A/N: Hey guys! So by popular demand I am continuing, but seeing as I've already fixed the Spaleb situation, (why must this f***ery continue?!) there's not really much for me to do this episode! So I'm just adding Caleb in here and there, and I'm switching some of the characters around because I think it's time Emily and Spencer where there for their friend! Hope that's okay with you guys!

Caleb slowly opened his eyes, and smiled as he remembered the events of last night. Hanna had broken up with Jordan. She'd needed him, and when she had whispered his name he knew that she'd wanted him, and only him to hold her and comfort her and make her feel protected and safe. He had Hanna back. Still grinning he rolled to the side to face…an empty bed. Caleb sighed. Who was he kidding? Hanna had been through a lot and he'd heard most of her side of the conversation with Jordan. This wasn't going to be easy. One night of Hanna needing him didn't mean they'd be back together. He needed to just be there for Hanna, take care of her, let her heal. Take it slow. Caleb knew Hanna wanted him, but he also knew she had been traumatised by what had happened, and she'd been distant since then. If he knew Hanna as well as he thought he did…she had some idea that Caleb needed protecting. But he wasn't like Jordan. He knew everything. Still, he wasn't going to push her. Hanna walked in to the room wrapped in a towel. Normally Caleb would have admired the view, but he was too distracted by the bruises and burns on her arms and shoulders.

"Emily called. She and the other girls are coming over. She needs to talk to us about something" Caleb nodded, he hated how lifeless Hanna's voice had become. "You should go. Spencer…"

"Spencer knows I won't let you out of my sight"

"It's not fair to her"

"Frankly Hanna, I don't care, because I care more about you and your wellbeing right now, and Spencer knows that. She's a big girl. She can handle it" Hanna didn't look convinced and uncharacteristically just shrugged.

"I'm gonna go and get dressed. Can you let them in when they get here?" Caleb nodded and exited the bedroom to wait for the other girls to arrive. He knew Aria wouldn't be a problem, and after his conversation with Spencer, he knew she wasn't holding anything against Hanna. She might be upset, but she knew Hanna needed her right then. Emily was another matter. Emily had wanted to get Hanna back, but she'd wasted so much time. Time that Hanna had been tortured during. Caleb knew Emily loved Hanna, but she'd seemed almost resentful once or twice, that Hanna was here and Alison was not. He wanted to talk to her, because he didn't want Emily making Hanna feel worse, and he was well aware Hanna had picked up on some of Emily's looks. He didn't have to wait long before the doorbell rang and he pulled open the door to see Aria.

"Hey Caleb" she said as she breezed past him in to the apartment. "How is she?" Caleb shut the door and turned to look at her.

"She uh….I don't know. She had a couple of…episodes. I guess you could call them? I don't even know if that's the right word…" Aria nodded understandingly.

"I had a couple of those after the dollhouse" Caleb nodded, but he was distracted something Aria clearly picked up on, because she narrowed her eyes at him, but before she could say anything the doorbell went again and Caleb hustled over to open it.

Second time lucky. Emily was standing there looking impatient.

"Is everyone here yet?" She asked as she rushed inside.

"No, we're waiting on Spencer" Aria answered. Emily made an irritated noise in the back of her throat.

"She better get here soon" Aria raised her eyebrows and shared a look with Caleb. Caleb decided there was no time like the present.

"Emily. Can I talk to you?" Emily looked at him, concerned.

"Sure, is everything okay?"

"You tell me"

"What's that supposed to mean" Caleb glanced at Aria, and Aria gestured at him to go on. He figured Aria had a pretty good idea what this was about, she'd been at Spencer's after all, and she wasn't blind. Or deaf.

"It means, that Hanna made herself bait to try and help all of you, and you wasted so much time and let her suffer for longer than she needed to. Then you tried to start some sort of moral debate about handing over Alison. I understand how you feel Emily, but you don't need to take it out on Hanna. I'm the one who handed Alison over, so take it out on me"

"I don't know what you're talking about" Emily said in an incredibly unconvincing voice. Aria took over.

"Em. We get it…you…have something with Alison. But you said she killed Charlotte. You gave us the proof, and ever since Hanna's been back you've been….." Aria didn't want to say it. Surprisingly Emily finished the sentence for her.

"Resentful. I know" Emily deflated. "Can I…..can I talk to Hanna?" Caleb narrowed his eyes.

"That depends, are you gonna make her feel even more crappy than she already does?" he folded his arms across his chest, moving slightly in the direction of Hanna's bedroom door.

"No, I just….I want to apologise" Caleb studied her for a minute and then stepped aside, "She's in there" he pointed and Emily walked past him heading in the direction of the bedroom.

Caleb turned to Aria, "Well that was easier than I thought"

"Em may be focused on Ali right now, but she knows she was wrong, she just…" Caleb nodded.

