Hannah was feeling quite nervous, for today she was going to be seeing her son. Finally be able to talk to him, actually talking to him. Not worried about an alpha that took care of her needs, another party to go to, or her next fix. She was done with all that, had turned her life around. What mattered the most to her was making things right, build a relationship between her and Dean, be a part of his life, family. She wanted to be the mother that she couldn't be so long ago.
Dean still had yet to know of her part in helping Sami kidnap him. Still had yet to know about how she helped Roman find him again. She was worried about what sort of reaction she would get from him. Obviously, she knew he would be angry with her, want her to be away from him. It was important though that they speak to each other. And this time she was going to make sure to tell him everything that had happened. During his childhood and what happened with Sami.
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Dean purred, his eyes closed, holding Lily close to him. She was currently being fed, drinking her Mama's sweet milk. Her hair was starting to grow in. Little blonde curls. She had her father's eyes, grey just like his. There was some green in them, a reminder that she was created by Sami. But he knew. He knew that because of how strong his and Roman's bond was, it had made her more his daughter than Sami's.
"She is very hungry, huh?" Roman was watching Dean feed their daughter. Since his mate had woken up, he remained close by his side no matter what. He was being very protective and watchful of him, making sure that he really was doing okay.
"Yeah, she is." Dean said. "Its going to be hard for me to stop breastfeeding her when its time."
"It'll be a while before you'll have to, babe." Roman took Lily out of his arms once he was done feeding her.
Dean smiled, seeing Roman put on her coat and saying sweet words to her. Today his alpha and the pups were going to the park. He wanted to go with them, spend time with his little family, but had to stay at the hospital. Baron still wanted to monitor his condition, make sure he was getting better. He also had a visitor coming to see him today. He didn't know who it was. Roman knew, but he wanted to keep it a secret from him.
"I hope your day will go well." Roman said, after putting Lily in the stroller.
"Me too. But I still don't get why you won't tell me who is coming to see me."
"Honestly, I'm afraid that you might be angry with me...because of who it is..."
"I promise I won't be."
"You sure? Dean, I know how you can get. And this...it could cause a strain in our relationship. Just because I knew about it ever since saving you from Sami."
"Roman...did someone help you save me?"
"Yes." The alpha came down on his knees, taking the omega's hands in his. "It was because of her that I found you again."
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"Grandma!" Miracle squealed happily, running into Hannah's arms. "Its so good to see you."
"Its good to see you too, little one." The woman said, petting the pup's hair.
"Miracle!" Seth screamed. "You shouldn't be near her! That woman is not trustworthy!"
Hannah glared at him. "Its great to see you too, Seth. I see that you still think ill of me."
"How can I not? You've done a lot of terrible things. And here you are, acting as if you've already been accepted into the family."
"Cut her some slack, will you?" Dani said. "She screwed up, sure. But shouldn't she at least be given another chance?"
"Dani, you don't know what this bitch is good at, do you? She is cunning, very manipulative. She'll pretend like everything is good, but just you wait. She'll be trying to take Dean away from us again, possibly his children!"
"Oh yes. The wicked witch just wants to steal away these cute pups my son birthed." Hannah said, tickling Miracle, making her laugh.
"You get your hands off of her or I'll tell Dean what you're up to!"
"Dani was right. You are a drama queen."
"I have a right to be!"
"You're a good guy, Seth. You really are. But you need to stop overreacting. If I wanted to take my son's pups I would have done so a while ago. All I want is to repair the damage I had done, to be the mother to my son that I wasn't before."
"Yeah, Sethie." Dani said, putting his arm around the omega's shoulder.
"Hannah's not a bad person. She's going to be a great mom and grandmother."
"We'll see about that. And take your arm off of me."
"Hey! I don't smell this time!"
"I've noticed..."
Hannah reached into her pocket, taking out a bag. She handed it over to Miracle. "Here, Mira. I got some cookies for you. I made them, with Auntie Sethie's help. But he won't admit it."
"Whatever." The omega huffed. "And don't you go stealing my mother's recipe. Its very sacred."
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Roman told him everything. Everything that his mother had done for him, for them. Dean was at first angry, not with Roman, but at his mother, for trying to ruin his life yet again. Roman could feel the rage burning inside his mate, and he did his best to try to calm him. It was hard to, because Dean would never once have thought that his mother could sink this low. To try to tear him and Roman apart, kidnap him, force him to suffer all of the abuse and manipulation Sami put him through. All of this just because she wanted to have him back. Hadn't she done enough?
It took a while, but he had finally calmed down. Accepting what had been done. Roman then told him that Hannah had came to them, had helped find him, save him again. He told him that Hannah seemed different, changed. Dean couldn't wrap his mind around it. Of all the people he knew, he never thought that his mother would be the one to help save him. In his eyes she was a cruel and selfish person, but the way Roman described her it seemed as if she felt remorse for what she had done, that she was willing to do anything to get Dean away from Sami.
Soon it would be time for him to see her again, in a few minutes. Roman had already left with Lily, telling him that he loved him and that if he sensed Dean needed him he would be there with him as soon as he could be. Dean assured him that he would be fine, that he could handle this on his own.
The door to his room opened. He looked over, seeing that familiar face. She looked a bit more healthier, less makeup, auburn hair shorter, and clothes that were not so revealing. She looked like how she did in the photo he had, except she was wearing a light, brown fur coat.
"Hi, son. Its been so long, hasn't it?"
"Yeah...it has. Sit. Sit down in front of me." He said, motioning to a chair.
Hannah did so, sitting down so that she was facing him. "You're looking good, Dean. Better than when me and Lena found you."
