Chapter Ten- Our Time is Near

Leaning up against the door of the car, Hanna did all she could to stay upright and awake but found herself unable to. Alton and Lucas couldn't help but laugh at her with the big black shades over her eyes that gave off the appearance of her being a bum or hung over as she just sat there. Once they finally made it to the hospital to pick up Lucas's mom, Lucas turned off the engine and turned towards Hanna as he just couldn't hold in his laughter while Alton did his best to quiet Lucas down but all the while couldn't manage to stop himself at all. Hearing the laughter in her sleep, Hanna began to stir awake to see the boy laughing uncontrollably before he extended his hand towards her face to take her glasses off. Rubbing her eyes so that she could focus in clearly on where she was and if she had drooled on herself, it was more than clear that she wasn't herself today. Pulling his coat from the backseat, Lucas slowly got out the car waiting for Hanna and Alton to get out so that she could lock the car.

"What's wrong with you today?" Lucas asked

"Nothing. I had a long night" Hanna said

"Long night, would that happened to be because of a certain wii marathon in which I beat the both of you guys" Alton laughed

"I'm really starting to hate that we started that up again" Lucas said

"No, it was because I just had a long night" Hanna replied

"Long night? Hanna you went to bed early. Your mom and her date even came home earlier enough that we ended up playing scrabble" Lucas smiled

"You know I'm really glad you'll be moving back to your house" Hanna said as they entered into the hallway and made their way down to Lucas's mom's room "We should be discussing why Al is giving Spencer the cold shoulder" she pointed out

"It's not like she didn't deserve it, and I would like to shift some of this attention off of me onto our number thirteen bachelor" Alton replied

"That's right, Lucas does enjoy a candle lit dinner" Hanna joked

"I had to, its for a football fundraiser" Lucas said

"We know what it's for we just figured what type of catwalk were you going to do" Alton laughed

"We could watch Top Model for inspiration if you want to?" Hanna asked him as they all turned into Lucas's mothers room to find the woman sitting on the edge of her bed waiting their arrival "Hey Mrs. Gottesman" she smiled as she went to give Lucas's mom a hug as Lucas and Alton wet to grab her bags

"Hey Hanna. What was so funny?" Lucas's mom asked as she looked on at all of them laughing

"Luke will tell you all about it" Hanna laughed as she sat on the bed next to his mom as they watched the boys carry out the bags

The football auction had always been something that the team did in order to raise money for playoff expenses they would have towards the end of the year. Every girl in the school practically saved up money since the beginning of the school year to save up to buy their dream guy for the evening to fulfill their fantasies in a way that didn't make them so desperate. Since the Mr. Gilroy hardly ever planned any of his events, the student government always took on the event as a way to help out the school football team and show their support that way the team wouldn't hit them up financially. Carrying in the last of boxes for set up, Aria and Emily quickly noticed Spencer doing her usual run through check of both the stage and the set up as she walked the floor. Knowing Spencer they knew she was doing everything remotely possible to get over the whole mini drama with Alton. Even though she managed to return to usual form they could still see that she did wish things would have turned out differently with him.

"This is the last of the boxes" Aria said as they joined Spencer at the sound board

"Thank you guys so much for your help" Spencer said giving them each a hug of gratitude

"Things look nice" Emily said looking on at the décor of the room

"Well with all the problems we've ran into today I would hope so. Thankfully we were able to rework the Valetines decoration and use it" Spencer said

"So are you planning on buying anyone tonight?" Aria asked

"Like who?" Spencer asked

"Just anyone to help you mend your broken heart" Emily said

"I don't have a broken heart" Spencer quickly replied "It was a momentary lapse of judgment that I have gotten over, and besides, Alton is not dating material" she said

"He was material enough the other day" Aria replied

"He was looking like boyfriend material to you last time we talked" Emily laughed

"This is Alton we're talking about. Porn watching, comic book loving, brutal honesty to the point where he needs a filter, that's the Alton I'm supposedly head over heels with…I don't think so" Spencer replied

"Your so in denial" Emily laughed "This sounds like throwback Hanna" she said

"I'm not throwback Hanna. Throwback Hanna at least liked a decent guy" Spencer quickly replied

"Decent guy? Alton is a decent guy" Emily replied

"Look, I know that you two are trying to encourage me to give it another go but I just can't. We both put our hearts on the line and we both got rejected so now its time for us to just move on and call it a day" Spencer said

"He rejected you because he thought you were going to shoot him down in your Spencer way…make him listen to you" Aria told her

