I think the surprise will be Eric coming and visiting her or he got a job around her or something because that would just throw another wrench into the works, like you seem to love to do. Loved it (:
Love this, can't wait for more! As for writing in Kris' point of view I like it. It's always interesting to know what the other character is thinking :)
Dude, AWESOME! Bro you're doing an epic job with this story so far, BUT you should totally write a chapter or a few from Kris's POV. I think that would be SOOOOO awesome and insightful! ^_^