Chapter 1- The Failed Wannabe Couple
"I can't believe the man I love is marrying someone else. I can't believe I have to watch the man I love marry someone else and I can't even say anything. Is there anything I could do Wildfire?" Kris said in tears to her horse. Wildfire neighed a couple of times." That's probably good advice, if only I could understand it," Kris still speaking while tears running down her already wet face. "I guess I gotta go watch the rest of my life shatter in front of tons of people."
" Kris? Are you in here?" Matt questioned what could be an empty barn.
Kris quickly dried eyes and cheeks. " Uh Matt, over here," she answered.
" Come on. We gotta go to Junior and Laura's wedding."
Hearing those words made Kris want to die. Now she has to actually watch it in person. She couldn't handle that. She was about to say Matt, I can't go, but she stopped herself. When she tried to move foward, her body felt like lead. She couldn't move.
"Kris, we gotta go!" Matt sounded anxious. She got enough energy to move her deadweight body to his truck. "Are you okay, Kris?" Matt asked, trying to make conversation, but he already knew the answer. He knew she still had feelings for Junior, but he had feelings for Kris. He thought he was in an alright position. Kris not with Junior, Junior getting married, and he could still have another shot with Kris.
Kris took a while to answer his question. She finally responded, "As good as can be." That made Matt wonder how much does Kris love Junior.
Soon after Kris and Matt got through the church doors, everybody got into positions for the wedding. When Kris got to hers, she could not stop thinking. So many thoughts were racing through her head like all the cars at Nascar Raceway. Should she stop the wedding, tell Junior how she feels now, not say anything, or make an exit before the I dos?
When Junior got into his position, he could not stop staring at the love of his life. He did not know what to do. Should he cancel the wedding now, get married to the one he doesn't love, or just bolt through those doors. Soon enough they both make up their mind.
When Laura starts that slow walk down the isle, Kris kept having flashbacks of her and Junior's love, their relationship. Junior looked over to her, but when Kris exchanged glances back, she could not bring herself to look back at him. She quickly turned her head the other way and looked down to her feet. She started to tear. Junior noticed and had gotten water filled eyes. One hot tear ran down his sad face. Dani seemed to have noticed and looked at her brother like make-the- right-decision-for-once look. She put her hand on kris's arm. Kris was still tearing and thought of their first date, kiss, and first time.
When Laura got to Junior and the preacher started to speak, Kris felt sad, nervous, hot, sweaty, broken, and ready to run. She stayed for a few more seconds. Junior looked at her one last time. Before she knew it, tears came pouring down her face. She was ready to run now. That's what exactly what she did. She ran down that isle, pushed those doors open, and just ran away. Junior looked back at Kris running away. The at his sister. Dani gave him do-what-you-think-is-right looks. He looked down at Laura, appalled because someone ran out of her wedding. Then he did the right thing. He turned around and ran as fast as he could, down the same path that Kris had made not even a full minute before. He hear Laura scream "What are you doing? I thought you loved me." Junior pretended that he didn't hear her. He didn't even grab his car, he just ran that same path as Kris. She was so out of it. She didn't even hear Junior's footsteps behind her. She led him right to Wildfire's stall at Raintree.
He stood there quietly, listening to his love pour her heart out to her horse. Kris spoke these words that she got choked on because she was upset. " I couldn't stand there while he marry's someone else. I love him to much. I wish that he wasn't marrying her. I love Junior so much Wildfire. I just blew the last chance I had with him. I couldn't, just couldn't stand there quietly while my heart shatters." Right then, Junior's heart broke. How would he put the person he love through so much pain? Suddenly, he felt his feet running towards Kris. He grabs her and kisses her before she even saw him. That moment their lips met, it felt like there was nobody else on earth, just the two of them. Kris felt someone grab her and kiss her. The kiss was familiar and full of spark. She knew who it was, Junior. She wanted to pull away and ask questions, but truth be told, she didn't care. All she knew was that she was in Juniors arms which had felt great. After their passionate kiss, they stared into each other's eyes. Neither could bring themselves to talk and ruin this moment. A couple of moments had passed when kris had to speak."I thought you were getting married to Laura. What happened?"
Junior just stood there, thinking of the right words. Finally he spoke,"I couldn't marry her. I don't love her, not like I love you."
Kris was ecstatic to be hearing those words leave his mouth, and he was talking to her. She lent in to kiss him again. Junior picked her up and swung her in his arms. He whispered in her ear,"I love you Kris Furillo."
She whispered in Juniors ear,"You're the man that sweeps me off my feet."
They walked out of the barn, hand in hand when Junior says,"Why don't we go somewhere where nobody can find us."
"Sure, I'm up for it. Where's your car?" Kris asked.
Junior had realized he couldn't go back to the church to pick it up. Laura and her mad family would be there. And to many people would be asking questions. " Uh, I left it at the church." He said ashamed of not grabbing it.
" Well then. It doesn't hurt to walk somewhere new. "
Junior didn't know of one place where at least one person knew where he hung out. Matt always knew where he hid. " Where do you want to go?"
" Lets grab stuff and go "get lost" in the woods." Kris said, not sure that she wanted to do that anymore.
" Sure. That sounds great. Oh, and don't worry about anything scary. I won't let anything happen to the woman I love."
Kris looked at him with the biggest smile.
