Disclaimer: Max, Logan, and Zack aren't mine. Hannah, Aren, Laila, and Dane are.
A/N: Hey here's part 9, enjoy! :)
Summary: Max is gone now, she has been for three months. Logan is finally getting over his delusions of Max coming back. But how is Hannah dealing with her mother's disappearance from her life, again?
P9
IN HANNAH'S ROOM WITH HANNAH AND MAIA
Hannah flopped back on her bed and Maia sat down next to her on the lavender comforter. Neither of them spoke for a moment and then Hannah sat up signaling to Maia to start a conversation.
"I'm so glad that your Dad said I could come and visit! I missed you so much. And I didn't want to spend Winter Break stuck in Hornell." Maia babbled.
"Yah so am I! But wouldn't you have rather spent Christmas with your family?" Hannah questioned.
"Well I wanted Laila to see what it would be like to be an only child for once and since it's her first real Christmas it seemed like a pretty good time to do just that." Maia explained.
"And your mom didn't raise a huge fuss?" Hannah was amazed.
"Nah, Sarah's pretty tight like that."
Maia never called Sarah mom, it just wasn't her cup of tea, and after all she was adopted. Hannah on the other hand loved calling Logan dad, but it got a little confusing when Zack stopped in for visits, she always ended up calling him dad and Logan daddy.
"So what now?" Hannah asked.
"Well I brought this old book that I found in the attic, it features this girl named Daria. It's pretty tight."
"Well let me see it." Hannah exclaimed watching Maia as she watched her pick up her suitcase and unzip it.
"Give me a sec I think It's at the bottom." Maia seemed to be thinking out loud more than anything else. Finally she produced a thin book with a brown haired girl on the front and the girls immersed themselves in the book forgetting about everything until they heard someone calling them.
"Hannah! Maia!" Logan's voice wafted down the hall along with the smell of diner. Hannah leapt up and started for the door motioning to Maia as she spoke.
"Come on. Diner. It should be good tonight too, after all we do have three guests." By three she meant, Maia, Dane and Zack. "Diner might get confusing." Hannah sighed as she opened the door and started down the hall with Maia trailing her.
"Dane! Aren!" Logan shouted down the hall again after Hannah and Maia were in the living room. "Hannah could you set the table please? There are six of us." Logan told her.
"Sure dad." She said.
"What Han?" Zack's voice floated into the room from the balcony and he stuck his head in the door.
"No not you, daddy." She clarified. Things were already getting confusing.
She made her way to the kitchen and picked up plates, silverware and glasses. She made her way back out to the dinning room and started to set the table. She folded the napkins and placed the forks on them and then she made sure that there were enough chairs for everyone. Finally everyone was seated and she took her seat next to an empty place.
"Hannah why is there another place set?" Dane asked staring at the empty chair across from him.
"Mom might show up." She said simply.
"Hannah I don't think..." Logan began.
"Daddy I know you don't want me to set it but I want to. What if she shows up and we don't have a place set for her?" Hannah made her point, not letting Logan finish his.
"I doubt she'll show up Han." Zack said.
"Dad it's almost Christmas she might show up." Hannah argued.
"Hannah don't be surprised if she doesn't show." Logan said.
"You don't have much faith." Hannah told him.
"I have experience." He retorted.
"What does that mean?" Hannah demanded.
"Nothing. I just mean that when she disappears she stays gone for a while." He tried to clarify but it made it worse. Hannah stood up.
"I'm not hungry." She announced as she ran from the table the tears already flowing.
"Great." Logan murmured as he stood and walked down the hall after her.
Her door was closed but he knocked softly and then went in. She didn't object but her head didn't come out of her pillow either. He sat on her bed and placed his hand on her head gently stroking her golden ringlets.
"Hannah honey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound cruel. I just don't want you to get hurt. Your mother never meant to hurt you. She just couldn't deal with everything that was going on. I think I might have done the same thing if I were her." Hannah pulled her head out of the pillow and looked up at Logan her expression showing all of her hurt.
"Dad I just want her back!" She sobbed.
"I know Han." He replied sitting her up and pulling her to his chest. He smoothed her hair and let her sob into his shoulder. Finally her sobs subsided and she pulled back a little.
"Dad I know you're right but I just got her back and now she's gone again. I don't know what to do. I love her so much and I barely got to know her. I was only with her for nine months after all! That's basically all I had with her as a baby too. All in all I've only known my mother for a year and four months." Logan pulled her into a quick hug.
"I know Han. But you'll figure it out. You're a smart girl and believe it or not you'll get through this." And then he was gone and she was left in her room all alone. She stared at her ceiling for a while an dthen it blured wth her silent tears.
"Mom please come back." She whispered shuting her eyes tight against the tears forcing their way to the surface. Then she sat up. "No. Don't. Don't come back. If you do I won't be able to handle it."
Then she stood up and made her way to the bathroom. She washed and dried her face and made her way back out to the dinning room. Everyone watched her as she silently picked up the extra place setting and carried it out to the kitchen. She put it all away and then made her way back out to the table. She sat and glanced at the food on the table.
