"Your home early" Hannah questioned as she walked into the kitchen.
"Work was quiet so I thought I'd come home early and make dinner" Katherine replied
"Why?" Hannah asked
"Does there have to be a reason?"
"No" Hannah replied
"Good, cause I need you to help me, peel those potatoes over there" Katherine asked as she opened the fridge
"Sorry, I've got homework"
"Han, It'll take you five minutes. Please"
"Fine" Hannah replied as she put her school bag on the table
"How was school?" Katherine asked as Hannah peeled the potatoes in the sink
"School" Hannah replied
"Did you miss much from yesterday?"
"Not much, considering I'm already a month-and-a-half behind"
"Maybe we should get someone to help you catch up"
"What, like a tutor?"
"Yeah"
"No I can do it myself, they'll just confuse me more"
"You sure"
"Yeah, all the potatoes are done, I'll go to my room now"
"Got you're notes out of your bag?"
"No" Hannah replied like a child
"Fourteen and I still have to remind you to get your notes out of your bag"
"It's just for book week" Hannah said showing her the note "For Friday"
"Got write it on the calendar" Katherine replied "Isn't Kelly on shift on Friday?"
"Yeah" Hannah replied as she drew a red dot on the Friday as a reminder that her dad was on shift
"What are you going to go as?"
"I dunno" Hannah joked
"How about you go as a fireman again"
"Woman" Hannah corrected
"Don't you mean girl" Katherine joked
"Right, I'm going to go do my homework" Hannah said getting her school bag
As she walked back past the calendar something caught her eye. She saw written in black marker "Conference - Detroit" With a line crossed through three days. She knew it was when Cooper would be away. She picked up a note pad, wrote down the days and ripped the page off. Hannah ran up the stairs to her room. She threw her bag on her bed and began to search through a box on the other side of her room. She took a book out of the box and began to write in it. She then put it in her backpack along with the note. She got her jumper out of her cupboard and her scarf and beanie. Hannah picked up her bag and put it on her back. She then finally wrote a note to her mom. She left the note on her bed and went into her mom's room. She searched through her mom's bag looking for their ticket out of there. One she found it she put it in her jeans pocket knowing it was the safest place. Hannah quietly snuck out the front door hoping she wouldn't be seen by her mom.
LATER THAT NIGHT
"Hannah," Katherine called out as she walked up the stairs "Tea's ready sweetie"
Katherine knocked on her bedroom door. "Hannah?"
She opened the door to find Hannah gone. She went into her room to find her diary missing and a note left on her bed.
"Mom, I know how we can get out of this. Trust me. Hannah"
"Oh Hannah, what have you done" She said to herself
Knowing Hannah's diary was missing Katherine quickly ran into her room and began to look through her bag. Gone. It wasn't there. Hannah had taken it.
"Katherine" Cooper called out from downstairs, "Everything alright?"
"Yeah, I'll be down in a minute" Katherine replied
Katherine folded up Hannah's note and put it in her pocket, keeping it hidden from Cooper
"Is everything OK?" Cooper asked as Katherine came back down the stairs
"Yeah" Katherine replied
"Where's Hannah?"
"She's not feeling well, she's got a fever so she's just going to try and sleep it off" Katherine lied
"Not contagious I hope"
"I hope not" Katherine replied
"Well I've got some notes to look over for court tomorrow" Cooper said as he got up from the table "Thanks for dinner"
"No problem" Katherine relied, distant.
She began to pick up the plates and take them into the kitchen.
"I'm just going to check on Hannah" She said as she walked up stairs.
Katherine went into Hannah's room and got her phone out of her pocket.
"Kelly?" She asked as Kelly answered his mobile
"Katherine, what's going on?" He asked
"Is Hannah with you?"
"Nomism at Molly's. I haven't seen her since yesterday" he replied "What's going on?"
"She was here when I got home from work and now she's gone"
"What do you mean gone?" Kelly questioned
"She's not in her room, her diary's missing and she left a note"
"What'd it say?"
"That she knows how we can get out of this"
"What was in her diary"
"Stuff"
"What kind of stuff?"
"Stuff about Cooper"
"Look I'll go out and look for her" Kelly replied "You call me if she comes back"
Hannah's phone vibrated in her pocket. Dad. That made it the 5th missed call along with the 8 from her mom and 3 from home. She took the card she had taken from her mom's bag and began to read it. "Det. Erin Lindsay. 21st district Chicago." She put it back in her pocket and continued on walking. She got to a large building. She saw police written on the front. The place her dad told her to go if anything bad ever happened, or the nearest firehouse. She walked up the snow covered steps and went inside. She could feel the warmth as she walked in. She felt safe.
