Smile, You're Beautiful

Chapter 13

I woke up around 10:30 the next morning. Tanner was already awake and having breakfast.

"Morning!", Tanner said when he looked over at me and saw I was awake.

"Hey", I said still waking up.

"How did you sleep?", Tanner asked as I stretched.

"Pretty good. Not as comfy as my bed but it's good. At least I can be with you.", I said.

"Yeah. You know you can stay at home tonight if you want I think my mom is going to be coming here tonight anyway.", Tanner said with a small smile.

"Are you sure??", I asked.

"Yeah I want you to be able to sleep well.", Tanner said.

"Okay. But I will come here tonight to visit and than I will sleep at home. Deal?", I said.

"Okay. Deal.", Tanner said and smiled, "You want breakfast?"

"Um I'll go get some coffee after I freshen up.", I say as I head to the bathroom.

"Okay.", I heard Tanner say once the bathroom door was shut.

I washed my face off and put a small amount of mascara on and than changed my clothing. As I went to open the door to go out into the hospital room, I heard Tanner and his mom talking.

".........but we can't be sure about that Tanner........", I heard Tanners mom say.

"Mom..........I don't want to worry about it.............I also don't want Emma to worry about it....", I heard most of what Tanner said back.

"You're right. Okay. Speaking of Emily, where is she?", I heard Tanners mom say. That was my cue. So I opened the door and went out of the bathroom.

"Oh! Hi Mrs. Davenport!", I said acting surprised.

"Hi Emma.", Tanners mom said, seeming a little embarrassed. Maybe she was thinking that I could have heard whatever they were saying. Though I wasn't sure what they were talking about.

"How are you?", I asked.

"Pretty good.", Mrs. Davenport answered.

"Well that's good.", I said, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Um no not yet?", she answered, "Have you?"

"Nope not yet.", I said.

"Want to go to the bakery accords the street?", Mrs. Davenport asked.

"Yeah! I would love too!", I said.

"Perfect.", Mrs. Davenport said, "Tanner will that be okay?"

"Yeah! Go eat.", Tanner said looking over at me.

"Okay! I'll be back. I love you.", I said and gave him a hug.

His mom have him a hug and than we headed out for breakfast.

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"Table for two?", the Waitress asked as Mrs. Davenport and I entered the bakery. This bakery was like a cafe but with more doughnuts and cookies.

"Yes. Please.", Mrs. Davenport said.

"Right this way.", the Waitress said and than lead us to a table able seat two people, by the window facing the street.

After we sat down the waitress asked us what we wanted to drink. I asked for a normal mocha frappe and Mrs.Davenport chose a warm mocha coffee.

"So Emma, I have a question for you.", Mrs. D said as soon as we were alone.

"Yes?", I asked.

"Do you really love my son?", she asked me.

"Tanner?! Yes! I love him with all my heart.", I said.

"Okay. Now I have one other thing I have to talk to you about.", Mrs. D said.

"Okay.", is all I could say. I figured this must be about what Tanner and her were talking about at the hospital.

"The doctors talk to Tanners father and I.", she started.

"And?", I asked eager.

"And they told me the treatments aren't working so well for Tanner. His body isn't working with the treatment properly.", Mrs. D said painfully.

"Oh my god.", is all I could say.

"They asked us to talk to him and ask him if he would rather try the other treatment which would cause him to have to go to a hospital five hours away. It also is only a 50% chance that it would even work, and if it didn't he would die sooner than four months, Or he could stay home but only have about four months to live.", she explained.

"And did you talk to him? What did he say?", I asked.

"We did talk to him and he chose to stay here. He said even though he would only have four months he wanted to be close to you incase of any emergency.", Mrs. D said with tears in her eyes.

"Oh my god. He doesn't have to do that for me.", I said crying.

"He chose you because he loves you. And I wanted to make sure you loved him too.", Tanners mom said crying.

I couldn't say anything I just say there not knowing what to think. I wanted him to live forever. I wanted to be able to raise a family with him. But now he won't get all of that. I was crying even harder now.

The waitress brought our coffee over quietly not bothering to ask if we wanted anything to eat.

"So when does he leave the hospital?", I asked.

"He will stay just a couple more nights and than he will be sent home.", Mrs. D said.

"Okay. Are you staying with him tonight?", I asked.

" Yes. I am. You can rest at home tonight.", she said back to me with some sympathy.

"Okay. Yeah... Tanner wanted me to rest also.", I said, "But I am going to visit once tonight."

"Okay. You are a perfect lady for Tanner, Emma. You remember that. You made his life a better place.", Mrs. D said already done with her coffee and headed out the door.

I just say there for a few minutes drinking the rest if my coffee and thinking about all of the information I was just told. It was a very complicated thing to process.

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