"Believe me, I get it"

Hanna had dressed slowly and methodically, donning her clothes like armour. She'd opted to wear a top that showed off a lot of her arms…and back. Normally that wouldn't be a problem, but as much as she wanted to feel like her old self and not hide away. She also didn't feel comfortable advertising what happened. She'd been about to grab something to wear over it, when she'd spotted the ring on her bedside table, right where she'd placed it last night. She'd actually forgotten about it. She slowly walked over to it, picking it up when she reached it. She held it in her hand and stared at it, debating. The girls would know something was really wrong if she told them she broke up with Jordan. She'd have to answer questions about Jordan and…Caleb. She'd get more pitying looks. But it would be wrong to still wear the ring…Caleb-

"Oh my God!" Hanna's thoughts cut off and she whirled around to face Emily, who was looking at her with horror. She tried to play it off.

"What?"

"Hanna your back! Are those-"

"It's nothing" Hanna said quickly, dropping the ring back on the table and grabbing the nearest jacket she saw….Caleb's. She pulled it on, and hugged herself, before turning to face Emily.

"Hanna those look like burn marks" Hanna shrugged and refused to meet Emily's eyes. Emily reached out a comforting hand and Hanna flinched involuntarily.

"Sorry" she murmured to Emily.

"It's okay Han. Did those…did they happen to you in there?" Emily asked, before shaking her head, "Stupid question. Of course they did" Hanna remained silent. "Han….I know you said no doctors, but maybe you should re-think that? They look…angry" Emily tried to lighten the mood. Hanna shrugged.

"It's fine" Hanna stared resolutely at the floor so she missed Emily's concerned face.

"Hanna….I'm sorry for how I acted…when you first got back. I wasn't mad at you, I didn't….I don't resent you being back it's just…." Emily swallowed, "Ali's in danger, and it's all my fault. I mean….there wasn't even solid proof, just that jacket and it wouldn't be the first time someone planted something to implicate someone else and now-"

"I get it Em" Hanna said gently.

"I'm really sorry Han" Emily said, close to tears. Hanna nodded, and attempted a smile. She knew Emily meant what she said, and she got where Emily was coming from…but Hanna knew there was some small part of Emily that really had resented Hanna being there.

"It's okay Em, and don't worry. We'll get Ali back" Hanna tried her best to sound reassuring. Emily slowly approached Hanna and gave her a gentle hug, and after a minute Hanna returned it cautiously.

"Do you…want to talk about it?" Emily tried. Hanna shook her head. "Are you sure? I mean….Hanna…those marks"

"I don't want to talk about it"

"But-"

"Han, you okay?" Aria poked her head in to the room and Hanna had the feeling Aria had taken a leaf from Caleb's book and had been lurking outside the door listening. She was too grateful to be mad. Aria looked between the two, but before Hanna could say anything the doorbell sounded. Saved by the bell.

"Spencer's here!" Hanna announced and hurried past Emily and Aria and out in to the lounge.

"Give her time Em" Emily nodded.

"You saw all that…right? When you where…"

"Yeah. I did. Caleb too and I think Mona saw some of it" Emily shook her head.

"It was dark and I…I couldn't see properly, I mean she had those bruises and her lip…but I couldn't see…" Emily trailed off and wiped a tear away. "I didn't even offer to come and help you clean her up and take care of her, I just…I was too absorbed in Ali and…"

"It's okay Emily, she needed space anyway. Caleb wouldn't leave her and I think between him and me, we where smothering her enough" Emily reluctantly nodded and the pair headed out in to the lounge to greet Spencer.

Caleb had insisted on staying to hear whatever news Emily had, and he'd claimed the spot on the other side of Hanna. Spencer and Aria had sat on the other couch. He wasn't sure what kind of reaction he'd get from Spencer, she was acting indifferent towards him, and her usual self towards Hanna. When she'd arrived, while the other girls where occupied he'd approached her and to ask if she was okay, she'd replied politely and resisted the urge to be snarky, he could tell. He could see the internal struggle. She'd informed him she was fine, and then whispered that she'd told Aria and Emily that they'd broken up. He wasn't sure how much Spencer had told them of the reasoning behind the breakup, but he figured they'd worked it out for themselves after seeing how he'd been acting the past few days. Seeing as the girls hadn't treated him any differently, or Hanna as far as he could tell, he figured they'd taken Spencer's view of things. Whatever happened whenever this was over, he'd make it clear to them that he was the one to blame and not Hanna. But for now, Hanna's friends where being just that and he hoped it would stay that way. Hanna had come hurrying in to the room, and when Caleb saw her wearing his jacket….he couldn't repress a smile. It dimmed somewhat when Aria and Emily followed her out and he realised why she was wearing it. He raised a questioning eyebrow at Aria, who merely nodded.

