Chapter 21: Feels Like Home
An hour or so later Hunter pulled into his drive way. He sat in his truck for a minute as he stared at his dark and lonely house. He looked at the clock and noticed that it was only seven in the evening. He quickly got out of his truck, grabbed his stuff and headed inside. Once inside, he placed his things in his room and decided to take a quick shower.
A half hour later Hunter emerged from his room dressed in black cargo pants and a black and crimson shirt. As he was walking down the hall he stopped in front of the door to Blake's room. He stood there for a minute or two. The last time that he had been in his room was a week after Blake's death. He couldn't sleep one night and had this urge to go in there. He had just walked around the room and then left. He had not been in it since. Hunter let out a deep sigh and headed downstairs. Once downstairs, Hunter flipped through the pile of mail on the dining table. There was a notice from the post office that he had a package to pick up, 'I wonder what they have for me?' He thought to himself. After flipping through all the mail Hunter threw out the junk mail and headed over to the phone. He was about to pick it up and dial Tori's number, but thought better of it and decided to just pop up at her door. Hunter grabbed his keys off the table and left his house. Hunter quickly drove to Tori's beach house apartment. He couldn't believe how quickly he got there. He was a man on a mission. He had really missed her and really wanted to see her. He walked up to her door and knocked. He received no answer. He tried again and got the same response. Hunter grabbed his cell phone to call Tori as he turned around and saw a lone figure sitting out on the beach.
Tori was sitting on the beach listening to her mini portable boom box. She was deep in thought. As each day passed she didn't feel as numb as she use to after Blake's death. She missed him deeply, but she also missed Hunter. He had helped her so much and he was like the last link she had to Blake. Hunter and her had spent so much together while Blake was away and even after his death. However in the past couple of weeks their lives got pretty busy. Tori had noticed in the last two weeks how much of an impact he made on her life. He would always listen to her and give her a shoulder to lean on. He was so sweet and considerate of her and her feelings. He was just always there. After losing Blake, Hunter was like her life raft that kept her from drowning in her constant changing emotions. She missed him and couldn't stop thinking about him, but then the guilt of feeling that way would sneak up on her right when she would think that her heart could possibly fall for another. "No, I can't feel this way...it's too soon," she whispered to herself. 'But you always felt this way about him,' her mind argued. Tori was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard someone clear their throat behind her.
Hunter looked down at the blond beauty. He just wanted to hold her so badly. "Um, excuse me, but may I sit here?"
Tori looked up and was practically in a standing position in a millisecond. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a tight hug. "Oh my gosh Hunter, what are you doing here?"
"I decided that I have spent enough time at the academy and that I needed to go home."
Tori flashed him a big smile, a smile that he had not seen in a long while. The two just stood there holding hands for few seconds. "Well, want to join me for a few?"
"There's nothing else that I would rather do." Hunter replied as he looked into her sea blue eyes.
The two sat in a comfortable silence. "So, what's new? It's been a while..."
"Not much, just working hard at the academy and what not. What about you?"
"The same." Tori let out a long yawn. "Sorry, I've been feeling really tired lately."
Hunter laughed a little and smiled at Tori. "No, problem. Do you want to head inside?"
"No, I just want to sit here a little while longer. I've missed your company."
"Yeah, I've missed you too."
Tori smiled and looked at him. 'Hunter, how I wish things were different,' she thought as she gazed into his brown eyes. 'What am I thinking? I hate feeling this way. Geez Blake must be watching from up above thinking that I've betrayed his memory already.'
Hunter had noticed that Tori seemed a little preoccupied. She looked tired and a little pale. "Hey Tor, are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh yeah...to tell you the truth I have been feeling tired and fatigued for a while. I don't know what's going on with me, maybe I've just been overdoing it with classes and everything."
Hunter was now concerned. "Maybe you should take a break from your busy schedule."
"No, I'm fine Hunter. It will pass."
Hunter wasn't convinced, but knew that arguing with Tori was pointless. She was one stubborn girl sometimes. He then took her hand into his. It felt so good to be this close to her.
Tori scooted closer to him and placed her head on his shoulder. It felt good to her to be this close to him. She missed feeling this way. She closed her eyes and had enjoyed the feeling of the light breeze that caused her blond locks to flow behind her.
Hunter placed his arm around her and watched the waves lap onto the shore. 'It feels good to be home,' he thought as the two sat in silence and music from the mini boom box filled the air.
In your eyes I find the answers to my questions.
In your arms, yeah, I found the world I've waited for.
In your touch, I've found everything I ever needed.
I need nothing more.
Always dreamed of the day when
My dream would find me.
Now my dream's beside me.
You are in my life.
In your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling, oh,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You opened up your heart to me.
And it feels like home.
When I'm with you, baby,
It feels like home.
All this time there was not much to believe in.
I kept my faith, yeah, that you were waiting there for me.
I searched this world.
And now my search is finally over.
I found what I believed.
Always hoped for the day
When my heart would find you.
Now my heart's beside you.
You are in my life.
In my your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling, oh,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You've opened up your heart to me.
Oh, and it feels like home.
It doesn't matter where I've been,
Or what I've been through.
'Cause I know I've been waiting
Every day of my life
To be with you, to be with you.
In your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling before,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You've opened up your heart to me, oh
And it feels like home.
When I'm with you baby, it feels like home.
When I'm with you baby, it feels like home.
Feels like home, feels like home,
Feels like, feels like, feels like
Feels like home, feels like home.
It feels like home.
Tonight the two would put all the sadness behind them and enjoy each other's company silently thinking of their unknown feelings for one another.
