Don't own any of the plot or the characters, just their thoughts(:

I can't help but be jealous of Kris- she gets everything. Although I guess by the definition of anyone else, I'd be the one with everything, but I mean she gets the undivided attention of Matt and Junior, something I'll never have.


So I told Junior about trying to find our mother and his was, well, minimally supportive. Not really supportive, so much as understanding, which was more than I had hoped for, really.

After I explained why I was looking for our mother, I got into more pressing affairs.

"So you really like Kris, huh?" I said, looking up at him.

"She's great Dani," he answered, smiling to himself.

"She's alright, I guess," I answered, smiling in-spite of myself.

"I think I could really fall for her. Hell, I think I already have," he answered, candidly.

"I know- I saw you two last night," I confessed.

"Spy much!" he exclaimed!

"Obvious much!" I countered.

"Do you think you two could ever get along?" he asked.

I thought carefully, I'm not one to bullshit things. She was nice enough, honestly, didn't seem to be going after my gullible brother only for his money, could ride a horse well, and had a family dynamic to rival our own.

"I think we could be friends," I answered, truthfully, but then I thought about the way Matt looked at her, he'd never looked at me like that, and the fact that my own brother cared more about her than me when she had punched me out, "But it'll take time. Lots of time, and alcohol."

"Isn't that all your relationships, though, Dani-Darling?" he said, cocking an eyebrow at me.

"You tease me too much," I whined

"You're not a big enough tease," he responded, in a scolding tone.

"I don't need you to judge me!" I snapped, moving to get up from the log we were sharing.

"That's my job, I'm your big brother," he said, pulling me back down into his lap and hugging me.

"I sort, kinda lucked out with you, huh?" I said, smiling genuinely. For all my bluster and bluff, it was nice to have someone that genuinely cared about you.

"Nah, I think I'm the lucky one," he answered, kissing my cheek.