The Airport

A/N- wow look at all those reviews!! You guys seriously are amazing :) I am so grateful you like the story and are sticking with it (hopefully your confusion will be cleared up by this and the next chapter! lol). Enjoy!!

She sat quietly sipping her cup of coffee, wondering where Junior was. Looking at her watch for the third time she noticed that he was only a few minutes late and chuckled at how unnerved his phone call had made her. Thinking back to this morning, she couldn't help but feel guilty about lying to Matt about where she was heading. She had told him she was headed to a business meeting, to try and meet some new clients. She didn't know why she couldn't just tell him, but something about the way Junior had sounded on the phone made her think that he wanted it to be private.

Looking around at the business people she saw a very tired looking Junior slump his way into the coffee shop. Walking up to the register he placed his order and then came and plopped down in front of her. He looked exhausted, and she couldn't help but laugh at the fact that he hadn't even combed his unruly hair. He seemed to smirk at her as she smiled, almost as if he knew what she was thinking, and then he began to speak. "I need a favor."

"Why would you lie about talking to Junior? Dani you're not making any sense!" Matt replied, sounding exasperated.

She could feel a headache starting to rise in her temples. Using her free hand she rubbed her fingers in circles. How in the world was she going to explain the conversation that had taken place, this definitely wasn't going to be easy.

"Well, good morning to you too, big bro. Don't you think it's a little dark to be wearing sunglasses."

He smiled at her then; taking a sip of his coffee he pushed his sunglasses up his face and onto his forehead.

"What do you need?" she questioned, knowing that she couldn't tell him no.

He reached into his bag then and pulled out a very poorly wrapped box. Setting it on the table she couldn't help but laugh at the wrap job he had done.

"Do you want me to rewrap it?" she teased.

"No," he laughed "It's Kris' anniversary present. I need you to sneak it into our house. I would have just left it at the house for her, but I had to pick part of it up on the way here."

"So what did you get her," she asked, semi-shaking the box. "Let me guess, jewelry."

He smiled at her then and laughed. "Remember that necklace that she was frantically trying to find after we had moved. I found it."

She smiled at him then, everyone knew how much that locket had meant to Kris. "Where did you find it," she asked.

"I went back to our old place, convinced the owners to let me look around. I found it in the bathroom; it had gotten stuck between the sink and the wall. I knew how much it meant to her, she was so upset when she lost it."

He looked around the coffee shop then, she could tell he was contemplating something but she wasn't sure what. "That's not all I got her though."

Her curiosity was peaked.

"I lied because, well, I felt like I had no choice but to lie. I didn't go to a business meeting that morning Matt; I met Junior at the airport." She knew he would probably be mad at her for lying to him, but she still wasn't sure she should even be telling him this now. After all she had made a promise.

"What do you mean you had no choice but to lie? What the hell is going on" Matt asked his voice rising in anger. "Be honest with me Dani, I deserve the truth."

She could see his leg bounce with excitement as he fidgeted in his chair. He smiled then, bigger than she thought she had ever seen him smile before. He looked around him again before leaning over the table, getting close to her ear. "Yeah, I also got her a baby rattle."

She felt a squeal come out of her mouth as she jumped out of her chair and into his arms. This was definitely worth getting out of bed for! She couldn't stop a smile from forming on her face. "How far along is Kris?" she asked.

He looked at his watch and laughed "about two hours."

She didn't understand, and she gave him a funny look. "Junior.."

"I know it sounds crazy," he said "but I have never been so sure in my entire life that this is what I want, Dani. She may not be pregnant right this second, but believe me I will do everything in my power to make sure it happens."

She laughed at the cocky smile on his face. "I'm sure you will," she mumbled laughing slightly at her brother. "So you dragged me out of bed to tell me that you want to have kids. Wow... we are getting old." Sitting back in her chair letting the adrenalin run off she only had one question.

"What about Kris being a jockey, though?"

She saw the smile fall from his face, clearly letting her know that he hadn't thought about that. She didn't want to bum him out, but jockeying meant the world to Kris and she had only had her license back for almost a year. Would she really want to give it up that soon?

A smile came back on his face as he leaned towards her again "I love her, Dani. I think I always have. If I have to wait, I will. But if tonight's events are any indication, I don't think I will have to wait that long."

She felt her nose wrinkle "Junior, what did we say earlier about too much information!"

Standing up and hugging him, they both laughed.

"I, I just, I love you Sis." He looked at her then, smiling. "I had to tell someone... I couldn't sleep thinking about it. I sat in bed watching her sleep and do you want to know the only thing that kept running through my head? I just kept thinking how cute Kris would be pregnant." He blushed a bit as he spoke. "Just think how cute our baby would be." She smiled at how excited he was. She hadn't seen him this pumped about anything in quite a while.

"Keep this between us, would you? You know how much dad and Matt would freak if they found out." He laughed then and winked at her in a teasing manner.

As Junior started to walk away… he turned to look back at her. "Oh and by the way, take care of Kris while I'm gone would you?" She smiled and nodded laughing at how protective he was of her. "I will big bro, I promise."

She watched him board his plane, not realizing that it would be the last time she ever saw him again.

"Matt," she could feel tears falling down her face, "Junior-Junior."

He sat and listened to her sobbing, and for the third time in his life he felt completely helpless.