Hanna and Caleb had spent their first week in Paris. Everything was going perfectly. They had visited Montmartre, Notre Dame, the Louvre and all the main places of the city, and they had also spent the weekend at Disneyland Paris. Hanna had never been at Disneyland in Cali, and Caleb, after taking her to Disneyland Paris, had promised her that he would have soon taken her to Disneyland also in California, when they would have gone together to meet his family. They had had a lot of fun, and Hanna was day by day happier and she could smile despite the whole Mona thing and despite –A.

They had also met two American young lovers on holiday there like them, Paul and Crystal, and that day they would have gone out together for dinner. Hanna was applying her make up in the bathroom of their hotel room, as Caleb was watching her sitting on the edge of the bathtub.

"You're exaggerating with that stuff, you know you're beautiful even without it." Caleb stated.

"Oh, come on. We're going on a double date, I need to be flawless." Hanna replied, without moving her gaze from the mirror.

Caleb sighed.

"You are flawless, Han. You don't need all that make-up and stuff." he insisted.

"You're sweet but I don't think so."

Caleb sighed once again and then walked behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her back to him.

"Do you think we can skip this stupid date and just slip under the blankets to do something more... Interesting?" he whispered hoarsely in her ear.

Hanna giggled an threw her head back so it fell on his shoulder.

"Caleb, that can wait for a few hours..." she whispered back.

"C'mon, babe..." he insisted, starting to kiss down her neck.

"Later... It's still early now and we have to go out. We're in Paris and we can't just spend the whole day in our hotel room having sex. Everything has its time." Hanna breathed out, pulling away from Caleb's grasp.

"Please... We'll be quick..." he murmured, taking her hands.

"We both know that we won't be quick if we actually start... Just wait for me outside and stop being so desperately horny, sweetie." Hanna smirked, pulling her tongue out at him.

"Just because I love you." he sighed, making his way outside the bathroom.

Hanna laughed and returned to fix her make-up.

Half an hour later, Hanna and Caleb arrived hand in hand at the restaurant where they were supposed to meet Paul and Crystal, who were already there sitting at their table waiting for them. They ate and laughed all together, and Caleb had joked more than once, saying he was realy tired, and Hanna had just laughed at that, knowing the real reason he was pretending to be tired, that is just to come back to the hotel room to be alone with his girlfriend. After dinner, however, Caleb and Paul went to take a beer to the counter, while Hanna and Crystal remained sitting at the table.

"Why is Caleb so tired? Where did you guys go today?" Crystal asked Hanna.

Hanna smirked and shook her head.

"We just walked around a little. I assure you, nothing tiring... I didn't even go shopping today!" she replied.

"So why is he so tired? He complained throughout the whole dinner!"

"He's not tired. He's just a little... Sexually frustrated." Hanna chuckled.

"You mean?" Crystal asked, raising her eyebrows.

"He says he's tired just to come back to the hotel early. He's acting like a stupid. He's pissed at me because I didn't want to have sex before dinner, so he hopes I'll be willing to when we'll be back in our room... You know, guys..."

Crystal remained silent, lowering her gaze.

"Hey... Is everything okay?" Hanna asked then, concerned.

"Yeah." Crystal replied, clearly faking a smile.

"Crystal... Is there something wrong between you and Paul?"

Crystal sighed.

"No, but... Well, the truth is that... We've never slept together." she blurted out then.

"Oh..." Hanna murmured, a little embarassed.

"He wants to, but I... I'm a little scared. We've been together for six months, and he has also taken me to this wonderful trip in Paris to make me feel comfortable, but... I'm still scared."

"Crystal... Are you...?"

"Yeah. I'm a virgin."

Hanna gave her a small smile.

"I know that's ridicolous since I have a boyfriend and I'm eighteen, but..." Crystal continued, but Hanna interrupted her.

"That's not ridicolous at all. Everyone has their own time for everything, and I think that for something like this you have to wait until you're totally ready."

Crystal smiled up at her.

"Can I ask you something?" she asked then.

"Sure. Anything."

"Has Caleb been your first?"

"Yeah. My first and my only... He's the only guy I've ever slept with. We've been together for almost two years by now, but actually our first time, which was also my very first time, happened after something like a week from our first kiss. I basically didn't waste any time, but I felt like I could trust him, immediately. I wanted to do it with him, and... Well, it happened. I'm not saying that if you don't feel like making love to Paul it's because he's not an enough good guy to you, don't get me wrong. I'm just saying that... I didn't wait so long, but another person would have waited. And if you're waiting, well, just take your time. It's only up to you and no one can tell you what to do or how long you have to wait, okay?"

Crystal nodded and smiled.

"How was it?" she asked then.

Hanna smiled and blushed a little.

"Hey, if you don't want to tell me, it's okay, I understand." Crystal precised then.

"No, no... It's just that thinking back to that day always makes me feel really emotional and everything." Hanna replied, her eyes a little watery.

Crystal smiled and glanced over at Paul and Caleb, who, in that moment, turned around and winked at their girls.

