Time went by and soon everyone was beginning families of their own.
Dustin and Marah had two girls, Charlotte and Nicole- Cam and Laura had a
son named Kanoi- Hunter and Sarah had two boys, Cody and Jack, and a
daughter Samantha- Shane and Kelly got married four years ago and were now
the proud parents of a daughter named Skylar. Kelly had taken the truth
about them being rangers surprisingly well and had a newfound respect for
her friends and coworkers.
All this happened in about five years. Blake and Hunter were still racing and Dustin had won several free style competitions. They all had been away for about a week on the East coast and Tori, Sarah, and Marah were hanging out at the beach.
"Charlotte! Take Nicky with you!" Marah called to her daughter. Two little girls with brown eyes and curly brown hair looked at her and ran off holding hands.
Owen, Jake, Cody, and Jack seemed to be fascinated by a tide pool, and Sarah was holding her newborn daughter. "I can't wait until Hunter gets home tonight. The boys really miss him," Sarah asked.
"I hear that. Every time they sees him on TV they think he's going to pop out of the screen and play with them," Tori said. She let out a deep sigh and closed her eyes for a moment.
"Tor? Are you alright?" Sarah asked. Tori's mind was somewhere else at the moment...she had received some interesting news a few days ago...
"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine. I just wish they'd get home sooner."
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"C'mon guys, it's time for bed," Tori said as she ushered her three little men into their rooms.
"Mama! But we want to wait for daddy!" Jake protested. Tori smiled and knelt down to their level. All three of them were standing in a little row in their blue pajamas. Their brown and hazel puppy dog eyes looked so much like their father's. Owen and Jake's hair had darkened and was now almost completely black, while Ethan's had stayed the same.
"Now boys-"
"Hello?" they all heard coming from downstairs. The boys barreled past her and knocked her over. Ethan stopped and looked at her.
"Sorry," he said quickly before he descended the stairs. Tori just shook her head and followed them.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs she smiled brightly. Blake had a twin on each arm and Ethan on his back. It was classic. Looking at her four guys she saw how much they all looked alike.
"How'd it go?" she asked. Blake saw her standing there and a smile spread across his face. He set the boys down and went to his wife.
"We placed first overall," he said smiling as she put her arms around his neck. He leaned in to kiss her gently.
"Ew!" they heard all three boys say in unison. Both parents laughed and pulled away.
"I think some boys need to go to bed so they can come to the track with me and Uncle Hunter tomorrow," Blake said turning back to them. The boys ran to him and he resumed his position from earlier with all three of them hanging on him. Tori walked up the stairs and helped Owen and Jake settle in first before she went to Ethan.
When all of them were soundly sleeping, Blake found Tori lying on their bed in her pajamas with her eyes closed. Blake closed the door, changed, and lay down next to her. Instinctively she leaned over towards him and snuggled against his warm chest. Their lips met and lingered on each other for several minutes.
Blake sighed contently and kissed her forehead. "I think I want another kid," he said suddenly. Tori sat upright.
"What was that?" she asked. Blake pulled her back to him and held her close.
"I think we should have another one...I mean tonight, me coming home to you and the boys, is everything I could ever want. I love you more than anything, and to look at the boys and know that we made then together is the greatest thing of all."
Tori smiled and kissed his cheek. "You're serious?" he nodded his head. Tori kissed him passionately and placed a hand on her stomach. "What about two more?"
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"What! Are you kidding? You're going to fill up your own moto team with just your kids alone!" Shane exclaimed when Blake told him the news. Tori was pregnant AGAIN with twins. The initial shock wore off after a few days when they saw how excited the boys were about it. All three of them couldn't wait until the babies arrived. Both Tori and Blake had decided not to find out the sex, much like they had done with the others.
Tori looked around and made sure that Blake wasn't looking. She opened a small box and took out a small, light blue dress. Her hand drifted to her swollen abdomen and she sighed. She loved her boys, but she wanted a little girl. She had bought it when she was pregnant the first time but hadn't told anyone.
"Just think ho cute she'll look in that." Tori turned and saw Blake standing in the doorway. She bit her lip and set the dress down.
"Just thinking," she said. She let out a small breath. "Come here. They just started kicking today." She lay down on their bed and Blake placed his hand on her. A small hand or foot met his and he smiled. Even after his three sons, it still fascinated him.
"I think one, if not both of these will be girls." Tori looked at him.
"What makes you think that?" she asked.
"I dunno. I guess it's just a feeling I get..." Tori kissed him and felt one of the babies kick.
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"How long has she been in there?" Taylor asked as she ran into the waiting room breathlessly. Hunter looked at her frazzled hair and smiled. He rose to meet her.
"I thought you couldn't make it," he said hugging her. Tori had gone into labor the night before and had called Taylor who insisted on being there this time.
"I left as soon as I hung up with her- like two hours ago," she said sitting.
