A/N: This is the first Gilmore girl fic I've posted I hope you like it please review.
Chapter One: Hammers and Veils
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Paris Geller wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked around the work site when she noticed a familiar brunette head of hair. Paris smirked as she marched over to who she thought was Rory Gilmore, "what are you doing here Gilmore?" Paris nearly snarled a smirk curling at her lips.
The girl whirled around and Paris knew instantly that this was not, in fact, Rory Gilmore. She was more muscular and tan than the girl that Paris knew. Also, the blue eyes that were so familiar to the blonde yet held no recognition in them what so ever. Those blue eyes swept up and down Paris, slowly. Then her eyes settled back onto Paris' eyes. "I'm Susanna Hanover, but if you wanna call me 'Gilmore' that's cool as long as you keep talking to me." Susanna grinned lazily as she watched a blush burn her way across her face and down her neck.
"I'm sorry you look like a friend of mine," Paris grumbled narrowing her eyes at the brunette.
"Oh well, I'm not your friend, but maybe we could get to know each other over coffee." She grinned and it was so familiar to Paris yet different to the teenager.
Paris looked all around the work site knowing Rory was around here somewhere but at the woman who looked very similar to her friend and sometimes her rival and then she saw said friend and sometimes rival. She looked up at this Susanna's blue eyes and smirked, "I want to introduce you to someone." She grabbed her wrist ignoring the tingles shooting up her arm as her fingers pressed on the taller woman's thundering pulse.
"Rory," Paris announced causing the girl to jump.
"Paris I'm holding a hammer don't you think startling me is a bad idea," Rory snarked. Then she noticed the girl next to Paris and her eyes widened and shock raced through her bloodstream.
"Paris who-"
"Who are you?" Susanna asked equally shocked.
"Rory Gilmore and you are?" she asked feeling defensive for some reason.
"My name's Susanna Hanover, it's nice to meet you." Susanna held out her hand. Rory took the calloused hand of the girl with her face and shook it. Then Rory glanced a look at Paris and she knew that her frenemy was remembering the Bangles concert and the throwaway comment about her name nearly being Susanna.
"So your name isn't Hayley Mills," Rory said frowning in confusion.
"And yours isn't Lindsey Lohan," Susanna said smiling. Rory smiled back tentatively, "but this is definitely weird. Your name is Gilmore like Richard and Emily?"
Rory nodded, "Yup they are the grandparents," then she noticed that Susanna's tan face went a little pale.
"Uh they're mine too," Susanna whispered more confusion filled her head, and she felt a little dizzy from it, "they always claimed to be friends of the family and declared themselves my grandparents for as long as I can remember. I didn't know they had any kids though they always kept their life pretty separate I just thought they were lonely or something. Oh my god what does this make you?" Susanna demanded her confusion was giving way to frustration.
"I don't know maybe my mom could shed light on this maybe we're cousins or something," Rory said with something like hope in her tone because any other explanation will probably upset her mom and she did not want her mom upset no matter what.
Paris rolled her eyes at the naivete of her friend knowing that what was going on here was not as simple as them being identical cousins. Rory dug out her phone from her overall pocket and pushed one on the speed dial. After two rings Lorelai Gilmore picked up the phone, "Why hello sweet daughter of mine do you need to be rescued from all the manual labor you volunteered for, eagerly I might add," Lorelai said; Rory could hear the amusement in her mother's voice, it soothed her instantly.
"No mom I don't need to be rescued I just uh had a question."
"Shoot kiddo."
"Are we related to the Hanover's in any way?"
"Hanover's I don't think so, the name sounds vaguely familiar, why?"
"Well uh, I ran into someone who could basically be my twin," Rory said jokingly laughing weakly all the while looking at Susanna. Then she heard her mom take a sharp breath from over the phone, "wha- what do you mean?"
"Like May-Kate and Ashley Olsen except one of appears to work out," Rory explained now alarmed at the pained tone of her mother's voice.
"Okay Rory I, uh, shit, What's this girl's name?"
"Susanna Hanover, mom what's going on?"
"Susanna her name is- Oh God. Ok, Rory, I need you to bring this girl to the house please I will meet you there, please," her mother sounded nearly desperate as she hung up the phone; so much for not upsetting her.
"So my mom would like to meet you," Rory was trying to sound casual but both of the other girls could see through her.
"I don't even know you or your mom for all I know you're the next Elizabeth and Betty Branch."
"Well you aren't their dairy maid so you're probably safe; wait you know who Elizabeth and Betty Branch are?" Paris asked looking at her with wide eyes.
