Caleb had only one suit, a black one, into his suitcase. He put it on, along with the purple buttoned shirt Hanna had given him and a white tie. Then, he fixed his hair and looked at his reflection in the mirror. He was ready.

Walking back to the guestroom, he saw Liam's teddybear into his half-open suitcase and smiled slightly. At least, in a sad day like that, he would see his son again. Ezra came back right then, so the pair and Aria finally went together to the church for the funeral.

There were so many people, even just outside of the building. And when they got inside, they noticed the people were actually a lot. It was a clear sign of the good person Ashley was. At the end of the aisle, there was her coffin, and next to it there was a large picture of hers, where was smiling and looked happy.

Caleb took a few steps forward from where he was, and then instinctively looked at his left. It was then that he took sight of Tom, Hanna's dad, who was holding Hanna into his arms. At that, Ezra gave him a light pat on his shoulder and Aria a nod, before the couple went to take a seat forward.

Caleb stayed there, looking at Hanna while biting his lip. She looked destroyed, and that destroyed him as well. Tom soon noticed him, but Hanna didn't. But then, Tom whispered something into his daughter's ear, so she turned around and finally saw Caleb. Her eyes were red and puffy, her make-up was ruined by her tears, but all Caleb could think at the moment was that she was as beautiful as always. However, he didn't move of an inch, just looking at her, not knowing what exactly to do. Of course he wanted to hug her and comfort her, he wanted to so badly, but he didn't know if she would be okay with that. He didn't want to bother her, especially in a moment like that. But then, she escaped from her dad's grasp and quickly walked to Caleb. And when she was in front of him, she hugged him tightly, so tightly, crying and sobbing against his chest. Caleb couldn't do anything but hug her back, even though he could do it just with one arm. He stroked her hair and kissed repeatedly the top of her head, not saying anything, before looking over to Tom and giving him a nod.

"S-She didn't have to go away... I-I still needed her!" she suddenly sobbed against his shirt.

"I know, I know... Breathe..." he whispered soothingly through her hair.

He kept holding her as she kept crying. He managed not to breakdown as well, just trying to stop her tears, even if it was pretty hard. They were there, in a corner of the church, holding each other. To a situation like that, the problems of their relationship were obviously second. There would be time to discuss those things, right then all that mattered was to support each other.

They took a seat in one of the pews, next to Tom, a few distant to where Ezra and Aria were sitting. Caleb also spotted his mom and Jess sitting on another pew, and he just gave them a bitter smile to say hello. Hanna was still crying, holding her dad's hand tightly. Caleb offered her his one too, and she held it as well. Then she whispered something about Liam, that she hadn't taken him there with her because she didn't think it was the case, that's why he was at Aria's brother's too, with him and Emma. He just nodded and placed his forehead against hers.

"Stop crying now... Your mom will always be with you..." he whispered softly.

Hanna took in a deep breath, pulling away to rest her head on Caleb's healthy shoulder, still holding both his and her dad's hand in hers.

The function was very solemn and moving. Caleb kept Hanna's hand in his for the whole time, and when they exited the church to walk the coffin to the cemetery, he didn't leave her side either. She was broken, she didn't stop crying and she couldn't say anything. Caleb moved his arm behind her back to sustain her body, and she did the same, leaning into his embrace through all the walk. When they finally arrived to the cemetery, several people came up to Hanna to give her their condolences, Claudia and Jess too, who also gave Caleb a hug, since that was the first time they were seeing him since he had come back, even though Jess had come to him when he was in hospital. At the end, only Hanna, Caleb and her dad were in front of her grave.

"Is there anything I can do for you, mr Marin?" Caleb asked.

"No, it's okay, Caleb. Thank you. Han, I should probably go now. Isabel is waiting for me. Will you mind if I do?" Tom replied, eventually moving his gaze to her daughter.

Hanna shook her head, then Tom went to give her one last hug, holding her tight.

"Call me for anything, okay? Anything." he whispered as he hugged her.

She nodded again as her dad pulled away. Then, Tom turned to Caleb and gave him a light squeeze on his healthy shoulder.

"Hope you'll get better soon, son." the man told him then.

"Thank you, mr Marin."

Then, Tom looked from him to Hanna, nodding before turning around and walking to the car where his family was waiting for him. Caleb gently rubbed Hanna's shoulder as she stared at her mom's picture. She was still crying, but she looked a little better then earlier.

"Thanks for being here." she whispered suddenly.

"Don't even say that. It was the least I could do, Han. I'm just sorry I wasn't here when...it happened." he murmured in reply.

"No one would have ever imagined what happened." she whispered, shrugging slightly.

"Yeah, but I'm still sorry. I also would have liked to spend more time with your mom. She was a wonderful person. For what it means, at least she didn't suffer, anyway... I truly hope she's in a better place now."

She didn't reply, still looking at the picture. Caleb reached out and wiped a few tears off her cheeks.

"Hey... You look so tired. Did you even sleep last night?" he whispered then.

She shook her head, still not moving her gaze.

"Well, I think you need some rest now. Let me walk you home, okay?" he continued.

"I... I need to pick Liam up from Mike's."

"Let him stay there for a little longer. I'm sure Mike won't mind. You need some rest, Hanna. The little man's gonna be fine, and if you want I'm gonna pick him up later and bring him home to you." he reasoned.

She stayed silent for a few seconds before answering.

"Or we can go to pick him up now and then we can go home all together."

Caleb felt a little surprised.

"Do you want me to come home with you?" he asked softly.

"It's your house, Caleb. And Liam can't wait to play with you again. I know we need to talk, but... We'll think about that later, I can't do it right now. Okay?"

