Surprises Ch.5

As Kris and Henry made their way back up to the house Kris was thinking about what she had to tell Matt, and how she was going to break the news to Tod that Wildfire was dead. She looked up at Henry who gave her a knowing nod, as he pushed the kitchen door open for a crying Kris who immediately ran to Matt's arms. Tod looked sadly at Kris who gave a slight nod to let him know that indeed Wildfire was dead.

"Kris are you alright?" asked a very concerned Pablo.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Tod, I should really ask you how you are?" she said now standing beside Matt.

"Well," said Tod in a shaky voice, "It is a bit of a shock, but I think I am ok. Can I go see him?" he said now crying, but not waiting for a reply. Tod got up and ran from the kitchen. Everyone was silent until they heard the loud roar of Junior's Porsche pulling into the driveway.

"Hey everyone," Junior said happily walking into the kitchen. Looking around at all of the gloomy faces Junior thought he had walked into a bad death scene in a play. "Woah, what happened? Did somebody die?" he asked trying to lighten the mood.

"Actually yeah Junior. Wildfire died a few minutes ago. Tod just went to see him." Kris stated still holding back a million tears and thoughts.

"Kris I am really sorry. Do you maybe want to go out and get your mind off of it? Matt could come to." Junior said hopefully.

"Um, yeah, sure that would be great, but could I talk to you two for a minute?" Kris said nervously pointing toward Matt and Junior.

She walked out of the kitchen leaving the two confused men to follow her. As they got to the living room the noticed that Kris was extremely nervous and lost in thought.

FLASHBACK

"Don't give me that Junior. I was there I saw you." Kris yelled at her boyfriend.

"Kris, it's not what it looks like. I swear. I was just talking to them." Junior said defensively.

It had been like this for a while with Junior and Kris. He would talk to a girl and Kris would get jealous, she would yell and he would try to convince her that he was just talking to her. Kris would then run to Matt and tell him everything and hope that he would give her the sympathy she wanted.

END FLASHBACK

Turning around Kris looked at the two men she loved. One with all her heart, and the other as a best friend.

"I am really sorry you guys. I'm sorry I ever left, and I'm sorry I haven't been totally honest with you the whole time I have been here. I don't know how to tell you the truth. Even when I was gone I didn't know how I was going to tell you." Tears began to flow from her eyes, Matt and Junior began to stand at the same time, but Kris motioned for them to sit down. "I started a new life and I thought that I could forget and leave it all behind, but it was always there reminding me. I could never leave, never leave the two of you or this place."

"But why did you leave Kris?" Junior asked concerned.

"Yeah, we didn't know what we had done. We were so scared." Matt said.

"Guys," Kris said cutting their thoughts off, "That is what I came back to tell you. I…I…"