-Previously-

"When I was watching how much you worried about your best friend it made me realize how much of a caring person you are. You are so amazing Chase. I can't get over it. And I need to let my feelings be known," Hannah took a deep breath, "I'm in love with you."

"What?"

The Notebook

-Chapter 20-

"I said I'm in love with you."

"Um...wow, Hannah I-"

"You what? You don't feel the same way? Oh man I feel so embarressed. I shouldn't have-" Hannah's creme complexsion turned a bright shade of red as she looked away.

"No, no, I-I feel the same way. Of course I feel the same way." Chase was stumbling on his words.

"That didn't sound very convincing," Hannah said quietly.

"It-it is," Chase stammered, "I am. Hannah, I'm falling in love with you too."

"Okay."

About an hour and a half later, Hannah went to use the restroom. While she was gone the Doctor approached Chase and Nurse Wanda.

"Doctor," Chase said. "How is she?"

"The surgery went fine. Zoey is a little bit woozy from the anestesia but I think it would be safe to say that you can see her now."

"I'll be right there. I'm going to go to the snack machine on the third floor to see

Chase jumped out of his seat. Boy, was he in a mess. He just told Zoey he loved her and while also had feelings for Hannah, he was not in love with her. But he told her that he was. Add Zoey all drugged up on pain medication, Hannah and her strange mood swings, and Nurse Wanda with her unnatural love for bing bongs, it was bound to be an interesting night.

"Knock, knock," Chase said as he approached the door.

"Chase!" Zoey exclaimed,"I am so glad that you're here."

"How are you feeling?"

"Great! Nothing hurts and my head feels awesome!" Zoey said with excitement in her voice.

"That's...awesome."

"Isn't it?"

"Oh yes, hey listen Zoe, remember what I told you right before you went into operation?"

Zoey's laughing eyes suddenly became darker and serious,"Yes."

"Well...that was just. I mean, love-"

"It was a friend type of love..." Zoey finished for him.

"Yeah."

"Good," Zoey said. "Me too."

"Okay." Chase was relieved when Nurse Wanda burst into the door interupting the start of a really awkward moment.

"Hey Zoey, wanna bing bong?"

Sunday, December 3, 2006

Chase,

I appreciate you coming to visit me every day. It's become quite the lovely ritual. You come. I sleep. You watch. Boring for you and flattering for me. Ha ha. I feel a lot better and am coming home tommorow. I really can't wait. I hate hospitals. I've hated them ever since I went to the one back in Louisiana when Uncle Jim had a heart attack. There was this old guy that kept calling me "an adorable little girl" and kept repeating how beautiful my blue eyes were... and I have brown eyes. Yeah.

Christmas time is here. I am excited. I love Christmas more than any other holiday.Fourth of July comes close in secound though. "Deck the Halls" is on the radio right now.

Well, that's pretty much all I can think of to say.

Zoey

Zoey was allowed to go back to PCA that next Monday at 5:00 p.m. Chase said he would take the bus and meet her there. Of course Hannah wanted to come with and Chase had no reason to tell her not to go except that he didn't want to be with her. But of course he couldn't tell her that. He couldn't stop thinking about his conversation with Zoey. He flat out lied to her. He never lied to Zoey or really anyone until then. Sure there were little things but he said flat out that he didn't love her like that. But she said she didn't love her too. It was weird...when she said he saw something flash in her eyes that made him think that she wasn't being truthful. But that was impossible. Wasn't it?

He and Hannah got on the elevator to Zoey's floor. To their surprise Zoey was waiting at the door of the elevator with her old boyfriend Todd.

"Hey," Zoey smiled, " We were just coming down to go wait for you guys."

"Cool," Chase said as he got back in the elevator.

"I'm Hannah, Chase's girlfriend," Hannah said to Todd.

"I'm Todd and I could be Zoey's boyfriend...if she takes me back," Todd looked at Zoey.

She took his hand,"Okay."

A/N: Dun dun dun...

I am in prison. Aka... Florida at my mom's house. I WANNA GO TO WISCONSIN!

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