Like it or not Lisa had her good points, not the least was her constant annoyance at Peter's presence all the time whenever she was with her twin. She still felt confused and jealous, yet she could not help but admire Lisa. Ruthie was going through all the reasons why she hadn't turned out like Lisa. Perhaps it was that they weren't raised together. But then she realized that mother would not let either of them go to college or university at their age, much less medical school. She was going through all these things in her head when Lisa passed dinner to them. This was another little surprise, Lisa actually could cook! Mind you she wasn't a chef, but she wasn't all that bad a cook either. And the food, though not quite as good as mom's was reasonably delicious.

She, Lisa, Mary, and Peter now sat at the dining table eating. Lisa was famished and ate a lot. Apparently she hadn't eaten since this morning and it was now 6 pm. And all she had was donuts and coffee.

"Mary?"

"Yes Ruthie what is it?"

"Why did I not be able to go to medical school like Lisa? I mean I am supposed to be her identical twin, shouldn't I be as smart as her?"

"Well you have to finish high school first Ruthie. And you aren't at that level yet."

"But if I'm Lisa's twin why shouldn't I have made gone through high school quickly like her.", Ruthie replied.

"Well maybe our genetics may be very similar but not all twins behave the same way all the time or even think the same way.", Lisa said, "Maybe you are as intelligent as I am but you're interests and personality do not have to be the same as mine."

"I guess."

"Also no offense to you guys but I think your.our mother wouldn't be too happy about sending you to college at age 13."

"Well she is like that.", Mary replied.

After dinner, while Mary was cleaning up Lisa called the hospital. When she came back she told Mary about something odd.

"Mary I just called the labs and they told me that our mom, right after I left two nights ago, took them back. According to the technicians she had a fit and thumped her chest at them."

Mary rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah and dad almost had a fit this morning after hearing about that. We were going to tell you but you were very busy with patients and figured we'd tell you later. You are Ruthie's long lost identical twin sister.", she said smiling and actually hugged Lisa. For a moment, although she did not know why because she had only known Mary for a few days, she found herself hugging Mary back.

Swiping away a tear Mary said, "I can't believe it, after all these years."

"Well at least now we know. Although I have a feeling I have some explaining to do to the technicians. Is she really like that at home?"

"Well dad apologized to the technicians and they weren't angry at all. Just annoyed and amused."

Ruthie and Peter, who had been watching at the kitchen door seemed happy too and Lisa went over and gave her twin sister a warm hug which she happily returned.

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Matt just stayed out of the house and watched the four play on the PS2 Lisa owned. They were trying some kind of football game as he watched from the living room window outside. His mind was still reeling after being wrong about the diagnosis of the Daniels woman. How could he be wrong and a 13 year old be right? Was she indeed better and smarter than him? How can this be? Should he be a doctor if Lisa was better than him? How can she be right and he wrong? It did not make sense but it was true.

Matt went back to the car and drove away. He needed to think and he needed to plan. But for the time being Lisa had won, and that had unsettled him.

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Eric returned to Lisa's home and the reunion was welcome. He was still a little hurt by his wife's actions but at least now the mystery of Lisa's identity was over. And of course it was time to celebrate. They had a sleek dinner at a Chinese buffet and it was one of the warmest and most enjoyable nights ever. And even Annie, who had just arrived from Glen Oak, behaved civil for once. Lucy and Uncle Hank and Aunt Julie was there too.

Matt had kept his distance and decided not to get involved. Kevin himself had decided to stay for dinner but seemed a little lost in thought. He had a few days to ponder what he thought about Lisa and his feelings were mixed. On the one hand he saw a comsummate professional, no nonsense, straightforward and hard working. Too young to be a doctor but definitely deserving of the respect and courtesy granted to such a person. On the other she had friends that were questionable. Eddie was a gang member and although his record was surprisingly clean, he was undoubtedly involved in gang activity. Although mostly in the loitering and clothing aspects. He never got into gunfights and for that matter the only time he did was to take a bullet while shielding a child. It was that that made Eric decide to not interfere with Lisa's relationship with Eddie. Still he wondered if it was wise.

"So how long have you been working in County General?", Aunt Julie asked.

"I'm in my fifth month of internship. Currently my rotation has been in the ER. Although I will be handling pediatric patients now."

Aunt Julie nodded and then added, "Must be tough. All those hours and hard work."

"Yeah but it's fun. And I get to help people in need."

Aunt Julie nodded and Ruthie looked at her newfound twin sister with a bit of respect. She wasn't sure yet what to totally make of Lisa but at least she did not hate her. Peter had of course stopped calling Lisa Honey but still called Ruthie honey all the time. For the most part Lisa ignored it but it made her wonder about Peter.

Once dinner was done Eric drove Lisa and Ruthie home, Lisa's home and returned to Glen Oak with Annie, Lucy, and the twins. He had to stop by the office first and get something though even though it was very late. As he was about to leave the office though he ran into the last person he wanted to meet. The Colonel.

"Hello son. So where's this long lost granddaughter of mine."