Chapter Five: Family
Hannah ran as fast as she could to the woman in front of her "Mommy!" The woman didn't respond, she was busy talking to another lady. When Hannah reached the lady and clutched onto her leg "Mommy! I missed you!" The woman looked down at the small girl confused. "Ah, hi, sorry sweaty, I'm not your mommy, sorry, what's your name?" The little girl looked up as the woman spoke to her softly "Hannah" At the moment the woman looked around the room, and she spotted the group "Lucas, is this her?" Luke shock his head yes.
Luke stared at Brooke with his daughter attached to her leg and Haley standing beside them. He forgot how much Brooke and Heather looked alike 'this is going to break Hannah's heart' he walked towards the three. "Hannah, I would like you to meet your step-mom, this is Brooke." Luke told his daughter as gently as possible as he bent down and picked her up.
"Hey sweaty, I know your hurting, and I know you want your mommy, but if it helps, I am your step-mommy and I would like it very much if I could get to know you." Brooke said softly to the small girl in her husbands arms. Hannah looked at Brooke up and down. "You not mommy?" the girl cried. "No baby I am not your real mommy."
Haley and Nathan were no beside the three. Hannah looked at Haley still crying "Who are you?" Haley looked at the girl not sure of what to say "This is Haley, she your aunt." Luke answered "And the man beside her is my brother, your Uncle Nathan."
Hannah looked at Brooke "Why are you and Aunt Haley fat?" all four adults started laughing then Brooke answered "Your Aunt Haley and I are going to have babies." "Realwe?" Hannah asked looking wided-eyed at Brooke's belly "Yeah, you are going to have a little brother, and a little girl cousin." Luke answered "Would you like that?" "Yes." Hannah said shyly
Rory and Missy walked up to the group "Well we got to get going. Hannah if it's alright with you, you're going to stay with your Dad and Brooke okay." The girl looked at Luke than at Brooke "Alright" The Rory looked at Brooke and Luke "Alls I need you to do is sign some papers and then your all set." Luke handed Hannah to Brooke and fallowed Rory to the table in the middle of the waiting room where she pulled some papers from the beg flipped to the third page and had Lucas sign the line on the bottom. "Alright, Mr. Scott call if you guys need anything. We did pack most of her belongings and brought some of her toys, but you will have to get the rest." "Thank you, for all your help." Luke said shaking her and Missy's hands, and then he walked back over to his family.
About an hour later Nathan and Haley had taken Hannah out to eat and then went to the Hotel for sleep. Luke and Brooke went to the cafeteria and then went back to the waiting room to wait to here from Dr. Thomas. The doctor came in about twenty minutes later.
"Hello Mr. and Mrs. Scott."
Luke and Brooke both stood up "Hey Doc, has there been any change on Heather's condition?" Luke asked.
"No, I'm sorry, there has not, have you guys come to a decision on weather or not to continue life support?"
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