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CHAPTER 5 Doesn't Add Up
Derrick sighed as he turned the straw in his drink out of boredom. He waited at the table in the outdoor café for Blake and Hunter. He took a sip of his drink and looked at his watch. When he looked back up, he saw Blake and Hunter approaching. He stood up politely. Derrick was a little surprised to see Tori and Leila with them.
"Hey, um, thanks for coming," Derrick said. The others sat down around the table, the girls sitting next to each other, in between their husband and boyfriend.
"I invited Hunter, Tori, and Leila. I hope you don't mind," Blake said, knowing that Derrick wanted to get to know him so badly that he wouldn't object so him inviting his wife, brother, and the girl he knew would be his sister-in-law.
"No, it's fine. Oh, Blake, I have something to show you," Derrick said as he dug into his jacket pocket. He pulled out a pile of pictures and handed them to Blake. They were several photos of Blake from infant to young toddler, playing and posing with his biological parents. Everyone knew it was him, so for a second, any suspicion was melted away.
"Wow, bro, you were cute. What happened?" Hunter asked playfully.
"He got handsome," Tori said as she put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek. Derrick chuckled and smiled at the sight. Leila tried to suppress a glare as she went through the pictures she had. She could not believe how adorable Blake was as a child. She began to imagine what the babies would look like as she pictured Blake and Tori's looks now with the image of Blake as a baby. She noticed a pattern in the pictures and handed them off to Hunter. When everyone had looked at the pictures, silence took over once more.
"So, um, what do you guys want to order?" Tori asked as she picked up the menu.
"I'm not very hungry," Leila said.
"Me either," Hunter and Blake chorused.
"I'm not either," Tori said. They all glanced at Derrick, who was immediately uncomfortable.
"Um, do you guys want to go do something until we get hungry?" he asked. Blake and Hunter glanced at each other, then smirked.
"How about a motocross lesson?" Blake asked. Derrick's face fell.
"Huh?" he asked. Hunter chuckled.
"You'll be learning from the best. How about it?" Hunter asked. Derrick hesitated and Leila saw the perfect opportunity to test Derrick out.
"Tori, don't you think it would be cool to see Blake race with both of his brothers?" she asked. Blake frowned. Tori was a mix of confused but also not surprised, even though she had no idea what Leila was getting. She was used to Leila saying and doing things for a reason. Hunter had just learned when to ask and when to back off, and this was one of the times NOT to get involved. Tori smirked when she thought of what Leila was getting at.
"Yea it would," she said. Derrick seemed to perk up.
"Okay, let's go," he said. Less than an hour later, Blake and Hunter were on an empty track giving Derrick motocross lessons. The tension had actually subsided and they were beginning to have a good time. Derrick was finally able to laugh after falling over for the tenth time when he attempted a jump.
"Whoa, I was closer that time," he said. Blake and Hunter just laughed. Tori and Leila sat off to the side and watched them. They both couldn't help but smirk when they saw the boys enjoying themselves. Leila and Tori both sighed at the same time then looked at each other.
"What's wrong?" they asked at the same time. They instantly laughed.
"You go first," Tori said. Leila frowned.
"Why me?" Leila asked. Tori looked at her like she was stupid.
"Because your YOU Leila. Everyone knows you can pick up on things others can't. So tell me what you know," Tori demanded of her friend, but with a smile so she didn't think Tori was upset. Leila smiled and sighed.
"I've had a bad feeling about this from the start. Just now when I saw the pictures, I wondered why he didn't bring any of him," Leila explained.
"But he had been in foster care for a while before Blake was born," Tori said.
"I thought of that, but then two things came to mind. First, what kept him from bringing pictures of himself to show Blake? And two, how did he get these pictures of Blake in the first place?" Leila asked. Tori face dropped when she thought of that.
"Do you think he would've gone back to get them?" Tori asked.
"Blake has told you about his childhood before he went into foster care I'm sure. I know about it too. If Derrick's was ANYTHING like Blake's, what reason on EARTH would possess him to go back there? Even if it was to find out something about Blake, there are plenty of other places he can look BESIDES at his parents. Plus, he really didn't find out about Blake until his racing career started. As far as we know, Blake's biological parents passed away years ago," Leila said.
