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Chapter 4: A Night To Remember Part 1
Night had fallen on Blue Bay Harbor and Tori was rushing around the house to get herself ready for her date. She threw all her clothes out of the drawer and casually searched through them for something nice to wear. Taking a blue glitter dress, she stopped at the mirror and hung it over herself to get a general idea of what she would look like in it. She shook her head and threw back on the bed and continued digging. Pulling out a light blue Cashmere sweater with a large V open on the chest that is tied together with strings. She smiled.
"Simple, yet nice."
She pulled it on her and tied it all up, flatting out any of the wrinkles. She ran to her dresser and put on her earrings, they were small circular earrings with a blue jewel in each of them. Fixing up her hair, she heard the door bell ring. Dashing down the steps, she stopped at the door and swung it open fast. Hunter was standing there, Tori was a bit surprise by the sudden appearance.
"What are you doing here, Hunter?" She arched her brows.
He let himself in, taking look around, "I thought you wanted to hang out or something."
She turned and hesitated a sec, closing the door, "I can't. I made plans."
"Oh come on! Everyone else is busy, how the heck do you have plans if your not hanging out with them?"
He turned and ran up the steps, Tori groaned as she quickly followed him and the two of them entered Van's room. He walked over to the crib and looked down at the sleeping baby. He smiled as Tori crossed her arms, giving him a look.
"Can you at least tell me what your plans are?" Hunter could take the hint, "Ya know so I know you'll be all right."
"I'm hanging with a friend." She gave him a half truth.
"A girl?" He tilted his head.
She began fiddle with her hands as she glanced around the room, "Not exactly." She muttered a bit, she couldn't even look into his eyes.
"You met a guy?"
"It's not what you think." Tori took a few steps forward, "I promise."
The door bell rang once more, Hunter remain silent, looking into Tori's eyes. He then turned and walked out of the room, "Is he here now?"
Tori dashed out of the room and chased after him, "Hunter! Come on! Don't say anything stupid!" She screamed.
Hunter ignored her as he made it down the stairs and opened the door. Tori stopped at the last step and watched as Ricky turned around, holding a boutique of flowers. He gave a weird look as he saw the two of them starring back at him. Hunter couldn't help but stare at him, he reminded him of Dustin so much. Tilting his head, he slowly turned back to Tori.
"Who the hell is this guy?"
Ricky bit his lips, feeling a bit out of place, "Did I come at wrong time Tori?"
Tori took a few steps forward, grabbing Ricky by the hand and bringing him inside, "No." She let go and grabbed Hunter, "I need to talk to him for a sec. I'll be ready in a sec."
Ricky nodded as he watched the two of them walked up the steps and then he heard the door close. Tori and Hunter walked into Tori's room, he began pacing around, she could tell he was upset.
"When were you going to tell me that you were going out with someone." He turned, "I thought you said we were on a break. That you weren't ready yet. You never said we broke up."
"That was kind of implied Hunter." She shot back.
"Oh well, excuse me for being too stunned that you broke up with me on Christmas. I mean, what a crime." Sarcasm slipped at every corner, "What did you expect?"
"I'm sorry." She screamed, "I was going to tell you. It all happened so fast. I don't know if I even like this guy. I just wanted to get to know him, he did find my child after all!"
"I actually get the feeling that you want to get to know him because he reminds you so much of Dustin!" Hunter roared, "No matter what you do, you can't replace him!"
Her mouth dropped, she couldn't hear the words he was saying, "Neither can you!" She shouted back, "Just because I dated you, you automatically assumed we were going to be together forever?
"Now your just putting words into my mouth!" He grabbed a hold of her, "You are just jumping to conclusion now."
She pushed him off of her, "No! You are jumping to conclusion Hunter! I don't have time for this. Since you have nothing to do, can you please watch my son?"
She stormed off before Hunter could refuse. She was so furious, she walked down the steps where Ricky was still standing. Forcing a smile, she opened the door and the two of them walked out. Hunter watched from the edge of stairs before he turned away.
Ricky and Tori stood in the middle of the drive way, she stopped in front of his black Honda, she wiped her face of tears and turned to him.
"If this is a bad time." He slowly opened the door of the driver seat, "I can totally understand."
She shook her head, "No." She just laughed a bit, "Hunter is just a good friend that's trying to look out for me. He came by to watch Van."
He nodded as he climbed in, Tori did the same, "Oh good." He responded, "I thought he was your boyfriend or something."
"So where we going to eat?" She changed the subject, a smile stretched across her face once more, "I'm starving."
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Blake, Shane, Amber and Cam were all having a little dinner over Blake's apartment. Amber was busy cooking in the kitchen as the boys sat on the stools and leaned on the counter. Amber walked to the fridge and pulled out a few eggs and closed the door again.
"Dinner smells good." Cam flipped through a magazine that was laying idly on the counter, "What is it again?"
"It's my special chicken." She responded, "With rice and potatoes." She paused, the guys glanced at her, "It was Dustin's favorite."
"Everything is Dustin's favorite." Shane snickered, "A hotdog is his favorite."
"You know what I miss the most? Blake stood up from the stool, "A decent guy that can race. Hunter doesn't race as much, it's hard finding a rider to go up against for fun."
