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As soon Nathalie arrived at the gazebo she gave Frank, her dad's driver a call to pick her up. Normally she would call her parents to pick her up, but right now she couldn't deal with them. As soon as she had gotten a message from Frank that he was on his way, she sat on the steps of the gazebo. Twenty minutes later Frank arrived, and Nathalie got into the car and took a seat on the backseat. Leaning her head on the window, she sat quietly crying, listening to the music and wishing that her twin sister was alive, home waiting for her so they could talk and share secrets. Instead, she was on her way home and didn't know how she would react towards her parents.
As she tried to understand the information that she was told she found herself listening to the music of Bruce Springsteen and founded it comforting. Especially her favorite song Sad Eyes, which was playing on her iPhone. For a brief moment, the young girl closed her eyes and listened to the singer's words.
Every day here you come walking I hold my tongue,
I don't do much talking
You say you're happy and you're doin' fine
Well go ahead, baby, I got plenty of time
Because sad eyes never lie
Because sad eyes never lie
Nathalie was like her father, always hiding her true feelings. She didn't like it when strangers were looking at her or ask if she was okay. Like her father, Nathalie only showed her vulnerability to a few people, her little sister Grace, her parents, her grandparents and of course her best friend, Liam. As she continued listening to the music, she let an annoyed sigh.
Well for a while I've been watching you steady
Ain't gonna move 'til you're good and ready
You show up and then you shy away
But I know pretty soon you'll be walkin' this way
Because sad eyes never lie
Because sad eyes never lie
Nathalie opened her eyes, stared thoughtlessly out of the window and tried to ignore the thoughts that were spinning in her head like a carousel. But it wasn't that easy, her thoughts kept on returning to Norah, her twin sister. She wish that they had time to grow up together. Her tears slowly leaked from her eyes wondering if she would have been as found of candy as she was. Would they both have shared the Gilmores love of movies, coffee, books, and music especially Bruce Springsteen? Would she look like her or like her father and be athletic like he was?
Baby don't you know I don't care
Don't you know that I've been there
Well if something in the air feels a little unkind
Don't worry darling; it'll slip your mind
I know you think you'd never be mine
Well that's okay, baby, I don't mind
That shy smile's sweet, that's a fact
Go ahead; I don't mind the act
But most of all Nathalie wondered what happened to her sister Norah? Did she die at birth, or after an illness? Was that why her parents had never said a word about her? She had so many questions running through her mind and hoping when she arrived home her parents would sit down and give her the answers when she came back home.
Here you come all dressed up for a date
Well one more step and it'll be too late
Blue, blue ribbon in your hair
Like you're so sure I'll be standing here
I guess sad eyes never lie
I guess sad eyes never lie
Sad eyes never lie
For the next 30 minutes, she tried to distract herself and listen to her favorite Bruce Springsteen record "Tracks."
Rory got off the phone after talking to her mother and walked into the office where Logan was sitting at his desk. Rory looked at her husband as her eyes began to fill with tears.
"Logan, Nathalie now knows about Norah, I'm so sorry..." She collapsed in the wingback chair in front of his desk and wrapped her arms around her waist
Logan sat there, staring at his wife trying to understand what she just told him. He moved his hands through his blond hair and shook his head. "No, no, this can't be true. Not now. When everything's going so well. How... how did it happen?" Logan asked his wife and frowning.
Rory swallowed and was trying to find the right words she said, "Well, you know Nathalie went to Stars Hollow today. While she was there, she went into my mother's office at the Dragonfly. Mom forgot to lock her office door when she went to talk to a customer, and Nathalie went into her office and took one of the photo albums off the shelf. I guess she was looking through it when she a found copy of the photo you always carry with you. She then went into the kitchen where she found Sookie and asked her who the second baby was. Without thinking Sookie told her that the other baby was her sister Norah." Rory sat there and began to cry harder, trying to wipe away her tears.
Logan got up from behind his desk and walked towards her, shaking his head and muttering incomprehensible words to himself. He wanted to avoid the truth as long as he could. But unfortunately, that was no longer possible. He and Rory had to face reality. No matter how much it would hurt them at that moment and open up old wounds.
