Junior had a plan made. He would go to Raintree and talk to Kris. Even if she'd moved on, he could at least apologize and reconcile a friendship, if not more. Maybe she would be incredibly upset, and he knew Kris was stubborn, but maybe after all that they had been through she could forgive him somehow. Despite her stubbornness, Kris had a big heart and could forgive when she wanted to.
He turned into Raintree's gates and took a deep breath, letting it out. His mind flashed back to before he'd left. So much had happened that made him angry. He wasn't even sure if he was still mad at them, at Matt. They had taken her away from him, and that was a grudge he wasn't sure he was ready to let go of.
He stopped the car in the same spot where he had parked the last night and turned it off. He sulked down in his seat for a moment, but then sat up straighter, preparing himself for what was to come. He imagined any and probably every situation that could occur. Once he was sure he had prepared adequately, he opened the door and walked briskly up to the front door of the Ritter household.
He knocked, maintaining outstanding composure, considering how nervous he was. So many thoughts were racing around in his head. What if Kris answers? Oh god, what if Matt answers? What if they're still together? He saw a shadow come and made himself stay there, not back away like a coward.
He watched the doorknob turn as if in slow-motion, the door opening to reveal a companion he hadn't seen in so many years.
Matt looked different, scruffy, with a beard. His curly, unruly hair had grown long again and he had a sleepy looking face. Junior began to get more nervous as Matt sized him up, looking at how much he had changed. He got more uncomfortable and was sure that this was showing now.
"Uh, I came to see if Kris was here," Junior told him looking around his wandering eyes to see inside of the house. He tried to step in, but Matt stepped directly in front of him, blocking his path.
"She's not here. Left a few years ago. I'm sure you're just about as welcome in her house as you are in this one," he said harshly glaring at his former friend.
Honestly, he had thought he was dead. That their relationship had been too much for him to handle and he had offed himself. It was a horrible thing for a "best friend" to think, but over those eight years, it had become more and more easy to believe.
Kris had broken up with him as soon as she'd found out she was pregnant. Somehow, it was Junior's baby. He still didn't want to think about that conversation. He couldn't think about it. It was so hard for him not to punch Junior right then and there, but Junior didn't know. He couldn't know. No one knew where he was, what he had done for that period of time. It was as if he were a hermit, being solitary with no contact with his long-time friends and family, not even Dani.
"Well, can you at least tell me where to find her, please Matt?" Junior asked with a pleading face.
"1392 Stoneledge Drive," he said as he shut the door in Junior's face and stalked back up the stairs loud enough for Junior to hear from outside.
I need to apologize to him later, Junior thought. Kris is the most important person right now. He got into his car and took out a map, finding the address of Kris' new home. As he drove off, he wondered if what he was doing would, yet again, backfire on him.