"Can I help you?" A lady with grey hair asked behind the counter
"Is a Detective Erin Lindsay here?" Hannah asked
"Does she know you're coming"
Hannah shook her head
"What's your name sweetie"
"Hannah. Hannah Severide"
"Severide? As in firefighter Severide"
Hannah nodded her head
"Come with me"
The two of them walked up some stairs to a closed glass door. She swiped a card and the doors unlocked and they went inside
"Lindsay" She called out
"Yeah" She replied as she got up from behind her desk and walked towards them
"Someone here to see you"
"Hannah?" She questioned
"You said you could help"
"Yeah" Lindsay replied "Come with me"
They went out into the tea room and Hannah sat down at the table
"You want a drink?" Lindsay asked
"No I'm OK thanks"
"You sure, I think there's some cocoa left unless Jay drank it all"
"I'm OK"
"Alright then" Lindsay replied as she sat down at the table with Hannah "It must have been cold out there"
"A bit" Hannah replied
"Your dad called me, he and your mom are worried about you"
Hannah didn't reply
"Why'd you run away? Did Cooper do something"
"No" Hannah got her diary out of her bag and handed it to Lindsay "It's from the last two years"
"And these were all Cooper?" She asked as she flicked through the pages
"Yeah"
Erin put the book down on the table and looked at Hannah.
"Hannah I promised your dad I'd call him if you came here"
Hannah nodded her head
Erin took her phone out of her pocket and called Kelly
"Kelly"
"Erin have you found her?"
"Yeah, she's here with me"
"Is she OK?"
"She's OK, she's just a bit cold" Erin replied looking at Hannah
"Cooper hasn't touched her has he?"
"No, he hasn't"
"I'm heading there now, I'll be there soon"
"OK" She replied hanging up her phone
"Your dad's on his way in"
Hannah didn't say anything
Erin picked up the book again "Has your mom agreed to press charges against Cooper?"
Hannah shook her head "Can mom get a restraining order against him?"
"Hannah, it takes time for them to go through the courts, and if it happens you'll need somewhere to go"
"But mom's too afraid to leave"
"I'm sorry Hannah, but there's not much we can do. What if you lived with your dad"
"I don't want to leave mom"
"I'm sure your Mom's strong enough to leave if it gets bad again"
Hannah didn't reply, instead she looked down
There was a knock at the door
"Erin?" Jay questioned as he opened the door
"Yeah" She replied
"Severide here"
"Yeah, let him in"
Jay moved out the way to allow Severide to walk through
"Hannah"
"Dad" She replied getting out of her chair and running up to him
"I was so worried about you" He said hugging her
"She's a clever girl, coming here" Erin added as she walked up to Severide and Hannah
"Why'd you run away Han?" Severide asked
"I don't want to live in that house anymore"
Severide looked at Erin
"She came to see if Katherine could get a restraining order against Cooper" Erin explained
"Can she?"
"If she wants, but it's a long process"
"What would it take"
"Time. But it'd be better if she had somewhere else to go"
"Yeah" Severide said to himself "Han, go wait in the car for a second" He asked handing her the keys to the car
"Ok" Hannah replied getting her bag "Thanks Erin"
Erin smiled at Hannah as she walked out the door
Severide let out a sigh "How long would it take?"
"She could apply for and Emergency Restraining order which would give us enough time to get a plenary order, but they really need somewhere else to go"
Severide looked at her puzzled. Erin turned around and picked up a book off the table
"It's her journal, notes and images of things Cooper has done to them over the last two years. Physically and Emotionally"
Severide took the books out of her hand and flicked through it
"Just two pages from that book is enough to get an order against him"
Severide nodded his head "Thanks Erin"
"No Problem" She replied
Kelly turned around and walked out the door. He got in his car. He looked at Hannah sitting in the passenger's seat. He put the book in front of her. She looked at it but didn't say anything
"Why didn't you tell anyone you had this" Kelly asked
"Mom knew"
"Why didn't you show anyone sooner"
"I don't know, I was too afraid I guess"
"You knew I was a phone call away"
"What could you do? You were on the other side of the country" Hannah replied
"I could have tried" Severide replied "I'm taking you back to your mom's"
"No, you can't" Hannah replied panicked "You what he's done, I can't go back there"
"Hannah we've talked about this"
"Please dad" Hannah begged, about to cry "Just for tonight, please"
Severide thought for a second. He took his phone out of his pocket
"Just for tonight then we'll talk to your mom tomorrow, but you need to call her and tell her" He said handing her the phone
"About everything?" She asked
"No" Severide replied "Just about you staying with me tonight"
Hannah nodded her head. She unlocked the phone and called her mom
"Mom" She said as Katherine answered the phone
"Hannah where are you?"