Hunter laughed lightly. Blake had called him not too long ago and he wanted to be here for his brother. "She's been in labor for about eight hours now." Taylor sank into her chair.
"Where are the boys?" she asked.
"At my house with the rest of the Bradley clan. They fell asleep as soon as I set them down in Cody's room."
Taylor looked down the hall and began to chew at her lip, causing Hunter to laugh. "Tori does that when she's nervous too." She turned to him and soon their conversation was turned to their kids.
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Blake kissed Tori's forehead and felt her body clench as she pushed the first baby out. Her eyes opened and she looked as the baby that was placed in her arms. "A boy," the nurse said. Tori smiled and felt Blake kiss her again. They had decided on his name already- Kyle Dustin. Little Kyle was taken away while Tori waited to deliver her last child.
It was decided that this was going to be their final child, and Blake had been taken care of a few weeks ago. She smiled up at her husband. He smiled back and kissed her lips gently. "He's perfect Tor." She kissed him again and felt herself needing to push.
"Okay Tori. This is it..." the doc said. Tori looked at Blake one more time and felt his arm warp around her back. Tori pushed as hard as she could and before long she heard a soft crying noise- but it wasn't coming from the baby...it was from Blake.
"We have our girl," he said kissing her temple. Tori looked at the baby and it was indeed a girl. Tears sprang to her eyes and she held her daughter close to her chest.
"I love you," she said to Blake. He looked down and kissed her and then his daughter. "I want to name her Andrea...after your mum," she said as the baby was taken away to be cleaned. Blake bent down and kissed her passionately.
Taylor and Hunter came in a few minutes later and looked at their niece and nephew. "What's her name?" Hunter asked as he was handed the little girl. Taylor sat with Tori on the bed and looked at Kyle.
"Andrea Taylor," he said. Hunter looked at the little girl and saw her open her blue eyes. Taylor felt Tori lean up against her and she smiled broadly.
"Mom's here- I can feel her," Hunter said. Taylor felt Tori sigh and knew she was feeling the same thing- they could feel their mother with them as well.
The boys were brought in a few hours later and each took turns holding their new siblings. Unlike their brothers, their eyes were a very bright blue like Tori's and their hair was very light as well. Owen looked at Andrea.
"You're the littlest one," he said. Blake sat with Ethan and Kyle while Jake sat with Tori on the bed.
"Does this mean we have to keep other boys away from Andrea?" Owen asked. Tori laughed.
"Who told you that?" she asked.
"Daddy," Ethan said. Blake winced slightly and then smiled. Tori couldn't help but laugh at him. She knew that the moment Andrea was born, her brothers would make sure nothing happened to her.
"Well, daddy's right, but you need to look out for both of them. You're their big brothers," Tori said. Ethan sat up straight.
"I'm the big brother now," he said to Owen and Jake.
"You're A big brother. But we're the biggest," Jake said back.
"I'm bigger," Owen said. "I'm the oldest."
"By two minutes!" Jake said. Soon all three boys were fighting a little and Blake and Tori locked eyes smiling as they admired the scene that was their life.
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"My gift is my song, and this one's for you," Tori sang gently as she rocked Andrea to sleep. It was like looking into a mirror. Both Andrea and Kyle had their mother's blonde hair and blue eyes, but Kyle's hair was a bit darker. They were nearly two months old now and everyone was excited at their arrival.
Tori smiled and kissed her daughter's forehead gently. She had her girl and was everything she could have ever wanted. Owen seemed to take immediately to her while Jake and Ethan focused around Kyle. She stood and peeked into Kyle's crib and found him sleeping soundly. She walked over and placed Andrea in hers before returning to her room.
She carefully shut the door and turned down the hallway. She saw Blake closing the boy's room and they locked eyes.
"They asleep?" Blake asked as he slipped an arm around her. She nodded and they headed for their room. As soon as they were inside Blake picked her up in his arms and walked her over to the bed.
"Thanks for the ride- I'm exhausted," she said. Blake kissed her cheek and climbed in with her.
"I'll carry you anywhere," he said snuggling into her neck with his lips. She smiled and leaned to kiss his forehead.
"I think that'll be a little difficult when you have five kids on you," she said.
"I'd find a way. I'll always find a way to make your life easier."
"And why would you do that?" she asked.
"Because you've been through so much and still have managed to make me the happiest husband and father in the world. I don't know how you did it all. You're so strong and brave to go through everything you did."
"I was strong and brave because I've had you with me through it all. I'm nothing without you there beside me...and I never want you to leave," she said hugging him close.
"I'll never leave...I love you Blondie." He kissed her passionately and felt her respond.
"I love you Thunderboy- so much."
