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"So…so we take another test?" Aria asked as she looked between the positive and negative tests in each of Hanna's hands.
"I don't think we need to. Who was the only one who really needed to? I mean would you being pregnant even test positive yet?" Hanna asked shaking a little at the realization.
"No but I don't want to jump to conclusions about…" Aria began explaining only to be interrupted by a voice from downstairs that made the girls jump.
"Hanna! What's Aria's car doing here? Are you out of bed?" Mrs. Marin called and she nudged the door open and kicked it shut behind her.
"I don't want to get you in trouble. I'll see you tomorrow?" Aria asked hiding the bag in Hanna's drawer for her.
"If I'm allowed to leave my room," Hanna sighed as she got back into her bed and pulled the covers over herself. She could hear her mom yelling downstairs.
"Sorry Mrs. M. I was just dropping by to check on Hanna. I'm gonna go now," Aria squeaked, afraid of Mrs. Marin in Mama Bear mode.
"Caleb! I told you to take care of her and you let her friend in?" Mrs. Marin barked.
"Sorry…I'm just going to go to my room now," Caleb said ready to get out from Mrs. Marin's glare.
"Hey Sweetie. Sorry I took so long. Feeling any better?" Mrs. Marin asked sweetly when she brought Hanna dinner balanced on a tray.
"Not really," Hanna groaned as she sat up to take a sip of her drink.
"I think you'll stay home tomorrow. I can't stay with you though. Are you going to be ok?" Mrs. Marin asked sweetly as she pushed her daughter's hair back and felt her still very warm forehead.
"I can take care of myself," Hanna responded with a typical teen eye-roll for extra emphasis.
"I know Sweetheart but I just hate leaving you home alone when you're sick," Ashley sighed as she offered Hanna her dinner.
"I really don't feel like eating. Can I just go to sleep now?" Hanna asked hoping her mom would buy it and leave her alone.
"Of course. Call me if you need anything," Mrs. Marin said after kissing Hanna goodnight.
She knew the positive test had to be hers. Aria probably knew the same thing. She had no idea why Aria would even take the second test. She probably just didn't want Hanna to have to take one alone and had been trying to be a good friend. Hanna continued to stare at the ceiling for a long time. She lost track of time somewhere between thinking of all the details and day-dreaming about this baby and her future life with Caleb and their child. Then she started crying. They were definitively sad tears she told herself. This would ruin her life and Caleb's. She heard the click of her mom's heels retreating to her room for the night and then the sound of the water running through the pipes and the creaking of the floor as someone else made their way down the hall towards her room.
"You still awake?" his voice whispered into the darkness. But she didn't respond. She was pretending to be asleep.
"Good night," he said bending down to kiss her, instead he stopped when he saw the tears rolling down her cheeks.
"What's wrong Princess?" he asked rolling her to face him.
"Did you mean it? Do you really want to marry me?" she asked quietly while the tears continued to roll.
"Well that depends on your answer," he said as she rolled to the other side of the bed making space for him to lay down.
"You have to ask the question to hear my answer," she replied trying to smile.
"I don't have a ring for you," he said simply. He knew she wanted this done right and without a ring it wasn't right.
"I don't care," she lied, but she knew a high school proposal wasn't exactly going to be made with a gorgeous diamond like the one she had dreamed of.
"Marry me?" he asked pulling a ring from the small ring dish on the bedside table and holding both her hands with his, skipping all the other things that would've made it right. Without a ring there was no point in trying. He could do it right later.
"Yes," Hanna said kissing him on the cheek as he slipped the random ring onto her left hand.
"That's not fair. I believe I deserve a real kiss," Caleb said faking sadness.
"I don't…" she began to say but it didn't matter because Caleb's lips on hers cut her off. It could've easily become so much more than just a kiss. They were already laying on a bed. Her fingers were tangled in his hair. If the reason that he had asked her to marry him wasn't the only thing he could think of, it would've been hard to stop at just a kiss.
"You took a test didn't you?" he said seriously once he pulled away, "I'm not stupid."
"Yeah…Aria brought them by but there was a mix up," she said motioning to the bedside table where she had stashed the tests. Caleb pulled out the bag and handed it to her. She pulled out the positive test and showed it to him then pulled out the negative one and showed it to him as well.
"So which one's yours?" Caleb asked, hoping it would be the negative one but knowing better.
"Well that's the thing. They got mixed up but Aria's wouldn't even show up yet so I would be willing to bet this one's mine," she said nervously placing the positive one in front of him.
"Positive?" he choked out as he looked at the proof in front of him.
"Pregnant," Hanna replied, unsure how she felt about it. Was she supposed to be happy? She sure didn't think it would be right to be happy but she felt guilty for not being excited about this.
"So…this is our baby?" he said moving his hands to cup her stomach.
"Yep," Hanna sighed, her face tight while she tried to be emotionless.
"You're sure about this? It's not too late," Caleb offered his hands still on her.
"Right now I'm not sure about anything. Can we just go to sleep?" Hanna asked sadly.
"I should go back to the guest room. I don't want to be kicked out yet," Caleb said as he untangled himself and climbed out of her bed.
"My mom is going to find out sooner or later. Just stay with me please? I don't want to be alone," Hanna begged catching his arms.
"You're not going to be alone for months," Caleb joked as he debated whether or not to crawl back in bed with her.
"That's creepy. Don't say things like that. I'm not used to the whole small human growing inside me thing yet," Hanna said making a face to demonstrate her disgust at the idea of being pregnant. The word didn't bother her as much as what it meant. Some people probably thought it was cute. But all she could think of was that her body wasn't her own.
"If your mom finds me, she'll kick me out before I'm really awake," Caleb said as he looked between her and the door.
"And I'll threaten to go with you and then she'll let you stay," Hanna yawned puling Caleb back into bed with her.
"You know you have to think about the baby before you run away with me," Caleb yawned in return as he pulled the covers over them.
"I wouldn't let my fiancé be alone sleeping on a bus bench," Hanna said rolling so her back was to him.
"I'd rather be alone than you be homeless with me. If your mom kicks me out in the morning promise you'll stay here. You're already sick," Caleb retorted as he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her to him.
"No. This baby is going to need their daddy and I need him too. Besides I've lost you way too many times to let you just walk away again," she said as she kissed him goodnight and got comfortable enough to fall asleep.