"No. Stop. Don't talk to me as if things are good between us, because they're not." He snarled, still bitter about all that she had done. "I want you to tell me everything."
"That's including your childhood, right?"
"Yes, because I need to know. I have a right to know. I want you to admit to me every single thing you let him do, what you let Sami do to me."
Hannah sighed. This was going to be a long one. She knew it wasn't going to be easy, earning her son's forgiveness. She wouldn't blame him if he didn't, if he decided to throw her out of his life again. He would be so much better off without her, but that didn't stop her from thinking about him.
"Well, lets start off with Sami. He called me. Somehow got a hold of me. He told me he read your book. I didn't read it at that time...I didn't want to see what you said about me, making me out to be a monster..."
"I don't care if you did or not. You already knew about what was done to me when you got rid of me, so it doesn't matter."
"Actually, it does. I read your book when I was in rehab. They had it in their little library. One of the ladies who was also getting clean, said 'his mother should be dead, that bitch deserves payback for letting her pup get raped'. I wanted to hit her, tell her that she didn't know everything. I held back, picking up your book instead. I read it and I understood why you felt so much hatred for me, why you wanted me out of your life. And by the end I realized what that lady said was true. I should be dead. I should have died and went to hell. But if I've took death's hand you would not be here now."
Dean stayed silent, listening to what she was saying. She was right about that. His alpha was lost and couldn't find him. It wasn't so easy this time for there was no clues that could give away his location. His mother had shown him the way and led Roman right to him.
"Anyway, I brought Sami to you. I helped him get to you, helped him kidnap you. I was still angry. Angry at Roman for keeping me away from you, angry at you for not giving me a chance. I wanted to make you just as miserable as me, I wanted you to be with me. At first I was okay with what Sami was doing to you, but when I saw how much pain you were in and how you were just an empty shell of your former self, I realized I made a terrible mistake. I used again, wanting to get rid of the guilt I felt."
"So, you let him get away with it just like with Richard? You let him hurt me?" Dean laughed, bitterly. "I should have known better than to think you would have put a stop to it."
"Look, Dean. I may have let him get away with hurting you, but I wasn't okay with it. I hated myself just for letting it happen. Letting him beat you, shock you, rape you. And after everytime I would try to make it all better, try to comfort you. And despite the pain he gave you, you still wanted him. You didn't want me and that hurt so much."
"Let me get this straight. You were upset because I didn't want you as my mother anymore? That hurt you, but seeing me be hurt didn't? It figures." Dean whispered. "All you've ever thought about was yourself."
"You're right. You are right about that, Dean. I've realized that that was wrong of me to, to wallow in my own misery and feel sorry for myself. I didn't want to admit to that before. But when I was finally free of all darkness, the drugs, it opened my eyes. I only cared about myself all that time, not you. I started to after I read your book. After I left for New York state and found Roman. I needed to set things right, fix what I had tried to destroy."
"Then after you led Roman to me you put your sister in your place. Why would you let her do that?! Why?! It was your fault for all of this, not anyone elses."
"It was her choice, not mine. She wanted to meet you, Dean. She wanted to take my place. I told her not to, but she wouldn't listen. She wanted me to live and apologize for all that I had done."
"But she didn't deserve to die. She didn't deserve that at all and you let her!"
"Dean, there is something that I didn't reveal to Roman about her."
"What is it?"
"She was already dying." Hannah said, a few stray tears falling down her cheeks. Trying to smile, remember her sister the way she was before.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked.
"She had a disease. HIV. She got it from an alpha that she slept with, put a lot of trust into. She didn't have very long left to live. When I told her what you were going through and how I was sacrifice my life for you she decided that she would instead. She wanted to give her life for yours. It meant so much to her to be able to do that for you."
"B-but...she didn't know me...she never met me..." Dean said, now crying himself.
"I know. That is my fault. She met Jonny, but not you. She only knew you were growing inside me and that your name would be Dean. I'm sorry, Dean. I should have given you a chance to meet her."
"That won't fix it. You've took so much away from me. I could have grown up to be a normal omega, to live a life without so much suffering."
"I know, baby, I know. But you can't dwell on what could have been. It will only make you unhappy." She said, scooting up closer to him. "You would always come to me."
"W-what?" Dean looked up at her, eyes full of tears.
"You always came to me. Everytime after Richard hurt you. You would pull on my skirt, begging me to take you out of that house. I would take you out for ice cream. Chocolate was your favorite. I would let you sleep with me if you were feeling scared, sing you lullabies. When it was just you and me at home I would let try on my dresses. You were so small in them. Do you remember all that, honey?"
"I-I do...you were messed up but you tried...y-you tried to make the best of the situation."
"Yes, honey. I did." She reached over laying a kiss on top of his curls. "And whenever I would take you to Roman's, I could see how much more happier you were. It hurts. It kills me inside to know that I stole your happiness away. Twice."
"You really mean that?"
"Yes. I do. I know its hard to believe that I've changed, but if you let me, I can show you that I have. I don't expect for you to forgive me, I would rather hear how much you hate me."
"I don't hate you Mom. I hate what you've let yourself be for so long. I hate that you didn't care, that you let me get hurt. I hate what you've done. But no, I never could hate you. Even after everything you've done and didn't do."
He pulled away from her, looking into her eyes as he spoke. He could see that she was a changed person, that she wanted to do better, and not just for herself.
"I'm giving you one last chance. I would forgive you, but I can't. At least not now...it'll take time. Just don't make me regret this Mom, for letting you be apart of my family. It is special to me and I won't let no one taint that for me."
Hannah smiled at him. "I promise you that I won't. I'm going to be a better mother, a better person, Dean."
"With your actions you'll help me see if I have made the right choice or not."
