When she comes back

Chapter 20

Liz waited a while before excusing herself saying that she had to pick up the boys.

"Wow I don't think that we spent this much time together in a long time." Lulu commented when she seen that Georgie was starting to clean up the diner.

"Yeah we have been here for hours." Nikolas commented looking at his watch and then outside where it had gotten dark.

"I can't believe you guys don't spend that much time together anymore. I think that is something that is going to have to change." Hannah told them. "Plus I have to meet these nephews that I keep hearing about."

"Oh trust me you will." Lucky said. "And speaking of the boys I should head home."

"Wow I never would have pegged him as a cop." Hannah said after he had left.

"Nope Dad was pissed about that." Lulu laughed.

"I have something for you." Nik said handing Hannah an envelope.

"What's this??"

"Before you were… gone Laura put you in charge of Deception. I just wanted to let you know that you are still in charge of it. I was put in charge of Laura and her estate and well we never got rid of the company. I figured that you would want your old job back and I know that Laura would want you to have it." Nikolas said. He worked on the paper work after he left the meeting at the Metro Court. He was thinking about having Courtney head the company because it was without any real leadership but he knew the instant that he seen Hannah that it was her rightful place.

"Wow Nik this is great I can't believe that you kept it for some long. I would have assumed that it would have been sold or something. I would love to have my old job back but don't you think that there are a lot of other people that would be better at this. I haven't held that position in a very long time."

"I think you will do great. You always put the people first and that is something this town needs. And if you need help I will be there to help you in any way just as I am sure Carly would do the same thing." He assured her.

"If you are positive."

"I am."

"Hannah."
She heard a familiar voice call her name but she couldn't place it until she turned around. "Hey Max."

"The boss wanted me to give you these" he said holding up a set of keys "And take you home and or shopping for anything that you need. It's up to you when you want to get settled." Max said leaning against the back wall.

"Well it looks like we have to cut this night short." Nik said standing up then helped Lulu with her coat. "Just let me know what you want to start working again."

"Ok" Hannah said saying good bye and following Max to the car. "You remembered that I like the front seat." She joked when she noticed that he opened the front door for her.

"Its hard to forget something that you said. So what is this I hear about a job?"

"Digging for information for Sonny or genuinely care?"

"Does it matter?"

"No not really."

"Ok then" Max said getting in the driver's seat. "I really do care. You are the only person that actually talks to me and isn't afraid or wants something from me. A lot of people in this town think I'm the worst person in the world because I work for Sonny and Jason. That's all they see. You don't care, your used to it."

"When Jason and I lived together I always treated the guards like people and I made him to the same. I knew that he was their boss but I wanted him to remember that they are people. All I could think about is the fact that these people are going to risk their lives for me I want them to think that I'm worth it and that I appreciate the fact that they are doing that for me." Hannah said starting out the window.

"Maybe some of that will rub off on other people. There needs to be more people like that."

"Max where the hell are you taking me I just realized I didn't tell you where home was."

"No but Mr. C did. I am taking you to his old place." He looked over and noticed the look on her face. "Don't worry he talked to Jason about it today. They agree that you will be save there Jason even promised to keep Sam from doing anything stupid. "

"Crap." Was all she said until they arrived at the building. She slowly followed as Max led her to the elevator.

"You know that no matter how slow you move you are going to end up at the same place." Max said pulling her in."

"I was just thinking that maybe you would get so annoyed that you would leave so that I can run away."

"No such luck. I have to spend the night on the sofa."

"What? Why?" she asked out raged.

"I figured that you could use a buffer incase Jason or Sam mostly Sam decided to walk in." Max told her.

"Fine" she said rolling her eyes waiting for the elevator doors to open on the penthouse floor.

"I never expected you would be the type of girl that pouts."

"Shut up" she said playfully hitting his arm.

"Looks like we are here." Max said lightly pushing her out the door. He noticed her look "What I don't want to spend all night waiting for you to move."

"Sure." She said walking to her new door. It was weird making that turn off the elevator she could see herself heading to Jason's place by mistake. "Hi" she said to the guards that she passed. Most of them nodded their heads or ignored the fact that she made a sound. She noticed that one of them knocked on Jason's door. She took this as a sign that they were telling him that she arrived. But she went into her own place before he could emerge from his own.

There was a knock on the door. She should have known that when Jason was determined he wouldn't stop for anything.

"Should I get that?" Max asked.

"Do you want to know what will happen if you don't."

Max turned around and opened the door that he knew Jason was behind. "Why don't I take your bags upstairs." Max said when Jason entered the penthouse.

"This wasn't my idea." She told him.

"I know I talked to Sonny and Carly about this and I agree with them I think that this is the best place for you for a while. I know that you never wanted to see me again and I will try to make this as painless for you as possible." Jason told her looking at everything in the penthouse but her.

Hannah felt bad that she had hurt Jason so much that he couldn't even look at her. "It's not that I hate you I just think that it will be best for us not to be around one another. You had the time to move on and get over me I didn't. I have to find a way to deal with the feelings that I have."

"I never got over you I spent every day thinking about you. I compared every women I was ever with to you. I know that I made mistakes but Sam cheated on me first just like Lucky cheated on Liz before anything between me and her ever happened."

Hannah sat down on the sofa. "I keep telling myself that I shouldn't care about what you did. It didn't involve me and it doesn't affect me. So I shouldn't be mad or hurt but I can't help it I'm pissed."

"You have a lot of feeling to work through not just with me but with everyone." Jason said sitting on the other side of the sofa so he could look at her. He didn't want to be to close and freak her out.

"Lucky seemed happy with Liz today so maybe I should just pretend that I never heard her say what she said."

"Does that mean that you will forget about the fact that you are mad at me too?" he asked.

"Yes. But is still don't think we should be around each other."