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"Hey I thought I heard voices." Jean said as she came out of the kitchen.
"Well, that's because you were in the middle of a lip lock" Matt whispered under his breath as he and Dani followed her into the kitchen
"What was that honey?" she asked with a smile
Dani poked her elbow into his side as he cringed.
"It sure smells good in here, what's all this?" Dani asked
"Oh it's dessert for the group that's going to be arriving in about 2hours" she replied
"What? 2 hours?" Matt asked as he looked at his watch. "You've got to be joking mom"
"I'm sorry it slipped my mind, besides we've got a ranch to run."
"Yeah, more like a dude ranch" he exclaimed. "You know we wouldn't have to worry about this if you would just get back into horse racing like I suggested. Honestly mom we should do away with the dude ranch and-"
"Matt, please not now." She stated as she cut him off. "I don't want to get into this argument with you again." She begged.
"You don't have too if you-"
Dani once again elbowed him in his side as she mouthed "Stop"
He rubbed his side as he closed his mouth. "Fine" he replied "Just for tonight I'll drop it, but I'm not giving up so easily"
Jean ignored his last statement as she turned to Dani. "Do you think you kids could help the guest settle in?" she asked taking her apron off.
"What hot date?" he smirked.
"Actually, yes" she replied with a grin as she was lost in thought
"Awe mom" he groaned.
"What?" she proclaimed as she snapped out of it. "Honey I was meaning to talk to you about me and Pa-"
"Ah ah ah" he said as he put his hand up. "I'm happy for you guys. Have fun tonight but you be home at 10:30 young lady"
They all laughed. "That's sweet honey, but lets' not forget who the parent is" she replied with a sly remarked.
"Yeah ask me that again tonight when he brings you home" he joked "We'll see who the parent and child is"
Jean laughed as Dani rolled her eyes and shook her head at him
"What?" he asked "It's true"
"So where's he taking you?" Dani asked eagerly
Matt now rolled his eyes as he chuckled at his girlfriend. "Woman!" he said as he walked away
"I'm not sure. He's going to be picking me up in about 2 hours." She replied.
"Awww, I hope you two have fun on your date tonight. Matt and I'll take care of everything here for you, isn't that right baby?" she yelled as he walked out the door.
"Yeah yeah" he yelled back as Jean's face lit up.
"I'm so nervous I don't know what to wear" she exclaimed cleaning up the kitchen
"You go get ready, and I'll clean up in here" she added taking things out of Jean's hand
"Awe you're a life saver. Dinner is all set and the cookies are all ready and Todd is sleeping over at Trevor's" she replied. Jean walked off with a big smile on her face. "Thanks again Dani"
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Junior sighed at the sight of Kris crying in the waiting area.
"I know what you were going to say, so please don't" she begged.
He opened his arms to her as she slowly embraced him. "I know I was out of line, but Junior I was so mad at him for not protecting her."
Junior let her vent as he stayed quiet as he kissed the top of her head. He held her tight as he ran his hands against her hair.
"I can understand if he wants to get back at me, but going after my family-"
"I know, but I promise you that we'll get to the bottom of this." he replied
She nodded her head as she shifted in his arms
"There's something I need to talk to you about Kris" he added as she looked up at him
"Okay" she replied a little worried.
"I don't know how to say it"
"Junior, you know you could tell me anything" she added with a hint of nervousness in her voice as he led her to sit down
"I spoke to Matt earlier, and he told me that Kerry's out on bail"
"BAIL?! Wait, how's that possible?" she asked utterly shocked.
"Matt didn't know much, but Officer Mello does want to talk to you personally though" Junior replied as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"So those marks on my mother's throat were from him today. He was here." she said as she closed her eyes. She got the chills as she rubbed her hands against her arms.
Junior put his arm around her shoulder as he pulled her close. "Everything will be okay I promise"
She laid her head against his shoulder as she was lost in thought.
"Kris, what are you thinking about?" he asked as he realized she got awfully quiet.
"Jace-"she replied.
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Dani walked back into the living room as she clapped her hands together."I've never seen your mom so excited. Pablo is such a great guy"
"Yeah he is, but Mom and Pablo? Who'd ever guess after all these years?" Matt asked as Dani plopped herself next to him on the couch
"I think it's sweet. You're mom deserves to be happy for once"
"Yes she does" he replied as he wrapped his hands around her shoulder. "Do you know how much I love you Dani Davis?" he asked with a smile
"Just as much as I love you" she replied as she cupped his face in her hands as their lips met in a long passionate kiss.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked pulling her back down as she fell into his lap
"I told your mom that I'd clean up the kitchen while she got ready" she explained
"Well that could wait" he replied leaning down to meet her lips again
"Matt" she shrieked. "Your mom is still upstairs" she said giggling
"Uh-huh" he whispered as he nuzzled her neck now searching for her lips once again
"Matt! That's going to have to wait until later" she whispered in between kisses. She kissed him
one last time as she got up and walked into the kitchen.
