Chapter 23: Handle With Care
A week has passed and Tori was released from the hospital. Hunter and the guys had set up his house for Tori to stay while she recuperated from the miscarriage. Tori stayed in Hunter's room while Hunter stayed in the guest room, neither of them could imagine sleeping in Blake's room.
Tori and Hunter spent their nights talking and he was always there for her whenever the emotions went on overload. There were nights where Tori would lie awake in Hunter's bed wondering why she had to lose Blake and their baby. Those nights were rough, but somehow Hunter could feel when she needed him and he would go check on her right when she felt like she couldn't handle the thoughts alone anymore. The two had grown closer and things were going slow and steady, as they wanted.
Hunter was in his room sitting with Tori eating the breakfast that he had made for her when the doorbell rang. "I'll go get that," Hunter said as he gave Tori a quick kiss on the forehead before he headed downstairs. Hunter opened the door thinking that it was going to be one of the guys when instead he found a Postal worker on his doorstep. "Uh hello, how can I help you?"
The Postal worker handed Hunter a navy blue duffle bag and replied, "This is for Hunter Bradley from the Factory Blue office in Europe and here is the letter that comes with it. This is my third attempt to deliver this."
Hunter signed for the bag and headed in, "What the heck?" He placed the bag down and ripped open the envelope to read the letter it contained inside:
Dear Mr. Bradley,
We have attempted on several occasions to make arrangements for the delivery of your brother's belongings. We hope that this package makes it to its destination. This bag is one of few that have been released from the detectives and authorities over the investigation for the crash of flight 5067. Our condolences to you and your family on your loss.
Factory Blue
Hunter was about to sit on the couch when he heard Tori calling from upstairs. He placed the letter on the coffee table and headed upstairs. "Sorry Tor."
"Hunter who was at the door?"
"Uh..." Hunter started as he nervously scratched the back of his neck.
"Hunter..."
"There was a delivery that's all." Hunter finished.
"Well, what kind of delivery?" Tori inquired.
"Uh nothing special..."
"Hunter come on now, tell me what is it."
Hunter had no clue how to tell her, but he didn't want to lie to her either. "Tor, to be honest the delivery is from Factory Blue's office in Europe. They...they just sent over Blake's duffle bag."
Tori's eyes fell, "Oh...wow. Um, okay...are you going to go through it?"
"Well, not right now. I'll probably just put it in his room. I haven't even been in there for months now. Don't worry about it Tor." He said as he sat beside her on the bed and held her hand in his.
"No, it's okay Hunter. You know what, I want to help you go through his bag and in his room whenever you're ready. I think that it's about time we do this and at least we can do this together." Tori replied as she gave Hunter's hand a light squeeze.
Hunter let out a smile and caressed Tori's face with his free hand, "You know, you are absolutely amazing. I love you."
Tori leaned in and kissed him on the cheek, "I love you too. Well, what do you say we get the hard part over with now? You go down and grab the bag and I will meet you by Blake's room."
Hunter was shocked. He knew that she was strong, but was she really ready for this? "Tor, are you sure, this can wait."
"Yes Hunter, I am sure. It's not going to be easy, but we're in this together right?"
"Right." Hunter then went downstairs to grab Blake's bag and met Tori at the door to Blake's room. The two stood there for a moment and then Hunter looked at Tori for her approval to open the door. She nodded her response and they both took a deep breath. Hunter opened the door and the two walked in. Tori looked around the room. The last time that she actually set foot in this room was before Blake left for Florida. The memories of that night starting flooding back into her mind as she tried her best to fight back the tears.
Hunter walked around the room and straight to Blake's bookshelf. He was looking at all the trophies and framed pictures. Hunter's eyes fell upon the picture of his parents. He just stared at the picture as the realization became fresh in his mind once again that his whole family was now gone. The last time he was in the room was when he and Blake had their little talk. He finally looked away from the picture as he noticed Tori shaking a little. He walked up to her and pulled her close to him. "It's okay Tor, just let it out."
She buried her head into his chest as the tears started to fall although she was trying her best to keep her tears in check. "No, I'm fine let's just sit here and do this."
"Alright, but if you can't do this then let me know." Hunter said as he and Tori sat on the floor and opened up Blake's duffle bag. An hour or so later the two had gone through the bag and were at the very last of the contents. Hunter shoved his hand into the bottom of the duffle bag and pulled out a dark blue notebook and a dark blue velvet pouch. Hunter handed the notebook to Tori as he opened up the pouch. "Um Tor, I think that this is yours..." Hunter said as he handed the blue velvet box to her. Hunter remembered that Blake told him that he had already bought her the engagement ring.