"Maia could you please pass the carrots?"
A/N: Hey here's part 9, enjoy! :)
Summary: Max is gone now, she has been for three months. Logan is finally getting over his delusions of Max coming back. But how is Hannah dealing with her mother's disappearance from her life, again?
P9
IN HANNAH'S ROOM WITH HANNAH AND MAIA
Hannah flopped back on her bed and Maia sat down next to her on the lavender comforter. Neither of them spoke for a moment and then Hannah sat up signaling to Maia to start a conversation.
"I'm so glad that your Dad said I could come and visit! I missed you so much. And I didn't want to spend Winter Break stuck in Hornell." Maia babbled.
"Yah so am I! But wouldn't you have rather spent Christmas with your family?" Hannah questioned.
"Well I wanted Laila to see what it would be like to be an only child for once and since it's her first real Christmas it seemed like a pretty good time to do just that." Maia explained.
"And your mom didn't raise a huge fuss?" Hannah was amazed.
"Nah, Sarah's pretty tight like that."
Maia never called Sarah mom, it just wasn't her cup of tea, and after all she was adopted. Hannah on the other hand loved calling Logan dad, but it got a little confusing when Zack stopped in for visits, she always ended up calling him dad and Logan daddy.
"So what now?" Hannah asked.
"Well I brought this old book that I found in the attic, it features this girl named Daria. It's pretty tight."
"Well let me see it." Hannah exclaimed watching Maia as she watched her pick up her suitcase and unzip it.
"Give me a sec I think It's at the bottom." Maia seemed to be thinking out loud more than anything else. Finally she produced a thin book with a brown haired girl on the front and the girls immersed themselves in the book forgetting about everything until they heard someone calling them.
"Hannah! Maia!" Logan's voice wafted down the hall along with the smell of diner. Hannah leapt up and started for the door motioning to Maia as she spoke.
"Come on. Diner. It should be good tonight too, after all we do have three guests." By three she meant, Maia, Dane and Zack. "Diner might get confusing." Hannah sighed as she opened the door and started down the hall with Maia trailing her.
"Dane! Aren!" Logan shouted down the hall again after Hannah and Maia were in the living room. "Hannah could you set the table please? There are six of us." Logan told her.
"Sure dad." She said.
"What Han?" Zack's voice floated into the room from the balcony and he stuck his head in the door.
"No not you, daddy." She clarified. Things were already getting confusing.
She made her way to the kitchen and picked up plates, silverware and glasses. She made her way back out to the dinning room and started to set the table. She folded the napkins and placed the forks on them and then she made sure that there were enough chairs for everyone. Finally everyone was seated and she took her seat next to an empty place.
"Hannah why is there another place set?" Dane asked staring at the empty chair across from him.
"Mom might show up." She said simply.
"Hannah I don't think..." Logan began.
"Daddy I know you don't want me to set it but I want to. What if she shows up and we don't have a place set for her?" Hannah made her point, not letting Logan finish his.
"I doubt she'll show up Han." Zack said.
"Dad it's almost Christmas she might show up." Hannah argued.
"Hannah don't be surprised if she doesn't show." Logan said.
"You don't have much faith." Hannah told him.
"I have experience." He retorted.
"What does that mean?" Hannah demanded.
"Nothing. I just mean that when she disappears she stays gone for a while." He tried to clarify but it made it worse. Hannah stood up.
"I'm not hungry." She announced as she ran from the table the tears already flowing.
"Great." Logan murmured as he stood and walked down the hall after her.
Her door was closed but he knocked softly and then went in. She didn't object but her head didn't come out of her pillow either. He sat on her bed and placed his hand on her head gently stroking her golden ringlets.
"Hannah honey I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound cruel. I just don't want you to get hurt. Your mother never meant to hurt you. She just couldn't deal with everything that was going on. I think I might have done the same thing if I were her." Hannah pulled her head out of the pillow and looked up at Logan her expression showing all of her hurt.
"Dad I just want her back!" She sobbed.
"I know Han." He replied sitting her up and pulling her to his chest. He smoothed her hair and let her sob into his shoulder. Finally her sobs subsided and she pulled back a little.
"Dad I know you're right but I just got her back and now she's gone again. I don't know what to do. I love her so much and I barely got to know her. I was only with her for nine months after all! That's basically all I had with her as a baby too. All in all I've only known my mother for a year and four months." Logan pulled her into a quick hug.
"I know Han. But you'll figure it out. You're a smart girl and believe it or not you'll get through this." And then he was gone and she was left in her room all alone. She stared at her ceiling for a while an dthen it blured wth her silent tears.
"Mom please come back." She whispered shuting her eyes tight against the tears forcing their way to the surface. Then she sat up. "No. Don't. Don't come back. If you do I won't be able to handle it."
Then she stood up and made her way to the bathroom. She washed and dried her face and made her way back out to the dinning room. Everyone watched her as she silently picked up the extra place setting and carried it out to the kitchen. She put it all away and then made her way back out to the table. She sat and glanced at the food on the table.
"Maia could you please pass the carrots?"