Disclaimer: Still don't own Pretty Little Liars but this plot I do. :D

Notes: afjlkadjflkdsajf! Thank you for the reviews :) I came up with this chapter in shower and I just had to write it down before I forgot and I figured, why make my reviewers wait a whole other week when I already had a chapter set up? So her ya go! Also, I'm soooooooo sooooo super sorry about any confusion I might of caused with the last chapter. I hope this one explains a little more the dynamic between Spencer and Caleb, you'll see some more little flashbacks of how they even came together in the first place in later chapters but just to be clear, there is not romance going on between those two ...or is there? JK JK! Once again, thank you for the reviews, they mean the world to me! So now off with the chapter. Hope you enjoy!


My hands are cold, my body's numb
I'm still in shock, what have you done?
My head is pounding, my vision's blurred
Your mouth is moving, I don't hear a word
- The Script "Exit Wounds"


Chapter 3 – The End of a Lie

"She's beautiful." Said Spencer as she took a seat next to Emily. "She has Sophia's beauty but with Wren's eyes and smile."

"Yeah, she was shy with me and Aria but with you she just grabbed your hand and off you went." Laughed Emily

"Soooooo, Wren has a daughter! Big shocker huh!" said Hanna, trying to lighten the mood and stop Spencer from killing her. Spencer narrowed her eyes. "Ok, Ok I know I should of warned you but I didn't want to flake on me like you had the last couple of times I invited you over."

"I didn't want to be in Rosewood to avoid exactly that!" said Spencer referring to Wren sitting with Emma on his lap as she told him her adventures of the day. "I can't believe you didn't at least tell me you were inviting him!"

"Alright, alright! I messed up. Eat me up alive why don't ya" said Hanna, crossing her arms. "But in my defense, would you of come if I would of told you?"

"That's not the point Hanna!"

"That is exactly my point! Like your mom would say, Court adjourned!" Said Hanna as she began walking away to tend to her guests

"She's a lawyer not a judge!" Spencer yelled out.

In a small apartment overseeing Rosewood Park…

"Jul, that's the last box" said Toby as he placed a kiss on his girlfriend's lips.

"We're really doing this aren't we?" smiled Julie Carter, Toby's girlfriend of 3 years. She was the first person to walk in the day he opened his custom design furniture shop. She had first ordered a book case and was so happy with the results that she went on to order a trunk, dining set and bedroom set. She was very detail oriented and was in the shop almost every day overseeing the work Toby was doing and suggesting different designs to her orders. Eventually, one thing led to another and 3 years later they found themselves moving in together.

Toby smiled and admired her beauty. Her resemblance to Spencer in facial features was undeniable but Julie was a natural red-head with long hair and blue eyes, a stunning beauty. She brought light back into his life and showed him it is possible to love again. She wrapped her arms around his waist and he held her tighter, kissing the top of her head. For that instant, his mind traveled back in time, part of him wished the girl in his arms was his hard headed, sarcastic brunette but the other part of him was perfectly content with the passive and understanding red head. "I love you"

She smiled and kissed him.

Ackard/Marin Household...

"Mason, stop, stop don't touch that. I've told you countless times already!" yelled Sean

"You don't have to yell at him." Said Hanna as she fixed Mason's hair. "Baby, go find your friends and play okay?"

"Daddy is being grumpy." said Mason, rubbing his eye. "I only wanted to show my friends the cool games on daddy's phone."

"I know sweetheart, I'll talk to Sean okay? Go play." Mason nodded and off he went. Hanna turned to face Sean. "What the hell is your problem?"

"I'm waiting for an important call and your son thinks this is a toy!"

Hanna took a step back. "My son? So now he's just my son?"

Sean sighed. "Han, don't start. You know I didn't mean it like that."

"Yes, yes you do. You've stopped referring to Mason as your son for a while now Sean and let me tell you something, you're not eternally bound to MY son and I, the doors is right there and you can leave if you want to." Spat Hanna

"Again with the door! I know where the damn door is Hanna." Yelled back Sean "And let me tell—"

"Is everything alright in here?" asked Aria, stepping into the room.

Hanna smiled. "Yes, Yes of course. Sean and I were just talking.."

Sean shook his head and stormed out of the room.