"It's too late" Spencer said

"It's really not" Emily told her "Make him listen to you" she said

In a rush to get to the school to help Spencer out with decorating for the football auction, Hanna found herself stranded on the side of the road. She had figured it was her luck working against her for not better preparing to meet up with Spencer, but she figured with helping Lucas with his mom and getting them settled in that she would have enough time to get back to the school. She could all ready see and hear the sterness in Spencer's voice telling her that organization is the key to being on time along with her scoldings on taking the back roads because not that many people travel them in Rosewood, but all she could focus on was trying to get her car off a flat and running towards the school. She had called Lucas a few times but he wasn't answering, Alton was doing testing prep for one of his online schools, and she was dead set on calling her dad for help…hell she'd wait for her mom to get off of work if she could to get help. Sending out another text message to Emily before she just leaned up against her car, Hanna noticed a car coming down the highway and it pulled over towards her side. Immediately becoming alert by the person pulling up, Hanna began to dial 9-1-1 just in case, before she went into alert mode completely she began to wane off of her suspicions once she noticed a short messy haired blonde guy get out of his car and make his way over towards her.

"Got car problems?" The guy asked

"Uh…no. I was just waiting for my police officer boyfriend to show up" Hanna lied as the guy just laughed while he took a look at her tire

"Well since you'll be waiting for your boyfriend, why don't I help you out with your flat tire" The guy said "Do you have a spare?" he asked

"I'm fine, I really don't need help" Hanna told him

"The first part I agree with, but you do need this tire to be fixed" The guy said

"Okay, I'm not sure I should even trust you" Hanna said

"Oh because you think I'm going to kill you. Well if you want any information on me so you can have it for when you call the police" The guy said handing her his wallet along with his phone

"How do I know if this is even real? You could have stolen this" Hanna said

"Well do what you want, but I'm going to fix your tire" The guy said as he leaned in to her car to pop the trunk before heading to her trunk to grab the spare tire. Looking through his wallet she couldn't help but notice his identification card that showed he was a student at Jamestown

"Kaleb, huh? That's an interesting name that fits you somehow" Hanna said

"Thank you. My mom picked it out" Kaleb laughed "Can I get your name?" he asked

"No, but you can get my tire" Hanna quickly replied

The music blared loudly as the auction had gotten off to a good note with players getting picked up like pancakes and girls fighting over them like they were a piece of meat. Standing nervously behind the curtain, waiting for his turn to come, all Lucas could do was play with his fingers. Lucas knew that he was doing a good job on the team and had even got a couple winks come his way from a few girls, but he had always wondered with his newfound popularity from dating Hanna and being on the football would have gained him with the ladies or did that all go downhill since Hanna and him were no longer dating. His anxiousness just grew as he got closer and closer to his turn. Getting the nod from the stage help, Lucas made his way onto the stage to notice Alton laughing at him hysterically as he sat amongst Emily and Aria as the announcer began to read his description of himself.

"Lucas Gottesman, number fifteen, and our leading wide receiver. Lucas as you know is amongst the top five students in academics, and enjoys a good comic book read. He enjoys going to the diner late at night for cheese fries and playing wii with friends" The announcer read as Lucas stood nervously "So let's start the bidding off at a dollar" the announcer said

"One dollar" One girl said

"Forty" Another quickly replied as Lucas's eyes widened to hear the number driven up while Alton nearly strained his neck to see who it was

"One hundred" Another girl said

"Two-fifty" Kate quickly said as she joined in on the race before Alton, Emily and Aria looked on with shock

"Three hundred" The girl who placed the previous bid said

"Five hundred dollars!" Kate fired back as Lucas couldn't help be shocked along with Alton as well as everyone else in the room

"Going once….going twice…..sold to five hundred girl" The announcer said "And that folks is our highest sold player" the announcer then said as Lucas stepped off the stage to meet up with Kate who was on the side of the stage waiting for him before they headed off backstage.