AN: Please don't forget to leave a review. For all those who are wondering what's going to happen next, don't worry the next couple of chapters that I will post will answer most of your questions. The song featured on here is "Feels Like Home", by Leann Rimmes
An hour or so later Hunter pulled into his drive way. He sat in his truck for a minute as he stared at his dark and lonely house. He looked at the clock and noticed that it was only seven in the evening. He quickly got out of his truck, grabbed his stuff and headed inside. Once inside, he placed his things in his room and decided to take a quick shower.
A half hour later Hunter emerged from his room dressed in black cargo pants and a black and crimson shirt. As he was walking down the hall he stopped in front of the door to Blake's room. He stood there for a minute or two. The last time that he had been in his room was a week after Blake's death. He couldn't sleep one night and had this urge to go in there. He had just walked around the room and then left. He had not been in it since. Hunter let out a deep sigh and headed downstairs. Once downstairs, Hunter flipped through the pile of mail on the dining table. There was a notice from the post office that he had a package to pick up, 'I wonder what they have for me?' He thought to himself. After flipping through all the mail Hunter threw out the junk mail and headed over to the phone. He was about to pick it up and dial Tori's number, but thought better of it and decided to just pop up at her door. Hunter grabbed his keys off the table and left his house. Hunter quickly drove to Tori's beach house apartment. He couldn't believe how quickly he got there. He was a man on a mission. He had really missed her and really wanted to see her. He walked up to her door and knocked. He received no answer. He tried again and got the same response. Hunter grabbed his cell phone to call Tori as he turned around and saw a lone figure sitting out on the beach.
Tori was sitting on the beach listening to her mini portable boom box. She was deep in thought. As each day passed she didn't feel as numb as she use to after Blake's death. She missed him deeply, but she also missed Hunter. He had helped her so much and he was like the last link she had to Blake. Hunter and her had spent so much together while Blake was away and even after his death. However in the past couple of weeks their lives got pretty busy. Tori had noticed in the last two weeks how much of an impact he made on her life. He would always listen to her and give her a shoulder to lean on. He was so sweet and considerate of her and her feelings. He was just always there. After losing Blake, Hunter was like her life raft that kept her from drowning in her constant changing emotions. She missed him and couldn't stop thinking about him, but then the guilt of feeling that way would sneak up on her right when she would think that her heart could possibly fall for another. "No, I can't feel this way...it's too soon," she whispered to herself. 'But you always felt this way about him,' her mind argued. Tori was interrupted from her thoughts when she heard someone clear their throat behind her.
Hunter looked down at the blond beauty. He just wanted to hold her so badly. "Um, excuse me, but may I sit here?"
Tori looked up and was practically in a standing position in a millisecond. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a tight hug. "Oh my gosh Hunter, what are you doing here?"
"I decided that I have spent enough time at the academy and that I needed to go home."
Tori flashed him a big smile, a smile that he had not seen in a long while. The two just stood there holding hands for few seconds. "Well, want to join me for a few?"
"There's nothing else that I would rather do." Hunter replied as he looked into her sea blue eyes.
The two sat in a comfortable silence. "So, what's new? It's been a while..."
"Not much, just working hard at the academy and what not. What about you?"
"The same." Tori let out a long yawn. "Sorry, I've been feeling really tired lately."
Hunter laughed a little and smiled at Tori. "No, problem. Do you want to head inside?"
"No, I just want to sit here a little while longer. I've missed your company."
"Yeah, I've missed you too."
Tori smiled and looked at him. 'Hunter, how I wish things were different,' she thought as she gazed into his brown eyes. 'What am I thinking? I hate feeling this way. Geez Blake must be watching from up above thinking that I've betrayed his memory already.'
Hunter had noticed that Tori seemed a little preoccupied. She looked tired and a little pale. "Hey Tor, are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh yeah...to tell you the truth I have been feeling tired and fatigued for a while. I don't know what's going on with me, maybe I've just been overdoing it with classes and everything."
Hunter was now concerned. "Maybe you should take a break from your busy schedule."
"No, I'm fine Hunter. It will pass."
Hunter wasn't convinced, but knew that arguing with Tori was pointless. She was one stubborn girl sometimes. He then took her hand into his. It felt so good to be this close to her.
Tori scooted closer to him and placed her head on his shoulder. It felt good to her to be this close to him. She missed feeling this way. She closed her eyes and had enjoyed the feeling of the light breeze that caused her blond locks to flow behind her.
Hunter placed his arm around her and watched the waves lap onto the shore. 'It feels good to be home,' he thought as the two sat in silence and music from the mini boom box filled the air.
In your eyes I find the answers to my questions.
In your arms, yeah, I found the world I've waited for.
In your touch, I've found everything I ever needed.
I need nothing more.
Always dreamed of the day when
My dream would find me.
Now my dream's beside me.
You are in my life.
In your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling, oh,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You opened up your heart to me.
And it feels like home.
When I'm with you, baby,
It feels like home.
All this time there was not much to believe in.
I kept my faith, yeah, that you were waiting there for me.
I searched this world.
And now my search is finally over.
I found what I believed.
Always hoped for the day
When my heart would find you.
Now my heart's beside you.
You are in my life.
In my your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling, oh,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You've opened up your heart to me.
Oh, and it feels like home.
It doesn't matter where I've been,
Or what I've been through.
'Cause I know I've been waiting
Every day of my life
To be with you, to be with you.
In your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling before,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You've opened up your heart to me, oh
And it feels like home.
When I'm with you baby, it feels like home.
When I'm with you baby, it feels like home.
Feels like home, feels like home,
Feels like, feels like, feels like
Feels like home, feels like home.
It feels like home.
Tonight the two would put all the sadness behind them and enjoy each other's company silently thinking of their unknown feelings for one another.
AN: Please don't forget to leave a review. For all those who are wondering what's going to happen next, don't worry the next couple of chapters that I will post will answer most of your questions. The song featured on here is "Feels Like Home", by Leann Rimmes