Chpt 9

Two months later.

Kris headed out to the stable, talking to Wildfire something she hadn't done in a long time. She stared up in the sky. Dark clouds, were everywhere, she knew the weather would be getting bad soon.

Junior was headed home we he noticed Kris walking into the stable. Ever since Kerry flipped out on them, from the painting day, he hadn't spoke with her much.

He ran over, as rain began to fall.

"Kris" he gave a small shout, enough to catch her attention.

"Junior" she turned as he entered the barn.

"A storm's headed this way"

"Yeah, I know, I'm just gonna be in here for a few minutes" she reassured him.

"Well I'll stay with you till you leave" he didn't want her to be out in the storm. He closed the stable doors, the rain was pouring more by the minute.

"I'm sorry he yelled at you" she said sitting in a chair. Focusing his attention upon her.

"He shouldn't have yelled, you were helping me paint our baby's room. If anyone should've been yelled at it should've been him" staring at him.

"It's alright" he sat next to her.

"NO, it isn't" tears began forming in her eyes.

"Kris, really it's okay" he placed his hand around her body.

"It's not okay, none of this is okay. I shouldn't be with Kerry and you shouldn't be with Lilly. We should be together, I'm suppose to be happy about being a mom and a wife, but all I can think about is you." All her feelings had came out, she couldn't handle it anymore. He didn't say anything, just looked at her. This was what he wanted for Kris to tell him how she really felt, but despite their feelings, she was still pregnant with Kerry's baby.

"Kris, you know I love you, but we can't be together" he stood, he hated telling her that they couldn't be together. It was what they both wanted, but she was with Kerry now and he was with Lilly.

"Why not? We could be together, I could just break off the engagement to Kerry" she was now crying and clenching to Junior.

"I won't be responsible for breaking up a family, you have to be with Kerry. He's your child's father" he broke away from her clench.

She was so upset that she began to feel a sharp pain in her stomach. Bracing herself up against the wall, it was hurting so much. He had his back turned toward her, but once he notice she wasn't crying anymore, he turned toward her.

"Kris, what's wrong?" he asked nervously.

"I think I'm having the baby" she said with fear in her eyes. Junior who now had the same fear, stayed calm.

"I'm only six months along" she yelled with fear for her baby.

"Okay, look just stay calm I'm gonna go out and try to call for the ambulance."

He opened the stable doors, water rushed in some he closed them tight. Kris began breathing in and out. She kept her eyes on the door, waiting for Junior to come back. She could hear the rain hitting against the house, with weather like this she just hope no tornados would come. Though her main concern was a flood, the water had started leaking into the stable now.

She tried to stay calm, but began to panic.

"JUNIOR" she yelled, crying. She grabbed a rail that was on the wall and pulled herself up. The only way to get to safer grounds was to get to the loft that was up above the stable.

As she stood up she felt, a liquid run down her leg. Her water had just broke.

"This can't be happening" she said, leaning against the wall.

Junior was inside the house, everyone had left, they were heading out to eat for Lilly's win.

"Dammit, the phones are down" he tried one more time. He looked out the window, seeing the water rise, he knew he had to get back to Kris. He grabbed some blankets and threw them in a bag.

He walked out of the house the water now almost up to his knees. Opening the stable door, he saw Kris climbing the ladder.

"Kris" he shouted shutting it.

"Junior, oh thank god" she said in relief.

"The phone's are down, and I couldn't call anyone" he began to climb up the ladder. Placing the bag around his shoulder he helped her up into the loft.

"So no ones coming" she said. He shook his head.

"My water broke earlier the contractions have been getting closer together" she was tired from climbing.

"Looks like I'm going to have to deliver this baby" he said. She looked at him as if he was serious, but she realized he really was.

"You don't know how to deliver a baby" trying to breath through the pain.

"No, but we don't have much choice. The water is too high to try to get you into the house, and I'm sure there is already flooding inside there too" he placed a blanket on the floor. She placed herself in a birthing position.

"I see the tip of it's head" he said, he gave her a reassuring smile. Even though Kerry wasn't here, she felt safe with Junior. She knew he would do everything in his power to deliver the baby. Her main concern was that she wasn't fully nine months.

"In a few minutes, I'm gonna need you to push" he stated. She nodded and propped herself against the wall.

"Ok I need you to push." She began breathing and pushing, the pain was more painful than she the thought.

"Push" he shouted.

"I'm pushing" she yelled back.

"Kris, just a little bit more, the baby is almost out."

"I can't"

"Yes you can."

She took a deep breath and gave her all in the last push.

"Keep pushing" he said. Finally he had the baby out. She took a sigh in relief.

"It's a girl" he said smiling, wrapping her in a blanket, he handed her to Kris. Junior sat next to them. She gave her a kiss on the head.

"She's beautiful, just like her mom" he said smiling. She looked up at him and smiled.

"She is beautiful" she grabbed Kris's finger in her hand.

"What are you going to name her?" he asked.

She hadn't much thought about it, she knew she would once she found out what the baby was.

"I'm going to name her Grace" she said proudly. It just seemed like the right name for her.

"I like it" he said.

"I do too" she held her in her arms, close.

"Well the storm is letting up, you two really need to get to a hospital" he starting climbing down the latter.

"You sure that's a good idea?" she asked

"Well the weather has eased off, the flooding has stopped. We need to get you and Grace to a hospital."

He began to open the stable door, the sun coming through the clouds.

"How's it looked?" she shouted.

"Some damage is done, hopefully not too bad" he walked out. He ran as fast as he could to the house. Water had gotten inside damaging some of the furniture. He realized the phone's would be messed up, but hopefully he'd have a signal on his cell phone. Seeing the cell phone bars go up, he dialed 911. Giving them address, he rushed back to Kris.

"You okay?" he yelled running inside.

"Yeah, were fine" she kept Grace close.

"Ambulance, should be here any minute. I'll help you down" he told her. Kris was unsure of trying to climb down the steps, but she knew she'd have to come down. Junior was behind her keeping his hand close to her body so he could catch her if she slipped. She held Grace close to her and step by step she was finally down.

Feeling a bit dizzy, she shut her eyes.

"Here sit down" he said pulling a chair. Figuring how she must be exhausted. They heard the sirens on the ambulance.

"Looks like their here" he said leaning against the wall. Junior and Kris walked out to the road.

I hope you like this chapter ).. I plan on giving more about Lilly knowing and Alex possibly knowing in the next chpt!