"Well I mean the easiest way to make your self feel normal is to look up someone you know is crazier than you so I research crazy people sometimes," Susanna admitted blushing feeling embarrassed about her quirk. Then she noticed Paris beaming at her and Susanna gave her a small smile back.
"I do that too. You can trust them I promise I'll even take you and get you out if you need to bail." Paris offered and Susanna's heart skipped a beat at the kindness of the strange girl. She looked over at Rory. She had a look of surprise on her face at the kind gesture.
"Thanks, Paris really especially considering the next bus doesn't come for over an hour," Rory said looking at the time on her phone.
"Alright my car is this way," Paris said marching away with the two identical girls wishing she was holding Susanna's wrist and confused as to why she was nearly aching to touch the other girl again she had just met her.
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The car ride was silent and fast. When they arrived at the house Lorelai was waiting in her outfit from that morning. She was nearly vibrating with apprehension and nervousness as the three girls step out of the car. She went t Rory first and hugged her tightly. Then she took in Susanna. Susanna saw whom she assumed was Rory's mother shudder as she stared at Susanna with tear-filled eyes, "Uh they uh said you were dead," she whispered. Susanna's breath hitched at the statement. Lorelai could not stop herself as she reached forward with the tips f her fingers reaching for Susanna. Susanna let her the utter devastated desperation etched onto the older woman's face made it impossible for her to move. Lorelai's fingertips brushed oh so gently across Susanna's face as if trying to memorize the girls face in case she disappeared forever right that second. Then Lorelai pulled Susanna into a fierce hug. Susanna was stunned for a moment before she tentatively placed her arms around her waist and took in the floral scent of the older woman; as she wondered why a part of her felt like it had fallen into place for the first time in her life.
They stood there for what felt like hours in front of that white house in a tiny town Susanna had never heard of with the sun shining on the four of them. It had actually only been a couple of seconds before Rory spoke up, "Uh mom what's going on?"
Lorelai pulled away from the young woman and took her in once again before speaking up, "Why don't we go inside I'll explain everything I promise," she led the way inside the house.
Susanna took in the house for a moment and took in all the clutter and the faint smell of coffee that lingered in the air and immediately felt comfortable, "Anyone want coffee because I want coffee, I'm Lorelai Gilmore by the way, please take a seat,"
With that, she immediately swept into the kitchen as the three girls sat down and let the living room dissolve into an awkward silence. Then she swept back in with three cups of coffee with creamer and the sugar, "I didn't know what you liked in your coffee so..." she trailed off before saying, "well I guess I should start by telling you I had twins, Rory."
Rory's eyes widened and she glanced at the woman her mother thought was her sister. Then her mother continued speaking, "I uh gave birth everything went great then I fell asleep and uh when I woke up there was only one baby in my room and my mother looking devastated. She said you had died, Susanna, and I stupidly believed her."
Susanna gulped and looked at the woman who was supposedly her birth mother. Then she shot up out of her chair, "No I'm sorry truly I am, but My mom is Alice Hannover she gave birth to me not you This is nothing more than a coincidence. Paris could you take me home."
"Susanna wait please."; "Uh sure." Lorelai and Paris said at the same time. Paris stood up and looked between Susanna and Lorelai for a moment. Then Lorelai said, "Please just ask your parents maybe they didn't tell you about the adoption or something please just ask," Susanna took in Lorelai's desperate face and tear-filled eyes.
"Fine I'll ask but it's not true. Come on Paris," She led the way the door with Paris following behind her.
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The ride to Susanna's house was quiet except for the quiet directions that Susanna gave to Paris. When they pulled into the Hannover household Susanna does not get out instead she looked over at Paris, "What if it's true?"
Paris looked at the other girl for a moment, took a deep breath and said, "Well as far as birth mothers go, Lorelai Gilmore, is a great one to have, here give me your phone."
"Why?"
"In case it is true and you want to know where you came from," Susanna nodded and handed over her phone. Paris quickly put her number into the contacts.
"Maybe we could be friends," Susanna said smiling tentatively at the blonde.
Paris shot a small smile back at the girl and felt her stomach flip at the idea of seeing this girl again, "absolutely," She held out her hand for Susanna to shake, which was taken firmly and shaken once. Then Susanna exited the car and sauntered up to the house, and Paris tried not to watch the taller girl's ass. She failed.
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A/N: I am not going to stop 'Beside Her' I will probably update that in a few days
As for this one, I kinda want to redo the whole series but it's gonna take my whole damn life.
Elizabeth and Betty Branch were a mother-daughter duo that killed people.