Tori just stared at the box for a minute. She was scared to open it, but she had a feeling of what was inside of it. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes while she opened the box. Once the box was open Tori slowly opened her eyes again as Hunter watched on. She was shocked to say the least. The box held a two-carat princess cut ring with baguette cut sapphires on each side on a white gold band. The ring was absolutely breathtaking. Tori was at a loss for words. She took the ring out of the box and placed it on the ring finger of her left hand. It looked even more beautiful against her skin. "Wow," was all she was able to say as she continued to gaze at the ring on her finger.
Hunter was watching the whole time. He was happy that she got the ring one way or another, but he just wished that his brother were here with her. Hunter loved Tori, but it was times like this that he wished Blake were with her instead. He didn't want to compete with his brother when he was alive and he wasn't about to compete with the memory of him either. The love that him and Tori shared was completely different and separate from the relationship that her and Blake had. Hunter decided to flip through the notebook that Tori was holding earlier. He found a lot of doodles and sketches then his eyes finally settled on a letter that Blake had written:
Dear Tori,
Hey, how are you? I am in Florida right now packing my stuff for my trip to London tomorrow. I just got off the phone with you and I miss you already. I can't wait till this tour in Europe is over so that I can be with you and the rest of our friends. Well, I have to cut this short, but I want you to remember that I will always love you and I will come back for you, that is my promise. If ever you forget, just look at your promise ring and it will remind you.
Love,
Blake
Hunter handed Tori the notebook that was opened to the page of the letter. Tori read it and let out a small smile. "So much for promises."
"Tori, don't say that. I actually made a promise to Blake before he left. I promised him that I would take care of you while he was gone and that you would never be lonely. Please tell me, that I've lived up to it."
"Yes, Hunter you have and I thank you. You've been great and I love you for it"
"I love you too, Tor."
"Let's just continue to take things slow. I hate to say this, but I guess my heart is still fragile." Tori finished as she let out a small chuckle from how weak she thought she sounded.
Hunter let out his own chuckle and replied, "Don't worry, I'll handle with care."
The two then spent the rest of the morning cleaning up the room and sharing memories of their time spent with Blake.
AN: There goes another chapter to Twists of Fate. Thanks to everyone for reviewing and hanging in there with me through this story so far. Tori has slowly moved on with Hunter, but is Blake really gone? What about Tori's powers are they gone too and what does Cam find in his research in regards to her powers? Stay tuned and find out.
Don't forget to leave a review!!
A week has passed and Tori was released from the hospital. Hunter and the guys had set up his house for Tori to stay while she recuperated from the miscarriage. Tori stayed in Hunter's room while Hunter stayed in the guest room, neither of them could imagine sleeping in Blake's room.
Tori and Hunter spent their nights talking and he was always there for her whenever the emotions went on overload. There were nights where Tori would lie awake in Hunter's bed wondering why she had to lose Blake and their baby. Those nights were rough, but somehow Hunter could feel when she needed him and he would go check on her right when she felt like she couldn't handle the thoughts alone anymore. The two had grown closer and things were going slow and steady, as they wanted.
Hunter was in his room sitting with Tori eating the breakfast that he had made for her when the doorbell rang. "I'll go get that," Hunter said as he gave Tori a quick kiss on the forehead before he headed downstairs. Hunter opened the door thinking that it was going to be one of the guys when instead he found a Postal worker on his doorstep. "Uh hello, how can I help you?"
The Postal worker handed Hunter a navy blue duffle bag and replied, "This is for Hunter Bradley from the Factory Blue office in Europe and here is the letter that comes with it. This is my third attempt to deliver this."
Hunter signed for the bag and headed in, "What the heck?" He placed the bag down and ripped open the envelope to read the letter it contained inside:
Dear Mr. Bradley,
We have attempted on several occasions to make arrangements for the delivery of your brother's belongings. We hope that this package makes it to its destination. This bag is one of few that have been released from the detectives and authorities over the investigation for the crash of flight 5067. Our condolences to you and your family on your loss.
Factory Blue
Hunter was about to sit on the couch when he heard Tori calling from upstairs. He placed the letter on the coffee table and headed upstairs. "Sorry Tor."
"Hunter who was at the door?"
"Uh..." Hunter started as he nervously scratched the back of his neck.
"Hunter..."
"There was a delivery that's all." Hunter finished.
"Well, what kind of delivery?" Tori inquired.
"Uh nothing special..."
"Hunter come on now, tell me what is it."
Hunter had no clue how to tell her, but he didn't want to lie to her either. "Tor, to be honest the delivery is from Factory Blue's office in Europe. They...they just sent over Blake's duffle bag."
Tori's eyes fell, "Oh...wow. Um, okay...are you going to go through it?"
