Forgotten ~ Gilmore Girls

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Lorelai Gilmore couldn't help but overhear a name. It rang in her head all day. That name. A name she should be celebrating, the name of the person who she should help and hold, a person she should protect and keep safe, a named full of regret.

Juliana.

She watched a small group, a blonde boy, a brunette boy and a dark-haired girl, leave her daughter's new school practically wrapped up together. She wasn't sure why but she couldn't take her eyes off them. She sat there staring and watching them, until her daughter appeared in front of her, practically running into her arms.

"Hey, you."

"So, this whole plaid-skirt thing...my idea?" Rory mumbled into the hug.

"My day sucked too."

"Promise?"  Rory asked squeezing her mother tighter

"Swear on my mother's life," Lorelai answered trying to back away, but failing when Rory wouldn't let go.

"Not yet."

Lorelai couldn't help but to watch the car, she previously saw the teenagers get into, as it drove off the school's grounds.

Something about one of the kids was important but she was not too sure why.

- - - - - - - - - -

"Hey, kid!" Christopher said as he watched his daughter enter the house, wrapping his arms around her when he got near her.

"Hi dad, Tristin and Theo are here," Juliana signalled to the boys behind her.

"Hi boys," Christopher welcomed shaking their hands, Christopher loves these boys like his sons, he watched them grow up. Although he thinks he shouldn't, he secretly wants his daughter to date and marry one of the boys, so at least one can become his son legally.

"We're going to study," Juliana says to her dad before grabbing the boys wrist and dragging them with her. Trying not to drop their coffee cup as they walked.

Christopher stood there just watching his daughter, she was an exact replica of her mother. She was strong and brave, she carries herself elegant and beautifully and she's the smartest kid he's ever met. He felt proud of himself, he raised his daughter well, with the help of his parents from 18 he raised a daughter. But he couldn't help but feel guilty, guilty for not letting Juliana know. Not for telling her the second he found out. But it was never the right time. But then again, when was the right time to tell her, the sister which you don't exactly know all that well and the sister who doesn't know you exist is transferring into your school and your grade. He knew Juliana's feelings for Rory, although she tries to hide it, he knows her. He knows she's intimidated and jealous and scared. She's scared that if Rory comes back into his life, that Christopher is going to leave her like her mother did. And Christopher never wanted to do that. He was going to be there for his daughter whenever she needed him. Which made his second piece of news harder.

Christopher had one more thing to tell Juliana. He didn't want to but he had to, so tonight at dinner he will tell her.

"Boys are you guys staying for dinner?" he asked the two boys who were spread out across Juliana's bedroom. If they were anyone else he wouldn't allow them anywhere near the door, but it's Theo and Tristin, they're good kids, he trusts them.