Chapter 7
One Year Later
"Hey Tori she's walking!"
Tori heard Hunter's voice and smiled, he was witnessing Amanda walk for the first time although she had been doing it for over a week. But he had just gotten back from his trip. "Yeah incredible isn't it?"
Hunter smiled and then thought of Blake, the grief was still there but it had gotten better with time, Amanda was a little version of Blake. He looked at Tori, she was so beautiful and he knew his feelings went beyond friendship.
It made him feel guilty that he felt this way, Blake had been gone for nearly two years and Hunter realized he was in love with Tori, but deep down he felt she still belonged to Blake. Tori had no idea how he felt and she never would.
Because he would never tell her.
Tori looked at Hunter with Amanda, she had grown to love him in every way and she knew it wasn't just a crush but it was the real thing. But he had given no indication he felt anything but friendship and a duty to Blake. Maybe it was time to tell Hunter the truth, "Hunter we need to talk."
"Sure what about?"
Just then Kyle walked in, "oh hey guys."
"Hello Kyle." They both said.
"Hey Hunter it's a nice day you want to go riding?"
"Sure I'd love to", he turned to Tori, "we can talk later right?"
"Sure" she tried to give a sincere smile.
Tori watched the two of them leave and looked at her daughter, "well Mandy its time to take you to grandma's house."
Tori smiled as her daughter gurgled happily; it had been a great year with her child and knew Blake would always watch over both of them. She had removed his engagement ring months ago, it had been hard but she was ready to move on.
Tori soon arrived at her mother's, "hi mom."
"My two favorite girls." Mrs. Hanson took her granddaughter, "now you go relax for awhile you've earned it."
"I just feel guilty for leaving."
"Nonsense all mothers feel that way the first time now go relax."
Tori gave her daughter a kiss and walked back to her van and got in, she decided to go to the beach. She recalled last month she and Hunter had nearly kissed but he pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"It's not right we shouldn't be doing this."
"Why I thought you liked me."
Hunter had taken her hands, "Tori you're still recovering not to mention Blake was my brother."
Tori came back to the present, she had felt guilty for her emerging feelings for Hunter, but she knew they were real. Tori found herself driving away from the beach and to the forest. It was where the dark powers were alleged to be hiding.
She was now a ranger again and her desire for revenge against Lothor still burned, one way or another she would have revenge. But there was another reason; maybe if her personality changed Hunter would love her.
Tori got out and began her walk; she had come here before but always chickened out. Well not today she intended to go through with it one way or another.
"Hey Hunter you ok you're distracted today."
Hunter looked at Kyle as he said that, "I kissed Tori well we almost did."
"Really when?"
"Last month but I stopped it."
"Why are you crazy? You two are meant for each other."
"She was with Blake, she has a daughter with him it wouldn't be right."
"Maybe what happened to Blake was meant to be so you and Tori could come together."
Hunter walked to Kyle, "you know I'm tired of the air of mystery you put around yourself, who you are? How did you know to come here?"
Kyle sighed then looked Hunter in the eye, "very well the time has come."
"For what."
"For me to reveal myself."
One Year Later
"Hey Tori she's walking!"
Tori heard Hunter's voice and smiled, he was witnessing Amanda walk for the first time although she had been doing it for over a week. But he had just gotten back from his trip. "Yeah incredible isn't it?"
Hunter smiled and then thought of Blake, the grief was still there but it had gotten better with time, Amanda was a little version of Blake. He looked at Tori, she was so beautiful and he knew his feelings went beyond friendship.
It made him feel guilty that he felt this way, Blake had been gone for nearly two years and Hunter realized he was in love with Tori, but deep down he felt she still belonged to Blake. Tori had no idea how he felt and she never would.
Because he would never tell her.
Tori looked at Hunter with Amanda, she had grown to love him in every way and she knew it wasn't just a crush but it was the real thing. But he had given no indication he felt anything but friendship and a duty to Blake. Maybe it was time to tell Hunter the truth, "Hunter we need to talk."
"Sure what about?"
Just then Kyle walked in, "oh hey guys."
"Hello Kyle." They both said.
"Hey Hunter it's a nice day you want to go riding?"
"Sure I'd love to", he turned to Tori, "we can talk later right?"
"Sure" she tried to give a sincere smile.
Tori watched the two of them leave and looked at her daughter, "well Mandy its time to take you to grandma's house."
Tori smiled as her daughter gurgled happily; it had been a great year with her child and knew Blake would always watch over both of them. She had removed his engagement ring months ago, it had been hard but she was ready to move on.
Tori soon arrived at her mother's, "hi mom."
"My two favorite girls." Mrs. Hanson took her granddaughter, "now you go relax for awhile you've earned it."
"I just feel guilty for leaving."
"Nonsense all mothers feel that way the first time now go relax."
Tori gave her daughter a kiss and walked back to her van and got in, she decided to go to the beach. She recalled last month she and Hunter had nearly kissed but he pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"It's not right we shouldn't be doing this."
"Why I thought you liked me."
Hunter had taken her hands, "Tori you're still recovering not to mention Blake was my brother."
Tori came back to the present, she had felt guilty for her emerging feelings for Hunter, but she knew they were real. Tori found herself driving away from the beach and to the forest. It was where the dark powers were alleged to be hiding.
She was now a ranger again and her desire for revenge against Lothor still burned, one way or another she would have revenge. But there was another reason; maybe if her personality changed Hunter would love her.
Tori got out and began her walk; she had come here before but always chickened out. Well not today she intended to go through with it one way or another.
"Hey Hunter you ok you're distracted today."
Hunter looked at Kyle as he said that, "I kissed Tori well we almost did."
"Really when?"
"Last month but I stopped it."
"Why are you crazy? You two are meant for each other."
"She was with Blake, she has a daughter with him it wouldn't be right."
"Maybe what happened to Blake was meant to be so you and Tori could come together."
Hunter walked to Kyle, "you know I'm tired of the air of mystery you put around yourself, who you are? How did you know to come here?"
Kyle sighed then looked Hunter in the eye, "very well the time has come."
"For what."
"For me to reveal myself."