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Authors note These are my two favourite shows, and I really wanted to write a crossover. The fact that Rayna and Jenny are both red heads sparked this. I hope you enjoy!

The Forgotten City

In all the years Rayna Jaymes had been touring, not once had the tour actually stopped in Washington DC. Most people decided it must be overlooked; a political city was not after all going to be the first port of call on a world famous country singers tour. However, to other it was a slight confusion. The tour stopped (even if just for one night) in all of the main cities, Nashville, Chicago, New York . . . even Dallas. So the fact that DC was missed off was strange. Yet in nearly twenty years, no one had ever questioned as to why. The reason, although petty, was one Rayna strongly held onto. However, tough times call for desperate measures as if she was honest she would have agreed to almost anything to shut Juliette up.

So, for the first time ever Rayna Jaymes was going to be singing in the city she had avoided like the plague. The venue was the Verizon Centre which seated 20,000 people. It would be one of the bigger shows, and she was thankful for that because it meant she had less free time. However some things were unavoidable. As soon as the tour dates had been released there had been a buzz on her phone.

We need to talk.

And that was the reason why she had avoided the city. One person who had caused too much trouble in her family over the years. Now she was there, in the same city as that person. Rayna hadn't been able to get out of the 'talk' no matter how hard she had tried. So there she sat, in the lounge of the Monaco Hotel, a cup of coffee on the table and a set list in her hand as she waited. Wishing the whole time she'd asked for a shot of something stronger in her coffee.

Jenny Shepard sat in the back of her black town car as her driver drove her though the streets of DC. Her head was messed up; her past was running through it as she remembered the day that had changed everything. What most people didn't know was that whilst her father was Jasper Shepard, he was not the father she had grown up calling daddy. He was not the one who had watched her take her first steps, say her first words or who had hugged her went she got her first A grade. That father was Lamar Wyatt, the man who she now had as little contact with as possible.

When Tandy had told Rayna that their mother had been unhappy, that was an understatement. Whilst Watty White was the man who their mother had finally fallen in love with, he was not the first she had had an affair with. She was married when she met Jasper Shepard, a dashing man in uniform who had her knees grow weak. Nine months later Jenny had been born, and it had been evident that Lamar was not her father. But for the sake of his marriage he did something that he rarely did; he kept his mouth shut.

"What's going on? Why did you want to talk to me?" Questioned an eighteen year old Jenny, the oldest of the three Wyatt girls.

"I needed to talk to you without prying ears. Sit down." Stated the older man, and the red head did as instructed. His eyes were still red and bloodshot. It had been a month since their mother's death and it still hit them hard. Rayna was only twelve and Tandy not much older than that. Jenny was their acting mother, the one who got them to school, who heard them cry in the middle of the night and stroked their hair whilst the nightmares passed.

"What about Daddy?" she questioned. "You know I am sorry about the B, I should have tried harder it's just with everything that had happened-"

"It's not about your B Jennifer. "The red head furrowed her brow in confusion before looking at him with a titled head. "Your mother was not happy with me; she had numerous affairs over the years. That was where she was going that night. She was leaving."

"Oh god!" Jenny said, she didn't know whether to cry or comfort her father.

"It wasn't your fault, she'd never been happy. Before you were born she had an affair with a sailor named Jasper. I was busy at work, I missed the signs. The affair was nine months before you were born." He saw the anger replace the sorrow in her eyes.

"You mean . . . you're not my dad?"

"Jennifer-"

"You have lied to me for eighteen years of my god damn life! Made me think I had a perfect family!"

"Calm down, you will wake up the others."

"I don't give a damn!"She fired back before walking towards the door and then stopping. "Can I meet him? Or are you going to stop me from knowing him now too?" She asked, in a bitter laced tone, turning around when she had finished.

"Here." He said, sliding a piece of paper across the desk. She walked back, snatched it and walked away. It held a name, address and phone number. Part of her wanted to screw it in a ball, forget about it. But it was her life; he was part of her life. So instead she grabbed her bag and went to the nearest bar. She looked twenty-one back then, so she got away with ordering shots of tequila until she stumbled home.

After she found out about her paternity Lamar barely ever spoke to her. When he did they had argument after argument. Of course it didn't take long for Tandy to pick up on what was going on. So, three months after finding out about her paternity, she left Nashville and moved in with Jasper Shepard. Her family never spoke to her after that, and she never spoke to them. Of course she would birthday and Christmas cards, just to keep up appearances. Except she had always felt guilty towards her sisters – Rayna in particular.

A year and a half later Jasper Shepard died, and that was when she changed her name and Jennifer Shepard was born. No one knew about her pre Jaspers death, hell she'd never even told Jethro. As far as anyone knew she was an only child. However that didn't mean she didn't still care. Rayna's life was easy to track through the papers. Every time she saw the smiling country singer she felt a wave of pride. She had bought every album, read every news paper article, interview and tweet. Through sources she had found out about her relationship with Deacon Clayborne and how it had collapsed. She'd seen the wedding pictures, and the pictures of Maddie and Daphne – her nieces.

