Faith
A/N- sorry this took me awhile to get up… finals and all (blah!). Anyway I tried to make it longer, hopefully that semi-makes up for the lack of updates the last few days! Just a heads up as well… I graduate tomorrow so this weekend is going to be WAY crazy for me (which may mean a lack of updates or may not but I thought I would give you a fair warning lol).
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"He wanted to remember me, he really did. I could tell when we kissed."
Pablo could see a few tears fall from Matt's face as he quietly nodded his head in understanding.
"I'm sure with time, Kris, he will. With time he will."
She looked up at him with her eyes filled with tears and he couldn't help but be amazed at just how much she still loved him.
"Do it for me," she asked "please?"
He looked a Pablo momentarily and a silent nod was followed. They knew what they had to do.
Loading Kris onto one of the horses they sent her back to Raintree and a waiting Jean and Dani. She would be taken care of; they on the other hand had business to attend to.
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He could feel the blood slowly flowing from the corner of his lip and into his mouth. The taste was bitter, but not as bitter as the rest of him felt.
"What the hell is your problem." He screamed at the man in front of him. "I was there for you and this is how you repay me by throwing a cheap shot?"
"Tell me, Kerry." The man seemed to yell "did you know that I was married to your ex-girlfriend? Oh yeah and apparently we have a kid together."
He could feel his blood begin to boil and images of her and Junior together flooded his mind.
"You two have a child?" he seethed.
"Well, Kerry," Junior replied "I think you may have just answered my question."
He could feel the anger rising within him and he could tell he was ready to lash out. This was not how things were suppose to happen. Junior was supposed to come over and not remember Kris, and she was supposed to give up. He wanted to watch her break, slowly watch as her life fell apart before her eyes the way she had made his.
"Just tell me one thing Kerry," the man asked "did you have anything to do with my plane going down?"
"Why would you ask me that Junior? Honestly think about what you are saying?"
"I'm asking because you know how to fly a plane." He replied.
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She leaned over and petted Wildfire's mane as they slowly trotted along the road heading back towards Raintree.
"I don't know what I would do without you boy."
He snorted in response and she couldn't help but chuckle.
"I love you too, Wildfire."
As they slowly trailed back towards Raintree she couldn't stop her mind from wandering to the past.
Sitting nervously she could feel her fingers slowly twisting the end of the white lace tablecloth that was placed over the table she now sat at. Looking at her phone sitting next to her she realized that once again he was running late, and she was quickly loosing her patience with his tardiness.
Frustrated she picked up her phone and checked her messages, nothing. She could feel herself beginning to doubt their future together if they couldn't even find the time to meet for lunch. Sighing, she took a final drink of her water and stood to leave.
"Kris!" she heard him calling from a few feet behind her. Rushing to her side, he wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up planting a soft kiss on her lips.
"Thank goodness your still here," he continued.
She looked at him momentarily before pulling away "You are over an hour and a half late," she snapped.
He looked at his watch for a moment before turning to look at her again. "I'm sorry I'm late I lost track of time."
He reached down and slowly slid her chair out for her and she momentarily contemplated turning and walking away from him. Letting out a sigh she felt herself slowly flop down into the chair as he sat down across from her.
"Its fine," she mumbled as she picked up the glass of water and slowly took a long drink of it. He seemed to look at her for a moment contemplating how honest she was being.
"Kris," he started. She could feel the corners of her mouth twitching as she looked at him.
"Junior, I love that you know me so well. But leave it alone, I really don't need excuses. I just don't appreciate sitting by myself at a restaurant feeling like everyone is staring at me."
He looked at her momentarily before he grabbed her hand and lightly placed a kiss on the top of it.
"I'm sorry I honestly am."
She nodded her head in assurance before replying "It's alright, I'm sorry I snapped at you."
"I have the most amazing news," he beamed as a smile lit up her face.
"Oh?" she questioned "and what would that be?"
"Some investors are interested in the wind-turbine and Calvin and I are going to meet with them about it."
She squeezed his hand that was still holding hers as he looked at her and smiled. "Congratulations, baby." She was ecstatic that his dream was coming true.
He leaned over the table and planted a huge kiss onto her lips, which she deepened. They heard the waitress clear her throat and both broke apart laughing a bit.
As the waitress walked away she could feel a blush slowly creeping onto her cheeks. "I guess we got a bit carried away" she mumbled. She could hear him laughing slightly and it brought an even bigger grin to her face.
"We always do, love." He replied slowly winking at her. She couldn't help but look at him as he took a drink of his water and he slowly choked on it as she made a face at him.
"What was that for?" he asked.
"Nothing," she replied "I just love you."
He looked at her for a moment before smiling and leaning over the table again; before their lips met he replied "I love you too."
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She wasn't sure how many times she had looked at the clock since they had left, but it had been enough. It seemed every time she looked the second hand seemed to tick slower and the minute hand seemed to stand still.
"This is ridiculous." She felt herself mumble.
Jean looked up at her and smiled, before replying "It will be OK Dani, they had to go on horseback on the back roads, and it probably took them longer than they anticipated."
She could feel her head slowly nodding as Jean spoke, but she couldn't help the feeling in her gut that told her that something was wrong.
Her mind flashed back to the day that she had lost RJ so many years ago. She momentarily wondered why it was that anytime anything went wrong in her life that was the moment she flashed back to.
She could feel herself wondering if Matt was OK and that worry seemed to replace the pain in her heart that the memories of RJ brought. Looking at Jean for a moment before standing up she replied "Well, I've waited long enough I am going to call them and see what is taking so long."
She could see a look of surprise on Jean's face before she replied "Dani, I really don't think that is a good idea, especially if they are trying to be quiet about it. You don't want your phone call to be the thing that out's them."
She momentarily nodded her head before replying "But how are you so calm then? Aren't you worried about Matt, Pablo, and Kris?"
Jean quietly nodded her head before responding "more than you could ever know."
She took a minute to digest this information before continuing "but then how are you staying so calm?" she questioned.
Jean looked at her and gently placed a hand on her arm and gave a light squeeze.
"Because," she replied "I have faith that they will come back. Be strong Dani, everything will be OK."
She could feel a few tears fall down her cheeks as she contemplated when she had lost that faith in people. As her mind flashed through images of her life trying to pinpoint the moment she felt she had lost faith, visions of RJ, Matt, and Junior flooded her memory.
Her mind flashed to the night in the car when Kris had saved her life and again when they had held each other at Junior's funeral and she knew that things would never be the same. She knew that a part of her had died that day when she had lost her big brother, but now according to Matt he was back.
Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath to calm her nerves her brain told her the answer she had been searching for.
'I never really lost it' she thought.