"I lied to him," Kris thought to herself. "I lied to him. I can't believe I didn't just tell him. That entire year, all I wanted was for him to drive down the highway in his Porsche and beg me to come back; and then when he finally does, I can't do it." The nurse reentered and checked Kris' blood pressure.

"Too much excitement," the nurse stated, then pretended to be there without being noticed. "Why did you lie to him?" Kris looked up from her sheets. "I know what happened, the police caught him. They're just keeping it under wraps…" She nodded her head.

"I just…What was I supposed to tell him?" Kris asked. The nurse shrugged her shoulders. "I mean, how am I supposed to tell him what I've been through. Especially after that crap about his wife."

"You're jealous." This wasn't meant to be rude, it was just the truth. Kris knew that the nurse wasn't trying to offend her, just show her what she was really like.

"Yeah. Pretty much."

"What are you going to do about it?" the nurse asked.

"What can I do? I've got who knows how many stabs in my gut, my best friend is gone…" Kris held her breath at the thought of Wildfire. Moments later, the nurse walked out of the room, leaving Kris to think about the past year. A year in hell.

The next morning, Kris awoke to find Pablo sitting at her bed.

"Hey, Kris," he greeted rather cheerfully, considering that he'd hated her before she left.

"Hi." They sat in an awkward silence for a while until Pablo spoke.

"I'm not expecting you to tell me what happened in the past year, but I'm here to give you an offer you can't refuse." Kris scoffed.

"Trust me, I've seen so many offers, there's not one that I'm unable to turn down."

"Then I'll be the first," Pablo stated. "We want to hire you."

"We?"

"Jean and I."

"At Raintree?" Pablo nodded. "No, Pablo, I couldn't. thanks for the offer, it's really nice, but I just need to go home."

"And where is home for you, Kris?" This stung to Kris, remembering her crappy past, and what she'd made of her future.

"Not at Raintree" was all Kris could manage to reply.

"No, I think you're wrong. I think you love Raintree with every bone in your body and you'd be stupid not to take your offer." Kris then looked Pablo in the eyes and smiled.

"I would be, wouldn't I?" Pablo then smiled. "But I've done a lot of stupid stuff in my past." His smile crumbled. "But this is one offer that I can't refuse." His smile reemerged and he gently embraced her.

"We'll be happy to have you home. All of us." Kris' brow furrowed.

"All of us?"

"Jean, too." Kris smiled at that, hoping that Jean would one day forgive her. Pablo then looked solemn. "Kris, I know that I said I wouldn't ask so to explain-"

"So, please, don't," Kris pleaded, pressing a button by her bedside. A moment later, the nurse appeared. "I'd like to sign out." The nurses mouth dropped open.

"Ms. Furillo, that's simply not possible," the nurse stated.

"I'm over 18, you can't keep me in here."