"None of this is adding up," Tori said.
"Yeah, but look at them," Leila said, pointing out to the track. They both looked out to see their loves and Derrick having fun and cutting up like they were little kids.
"They're really having a good time," Tori commented.
"I'm starting to feel a little funny about being suspicious of him, but I can't help it," Leila said.
"I know what you mean," Tori said. They watched the boys for a little bit longer before speaking again.
"So what should we do about this?" Tori asked.
"Would you have a problem with me doing a little detective work?" Leila asked.
"I won't. But, just do it discreetly. And don't leak much of it to anyone else. I don't want it to get back to Blake and Hunter in case they don't want to know," Tori explained.
"Well noted," Leila replied.
"Do you think your dad may have connections?" Tori asked.
"That's what I'm hoping. Trent's working his way into the business too, so he may know some people," Leila commented.
"What about your grandfather?" Tori asked.
"I'm not sure about him, but I'm betting on Cam to help too. He wasn't too thrilled when Derrick showed up either. Hopefully he shares in our suspicions and won't tell us we're overreacting," Leila said.
"Cam's learn to trust our instincts a little better than that over the years. I'm sure he'll help as much as he can," Tori said. Leila smirked.
"What?" Tori asked.
"It kind of reminds me of how we all bonded together to protect Kira and Trent from those freaky record company people," Leila said. Tori smirked.
"Yea, but that oddly more obvious than this is. This is just, one big puzzle that, right now, doesn't seem like it can be solved," Tori said.
"Never say never," Leila replied as she looked out at her boyfriend, Blake, and the guy that claimed to be Blake's brother. She knew her instincts were right about this guy, she just wanted to know why.
END OF CHAPTER 5. What do you think? Derrick seems to be melting the tension between him and Blake and Hunter. Is there any swaying Tori and Leila to his favor? IS Leila right about him? If so, what is the story? Please read and review for Chapter 6.
CHAPTER 5 Doesn't Add Up
Derrick sighed as he turned the straw in his drink out of boredom. He waited at the table in the outdoor café for Blake and Hunter. He took a sip of his drink and looked at his watch. When he looked back up, he saw Blake and Hunter approaching. He stood up politely. Derrick was a little surprised to see Tori and Leila with them.
"Hey, um, thanks for coming," Derrick said. The others sat down around the table, the girls sitting next to each other, in between their husband and boyfriend.
"I invited Hunter, Tori, and Leila. I hope you don't mind," Blake said, knowing that Derrick wanted to get to know him so badly that he wouldn't object so him inviting his wife, brother, and the girl he knew would be his sister-in-law.
"No, it's fine. Oh, Blake, I have something to show you," Derrick said as he dug into his jacket pocket. He pulled out a pile of pictures and handed them to Blake. They were several photos of Blake from infant to young toddler, playing and posing with his biological parents. Everyone knew it was him, so for a second, any suspicion was melted away.
"Wow, bro, you were cute. What happened?" Hunter asked playfully.
"He got handsome," Tori said as she put her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek. Derrick chuckled and smiled at the sight. Leila tried to suppress a glare as she went through the pictures she had. She could not believe how adorable Blake was as a child. She began to imagine what the babies would look like as she pictured Blake and Tori's looks now with the image of Blake as a baby. She noticed a pattern in the pictures and handed them off to Hunter. When everyone had looked at the pictures, silence took over once more.
"So, um, what do you guys want to order?" Tori asked as she picked up the menu.
"I'm not very hungry," Leila said.
"Me either," Hunter and Blake chorused.
"I'm not either," Tori said. They all glanced at Derrick, who was immediately uncomfortable.
"Um, do you guys want to go do something until we get hungry?" he asked. Blake and Hunter glanced at each other, then smirked.
"How about a motocross lesson?" Blake asked. Derrick's face fell.
"Huh?" he asked. Hunter chuckled.
