Surprises Ch. 7
"Guys, when I left from Matt's that morning I had know idea what was about to happen that would change not only my life, but yours too." Kris said looking at Junior and Matt.
Juniors face lit up. He got mad, jealous, worried, and happy all at the same time.
"Kris if I would have known I would have come and found you I would have sent you money or anything you needed. I loved you and I still do." he said realizing that Kris meant that she was pregnant when she left.
"Junior, don't worry you weren't responsible. I knew who was and I didn't want to tell Matt or you cause I knew what it would do to your friendship." Kris said telling Matt and Junior that the baby was Matt's and why she left. "Matt, Junior, please know that I didn't do this to hurt either one of you. I really didn't. I had to make a new life for me and my daughter…"
"Daughter." Matt said in a whisper, but was heard by Kris and Junior.
"Yes her name is Kensley Matilda Furrilo." she smiled a little as she said the name, but with tears welling up in her eyes. "I really am sorry Junior I loved you and I still do. I never wanted to hurt you, but you and that god forsaken flirting."
Junior had risen to his feet, his mouth slightly open. Kris thought she saw flashes of red behind his tear filled eyes. He said nothing, closed his mouth and opened it again, as if he were going to say something, but for once he was speechless. A million thoughts in his mind, but no words could come to his mouth; He wanted to ask her all sorts of things, he wanted to kiss her, he wanted to hit her. Kris began to cry again, She put her soaked face into her hands and sobbed. Neither man said anything, Matt was staring off into the carpet, Junior looked livid. Finally he found his voice.
"Kensley? Ok… Wait. Is this a joke? No, Oh man! Oh shhhhhhhhh…" He looked from Matt to Kris. "Did you know? We were supposed to be brothers man! I… I… How could you!" He asked both of them, but neither could find the words to express how guilty they felt.
"I shouldn't have… Junior, I'm… I'm so sorry." A tear trickled down his face, but he ignored it. Kris looked up at the men, her tears had run out. She knew this would happen, but she just didn't know what to do next. "Please, Junior…"
"Shut up! You lying cheating whore!" He turned on his heel and stomped out of the house. Kris and Matt heard the engine on his car rev up and his tired screech as he sped away.
"Matt, I…"
Matt looked at her as if she were something grotesque. "You should have told us."
"I-" But Matt had walked out the door as well.
Kris began crying again and returned her face to her hands. Kris shouldn't have been surprised when she felt someone sit down next to her. Somehow she expected it to be Tod, but when she looked up, she was looking into the worried face of Jean.
"Honey, are you ok? What happened? Where did Matt and Junior go?" Kris looked at Jean, at a total loss for words. Her tear streaked face no doubt looked awful, but that was the least of her worries right now.
"I uh… I need to go. I'm sorry." She got up quickly and ran out the door. There was no sign of either Matt or Junior, save for black marks on the ground where Junior had backed out slightly too fast.
Not knowing where to turn, Kris walked slowly toward the stables. She noticed out of the corner of her eye that Matt was furiously and single-mindedly shoveling manure into a wheelbarrow that was overflowing. He didn't seem to notice anything though. Kris looked away quickly so she wouldn't start crying again. She felt so guilty she thought she could die.
