Chapter III-One Bad Ending, One Good Beginning?

The guys woke up and scurried to their feet. They ran outside of the barn when they realized it was Kris screaming and although the voice sounded far, it also sounded close enough to get to. When they got outside they saw Kris standing with Kerry opposite her. Kerry was holding her wrists and she had blood running down her face. When she turned around her eyes said how scared she was. She didn't look at Tim however, her eyes met with Junior's right away.

Kerry saw that the guys were up now and decided to run. He jumped in his car and sprinted off. Tim ran straight to get him but Junior didn't care. He ran right for Kris; who was now on the ground. Junior was holding Kris' neck and had his other hand around her waist. Both of them sat there speechless. Kris then looked over and saw Tina Sharp sitting in her car laughing and then met up with Kerry. They kissed. That's when Kris passed out.

She woke up again at the hospital with the 3 guys she loved standing around her. A friend, one love, and one forbidden; Matt, Tim, and Junior were standing around her. "Hey beautiful; How are you feeling? What happened?" Tim started flipping out with questions. "Don't pressure her" Junior snapped.

"I am okay. Kerry just flipped out when he saw me with you guys even though we were just sleeping. Then he said something about how cheating is supposed to be the 'guy thing' to do. Then he said something about Tina Sharp while he was away. It's still a little fuzzy. I flipped out and tried to hit him. He grabbed my wrist and hit me; really hard." Kris started tearing up and she looked at Junior. "Everything from there is a blank. How long was I out?"

Matt said, "You were out for a good 5 hours. But everything is okay now."

Tim was still pacing the room, getting more and more frantic by the second. "Tim, settle down I am okay."-Kris

"I can't settle down." Almost screaming Tim exclaims, "Last time a guy laid a hand on you I flipped out. And Nick was my friend. You saw how bad I had him beat. Whenever someone hurts you they hurt me. Kris I can't help it. I need to do something to this guy to make him know to never come near you again." Then he stormed out.

Nick was an ex of Kris'. He beat her, badly. Tim was Nick's best friend but that didn't matter once Tim found out what he was doing to Kris. Tim got a bunch of his hard-core buddies to rough him up a little. It got out of hand. Nick had a concussion (neither mild nor extreme) and got a permanent muscle spasm in his left calf.

Kris looked up at Junior with sorrowful eyes. "Please help him. I don't want him to get in trouble. He is gonna get someone hurt or himself." Junior looked at Matt. He got the clue and said I'm on it. Matt left the hospital to follow Tim and the doctor came in.

"Kris, you took a pretty bad blow to the head. Nothing uncontrollable, but we will need to put you on bed rest for about a week."

"Okay, I can live with that."-Kris

"Good, so you can leave tonight and then stay in bed for about a week and then take it easy after that."

"Will, do thank you."

The doctor left and Junior and Kris were finally alone. Junior leaned in and kissed Kris. She didn't pull away. They sat there, kissing. "I was worried about you." Junior said. Kris looked at him but then felt her eyes getting heavier and heavier. Suddenly Junior's gorgeous face was gone and she could only say one sentence. "Stay with me" Kris mumbled as she took his hand and let the sleep take over. "Of course," Junior said kissing her forehead and lying down in the hospital bed next to her. They fell asleep together. Junior was a light sleeper and woke up when Matt burst through the door with a drunken Tim.