten worse," she said.
"Why didn't you call me?" he asked.
"I thought it was nothing...but they've been close together and stronger in the last few hours."
"What can I do?" he asked terrified.
"I think- we need- to get to the hospital," she got out between breaths. Blake's eyes went wide and he carefully loaded her into the van.
As soon as they hit the road Tori felt her water break. "Oh shit," she said through the contraction. "We're going to have to get this detailed." Blake drove quickly, but carefully and tried to laugh at her joke.
We're almost there," he said to her. Tori smiled weekly from the backseat. Pain coursed through her body, but she didn't want to alarm Blake. Finally she couldn't take I anymore and let out a small scream. "Oh God...you alright?" he asked still driving.
"Just go!" she cried. He slammed on the gas and they were at the hospital in minutes.
Tori was once again hooked up to all kinds of monitors as Blake sat at her side. He gently ran a washcloth over her sweating brow. "Six hours Blake," she said tiredly. He kissed her forehead.
"You're doing great...you've faced harder things than this before," he said.
"But this is defiantly the most painful," she said as she gripped his shirt suddenly letting out a cry of pain. The doctor heard her cry and came in. He looked at Tori and called for the nurses to get ready.
"Alright now Victoria," he said.
"Tori!" she cried as she felt another pain hit her. The doctor smiled a little.
"Sorry- Tori. I need you to push." Blake reached his arm behind her and held her as she pushed as hard as she ever had. "One more," he said.
"I love you," she heard Blake whisper in her ear as she gave one more push. Her eyes opened and tears fell when she heard the baby cry.
"It's a boy," she heard. Blake kissed her forehead and watched as their son was handed to Tori. She looked at the pink little body and kissed his head. She then turned and kissed Blake. The nurses took him and Tori prepared for the other delivery.
"What are we going to call him?" Blake asked.
"Owen...after your dad," Tori whispered and he bent down to hug her. He didn't get a chance to thank her for giving their son his father's name because she was pushing again and a few minutes later their second child greeted the world.
"It's another boy," the doctor said handing Tori her second child. They followed the same procedure as they did with the first and soon they were each holding one of the little boys that they had made together.
"What are we going to name you?" Tori said as she watched Blake kiss Owen's head.
"What about Jacob, for your dad?" he suggested. Tori smiled warmly at him and pulled him in slightly for a kiss.
"I think he would have liked that," she said. "Jacob Cameron?" she asked. Cam was like a brother to her and she wanted her son to have his name as well as her father's.
"I think that's perfect...Owen Hunter, then?" he asked. Tori smiled and nodded in agreement. "Our two boys."
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Owen and Jake arrived home two days later and were greeted to a warm reception. Taylor and Eric with the girls were coming at the end of the week and Tori was surprised that the house had been put somewhat together while she had been in the hospital.
"Tor, they're so little!" Marah squealed as she held Jacob. Tori smiled and moved Owen in her arms. Blake and Hunter were upstairs finishing the last minute things to the nursery- Tori wasn't due for another two weeks and they thought they had plenty of time.
"They didn't feel little," Tori laughed. "I never thought that something that hurt that much could bring something so great," she said softly as Owen closed his deep brown eyes. They both looked identical at the moment- brown eyes and light hair.
"Would you do it again?" Marah asked. Tori got a small smile on her face and kissed her son's head.
"In a heartbeat."
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They didn't have to wait long before Tori found out that she was pregnant again. The boys were just over a year old when she received the news after Dustin and Marah's nuptials. Everything was moving so fast in their lives. Cam and Laura, as well as Hunter and Sarah were engaged- Shane and Kelly were finally together, and Blake and Hunter's racing was only getting better.
Tori hadn't told Blake yet and was starting to feel antsy. A small head of blonde hair whirled past her field of vision.
"Owen Hunter Bradley!" she said when she saw her eldest son heading for the backdoor with Jake on his tail. Even at sixteen months old, they both knew when to stop doing whatever they were doing when they heard the tone in either one of their parents' voices.
Both sets of brown eyes met her blue ones and her heart melted. "Play mama," he said pointing to the door.
"What do you say?"
"Pweeze?" they both said at the same time. She smiled and opened the door. Both of them ran out as fast as their little legs could carry them. She watched as Jake stopped and sat on his rear while Owen ran around speaking in some inaudible language. She sat next to Jake and he smiled at her.
"Baby," he said pointing to her stomach. Tori's eyes went wide.
"What Jakey?" she asked sweetly. His shoulders came up and he just smiled and laughed at her.
"Hello?!" Tori turned her head and saw Blake coming into the yard from the house. Both boys immediately stopped and ran at him. He knelt down and was promptly knocked on his back by his sons.
"Daddy!" they cried as they rolled over him in fits of giggles. Tori watched and instinctively placed her hand on her stomach. Blake caught this out of the corner of his eye and knew something was going on.
