Maturity, Not Everyone Has It
Tori had called the police, explained everything, put the house up for sale and moved in with her new boyfriend. The night she had come to face Blake's suicide was a few months ago and she had gone to the funeral, only to watch him be put in the ground. She did miss him but only the Blake everyone knew, the one who did not drink or hit her.
The real-estate agent had put up a hefty price for the unusual house. It had sold though and in a few more days, she would get the couple hundred thousand for it. She had a plan for it, for Hunter. Everything he did for her, he deserved it.
He treated her better than Blake ever did. When he brought her flowers, he meant it, not as a guilt present. She had already helped him renovate her room, it was blue, go figure right? Dustin and Shane helped too.
Shane did happen to rock at the next demo he had. He did the move he perfected before the terrifying night. Dustin and Hunter took riding up again and even brought home a few medals. Tori had gotten a job, at Storm Chargers, it was a start. She was thinking about going to college and it became harder to decide what she wanted to do.
One night, it was an ordinary Friday, movie night at Dustin's with pizza. Tori ate the Hawaiian one but of course picked off the pineapple, not real good covered in pizza sauce but guess who ate it. Of course, Hunter.
"So Tor, when do you get that house money?" Dustin asked curiously.
"Don't worry, you'll know." Tori grinned.
"How?" Shane asked.
"Trust me, you'll know." Tori grinned.
"Don't bother fighting with her, you just can't win." Hunter stated.
"Yes you can, it's just a very rare occurrence." Tori replied, fidgeting with Hunter's hand.
"Since we were four, I only remember winning once." Dustin laughed.
"See, very, very rare." Shane laughed along.
"So much for me telling you more." Tori grinned.
"Hey, I wasn't making fun." Hunter retorted.
"Everyday." Tori joked.
"Oh yeah." Hunter replied.
"Let's just say, it'll be obvious." Tori grinned again.
"Sure it will, what are you going to do, buy us all a house." Shane kidded.
"Close." Tori laughed.
"An apartment?" Dustin asked.
"I'd buy you a new brain if that was possible." Tori replied.
"Cool." Dustin retorted excitedly.
"Whatever." Shane stated casually although he thought it was quite cool as well.
"Right, what time is it?" Tori asked.
"Time to go home." Hunter answered.
"That's what I thought."
"Fine, see you tomorrow." Dustin sighed.
"Right, tomorrow." Tori grinned.
"After work bro." Shane looked at Dustin.
"Yeah mean, see you there." Hunter added.
"I have to go somewhere too, around nine, then I'll be heading home to do some stuff." Tori said.
"If no one's going to be home tomorrow, I'm going to the skate park." Shane announced.
"Cool, maybe I'll stop by afterwards." Tori grinned again.
"Bye." Dustin remarked.
"Later." Tori stopped grinning.