Surprises Chapter 10

Kris woke up the next morning with one thought on her mind: Kensley. She had to tell Junior and Matt that she was coming. She had already decided that since she hurt Junior the most she would go and tell him in hopes that the site of Kris' daughter might change his attitude.

As she walked outside of the hotel and breathed in the fresh morning air a sudden burst of courage engulfed her. "I'm strong, I can do this." She whispered to herself. Climbing into her yellow Mustang and cranking her tunes. She sang along loudly on the way to Junior's house, trying to get her mind off of the explosion she knew was to come. Kris turned the volume down before she pulled into their driveway. Adjusting her hair in the mirror first, Kris decided she may as well look nice before informing the man she loved that her daughter of another man was coming for a visit. It did not even occur to her that anyone else would be home, she didn't even know if Junior would be.

The doorbell rang loudly and the courage that was rushing through Kris' veins a moment before faltered. She heard footsteps and the door was pulled aside. Kris was greeted by the most unfriendly face of her most unfriendly friend.

"Hello, whore," Dani looked at her in an even more distasteful expression than she usually wore when addressing Kris. "What brings you to this end of the neighborhood? Decided that the normal scum off the street wasn't good enough for an ex convict like yourself, or did you just come to rub it into my brother's face that he wasn't good enough for your royal highness?" a mock expression of pleasant curiosity played on Dani's features like a mask hiding the malice that she felt inside. Kris was sure that Dani was not actually being sympathetic towards her brother, but just glad she had another reason to hate Kris.

"I… I need to talk to Junior, where is he?" Kris stood her ground, devastated that Junior had actually told the knifing bitch every personal detail. Dani opened her mouth to retaliate but before she could say a word Kris stepped closer to her. "Listen, Dani, You need to step out of the way before I use some of the things I learned in prison on you. This is between me, Junior and Matt. Keep out of it if you like that pretty face scar-free, got it?" It took all that was in her not to smile at the shocked expression on Dani's face. Before either woman said anything, though, a very entertained laugh was heard from somewhere to the left inside the house.

"Wow, you still haven't changed Kris. Now I remember why I loved you. Of course, I assumed you felt the same. Perhaps that was a mistake on my part. Ah well, you know about mistakes don't you Kris?" Junior came into view behind Dani. He was in his bathrobe and had apparently been watching TV in the living room. "Don't be rude, sis, invite the guest in." He smiled briefly at Kris, but it was an obvious fake try at cheerfulness. Dani moved aside and Kris stepped in.

The large house was filled with beautiful things that were obviously very expensive. The Davis family was not the most humble about there wealth. Kris had been doing well, she owned her own business and did treat herself every so often, the car out front was proof of that. Still, the house she found herself in was kind of stuffy, it had that feeling like no one actually lived there. Kris looked back towards Junior finally.

"Can we talk… alone?" She cast Dani a dirty look, who returned it promptly. Junior sighed. "Yeah, sure whatever." He led her towards the stairs up to his room, as Kris followed she noticed Dani mouthing the word 'whore' at her as she climbed the stairwell behind Junior.

When finally they reached Junior's bedroom Kris began to remember the many nights they had made this trek and fallen onto that bed in many moments of pure passion.

"Junior about yesterday." Kris started but was stopped instantly by Junior.

"Kris, I don't really want to talk to you about that so what did you come here to tell me." he asked again in a jealous rage.

"Well, just that I am really sorry and that Kensley is coming today," Kris said.

"Kensley, oh that's cute. Really is that what you wanted me to know Kris that the illegitimate daughter of my best friend is coming to town today and that the only woman I have ever loved named it after me and my best friend? Wow you really are heartless." he said causing tears to well up in Kris' eyes.

"Junior you have to know that I didn't do this to hurt you. I love you. I would never intentionally hurt you." Kris said quickly without thinking.

Junior thought a minute about what she said. She loved him, still after all of this.

"Wow how can I get so lucky. A heartless bitch who thinks that just because she throws the "L" word around it will make every thing better. Well, news flash Kris it doesn't. I hated it when you told me that you and Matt had a kid, a kid Kris. That was our dream, OURS. How? How could you do this? Well, to late now I guess you made your mind up when you ran to the arms of an ever sympathetic Matt." Junior blurted out before realizing, but it only took a second for Kris to comprehend every thing. She flew out of the house as fast as she could with DanI hot on her heels yelling things Kris didn't even want to try to hear.