"Well, not right now. I'll probably just put it in his room. I haven't even been in there for months now. Don't worry about it Tor." He said as he sat beside her on the bed and held her hand in his.
"No, it's okay Hunter. You know what, I want to help you go through his bag and in his room whenever you're ready. I think that it's about time we do this and at least we can do this together." Tori replied as she gave Hunter's hand a light squeeze.
Hunter let out a smile and caressed Tori's face with his free hand, "You know, you are absolutely amazing. I love you."
Tori leaned in and kissed him on the cheek, "I love you too. Well, what do you say we get the hard part over with now? You go down and grab the bag and I will meet you by Blake's room."
Hunter was shocked. He knew that she was strong, but was she really ready for this? "Tor, are you sure, this can wait."
"Yes Hunter, I am sure. It's not going to be easy, but we're in this together right?"
"Right." Hunter then went downstairs to grab Blake's bag and met Tori at the door to Blake's room. The two stood there for a moment and then Hunter looked at Tori for her approval to open the door. She nodded her response and they both took a deep breath. Hunter opened the door and the two walked in. Tori looked around the room. The last time that she actually set foot in this room was before Blake left for Florida. The memories of that night starting flooding back into her mind as she tried her best to fight back the tears.
Hunter walked around the room and straight to Blake's bookshelf. He was looking at all the trophies and framed pictures. Hunter's eyes fell upon the picture of his parents. He just stared at the picture as the realization became fresh in his mind once again that his whole family was now gone. The last time he was in the room was when he and Blake had their little talk. He finally looked away from the picture as he noticed Tori shaking a little. He walked up to her and pulled her close to him. "It's okay Tor, just let it out."
She buried her head into his chest as the tears started to fall although she was trying her best to keep her tears in check. "No, I'm fine let's just sit here and do this."
"Alright, but if you can't do this then let me know." Hunter said as he and Tori sat on the floor and opened up Blake's duffle bag. An hour or so later the two had gone through the bag and were at the very last of the contents. Hunter shoved his hand into the bottom of the duffle bag and pulled out a dark blue notebook and a dark blue velvet pouch. Hunter handed the notebook to Tori as he opened up the pouch. "Um Tor, I think that this is yours..." Hunter said as he handed the blue velvet box to her. Hunter remembered that Blake told him that he had already bought her the engagement ring.
Tori just stared at the box for a minute. She was scared to open it, but she had a feeling of what was inside of it. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes while she opened the box. Once the box was open Tori slowly opened her eyes again as Hunter watched on. She was shocked to say the least. The box held a two-carat princess cut ring with baguette cut sapphires on each side on a white gold band. The ring was absolutely breathtaking. Tori was at a loss for words. She took the ring out of the box and placed it on the ring finger of her left hand. It looked even more beautiful against her skin. "Wow," was all she was able to say as she continued to gaze at the ring on her finger.
Hunter was watching the whole time. He was happy that she got the ring one way or another, but he just wished that his brother were here with her. Hunter loved Tori, but it was times like this that he wished Blake were with her instead. He didn't want to compete with his brother when he was alive and he wasn't about to compete with the memory of him either. The love that him and Tori shared was completely different and separate from the relationship that her and Blake had. Hunter decided to flip through the notebook that Tori was holding earlier. He found a lot of doodles and sketches then his eyes finally settled on a letter that Blake had written:
Dear Tori,
Hey, how are you? I am in Florida right now packing my stuff for my trip to London tomorrow. I just got off the phone with you and I miss you already. I can't wait till this tour in Europe is over so that I can be with you and the rest of our friends. Well, I have to cut this short, but I want you to remember that I will always love you and I will come back for you, that is my promise. If ever you forget, just look at your promise ring and it will remind you.
Love,
Blake
Hunter handed Tori the notebook that was opened to the page of the letter. Tori read it and let out a small smile. "So much for promises."
"Tori, don't say that. I actually made a promise to Blake before he left. I promised him that I would take care of you while he was gone and that you would never be lonely. Please tell me, that I've lived up to it."
"Yes, Hunter you have and I thank you. You've been great and I love you for it"
"I love you too, Tor."
"Let's just continue to take things slow. I hate to say this, but I guess my heart is still fragile." Tori finished as she let out a small chuckle from how weak she thought she sounded.
Hunter let out his own chuckle and replied, "Don't worry, I'll handle with care."
The two then spent the rest of the morning cleaning up the room and sharing memories of their time spent with Blake.
AN: There goes another chapter to Twists of Fate. Thanks to everyone for reviewing and hanging in there with me through this story so far. Tori has slowly moved on with Hunter, but is Blake really gone? What about Tori's powers are they gone too and what does Cam find in his research in regards to her powers? Stay tuned and find out.
Don't forget to leave a review!!