The Visitor Part 1

A/N- Thanks for the reviews! I am so happy you are enjoying the story and I love to hear what you guys think! So this chapter ends with three big cliffhangers… I apologize in advance lol (I have a love/hate relationship with cliffhangers. lol).

Matt looked at his watch for what seemed the tenth time, while running his hand through his hair. It had only been 30 minutes since he had left the bunkhouse and his stomach was rumbling loud enough that he could hear it.

"Come on, Junior." he mumbled to himself as he sat on the porch swing, slowly rocking back and forth.

He watched as a car slowly made its way down the dirt road, and he momentarily wondered if the person was lost.

He watched the car pull to a stop outside of Raintree gates and sit there for a moment before he saw a man get out and look around.

It was obvious to Matt, as he watched the man talk on his cell phone, that the man was not from around here.

He squinted against the sun trying to make out the figure, which only seemed to make the man blur more.

"Weird." he muttered to himself as he watched the man get back in his car and drive away. "Maybe he was lost after all?" he stated.

"You talking to yourself now?" he heard and he looked up his eyes meeting Pablo's.

"Did you just see that man?" Matt asked questioningly as he watched the car drive down the dirt road.

"Yeah, some city slicker, probably lost and using our ranch as a location to get directions."

Matt seemed to nod his head for a moment looking at the place by the gate where the man had just stood. "Yeah, sure" he replied.

"So," Pablo asked "I thought I heard you say that you were going to lunch with Junior?"

"I am," Matt replied "he is just showering and getting ready."

"On the topic of Junior," Pablo asked "have you seen Kris? I really wanted to talk to her about something."

Matt looked at him questioningly for a moment before stating "Nope, not since she left for her date last night."

"Hmmm," Pablo stated as he smiled "well I'll be."

"What?" Matt asked as he looked at Pablo.

"Oh, nothing," he replied. "If you see her let her know I am looking for her."

"Will do," Matt stated as he looked at his watch again. Only 5 minutes had passed.

--

"Junior, stop." she squealed "you need to get ready to go to lunch with Matt."

He leaned over and kissed her again before stating "but I would rather stay here with you."

"I need to go pick up Jason, the sooner you leave the sooner I can do that."

He looked at her with a puppy dog face before replying "we could all hang out together you know. Like a family."

"You know I would love nothing more, but you agreed to go with Matt to lunch and I can't stay in this house forever."

"Why not he asked?" looking at her pleadingly.

"Because," she stated, "the way this morning has been going we will never leave."

He looked at her sweetly before stating "and whose fault is that?"

She laughed as she looked at him "Uh, yours." she teased.

He reached over and started to tug on the edge of her towel again and she swatted his hand. "I'm warning you mister, get ready!"

"Fine, fine." he muttered as he hopped off the bed "have it your way."

He continued to mumble and grumble as he slipped his clothes on and she couldn't help but smile. She had missed this, his playful teasing and their back and forth, more than she realized.

He looked at her pouting as he stated "I'm all dressed."

"Like a big boy," she teased as she made a face at him "It's just lunch Junior, it's not like I am going anywhere."

"You better not be," he whispered.

He leaned over and gave her a peck on her lips, but she snaked her hand around his head and deepened it.

He pulled away quickly stating "and now who are we going to blame for this?" he teased.

"For what?" she asked confused.

"For me being late to meet Matt," he stated as he grabbed her and kissed her again as he pushed her backwards.

--

"Dude, it took you an hour and twenty minutes" Matt called to Junior as he watched the man run from the bunkhouse to the main house porch.

"Sorry, I got sidetracked." he replied.

"Have you even looked in a mirror?" Matt asked.

"Why?" Junior replied looking down at his clothes.

"Ok, let me rephrase that, ever heard of a hairbrush? If your hair wasn't still partially wet I would have thought you had just gotten out of bed."

The man quickly ran his hands through his hair smoothing down the tuffs that protruded off of his head.

"I'm starving," Matt grumbled "let's go."

The drive to Ray's was quiet and long. Junior couldn't help but notice that Matt seemed to have other things on his mind, but he didn't want to intrude by asking.

"Is everything Ok man?" he asked once the silence became almost unbearable.

"Fine," Matt replied "just hungry."

He nodded his head in understanding before stating "something else is bothering you."

"Just thinking, that's all." Matt replied.

Junior nodded his head in agreement before looking out the window.

"How did your date go?" Matt asked quietly.

"Great, everything went really well almost better than I expected. The spot was perfect, thanks for your help."

He watched as Matt silently nodded his head before turning and looking out his side window.

"And you and Kris," he asked "you two are back together?"

He couldn't help the huge smile that formed on his face "Yeah," he stated "we are definately back together."

"That's great," Matt replied "I'm happy for you guys."

Junior looked at him for just a moment before he reached over to open his door.

"Then why don't you sound happy?" he asked as he turned to look back at Matt.

Just then his phone rang.

--

Kris lay in bed looking up at the ceiling as a million thoughts rushed through her head. Rolling onto her side she looked at the empty space next to her and instantly second guessed her decision to send Junior away.

'What is wrong with me,' she thought 'one minute I tell him no, the next I am all over him.'

She hadn't intended for the night to happen when she had turned back, or had she. At this point it didn't even matter all she knew was now that it had, she couldn't take it back. Hell, she didn't want to take it back.

'I need to talk to him,' she thought as she reached over and picked up her phone.

"Hey, I can't talk right this second" he stated as he answered the phone. His voiced sound strained and she wasn't sure if it was because he was with Matt or because he didn't want to talk to her.

"Junior," she spoke as her voice broke "I really need to talk to you."

"Hold on," he stated and she wasn't sure if it was to her or Matt.

She heard some rustling and movement and what sounded like a door.

"Yeah," he stated almost in a whisper.

"Do you regret last night?" she asked quietly.

She thought she heard him drop his phone because it sounded like it was bouncing. After a moment she could hear his breathing again.

"No, not at all. Are you having second thoughts?" he asked and she couldn't help but notice his voice breaking.

She could feel a sigh of relief escape her lips as she replied "No, none. I just wish I hadn't sent you away so quick this morning."

She could tell he was smiling as she heard a gentle but soft laughter over the phone line.

"I will be home soon," he stated.

"You better," she replied as she hung up the phone.

'Now to pick up Jason,' she thought.

--

She was headed towards the house to pick up Jason when she heard Pablo call her name.

"Kris."

"Yeah," she stated turning around to look at him.

"So you stayed with Junior last night, huh?"

She really didn't feel comfortable discussing this with him so she silently nodded her head while looking away.

"Sorry," he stated noticing her discomfort "I just was going to say that it is good to see you two back together."

She looked at him smiling before replying "it feels good to have him back."

He nodded his head in understanding before responding "there was actually something I wanted to talk to you about. Do you have a minute?"

"Of course," she replied.

They were suddenly taken off guard by a honking noise which both turned towards.

"Wait a minute," Pablo stated "isn't that the car that was out front earlier?"

"I wouldn't know." Kris replied watching as the car drove down the path to the stables.

As the car stopped a man hopped out of the car and looked around for a moment before turning and looking at them.

"Kris Furillo?" he asked.