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Rating: R
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Kelly and Hunter both lay in Kelly's bed after they were done. Kelly turned to him and put an arm across his chest. She leaned in and nuzzled his neck as the two fell asleep. A few hours later, Kelly awoke to see Hunter sitting on the edge of the bed pulling his boxers back on. She slid over and ran her hand down his back. Hunter turned to her and saw her giving him a sleepy smile.
"Hey." She said.
"Hey." He replied as he pulled his jeans on and stood up to button them.
"You leaving?" She asked. Hunter bent down and picked up his shirt and pulled it over his head.
"Yeah. I figured I'd let Tori come back and get some sleep while I sat with Blake for a while." He said. He turned to her and sat back down on the bed. Kelly sat up, holding the bed sheet up. She expected Hunter to kiss her like he had before, but he didn't. "Thanks." He said. "I really needed that, you know, to get my mind off of things." Kelly nearly frowned; having a feeling this wasn't what she wanted. He hugged her. "You're a really great friend." He said. Now Kelly was sure this wasn't what she wanted. He pulled away and kissed her on the cheek. He turned and put on his shoes. "I'll see you later." And with that simple phrase, he got up and left. Kelly stared at the door for a while, hoping this was a dream, or Hunter just messing with her and he'd come back in and give her a hot steamy kiss. But he didn't. This wasn't at all what she had wanted it to be. It wasn't love, at least not on Hunter's part. It was just comfort. Kelly leaned back on the headboard and couldn't help the tears that came down.
Hunter stood outside the room. He heard Kelly crying from inside and the waves of remorse and guilt that he had been keeping at bay before overcame him. He felt awful for using Kelly like that, Kelly his friend. He had a feeling he had just messed up that friendship. He sighed and walked to the elevator.
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Hunter walked in to Blake's room to find Tori sitting beside Blake's bed. She was asleep, her head resting on the bed beside Blake's body. Hunter went up to her and gently shook her shoulder.
"Tori?" He whispered. Tori moaned gently as she woke up. She sat up to see Hunter. "Hey." He said. "Why don't you go back and get some sleep, I'll take over." He offered. Tori shook her head.
"No, it's," she began, but was interrupted by her own yawning. "All right, I can stay." She finished. Hunter gave her a look.
"Come on." He insisted. Tori sighed, giving into his request. She got up.
"Fine. Make sure to call Kelly and me if anything changes." She said.
"Of course." Hunter said. He nearly flinched at the mention of Kelly. Tori was too tired to pick up on it. She left the room. Hunter took her place beside Blake and watched him, praying that his brother would be okay, that he'd wake up soon, and that things with Kelly would be all right.
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Kelly was lying on her side in a fetal position when Tori walked into the room. Kelly couldn't bring herself to turn and great her friend, so she just pretended she was asleep. Tori bought it and was careful to be quiet as she walked to her own bed and got undressed. Kelly heard the ruffling of clothes as Tori pulled on her pajamas. The sound almost made Kelly let out a sob as she remembered the sounds of her and Hunter's clothes aimlessly falling to the floor a few hours before. She heard Tori walk over and shut off the lights. She then heard Tori shuffle across the room and get into bed. She was careful to wait until she heard the even breathing, signaling that Tori was asleep, before she let out the soft sobs that were burning inside her.