Ch.2
A few days later, Kris was in the kitchen thinking about what she had done and knowing that she couldn't bring Jesse along with her she was trying to figure out what to do, when a friend from school called, asking if Jesse could stay over there,
"Hello" Kris said into the phone
"Hey, Kris" Mrs.Thomas answered
"Mrs. Thomas, why it is great to here from you"
"I'm glad to hear that, anyways Tommy was wondering if Jesse could spend the night soon"
"He would love that"
"Great you want to shoot for this weekend"
"Great, Mrs. Thomas, I hate to ask you this, but can Jesse spend like 3 days with you"
"Fine by me, I think Tommy would really like that"
"Great, I will see you then this weekend"
And with that they hung up.
One day Kris was in the bookstore, Jesse was sitting at the desk drawing, Kris was in the back restocking the shelves when she heard a loud shriek,
"Uncle Kurt" Jesse cried
Kris just smiled and walked towards the front. Jesse was in his Uncle's arms with Karma nearby. Karma saw Kris and smiled,
"Hey" Karma said
"Hey" Kris answered
"I'm assuming Cleo called about the reunion"
"Yeah"
"Are you going"
"Yeah"
"What Reunion" Jesse said
"It is just an adult thing" Kris replied
"Oh, Can I go"
"No sweet heart you can't"
"Why not"
"Because you are spending the night with Tommy, remember"
"Oh that's right"
Kurt was smiling now watching them. Kurt knew that Kris was going to have alot to deal with when she saw them again. Kris and Markie hardly ever talked anymore, and after Nolo went after another girl, it is going to be even harder for her.
"You okay Kurt" Kris said
"Yeah, well..."
"Well what"
Kurt and Karma exchanged a look and then Kurt swallowed and said, "Kris, Karma and I are engaged"
"Wow, uhh, congratulation" Kris said, hugging Kurt and Karma, "I hate to burst this happy bubble, but I do need to know something"
"And what's that" Kurt said
"Are you two going to the reunion"
"Of course"
"Yes"
"We better go, we will tell you when the wedding is"
"I would apprectiate that"
"Bye" Kurt and Karma said as they walked out the door
"Bye"
Several days later Kris swung by to drop Jesse off at Tommy's house,
"Alright behave and if you need anything I have my cell" Kris said, kissing him on the head.
"Yes mom" Jesse said as he headed inside.
Kris watched him leave and then she left, headed towards Northern California. Whiles she drove along her mind went off to another place, How am I going to talk with them, It will be nice to see them, but what if...no don't think like that. Kris snapped back to reality and just drove towards the mansion.
Around 2pm Kris pulled up at the mansion. She saw the cars parked everywhere, she grabbed her bag and headed for the door. Kris took a deep breath and rang the doorbell. Moments later Lani opened the door.
"Kris" Lani said, pulling her into a hug.
"Hey Lani" Kris said
"Boy you haven't changed a bit"
"You either"
"Come on I will show you to your room and then you will get to see everyone else"
Lani walked by with Kris on her heels, headed for a room. Kris gladly took it and threw her bag down and then followed Lani towards the family room.
On the couch there was Vert, were Lani took a seat. Kurt and Karma were there too, Shirako was leaning against a wall, Nolo and Tork were sitting in bean bags, while Dr. Tezla sat in a recliner chair, Alex, Cleo, Andrea, walked over where Kris was and stood beside her. They knew what she had gone through. How much she had over come.
"Kris" Dr. Tezla said, walking towards her, "Boy is it great to see you"
"Thanks for inviting me" Kris said, "It is great to see you too"
"So what do you do know"
"I run a bookstore"
"Interesting"
"She's very good at it too" Kurt had spoken up
Kris just shot him a look and then turned back to everyone else, "Enough about me, what about you guys"
"Pretty much the same old same old" Vert said
"Define Same old same old" Kris said
"Well, Shirako knows lives in Japan most of the time, Kurt and Karma are engaged, most of us are still single, and as for me and Lani, well we are happily married and have 2 kids"
"mmmmmm" Kris said, "What about the Metal Maniacs" Looking towards Tork, seated in a chair.
"Alot of us are married and have kids now, Monkey runs his own garage now, Markie or Wylde is still Wylde more or less" Tork replied
"Speaking of Markie, were is he" Kris said
"Running late" Kurt answered
"So what about you" Vert said
"What about me" Kris looked at him
"Well, there has to be something you have done, Cleo told us that they don't race anymore"
"Yeah, we can of do are own thing now, but once and a while we will get together for fun that's about it" Kris replied, she knew she hadn't told them everything, but she couldn't do that, specially after everything that had happened. The only people that knew the whole truth was Kurt and Karma, she didn't have the guts to tell Markie about what had happened or that he was a Uncle. She also knew that it would crush Nolo, if he knew that she had a kid. So much had changed, luckily it wasn't going to be very long.
That night her cell rang, she picked it up and looked at it, it was Jesse. Kurt silently hissed in her ear, "How about you just leave it alone"
"That I can't do" Kris hissed back, only get a bewildered look, "It is Jesse"
And with that she excused herself and went to answer the phone. Sure enough it was Jesse, ready to ball his eyes out,
"Hey honey" Kris purred
"Mommy...I need you" Jesse said
"What is it"
"I...Miss you"
"I miss you too, what's wrong though"
"Come home"
"Jesse"
"Please mom"
"Okay honey...I'm on my way"
Kris hung up and headed for her room. Kurt and Karma followed,
"What's wrong" Kurt asked
"Jesse needs me" Kris threw her stuff in her bag and was ready to walk out the door.
"You going to be okay" Karma said
"Yeah I will be fine" Kris said, she walked out the door and headed back home.