"What did you guys do today?" He asked when he finally got up.
"Play bikes!" Owen said as he ran to get one of his toy motocross bikes. Jake ran to Tori and flung his arms around her legs.
"Baby!" he yelled looking up at Tori. Blake's eyes opened wider and he just saw 'that look' in her eyes. Owen ran up and jumped on Blake. He patted his head and moved closer to his wife.
"Are you?" he asked. Tori nodded her head.
"Five weeks," she said sheepishly. Both boys backed away and stood next to each other and burst into giggles when they saw Blake take Tori into his arms and kiss her.
Later that night after the boys were settled in their beds Tori and Blake lay in the comfort of their bed with their hands on her stomach. "It's just one this time," she said laughing softly. Blake kissed her cheek.
"This is great Tor. I'm so happy right now," he said.
"Well, you may be even happier when I tell you what I heard today...we're going to have another niece or nephew around the same time as our little one. Taylor called me before you got home."
He smiled and placed his arm around her. "They always have to one-up us don't they?" he said jokingly.
"That's funny- Taylor said the same thing!"
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Ethan Shane Bradley was born eight months later and his cousin, Brady Wesley Meyers arrived a day later. Blake went home to get the boys while Tori sat in her hospital room with her new son. Deep down she had secretly wished for a girl, but the moment the doctor said she had another boy her heart soared. This birth was easier than the other and she didn't feel as fatigued as before.
Ethan was different in appearance from his brothers. His eyes were a hazel color and his hair was very dark. He was a very quiet baby and hadn't cried when he was born. "Mama?" she turned her eyes away and saw two miniature figures walking slowly towards her with Blake close behind.
"Hey guys," she said sitting up. Blake picked them up one at a time and placed them on the bed with Tori. They leaned in to look at their sibling. "Guys, this is your brother Ethan," she said softly.
Owen leaned in and put a hand on Ethan's face. Jake smiled and hugged Tori's leg. Blake stood back and took in the sight. Tori was absolutely beaming and had tears in her eyes. He went over and sat on the other side of the bed. He took Ethan from her and kissed her lips gently.
"I love you," she said as she touched his face. He smiled and kissed her again.
He set his gear down and went to find his now VERY pregnant wife. He looked in the kitchen and saw that she was bending down with her elbows on the counter, slowly swaying her hips from side to side. More murmurs and deep breaths were being taken and he grew alarmed.
"Tori?" he asked nervously as he placed his hands on her hips.
"It started this morning after you left, but it's gotten worse," she said.
"Why didn't you call me?" he asked.
"I thought it was nothing...but they've been close together and stronger in the last few hours."
"What can I do?" he asked terrified.
"I think- we need- to get to the hospital," she got out between breaths. Blake's eyes went wide and he carefully loaded her into the van.
As soon as they hit the road Tori felt her water break. "Oh shit," she said through the contraction. "We're going to have to get this detailed." Blake drove quickly, but carefully and tried to laugh at her joke.
We're almost there," he said to her. Tori smiled weekly from the backseat. Pain coursed through her body, but she didn't want to alarm Blake. Finally she couldn't take I anymore and let out a small scream. "Oh God...you alright?" he asked still driving.
"Just go!" she cried. He slammed on the gas and they were at the hospital in minutes.
Tori was once again hooked up to all kinds of monitors as Blake sat at her side. He gently ran a washcloth over her sweating brow. "Six hours Blake," she said tiredly. He kissed her forehead.
"You're doing great...you've faced harder things than this before," he said.
"But this is defiantly the most painful," she said as she gripped his shirt suddenly letting out a cry of pain. The doctor heard her cry and came in. He looked at Tori and called for the nurses to get ready.
"Alright now Victoria," he said.
"Tori!" she cried as she felt another pain hit her. The doctor smiled a little.
"Sorry- Tori. I need you to push." Blake reached his arm behind her and held her as she pushed as hard as she ever had. "One more," he said.
"I love you," she heard Blake whisper in her ear as she gave one more push. Her eyes opened and tears fell when she heard the baby cry.
"It's a boy," she heard. Blake kissed her forehead and watched as their son was handed to Tori. She looked at the pink little body and kissed his head. She then turned and kissed Blake. The nurses took him and Tori prepared for the other delivery.
"What are we going to call him?" Blake asked.
"Owen...after your dad," Tori whispered and he bent down to hug her. He didn't get a chance to thank her for giving their son his father's name because she was pushing again and a few minutes later their second child greeted the world.
"It's another boy," the doctor said handing Tori her second child. They followed the same procedure as they did with the first and soon they were each holding one of the little boys that they had made together.
"What are we going to name you?" Tori said as she watched Blake kiss Owen's head.
