Chapter 18
5years later..
Her eyes opened slowly to a bright room. Kris sat up in the small, and uncomfortable bed. Looking around, everything seemed unfamiliar. Seeing a little small red button next to the bed had a sign "Ring for Nurse". She tapped the button twice.
A woman in at least her mid 40's walked in.
"Your awake" she spoke, rushing to her side.
"Have I been asleep for a while?" Kris spoke.
"Asleep? No, you've been in a coma for five years."
The only thing running through Kris's mind was what had happen to Grace and to Junior.
"Where's my family and my daughter?" she asked.
"You haven't had visitors in a while, except a man he comes in every two weeks late at night. Stays with you for hours."
"Was it Junior or Kerry?" she thought to herself.
"No one?" she said sadly.
"Nope" the nurse replied.
"Not a little girl?"
"I haven't seen one, I'm going to contact the family listed under your medical profile."
It had to be Junior visiting her, Kerry surely would've brought Grace by at least a few times. Then again this was Kerry.
After about an hour the nurse returned to Kris's room.
"Is my family coming?" Kris asked.
"Yes, your sister should be here soon" the nurse replied.
"Where am I exactly? I'm I near a place called Rain tree?"
"Oh no, your about 3hours from there." she walked to shut the blinds.
"They moved me" she said quietly to herself. Junior drove 3hours to visit her.
She seemed happy, but sad at the same time. Her sister nor her own daughter visited her. Junior obviously still cared about her if he drove 3 hours, every two weeks for five years just to visit her.
The nurse walked back inside,
"Well we called your sister, unfortunately no one answered the phone, and there was no answering machine."
"Will keep trying though" the nurse said in reassurance.
"Wait.."
"Jessica" Kris read her name, from the identification tag on her shirt.
"How long has it been since this man came to visit me?" she asked impatiently.
"I'd say two weeks" Jessica replied.
"Looks like you should be getting your visit from him soon"
She was anxious to see him, anxious to see the look on his face to see she had awoken her long coma.
"And you can call me Jessie" she replied to Kris and walked out the door.
Two hours passed, and Kris couldn't take her eyes off the clock it was eight-thirty p.m., she wondered where he was.
"Did he come just before midnight?"
"Did he come at midnight?"
"Did he come in the middle of the night?"
Questions ran through her head, she had so much to ask him, so much to know about his current life.
She decided to relax and lay back in the small bed, wishing she was home.
Closing her eyes for which she was sure of five minutes, the door slowly open. She opened her eyes and watched as he quietly walked to a chair across the room.
He hadn't realized she was sitting up in the bed, staring straight at him.
"Junior?" thinking she had said it so quietly he hadn't heard, till he turned to her.
"Kris" he said with happiness walking fast to her bed.
"Your awake, I should get the nurse" nearly rushing to the door.
"Junior it's okay I've been awake for hours" she spoke.
"How come they haven't contacted anyone?" he seemed furious.
"Well they tried, but my sister didn't answer, and the nurse said a man came to visit me"
"When I asked was a little girl with him, she said no. The only person I could think of would be you."
"She said you came every two weeks, and that two weeks was here so I waited to see if you'd show."
"Why?"
"Why, what?" he asked, knowing he knew what she meant by why.
"Why did you drive three hours to visit me for hours, for five years?"
"The rest gave up after three years passed"
"I made you a promise years ago to always be there for you, and I intended to stick to it."
"What about Grace?"
"Where is she?"
"New York, with Kerry" looking at her with an upset expression.
"She visited for three years, then he decided she shouldn't come anymore"
"Typical Kerry" she thought.
Looking down at his, she noticed a wedding ring. If she didn't feel bad before she did now.
"Wow, your… married.." she stumbled to say.
He looked down at his hand, which she was staring at.
"Yeah, four years" he said.
"To who?" curiosity filled her head.
"Lilly"
It suddenly became awkward.
"Oh" she said, knowing it was probably the dumbest thing to say, but it was the only words that could come out of her mouth.
"Kris…" he began to speak.
"You don't have to explain, Junior."
She realized everything was real, the brief minutes she had with him before discovering the wedding ring was almost a dream.
"How is that?"
"How is your life, I mean"
"Great, we have a son, Allen"
"A son?"
"He's adopted, Lilly found out she couldn't have children."
"I'm sorry" Kris said.
"It's fine, we love him just the same"
A small, but believable concerning smile appeared upon her face.
She wasn't thrilled to here he was married, had a son. His life was great and it was great without her.
"What about your job?"
"I own a couple of racing tracks."
"Wow.. Mr. Davis, race track owner" Kris joked.
"Oh I'm sorry" Jessica walked in.
"It's fine" Junior replied.
"I just wanted to let you know, we contacted your sister"
"She's on her way" the nurse left the room.
"I guess I should go, it's probably best to let your sister see you." he said picking up his coat.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"I'm glad your awake" he said walking near her bed. Giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead,
"Good-bye Kris."
He walked out the door and down the hallway.
Reaching the exit door he walked out to his car and unlocked it.
So many things ran through his head on the way home, Kris was awake, he hadn't really thought about what'd he say to her if she woke up. Hoping he had said the right things.
Reaching home, he stood up against his car looking at his house, is this really what he wanted? I mean it seemed as if he had the perfect life, a good wife, a son, a great job, a nice home that was paid for. Yet, he still knew there was something missing or someone in this case.
He walked up the porch and unlocked the door, stepping inside the house.
"Late night?" a woman appeared in the middle of the hall.
"Yeah" he said lying. He had been lying to his wife for years.
"Well maybe I could relax you" she said moving closer, pressing his lips against hers, she moved her hands up to his shirt, pulling him closer into the kiss than he was before.
Pulling away,
"Actually, I found out Kris woke up" he said.
Her eyes widen as if she had just fell into shock.
"Woke up? As in awake"
"Is there another meaning for woke up?" he said, heading down the hall to the bedroom.
Lilly had kept the secret long enough, that Grace was really his child, now that Kris was awake. How much longer could she keep it a secret?
Hey everyone, I'm soooo sorry for the long wait for an update, but I hope you like it. I'm not sure if I'll continue the story or not. If I decide to end it I'll write a long finale chapter.