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"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.
He was suddenly very confused. How was it that Junior would know that? Had she told him or was his memory coming back to him? He looked at the man in front of him but his demeanor seemed to do little to answer his questions.
"Kerry am I suppose to assume that your lack of reply is an answer?" Junior barked at him.
He looked at the man standing in front of him and suddenly realized that his plan had fallen to pieces. Letting out a sigh he looked straight into the eyes of the man that he had hated for so long.
"What do you think?" he replied.
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Kris had been riding for what seemed like forever and she could tell that she still had a short ways to go. She momentarily wondered what was happening back at the cabin and seriously contemplated turning around and heading back. It was Junior after all, her Junior.
He had always been there for her whenever she had needed him. He helped her deliver Flame, had gotten her jockey's license back, and had put a claim on Wildfire. He had proven that he would be there for her and she felt that now, when he was most lost, she needed to do the same.
She could feel herself gently petting Wildfire as she continued to ride him
"What do I do, boy? Do I continue on to Raintree or do I head back?" she asked and he seemed to nod his head in answer.
"I miss him Wildfire, I really do."
He snorted at her in response and she could feel a smile come onto her face.
"I know I know," she said "I told you that you will always be the number one man in my life, but don't tell Junior."
She patted him again as he continued to gallop along the path.
"I so wish you could talk to me and tell me what to do," she whispered as she closed her eyes and he picked up speed heading back towards the ranch.
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They had easily made their way into the cabin with little to no effort. He could hear the voices of Junior and Kerry in argument and he momentarily wondered if it was such a good idea to come back for Junior. After all if Junior was with Kerry, did Kris really want him back?
The thought of Junior working with Kerry seemed to make his blood boil and he looked at the man standing next to him to determine if he felt the same way. He was expressionless, instead listening intently to the conversation instead of trying to decipher the intent behind it.
He was sick of waiting, sick of sitting back and doing nothing. He looked at Pablo one last time and then without saying a word walked over and opened the door. As his hand turned the knob he could have sworn he had heard Pablo mutter "I don't think that is a very good idea."
"Sorry to interrupt" Matt said "but I believe that we have some things to settle."
He looked at the shocked expression on both men's faces as he stood in the doorway and he could feel his heart beating in his throat. It was his time to prove himself and he was going to, one way or another.
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They sat as patiently as they could muster on the porch watching the darkness for any sign of movement. She looked to the young girl sitting next to her as she picked at her nails in stress and momentarily smiled at the thought that she would be getting a manicure the very next day.
She could hear what she thought was horses' hooves on one of the pathways and she could tell that it was only one horse. Thinking about Pablo, Matt, and Kris she could feel her heart rate steadily increase, who was returning and where were the others. The only thought her brain could muster was that in somehow in someway 'something went wrong.'
"Dani" she said and the young girl seemed to rise as well, now hearing the same noise she had just heard.
She could hear Dani state "there is only one horse, why is there only one horse?" and she could feel the fear rising in herself as well. Something had definitely gone wrong.
They watched as Wildfire came galloping out of the bushes with a single person on top of him. Both seemed to squint their eyes at the darkness trying to get the person into view. As he rode closer they realized that the person riding Wildfire was Kris.
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She could see them standing on the porch, concerned looks upon their faces but she was too weak to call out to them. The time that had seemed to pass was quickly catching up to her and she could feel her eyes having difficulty staying open. Holding onto Wildfire as tightly as she could she watched as they ran to her.
She couldn't speak, and the pain in her body only seemed to magnify the numbness that had settled throughout her brain. They were confused and they wanted answers, answers that she herself did not have.
She could feel herself falling, could feel them catching her, looking at her terror stricken. Did she really look that bad? Was her face that bruised? She could hear them talking to each other and she heard Jean say that she was in shock.
'Is that what is happening' she wondered as she noticed her body felt heavy, well heavier than normal. She could see Dani out of the corner of her heavy eyelids, was she really crying?
She could feel Wildfires nose gently nudging her hand and then her face. She wanted to reach up and pet him, thank him for bringing her home but her body wouldn't allow her to.
Her eyelids felt like they were getting heavier and she felt as if she had no control over her body. She looked into Jeans eyes, and she could see the worry and pain there. Had she caused that? She was so confused about what was happening but all she knew is that she was so tired, so very very tired.
The man looked at her, and then getting up he picked a daisy and handed it to her. She smiled at him and he smiled back
"You told me everything would be OK." She said.
He looked at her and then quickly plopped down in the grass next to her before grabbing her hand and kissing it.
"I promise," he said "It won't always be this hard."
"But it is hard," she replied.
"I know." He stated in return.
"Why haven't you come back to me?" she asked.
She watched as he ran his hand through his hair before looking at her again. "I love you, you know that right?"
She nodded her head as she leaned against him, the powerful smell of his cologne filling her nostrils.
"You're my frog price," she stated and giggled slightly to herself.
He smiled at her before replying "and you're my sleeping beauty."
She watched as he smiled at her and pulled her in tighter to his chest.
"How long will I have to wait?" she asked.
He looked into her eyes before replying "does it really matter? I'd go to the ends of the earth for you and you for me. Does it matter how long it takes?"
She contemplated his question for just a moment before replying "but it is so hard."
He nodded his head in agreement "it's torture." He stated.
She looked at him again and continued to talk "Jason is getting so big."
He nodded his head before replying "I will always regret not being there, you know that don't you."
She looked at him for a moment before pulling him close to her into a hug. "It wasn't your fault" she stated.
He nodded his head once more before looking at her "I love you Kris, but it is going to take some time."
She could feel the tears flowing down her face as she heard the one thing that she had hoped beyond all hope that she wouldn't hear.
"How long?" she asked.
He smiled at her and pulled her in for a kiss before answering her "help me remember."
She looked at him for a moment before she replied "I will."