"Are you guys alright?" asked Aria

"Of course, we're doing great. It's just that sometimes Sean gets all weird when people touch his things." Replied Hanna

Aria knew getting the truth out of Hanna was never easy, she grew up in a household where appearance is all that matters, no one has to know what demons you might be fighting as long as you carry yourself as if there wasn't a care in the world, so she didn't bagger Hanna anymore, when she was ready she'd talk.

MEANWHILE…

"Hey mom, have the divorce papers been filed?" asked Caleb, over the phone.

"Of course sweetheart, I spoke to the attorney yesterday and he confirmed they have." Said, Claudia, his mother.

"Then why did Darren tell me you told him to put a stop on them?"

"I have no idea why Darren would say such thing I –" began Claudia

"Mom, please. Why are you adamant about not letting this divorce go through. If it weren't for you lying about giving Darren the order to file the divorce papers a few months ago, Spencer and I could go back to our lives." Said Caleb, with a hint of anger.

After the ordeal of dealing with the his mother's husband death, the battle for the company against Henry Davis and the continuous death threats that ended the moment Spencer was able to find the proof needed to put him behind bars, all he wanted to do was run back to Hanna, but his mother was making it impossible. The day after Henry was placed behind bars, Caleb asked her to take care of the divorce while he worked out some details with the company board, yet she never gave the order.

"Please don't be mad at me for wanting my son to be happy." Said Claudia

"Mom, Hanna, Hanna Marin is my happiness. Why can't you grasp that?"

"I don't know the girl, but I do know Spencer, and she's lovely, smart and great with your brothers, she would make an excellent mother, don't you think? She was with you through everything and helped protect us. Face it dear, without her we would probably would of lost everything." Said Claudia. "Why don't you two give each other a real chance and try to make this marriage real?"

"Mom, you know very well I only married Spencer should Henry have gone through with his threats. What Spencer and I have is a friendship, I don't have any romantic feelings for her nor does she and you're going to have to get used to the idea that Spencer and I are divorcing and trust me, when you meet Hanna, you'll love her just as much or even more." Said Caleb, trying to reason with his mother.

Claudia sighed. "Fine. How is Rosewood?"

Ackward/Marin Household...

"She's always full of energy, if the hospital shifts don't wear me down, she certainly does." Said Wren

Spencer looked up, realizing she had been caught staring at Emma. "Sophia huh?"

Wren nodded. "That's her mother."

"You must have had her literally right after I left"

"Yeah, came to me as a shock too." said Wren

*****FLASH BACK*******

Wren was in his apartment having a few beers with Ozzie and collegues from the hospital, in celebration of the American holiday, Thanksgiving when his phone rang.

"Is this Wren Kingston?" asked the woman

"Who cares to know?" replied Wren, taking another sip of his beer. He was already feeling tipsy and the girl placing soft kisses on his neck was not helping his train of thought.

"We are calling from Boston Medical Hospital, you are the contact listed for Sophia Carr. She has been in a car accident." said the operator "Sir, she was pregnant"

The color was drained out of Wren's face. Sophia had been the girl he briefly dated before cheating on her with Spencer. Pregnant? Was pregnant? Could it be his? He broke up with her as soon as he left Spencer's home the night he cheated. "I'll be there" stated Wren as he ended the call and abruptly pushed the girl off his neck.

"Bro, where are you going? We haven't even cut the turkey yet!" said Ozzie, trying to stop Wren.

"Soph, was in a car accident, she was pregnant" said Wren as he frantically searched for his car keys.

"Dude, that's like 6 hours away! You're not in any condition to drive right now" said Ozzie, trying to reason with Wren.

"You're right! Book me a flight, I'll take a cab to the airport" responded Wren as he grabbed his coat.

"Dude! Are you insane! How do you even know -"

"MATE PLEASE! Just do it and ask questions later. Text me the flight details" said Wren as he ran out of the door.

Ozzie was able to book him the very next flight out to Boston. He sat tapping and sighing and cursing whatever gods may be for this. If this child was his, what would he even do? He's only 22 years old, he doesn't know the first thing about parenthood.

AT THE HOSPITAL...

"Sophia Carr, Sophia Carr" said Wren to confused nurse. "I got a call, she was in a car accident"

The nurse nodded and went on the computer, he saw how the nurses jaw tightened. "She's still in surgery, go to the 3rd floor and wait there" the nurse said as printed out a vistor's pass. Wren nodded and ran to the elevator.

