The next morning dawned bright and early. Hanna and Caleb had managed to drift off to sleep again and for Hanna, this time it was free of nightmares. Caleb ventured out in to the main room while Hanna finished getting ready. Mona was manning their many computer screens. They had CCTV from the Radley so they could keep an eye on Jenna, and programmes running the code. Much as they'd tried…neither of them had been able to crack it. They where struggling, which had Mona incredibly pissed off. She didn't take failure well…or being bested by Jenna. He'd tried to tell her Jenna probably hadn't been the one to code it but…Mona was taking it pretty personal, whoever it was. They where trying their best, but it wasn't going to be easy…or fast. The only thing not in code was Mary's DNA and none of them had any clue why.

"Hey, any luck?" Caleb asked, knowing full well Mona had been up early keeping track of everything, amidst running that errand for him.

"No. The DNA is still the only code free information we have" Mona said with frustration. Caleb chuckled. Oh Mona really isn't good at losing.

"Heard anything about Mary?"

"There's been no sign of her at Alison's or the Lost Woods" Hanna chimed in to the conversation as she entered the room, waving her phone at them having obviously checked in with the other girls. "What about Jenna, any tapping around we need to be worried about?" She asked Mona, coming over to peer at the CCTV screen.

"She hasn't left her room" Caleb and Mona replied at the same time. Hanna laughed at them. A real laugh. Caleb and Mona smiled at the sound of it.

"I guess Noel's taking the lead while Jenna practices her flute" Hanna's tone turned dark, no doubt thinking of where she'd like to shove that flute.

"Speaking of Noel…." Mona turned to Caleb. "I got what you asked for last night, you're lucky I enjoy getting up early"

"Did you get enough?" Mona gave him a 'duh' look and handed him a box.

"What are you talking about" Hanna asked, trying to peer inside.

"Your new phone" he said casually, as Mona reached in to the box and grabbed the one near the top, with a fancy cover on it. Mona had obviously fixed it up especially for Hanna, because the others hadn't had the same treatment.

"What?" Hanna asked, eyeing the new phone with distrust.

"It's 100% percent bug free. I asked Mona to get it and some for the rest of you guys too, last night. We can't be too careful with Noel and Jenna on the prowl." Caleb said matter of factly.

"Really? I hate breaking in new phones" Hanna didn't look as pleased as Caleb had hoped.

"Noel has found his way in to your dreams, that's close enough" Caleb didn't want him getting near Hanna. He was inside of her head, he didn't need to be in her phone too. Hanna's phone was like…a second brain to her. Hanna sighed and handed over her phone to Caleb reluctantly. Mona handed her the new phone.

"Don't worry Han. I got you a cute cover, and I set it up just how you like" Mona said reassuringly.

"Thanks Mona" Hanna said gratefully.

"Han…I just want you to know..I'm your friend okay."

"O-kay?" Hanna replied, confused.

"So I believe you. About Noel. I believe you" Mona said with determination. Caleb watched as a look of relief crossed Hanna's face.

"Really?" she asked hopefully.

"Well duh. Noel's always been an asshole" she said casually. Hanna beamed at Mona and Mona returned the smile before Hanna hugged her tightly.

"Thank you" Caleb heard her murmur.

"You don't need to thank me Han…like I said. I'm your friend" Mona said with a shrug.

Once Hanna had moved off to make a pot of coffee for the three of them in anticipation of the long day ahead, Caleb turned to Mona.

"So how much did you hear last night?" he said casually.

"Enough. I believe Hanna, the evidence against him doesn't look good. But if the others need more…then we'll get more. They should believe Hanna without it but…" Mona trailed off with a shrug.

"Agreed. I don't know what they're going to do, but I say…we focus on Noel. Hanna's so sure it's Noel, and the others just…they don't believe like she does. I'll do whatever it takes to ease her mind, whether we end up proving or disproving that it's him. He's our main suspect as far as I'm concerned." Mona nodded in agreement, then hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I know you want to protect Hanna…but if you got hurt, or died doing it…she'd never forgive herself. So protect Hanna…but be careful. If you died…I don't think she'd come back from that" Mona said seriously. Caleb nodded.

