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"Jean, I need your help. I have an idea, but I cannot do it alone," As I walk into the Ritter kitchen I notice the large amount of paperwork on table. As busy as Jean is, I can't imagine that she wouldn't help – after all, Kris is like her daughter and I know she would want to do everything she can to make that look disappear from Kris' eyes.
"Ok Junior, what is your idea? I'm guessing it has to do with Kris and her homecoming," Jean quirks her head to the side as she looks up from the dining room table.
"It has to do somewhat with her homecoming…I want to recreate Kris' dream. I want to marry her in the meadow, with all our family and friends surrounding us," Eagerness and hope emanates in my voice as I lay out my plan. "I want to do this the day we bring her home from the hospital. The doctor says she is cleared to come home now, but that the longer she stays inpatient and gets rehabilitation the better she will be. They think she should stay through the end of the week, which gives us plenty of time to put together our wedding."
Jean gaze turns skeptical as she replies. "Junior, I don't know if that is a good idea. Kris has been through a lot, she believes in something that never occurred and now you want to perpetuate that delusion by recreating it? I don't think that will help her or you. I know you want to help, but I think there is a better way to help Kris get better then marrying her when she isn't well."
"I want to marry Kris because she is everything to me. She is the woman I love and I want to make her dreams come true. I can't help her win the Kentucky Derby, nor can I help her get over any lingering fears regarding her fall from Wildfire. I believe she can do those things, and I will be there for her when she begins to work with Wildfire or Flame towards her goals, but right now I can marry her and make her dream come true. I love her and I have loved her since the moment I met her. I want to marry her, and I will with or without your help; however since you love Kris and you were an integral part of her dream wedding I thought you would want to help me." Pleading, I look down Jean. I never thought she wouldn't help me; after all she has been my rock since Kris' accident.
"Don't get angry, I never meant to imply that I wouldn't help," sighing Jean runs her hands down her cheeks. "I just want to make sure that you are thinking beyond making her happy. She is confused, her memories aren't completely real and her life has changed drastically in the last few weeks – I mean, come on Junior, she got her license back, you got engaged, you left for Alaska, she was in an accident, and now you want to make her delusional, comatose dream come true? That may be too much for her."
"I would never do anything that harm Kris, I really think this is for the best."
"Then I guess I need to get my wedding dress out of storage, after all Kris mentioned that I let her wear it in her dream. I did save it for my daughter." Jean rises from the table and walks out of the room.
A/N: I know it has been a long time since my last post, but I have been so busy…Moving, In Laws visiting, then a bout of pneumonia… The month has just flown by. I know some of your have guessed this outcome, and I wanted to make something spectacular, but I just couldn't imagine a better ending then the perfect, dream wedding actually coming true. Of course, Kris doesn't know what is happening yet, so there could still be some drama left to come.
Please review and let me know what you think – I need all the encouragement I can get to continue writing. Thank you all that have read and reviewed since the beginning – you are all the best