"That is the strangest thing I've ever seen" Alton said still in disbelief as he noticed Hanna walked in with blond haired guy following behind her

"What'd I miss?" Hanna asked her friends

"Uh, Kate just bought Lucas" Aria told her

"Bought Lucas? For how much?" Hanna asked in disbelief

"For five hundred dollars" Emily replied as Hanna couldn't help but look shocked even though she knew how obvious it was that Kate liked Lucas

"I would say it doesn't surprise me, but the amount is what I find so shocking" Hanna said "I feel for Lucas" she then added

"Yeah, I mean she spent a lot of money" Alton said "But still in the essence of shock, who is this?" he asked looking over at the guy that stood behind Hanna

"Oh, this is Kaleb. He gave me a ride to the school because apparently there is more damage to my car than I thought" Hanna said introducing Kaleb to everyone

"Hi, my name is Alton. I'm Hanna's bodyguard slash physic…I can tell no good and dead beat unlike any other" Alton said as he got up to introduce himself to Kaleb

"Stop" Hanna said hitting Alton on the arm as Kaleb shook his hand

"Nice to meet you Alton, and you two lovely ladies?" Kaleb asked as he turned to look at Aria and Emily

"Aria" Aria introduced herself

"Emily" Emily quickly replied

"So now that you've met my friends and can associate me with decent people and not crazy killer like, you can now go" Hanna turned to tell him

"Ouch, but I see rude is still on that trait list" Kaleb laughed

"Yeah, well…I'd be nice if you would have fixed my car. Seeing as you only served as company to where the tow truck had to come pick it up, I can only offer rudeness" Hanna smiled

"Or you could go out to dinner with me" Kaleb suggested

"Uh…no. She has plans" Alton quickly jumped in unable to take the flirting

"Alton!" Aria and Emily told him as they hit his arm

"He's right. I don't even know you" Hanna said

"So" Kaleb replied

"How do I even know that you're a decent guy. I mean sure you helped somewhat with my car but that is always how its played in the movies" Hanna replied "You fall under that textbook trait easily" she said

"Well you have my wallet, right?" Kaleb asked

"Yes" Hanna answered

"Keep it and look through it. I mean check my shot records to see if I'm up to date, the picture of my parents, my school identification cards, anything that will help you get to know me that will convince you to go out with me tonight" Kaleb said just as Spencer quickly jumped up on the stage and grabbed the mic which caught everyone's attention

"What is she doing?" Aria quickly noticed as they all turned their attention towards the stage

"Uh…I have an added guy to the list" Spencer said

"That was the last guy" The announcer whispered to her

"No, there is one more" Spencer replied " Alton…I have no idea what your last name is" she said scanning the crowd until she noticed where Alton was in the crowd

"She doesn't even know my last name" Alton shook his head in disbelief

"Look, I know I messed up, but I want to make it up to you" Spencer said as she pulled out her wad of money she had "So I'm buying you for the night" she said

"She can't just buy me" Alton quickly turned to tell Hanna

"Give her a chance, at least she's trying" Hanna told him

"And this is the closest thing you'll get to an apology from her" Aria quickly told him "So take it" she said

"Whatever they're telling you, please listen to it" Spencer said "So for one hundred dollars I place a bid on you" she said

"One-fifty" One girl quickly shouted out as everyone's attention soon turned to the girl dressed like a prostitute "What the hell…three hundred and fifty dollars" she said as she walked up to the stage

"Girls fighting over me, this is like a fantasy come true" Alton said to himself as Hanna, Emily, and Aria scurried around for money to help Spencer out

"I only have a twenty" Aria said

"I only have card" Emily said still scurrying around in her purse

"I only have lip gloss" Hanna said before she turned to Kaleb

"I only have card" Kaleb laughed as he realized he was no help to the girls

"I think that's as high as it will go" The announcer said to Spencer

"No. I mean he's not even on the list…this was just a spur of the moment gesture that was suppose to be an apology" Spencer told the announcer

"You have to call it" The announcer said

"You know what, why don't we forget this ever happened and Alton doesn't even exist" Spencer said trying to laugh her way off the stage

"I bought him for three fifty" The girl said

"Hastings, he's sold" Mr. Gilroy said making his way on to the stage

"Call it" The announcer said before the crowd began to chant the phrase

"Call it. Call it" The crowd chanted

"Alton I don't know your last name is sold for three hundred and fifty dollars" Spencer said sadly as the girl made her way on to the stage to hand over the money as Alton's eyes nearly bulged out of his head to see that it was Vanilla that had bought him

"Vanilla" Alton smiled "Yay me!" he said as he began to clap excitedly unable to whipe the smile that he wore from ear to ear.

