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Chapter 7

Hannah squinted her eyes open in the darkened room. It took her a while to remember where she was but when she did, it hit her again. She glanced at the small clock on her bedside table and it said it was 2 in the morning. It was then that she heard movement and realised she wasn't alone. She looked over to the chair next to her and to her surprise, she saw Luke sat there. "Luke..." She said.

"Hey.." Luke said awkwardly.

"Where's mom?" She asked.

"I persuaded her and Rory to go home and get some sleep. She said she would be here first thing in the morning." He said.

"Ok." She said. "Have you been home at all?" She asked.

Luke shook his head.

"How long have you been sat here?"

"Since about 8. You'd already fallen asleep. I didn't want you to wake up alone so I offered to stay while your mom and Rory went to get some proper rest." He said.

Hannah gave him a small smile. "Thanks." She said.

"I promised you I wouldn't leave." He said looking at the floor awkwardly.

"And you always keep your promises." Hannah gave him a genuine smile.

Luke glanced up at her. "I'm so sorry." He said.

Hannah shook her head. "Don't. It was an accident." She said. "I don't blame you." She added quietly.

Luke looked at her and nodded. "So...how are you?" He asked awkwardly. Hannah shrugged. "Sorry, silly question." He said.

"No, it's ok." Hannah said. "I guess I feel ok. It's just...It's just my legs. I can't feel them at all..." She said quietly.

Luke could tell she was scared. He reached over and took her hand, giving it a squeeze. "It'll be ok." He said gently. "I know it doesn't feel like that now but we're all here for you. And with the right therapy, you'll get better. It'll be slow but you'll get there. I know it."

Hannah gave him a watery smile. "Thanks."

"You should get some more rest." He said.

"Are you going to stay?" Hannah asked.

"I'm not going anywhere." He said.

Hannah gave him a smile before closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep.

In the morning, Hannah woke up about 7. She looked around at the empty room, wondering where Luke was until she saw a note on the bedside table. Just gone to get a drink. Won't be long. Luke.

She smiled. She looked up when she heard the door open. Thinking it was Luke, she was surprised when Tristan came in. "Tristan..."

"Hey..." He said quietly.

"How did you...?"

"Rory called me." He said. "Told me everything."

"I'm sorry." She said quietly. "I was going to call you. It's...It's just been crazy." She said.

Tristan went straight to her side and gave her a hug. "It's ok." He reassured her.

Hannah wiped some tears from her eyes. "You didn't sign up for this..." She said quietly.

"What?" He asked.

"This. Me like this. I can't feel my legs. They said I might not be able to walk for months. I'll be a wheelchair." She said. "You...You won't want to deal with this..."

Luke was about to walk into the room when he heard voices.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Tristan asked.

"Tristan, this isn't fair on you! You don't deserve this. I'm...I'm going to be here for a long time and then when I do get out, I'll be in a wheelchair. You deserve to have fun with someone else." She said quietly.

Luke frowned at Hannah putting herself down. He was pleasantly surprised when he heard the reply from Tristan.

"No way." He said adamantly. "Hannah, I don't want anyone else. I want you. I like you, I really like you. This isn't going to change that." He said. "You're always going to amazing to me. The only person I want is you. You're not pushing me away."

"But..."

"No buts." He shook his head. "You're stuck with me."

Hannah gave him a watery smile. "You mean that? You really want to be with me when I'm like this?"

"Of course I do. You're beautiful to me, no matter what. I'll help you get through this, I promise." He said.

Hannah smiled. "Thank you."

Tristan leaned down and gave her a gentle kiss. "I should get to school but I'll come and see you after ok?"

"Ok." She said giving him a small smile.

Luke came in at that moment. "Oh. Hi." He said.

"Hi." Tristan said.

"Um Luke, this is Tristan." Hannah said awkwardly, knowing how Luke reacted to Tristan before. "Tristan, this is Luke. He's...He's pretty much part of the family." She said, surprising Luke.

"Oh well it's nice to meet you." Tristan said holding his hand.

Hannah held her breath not knowing how Luke would react. She breathed a sigh of relief when Luke held out his hand and shook Tristan's. "You too." He nodded.

Tristan glanced at Hannah. "I'll see you later."

"Bye." Hannah smiled and watched him go.

Luke went and sat next to her. "Here." He said giving her some coffee. "Don't tell the doctor. I just thought you could do with some." He said.

"Thanks." She smiled and took the coffee. She glanced at Luke. "And thanks...for being nice to Tristan."

"I heard what he said to you." Luke admitted. "I guess I got him wrong."

Hannah gave him a small smile. "Thanks."

Just then Lorelai came in. "Hey hon." She smiled.

"Hi mom." Hannah smiled.

"Did you sleep ok?" She asked.

"Yeh, only woke up once." She said.

"That's good." Lorelai smiled. She glanced at Luke. "Thanks for staying." She said gratefully.

"No problem." Luke said. "Did you get some sleep?"

"Yeh a bit." She said.

"Ok well..uh..I guess I'll get going." Luke said awkwardly. "Maybe I can come back later?" He said.

"Sure." Lorelai gave him a smile.

"We can..um..talk maybe." He said, not wanting to say anything infront of Hannah.

"Yeh." Lorelai smiled.

"Ok well I'll see you then." He gave her a small smile. "Bye Hannah." He said.

"Bye Luke." Hannah smiled and they watched him go. Hannah turned back to her mom. "Ok what was that?" She asked.

"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked.

"Oh come on, I know when you're talking in code. I've lived with you for too long." Hannah said.

Lorelai sighed. "I want to focus on you at the moment. That's my priority." She said.

Hannah was confused. "Instead of what? Wait, has something happened between you and Luke?" She asked.

"What did I do to get two smart kids?" Lorelai joked.

"So something did happen?" Hannah pushed.

"Yes, something happened." Lorelai sighed. "But I can't think about that right now. We need to concentrate on getting you better."

"Are you kidding me?" Hannah exclaimed. "If something's going on between you and Luke, you should do something about it!"

"Hannah..." Lorelai said.

"No. I've waited too long for this. Please mom! Please promise me, you'll do something. You need someone right now as much as me. Promise me." Hannah insisted.

Lorelai gave her a small smile. "Ok. I promise."

Hannah smiled. "Good."

"So you would be ok with it?" Lorelai asked.

"Do I have to repeat what I just said?" Hannah asked.

"No." Lorelai said hiding a smile. It was nice to see Hannah joking around despite the circumstances.

Later that day, Emily came to visit after taking Richard home to rest after his angina attack. She wasn't alone though. "Hannah, look who came to see you." She smiled.

Hannah and Lorelai looked up and were shocked.

"Hey kiddo." Chris said. "Hey Lor..."

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