Family of Her Heart

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING!!! Sue me if you want I is bankrupt…. Won't get anything.

Authors Note: This is going to be a short story based on the mother/daughter relationship between Kris Furillo and Jean Ritter that I think that they should have truly had.

Oh and this may swing a bit towards AU but hey isn't that what Fan Fiction writing is all about?

So here we go starting in Season 1 just before Kris gets hauled off for 90 lovely days in the slammer.

I hope you enjoy,

Sethanon

Key:

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

Kris was sitting in her trailer at the Raintree Ranch thinking about what she had done and feeling very alone as she knew she would be going back to Camp LaGrange in the next 24 hours when a knock on the door startled her out of her thoughts.

"Come in."

The door opened and Jean Ritter stepped into the trailer, she took a good long look at Kris and said with concern in her voice.

"Kris, are you okay?"

Kris looked up at Jean and burst into tears shaking her head; Jean nervously walked over and put her hand on Kris's shoulder.

"It's going to be okay Kris. You will be okay."

"Jean…"

Jean knelt down and held Kris in a firm hug. Jean thought for a moment and then voiced an idea that unbeknownst to both Jean and Kris would change their relationship for good.

"Shh honey, do you want me to visit you while you are in there?"

Kris looked up from Jean's shoulder in shock.

'Not even my own mother came to visit me willingly and here is someone who barley knows me willing to see me at my worst'

Jean looked down at Kris, wiped her face gently, as she was about to speak again Kris got in first.

"Please, only I don't want anyone else visiting me. I… I don't want the others to see me like that. If you know what I mean."

"Of course I do, I won't even mention it to them if that makes you feel better?"

"It does. Thanks Jean."

Jean gave Kris a kind smile and just hugged her tighter.

"Come on Kris it is time to go let's see how long they are going to keep you from us here at Raintree."

With that Kris and Jean got up, left the trailer and headed to the court house.

At the court house Kris waited nervously for the Judges verdict.

"Kristina Furillo you will be sentenced to 90 days at Camp LaGrange. The reason that I am giving such a lenient sentence is due to the glowing recommendations of Pablo Betart and Jean Ritter. Be aware Miss Furillo that I do not want to see you in my court room again."

With that Kris was then handcuffed and taken to the bus for Camp LaGrange, somehow Jean and Pablo managed to get permission to ride on the bus with her.

Kris sat in her seat with her head bowed and fiddled with her handcuffs. Jean saw this and put her arm around her shoulders, Kris leaned into Jean and they stayed that way for the rest of the ride.

No words were spoken, none needed to be said.

End of Chapter 1