Re: NYC: Hannah & Hugh
"No, it's not at all a weird way to describe it. Something that significant to who you are, it's yours to tell, and I can see it feeling like that if you didn't get that choice."
He'd tried to talk to Jamie and mostly it had gone horribly and he hadn't been certain why, or what to do about it. He'd had the luxury of just ignoring the situation, but that wasn't something that Hannah could do, not unless she stopped talking to him altogether and that had other ramifications.
His lips turned up in a full smile. "You can take up space," he told her. "All of your emotions, as grand and messy as they are. You're allowed to always. Yell if you want. And I'm glad that Mars is okay. And Si. And I hope that when you speak to your brother-in-law it'll be good. And that maybe you and Jamie can come to an understanding too. I want you to be happy, Hannah."
He took another sip of the drink, and left the rest, reaching over for her hand."I still love you," he told her quietly, without any hesitation. Maybe at one point he would have hesitated, afraid she would get the wrong idea, but he didn't think she would now. Hugh had always replaced his own siblings with family found in his peer groups and colleagues. And maybe Hannah was the first of his found family in Repose. "You're a dear friend, and I'm so glad we did this. Shall we head back? We could talk a bit more on the way if you want."