It's Better to Burn Out than Fade Away-Kurt Cobain

Chapter 163

October 12, 2003

"Wendy!" I exclaimed, hugging Wendy as soon as I saw her. 

I looked down and saw Frances clutching onto the side of her. 

She looked exactly like her father. 

She had hair that went a little past her ears. Her eyes were bright blue and she had a couple of missing teeth. 

"Hi, Frances," I smiled. 

"Hi," She shyly waved at me. 

"Come in, come in."

They walked inside and I shut the door behind them.

"Everyone's outside right now," I explained. 

"Everyone who?" Wendy asked. 

"My husband and all the kids."

"Your husband? You're married?"

"Yeah, I'm married," I grinned. 

"Wow. I'm happy for you."

"You are?"

"Yes."

"Thank you. That really means a lot."

"Grandma told me about you before we got here," Frances told me. 

"She did?" I asked. 

"Mhm. She said that you were married to my dad and that my mom and dad had an affair and then had me."

I chuckled. "That sums it all up right there."

"I'm sorry they did that."

"It's alright."

"Do you ever miss my dad?"

I loved how blunt she was. She was very straight to the point. "I miss your dad all the time."

"Grandma also said that I have a sister."

I nodded my head. "She's outside. Do you want to go meet her?"

Frances nodded her head vigorously. "I want to meet her!"

I took them out in the backyard and saw Lorelai sitting down talking to Ethan while Jackson and Melissa were playing in the grass. 

"Melissa!" I called her name. "Come here, baby!"

Melissa ran over to us and stopped as soon as she saw Frances. 

"Are you my sister?" Melissa asked her. 

"Yeah. My name's Frances."

"My name's Melissa."

"That's a pretty name."

"Your name is prettier."

"You look exactly like me."

"And you look just like me!"

"Go stand right next to each other," I told them and as soon as they did, I realized that they did look exactly the same. "Ethan, look at this!"

Ethan got up and walked over to us. "They look like the same person."

"Want to go play?" Melissa asked Frances. 

"Yeah!"

"Follow me."

They ran next to Jackson. 

"Wendy, this is my husband Ethan Hawke," I introduced them to each other. "Ethan, this is Wendy."