Jenny had sent them presents, cards, things like an aunt should do. But she was pretty sure they never got them, because there was no doubt in her mind that Lamar would have filled her head with lies about Jenny as soon as she had left. And even if they did get them, there was no face to put a name to. She was just some distant relative. That hurt.

Tandy and Lamar were harder to track, however Coleman had kept in touch with Jenny over the years. He'd known about what at happened, and after many late night boozers it had been him who picked her up and his sofa that she slept on. Now, he would ring every month or so, update heron her family. She wondered if Lamar knew about it. If maybe he also asked about her. But she wouldn't hold her breath. When she had left there had been bitter words that were thrown between them, things that could never be taken back. Things that had meant she ended up where she now was; the first Director of an armed federal agency and completely and utterly alone.

Rayna looked up when she heard heels walking across the varnished wooden floor. She had to hold in a laugh as she saw her sister walking towards her. Her red hair that was a lot deeper in colour than that of Rayna and Tandy's was tied up in a corn weave. She wore a pin striped pencil skirt, a pale blue blouse and a long black woollen jacket. On her feet were black louboutin stilettos that Rayna was pretty jealous of. But that was not what made her laugh. It was the two suited men who walked just behind her that made the sister chuckle. It looked like something out of a film, and it was unbelievably hard to take seriously.

Jenny felt a singe of pain as she saw her sister, soft auburn hair in soft waves. She had on skinny jeans, cowgirl boots, a green silk blouse and a cream blazer. She looked stunning and the director couldn't believe her eyes. Last time Jenny had seen her sister in person was when she was a naïve twelve year old. Taking a deep breath Jenny sat down opposite Rayna. The two felt the tension as Rayna placed her set list on the table.

"You always walk around with two shadows?" Rayna questioned, moving her fringe out of her eyes.

"Only when the occasion calls for it." Jenny stated.

"Guess I should feel honoured."

"Guess you should."

"Ya wanna tell me why we're here?" Questioned Rayna. "I've got a gobby teenage pop queen to be annoying."

"Why didn't you tell me Lamar was in hospital?" Jenny questioned bluntly. It was a couple of months since their 'father' had been admitted to hospital after suffering from a heart attack.

"Because it was none of your business."

"Tandy's word not yours." Jenny knew that the middle sister was like Velcro to Lamar. She also knew that Tandy had been bitter when Jenny walked out all those years ago. The pair of them had had a fight that matched in severity to the ones that Jenny had with Lamar.

"How would you know? You walked out before you got to know me."

"We really going there?" Questioned Jenny, raising her eyebrows.

"I haven't got time."

"Well then, answer my question and you can get back to whatever pressing issue that is of more importance." Jenny stated, leaning back, the two suited men still surveying the area.

"Because if you were there it would only have caused more issues."

"More?"

"Watty White turned up. Daddy went mad, turned out Watty and mum had-"

"I know about the affair." Jenny cut in, and she saw the shock that passed over Rayna's face.

"Since when."

"Since Daddy told me."

"Guess I was the only one kept out of the loop then." Rayna said, looking around the room. "If he went like that with Watty, he'd have gone worse with you. I remember the fights."

"Someone should have told me!"

"Why Jenny?

It's not like he's your father." Rayna blurted out. Jenny stood up and began to walk out.

"He's the father I grew up knowing."

"Yet you traded him in as soon as you found someone better."

"You have no idea what my life had been like. What I have been through! I've gone through it alone. It isn't my fault that 'good ole Lamar' isn't my Daddy! I tried to keep in touch with you, I sent cards and presents but none of you cared! So because I wasn't a Wyatt I wasn't worth your time."

"You ditched us!"

"It was either I leave or get kicked out! You were twelve Rayna, you don't know what happened. I do, and I've paid for my paternity for the better part of my life!"

Jenny left, fuming. She walked out and slammed the door before returning to work to bite Gibbs' head off about one thing or another. Rayna looked down at her now cold coffee with a sigh. It was true; she barely remembered what was said, just that there had been arguments. All she knew was what her father and Tandy had told her. Recently she had learnt how they had lied, and now she was beginning to wonder whether she had truthfully been right to cut Jenny out of her life.

Sighing she looked up to see Bucky walking in. "You oaky?" He asked, concerned.

"Yeah." She stated, lying through her teeth. "Just remembered the reason we never came to DC." He just nodded before telling her they had sound check and Juliette wanted to d wrong song. Groaning at the thought of spending time with little miss sparkly pants Rayna reluctantly agreed, taking a deep breath and following her manager.

There was a reason that DC was the forgotten city . . .

And Jennifer Shepard was it.

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