"Vanilla?" Aria and Emily replied confused as to what type of name that was

Leaning up against the kitchen counter, Hanna waited for the food to finish heating up as all she could do was look on through the kitchen window to see Kate preparing for her date with Lucas. She couldn't control what Kate's actions were but she knew it was only inevitable before Kate would finally get her chance with Lucas and she couldn't stop her because it wasn't her place to be concerned. Lucas hadn't shown much enthusiasm to go on this date, but he did like Kate's personality and found her interesting to talk to. There was nothing she could do she kept telling herself, but she couldn't help but laugh at how Kaleb was so eager to take her out. Kaleb wasn't bad looking, in fact he was cute and her type but she knew she wasn't ready to start dating yet. With everything she had going on from helping Lucas's mom out, to retaking classes after school with the help of Mr. Smith, along with applications for school, and just trying to make room for friends, there was no possible way dating could be squeezed in. The buzzing of the microwave quickly caught her attention as she pulled the food out and grabbed the nearest fork from the clean untensils as she headed out to the living room area where his mother laid on the sofa to hand her food to her.

"And why again are you here on a Saturday night taking care of an old lady like me?" Lucas's mom asked as Hanna handed her the food

"Because your actually quite fun" Hanna said just as Lucas made his way down the staircase to join them

"You look sharp. Are you two going out and Hanna just doesn't know it?" Lucas's mother asked

"No. I would still be the lonely one out this bunch" Hanna replied "Lucas has a date tonight" she smiled

"A date. With who?" Lucas's mom asked

"By golly he's cheating on me with my sister" Hanna joked as Lucas's mother looked surprised at the news

"It's not like that. Hanna is over exaggerating it" Lucas told his mother as Hanna couldn't stop laughing as he pulled a soda out of the fridge "How are you feeling mom?" he asked as he came to sit with his mother

"I'm doing good Lucas. I plan to do exactly as the doctors say and nothing less" Lucas's mom said "How is your father?" she asked as both Hanna and Lucas began to look awkward as to how they should answer

"Lucas was able to move him closer to the rehab center on the outside of town" Hanna said

"Yeah, I….I signed the paper and he's starting his treatment" Lucas said

"Does your grandmother know?" Lucas's mother then asked

"I really don't want it to come to that. I mean you know how grams is and the fact that I lied to her will just hurt her even more" Lucas replied

"Then I'll tell her. I'll say it's a recent thing that I've been hiding from you, but she has to know. He's gonna need her" Lucas's mother said

"That's why dad has us, I mean grams is going to want us to move in with her and then everything else that will make things worse" Lucas sighed

"She's his mother Lucas" Lucas's mother told him

"We give him a two weeks to get use to it, and then we can start going to see him so he can see that he has the support of his family" Lucas said

"But until then, why don't we worry about getting your mom's leg better because I know after surgery it may not be the same again" Hanna said in her attempt to change the subject just before the doorbell rang. Lucas quickly looked from both Hanna and his mother as if he dreaded answering the door. Looking like a lost puppy wanting help, Hanna quickly got up from her seat and went to answer the door to Kate's surprise.

"Hanna, what are you doing here?" Kate asked shyly

"Come in. Lucas is still getting ready" Hanna said opening the door wide enough so that Kate could enter inside the house to see Lucas's mother sitting on the sofa

"Hello Mrs. Gottesman" Kate greeted Lucas's mother as she shook her hand before she turned to take a seat

"You look nice" Lucas complimented Kate on her attire that she chose to wear

"Thank you" Kate smiled

"So where are you two off to?" Hanna asked

"Uh….I'll let Kate choose since this your date" Lucas said as Kate's smile turned awkward to see he wasn't that enthusiastic. Getting up from his seat, Lucas straightened out his jacket.

"Well we should probably get going" Lucas said as they both made their way over towards the door as Hanna just sat on the sofa looking on at them like they were going off to prom or something "I'll see you tonight mom and thanks Hanna" he called out before the door closed behind them once they left

"Ice cream?" Lucas's mother turned to ask her

"Yes. A boat load" Hanna quickly replied as she got up from the sofa to get the ice cream from the fridge

Zipping up his jacket in an effort to protect himself from the cold, Alton still felt the rush and adrenaline of the night weigh heavily on him as Vanilla took him go-karting for the night. Laughing at the young boy and his excitement rush he was on, the young girl knew she had chosen the perfect thing for them to do that night. Picking up their food order at the window, Alton made his way back to the bench where they were sitting at. Not the least bit of shy when it came to chowing down on the food, Vanilla quickly grabbed her chili dog and French fries and went right to work while Alton could barely pull his meal out. The two sat in silence for a moment as they ate but all the while they both were enjoying each other greatly.