"You'll be learning from the best. How about it?" Hunter asked. Derrick hesitated and Leila saw the perfect opportunity to test Derrick out.
"Tori, don't you think it would be cool to see Blake race with both of his brothers?" she asked. Blake frowned. Tori was a mix of confused but also not surprised, even though she had no idea what Leila was getting. She was used to Leila saying and doing things for a reason. Hunter had just learned when to ask and when to back off, and this was one of the times NOT to get involved. Tori smirked when she thought of what Leila was getting at.
"Yea it would," she said. Derrick seemed to perk up.
"Okay, let's go," he said. Less than an hour later, Blake and Hunter were on an empty track giving Derrick motocross lessons. The tension had actually subsided and they were beginning to have a good time. Derrick was finally able to laugh after falling over for the tenth time when he attempted a jump.
"Whoa, I was closer that time," he said. Blake and Hunter just laughed. Tori and Leila sat off to the side and watched them. They both couldn't help but smirk when they saw the boys enjoying themselves. Leila and Tori both sighed at the same time then looked at each other.
"What's wrong?" they asked at the same time. They instantly laughed.
"You go first," Tori said. Leila frowned.
"Why me?" Leila asked. Tori looked at her like she was stupid.
"Because your YOU Leila. Everyone knows you can pick up on things others can't. So tell me what you know," Tori demanded of her friend, but with a smile so she didn't think Tori was upset. Leila smiled and sighed.
"I've had a bad feeling about this from the start. Just now when I saw the pictures, I wondered why he didn't bring any of him," Leila explained.
"But he had been in foster care for a while before Blake was born," Tori said.
"I thought of that, but then two things came to mind. First, what kept him from bringing pictures of himself to show Blake? And two, how did he get these pictures of Blake in the first place?" Leila asked. Tori face dropped when she thought of that.
"Do you think he would've gone back to get them?" Tori asked.
"Blake has told you about his childhood before he went into foster care I'm sure. I know about it too. If Derrick's was ANYTHING like Blake's, what reason on EARTH would possess him to go back there? Even if it was to find out something about Blake, there are plenty of other places he can look BESIDES at his parents. Plus, he really didn't find out about Blake until his racing career started. As far as we know, Blake's biological parents passed away years ago," Leila said.
"None of this is adding up," Tori said.
"Yeah, but look at them," Leila said, pointing out to the track. They both looked out to see their loves and Derrick having fun and cutting up like they were little kids.
"They're really having a good time," Tori commented.
"I'm starting to feel a little funny about being suspicious of him, but I can't help it," Leila said.
"I know what you mean," Tori said. They watched the boys for a little bit longer before speaking again.
"So what should we do about this?" Tori asked.
"Would you have a problem with me doing a little detective work?" Leila asked.
"I won't. But, just do it discreetly. And don't leak much of it to anyone else. I don't want it to get back to Blake and Hunter in case they don't want to know," Tori explained.
"Well noted," Leila replied.
"Do you think your dad may have connections?" Tori asked.
"That's what I'm hoping. Trent's working his way into the business too, so he may know some people," Leila commented.
"What about your grandfather?" Tori asked.
"I'm not sure about him, but I'm betting on Cam to help too. He wasn't too thrilled when Derrick showed up either. Hopefully he shares in our suspicions and won't tell us we're overreacting," Leila said.
"Cam's learn to trust our instincts a little better than that over the years. I'm sure he'll help as much as he can," Tori said. Leila smirked.
"What?" Tori asked.
"It kind of reminds me of how we all bonded together to protect Kira and Trent from those freaky record company people," Leila said. Tori smirked.
"Yea, but that oddly more obvious than this is. This is just, one big puzzle that, right now, doesn't seem like it can be solved," Tori said.
"Never say never," Leila replied as she looked out at her boyfriend, Blake, and the guy that claimed to be Blake's brother. She knew her instincts were right about this guy, she just wanted to know why.
END OF CHAPTER 5. What do you think? Derrick seems to be melting the tension between him and Blake and Hunter. Is there any swaying Tori and Leila to his favor? IS Leila right about him? If so, what is the story? Please read and review for Chapter 6.