The next morning, Hanna got out of bed and went downstairs to have breakfast. Her mom was already there.

"Hey, Han. I have to go. Be careful and don't be late for school." she quickly said, grabbing her coat.

"Don't worry, mom. See you later." Hanna replied with a smile.

"Bye, love you."

"Hey, mom!"

"Yeah?"

"What time are you coming back home?"

"Dinner time, as always. Why?"

Hanna shook her head.

"Nothing. Have a nice day." she added.

"Hopefully... See you later!" Ashley said before getting out and closing the door behind her back.

Once she was gone, Hanna smiled and walked to the basement door, knocking twice. Caleb entered the kitchen after a few seconds, dressed in a simple t-shirt and a pair of jeans.

"Good morning." Caleb smiled.

"Hey... How did you sleep?"

"Good."

"What do you want for breakfast?"

Caleb sat at the table and looked up at her.

"Don't worry about me... You're gonna be late for school." he said.

"Now you're the one who's worrying about me." Hanna smirked.

Caleb shook his head and then poured a bowl with milk, as Hanna stared at him.

"So... Have you thought about staying?" she shyly asked.

Caleb glanced at her.

"Yeah, I've thought about it." he replied.

Hanna raised an eyebrow asking for a real answer. Caleb took a deep breath and then spoke.

"If there's something I can do to help you guys, I want to do it."

Hanna sat next to him and gave him a small smile.

"Is that a 'yes'?" she asked.

Caleb chuckled.

"Yeah." he nodded.

Hanna smiled even more.

"I'm glad." she admitted.

Caleb smiled back and then again, anyone of them knew what to say or do next. They locked eyes for a few seconds, and Hanna couldn't help but give a quick look to his lips as well.

"But as soon as I'll find another place to stay, I'll move out." Caleb then blurted out, after having cleared his throat.

"Caleb, you can stay here as long as you need to." Hanna replied.

"No, Hanna. Ashley will find out sooner or later. Plus, we both know that this isn't a really good idea. It's not like I'm a friend of yours who just needs help. You have a boyfriend and I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be really happy that his girlfriend's ex is living right in her house."

"That's my business, this is my life and I'm gonna decide what to do or not to do. And I'd be happy if you stay here. We could just not tell anyone that you're crashing here, though."

Caleb sighed and looked away from her.

"We can't just live together like we're random roommates, Han. Don't you get it?" he whispered, still with his gaze away from her.

Hanna bited her lower lip and looked down. Maybe he was right. Maybe this was like a torture to him. And she hadn't thought about it, about how he was feeling. Being so close to her nevertheless so far.

"Well... I can't force you to stay here if you don't want to... Or worse if it hurts you. But... You know that this is still your house. You're always welcome in here." she said softly, still looking at the floor.

Caleb turned to her and gave her a small nod.

"Anyway, I'm gonna stay here at least for now." he said.

Hanna looked up at him and made a small smile.

"I'm just sorry that I can't give you the guest room." she added, trying to lighten the mood.

Caleb chuckled.

"I'm fine with my couch, don't worry." he added.

Hanna took a sip of her orange juice as Caleb poured the cornflakes in his milk.

"Does Ashley know that I'm back in town?" Caleb asked casually.

"Yeah, I told her."

"I guess she wants to kill me."

"Oh no, not at all." Hanna replied.

Caleb looked at her.

"She doesn't like Travis. Or better, she doesn't like him with me. She keeps telling me that..." Hanna said, but then she blocked herself.

Caleb blinked and Hanna caught herself watching the way his long eyelashes move, making her feel something at the stomach. But then, she managed to continue.

"That I shouldn't stay with him if I'm still into someone else. She says that he doesn't make me happy like you used to. She still hopes that you and I can find each other, despite everything."

Caleb pursed his lips and sighed deeply, lowering his gaze. Hanna lowered her gaze as well, not able to say anything else.

"Go get ready or you'll be late for school." Caleb murmured then, still looking at the floor.

"You're not coming?" Hanna replied.

Caleb shook his head.

"I still have to talk with the principal and see when I can do the make up tests for the classes I've missed these weeks. Then, maybe, I'll be back." he added.

Hanna nodded and made her way upstairs, leaving Caleb with his breakfast.

When she returned downstairs, she smiled at the sight of Caleb washing the dishes.

"Hey, uhm... I'm going. I'll see you later." she said, leaning by the kitchen doorway.

Caleb turned to her and nodded.

"Hanna, just... Please be careful, okay?" he added.

Hanna smiled slightly.

"I will. Bye." she replied.

"Bye."

Hanna decided not to tell anyone about Caleb crashing in her basement. She knew no one would have found her idea a good one, at all, and she didn't want to listen people tell her she was wrong. She was sick of it.

She didn't tell her friends, and obviously Travis either. He was so kind and sweet with her, and she truly liked hanging around with him, but she couldn't lie to herself: she didn't love him. She had never gotten over Caleb, and something made her think that Travis was aware of that, even though he didn't ask anything. Probably, Travis didn't even know that Caleb was back, though.

