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Chapter 9
Lorelai pulled away after a few minutes.
"You ok?" Luke asked softly.
"I just...She's being so strong. She's joking around. How can she be so strong?" Lorelai asked.
"She obviously got that from you." Luke said. "One thing I know about Hannah is that she won't let anything affect her. She won't let this define her."
"I haven't seen her cry once." Lorelai admitted. "Even when we were told. She just lay there and didn't say anything."
"Maybe she wants to be strong for you as well?" Luke suggested.
"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked.
"Hannah probably doesn't want to upset you by getting upset herself." Luke said gently.
Lorelai sighed. "She's an amazing kid." She said quietly.
"How's Rory taking it?" Luke asked.
Lorelai smiled at his concern. "I don't know." She admitted. "She hasn't really spoken much about it."
Meanwhile in the room, Hannah had told Rory about their dad's visit.
"Dad was here?" Rory asked.
"Yeh." Hannah said.
"Well where is he?" Rory asked.
"I...um...I sort of kicked him out. I don't know where he went." Hannah said.
"He didn't wait to see me as well?" Rory said.
Hannah could see the hurt on her sister's face. "I'm sorry but I couldn't see him. He was acting all fatherly and then saying all these things about Luke. I just snapped." She said quietly.
Rory just nodded. "I understand." She said quietly. She looked up at her sister. "So how are you feeling?" She asked.
"I'm ok." Hannah said.
"Hannah.." Rory said.
Hannah sighed. "I don't know how to feel." She admitted.
Rory smiled sympathetically at her. "Understandable."
"Thanks for calling Tristan by the way. He came by this morning." Hannah said.
"Good." Rory said.
Hannah glanced towards the door. "How's mom doing?" She asked.
Rory sighed. "I don't know. I think she's bottling it up."
"I know she's forcing on the smile whenever she comes in here. I try to reassure her but I don't think it's working." Hannah sighed.
"Yeh well you're both trying to be strong for each other. Maybe you should talk to her?" Rory suggested. "Or Tristan?"
"I don't know. I don't want her to be upset. But I hate the fact that she's bottling it all in. I know she's being strong for me." Hannah said.
"Well maybe she'll talk to Luke." Rory said.
Hannah looked up. "You heard about them then?"
Rory smirked. "More like saw them. They were kissing in the hallway."
Hannah laughed. "Luke must have been embarrassed."
"He did turn a bright shade of red." Rory joked.
Hannah laughed.
Rory smiled. "It's good to hear you laugh."
"It's better than crying." She said.
Rory took hold of her sister's hand. "It'll be ok. You'll get through this."
Hannah gave her a small smile. "Thanks."
Lorelai, Luke and Rory were all sat in Hannah's room when the door opened. Tristan came in.
"Hey." Hannah smiled when she saw her boyfriend.
"Hey." He said.
"Oh um mom, this is Tristan." Hannah said. "Tristan, this is my mom."
"Nice to meet you." Tristan said.
"You too." Lorelai smiled.
"Hey, how about we go down to the canteen for some food?" Rory suggested to her mom and Luke.
"Yeh good idea." Lorelai smiled. "Luke?"
"That food is awful." He grunted.
"Well then you don't need to eat it." Lorelai said. "Come on." She smirked.
"Stupid hospital food." He muttered.
Hannah smirked as she watched them leave. She saw Rory turn round and motion for her to talk to Tristan before leaving as well.
Tristan sat next to her. "So..um..Paris said to tell you she hopes you feel better." He said.
"Really?" Hannah rasied her eyebrows surprised.
Tristan smirked. "She's not a bad person really. She was actually quite shaken when she heard about this."
"Wow. Well um say thanks to her." Hannah said.
"So has the doctor said anything?" Tristan asked.
"No. Just that I'm meeting with my physical therapist tomorrow. I don't think anything will start yet but it's just to meet her." She said. "It's a long process." She sighed.
Tristan reached for her hand and squeezed it. "How are you feeling really? This can't be easy."
Hannah sighed and she felt tears coming. "I...I just need to stay strong. I have to."
"Not infront of me you don't. You can talk to me. I won't judge you." Tristan said softly.
"I..I haven't even cried yet." Hannah admitted, sniffing.
"It's ok to cry." He said. "It doesn't mean you're not strong, Han. It's good sometimes to let it out."
Hannah felt tears fall down her face. "I'm scared. I'm just...really scared." She admitted.
"Hey, come here." Tristan said softly leaning over to give her a hug. "I'm here ok? I will always be here. Everything will be ok, I promise. You'll get through this."
"Thank you." She said, her head muffled into his shirt. "I..I need you." She admitted. "I know I've got mom and Rory and Luke. But I can't cry infront of my mom or Rory because I know it's upsetting them too and I feel bad if I cry infront of Luke because he feels guilty enough as it is. I..I'm just glad you're here. So thanks." She said quietly.
"I'm not going anywhere. I'll come everyday." He promised. "I'll even let you call me bible boy." He joked.
Hannah laughed which caused Tristan to smile. "Thanks." She said sincerely. She looked up and was surprised to see her mom, Rory and Luke standing at the door. She saw her mom had tears in her eyes. "Mom..." She said quietly.
Tristan stepped aside and Lorelai went to Hannah's side and held her close and for the first time, mother and daughter just cried. Luke glanced at Rory who he could see was holding back tears as well. He put his hand on her shoulder. "You ok?" He asked.
Rory just shook her head. "This is just so unfair..." She sniffed. She turned to Luke. "She will get better, won't she?"
"Of course she will." Luke assured her. "It'll just take time."
Surprising Luke, Rory gave him a hug. "I'm happy mom's got you." She said quietly.
Luke gave a small smile. "Hannah will be fine. She's a fighter." He reassured her, reciprocating the hug. He glanced over at them. "They needed this though."
Rory glanced over too. "Yeh they did." She said quietly.
So not a very cheerful chapter, sorry! But I need to get all the emotions in realistically. Hope you still liked it! Please review and let me know what you thought! I really love reading your comments! Thanks! :)
