Sorry for the delay :) My muse needed time to develope new ideas :)
Lorelai took a deep breath and attempted as best as she could to stay calm. No one would have thought that her eldest granddaughter would find out about the existence of her twin sister before her 18th birthday.
"Grandma, I'm waiting," Nathalie grumbled at her grandmother angrily and wondered why her parents had never said anything for 14 years.
"Nathalie, honey, I can understand that you're angry, irritated and hurt. We decided to wait and tell you on your 18th birthday about your sister Norah.
We didn't want you and your siblings to suffer the same way we did. I...I'm so sorry you found out about having a twin sister this way." Lorelai tried to look into her granddaughter's eyes.
Sookie was standing silently watching Lorelai and her granddaughter, feeling guilty that she had told Nathalie about her sister.
"I have to get out of here. " Nathalie muttered and stormed out of the kitchen before Lorelai could say anything more.
"Oooh, Lorelai, I'm so sorry that I told Nathalie about Norah. I didn't think. Should we go after her?" Sookie hesitantly said, touching her best friends shoulder.
"No, I don't think it's a good idea to go after her now, Sookie. It's all my fault if I hadn't left the damn office open, Nathalie wouldn't have found out that she had a sister named Norah," Lorelai let out a frustrated sigh and put a strand of hair behind her ear.
"Lorelai, Logan and Rory and the rest of the family, thought that it was the right decision not to tell Nathalie and her siblings about Norah. Don't punish yourself. I think you should talk with Rory and Logan about it.," Sookie suggested.
"You're right, It's just so hard you know, and after such a long time the secret is revealed. I guess I better head back to the office Sookie," Lorelai said. She picked up her purse and photo album and went into the Office.
Closing the door behind her, she took a deep breath and sat behind her office desk. She laid down the photo album and flipped through the pages. Sadly she remembered that sad day, the 10th of October 2010 when she was at her daughter's home.
10th October 2010
Lorelei was angry when she entered Rory and Logan's house. A crowd of police officers and FBI agents were in the foyer, and her heart stopped for a moment when she saw her kid. Rory was leaning against the wall, her face was overflowing with tears, and her body was trembling. With a few quick steps, Lorelei was in front of her daughter.
"Rory? Sweetheart hey, I'm here,' Lorelei whispered touching her shoulders. Rory threw herself into her mother's arms.
"Mom," she whispered, burying her face in her mother's shoulder.
"What should we do now?! I...I'm so scared," she continued sobbing uncontrollably.
Lorelei pulled her closer gently stroking her daughter's back.
Lorelai couldn't understand how someone could be so vicious and kidnap a helpless baby?They had been through enough for the last one and a half year and deserved to finally be happy together, and now this happened.
The whole situation with Odette and her fake pregnancy, the arranged marriage, the problematic delivery from the twins, and then the fearing of losing Norah when she was in the NICU, fighting for her life. Their twins was a gift from God. Would their marriage be able to survive?
"I can imagine, Rory, but Mommy's here," she muttered into her, soft brown hair.
"I... I should have taken better care of her... Mom, it's all my..."
"No, it's not Ace., it's all my fault. You were distracted by Charlene's call.", Logan interrupted his wife when he came into the hall followed by a very angry Finn.
Lorelai was really shocked when she looked into the pale face of her son-in-law. His brown eyes, which used to sparkle with such joy, were blank. Totally blank.
"I, as her mother, should have stayed with her and not taken that stupid call," cried Rory, freeing herself from the tight embrace of her mother and looking at her husband with red-rimmed eyes.
"Rory, I know you're scared, but you're not alone. We have to stay calm now, even if it's not easy. We'll find our little honeybee if it's the last thing I do. We'll get her back.
Hey, everything will be fine again. I promise you that," Logan tried to soothe her, pulling his weeping wife into his arms and giving her a gentle kiss on her temple.
"But... but how can you make that promise when you don't even know where she is? My little sweet, innocent Norah. What if she..." Rory couldn't say the word she was thinking and feared.
"Ace, they wouldn't dare. Please believe me. Our little daughter is a fighter, and if I get my hands on these people, I'll break every bone in their body!" he closed his eyes and hummed their wedding song "As Time Goes By " trying to calm her down.
Lorelai watched them and was proud of Logan taking control of the Rory and the birth of the twins, he had finally grown up and had left his wild college years behind and above all he made it clear to his parents, Shira and Mitchum, that he didn't want to have an arranged marriage with Odette Lamintage.
"Logan? I... I'm so scared," she sniffed and calmed down a little bit.
"I know Rory, but I'm sure that everything is going to be ok again. Officer Jameson has a few more questions for us, and Agent Delany will explain what we need to do next." Logan told her, turning to Lorelai.
"Thank you for being here. Coffee and tea are in the kitchen, Lorelai." Logan said.
"How can I help? Have you called your parents yet? If not then..." she asked feeling lost and helpless.
"Yeah, I already called my dad. Speak of the devil," he said as the doorbell rang.
"Lore, could you please watch Nathalie for a few hours? " he asked her as went to the door to let Mitchum in.
"Sure, and I'm going to call Luke and your Dad, Rory. " Lorelai explained to her, took her smartphone out of her purse and called Luke.
"Luke please come to Rory and Logan's place ASAP. Rory and Logan need you it's about Norah.." she ranted with a frantic voice.
"I'm coming Lorelai, don't worry. Cesar take my shift. I have to go.", Luke told her, grabbed his car keys and left the diner.
After the conversation had ended, Lorelai gave Chris a call.
"Lore what a surprise is.."
"Chris, Rory and I need you. Someone took Norah. The police and FBI are here and.."
"Don't worry Lore I'm coming.", Chris cut his ex-wife, took his coat and left the Office.
The two most important men of her future and past would be there as soon as possible to support her and Rory's family.
"Thanks, mom. Nathalie is sleeping in her nursery. I..I don't know if I'm able to go into her room. But she will wake up soon to have her bottle god Mom..", Rory said and fight against her rising tears again. Lorelai grabbed her daughter's hand and looked into her eyes.
"We're going through this together. Come on sweets..", Lore encouraged her and went with her upstairs.
"Logan," Mitchum walked in and greeted his son hesitantly embracing him.
"Dad, thanks for coming.", Logan greeted him and tried his best to stay strong in front of his father. Mitchum nodded and went with Finn and his son into the living room.
Lorelai sighed sadly, wiped away the tears that ran down her cheeks and tried her best to be calm enough to make one of the most terrifying calls of her life.
While Lorelai was trying to reach her daughter, Nathalie was at the bus station waiting for the bus. She still couldn't quite understand why her parents hid the fact that she had a sister.
So many questions were buzzing inside her head, why did her parents would keep this a secret.
14 years she lived not knowing she had a twin, a simple answer from Sookie changed her life. Why did her parents lie?
Nathalie shook her head and felt the tears streaming down her cheeks. Nathalie needed to talk to her best friend and decided to call Liam he would know what to say. She picked up her phone and looked down noticing the time.
There were more than 6 hours time difference between Liam and her he would be asleep. She couldn't call him now.
Angrily she sighed and tried to distract herself and put her earbuds in her ears to listen to her favorite Bruce Springsteen song on her iPhone.