Pablo took Oklahoma immediately to the stables. Cooled him down and wrapped his leg. He called a vet and he was on his way.
"Kris, while we wait for the vet go get Wildfire ready. He might have to take Oklahoma's spot in the race."
Kris did as she was told and she took Wildfire to the track. She was excited that Wildfire was going to race, it was his first race... But she felt guilty. She felt like she had something to do with Oklahoma's injured leg.
Once the vet came, Jean stayed with him so Pablo could get back to the track.
"Kris, do the same that we did with Oklahoma."
Kris nodded. Wildfire still needed some improvement but he still had the chance to win the race coming up.
Once they were finished Kris put Wildfire back in his stall.
Kris returned to Davis for the next couple days until she got a call from Jean saying she had the trailer back and it was ok for her to move back. Kris packed her things and went back to Raintree. Before she knew it Wildfire's race day came.
She went to the stables, put Wildfire into his trailer, got the racing silks and jumped in the truck with Pablo and headed down to the track. Kris waited for their jockey to show up and gave him the silks and headed to Raintree's seats.
All the horses were in the staring gate. Then they opened and the horses ran out like there was some kind of monster chasing them. Wildfire was in fifth and Nevermind, the Davis' horse, was in fourth. Wildfire slowly made his way up to the front of the pack, but the Davis' horse wouldn't give up and he took first place, with Wildfire in second.
They were still excited, it was his first race and he still placed. After the race there was a party and the Davis' house. All the Ritter's went to it but Kris stayed home. She wanted to finish unpacking and settle in again.
A few days past, Kris hadn't seen Junior in about a week, but she thought about him a lot and he did the same. Ever since that day at the pool Junior couldn't stop thinking about how close they were to kissing. He couldn't take not seeing her. It almost drove him insane. He would look her every time he went to Raintree to see Matt, or at the races.
She worked all day and before she knew it, it was already nine o'clock at night and she was exhausted . She went to her trailer and rested in her bed for a couple minutes and heard a knock at the door. She walked over to the door and opened it.
There he was, Junior Davis.
"Hey stranger."
Kris smiled and motioned for him to come in, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while."
"Yeah, ever since you moved out."
"Yeah, how are things?" Kris asked.
"Could be better." Junior said, "what about you?"
"The same."
"Yeah?" Junior said, "how?"
She gave him a confused look, "How what?"
"How could it be better?"
"Well, you could fix Oklahoma, and..."
"And what?" Junior asked, hoping she was thinking the same thing as him.
She opened her mouth, and then closed it. Not sure of how she was going to say it, "Well." Then she stopped. She couldn't find the words for it. That was okay for Junior, he could tell what she was thinking just by the way she acted. He laughed a little, then looked down.
"What are you laughing at?" Kris asked.
Seeing him smile made her smile too.
He looked back up at her and didn't say anything. They kept eye contact for a moment and kept their smiles on their face. Kris felt like a little teenager again, getting the butterfly feeling in her stomach, having the "boy talk" with Jean, but the way Junior made her feel was different. No guy ever made her feel this way, but she liked that he could do it. She got caught up in her thoughts, "Maybe this whole thing will actually work out. Maybe being one of his best friends is actually helping." She though.
"Kris?" Junior said, she snapped back into reality.
She remember what Jean told her and she decided to take the risk. She turned her attention to Junior and smiled, "yeah?"
"You okay?" Junior said.
"Yeah sorry," she smiled, "just thinking about some stuff."
"Like what?" She smiled once again and moved closer to him.
He knew what was coming and didn't reject it. He put his hands on her waist and smiled and she rested her hands on his arms. He leaned down and she leaned into him. Right then, their lips met for the very first time, but they seemed like they were already used to the feeling of one each other. They kissed so passionately, like it was something they had been waiting for, for their entire lives.
To Be Continued...
Woo! Two in one day. I just couldn't help myself Hope you likedd it. Pleasee review like always, negative and positive reviews are always encouraged. They help me try and become a better writer! I hope the next chapter is longer though.