A/N: Ah, so I was going to write another chapter before this but it was so short and unnecessary so I didn't... I hope none of you are confused but if you are, please let me know! And if I don't update by tomorrow, have a very Happy Halloween! :)

Everyone was at the Portmans' after the funeral. They had all said their goodbyes but still none of them could believe this was happening.

Ryan walked into the house searching for Gabrielle. She needed him right now and all he wanted to do was comfort her but lately, she'd just been pushing him away.

He spotted her standing in the dinning room and started walking over to her but stopped when he saw someone he didn't know talking to her. He was about her age but Rya had never seen him before.

He shook his head and sighed, deciding he'd go find his mom instead.

"I still can't believe you're here," Gabrielle said and the man standing in front of her smiled. "It's been a while, huh?"

He nodded. "Almost two years, to be exact," He said and she nodded. "I know this is probably a stupid question to ask but… are you okay?"

She looked up at him and swallowed. She shook her head. "Not really," She said and looked back down, tearing up. He pulled her into a hug and she rested her head on his shoulder. "I just… I miss her so much, Ty, you know?"

"I know, sweetie," He whispered, hugging her tighter. He pulled away for a few seconds and looked into her eyes. "Do you want to go somewhere and talk?"

"Yeah," She nodded. "That would be nice."

He nodded and took her hand, leading her upstairs.

Nora arrived and held the baby in her arms tighter. She couldn't believe that Julie was actually gone. It had been just days before that they had had their talk and now she was gone.

Nora walked into Julie and Dean's room and saw Dean sitting on the bed.

"Uh, hi," She said and he looked at her. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to intrude, I just…"

"You're not intruding," He said and she looked at him. "You're Nora, right?" She nodded. "Julie talked about you a lot during her last few days."

Nora smiled. "Really?" She asked and he nodded. "Um, I just wanted to let you know… Julie was a great friend to me, I mean, we didn't really know each other well but she was there for me and she understood what I was going through… she made this process a lot easier," She said and he nodded. "I hope this was okay but… I named my daughter after Julie," She said, motioning the baby to Dean. He looked surprised. "I decided before she… but I thought it'd be a nice way to honor her memory." She said and Dean nodded, managing a smile.

"Thank you for coming, Nora." He said and she smiled.

"You're welcome." She nodded.

Andy sat in the living room, staring at the floor. He wondered why all these people that he had never met before were at his house. They didn't even know Julie that well. He shook his head and sighed but when he looked up, he saw Jennifer Reed and was surprised.

"Um, hello." She said, with a polite smile but Andy had no words. What was Jen Reed doing here and why was she talking to him?

"I just wanted to give you my condolences," She told him and he nodded. "I don't know what it's like to lose a parent so I'm sorry," She continued. "I didn't know Julie very well but I do know that she was a great woman and she helped my brother out a lot… she'll definitely be missed."

"Thank you." He nodded and she smiled.

"Look, I know we don't really know each other or anything but if you ever need someone to talk to… I'm always available." She told him and then walked away. This should have confused Andy but he was so sad right at that moment that he hadn't even noticed.

Molly arrived and walked over to where she saw Jade standing.

"Hey," Molly said, smiling awkwardly. Things had been tense for the last few months between the best friends, especially now that Molly was with Ethan.

"Hey." Jade nodded. "How are you?"

"I'm okay, I guess, what about you?" She asked. "Where's Casey?"

"He couldn't make it…" She shook her head, taking a sip of her drink. "It was too hard on him, they were very close, you know?" She said and Molly nodded. "Mols, you know I'm okay with you and Ethan being together, right?"

"You are?" Molly asked, surprised.

"Yeah," Jade nodded. "I mean, you're my best friend and whatever makes you happy makes me happy. Life's too short to be selfish like I was, you know?"

Molly nodded and smiled. "I missed you." She whispered and Jade pulled her into a hug.

"Me too, you have no idea."

Ryan had had enough of watching Gabrielle talk (or flirt) with this man that he didn't know. He walked over to them and wrapped his arm around Gabrielle's waist.

"Hi, sweetie," He said, gently, and she looked up at him. "What's going on?" He asked, looking over at Tyler.

"Ryan," She said and smiled. She had completely forgotten about him ever since she started talking to Tyler. "This is Tyler Vanderbilt," She said, looking at him. "An old friend."

"Nice to meet you." Tyler said and Ryan nodded.

"Yeah, I'll bet." Ryan said and Tyler raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, my mom's calling me… I'll see you later, okay Gaby?" He said, looking at the petite brunette. She nodded and he turned to Ryan. "It was nice meeting you." He said and then walked away.

Gabrielle turned to Ryan and gave him a look. "Ryan, what the hell was that?"

He looked at her. "What the hell was what?"

"You don't need to be intimidated by him, there's no reason to be jealous, okay?" She said and Ryan sighed.

"I just wanted us to be alone… so I can be here for you, Gaby." He told her and she nodded.

"Well, I don't need your comfort right now." She said, as she walked over to Ty. "Hey, I'm so sorry about that." She said and he nodded.

"It's alright," He smiled. "Listen, Gaby, I'm sorry but I have to leave."

"Oh," She nodded, disappointed. "Any chance I can come with? I don't think I can stand to be here any longer."

He looked at her. "Of course," He nodded. "Whatever you need, I'm here."

She nodded. "Still have that motorcycle?" She asked. "I need to go fast."

"Yeah, I've got an extra helmet in my mom's car." He told her and she nodded. "We'll leave now?"

"Yeah, sounds good." She said, following him outside.

Meanwhile, Ryan watched as his girlfriend left with her 'old friend' and hopped onto his motorcycle. He sighed, knowing this wasn't the last he'd see of Tyler Vanderbilt.