"So you can what? Beat him every time?" Amber grinned, cutting a potato, "I think he would pass on that."
"Hey!" Shane pointed his finger, slamming it down on the counter, "Dustin had never past on anything. Not one thing."
"I can name a few." Cam responded.
"Ditto." Blake grinned.
The door creaked open and everyone turned to see Hunter coming in, holding Van in his arms. Shane and Cam stood up, the three of them walked over as Amber stopped at the counter to watch.
"Thought you were hanging with Tori?" Blake arched his brows, "Did she end up having plans?"
"Yeah." He gave a rude and sarcastic look, he turned and placed Van on the couch, "She's going on a date."
"Ouch." Amber continued to peel, "Who's the guy?"
"I have no idea. But he looks exactly like Dustin."
"What?" Everyone chorused in confusion, "What do you mean?" Shane asked.
"Exactly what I said. He looks just like Dustin almost. The hair, his eyes. I don't know, it's just freaky."
"Did you catch his name?" Amber grew curious.
He shook his head, "No. I was too busy arguing with her. Speaking of relationships, I heard about you and Cam. When did this happen?"
She shrugged, "A year ago."
Can just smiled, "Hey, it's all good man."
"Well, I hope I have better relationship luck like you guys." He sighed and slumped down on the couch next to Van, "Dustin would kill you for dating his sister, Cam."
"Oh hush." Amber turned back to cook, "Since you're here, I mine as well make more servings."
Blake sat down on the edge of the couch, he turned to his brother, scratching his head, "Hey luck finding out what those weird streaks were?"
Hunter just shook his head again, "No. I still need to figure that out. Do you think that guy has anything to do with it?"
"That's a possibility." Shane responded, "It won't explain how he knows the skill to ninja streak. But I guess it's a start."
Wanna go find them?" Blake grinned a bit, "See who this guy really is?"
Hunter laughed a bit and shot up, "Thought you never ask."
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Tori and Rick had arrived at a beautiful restaurant. The Blue Bay Gourmet was almost impossible to get in, the place was large surrounded by silk cover drapes and large round tables with white table clothes. The two of them entered, Tori felt a bit hesitant.
"I feel so out of place. If I had known we were going to such a nice place, I would have dressed up better."
He just chuckled, "You look wonderful. Don't worry what people think."
As they began walking towards a small booth in the corner, she looked around in amazement, "How did you get reservations in here"
"You just got know the right people." He grinned.
The two sat in the booth, across from each other. Tori felt warm, they were right next to the heater. She looked out the window, it had begun snowing slowly. She felt that it was going to turn out to be a good night. A waitress came by with menus, handing it to them. She smiled happily at the two.
"Can I start you off with a drink?" She asked.
Tori had never been to an expensive restaurant, not occasionally, she flipped for the beverages, trying to find it, "Uh do you have coke?" She asked.
The waitress gave a weird look, Tori glanced at Rick who was snickering a bit. He coughed and caught her attention, "We'll just get some Italian sodas. Make it vanilla."
The waitress smiled and walked away. Tori leaned forward and whispered, "Why was it so wrong to order regular soda?"
Ricky leaned forward, only a few inches away from her face, "Because these types of restaurant hate it when people buy cheap things."
She gave him a concern look, "I don't have a lot of money, and I don't expect you to pay for everything."
"Nah." He insisted, "I just got paid, how often do I do this? Don't worry about it, just enjoy yourself."
She just smiled, still leaning, just looking in his eyes. Pushing herself back, she just blushed a bit and coughed. Fiddling with her fork, she spoke up once more, "So tell me about yourself, Rick."
"Well, I moved from L.A. I draw, and I just like to go out and have a good time. Actually, today I was suppose to get some things. I lost someone about 3 years ago, but the court order and all that other stuff finally cleared way. So, and then I met you."
She just smiled, "Yeah. I lost someone too." Her smile somewhat faded, "He was a good guy."
"I'm sorry about that." Ricky's voice was full of sympathy, Tori could tell he really meant it, as if he understood how it felt. Which he did of course, "What was his name, might I ask?"
"His name was Dustin." She forced a smile, "A really great friend."
"Never heard of him." He responded, "But I'm sure if I had met him, he would had been a great guy to hang with." He laughed a bit.
She just laughed, "He's insane. Maybe too insane for you to hang out with." She cleared her bangs, "So, if you don't mind asking. What was your friend's name?"
"He was actually a family member." He corrected her, "His name was Wa-"
The waitress came back with the drinks, interrupting their conversation, "Are you two all set to order?"
Ricky leaned back, "Oh, I didn't get a chance to look. Could you give us a few more min."
She nodded, "Sure."
He turned back, "Okay, let's see what we are getting. Or least what Im getting. I don't know what you like."
She just smiled, turning back to the window. The whole talk about Dustin kind of brought her down, but every time she looked at Ricky, she would get a sense that everything was all right.
"I'm sorry." He titled his head a bit, "I was ranting. You all right?"
She nodded, "Im perfectly fine." She smiled, "Let's see what we can eat here. I can get anything?" She arched her brows, grinning a bit.
"Anything." He responded, "But I get the feeling I might regret it," He snickered.
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To Be continue
