A/N: I intended to have two more chapters, but I didn't have enough content to do that, so I combined them. Enjoy!

Kris raised an eyebrow as she saw a silver Porsche coming closer and closer to her, and she rose the other one when it stopped in front of her with Junior, clad in a leather jacket and a tee shirt, in the front seat.

"Get in," Junior smiled.

Kris tossed her sea bag into the back seat and hopped inside. "Tell me, how does a lieutenant commander afford to drive one of those things?"

He chuckled as he pulled away from the curb. "My dad gave it to me long before I left the horse racing business. All I've had to do is keep her intact over the years."

"And you still kept it despite it being from your father?"

"Hey, a guy has to get around," he defended.

Kris rolled her eyes as they continued on down the road towards the diner.

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Once their waitress set their plates in front of them, Kris smiled and unraveled her napkin. "Okay, now it's your turn. I spilled my guts last night, tell be about yourself before you left Davis Farms."

Junior swallowed some coffee and set his mug back on the table. "Oh, you know… I was the show off rich kid who didn't really want anything to do with horse racing. My dad always played Dani and me against each other, even though he said that was never his intent. But, we never did buy that. And then the usual stuff. Like having a blast causing trouble with Matt."

Kris laughed. "I can see that… you'll have to tell me some of those stories sometime."

"Oh, I have plenty of incriminating ones about Matt."

"As I'm sure he' has plenty about you."

Junior grimaced. "Definitely…"

Both of them laughed as Kris continued on with the questions. "So, why the Navy? Why JAG? Considering where you were before, I would not think of you as a lawyer type."

"I could ask you the same thing."

"I asked first."

Junior let out a chuckle. "Okay, okay. I guess I chose the military because I could be as far away from my dad as possible and he wouldn't be able to get to me, no matter how hard he tried. But I guess the Navy because it's like an adventure in a way… no two days are the same, unlike horse racing. Same horses most of the time, same training… the only variation was the horses running the race and who won. My passions tend to vary with time, so that also conflicts with the everyday life at Davis Farms. Law… I'm not sure exactly why, I guess something about it fascinated me because I love what I'm doing now. Your turn!" he exclaimed as his smile brightened.

Kris bobbed her head from side to side and returned the smile. "I get the same feeling in the cockpit of an F-14 as I do in a starting gate. And after Wildfire won the Breeders, I couldn't find another special connection with a horse, and it sucked. So I found a new love, and I'm good at it! It's not often in life you can find several things that you can click with."

Both of them finished their meals and Kris looked down at her watch. "I better get going if I'm going to catch my flight back."

Junior sadly nodded in agreement. "Yeah… I just wish we had some more time like this. I rather enjoyed it."

"Me too…" Kris trailed. "Maybe we could email each other while I'm away?" she suggested.

"And you can call every once in a while when you find the time?"

Kris nodded happily. "I'd like that."

"Yeah," Junior smiled. "Me too."


Epilogue: One Year Later:

Kris smiled as she stood at Wildfire's stall. Everyone was still asleep (minus Pablo, who was training Flame for his next race) as the sun was just starting to peek above the horizon. She tried to go back to sleep, but the excitement of being 'home' for the first time in a couple of years got the best of her. And of course, what better time was there for her to visit her favorite guy?

She must have been so focused on Wildfire, for she didn't hear the footsteps behind her. "Hey."

Kris turned around and saw Junior standing behind her, and before she could say anything, his lips met hers for a quick kiss, but Kris quickly pulled him back for another. Once her tour ended, the two of them decided to take some leave together, and Junior couldn't think of a better place to go.

"What are you doing up this early?" Kris asked.

Junior shrugged. "Couldn't sleep."

"Your dad still giving you a hard time?"

"When is he not?" he teased lightly. "But I did not come over here to talk about him. What are you up to this morning?"

"I was thinking about going on a trail ride with Wildfire," she responded as she turned to face the retired race horse.

"Why don't we make a day of it? We could ride out to the meadows… have a nice picnic… just be with each other," Junior suggested as he wrapped his arms around Kris' waist and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Hmm, it sounds nice. But it can't be the whole day. I promised Todd I'd have dinner with him."

Junior's jaw dropped and he let out a gasp. "What? What am I supposed to do then?" he asked jokingly.

"Go hang out with Matt! You were complaining about not having seen him in a while when we were on the plane!"

"Okay, okay… now, let's saddle up."

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As Kris allowed Wildfire to pull out in front of Junior and one of the other trail horses, Junior couldn't help but admire her. How beautiful she was, how happy she looked to be back in her main element, even if it was just for fun.

It was amazing how close the two of them grew since they first met, especially over long distance. But there was something that Junior had come to find out. If you deeply care about someone, the distance doesn't matter. He reached into his pocket and felt the small jewelry box and smiled. Someday soon, he was going to ask her. Now it was just a matter of time as to when.

Tomorrow at dinner, he concluded. That way, everyone important in her life would be surrounding her for, what he hoped, would be one of the most important moments of her life.

A/N #2: Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it! I'm planning on writing a one shot sequel for their wedding, but I'm not sure when that will happen. Thanks for reading!