"Like I told Hanna..I'm not going to leave her." Caleb said firmly.

"We don't always get to make that choice Caleb. Just.." He cut her off.

"I know. I'll be careful. But if it comes down to me and her? I'm going to protect her" Mona sighed.

"I thought you'd say that."

"After the Barn…I can't let her get hurt again Mona." Mona nodded but before she could respond Hanna returned.

"What are you two talking about?" she asked curiously.

"Nothing" they both said at the same time and Hanna glanced between them suspiciously.

"Soooo…what's the plan for today?" Caleb asked, trying to distract her. Hanna shrugged, dropping her gaze.

"After last night? I kind of just want to..to.." Caleb looked at her questioningly. "Can we just stay here? I know we should be out there hunting down Noel but….last night kind of….it…" she shuddered slightly and Caleb could practically see the Barn in her eyes and he reacted quickly.

"Sure Han. We can all just…chill" Caleb said reassuringly. Hanna nodded gratefully.

"I thought…that you guys could work on the code and I could, maybe….maybe work on some designs" Hanna said tentatively. "I need some to show to Lucas and whatever"

"Sounds like a plan" Mona said, giving Hanna an encouraging look as she seemed a bit...shy about the whole thing. The trio found themselves ensconced in the main room of Hanna's apartment, cheesy chick flick on the TV, Mona and Caleb working at the code, and trying not to let on to Hanna how frustrated they where, knowing she'd end up abandoning her sketches to try and help them. Hanna herself was sat with them at the table, drawing pencils and pens scattered around her along with fabric samples and a sketch pad in front of her. By the time they'd hit the mid day mark, Hanna had already drawn one and was working on her next one, while Mona and Caleb where feeling kinda like they where slacking off, just sitting and staring at screens. But it wasn't like they could make the programmes go faster. Caleb actually found himself paying attention to whatever ridiculous movie was playing, and getting way more invested than he ever wanted to be. He'd tried to help Hanna..but he had no clue what he was doing, which had quickly become apparent. She'd actually gone in to his t-shirt drawer and pulled out one that she said was "horrendously hideous" and that she couldn't believe he owned. Fashion had never really been his thing but he usually did okay and sometimes Hanna had helped him, whenever she could drag him to a mall. He actually thought the shirt was kind of cool, but once Mona had started mocking it too? Caleb had let Hanna throw it out and then he'd sat there quietly watching her with her designs.

Hanna was doing well with her designs, if she kept up her current pace she'd have four to show to Lucas, which was more than he was probably expecting but she figured he'd be pleased. She knew she should be out there with Caleb, working out what to do next…what to do about Noel. Trying to figure out who Mary's other kid was. But last night..being in that car, being trapped and unable to get out..it had put her back in a really bad place. The entire walk back it was a struggle to stay in the present, and not drift back to a dark, dank barn. Everytime she'd let her mind wander, she could hear herself screaming, smell skin burning, see darkness lit up with the flash of electricity meeting it's target. She'd managed to shake it off…but only because her mind had then focused on Noel, running through all the evidence, putting pieces together.

The nightmare hadn't helped. She didn't want to go out. Not just because it made her anxious…made her uncomfortable…made her scared, she knew Rollins was dead, that he couldn't hurt her but the realisation that Noel may have been the one in the barn...or at least may have been working with Rollins while she was in the barn..that had her scared. Because Noel was still out there, and he was bigger than her, and stronger than her. Her other reason for staying locked in the apartment was because of the nightmare. Because if they where safely ensconced in the apartment…Caleb was safe and nowhere near any moving vehicles or roads or anything that could hurt him...or anyone. She guessed she just needed a day to…to focus on other things, to be normal. And Caleb and Mona where giving her that. She was grateful to them. She was well aware they where getting nowhere with the code, and it was frustrating them, they where trying to hide it but she could read the both of them. She knew they'd probably like to go out and do some digging, do something useful. But they hadn't complained once. They where sitting there, doing whatever they could and letting her…attempt to be normal for a few hours. Mona encouraging her and asking her questions about her ideas. Caleb trying to help, but…that damn shirt was the only evidence she needed to prove to him he couldn't be trusted with fashion. I knew he'd be getting rid of that…thing. She shuddered at the remembrance of it.

