Chapter XVI-Coming Home
Kris and Junior were sitting in Kris' apartment waiting for the Raintree truck to pull up. Matt was coming home today and there was complete silence in the trailer. Kris was leaning against the bathroom door with her arms crossed across her chest and Junior was leaning on the table; no one made eye contact. Then the truck pulled up and the both of them scurried out the door. Kris bolted in front of Junior even though Kris was way farther away from the door. Matt got out of the truck and Jean walked him to the door of their house. Dani got out of the car next, and then Todd. Todd looked good; a lot better than when he did in Kris' dream. Everyone had gloomy and tired faces but Kris was able to see the joy of having Matt home.
That's when a red Porsche convertible pulled up and a petit girl got out. She was dressed in sweats and had her hair down but Matt looked at her like she was an angel. She walked toward Kris and looked sweetly at Matt and gave him a reassuring smile. Dani noticed this and gave Matt a dirty look. Kris and the small girl hugged. It was Sabrina, Tim's baby sister and Kris' first real friend. Sabrina had exchanged numbers with Matt at the hospital and neither Kris nor Dani knew about it. Junior did however and he was the one who called her. "Kris and Matt could both use a friend" he remembers saying over the phone. Sabrina said she would definitely be there; she was always there for Kris. Kris and Sabrina went into the trailer and Junior just stood there. He knew Dani would want to be alone with Matt and so would his family. He wanted to give Kris and Sabrina a chance to catch up, so where would he go? He decided to go and check things out at the club. He just sat there when he got there. Everything was in order and there was nothing more for him to do but sit. He was thinking of him and Kris. Things haven't been so great since they got back together. He didn't know what it was. We're just not connecting anymore, he thought, I hope she is alright. So many thoughts were going through his mind. He wanted to connect with her again. He missed that, he wanted to know what she was thinking right then and there. Was she worried, was she thinking about Wildfire, was she thinking about him?
Back at the trailer Kris was telling Sabrina about her problems with Junior. "I don't know what it is Brina. I thought it would be great getting back together with him but it's just like we're friends. I miss being in love with him. Oh god, do you think it's possible to fall out of love with someone?" Kris got very concerned. She didn't want to fall out of love with Junior. She wanted everything to go back to the way things were before they broke up. "Don't worry; you can fall out of love. You did with Timmy but you won't with Junior I can tell. Just know that he loves you which he does and that you love you which you do. Right?" Sabrina answered confidently. "Yeah, definitely," Kris answered; she knew she loved Junior and wanted everything to work out. Then Kris' phone rang and the caller ID said Mobile: Davis, Ken Jr.; it was Junior. Kris looked at Sabrina with one of those what-should-I-do look. Sabrina nodded and Kris picked it up. She started talking to him and Sabrina peeked outside. Dani had just left and Kris was busy on the phone; she decided it was time to go see him. She waved at Kris signaling I will be right back and Kris nodded, still on the phone. Then Sabrina walked down the steps of the trailer and noticed the person she wanted to see limping toward the barn. It was Matt.