"Love Is Never Forgotten"

A/N: So compared to the last chapter this one is kinda short. But not super duper short. But I hope you like it anyway.

The following day, Junior went to the hospital bright and early to be with Kris. When she saw a familiar face, her face light up with joy and it warmed Junior's heart. She patted the empty space next to her on the bed and Junior sat down gently.

Junior felt a little awkward around Kris though. He loved her so much and all he wanted to do was kiss Kris and feel her lips against his again. He had been waiting so long to do that. But she didn't remember that they were dating, let alone the fact that they were engaged. He didn't want to pressure Kris and make her feel scared, so the best Junior had to settle for was talking as old friends.

After small conversation, Kris reached over to the bedside table and grabbed the large brown bag the nurse gave to her the prior day. "I didn't want to open it alone," Kris explained. She reached to open it until she stopped and said, "Junior, I am really sorry that I don't remember anything."

He grasped Kris' hand and said, "I'm just glad you're finally awake. You have no idea how worried I was. And I was getting pretty tired of looking at your eyelids."

Kris blushed and looked at the bag on her lap. She took a deep breath and finally opened it slowly. She pulled out a pair of riding boots, blue jeans, a green long sleeve shirt and a thick blue vest. Seeing these items made her remember the accident. She shut her eyes quickly and lowered her head in pain.

"I remember the accident now. It was awful," Kris began uneasily. Before she could say anything more, she felt two warm hands on her cheeks and she looked at Junior through a thick wall of hot tears.

"I'm here. It's okay. We'll get through this together," he soothingly said to her. He hated to see her in any kind of pain and he did the best he could to stop it.

Kris smiled brightly. She wanted to kiss him but she couldn't remember if he was married or not. Instead, she looked down at the brown bag again and said, "There's something else." Junior pulled back his hands and Kris grabbed a small ziplock bag from the bottom of the larger brown bag and examined it.

Kris carefully opened the bag and dumped the contents out next to her. There was a black wristwatch and a chain necklace with a W on it. She remembered Matt gave it to her for her last birthday so she would always remember Wildfire and Flame. She ran her finger over the letter and smiled. Junior smiled above her and was happy just simply because Kris was happy.

Then she saw a diamond ring sitting on the sheets, shimmering in the morning sunlight. She picked it up carefully and stared at it. Junior went silent and his heart sped up in hopes that she would remember their relationship.

At first she was really confused. She figured that her bag of things was mixed up with someone else's. But then flashes of memories played in her mind and everything clicked together. "Oh my god," she said, barely above a whisper. "I missed our wedding," she uttered even softer.

"Yeah, you weren't there so I married a bartender at Bobby's," Junior joked.

She punched his playfully as the smile disappeared from her face. "I am so sorry." Tears began to well in her eyes once more as she cautiously looked into Junior's eyes only to find pure love in them. She expected hate and anger to be present in his eyes because he had to wait and worry over whether Kris would come back to him, so she was surprised at what she saw.

"It's not your fault. We can reschedule. I am going to marry you one way or the other. And that's a fact." He kissed her passionately and she smiled against his lips.

Junior had waited so long to feel Kris's plump red lips against his own. The only thing that kept him strong was he knew he would be kissing her some day soon. At first, he couldn't bring himself to pry away from her. He only wanted the moment to last forever. Finally he pulled away slowly. When he opened his eyes, he saw Kris lick her lips, as she used to after he kissed her passionately. Then he heard Kris say, "I love you Junior." He had waited so long to hear those words once again and he couldn't form any words to respond to her.

Kris wrapped her arms around Junior and he placed his head on her shoulder. Suddenly Kris heard Junior quietly crying against her neck. She ran her fingers through his silky smooth hair and said, "I can't imagine what I put you through Junior. I am so sorry."

At those words, Junior began sobbing. Between tears, he gasped for air and said, "I almost thought you weren't coming back to me."

Kris buried her head into Junior's neck and kissed it softly. "I will never leave you. I promise."