Outside, the sky was alight with thousands of silver stars across a navy sky. Inside, Tori and Blake slept wrapped around each other in total comfort. A wave of love swept over them as they dreamed about one another and the children that were proof of their love. No matter what life threw at them, they made the best of it and had found that love truly does conquer all- they had proof of that five times over in the rooms next to them.
THE END
All this happened in about five years. Blake and Hunter were still racing and Dustin had won several free style competitions. They all had been away for about a week on the East coast and Tori, Sarah, and Marah were hanging out at the beach.
"Charlotte! Take Nicky with you!" Marah called to her daughter. Two little girls with brown eyes and curly brown hair looked at her and ran off holding hands.
Owen, Jake, Cody, and Jack seemed to be fascinated by a tide pool, and Sarah was holding her newborn daughter. "I can't wait until Hunter gets home tonight. The boys really miss him," Sarah asked.
"I hear that. Every time they sees him on TV they think he's going to pop out of the screen and play with them," Tori said. She let out a deep sigh and closed her eyes for a moment.
"Tor? Are you alright?" Sarah asked. Tori's mind was somewhere else at the moment...she had received some interesting news a few days ago...
"Hmm? Yeah, I'm fine. I just wish they'd get home sooner."
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"C'mon guys, it's time for bed," Tori said as she ushered her three little men into their rooms.
"Mama! But we want to wait for daddy!" Jake protested. Tori smiled and knelt down to their level. All three of them were standing in a little row in their blue pajamas. Their brown and hazel puppy dog eyes looked so much like their father's. Owen and Jake's hair had darkened and was now almost completely black, while Ethan's had stayed the same.
"Now boys-"
"Hello?" they all heard coming from downstairs. The boys barreled past her and knocked her over. Ethan stopped and looked at her.
"Sorry," he said quickly before he descended the stairs. Tori just shook her head and followed them.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs she smiled brightly. Blake had a twin on each arm and Ethan on his back. It was classic. Looking at her four guys she saw how much they all looked alike.
"How'd it go?" she asked. Blake saw her standing there and a smile spread across his face. He set the boys down and went to his wife.
"We placed first overall," he said smiling as she put her arms around his neck. He leaned in to kiss her gently.
"Ew!" they heard all three boys say in unison. Both parents laughed and pulled away.
"I think some boys need to go to bed so they can come to the track with me and Uncle Hunter tomorrow," Blake said turning back to them. The boys ran to him and he resumed his position from earlier with all three of them hanging on him. Tori walked up the stairs and helped Owen and Jake settle in first before she went to Ethan.
When all of them were soundly sleeping, Blake found Tori lying on their bed in her pajamas with her eyes closed. Blake closed the door, changed, and lay down next to her. Instinctively she leaned over towards him and snuggled against his warm chest. Their lips met and lingered on each other for several minutes.
Blake sighed contently and kissed her forehead. "I think I want another kid," he said suddenly. Tori sat upright.
"What was that?" she asked. Blake pulled her back to him and held her close.
"I think we should have another one...I mean tonight, me coming home to you and the boys, is everything I could ever want. I love you more than anything, and to look at the boys and know that we made then together is the greatest thing of all."
Tori smiled and kissed his cheek. "You're serious?" he nodded his head. Tori kissed him passionately and placed a hand on her stomach. "What about two more?"
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"What! Are you kidding? You're going to fill up your own moto team with just your kids alone!" Shane exclaimed when Blake told him the news. Tori was pregnant AGAIN with twins. The initial shock wore off after a few days when they saw how excited the boys were about it. All three of them couldn't wait until the babies arrived. Both Tori and Blake had decided not to find out the sex, much like they had done with the others.
Tori looked around and made sure that Blake wasn't looking. She opened a small box and took out a small, light blue dress. Her hand drifted to her swollen abdomen and she sighed. She loved her boys, but she wanted a little girl. She had bought it when she was pregnant the first time but hadn't told anyone.
"Just think ho cute she'll look in that." Tori turned and saw Blake standing in the doorway. She bit her lip and set the dress down.
"Just thinking," she said. She let out a small breath. "Come here. They just started kicking today." She lay down on their bed and Blake placed his hand on her. A small hand or foot met his and he smiled. Even after his three sons, it still fascinated him.
"I think one, if not both of these will be girls." Tori looked at him.
"What makes you think that?" she asked.
"I dunno. I guess it's just a feeling I get..." Tori kissed him and felt one of the babies kick.
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"How long has she been in there?" Taylor asked as she ran into the waiting room breathlessly. Hunter looked at her frazzled hair and smiled. He rose to meet her.
"I thought you couldn't make it," he said hugging her. Tori had gone into labor the night before and had called Taylor who insisted on being there this time.
"I left as soon as I hung up with her- like two hours ago," she said sitting.
Hunter laughed lightly. Blake had called him not too long ago and he wanted to be here for his brother. "She's been in labor for about eight hours now." Taylor sank into her chair.