"I'm still trying to figure you out. How did you even know where I went to school? Let alone that I was on sale basically?" Alton asked her

"I snuck a look at your wallet and noticed the student card, and as far as the auction…I have a client that works at the school and he loves to talk about Rosewood High events" Vanilla told him

"Faculty lovin' that's strangely awkward" Alton laughed "And the money, I'm very flattered that you spent that much" he said

"I was just paying you back the money that you paid for my services. I enjoyed hanging out with you and kept thinking about what you said, so I just wanted to see you again" Vanilla smiled

"See me again. I don't hear that quite often" Alton laughed "Well you were a surprise, but I do have to admit that you suck at go karts" he continued to laugh

"Oh no" Vanilla laughed "I happened to think I was very good" she laughed

"Just not at go karts" Alton laughed

Pacing the floor in disbelief with the phone firmly in her hands, Spencer was in major crisis mode and didn't look like she was on her earlier kick of moving on. Getting calls of desperation from Aria all night long after leaving Lucas's house, Hanna made a quick bee line to the Hastings household and was more than ready to be in intervention mode if need be. Luckily Lucas's mom fell fast asleep after a few episodes of Sex in the City so by the time Hanna had helped her up to bed, she was able to grab a quick shower knowing that Spencer drama would take a while. Coming into the room, Hanna immediately read Emily's eyes and could see that it was more than just Spencer drama but could very well be something from A. It had been a while since A had made contact with the girls and they had hoped that it was because A had grown bored with the small town girls, but Hanna wasn't about to just jump to any conclusions just yet. Grabbing a seat on one the bean bags in her room, Hanna quickly took out a bag of popcorn and began to munch on them to show she was ready.

"Okay, what do we have?" Hanna asked in between chomps

"Really? Popcorn. I'm having somewhat of a meltdown and you bring popcorn to the show?" Spencer asked

"Until you have to watch your ex-boyfriend, whom your doing your damndest to get over, go out with your desperate step sister, then you'll understand why I'm eating popcorn" Hanna quickly replied

"I think she's validated" Aria replied

"Thank you" Hanna thanked Aria before turning her attention towards Spencer "Is this about Alton?" she asked

"A little bit and no" Spencer replied "But really? How could he be that insensitive, he just went out with a girl named Vanilla….Vanilla?" she ranted

"I was just as shocked as you were. I even think I saw her on one of those late night commercials" Aria replied

"Although I think that was Alton thinking with his lower part…it's not like you don't have a share of blame in this either" Hanna said as Emily shook her head in agreement

"Yes, I'm fully aware of that but if he liked me as much as he said he did then he wouldn't have gone out with plastic Barbie!" Spencer fired back

"Alton is a cute guy. You act like you're the only one who can have dibs on him" Aria laughed

"But that just goes to show you that he wouldn't even be faithful" Spencer said

"She's officially become hopeless. I thought Spencer could somehow pull together some feminine wiles and seduce Alton but I clearly see that she's lost the picture" Hanna said continuing to snack away at her popcorn before Spencer reached to grab the bag away from her "I knew you'd do that, which is why I brought candy" she said pulling out a bag of sour patches

"Sour patches Hanna?" Aria and Emily asked her

"Ex and step sister…I deserve this" Hanna declared

"I thought you had some blonde guy come with you?" Spencer asked

"I did, but he just helped me with my car" Hanna shrugged

"With your car and your heart. If I heard correctly, I thought I heard him ask you out" Emily said

"Yeah, but I'm no where near ready to date someone like that" Hanna said "Kaleb…that sounds all Abercrombie and Fitch like" she added

"Kaleb Berkins…blonde hair and blue eyes Kaleb?" Spencer quickly asked as if she recognized that name

"I think…yeah, his last name did have a B in it" Hanna said "Seeing as you know him, I'm a little concerned" she said

"Kaleb is a great guy for you. He's a first year college student, his family is well respected in the neighborhood…" Spencer described before Hanna cut him off

"That's great to know, mom and dad are in the spotlight so whenever I screw up they'll go TMZ on my ass" Hanna said

"He's very nice" Spencer said

"He is nice, I mean our conversations weren't boring" Hanna sighed "And he is cute" she then said

"So then what about the other emergency you called about?" Emily asked

"Oh, yeah. I think I'm a little concerned that A hasn't come after us so far" Spencer said like it was an after thought as the three girls grabbed the nearest pillow and threw at Spencer

"We have some unknown crazed person after us and we're here talking about boys!" Emily said as Spencer was out of breath from dodging all the pillows

"It's freakin' Alton!" Spencer declared

Scooping the rest of his ice cream out of the cup as they walked down the streets of downtown Rosewood, Lucas strangely found himself having a good time on his date with Kate. At first she seemed a bit overly excited, but once she noticed that Lucas wasn't someone she had to put on an act for she soon let up and just eased into the date naturally. It surprised him how much she knew about computer technology and creating computer software to where he found himself buzzing like a little kid anxious to show off his new toys. Going over towards the lake front where the lights glistened against the lake. Lucas threw away his cup before joining Kate on the bench as they just looked out of the boats at dock.

