Kris walked in the house followed by Sabrina and gently eased herself on to the couch. She closed her eyes and just took in a few minutes to herself.
"You got a message." Sabrina said as she came into the living room area from the kitchen.
"Oh, that was from this morning. Someone was calling just as I was leaving the house. I totally forgot." Kris explained.
Sabrina looked from Kris to the machine. "Want me to play it?"
"Thanx." Kris was finally comfortable with her arm in a sling and didn't want to move around to much.
Kris frowned as her sisters' voice echoed through the beach house. "I knew it was her."
"Well you can't call her now,it's the middle of the night."
"Wanna bet." Kris said with a mischievous smirk on her face.
"Kris, she is racing this week. That's mean."
"So. Give me the phone, its payback. Besides I should tell her what's going on or she'll kill me later when she finds out from you or Kelly. Or Charlie for that matter." Kris took the phone and dialled her sisters' number in Europe.
"I'm not getting involved. I'll come pick you up in the moning, well go see Kelly then." Sabrina said her good byes letting Kris have some time with Jill after what had happened that day.
The groggy voice at the other end made Kris smile. Knowing she had gotten her sister back, "Jill its Kris."
"Kris? It's the middle of the night. I left a message that I was racing all week in time trials." Jill explained wondering why her sister called her now.
"I know but I got your message and I wanted to talk to you."
There was something in her sisters' voice that Jill knew something was wrong. There was a tone that instantly woke up the oldest Munroe. "What's wrong?"
Kris proceeded to explain to Jill everything that had been going on the last week.
"So someone mugged you and you lost your purse but Bri and Kelly got it back?" Jill followed along with everything her sister was saying.
"Yes and then Kelly and Bri went on a jump with Dan and Rob and someone shot Kelly but it wasn't one of the two suspects, because they were both with me at the bar."
Jill felt her heart tighten a little when Kris told her one of her dearest friend had been shot, "But Kelly's ok right?"
"Yes, the bullet didn't hit anything major. The doctor actually said the fall in the tree probably did more damage then the bullet."
"And you have no idea who shot her?" Jill asked worried for her long time friend
"No, and that's the part we can't figure out. Bill and Steve were our only other suspects, and they were both with me at the bar." Kris explained.
"Where you got shot?" Jill said with worry.
"I'm ok Jill, honest." Kris tried to sooth over her sister's fear. After what had happened a few months ago Kris could understand why Jill was a little more worried and scared for her then usual.
There was an uneasy silence between the two usually chatty sisters, before Jill closed her eyes and broke the silence, "You want me to come home?"
"NO!" Kris quickly said. "You need to get everything back together on the track."
"Then why don't you come here. You said yourself you are recovering. What better why then out here in the southern European sun?"
"Jill…"
"Kris no, I mean it. We both know Charlie will give you the time to heal. It'll be good for you and after this race I have a bit of a lay over to the next one, so we can spend some time together. Like we talked about before I came back." Jill waited a moment as she let it sink in to her sisters' mind, "Come on. What do you say?" Jill pushed on.
Kris tried to think of a reason not to go but came up with nothing. She knew Kelly was ok, the case was pretty much closed. And she knew Jill was right in that Charlie would let her go.
"Kris….come on, you know you want to…" Jill pushed a bit more.
Kris smiled as she sister teased her yet pushed all at once, "Ok, ok. I'll call Charlie and get a week off and come over."
"YAY!" Jill laughed. "Ok let me go back to sleep I have a run to do tomorrow for the race this weekend. Hey maybe you can get here in time for that?"
Kris laughed at her sister sometimes she was just too excitable; "I'll try Jill."
"Ok. Look night sis. Watch the time trials and give Kelly my love."
"I will I love you." Kris said with a smile.
"I love you to sis."
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Kelly was sitting up in her bed the next day when Kris and Sabrina walked in her hospital room.
"Hey. Look at you." Sabrina said as he made her way over to the bed and took Kelly's hand in hers, "How you feeling?"
"Ok actually. A little pain to the side but I'm ok. Bos was by earlier filled in some of the details." She turned her gaze to Kris who stood beside her with her arm in a sling, "you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine. I talked to Charlie and I'm going to take a week off, as this is all pretty much wrapped up."
Kelly looked back to Sabrina, "So Bill, Dan and Rob?"
"Yeah. Apparently they were planning a big jewellery heist and had a plan set up a meet at a nearby airport fly over the border jump to the place Kris found on the map. Poof gone in the wind. Dave got wind of it and threatened to go to the cops. They threatened Emily and in the end decided really that Dave was too honourable to stay quiet so they killed him." Sabrina explained.
Kelly turned to Kris, "And Steve? I mean he seemed to be coming on strong and you said you over heard him arguing with Bill a couple of times."
"He was trying to buy into what was Dave's share apparently. Bill wouldn't sell to him." Kris explained, "Bill was actually holding on to Dave's part for Emily. Though she didn't know it. I guess he had a bit of a guilty conscience."
Kelly took in everything her friend told her as she leaned back into her pillow.
"You tired?" Sabrina asked seeing her friend relaxing slightly.
"Actually no. Just thinking on how the greed took over a man's soul."
Sabrina looked over at Kris to let her know to tell Kelly her news.