"Of course." he whispered.

He then shyly connected their hands, gently interwining his fingers in between hers.

"Let's go home." he said softly.

The walk to Mike's house was totally silent, but their hands, just like at the hospital in Spain, never let go of each other. As soon as they reached Mike's front door, Caleb immediately rang the doorbell, eager to be reunited with his son. Mike greeted the pair with a sad smile, then called Liam, who clumsily jogged to the door. Only then, Caleb let go of Hanna's hand to bend down and engulf his kid in a tight one-arm hug.

"Thanks for keeping him, Mike." Hanna said to Mike as Liam and Caleb hugged and kissed each other.

"No problem, Han. He was an angel." the boy replied.

Caleb stood back up and offered his left hand to Mike.

"Thank you, Mike." he told him.

Mike shook his hand before replying.

"It's okay, man. How's the shoulder?"

"In a couple of weeks I should be able to take the bandage off, finally."

The young boy nodded at him and then got on his knees to jokingly mess Liam's hair.

"See you next time, kiddo." he told the kid then.

Liam smiled and waved at him before searching for both of his parents' hands, so the family of three started walking toward their house.

Once they got home, after the whole walk hearing Liam asking about what had happened to his daddy's arm and why he and his mommy were so elegant, Caleb walked Liam to his room and told him to wait for him there. Then, he came back downstairs to check on Hanna and found her sitting on the couch with her head between her hands. He sighed and sat next to her.

"Hey..." he whispered, squeezing her shoulder lightly.

She just sniffed, still hiding her face from him. He knew it was going to be really hard for her to get through her mom's sudden death.

"Han... Try to breathe, okay? Breathe..." he continued, rubbing her shoulder.

She seemed to listen to him, because her breathing slowed down and her sobs were almost completely gone.

"Alright, just like that... Now why don't you go lie down and try to get some rest? Liam and I are not going to be too loud while playing, I promise." he whispered again.

She breathed out deeply before finally lifting her head, quickly wiping her tears away. Then, she turned to him and nodded briefly.

"Do you...need something?" he asked.

"No, I'm fine. What about you? Will you be able to play with him with just one arm?"

He smiled a little before nodding.

"Don't worry, I got this." he added.

Hanna nodded one last time before getting up from the couch, heading to the bedroom. Caleb, then, took his time to take his coat and tie off, fumbling with his bandage. He was almost panting by the time he was done, then he walked back to Liam's room, greeting him with a wide smile. He and Hanna were going to explain what had happened to his grandma later.

Half an hour later, Liam was sound asleep. Caleb smiled down at the sight of his son peacefully sleeping, rubbing his cheek and then bending down to press a kiss on his forehead. He walked out of the room and closed the door lightly, trying not to be loud.

He glanced at the clock of the hallway, noticing it was practically lunch time. He wasn't hungry, he had eaten something on the plane and he was fine because of the change of time zone, but he was wondering if Hanna would like something to eat. So, he silently made his way to his and Hanna's bedroom. The door was half-open and he immediately caught sight of Hanna, with her back at the door, lying down on the bed in a fetal position. She had changed into his black sweater and a pair of sweats. He stopped on the doorframe, wondering if she was asleep or not, but then he heard a light sob and noticed her shoulders were trembling. She was clearly crying, again. And Caleb felt his heart break a little.

He sighed and got in, slowly walking to the bed, then he sat down on the mattress and placed his hand on her arm, without saying anything. At that, Hanna suddenly turned around and threw herself to him, burying her face into his shirt, crying against his chest. Caleb hugged her the way he could, holding her to him and occasionally stroking her hair. He let her cry for a good five minutes before breaking their silence.

"Do you want something to eat?" he whispered softly.

She just shook her head against his shirt. He promised himself he would make her eat later, though, he just didn't want to force her or anything right then.

"Did you sleep at least a little?" he asked then, still speaking very softly.

She shook her head again, and he sighed. He hated seeing her like that. It made him feel the most useless person in the whole world.

"Can you...stay here?" she mumbled then.

He kissed her temple at that.

"Of course." he whispered in reply, feeling a little less useless at that.

He quickly kicked his shoes off to be able to lie down on the bed next to her, and when he did, he circled her shoulders with his arm. She placed her head into the crook of his neck, still crying, and gripped his shirt into her fist as she let her tears go. Caleb ran his hand up and down her arm, kissing the top of her head.

It wasn't long before Hanna fell asleep between tears, and Caleb followed her, still tired from his flight, the one into the other's embrace.

A/N: Hey guys! I'm sorry for taking so long to update, but these last days have been hectic. And I knooow, this is such a sad chapter :'( Yes, HalebForever, you were the only one to guess that Ashley would die xD Oh, anyway, thank you guys for all your good luck wishes for my exam... I passed it! *yeeeeeah* :D However, back to the story, next chapter Hanna and Caleb are gonna manage to discuss about them, I promise you will like it :) Again, I'm so sorry for what happened to Ashley in this story, but I thought it would be pretty unexpected and could give the story a twist... I want to make clear that I love her character too ;) Anyway, thoughts about this chapter? I hope it wasn't too heartbreaking to see Hanna like that, but luckily Caleb's there for her... Let me know as usual, love reading from you :) I will update GoW too as soon as I can, I still have to fix a few things ;) So, that's all for now. Remember, next chapter is gonna be a great chapter... At least I hope :D Thanks for reading, reviewing and everything! We're over 300 reviews, that's totally awesome! :D ...Have a nice day everyone, love you guys! xx -Atramea.