Hanna had been starting to feel normal. Locked in her bubble with Mona and Caleb, she felt like a normal person. Working. Relaxing. Joking with her friend and her…..friend. She and Caleb hadn't really talked about the kiss..there'd been the cellar and the car and then she'd gone right to sleep and then…then the nightmare and then they'd spent all day with Mona and couldn't really talk about it with her right there. She wasn't avoiding him but…she wasn't going out of her way to get to the conversation. Why does there even need to be a conversation anyway? We just kissed. It's not like we haven't done it before. She griped. She…she didn't know what to do. Keeping Caleb at arms length…letting him be her friend but nothing more? That kept him safe. Everytime she thought about their kiss…it was followed by the nightmarish sound of a body hitting a car and Noel Khans smug smile. She loved Caleb…and she wanted to keep him safe. Even if that meant just being friends. She found her gaze wandering to Caleb….who was watching her. He smiled when their eyes met and Hanna returned it tentatively. I have no idea what I'm doing. She thought as she stared in to his brown eyes. She forced her eyes down and back to what she was doing but she could feel his gaze on her.

As she filled in the detail on one of her designs, her shoulder twinged and she winced. She'd been in the same position for hours now, drawing and writing and colouring, but she was trying to push through the ache that had started up and down her arm. She reached up and massaged her shoulder. It had been a few years since she'd actually sat down and drawn up designs, she figured she was out of practice. It was like a weird sort of workout for her and she was probably pushing herself too far. She should probably take a break but…she was on a roll with her designs and she just wanted to carry on working on them….keeping her mind off of other things and feeling normal for once in her life. She hadn't felt normal since she'd come back to Rosewood. It was kind of hard to with everything she ended up involved in. Drawing up the designs for Lucas…for her company….it gave her hope, something to work towards. As she massaged her shoulder, pulling the skin, she accidentally pulled her burn. The burn…he had left. That still hadn't faded. Some of the others weren't as….livid, glaring as they had been. They'd started to heal, and the bruises had started to fade. But this burn? It was still there and it didn't look like it was moving anytime soon. A glaring reminder everytime she looked at it, of what had happened to her. Caleb had said it showed she was a survivor, that she was strong and brave, but she didn't feel that way at all whenever she had the misfortune to look at it.

"Do you want the stuff?" Caleb, who'd been watching her, asked, gesturing over his shoulder at the bathroom. Hanna nodded gratefully, and he practically jumped out of his seat and headed towards the bathroom, clearly glad to be doing something to help. Caleb had gotten her some stuff to put it on that was supposed to help it heal and ease the pain and it usually worked pretty well, it had made things easier for her, the pain wasn't there as a constant reminder. He returned a couple of moments later with the bottle and Hanna pulled her hoody down her arm to expose her shoulder. As she did she caught a glimpse of it in the mirror behind her chair. She stared and her eyes where overcome with darkness. She could feel the water seeping through what little clothing she wore. She could hear the sound of electricity powering on. She could hear herself screaming.

No…no….no….no..please! Stop it, please stop.

The memories faded away as Caleb's hand gently touched it, snapping her out of it. She looked up at him standing at her side, and she could see from his facial expression that he knew where she'd just been. He didn't say anything, just gently brushed the cream on to the burn, then moved his hand up to cup the back of her neck, bringing her head towards him and placing a quick kiss on her temple.

"Han-" a knock at the door interrupted him and Hanna pulled her hoody back in place. Mona got up and went to get the door, opening it a crack and cautiously peering out, Hanna figured she had some sort of weapon at hand to bludgeon any would be attacker. She'd probably enjoy it too if it was Noel.

"Uh…Hanna…it's for you...I think" she said. Hanna frowned and slowly approached the door, Caleb hot on her heels and trying to get in front of her, to protect her..shield her. She could feel his body heat from his place at her back as she opened the door wide, reaching it before him.

"Goodness Hanna, you look like you've seen a ghost"

What the hell…