"It was... Magic. Honestly, I was scared too, but he could make me feel safe. We were camping, it was November and we were in a tent. It was night and it was also pretty cold. We talked a lot. About... Everything and nothing. We confessed each other our secrets, our fears, we told each other the stories of our lives, all in an incredible spontaneous way. And then, well... I felt so close to him that everything came up naturally. It was the perfect night. The best of my life, I think." Hanna told her, sighing at the memory.

"And... Was it... Uh..." Crystal stammered, and Hanna understood what she wanted to ask.

"Painful?"

"Yeah... Was it painful?"

"Well... He was gentle and everything, but I can't say I didn't feel any pain. It hurt. But... It was just a moment. After that, it was just beautiful. And totally worth the pain." Hanna smiled.

Crystal smiled back.

"I can tell how much you love him from the way you look at him." she commented then.

Hanna blushed a little and bit her lip.

"He's my rock. If it wasn't for him, I would probably be in bed crying my eyes out right now." she murmured.

"Instead you're in Paris..."

"Exactly. He took me here to make me understand that life is still beautiful despite every storm which we can meet on our way. And now I know that's true. Oh, anyway I can tell that you love a lot Paul as well."

This time was Crystal the one who blushed slightly.

"What if I'll never be ready for him? Will he leave me?" she asked shyly.

"You'll be ready for him, just take your time. I'm sure he'll understand because he loves you. Look, Crystal, sex is not the most important thing in a relationship. Caleb and I, before coming here in Paris, well, we were back together for just a few weeks and we hadn't done it again since before we broke up. But we were perfectly fine. When it happened after all that time, well, it was perfect, but maybe it was also because we waited a little to. Eveything has its time. So... Don't be hasty. I'm sure that Paul is willing to wait for you."

Crystal smiled again at her, as Caleb and Paul came back to the table.

"Why are you two blushing? What were you talking about?" Caleb asked, furrowing his eyebrows and wrapping an arm around Hanna's shoulder.

"Women stuff." Hanna replied, winking at Crystal.

Crystal nodded as Paul wrapped an arm around her shoulders as well and kissed her forehead. Caleb pretended to yawn, and Hanna rolled her eyes.

"Looks like Caleb wants to go to bed, huh?" Paul asked.

"Yeah. He definitely wants to go to bed." Hanna replied, nudging at her boyfriend.

"Actually, I'm tired too." Crystal said with a small smile towards Hanna.

Hanna returned the smile. She knew what her statement could mean.

When Hanna and Caleb were cuddling under the blankets of the bed of their hotel room, before sleeping, he asked her about Crystal.

"Are you gonna tell me what you girls were talking about after dinner or not?"

Hanna giggled and hid her face in the crook of his neck before answering.

"I told her about my first time."

Caleb raised an eyebrow, even though she couldn't see him.

"Oh... Why?" he asked.

"She and Paul, well... They haven't... You know... Well, not yet. Maybe this night they will, who knows? Anyway... We started talking about that kind of stuff... And, yeah, I just ended up talking about that night."

"Well... Did you tell her how much I was good that night?" he whispered in her ear.

Hamna smacked his chest.

"You're so cheeky!" she commented.

"What? Isn't that what you think?" he asked, starting tickling her.

Hanna laughed and they hit each other with the pillows for a few minutes before returning cuddling.

"So? What did you tell her about me?" he asked again.

Hanna rested her head on his chest and then replied.

"I told her that the whole thing was perfect. I just didn't enter all the details..."

"Well, then tell me which are these details."

Hanna giggled.

"Stop it... It's embarassing." she murmured, slightly blushing.

Caleb chuckled and kissed the top of her head.

"Okay... But you were amazing even if it was your first time... You know, just for the record." he whispered.

"This is even more embarassing!" she groaned, hiding her face in his neck once again.

Caleb hugged her tight, and kissed her forehead.

"Actually, I also told her that you're my rock and without you I'd probably be crying in my bed right now." Hanna whispered then.

"Well, instead you're in Paris, in bed with me, and you have this cute little smile which can bright the whole world." he whispered back.

"And that's all because of you."

Caleb looked down and smiled at her, placing a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"I want to see this smile even when we'll be back home. Don't let anything steal it from you, okay?" he whispered then.

"I'll try. You're the reason why I still keep this smile, after all."

Caleb kissed her slowly.

"Sleep now. Tomorrow no Paul, no Crystal... Just me and you." he said then.

"Where will you take me?"

"I don't know, honestly. But it doesn't matter. I just want to stay with you the whole day. No double dates or stuff."

"Okay." Hanna replied smiling, before closing her eyes and falling asleep in his strong arms.

A/N: Hi everyone! I know I haven't updated this in forever, but I'm more focused on my two other stories right now, so here I update less often. Anyway, I wanted to bring some old Haleb here, that's why I brought up Hanna and Caleb's first time. I hope you guys like the idea :) Thank you for your reviews, I'm glad you liked the last chapter ;) I'll update soon "The Mall", stay tuned :D have a good Sunday! xx -Atramea.