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Jace pushed open the hospital exit door with a loud bam. "Damn it!" he roared out in frustration as he kicked the garbage can. "How could she assume I still did those things?" he questioned upset as he rolled up his fists. He needed to cool off so he took off towards his car. He couldn't shake the anger and resentment he saw in her eyes as he had a flash back…
"Stealing cars isn't considered work" she fumed not caring what just came out of her mouth
"I don't do that anymore, how could you think that? I've changed a lot." he replied as he defended himself.
"Uhm, I don't know, maybe it was because the last time I saw you, you stole Junior's car and took off before saying anything to me. You're lucky he didn't press charges"
"I know what I did was stupid- besides, there seemed like there was tension between the two of you and he came off as that spoiled rich kid who got whatever he wanted. "No offense Junior" he said as he turned to him. "So I thought I'd teach him a lesson" Jace tried explaining. "It was all for fun and games.
"Fun and games?" she asked beyond appalled. "So just because there was tension between the two of us, it made it okay for you to go and steal his car? God, Jace when are you going to grow up and take some responsibility?" she asked coldly
"Responsibility? Look who's talking. Don't give me that lecture Kris."
"What's that suppose to mean Jace" she asked
"When mom need your help and asked you to come home did you?" he yelled.
"Don't you dare blame me for that Jace!" she yelled. "Maybe if I didn't get in trouble hanging out with you and your stupid friends, maybe I would have come home" she lashed out at him
"Oh so now we're stupid. Oh I'm sorry that I don't fit in with you and your so-called rich friends. God! I shouldn't have called you!" he exclaimed frustrated. "You know what, I don't need this" he yelled as he headed for the door
"There you go again Jace, when the going gets tough, you bail. That's what you do best isn't it. You're just like our so called sperm donor" she shouted as tears streamed down her face
They were all so shocked that those words just came out of her mouth
"Don't you dare compare me to that bastard! I'm nothing like him" he shouted appalled.
Jace's blood boiled as he thought about how Kris compared him to his bastard of a father. He then didn't realize that a black tinted Lincoln rolled up behind him. Just then two big body guards' look-alikes threw what seems to be a potato sack over his head as they grabbed him.
"Hey, what the- let me go" Jace yelled as he tried to get loose.
They then started beating the living day lights out of him as Jace tried his best to fight back. He then was suckered punched right in the stomach as it knocked the wind out of him, as another one hit him in the head from behind knocking him unconscious. He fell to the ground as they pushed him into the car.
"Let's go" yelled another man as the car screeched down the road.
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"How do I look?" Jean asked Matt and Dani as she came down stairs
"Their eyes opened wide as a smile spread across their face.
"Ms. Ritter, you look beautiful" Dani expressed
Matt was speechless
"Too much?" She asked as she turned to him
"M-mom, you look amazing" he finally said.
Jean was wearing an elegant, long black slim knee high dress that hugged her body tightly. She finished it off with a pair of black high heels and a clutch purse. Her hair was curled as she wore pearl earrings with a pearl necklace.
"Thank you" she replied smiling as she ran over the checklist with them once again.
"Mom, for the hundredth time" Matt began saying as the door bell rang
"He's here" Dani replied ecstatically
"I'll get it" Matt said heading towards the door. "Hey Pablo" he said.
"Hey Matt, is she rea-" he began asking as Jean appeared
"Hi" said Jean as she smiled at him
"Jean, you look incredible"
"Thank you, you look quite handsome yourself" she replied as they locked eyes
"Uh hum" Matt cleared his throat
Dani stood there with a smile on her face as she held her hands under her chin pleased with what she was seeing
"You ready?" he asked as he extended his hand to her
"I am, lets' go" she replied placing her hand in his
"You two have fun" said Dani
"Be careful, and Pablo, you have her home no later than 1030 you hear?" Matt smirked as he yelled from the front porch
Pablo opened the passenger side door for her as she climbed in.
They were both nervous since it's been awhile since either one of them dated in awhile
"So, where are we going?" she asked trying to make small talk
"It's a surprise" he answered as he smiled over at her
She returned the smile as she breathed in his cologne
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Kris and Junior sat there in silence as they looked upon a quiet hospital hallway. She sighed as she shifted in his arms.