A few hours later…..

"You're her husband?" asked the surgeon as Wren approached him.

"No, I'm a friend. Is she okay?" asked Wren. "The baby? I was told she was pregnant, did the baby-"

The surgeon's jaw tightened. Again, the jaw tightening, what was going on? he thought.

"She's fine, we were able to deliver the baby but your friend…" the Doctor trailed off, and Wren already knew what he was going to say. He was a doctor as well and knew the look on the surgeons eyes.

"She didn't make, did she?" Wren's dropped to his seat.

"I'm sorry, we tried everything we could"

Wren looked up. "The baby? Can I see the baby?"

The surgeon nodded and led him to the maternity ward. "She's healthy and was miraculously not hurt in the accident. She's fully developed, the patient was a only a few days away from her due date. Is there any family we can contact?"

"No. Sophia was a foster child, she had no family." responded Wren, unable to take his eyes off the crying baby girl. "Can I hold her?"

"Sure, I'll call a nurse to get you prepared, then we must discuss the details about the mother" said the Surgeon

Wren nodded and after he was prepared the nurse placed the crying baby girl in his arms and Wren left like the whole in his heart was starting to get filled up. As soon she was placed in his arms, she stopped crying.

"I take it you're the father? She's been crying since we took her out of surgery and she's all calm with you" said the Nurse, with a smile. "She's a beauty"

Wren smiled. "Yeah, she's mine"

The nurse smiled. "Do you have a name in mind?"

Wren smile grew "Emma, Emma Sophia Kingston"

****END OF FLASHBACK***

"I'm really sorry to hear that." Said Spencer "I can only imagine how hard it must be to raise her on your own."

Wren shook his head and smiled. "It's not that bad, I kind of like having her all to myself and not having to share her love. Besides, Hanna and Ozzie are a great god parents."

An awkward silence fell upon them. What was he supposed to say to her after all these years? He always imagined how it would be to see Spencer again but now the reality of it was far from his dreams. He was happy to see her but also resented her for leaving him and Toby in dust to deal with all the unspoken words. As if on cue to kill the awkwardness, Emma ran straight to Spencer with her iPod.

"It's pink, ya see?" said Emma.

Spencer was a little taken back by how friendly the little girl was. "Um, yes I do. Pink is definitely your color."

Emma beamed. "Really? Daddy tells me that my mommys favorite color too."

"Well, your mom did wear a lot of pink." Said Spencer.

Emma's smile widened. "You knew my mommy? Were you friends?"

Wren and Spencer looked at each other unsure how to respond. How were they supposed to tell a little girl that her mother hated that fact that Spencer was allowed to breathe. Sophia hated Spencer and even more after Wren confessed he cheated on her with Spencer which caused Wren to ended their relationship, not knowing Sophia was already three months pregnant with his child.

"Love, why don't you go find your friends, Miss Hastings and I need to have a little chat." said Wren.

Emma pouted. "Fiiiiineeeee"

"I'm sorry about that." Said Wren, noticing Spencer's discomfort.

"No, I'm sorry. Maybe if I wouldn't have kissed you that night, you would still be with Sophia, both watching how beautiful your daughter is growing up to be." Said Spencer, as her eyes were getting watery.

"Spencer, if I recall correctly, which I do, I kissed you and I don't regret it. You can't put yourself that kind of blame. Sophia and I weren't right for each other, we would of parted ways sooner or later." Said Wren, trying to soothe her.

Spencer wiped a stray tear. "Well, I have to go."

Wren felt his resentement and anger resurface again. After all these years, she was not going to even acknowledge that she left him without a reason or explanation? She wasn't going to even apologize or try to make it right? She just waltzs back into his life and doesn't even bother to set the record straight?

But before he had a chance to react, Spencer had already walked away and started saying her goodbye to her friends.

Later...

