Ch.2 No Regrets

I woke up in Junior's car alone; I sat up to see where we were. The car was parked in front of a fast food place. I saw Junior inside at a table by himself. I opened the car door and stepped out. I headed towards the door of the fast food place and walked in. I slowly walked over to the table where Junior was at.

"Hey," I said as I sat down.

Junior looked up at me and said, "Hey,"

"So what's up?" I asked.

"Not much, just thinking."

"Thinking 'bout what?" I asked.

"Thinking about the old times, when you and I were just friends."

I laughed, "Junior, we were never good at being just friends."

Junior laughed, "Very true,"

We both got up and walked out the door. We got in the car and started driving.

"This morning, I was looking at apartments. I found one that I love and I know you will too. So I got it, and bought some furniture and everything we needed. I think it turned out great, and I wanted to show it to you."

"Okay,"

We drove for about 10 minutes and parked in front of an apartment complex.

"This is pretty close to Raintree."

"Yeah, but I thought you'd want to be close to Wildfire."

I smiled and followed Junior into the apartment complex. We walked to B10. Junior put me in front of him and unlocked the door; then he put his hands over my eyes.

"Junior…" I questioned.

"It's a surprise."

Junior opened the door and we walked in. Junior took his hands off my eyes and shut the door behind us.

"Junior, it's beautiful. You did all of this?" I said as I turned towards him.

"Well, you slept half the day away. So I had time to get a lot of help. I wanted to surprise you."

"It looks great." I said as I gave Junior a hug.

"We should celebrate by going to the club." Junior said with a smile.

"Sounds great, I'll go get ready." I said as I walked into the bedroom.

.::30 Minutes Later::.

I walked out of the bedroom, and Junior was sitting on the couch already ready.

"Ready?" He asked.

I nodded and we walked out the door to the car. We drove to the usual club; we walked in, hoping for no drama.

"Do you want something to drink?" Junior asked.

"Water,"

"Two waters please," Junior said to the bartender.

We sat in silence listening to the music. There were so many thoughts running through my head.

"Hello Junior," Jillian Parsons said as she stared at the two of us.

"May I talk to you?"

"Yeah…..Kris do you mind?"

"No," I said as Junior and Jillian walked away.

"Junior, why don't you tell her how you feel?" Jillian said.

"I don't feel that way for her anymore."

"You told me a few days ago that a part of you still loves her. And when I saw the way you looked at her, I know that didn't change."

Junior was silent.

"Go tell her how you feel before it's too late. Or better yet…..show her. I'll talk to you later." Jillian said as she walked away.

"You want to go for a ride?" Junior asked as he walked up to me.

"Uh…..sure," I said as Junior led me out of the club.

We drove to an area that overlooked the forest. And the sunset was gorgeous.

"Wow," I said as I sat down on the hood of the car.

"Yeah, I always come here to think about things." Junior said as he sat next to me.

I sat there silent for a moment, "What did I do wrong. I mean, I lost everything; my family, Wildfire, the Ritters, my jockey license, my home."

"You didn't do anything wrong Kris. Everything happens for a reason."

I looked into Junior's eyes, he leaned in closer and closer; and kissed me. We broke apart, and I looked down with tears forming in my eyes.

"Kris, I'm sorry. I thought you wanted me to." Junior said.

"I-I did, I just….."

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