Another Setback

A/N- Thanks for the reviews, you know they make me happy! (Lol) Special thanks to Opal (Lapo) for all the amazing work you did to help me get this chapter ready and for also helping me come up with the title! You're amazing!

"Kris," Pablo stated, "I didn't want to have to be the one to tell you this."

She could hear his voice shaking as he spoke and she wondered what exactly he was talking about.

"Tell me what?" she asked.

Pablo ran his hand through his hair and let a gentle sigh escape his lips.

"I know how much this whole family thing means to you, and I don't want to be the one to spoil your image, but Kris someone has to be honest with you."

"Pablo," Kris asked as her voice quivered "just tell me."

"You and Junior aren't actually married."

"What," she asked confused "we had a wedding and signed the papers. Believe it or not he is my husband."

"Was," Pablo stated simply.

"I don't understand," she replied.

"Junior is considered dead to several people and organizations, including the government. Remember he had a death certificate, a burial; the works."

"But I don't understand what that has to do with us being married?" Kris asked.

"Kris," he sighed slightly frustrated, "you're considered a widow, think about it."

She could feel the information slowly seep into her brain and she suddenly realized what Pablo meant.

"Our marriage is void now isn't it?" she asked quietly.

"Pretty much," he replied, "that doesn't mean you two can't remarry. But as I said before Kris, take it slow. You two have both been through so much in these last few years you really need to get to know each other and be sure."

"I love him," she stated simply into the air, trying to justify everything she was feeling at that moment.

"Are you sure," Pablo asked "that you don't love the memory of him?"

Kris looked at him somewhat surprised at the blunt question he was asking.

"Just think about it," Pablo stated quietly as he turned and headed back to Raintree.

In the clearing, Kris sat on Wildfire and let her mind wander through the past few days' events. This was Junior, her Junior.

Jumping off of Wildfire she made her way to a soft grassy spot and lay down looking up at the stars.

She loved him that, she was sure of. The way she felt when he touched her, when they kissed, and when they made love was enough to tell her that.

But it wasn't just that, it was the way he looked at her, trusted her, cared for her and Jason. He really was going to make a great dad, something he had worried about unnecessarily.

Wildfire slowly made his way over and lay down next to her, gently nudging her with his head.

"I love you too," she whispered leaning over and laying her head on his side, "I love you too."

Memories of her and Junior's life together before the crash seemed to flicker in her mind and she couldn't help but feel sad thinking about all of the memories he didn't have.

She knew that they were coming back slowly, bit by bit but she silently wondered if they would ever all come back to him.

"We will just have to make new memories," she whispered looking once again at the stars. She heard Wildfire neigh behind her and she couldn't help but smile at the fact that once again her best friend was there for her.

--

"Well," Matt stated looking at Dani lying next to him "if that is what it takes to make babies by all means I am in."

Laughing she gently smacked him on the arm teasingly and leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.

"Would you rather have a boy or a girl?" she asked dreamily. Dani had to admit she was stoked that they had decided to try and have a child.

"It doesn't matter as long as it is healthy," Matt stated softly.

"You?" he asked.

"A girl," she replied laughing slightly "although a boy would be fine too."

He looked at her smiling as he leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"A girl would be great," he whispered as she smiled at his response "as long as she doesn't have the Dani Davis attitude."

Laughing slightly she punched him on the arm.

"Funny, really." Dani replied as she shook her head gently.

"I was teasing," he replied laughingly.

"Sure, sure," she stated, "Pick on the girl. I am not even going to get started on your moodiness."

"Moodiness?" Matt asked laughingly "I'm not sure that is what I would call it, but whatever."

She looked at him for a moment smiling, realizing just how far they had actually come.

"I love you," Dani whispered gently rubbing her hand in his hair, mussing it even more.

"Love you too," he replied softly as he leaned in and kissed her again.

"Let the baby making round two begin," Matt stated teasingly as he leaned over and started tickling her causing her to laugh before leaning in and kissing her passionately.

--

Junior didn't like sleeping alone and he already missed the feeling of her lying next to him. His arms were tightly wrapped around her pillow, but that did little to comfort him in the fact that it was 4 am and she still wasn't in bed.

He wondered where she was and what she was doing; the thoughts making him toss and turn. He didn't think he was a cuddler, but the longer she was gone the more his arms and body ached to hold her.

Junior looked at the clock again and then let a small sigh out of his mouth. He wasn't going to be able to sleep without worrying about her, and he knew it.

Letting out a large sigh he hopped out of bed and made his way over to Jason's crib gently picking him up and bringing him back to bed with him.

Curling his arm around him, he nuzzled his nose against the top of his head, taking in his sweet baby smell.

There was nothing like holding his child to fill his heart with a love he didn't even know he could possess.

"I love your mommy and you very much," Junior whispered trying not to wake the baby.

He placed a gentle kiss on Jason's forehead and leaned his head down next to Jason and closed his eyes.

It didn't take long for sleep to overtake him and he dreamed of a life with his new family.

--

"Hey," Jean gently whispered as Pablo crawled back into bed "where exactly have you been?"

"I couldn't sleep," he replied, "so I went for a walk and ran into Kris."

"Did you tell her?" she asked quickly. She was excited at the prospect of getting her "daughter" back.

"I did," Pablo replied "she needs some time to think about it."

Jean nodded her head silently and wondered if he could see it in the dark.

"Oh?" she asked a little hurt that Kris had not jumped at the chance.

"She just has so many good and bad memories in that house that it is hard for her to part with."

Jean suddenly understood why Kris needed time. She had spent the first year of her marriage in that house, and she had a feeling Jason was conceived there. It only made sense that it would have sentimental value.

"I talked to her about the other thing too," Pablo replied softly.

She turned to look at him and gently reached out and put her hand on his face.

"And how did she take that?" Jean asked quietly, wondering if she needed to go be there for her.

"Better than I expected," Pablo replied, "she didn't even cry."

Jean looked at him for a moment, not really surprised by Kris' strength.

"That poor girl has been through so much," she whispered "and yet she is still strong enough to handle more. She inspires me."

She saw Pablo look at her and gently reach over and rub her arm.

"She is strong because she has people in her life to support her, like you. She has never had that before."

"She has you too," Jean replied softly.

"I know you are worrying Jean, don't. She knows that if she needs you, you will be there."

Jean could feel a few tears gently slip down her face and she quickly wiped them away.

"Thank you for being the one to tell her," She replied, "I don't know if I could have done it."

"I would do anything for you and for this family," Pablo replied.

She nodded her head as a few more tears fell.

"I know," she whispered "I know."