Chapter 3

About four months after Kris leaves California.

And two after the last chapter.

I've got Dani and Matt in this one.

Hope you enjoy!

Tinytdog

"Hey Kris" Marc Gibbs, Evergreen's youngest and best trainer, said coming into the stable. It happened to be one of Phoenix's hottest summer days.

"Hey Marc, is it hot or is it just me?"

"Both" Marc joked before pulling the lead on seven-year-old Hell Boy, a big black stallion.

"Real funny. Need help with him?" Said pointing to the high tempered racehorse.

"Yeah I need to wash him down and get him already to go out to the track."

"Cool I'll go get the buckets and sponges you start k."

"Yes ma'am." Marc said as Kris disappeared around a corner.

Washing the stubborn racehorse was surprisingly fun. Marc keep spraying her on purpose so she got him with the soapy sponge. After the bath, she helped him groom him and load him into the trailer.

"Well I'm off had fun though, we should do it again sometime." Marc said from the truck with Evergreens emblem on the side.

"Of course go win us some money with Hell Boy k."

"Promise" Marc said tilting the brim of his cowboy hat then put the truck into gear and driving off.

WILDFIREWILDFIREWILDFIRE

Back at Davis farms…

"Four months" Matt said sitting at the bar in the Davis house.

"Uh huh." Dani said giving Matt a turkey sandwich. Matt grabbed it and ate it without even thinking about what he was doing. "That was for the dog, Matt."

"What dog?" Matt asked looking around the kitchen.

"Exactly! Sammy, the new lab my dad got. Matt where have you been for the past two weeks?" Dani said falling into a chair across from him.

"Four months Dani, where have you been?" Matt shouted putting the sandwich down.

"Matt if you keep betting yourself up your going to be spending the rest of your life asking what if. And if you forgot I've been trying to move out for the past four months." Dani shouted back scaring Matt back a little.

"Sorry Dani, you could stay with me." Matt said apologetic.

"You sure I mean you'd let me stay at the apartment?" Dani asked hopefully, she was tired of living around that lousy, cheating, playing person she unfortunately had to call a brother.

"Yeah didn't I offer it when you helped me move in?" Matt asked. He had moved into a two-bedroom apartment two months ago because he couldn't live with the memories that he and Kris had shared.

"No you were a little distant." Dani said sarcastically. He had been more then a little distant and she blamed Kris for that. Everywhere that girl went she left treachery and problems. Now she had to watch her friend and once boyfriend breakdown slowly, bit by bit. Maybe living with him could mean she could keep a close eye on him unless he went suicidal for Gods sake she hoped not.

"Well lets get packing miss Davis." Matt said before giving his half eaten sandwich to Sammy the dog and following her to her room to start on packing.