"Hey." he smiled at her when he met her through the hallway.

Hanna smiled back, as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and walked with her to her locker.

"I was wondering if we can catch up after school..." he said, as Hanna pulled her books out of her locker.

"I'm sorry but I need to study. I've a Math exam on my way."

Hanna didn't have any exam. She just didn't really want to go out with Travis knowing Caleb was going to be alone in her basement all day long.

"Okay, well... Maybe tonight?" Travis shrugged then.

"I'll let you know." Hanna replied, before walking away.

In the meanwhile, Caleb decided to study something to get ready to his imminent make up tests. He thought to go to Hanna's room, just to take the Spanish book. He didn't mean to invade her privacy, he just wanted to get in and grab the book from her bookshelf. He almost felt guilty to do it, though. So, he decided to text Hanna to ask her if he could borrow her book. Funny that their first text after everything that happened was about a stupid Spanish book.

Hey, can I borrow your Spanish book to study?

He typed simply, and then he sent.

Sure, it's in my bedroom. Same place as always.

Thank you :)

He felt an idiot because he never used emoticons. But he had never been able to avoid them when it was Hanna. It came up to him naturally.

Only after her permission, Caleb got in Hanna's bedroom.

He felt like a lump forming into his stomach.

That view brought him a lot of memories.

He could smell Hanna's vanilla scent in the air. Everything looked the same, like the basement. Their pictures were still all around her room. It was cute that she had never put them away. There was also a little teddy bear on her bed, the one which he had given her after winning it in a game at the amusement park one night. The fact that she had kept everything related to him despite what had happened made his heart melt. Caleb smiled giving a quick look at everything. And then, his eyes lied on her bed. He could perfectly remember the smell of its sheets and most of all how it was nice to sleep there with Hanna when Ashley was away.

Caleb just thought that was crazy that everything looked the same but it wasn't the same. But then again, he was the one who had messed everything up.

He shook his head and grabbed the book, then he got out of her room.

When he got back in the basement, he opened Hanna's Spanish book. After fifteen minutes of reading, he arrived on a page where there was his name written all over the paper, along with little hearts.

God, it was hard to be back and see all these things. It was like being back home but not actually being there.

Like if you can see your house from outside but can't get in.

Because the door is locked.

And you're the one who threw the key away.

"Caleb?" Hanna called as she got in her house.

"Hey." Caleb's muffled voice replied from downstairs.

Hanna opened the basement door and made her way downstairs, where she found Caleb studying on the couch with her Spanish book. He gave her a small smile and put the book down.

"You're already home?" he asked.

"Yeah. I didn't have anything better to do." she lied, shrugging.

Actually, she just wanted to be home... With him.

When she had received his text earlier, she had felt adrenaline rushing through her veins, even if was just to ask for a book. She had definitely missed even Caleb's name showing on her display.

"So you really don't have anything to do?" Caleb asked.

Hanna swallowed. What was he thinking? What did that question mean?

"Uh... No." she replied then.

"Do you mind helping me with this stupid Spanish? I suck with verbs!" he whined.

He knew Hanna was good with foreign languages, so she might could have helped him. He had always helped her with Math and Chemistry while she had always helped him with Spanish and French. They had been like a team. Even for studying.

Hanna chuckled slightly.

"Sure." she replied, sitting next to him on the couch.

And then, Hanna and Caleb spent the whole afternoon studying Spanish. Hanna could have been with Travis, instead she was with Caleb. And she felt in the exact place where she had to be.

That was until her phone beeped on the couch. It was a text from Travis.

Hey! So r we still up for tonight? :)

She had completely forgotten about it. She sighed deeply, and Caleb gave her a confused look.

"Hey, is everything okay? Is that -A?" he asked concerned.

"No, it's just Travis." she replied, not even knowing why she had told him who it was and most of all that was right Travis.

Caleb raised his eyebrows and looked away.

"You know, it's almost dinner time, your mom is probably on her way home... You should go upstairs before she comes back." he said then.

Hanna just nodded.

"I'll bring you something for dinner first, though." she said, getting up from the couch.

"Actually I'm not really hungry. I think I'll just stay here and keep studying."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry."

Hanna nodded again and made her way to the door.

"Caleb... If you need anything..." she started.

"...I'll let you know." he finished for her, avoiding eye contact.

Hanna looked at him and saw him distant. She opened the door and went back upstairs, sighing.

A/N: I know, nothing big happened in this chapter, but we're still just at the beginning... I promise some serious drama in the future :) Also... I'm back to college, this means that my updates may be later than usual, but I'll manage to publish as soon as the chapter is ready :) Thank you everyone for these first ten reviews! It means a lot to me, seriously! You guys are always here supporting me... I hope that my new stories aren't disappointing you ;) I love the plot of this story, Caleb back to the basement is such a great thing to write about, so thanks again to the guest who suggested me this! I've got some ideas for this story and I can't wait to share them with you all :D So, since I love hearing from you, leave a review and let me know if you liked this second chapter :) Love you guys, till the next time! xx -Atramea.