"I'm with dad" She said looking at him "I'm staying with him tonight"
"What, why"
"I can't go back there mom, we need to get out of there"
"Let me talk to your dad"
Hannah handed the phone to Kelly "She wants to talk to you"
Severide took the phone out of Hannah's hand
"Katherine"
"Kelly what's going on?" Katherine asked
"Hannah's staying with me tonight but we need to talk tomorrow"
"About what?"
"About Cooper, It's not safe for you to stay there"
"You know we can't leave, we have nowhere to go"
"You do, and I can help you"
There was a silence "Where do you want to meet?"
"Lakefront, Tomorrow at 1"
"OK" Katherine replied "Tell Hannah I love her"
"Will do" Kelly replied before he hung up the phone
"What'd she say?"
"That she loves you" Kelly replied "And she's meeting us at one tomorrow. Which gives us time to make a plan" Kelly smiled
Hannah's eyes grew brighter and she smiled back at her dad "Thanks dad"
"The only spare bed is the couch OK" Severide explained as he unlocked the door "And behave, remember Matt and Dawson live here to"
"Yes dad" She replied as she walked inside
"Hey Hannah" Dawson said as Severide and Hannah walked in "What are you doing here?"
"I know its short notice, but Hannah's staying here tonight" Severide explained "I hope it's OK"
"Yeah its fine" Casey added "Is everything OK at home?"
"Not quite" Severide replied
"Why don't you come with me Han and we'll make up the spare bed" Dawson said as she took Hannah into the lounge room
"What's going on?"
"Hannah ran away"
"Why?"
"She doesn't want to live in the house anymore" Severide explained
"Why?"
"She's scared Matt, and there's nothing I can do"
"You'll figure something out, does Erin know?"
"Yeah, that's where she went. She asked about a restraining order against Cooper"
"Smart kid"
"Yeah, not much she wouldn't know living with two lawyers"
"Katherine's a lawyer?"
"Paralegal" Severide corrected "We're meeting up with Katherine tomorrow"
"What are you going to tell her?"
"That there's a way out of there"
"What have you got planned?"
"I don't know, that's something we'll need to figure out tomorrow"
"Are you and Uncle Matt a couple?" Hannah asked as she helped Dawson make a make-shift bed on the couch
Dawson hesitated "Not at the moment"
"Why?"
"It's a bit complicated with both of us working on 81 together but were making it work"
"I wish mom and dad thought the same way"
"Why did you and your mom move?"
"Mom got offered a job at a firm and dad had just made squad, so neither of them really wanted compromise"
"Fair enough, but at least they still kept in contact"
"Only because of me, If I wasn't born mom would probably be married to Cooper"
"I guess we'll never know"
"Yeah, maybe that's a good thing" Hannah replied
"So if you were still in Chicago when your dad made squad did you ever hang around the firehouse?"
"All the time, almost every shift if mom had of let me"
"Boden let a candidate have his kid at work with him" Dawson joked
"Yeah, because most the time I was with Boden or bossing around everyone on squad and truck"
"Casey included?"
"Especially Uncle Matt" Hannah laughed "And Darden, they were the three trouble makers"
"I would have never have guessed" Dawson joked "So you got any Goss on Casey?"
"Yeah, but he swore me to secrecy?"
"Why? Has he got something on you too?"
"Maybe" She replied
"Hey have you got any spare clothes?" Dawson asked
"No, I didn't actually plan to stay with dad tonight"
"That's OK, I might have an old t-shirt that might fit you"
"OK" Hannah replied as Dawson went into her room
"How about my candidate shirt, don't think I'll be needing it again, and some shorts"
"Thanks" Hannah replied
"Bathrooms in there if you want to get changed"
"OK" Hannah said walking towards the bathroom
"Where's Han?" Severide asked
"In the bathroom getting changed"
"Thanks for this"
"For what?" Dawson asked
"Letting her stay"
"I doesn't matter, anytime. She's your kid" Casey added
"Tada!" Hannah said as she walked out of the bathroom with Dawson's candidate shirt on
"It fits" Dawson smiled
"51 got a new candidate do we?" Casey joked
"Maybe" Hannah laughed
"I'm going to go to bed" Said Dawson
"Me too" Matt replied
"Goodnight" Dawson said as she walked towards her room
"Goodnight" Severide and Hannah replied
"I think it's time you go to bed too squirt" Severide said as he walked over to the couch
"OK" Hannah replied as she crawled under the blankets
"You know I love you, and your mom, and I'll do anything to help you"
"Yeah I know dad, and I love you too"
"Now go to sleep, you've got a big day tomorrow"
"OK, goodnight dad"
"Night squirt, I love you" He said as he kissed her on the forehead and walked towards his bedroom.