Caleb only half listened to what Emily was saying, he was keeping an eye on Hanna who kept fiddling with her hands. She really did look adorable in his jacket, which was not a thought he should be having right then but he couldn't help it. He forced himself to focus on the conversation. Emily had been recounting her front row seat to Mary and Elliott arguing as if they knew each other very well, which was worrying. They'd spent the past few minutes debating Elliotts connection to Mary, and if he could be the male she was working with. Caleb didn't see any hint from Hanna that Elliott was the one who'd….he cut the thought off. Now was not the time to get ragey. As the debate continued the more convinced the girls became that Elliott was working with Mary. As Emily recounted seeing Alison strapped down to a table, Caleb watched Hanna very carefully. He could see the wheels turning in her head as she turned over the possibility. He wasn't sure if Hanna had any idea who had been with her at the barn. Considering her reaction to the dark last night, he had made a couple assumptions. But he couldn't be sure, not until she told him what had happened. He knew Spencer was thinking the same thing because she'd been watching Hanna for a reaction too. Hanna's quiet voice drew his attention from his thoughts.

"If it is Elliott, he's capable of doing a lot more than that" she wouldn't meet anyones gaze, and there was a faraway look in her eyes. Emily looked worried and she glanced at Hanna's back, where the worst of the visible burns where, visible if you where wearing the same top as Hanna that is.

"We need to get her away from him" So he had been right, Emily had seen. Well, maybe now she'll stop treating Hanna like-

"We go to Welby. We talk to someone in charge and we tell them what's going on" Hanna said decisively. Oh hell no.

"Okay, you guys do that, I'm gonna go talk to Toby and maybe he can find a connection between Mary and Elliott" Spencer got up and was out the door as fast as possible without running. Well that's not awkward. Caleb thought, but at least Spencer was out the way. He turned to face the three remaining girls, and folded his arms. Ready to do battle.

"Okay, so this isn't happening" he said firmly. Aria and Emily looked between him and Hanna.

"We have to try and help Ali, okay. This is my fault, it's my fault Ali had to be turned over and if Elliott is…is…who we think he is, then Ali's in danger and we can't just leave her" said Hanna, becoming agitated.

"Then Emily and Aria can go. You don't need to"

"Yes I do, it's-"

"It's not your fault Hanna, it's mine" Caleb said firmly.

"And mine" Emily chimed in quietly.

"I'm going" Hanna said stubbornly. Caleb raised an eyebrow.

"No, you're not"

"What are you? My dad? God Caleb"

"You're not going. You're not going anywhere near Elliott, if he is working with Mary then he was the one…." Caleb trailed off, "You're not going near him again" Hanna stood up, facing off with Caleb.

"Yes. I am"

"No. You're not"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"NO HANNA" Caleb shouted. Hanna flinched. "Han, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"It's fine." she said quietly. Caleb wanted to smack himself. He looked pleadingly at Emily and Aria.

"You know, Han, you're still tired and you really should rest-"

"Not you too" she groaned at Aria.

"We just want to look out for you Han" Emily tried.

"I am coming with you. I'm fine. Everything is fine" Hanna said, voice getting higher and higher. Emily and Aria looked back at Caleb. Seriously? That's it? Looks like I'm bad cop. He sighed.

"We'll wait outside" Aria said, and she and Emily hurried out the front door leaving Caleb and Hanna alone.

"Hanna please. If Elliott is the one behind what happened to you then he is dangerous and he's not safe to be around"

"But it's okay for Aria and Emily to be around him?"

"No, it's not, but they weren't his personal-" He cut himself off.

"Go on. Say it" Caleb shook his head. He gently took hold of Hanna's hands.

"I already let something happen to you once, I'm not letting you walk in to another dangerous situation"

"Caleb. There's gonna be like…a million people there." Caleb knew he was being ridiculous. There would be other people there and if Elliott was the guy…then he wouldn't attempt something in front of witnesses. But he didn't want Hanna coming face to face with him, didn't want her to be broken by anything else.

"Hanna-"

"Caleb. I need to do this. I need to see if….I need to look him in the eye and see, okay?"

"Han did you…did you see….?" Hanna looked….shifty.

"Not exactly" she mumbled. He decided not to push her.

"Okay. Fine. Go. But are you sure you can handle it?" Hanna thought about it and took a deep breath. She'd been terrified at the thought of leaving the apartment and going to New York to see Jordan and it had nothing to do with the fact that she would be on her way to end things with him. But this would be different. She would be with her friends. She wouldn't be alone. She wouldn't be outside…alone. Safety in numbers right?

"I'm sure. Just let me change my jacket"

"No. Keep it on." Caleb smiled at her gently. He hadn't missed the way she'd wrapped herself tightly in it, like it was a safety blanket. Hanna nodded, retrieved her phone and placed it in her pocket before slowly walking over to the front door. She stood in front of it, breathing in…and then out. Caleb watched as she reached out for the door handle…and froze. She just stared at the door, her breaths coming faster and faster.

"Han?" No response, but he could see her eyes moving rapidly, watching something he couldn't see. He slowly walked towards her, "Han?" He tried again. He'd nearly reached her when she suddenly turned to him. He could see a myriad of emotions in her eyes briefly, before she shut it down.

"Will you…..will you come too?" she asked, hesitantly.

I always felt safe around you.

Caleb smiled, reached past her and opened the door.