Secrets Part 1

A/N So the POV in this story skips around quite a bit, hopefully it isn't too confusing. Thanks for the reviews and responses!! I hate cliffhangers too (but the chapter would have been way too long without it!). Enjoy :D

The paramedics didn't need to take her to the hospital to wake her up. As they tried to revive her from her blackout, Matt went to the kitchen to try and calm his nerves. Shaking he picked up his phone, dialing Dani. Before it could even ring, he hung it up. Opening the fridge he grabbed a soda for Kris, thinking that the caffeine couldn't hurt.

Walking back into the room, he found Kris laying on the bed her head hung over the edge. Handing her the soda he couldn't help but notice that her hand shook as she took it. As he smiled politely at one of the paramedics, he excused himself to make a call. Looking back one last time, just to check and make sure Kris was ok, he walked into the living room and pulled out his phone.

Dialing Dani once more, he felt his hand shake. As he listened to each ring his mind went over what had just happened. There was no way, it wasn't possible. But, if Junior would have said anything to anyone it would have been Dani. As she picked up the phone he could hear the lightness in her voice. How the hell was he going to ask her?

As her phone rang, she instantly knew something was wrong. Kris and Matt should have been back hours ago. She answered the phone hesitantly, wondering what was going on. When she didn't get a reply she started to get worried. Then he began to speak.

"Dani" he whispered "we need to talk."

Her mind began to race as she felt her heart beating through her chest. She could feel herself flashing back to when she had gotten a similar call, from Junior. She could feel herself shaking, reaching for a chair, trying to sit down. Taking a deep breath, she waited hoping he would continue.

Matt could hear her shuffling around, probably trying to sit down. He didn't mean to scare her, he just needed some questions answered and he needed them answered now. Taking a deep breath, he began.

Kris sat in bed looking at the paramedics as they packed up their materials. Thanking them again for their help, she momentarily wondered where Matt had gone. Taking a sip of the soda he had brought her, she turned the small item over and over in her hands. Laying her head back and closing her eyes, she wondered if Matt had seen it. As she heard footsteps down the hall, she could feel herself slowly falling back to sleep.

As Matt explained where they had headed, Dani couldn't help but feel a bit surprised. She really had no idea that Kris hadn't been back to the house in such a long time. Listening to him describe the conversation he and Kris had on the trip over, Dani started to fully understand the true grasp her brother held on Kris' heart. She had told Matt after the accident that Kris would disappear and he had refused to believe her. Listening now as he talked, she regretted the secrets she had kept.

As Matt talked he could feel how tired his body actually was. Leaning his back against the refrigerator, he sighed, it was now or never. "Dani, that's not why I am calling," he stated, his voice sounding harsher than he meant it to. "I had to call the ambulance Dani."

A million thoughts fluttered through her head, what the hell was going on over there? Why hadn't Matt mentioned this before now? Before she could bombard him with questions, he continued.

His voice quivered as he said "I dropped her off here, I thought, well I thought she would need some time to herself. So I drove around, went to some of the old hang out places. I wanted to give her space." He shouldn't feel guilty but he did. Maybe she needed him to stay there; maybe he had failed her in some way.

Dani knew he was beating himself up about it, feeling guilty for leaving Kris alone. Knowing Kris though, that was probably exactly what she had wanted. Why was it that Matt always felt the need to be Kris' protector? She momentarily wondered, at least some part deep inside her did, if he still loved her. Pushing the hurtful and negative thoughts aside she focused back on what he was saying.

"I called her to let her know I was outside, and when she didn't answer I figured she was occupied. I got out and rang the door bell and knocked and knocked but no one answered." His voice was wavering now, not out of fear but anger. "I tried to find a spare key, but there wasn't one, so I kicked the door in. I searched the entire house for her Dani. Do you want to know where I found her? I found her on the bedroom floor, passed out."

Dani could hear the anger in his voice, but she wasn't sure why. Momentarily interrupting him to make sure Kris was ok, he responded rather curtly that in fact she was. She expected him to be upset and guilty, but she didn't understand the anger. She felt like snapping back at him, letting him know that she didn't appreciate it, didn't deserve it, that it was hurtful to her. Then she heard him start to cry.

He could feel his legs giving out as he slid down the refrigerator. He wasn't angry with her, he was angry with himself. He could feel the tears begin to fall, but he had to finish, had to get some answers. "I'm sorry," he whispered "that was uncalled for I just, I was so scared when I found her. I-I couldn't wake her up." He had to tell her, had to ask her. "I love you no matter what, you know that right?" He could hear her let out a deep sigh as she told him she loved him too.

He closed his eyes as the words slowly tumbled off his lips "Can I ask you something?"

He heard her chuckle slightly before replying with "always."

"Do you want to tell me why it is that Junior would give Kris a baby rattle for their anniversary?"

The next thing he heard was the sound of her phone echoing as it bounced on the floor.