A/N: So this is my first FNL fan Fict, please be kind! I hope you guys enjoy it and please review and let me know what you think!

It is so weird how you can live somewhere and practically hate it, but when you move away and come back, it feels as though you never left. Julie Taylor had always been seen as the Coach's daughter or Matt Saracen's girlfriend, but no one ever saw her for herself except one unlikely person.

Julie hated living in Dillion because of this fact. She was determined to move away and never come back. She could care less about football or the Panthers. She had always had her life mapped out, she would graduate and move away and go to college where no one knew her. She would make a new life for herself.

Ironically, things don't always work out the way you plan. Julie realized that the hard way. After graduation, she moved away to college bringing a secret along with her that would change her life. Little did she know this secret would bring her back to the one place she had hated: Dillion, Texas.

It had been four years since she had stepped foot in this town. She had not kept in touch with anyone, not even her family. She had gone away to college at the University of Southern California. She was finally coming home, which she never thought she would say. She was about to face a past that she wasn't sure she was ready for, but everyone deserved to know her secret.

She glanced in the backseat at the beautiful little boy who was sound asleep. She continued to drive before she finally saw the sign 'Welcome to Dillion Home of the Panthers.' She continued to drive as she passed familiar surroundings before finally pulling up outside her house, or at least her parent's house that is.

"It's now or never," she said aloud before getting out of her car.

She opened her back door and undid her son's car seat. "Hey little man, it's time to wake up," she whispered.

"Mommy, are we here?" he asked.

"Yes sweetheart, we're here. Now you get to meet your grandparents," she replied picking him up and leading him to the front door.

She gently knocked before she heard footsteps coming towards the door. The door slowly opened by a little girl who said, "Hello."

"Gracie?" Julie wondered. It had been so long since she had seen her little sister that she hardly recognized her. After all, she was now eight years old.

"Jules," she asked hopefully.

"It's me lil sis. Where's mom and dad?" Julie replied.

Instead of answering, she yelled, "Mom, Dad, Julie's home!"

Eric came from the bathroom after hearing his daughter yell to see what all the commotion was all about. He stopped when he saw his eldest daughter standing in the doorway holding a toddler. "Tami, get in here," he yelled.

Tami came out from the bedroom and once she saw Julie, she ran towards her and pulled her into a hug. "My baby's finally home," she cried.

"Hey mom," Julie replied.

"And who's this little guy," Tami wondered finally noticing the toddler Julie was holding.

Julie paused for a second before saying, "This is Issiah, my son."

"Your son?" Eric repeated.

"Yea dad, he's my son. I know you're probably both upset with me for not telling you, but at the time it's what I had to do. I had to get away from here," Julie said looking directly at her parents who were now standing next to each other.

"Who's the father?" Tami asked carefully.

"Before I say, I believe he should know first. I was wondering if you could actually watch Issiah for a little while because I need to go somewhere," Julie explained.

"Of course, but does the father live here? Because he sort of looks like…" Tami began.

"Mom, I promise I'll explain everything later," Julie insisted.

"Tim's back from college," Eric finally said, "he's staying with Billy if you want to go see him and Matt is visiting his grandmother."

Julie looked at her dad confused before saying, "I'll keep that in mind."

She kissed Issiah on the forehead before handing him over to her mom. Then she headed out to her car and drove to her destination.

Eric just looked at his wife before whispering, "I have a feeling things are about to be quite interesting."

"What are you not telling me?" Tami wondered.

Eric just smiled and said, "Our daughter is finally home, and now she's able to face the past she left behind. I just hope she finds what she's looking for. Let's go into the living room and play with our grandson."

"You know who the father is don't you?" Tami responded.

"Isn't it obvious?" he stated.

"But how? I mean…" Tami started.

"I don't know, but we'll soon find out," Eric replied.