Hanna turned on the shower, setting it at just the right temperature, she was absolutely drained from day and the fight with Sean had her tense the rest of the evening. She stepped into the shower and as her body began to ease under the warm water, her mind started to drift back to the warmest pair of chocolate eyes she's ever lost herself in, Caleb Rivers. Her eyes opened immediately and she had the urge to scream. This wasn't the life she imagined, this wasn't what she wanted anymore. She didn't want to have the same fight with Sean every night about having another kid, she was in her last college semester and she didn't want anything to stop her from getting that diploma. She wanted to open her own business, she wanted to be a designer, she wanted to make her son proud, she didn't want to have another child. Not with Sean at least. Again, that nasty little voice inside of her.

She loved Sean, maybe not in the same way as she had loved Caleb, but she definitely adored him for being the reason that Mason gets to make Happy Fathers Day cards every June. Sean was a great father, she couldn't deny that, but lately he's been off.

She continued showering until she heard a knock on her door. "Did you fall asleep in there? We need to talk." said Sean

Hanna sighed. "I'm finishing up."

We need to talk? Immediately Hanna turned off her shower head and put on her bath robe and marched into their bedbroom.

"What talk is so important to have that I had to cut down my hair conditioner time to 3 minutes?"

"I think we should take a break." Said Sean.

Hanna's eyes widened. "You're leaving us?"

"No, I just..I just feel we're on different pages right now. I'm tired of the fights and I.. I got a job offer in Texas… and I think I'm going to take it."

"What about Mason? What are you going to telling him?" said Hanna, raising her voice. "Oh Sorry Mase but I'm tired of being your dad so I'm just going to take a little break because y'know, new state, new family."

"Dammit Hanna! It's not like that. I'm 22 years old with a 5 year old son who will be starting kindergarden this fall and it all seems…..I… and you deny me the right to be a father!" Sean blurted out.

"You are a father Sean, you're Mason's dad." Said Hanna, she was furious.

"He's looking less like you and more like him everyday Hanna. I can't stand to watch how when he does something or makes a certain face expression that apparently Caleb used to do..." Hanna was about to speak when he continued. "I know this because you… you literally forget how to breathe. And if his son can make you do that, I can only imagine what he can." Said Sean. "Every time I look at him, it's like a constant reminder that you didn't save yourself for me, that you gave it up to the first guy that crossed your path after we broke up, that you actually had sex with that guy in a damn tent and -"

Hanna marched up to him and slapped him. "How dare you! You promised you wouldn't look at us years down the line like you made a damn mistake. You knew what you were getting into and may I remind you were the won begging me to be his father? That you were the one to offer your last name? So how fucking dare you come to me and say this. You allowed my son to love you and call you dad. How fucking dare you!" yelled Hanna, tears were already streaming down her face. "He loves you Sean, you let him love you and now—"

"Hanna, I'm sorry. I—"

"Get out. Leave. Get the fuck out of my face." Said Hanna, as she wiped her tears. "Get the hell out and never come back."

"I'm going to talk to Mason first I need to—" began Sean

"You don't go near my son anymore Sean. You don't get to see how you break his heart." Said Hanna, trying to be strong and ignore the huge knot in her throat.

"I really did love him Hanna. I don't know when I stopped loving him as my own, but I did love him and I still love you... but..I...I just can't right now." Said Sean as he walked out of the room.

Hanna remained silent until she heard the front door close and the car engine begin, then she let out the tears she had been holding in. She fell to the floor and started uncontrollably crying, not only because Sean left her but because now her son will have to grow up without a present father, just like her and just like Caleb. She tried so hard to give Mason the family she never had, she didn't want history to repeat itself but there it was, yet another man walking out on her and leaving her in the dust. She cried more when she thought of how Mason would react to Sean's absence, he was all Mason knew. She cried harder and doesn't know in what moment Mason walked into the bedroom and wrapped his tiny arms around her, it was when Mason started crying that she finally stopped.

"Mommy, please stop. You're making me sad." Said a crying Mason.

Hanna carried her son and placed him on her lap, soothing him and wiping his tears away. "I'm sorry, Mommy won't cry anymore. See?" Said Hanna, flashing him a smile behind her tear stained face.

Mason smiled back then yawned. "Where is daddy? Is he still mad at me?" asked Mason, his sleepy eyes looking up at Hanna.

It took everything in her not to cry again.


Poor Hanna and little Mase :( Big changes are coming up for them but that won't be the last of Sean we'll see! Fear not, I'm setting the stage for the first interaction between Caleb and Hanna, please bare with me! :)