"What about Jacob, for your dad?" he suggested. Tori smiled warmly at him and pulled him in slightly for a kiss.
"I think he would have liked that," she said. "Jacob Cameron?" she asked. Cam was like a brother to her and she wanted her son to have his name as well as her father's.
"I think that's perfect...Owen Hunter, then?" he asked. Tori smiled and nodded in agreement. "Our two boys."
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Owen and Jake arrived home two days later and were greeted to a warm reception. Taylor and Eric with the girls were coming at the end of the week and Tori was surprised that the house had been put somewhat together while she had been in the hospital.
"Tor, they're so little!" Marah squealed as she held Jacob. Tori smiled and moved Owen in her arms. Blake and Hunter were upstairs finishing the last minute things to the nursery- Tori wasn't due for another two weeks and they thought they had plenty of time.
"They didn't feel little," Tori laughed. "I never thought that something that hurt that much could bring something so great," she said softly as Owen closed his deep brown eyes. They both looked identical at the moment- brown eyes and light hair.
"Would you do it again?" Marah asked. Tori got a small smile on her face and kissed her son's head.
"In a heartbeat."
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They didn't have to wait long before Tori found out that she was pregnant again. The boys were just over a year old when she received the news after Dustin and Marah's nuptials. Everything was moving so fast in their lives. Cam and Laura, as well as Hunter and Sarah were engaged- Shane and Kelly were finally together, and Blake and Hunter's racing was only getting better.
Tori hadn't told Blake yet and was starting to feel antsy. A small head of blonde hair whirled past her field of vision.
"Owen Hunter Bradley!" she said when she saw her eldest son heading for the backdoor with Jake on his tail. Even at sixteen months old, they both knew when to stop doing whatever they were doing when they heard the tone in either one of their parents' voices.
Both sets of brown eyes met her blue ones and her heart melted. "Play mama," he said pointing to the door.
"What do you say?"
"Pweeze?" they both said at the same time. She smiled and opened the door. Both of them ran out as fast as their little legs could carry them. She watched as Jake stopped and sat on his rear while Owen ran around speaking in some inaudible language. She sat next to Jake and he smiled at her.
"Baby," he said pointing to her stomach. Tori's eyes went wide.
"What Jakey?" she asked sweetly. His shoulders came up and he just smiled and laughed at her.
"Hello?!" Tori turned her head and saw Blake coming into the yard from the house. Both boys immediately stopped and ran at him. He knelt down and was promptly knocked on his back by his sons.
"Daddy!" they cried as they rolled over him in fits of giggles. Tori watched and instinctively placed her hand on her stomach. Blake caught this out of the corner of his eye and knew something was going on.
"What did you guys do today?" He asked when he finally got up.
"Play bikes!" Owen said as he ran to get one of his toy motocross bikes. Jake ran to Tori and flung his arms around her legs.
"Baby!" he yelled looking up at Tori. Blake's eyes opened wider and he just saw 'that look' in her eyes. Owen ran up and jumped on Blake. He patted his head and moved closer to his wife.
"Are you?" he asked. Tori nodded her head.
"Five weeks," she said sheepishly. Both boys backed away and stood next to each other and burst into giggles when they saw Blake take Tori into his arms and kiss her.
Later that night after the boys were settled in their beds Tori and Blake lay in the comfort of their bed with their hands on her stomach. "It's just one this time," she said laughing softly. Blake kissed her cheek.
"This is great Tor. I'm so happy right now," he said.
"Well, you may be even happier when I tell you what I heard today...we're going to have another niece or nephew around the same time as our little one. Taylor called me before you got home."
He smiled and placed his arm around her. "They always have to one-up us don't they?" he said jokingly.
"That's funny- Taylor said the same thing!"
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Ethan Shane Bradley was born eight months later and his cousin, Brady Wesley Meyers arrived a day later. Blake went home to get the boys while Tori sat in her hospital room with her new son. Deep down she had secretly wished for a girl, but the moment the doctor said she had another boy her heart soared. This birth was easier than the other and she didn't feel as fatigued as before.
Ethan was different in appearance from his brothers. His eyes were a hazel color and his hair was very dark. He was a very quiet baby and hadn't cried when he was born. "Mama?" she turned her eyes away and saw two miniature figures walking slowly towards her with Blake close behind.
"Hey guys," she said sitting up. Blake picked them up one at a time and placed them on the bed with Tori. They leaned in to look at their sibling. "Guys, this is your brother Ethan," she said softly.
Owen leaned in and put a hand on Ethan's face. Jake smiled and hugged Tori's leg. Blake stood back and took in the sight. Tori was absolutely beaming and had tears in her eyes. He went over and sat on the other side of the bed. He took Ethan from her and kissed her lips gently.
"I love you," she said as she touched his face. He smiled and kissed her again.