"It's places like this that help me realize how beautiful Rosewood really is" Kate smiled

"We do have some spots of beauty" Lucas smiled "You lived more in the city right?" he asked

"Yes. Everything was so big and the entertainment was endless" Kate said

"And now everything is so small and entertainment limited" Lucas replied with a laugh "You'll get use to it down here. I use to hate it here when I was younger but my grandparents lived here and we have so many great family memories in Rosewood" he said

"Family memories…that's hardly something I know about" Kate sighed at the subject "My mom and dad divorced when I was younger, so I was always shuffling from Akland to Los Angeles to where no place really felt like home. My dad got a job in Japan so he had to relinquish some of his rights because me traveling to Japan and Akland would be impossible, so I miss him very much" she said

"Japan, that's an interesting place to work. You should really take advantage and try to go out there" Lucas said

"Oh, I intend to" Kate laughed "I'm spending the summer there" she then said

"That makes me very jealous of you" Lucas laughed

"For a while I thought you saw me as weird" Kate told him "I know that you and Hanna are somewhat close so you have some allegiance to her" she said

"Hanna and I are friends, but I don't dislike you because of her or anything" Lucas said "I actually think your pretty fun" he smiled

"Fun. I like that" Kate smiled

For the first time in years he actually felt like he was something unattainable, like he for the first time was someone else's desire. Vanilla had more than the qualities he was looking for, hell she was like straight out of a porn movie for him but with class to him. Though she had revealed her real name to be Veronica, he much preferred the Vanilla because that's who he had associated with at first but it didn't matter. It was clear that he was over the moon with his date, but it's where he ended up that had him feeling like things were finally making sense. Pulling up in front of the house, he slowly took a deep breath before he made his way up the walk way of the house, secretly hating that he was here but knew that this is where he wanted to be. Taking a moment to contemplate his actions he went back and forth in his head until he was finally caught off guard by the opening of the door with what appeared to be a jittery Spencer.

"What are you doing here? If you're here to rub your date in my face, I swear to God I will strangle you" Spencer threatened him

"Shut up. Just shut up Spencer" Alton said to silence her "Before we both somehow ruin this moment, let me do this" he said pulling her into a deep and passionate kiss

"What was that for?" Spencer asked as he broke the kiss to catch his breath as they both seemed a little taken aback by it

"It was me taking charge and showing you that I like you. Tonight I was out with a girl that I called in severe desperation mode because of you, and believe me…she's the total package of what I love. But I like you…I like that you take things too seriously and overanalyze the hell out of a moment, I like that we have this banter to the point where I really can't pin point you, but most of all I like that you drive me crazy" Alton laughed before Spencer was unable to stop her girly response

"That is the worst corny line I've ever heard but I'm desperate enough to take it" Spencer laughed as she pulled him back into a kiss

"Hey, I was more than prepared to be with Vanilla tonight" Alton laughed as he broke the kiss trying to avoid Spencer hit

"Your such an ass!" Spencer laughed as she chased him around the yard

Unable to sleep in her bed, Hanna found herself staring up at the ceiling hoping that she would fall asleep someway. Hearing doors slam outside, Hanna quickly got out of bed and made her way over to her window to look down on Lucas and Kate make their way home. Walking her to her door like the gentlemen he was, it was unclear to see that Lucas had a horrible night like she anticipated. It scared her for a bit as she looked at him make his way back to his house to see that he was unreadable, but most of all it scared her to realize that it was time…time to think about not only the future, but a future without Lucas as her boyfriend ever. She had made a decision to break his heart in attempt to spare him from A's wrath, which was something she went back and forth on but if she had to make the decision again she knew that she would always protect Lucas first. Although her heart was breaking it was something she had to endure but at the same time she had to accept that maybe they were destined to be friends. Grabbing her cell phone and the small piece of paper that was on her desk, she began to dial the number.

"Hello" Kaleb answered his phone

"I'm in no way shape or form ready to go out on a date with you, but can we talk?" Hanna asked him before she heard a little chuckle from his end of the phone

"Yeah, I can handle talking" Kaleb smiled as he got settled in his chair while placing his book to the side