"I don't get it, Rory. How could your mom be so irresponsible and forget to lock her office? We agreed that we'd tell Nathalie on her 18th birthday, I mean, what will she think of us now?! God, if I found something like this when I was her age, I wouldn't want to talk to my parents ever 'll hate us, and she's got every right to, but God Rory, what are we going to do now? We have to explain to our children what happened 14 years ago..", Logan rambled feeling so helpless.
He took a deep breath and tried to figure out what they should do. He and Rory knew that this time would come, but they didn't realize that it would happen now. He looked at his wife, and a small groan came to his lips. He began to walk towards her and moved closer to his wife. Rory stood up and was standing face to face to Logan
"Logan, Mom didn't leave the office door open on purpose. She was called away forgetting to lock her door. It had happened, and we must face the truth, Logan. It's no longer a secret anymore. It could have happened to you too. What if you had forgotten to lock your office or left newspaper articles about Norah's disappearance in the living room?
And don't shake your head and don't say that this couldn't have happened to you. Mom already feels bad enough that Nathalie now knows about Norah. I'm aware that you're furious, but you're not the only one who's angry, scared and irritated about the situation. It scares the crap out of me." Tears pooled in Rory's eyes when she remembered the day their world had fallen apart.
Logan gently took Rory by the shoulders as he wrapped his arms around her and Rory buried her face in Logan's shirt. All the frustration that had been building up since the phone call with her mother finally was released, and she began to sob.
Logan held her in his arm wishing that he could undo everything that they endured these last fourteen years. Closing his eyes, Logan gently smoothed her hair kissing her the top of her hair. He held her like this without saying anything because he knew that shed needed him to be strong not just for her but their children.
"Honey. I'm here, and I'll take care of you, no matter what comes next. I promise that I won't let you and our family down . You and our children mean more to me than life itself and it hurts me to see that you are so distressed. It won't be easy to explain to the children why we kept this a secret but as long as we are together we can make it through this." Hearing those words, Rory began to calm down as he continued to gently stroked her brown hair.
Rory became calmer, and her sobbing could only be heard sporadically, as she slowly became more composed. The only evidence of her distressed was her red eyes.
Rory raised her head from Logan's chest and saw the tears in his eyes.
"I love you Logan, and I realize that this is one of the worst from our vows for Better or Worse. I know we can make it through this together. Promise me that you won't pull away from me again?" She wrapped her arms around his body and buried her face on his chest feeling the dampness on his shirt from her tears that she had shed.
Taking her by the hand, he pulled her to the couch that was set up in his office. The two of them sat side by side. He placed his arm around her shoulder, and she leaned her head on his strong shoulder. Looking at the love of his life he spoke softly.
"Rory there is only one thing that frightens me."
"What is that?"
"I'm afraid that Nathalie will never speak to me again. For fourteen years we never mentioned to her or Grace or Jacob that they had a sister, Nathalie's twin. I live that nightmare in my mind nightly, and I am so angry that I was unable to protect us, our little family. It..is all my fault that she's not here with us. " Logan whispered in a faint voice as he gently stroked Rory's soft, brown hair.
"No, it's nobody's fault, neither yours nor mine. Logan, maybe we should have been honest with the children, but we were hurting, and we are still are. Nathalie could never hate you.
She loves you so much, Logan, and when she asks us about Norah, we will tell her what happened. We will tell all our children what happened."
"How can you say that Rory? I mean Nathalie is fourteen years old, and she must be so helpless and irritated. I'm not sure if everything will be ok between Nathalie again.. I know if my parents kept that information from me I would be so angry. I never wanted to be like my father, and here I kept a secret from her and important secret."
"I know Logan, but you are not your father, and we both made this decision together. We both were guilty, and we have changed. Now we need to decide how we share the truth with the children. We never discussed this before, and I guess it's time we did," she told him kissing his cheek and lifting her head so she could look at his sad brown eyes.
Logan sighed and kissed her lips gently. "Your right. How about something strong? We need to talk about what we are going to say, to explain to them what happened."
"You're right, my Master and Commander," she whispered in his ear.
He smiled and said, "You are my Sophia, I Love You."