Spencer and Caleb: The Aftermath -Chapter 2
So I got a couple of reviews and follows and I'm glad that you guys are enjoying my story. However, I feel the need to clarify a couple of things:
1. This isn't necessarily going to be a Hanna x Caleb or Spencer x Caleb story. I haven't decided how I want to end this story, so it is still up in the air.
2. I am a Spencer x Caleb fan, but that won't affect the direction of this story in the slightest.
3. Knowing Pretty Little Liars, they probably will skip over all of this, so I will try to give you guys the detail that I know we won't be getting.
4. I think I'll try and keep this story rather short. There's only a few more things I need to cover. Anyways, I hope you enjoy!
After the events of her whole kidnapping, Hanna was still rather shook up. To say that life had been unfair to the girls was an understatement. Stalking, harassment, lying, deceit, and kidnapping had been the theme of their lives for years. Hanna Marin especially. She had always been the bravest of all the girls.
In the years that followed her graduation, Hanna had moved to New York to fulfill her dreams of pursuing a career in the fashion industry, taking the love of her life, Caleb, along with her. Unfortunately for her, things did not go entirely as planned. Hanna and Caleb constantly fought. Their futures looked different and it seemed that they were at a crossroad. Caleb wanted to travel and explore the world. A modern day vagabond. Hanna wanted to take over the fashion industry. Discover the future Naomi Campbell's and design outfits for them.
It was inevitable that they wouldn't see the same future. Hanna, after years of harassment wanted to settle down. Caleb wasn't ready for that.
So they parted ways.
As Hanna was in the taxi cab, she realized that she made a grave mistake choosing work over the man she loved. However, by the time she got back to their room, he was gone. Hanna was devastated. She let one of the only good people in her lives walk out and she didn't know how she would manage.
But she did.
Hanna continued on with her career in the fashion industry and ended up getting engaged to a man named Jordan. But, her heart still longed for Caleb. She just didn't realize it. So when Hanna saw him in her hotel room after all those years, the butterflies came back. Which made her question where her loyalties were.
So when Hanna had told Caleb about the events of their break up, and he kissed her, she felt ecstatic. Hanna realized that she could never stop loving Caleb. He always had his heart, no matter how she tried to convince herself otherwise. But, after Ezra and Aria and Emily had walked in, she was suddenly consumed with an overwhelming feeling of guilt.
"How am I going to explain this to Jordan… and Spencer?" She thought to herself. Unfortunately, she didn't have much time to ponder that thought as their risky plan had commenced.
So, after all the events that had transpired from Hanna and Caleb's plan, Hanna had some time to finally process everything that had happened.
Which is why she found herself at Spencer's door in the morning. She had gotten a text from Caleb last night which said:
I talked to Spencer last night. I'm not sure how I feel about everything, but you should go talk to her. She was pretty torn up. – Caleb
Hanna's heart was pounding through her chest. She didn't know what to expect, but as the door opened she braced herself for the worst.
Spencer, after an emotional night, had found herself in bed unable to move. She didn't want to do anything. Still trying to process what Caleb had told her, she felt as a multitude of emotions, sadness being the most prevalent.
Spencer heard a knock on her door, so she rolled out of bed to answer it. She quickly checked her face before she answered the door, just to make sure her eyes weren't too red. Opening the door, Spencer was faced with the one person in the entire world she didn't want to see. Unfortunately for Spencer, it was her best friend.
Rage immediately filled Spencer's heart and before she knew it there were words flying out of her mouth faster than she could count.
"Hanna. You have some nerve showing up here, today. What do you want from me? Did HE call you?" Spencer said, with all the vitriol she could muster.
Hanna sighed, knowing this wouldn't be an easy conversation. Seeing herself in, Spencer slammed the door behind her so there would be no interruptions. Turning around to face Spencer, Hanna had never seen Spencer so angry before. Hanna faltered slightly under Spencer's intense gaze.
"Spence… I-I don't know what to say."
Spencer scoffed at Hanna's admission before unleashing an onslaught of emotions onto Hanna.
"Oh really?! That's funny because Caleb was also at a loss for words as well. Hanna, I don't understand. If you were never over him, why did you let me date him?! Especially since I asked you not once, but TWICE if it was okay to date him?! How could you let me and Jordan get hurt like that?!"
Hanna was about to say something before she stopped to think about what Spencer said. Feeling overcome with guilt once again, Hanna lowered her head before muttering an apology.
"I'm sorry, Spence. I guess I was just overcome with emotion. With us being alone… it made me reminisce on why we broke up. I wasn't sure if I would ever see him again. I-I had to tell him… I always loved him Sp-"
"Really Han?! You always loved him?! Then why didn't you go after him when he left?! Why… Why let me fall in love with him if you always loved him?" Spencer yelled with tears coming down her face. Her pain was palpable. Spencer had always prided herself on being independent and capable, especially after all the life-threatening events she faced in recent years. To face the reality that a man who she came to love could hurt her in such a way was astounding to her.
Taken aback, Hanna hadn't known how deep Spencer's feelings were for Caleb. She immediately felt 10x worse.
"Spencer… you love him?!" Hanna said in shock. She had known they had been together for a bit, but she honestly didn't expect Spencer's feelings to progress so far. Knowing Caleb though, Hanna wasn't too surprised. He was a great boyfriend, except for all the infidelity.
Rolling her eyes, Spencer let out a frustrated sigh.
"How could I not?! We spent the better half of two years getting to know each other. All the moments we shared… All the intimate things I told him about myself. I hadn't felt that comfortable with someone in a long time. We grew together. I was so happy. And there were moments when I thought we would be something more, BUT I couldn't do that to you. I knew what Caleb meant to you. That's why I waited so long before even admitting my feelings! Do you know how hard it is to do that?! No… you don't. I just wish you would have respected me enough to be honest about your feelings…"
"Spencer, I-you're right. I should have gone after him. I shouldn't have gotten engaged unless I was entirely sure. And I didn't know that I still had these feelings until I saw Caleb that day at The Radley. I'm so sorry I wasn't more considerate, but you have to understand my intention wasn't to hurt you Spence. I-I don't know what to do..."
Due to their heated discussion, Spencer and Hanna didn't notice that Caleb had walked in and was listening to everything that they were saying.
"Spencer… Hanna… we need to talk." Caleb said as they both turned around to see him standing by the doorway.
The tension in Spencer's barn had grown immensely with Caleb's arrival, and he hoped that he would be able to try and salvage what is left of this chaotic situation.