"Why don't you call him?" Junior asked as he read the look on her face
"I-I don't know if I can" she replied. "I said some awful things and I don't even know where he took off too"
"Kris, don't be silly. You both were upset and you both said things you didn't mean. He's your brother, he loves you. Call him, and work it out."
She nodded as she grabbed her phone. It went straight to voicemail as she left one. "Jace, its Kris, look, I'm sorry for what I said earlier tonight. I was way out of line. Please call me as soon as you get this message. I love you." She said now hanging up.
Junior got up as he walked over towards her. He pulled her into a hug as they stood there.
"Junior, why don't you head home and get some rest. I'm going to stay here tonight with my mom since Jace took off. Besides if he does come back tonight, it'll give us an opportunity to talk."
"Kris are you sure? I could stay with you, I-I don't know if I like this idea of you and your mom staying by yourselves tonight especially without Jase."
"We'll be fine. Besides its' late and visiting hours are almost over, so there's really nothing to worry about." She said trying to reassure him. "Junior, you have a life outside of me and you can't keep putting it off because of me."
"I know, but with everything going on-"
"We'll be fine. I promise. I'll see you sometime tomorrow anyways." She smiled.
Took about 20mins to persuade him to finally go home and get some rest.
"I'll walk myself out. You call me if you need anything okay? I love you" he said as he pulled her in for a kiss.
"And I love you" she replied deepening the kiss.
He stood there for a few minutes before heading over towards the elevator. "See you tomorrow" he waved good bye not wanting to leave her side at all.
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"Tie him up" Jace heard as he started regaining consciousness. There was blood dripping down his forehead and from his lips as his eyes were black and blue. His vision was too blurry for him to make out who it was but he does know for a fact that he's never seen these guys before.
"What do you want from me?" he manage to shout
"It's not what we want from you Mr. Furillo, but it's what we want from Kris." A man replied.
"You leave my sister alone" Jace shouted as he got worked up. "Who the hell are you?"
"Now, Mr. Furillo there's no need to get upset. I promise I won't kill you as long as Kris does what we ask her too."
Jace then spits in the man's face.
"You shouldn't have done that" the man said as he motioned for the body guards to do their deed.
"OH!" Jace screeched in pain as he gasped for air.
"You don't want to mess with me, so you best do what I tell you to do. You understand me. If you don't I can promise you that your whole family will wish they never knew what was coming to them." He smirked.
"You stay away from my family" Jace roared. "You can do whatever you want with me, but I will never give you Kris."
"Well then, I guess we're just going to have to wait and see what we could do to get you to change your mind won't we? I mean, you must have been upset or even livid in seeing what happened to your mom right?" The man questioned.
"Thaat was you?! You sick bastard! You stay away from my family you hear!" he shouted once again "How dare you lay a hand on my mom let alone be involved with Kris. Go to Hell!"
"That's enough!" the man yelled. "Take him away" the man ordered.
"You stay away from my family you hear me?!" Jace yelled as he was being dragged away.
The man stood there as he smirked.
Jace was thrown into some type of room as they blind folded him and hung him up by the hands. They beat him until he was once again out of it.
...
"I had a lovely time tonight Pablo" Jean said as they sat down on the front porch swing
"I did too. Thank you for coming out tonight with me"
She leaned her head on his shoulder as they slowly rocked back and forth.
Their hearts were beating so fast in their chest as they sat there quietly enjoying each other's company.
She raised her head up as their eyes locked with one another.
He hands lifted up her chin as he leaned in and kissed her passionately which she deepened on her end.
They continued kissing for another 20mins or so. "Wow, Pablo said as they finally once again pulled apart.
"Wow" she said smiling as she repeated his statement. "That was-"
"Amazing" he replied as he finished her sentence.
"Yeah" she responded.
"As much as I don't want to go," he said with a chuckle, "But I really have to get up early" he said not taking his eyes off hers.
"I understand" she said as she kissed him softly once more before they stood up. "Good nite," she said as they embraced in a hug.
"I'll see you sometime tomorrow" he added
"I'm looking forward to it" she replied as she watched him make his way towards his truck.
She took a deep breath as she walked into the house. Dani and Matt were both asleep on the couch as she turned off the TV and hits the light before disappearing upstairs still with a smile plastered to her face.
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Kris sat out in the waiting area for another 15mins after Junior had left. She finally rose to her feet as she made her way to her mom's room. Barb was already asleep like Kris assumed she would be. Kris then sat down in the chair next to her mom's bed as she took her hands into her own. "Oh mom, I'm sorry about what happened today. I was so out of line with Jace. I didn't mean anything I said but I promise you, we will get to the bottom of this. Connolly will be sorry that he hurt you." She said as she brushed a piece of hair out of her moms face before slowly drifting off to sleep.