Chapter five: Getting close.
Almost a month had past as the guys continued to spend practically every day with the girls. They would either hang out in a group or pairs. The bet between the guys continued as they hung out with the girls, to their dismay. The guys all got hired to work at Storm Chargers, thanks to the girls.
Shane and Skyla spent most their time alone either on the tracks or at the skate park. Skyla taught him to motor cross ride better then he was. Shane taught Skyla to skateboard much better. Once Shane tried to impress Skyla by doing a hard trick, but ended up hurting himself in the process. Skyla laughed at him for a moment, and then went to hit him, for scaring her. Shane wouldn't face the fact that his feelings for her wouldn't go away.
Kapri and Hunter always fought, yet somehow manage to always laugh it off in the end. Once Kapri and Hunter got heated in a fight about who won the race against each other, and Tori ended up watching Kapri slap him and then Hunter yell, "You damn hot when you're angry" and then grab her into a fierce kiss. Kapri really liked Hunter, as well as Hunter caring a lot about Kapri, but with the bet still in place, he tried to block out his feelings for her, but failed miserably.
Marah and Dustin was a funny pair. They were both the goofball of the group, and the slow ones. They were the perfect match. Dustin would always make this goofy face towards Marah, making Marah turn red, and would end with Dustin's goofy face turn into a huge smile. Marah calls Dustin her Dusty poo, while Dustin called Marah his Lucky Charm, since he would win every race she went to. Dustin too felt something different from other girls he dated when it came to Marah, but wouldn't let it get in the way of the bet.
Blake and Tori were basically inseparable. They spoke on the phone every time they were free, and when they weren't busy they'd hang out with each other. Tori learned a lot about Blake's past; from becoming Hunter's brother, to his parents dying. Blake learned about how Tori only had her dad, who died at an early age. Her mom died when she gave birth to Tori. Blake sympathized for Tori, as she did the same for him. They had many in common with each other, which was a goof factor. Tori taught him how to surf, which he still sucked at. Sometimes, they would ride against each other, though sometimes Tori would finish first Blake would get angry, but end up being cool after Tori stopped teasing him. Blake couldn't help but feel something for Tori. She was so much different from the other girls he would date. She fascinated him; she would surprise him through anything they did, and she didn't take anything from him, which he liked the most. She wasn't a pushover, and she didn't fall for the moves he put on her.
The guys wouldn't admit it, but they were falling for the girls and they absolutely didn't know what to do.
The ladies had a problem also. They were in deep and didn't know what to do either. Skyla knew her feelings; she just tried to deny it every time it came up when she spoke to the guys. Kapri would also deny her feelings, saying that she didn't know how she felt about Hunter, when in truth she was already in too deep. Marah had no problem explaining her feelings. But when it came to trying to say it to Dustin, she always choke and change the subject.
Tori… well Tori was a mess. She was surprised to actually put herself out there for Blake, after everything that had happened to her before. She had been in a bad relationship in the past.
Nathan, was the boy who stole Tori's heart, and shattered it into pieces. He told her he loved her with every fiber of her body, but he played her like a violin. He used her for his benefits, and then dumped her like she meant nothing to him. What hurt the most for her was that she put her heart out for him, only to get hurt.
Blake was there to make her laugh, and make her open up real easily. Blake was easy to talk to, and never really annoyed Tori with his sweet lines. They joked about a lot of things, and she knew her feelings that she wished weren't there were surfacing quickly.
Blake tried and tried to settle his feelings aside, but it wouldn't work. He was attracted to Tori, and his feelings were too real for him to deny and ignore. Something about her amazed him. With the bet that was still up for grabs, Blake settled his mind as to win and forget his feelings for her, but every time they would talk, or see each other, his feelings for her would grow larger.
When Blake found out about Tori's past love, he felt sick to his stomach. He didn't want to hurt her any more than what happened to her and Nathan, but if he told her the truth about the bet that was going on, all in all, she'd be hurt again. Blake knew he had to stop the bet, but he didn't know exactly how to tell his friends that he was falling in love with the surfer girl.
Skyla, Marah, Tori, and Kapri were at Storm Chargers, just hanging out on the sofa one afternoon. Skyla was lying down reading a magazine. Marah was watching the tv upside down, and Tori and Kapri was talking.
"Pri, you and Hunter are so hilarious. You guys fight over every thing." Tori said laughing. The other two friends joined into the laugh.
"Laugh it up, at least our time together is exciting." Kapri said glaring at Tori.
"What and you're saying we aren't exciting?" Skyla challenged.
"No, I'm just saying it's not as exciting as us," Kapri joked. Her three friends just threw pillows at her head.
Once the fits of laughs died down, Kapri turned towards Tori and her features softened. She scooted closer towards Tori and hugged her.
"I'm just glad Tor, that you're back into dating. Blake's doing a good number on you," she commented.
"Yeah, well you guys did tell me to give him a chance." Tori said.
"Well it's good." Marah said as she stood up. "You guys coming to our place?"
All nodded, as they were about to leave, when the guys came walking into the store.
"Hey," they all said. Dustin went to Marah and picked her up and hugged her. Hunter kissed Kapri's cheek. Shane put his arm around Skyla's waist and gave her a tender kiss. Blake walked towards Tori and pushed her against the wall and kissed her cheek, while he wrapped his arms around her waist. She put her arms around his neck, and put her forehead with his.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here?" Tori asked.
"Work," Blake groaned nuzzling his face in her neck, making Tori giggle.
"Hey, get a room!" Dustin and Marah said. Tori buried her face in Blake's shoulder, making him laugh.
"Are we still up for tonight?" Blake asked and Tori nodded. She gave him a soft kiss and Marah grabbed Tori's hand leading the girls out of the store, while the guys watched them walk.
"Damn we're in deep," Blake mumbled to himself, but his boys heard and they stopped on their tracks.
"What'd you just say?" Shane asked as they all sat on the sofa.
"I said we're in deep," Blake repeated, burying his face in his hands. They didn't notice Tori walking back in since Kapri forgot her purse. She stood against the wall as the guys spoke.
"What you mean we're in deep," Dustin asked stupidly.
"I mean, I'm falling for her dude. I'm falling for Tori, and I don't know what to do," Blake said.
Tori couldn't believe what she was hearing. All these times she tried to ignore her feelings for him, when he was feeling exactly as she was feeling.
"So what, you want out on the bet?" Shane asked, knowing full well he wanted the bet to end.
Bet? She thought to herself. She pulled out her phone and went to her recording and pressed record.
"Yeah," he said in a low voice.
"Come on, you can't get out of the bet now. I think I got Kapri to fall in love with me already." Hunter groaned.
"You mean to tell me, after all the time we've been with them, they don't have an affect on you? You don't have one inch of feelings for them?" Blake challenged. "Tori's a good girl, and I don't want to lose her, because of a bet that says make her fall in love and then dump her."
Tori felt anger rising from her. She wanted to walk right up to him and punch him, but she restrained herself and continued to listen.
"Alright so maybe I have feelings for Mar. She's… I can't explain," Dustin said thinking about Marah.
"Same here, Skyla got this way to make me feel good about myself. I've been thinking about the bet too, and I don't want to lose Skyla." Shane said rubbing his temples.
"Yeah, Kapri does have an affect me. Our fights is what makes me want her more around for. You guys can't argue like her," he joked as the guys laughed.
"So can we let the bet go? Because I don't want to lose a good girls, over a stupid bet," Blake said.
You just did, Tori thought in her head as she walked away pressing the end stop button and walked out of the store. She told Kelly to hold onto Kapri's bag. They had other things to talk about.