"Well Kelly if you're ok and sounds like you are going to be out tomorrow then I won't feel so bad leaving in a few days." Kris explained.
"Leaving?" Kelly looked up at her young friend. But as soon as she saw Kris' face she knew, "Jill."
Kris smiled as Kelly realized where she was going, "Yeah. She is racing today and the next day for time trials and I can get a plane in time to see her race her first race since she got back."
Kelly took the hand of Kris' good arm in hers, "That's great Kris, you two deserve some time together."
Kris just smiled as there was an easy understanding between all three of them.
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Two days later all three Angels met at Kris', with Mike and little Jake as guests, to watch Jill's last qualifying race. Jake was so excited to be watching the race he wouldn't leave the house afraid he would miss something. Even though Kris and his father had tried to get him outside for hours.
"Jake the race isn't for another two hours. Come on I'll show you how to surf. Then when Jill comes home we can both beat her at it." Kris tried to get him to leave the house
Jake had asked Kris a few weeks ago to show him how to surf and she happily agreed, as long as it was ok with his dad.
"What if I miss the race?" he looked up at her with sad eyes.
Kris bent down and took his hands to hers and looked him in the eyes. "Jake I want to see this race as much as you do. So when I start running for the house. You follow ok?"
Jake seemed to think a minute before nodding his head in agreement before following Kris along the deck towards the beach and the surf.
The last two hours flew by and Kris looked up to see Kelly calling to her. She turned to Jake who was standing on her surf board right at the waters edge, "Come in Jake."
Jake jumped down from the board and tried to lift it up to no avail. He gave Kris a weak smile as she lifted the board under her good arm and started up the beach.
Kris walked in the house in time to see her big sister on the small screen.
"Jill this race means a lot to you from what I hear."
"It does. I few months a go I didn't even think I'd be back racing after a plane crash I was involved in. but with the love of my family and friends I am here now to get my season started."
"You had a great race the other day and it seems there isn't much you need to do to keep the pole for the race this weekend."
"I did have a great race. But I have to keep racing with the mind I don't have the pole and I need to get it."
"Well, welcome back Jill and good luck today and this weekend. Anything you want to add?"
"Just one." Jill turned to the camera. "I know you are watching Kris. I'll see you in time for the race this weekend, and I'll win the pole for you. I love you always and forever lil sis." She then kissed her hand and blew it towards the TV Camera.
Kris stood in her living room as a tear trickled down her face. She felt the tiny arms around her leg as she looked down to meet little Jakes gaze, "She blow you a kiss all the way from the race track."
She smiled as she placed he hand on his back not able to say anything as another tear trickled down her cheek.
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He looked down at his watch knowing the exact time he was to act on his orders. He had been sitting to what seemed to him forever but it wasn't even an hour. He had seen everyone moving around the house knowing what they had all gathered for. There were a few extra guests but he still had his orders. Take out everyone.
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The man in the dark suit stood just outside the fence looking down at his watch. He was just there to make sure everything happened as planned. And as he watched from a distance he knew his bosses trouble were about to be over and the revenge he wanted was close at hand.
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Kelly came up beside Kris and placed a hand on her back. She knew that Kris always got nervous watching Jill race and today wasn't any different. Though maybe slightly, as the oldest Munroe was racing her first race in a long time and today she was looking to lock down the pole.
They all watched as the car was pushed to the start line by the crew before they backed off letting the driver take over from there. They watched as the flag was raised in the air and then just as suddenly dropped down quickly waving in circles indicating the race for time was on.
The car had sat on the line raving its engine watching, waiting for that moment the flag was dropped and the car and driver could take off.
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He looked at his watch once more before shifting around on the sand. He knew his partner was doing the same thing not that far from him. Each shifting for a better shot, as they eased their machine guns into place, taking aim at the small house on the beach.
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The car rounded the first corner quickly as Kris held her breath knowing how Jill fought that one corner. Then it took it with ease and headed down the stretch towards the next bend. It was then Kris knew something was wrong as her sisters' car never slowed down and just before it hit the wall it blew up into a thousand pieces.
At first it was shock as she watched the flames engulf what little was left of the car, and the small pieces rained down from the sky like small fires from God.
Then came the denial as she screamed for her sister. "No…NO! NO! JIIIILL!" Kris cried out as if to get her sister to hear her
She starred at the screen and just screamed. She didn't feel the arm around her as she slipped to the floor. She didn't hear the cries of her friends yet at the same time they were trying to be strong for her.
Kelly couldn't believe what she had just seen as she at first stood there until she heard Kris cry of pain. Taking her friend in her arms she eased her to the floor of the beach house. Twisting Kris' face from the TV so she couldn't watch any more.
Sabrina stood shocked as Kelly had been but saw the tears on Little Jakes face. She quickly pulled him towards her turning him so he too could not see the TV.
She looked over at Kelly who with years running down her face held a hysterical Kris in her arms. She turned towards the TV to see the emergency vehicles making their way quickly through the grounds and along the track to the burning car. She could tell from there that Jill didn't have a chance. There was barely the shell of the race car left as pieces of it continued to rain down from the sly. She closed her eyes not wanting to see any more.
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He looked at his watch and then over to his partner giving him a slight nod, at which they then both stood up and pulled back the lever letting a entourage of bullets spray through the tiny house sitting on the California coast.