Crazy music lover and chiruri chikorate after some serious consideration I decided to combine your two prompts into a single fiction. I hope you both like the result. To anyone else reading this I must give you a warning this is an AU fic and both Hanna and caleb will have their moments of acting out completely out of character before finding their path in life sort of speaking. Now let's move on with the story. I hope you all enjoy and let me know what you guys think.
As the music blasted through the restaurant Hanna made her way towards the table where people were waiting for her. As she greeted everyone let herself be wrapped into different hugs with kisses and laughter running around her she sat down at the table.
Hanna let herself once again feel like the ugly duckling she had been years ago as she had graduated junior high in Denver. As she took in the faces of the people around her she smiled and made conversation determined to have a great time and yet feeling as if something was missing, as if someone was missing. And when Caleb Rivers, her former english classmate walked in an hour later than her she knew exactly what she felt was missing, she had missed him. She had missed the person that stood by her side for a whole year never judging her and always supporting her until he had to move away to another city.
As Caleb sat down at the table she felt disconnected from what was going on around her. Hanna tried to maintain her focus on the conversations going on around her, smiling and laughing vaguely aware if the man sitting at the opposite table end from her. As the night drew to an end she rose herself from her seat and headed out to the restaurant's reception to call for a cab.
-"Hanna? If you want I can drive you home myself. I just called it a night as well".
-"Oh, hey, you don't have to do that. I can get a cab easily from here".
-"It's not a problem. Besides I was thinking maybe we could do some catching up? We barely talked to each other all evening". As Hanna turned her head and studied the teen standing in front of her she felt mesmerized by his eyes, as such she gave into the temptation known as Caleb Rivers and followed him to his car. As the pair made their way to his car and Caleb drove away they started talking about things that happened in junior high. They were both softly chuckling reminiscing fun stuff about their year spent as seat mates.
As Caleb stopped his car in front of Hanna's hotel he turned his head towards her. They both continued talking about their lives. His reunion with his parents, her parents divorce. His life moving across the country, her life as she moved to Rosewood.
As Hanna checked in the time she was surprised to see it was well past mid night. When she had agreed to attend the reunion she felt that she would for sure not stay longer than around 22 o'clock there. As Caleb followed her eyes path he noticed the time as well.
-"I know I'm supposed to call it a night and let you go back inside and get some rest but I'd rather just take you out with me to my place and watch a movie. I'll bring you back afterwards. What do you say?"
-"I know I'm supposed to say it's late and that I should head inside but I'd rather spend my time chatting up with you. So let's go watch that movie".As they arrived at his place Caleb let her in before turning towards her.
-"I'll go fresh up a little. Do you want me to give you a tshirt or something to get more comfortable?", his eyes slowly wondered down her body which was dressed in a simple black dress, before Hanna shook her head bemusedly as she took off her black shoes.
-"It's fine don't worry about me. So long as I don't have to wear these anytime I'll survive". Hanna waited for him to return from the bathroom in his living room. As she waited she took in a painting representing Caleb that was hanging up on the wall. The person who made it had captured perfectly not only his features but also his eye that seemed to catch you in with the way they looked at you. As she made an unconscious gesture to move forward and see who made it she heard Caleb's voice.
-"Miranda, my girlfriend made. She's extremely talented isn't she?" feeling herself as a deer caught in the steer lights Hanna turned away to face Caleb who by then had changed into a pair of boxers and a shirt. Feeling herself blush she adverted her sight back to the painting.
-"Yes she is. This painting feels so real. It's like I'm staring right back at you". Caleb gently took her by the elbow and led her to his bedroom. He opened his Dvr and turned to ask hanna what movie she preffered to watch,
-"You go ahead and pick one. Just as long as it's not a horror movie I'll live". As she spoke Hanna removed her earrings and set them on the table besides his laptop. She silently climbed on the bed as Caleb set a movie in. As he did so he settled back on the bed near Hanna the two of them not touching. As the movie started, he turned to her.
-"I put in the movie In Time, not sure if you've seen it before". Hanna nodded her head.
-"I've seen once before but I missed the finale. I always wanted to know what the ending was. How it finished. So it's a great movie as far as I know it".
The two settled in a comfortable silence watching the movie. However half way through the movie Hanna let her head rest on Caleb's shoulder as she continued pretending she was watching the movie. Random thoughts running through her head she only half paid it attention. She was brought back to reality soon as she heard Caleb ask her.
-"What are you thinking about?" as she looked up to him Hanna noticed his eyes were darkened with un unexpressed emotion. She carefully choose her words before she answered his question.
-"I'm thinking about the fact that I've always felt a pull towards you. I had a crush on you on junior high. And I still feel attracted to you. So attracted I'm too tempted into forgetting about the fact that you have a girlfriend and make a move on you. But she exists and deserves better. And yet all I've been thinking about in the past hour is that I want for you to kiss me, because you were the only one who ever saw me for who I am. I don't have to pretend when I'm around you, and I know that this makes me a bad person. That's what I've been thinking about".
As she softly whispered her answer Caleb silently waited for her to finish before raising her head towards him and kissing her. As he did so Hanna's hands wrapped around his neck while his hands slowly made their way on her body before finally resting on her hips...
So this is like my third thing I'm posting today. As I've said before I'm combining two promts into one fic. And yes miranda is Caleb's girlfriend right now. But we won't see her in the fiction other than mentioning her. Now people I need you to vote. Sean or Travis. One of them will be Hanna's boyfriend for a period of time. I can't decide which one to go for so tell me who do you guys vote for. Until next time kisses, N.