"Where are the boys?" she asked.
"At my house with the rest of the Bradley clan. They fell asleep as soon as I set them down in Cody's room."
Taylor looked down the hall and began to chew at her lip, causing Hunter to laugh. "Tori does that when she's nervous too." She turned to him and soon their conversation was turned to their kids.
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Blake kissed Tori's forehead and felt her body clench as she pushed the first baby out. Her eyes opened and she looked as the baby that was placed in her arms. "A boy," the nurse said. Tori smiled and felt Blake kiss her again. They had decided on his name already- Kyle Dustin. Little Kyle was taken away while Tori waited to deliver her last child.
It was decided that this was going to be their final child, and Blake had been taken care of a few weeks ago. She smiled up at her husband. He smiled back and kissed her lips gently. "He's perfect Tor." She kissed him again and felt herself needing to push.
"Okay Tori. This is it..." the doc said. Tori looked at Blake one more time and felt his arm warp around her back. Tori pushed as hard as she could and before long she heard a soft crying noise- but it wasn't coming from the baby...it was from Blake.
"We have our girl," he said kissing her temple. Tori looked at the baby and it was indeed a girl. Tears sprang to her eyes and she held her daughter close to her chest.
"I love you," she said to Blake. He looked down and kissed her and then his daughter. "I want to name her Andrea...after your mum," she said as the baby was taken away to be cleaned. Blake bent down and kissed her passionately.
Taylor and Hunter came in a few minutes later and looked at their niece and nephew. "What's her name?" Hunter asked as he was handed the little girl. Taylor sat with Tori on the bed and looked at Kyle.
"Andrea Taylor," he said. Hunter looked at the little girl and saw her open her blue eyes. Taylor felt Tori lean up against her and she smiled broadly.
"Mom's here- I can feel her," Hunter said. Taylor felt Tori sigh and knew she was feeling the same thing- they could feel their mother with them as well.
The boys were brought in a few hours later and each took turns holding their new siblings. Unlike their brothers, their eyes were a very bright blue like Tori's and their hair was very light as well. Owen looked at Andrea.
"You're the littlest one," he said. Blake sat with Ethan and Kyle while Jake sat with Tori on the bed.
"Does this mean we have to keep other boys away from Andrea?" Owen asked. Tori laughed.
"Who told you that?" she asked.
"Daddy," Ethan said. Blake winced slightly and then smiled. Tori couldn't help but laugh at him. She knew that the moment Andrea was born, her brothers would make sure nothing happened to her.
"Well, daddy's right, but you need to look out for both of them. You're their big brothers," Tori said. Ethan sat up straight.
"I'm the big brother now," he said to Owen and Jake.
"You're A big brother. But we're the biggest," Jake said back.
"I'm bigger," Owen said. "I'm the oldest."
"By two minutes!" Jake said. Soon all three boys were fighting a little and Blake and Tori locked eyes smiling as they admired the scene that was their life.
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"My gift is my song, and this one's for you," Tori sang gently as she rocked Andrea to sleep. It was like looking into a mirror. Both Andrea and Kyle had their mother's blonde hair and blue eyes, but Kyle's hair was a bit darker. They were nearly two months old now and everyone was excited at their arrival.
Tori smiled and kissed her daughter's forehead gently. She had her girl and was everything she could have ever wanted. Owen seemed to take immediately to her while Jake and Ethan focused around Kyle. She stood and peeked into Kyle's crib and found him sleeping soundly. She walked over and placed Andrea in hers before returning to her room.
She carefully shut the door and turned down the hallway. She saw Blake closing the boy's room and they locked eyes.
"They asleep?" Blake asked as he slipped an arm around her. She nodded and they headed for their room. As soon as they were inside Blake picked her up in his arms and walked her over to the bed.
"Thanks for the ride- I'm exhausted," she said. Blake kissed her cheek and climbed in with her.
"I'll carry you anywhere," he said snuggling into her neck with his lips. She smiled and leaned to kiss his forehead.
"I think that'll be a little difficult when you have five kids on you," she said.
"I'd find a way. I'll always find a way to make your life easier."
"And why would you do that?" she asked.
"Because you've been through so much and still have managed to make me the happiest husband and father in the world. I don't know how you did it all. You're so strong and brave to go through everything you did."
"I was strong and brave because I've had you with me through it all. I'm nothing without you there beside me...and I never want you to leave," she said hugging him close.
"I'll never leave...I love you Blondie." He kissed her passionately and felt her respond.
"I love you Thunderboy- so much."
Outside, the sky was alight with thousands of silver stars across a navy sky. Inside, Tori and Blake slept wrapped around each other in total comfort. A wave of love swept over them as they dreamed about one another and the children that were proof of their love. No matter what life threw at them, they made the best of it and had found that love truly does conquer all- they had proof of that five times over in the rooms next to them.
THE END
