Sweet like jasmine

Chapter 2

Hanna stood there rooted to the spot. Staring at her one true love sitting there casually in a comfortable airchair, the game controller loosely in his hands. It was like going back in time, minus the long brown hair and his beanies he used to wear. Everything else, his smell, her unwilling reaction to him and the feeling he looked straight into her soul. Nothing had changed. Even the room still looked the same. Immaculate and carefully styled by her mother, minus the armchair that was obviously Caleb's and stood against the light colours and minimalistic furniture.

"Caleb… what are you doing here?" Hanna stuttered. She was having difficulty wrapping her head around the sight in front of her. Not to mention the rapid thumping of her heart that could even be heard in her head, clouding her ability to speak properly.

"Your mom offered me a place to stay." He spoke softly.

"Do you know Spencer is looking all over for you?" She asked him bluntly. The moment the words left her mouth and noticed his reaction did she regret saying it. She had never meant to blurt it out, not like that.

Caleb bowed his head and scratched behind his ear nervously before looking up at her reluctantly. "I uh… I've actually just called her." He started.

"Does she know you're staying here?" Hanna asked awkwardly. She couldn't imagine Spencer being too happy about Caleb staying at her house with her mom. Even if she was staying at Lucas's apartment instead of with her mother.

Caleb gave her an intense stare, she tried to ignore the butterflies in her stomach as soon as she locked eyes with him. A short silence lingered between them before Caleb spoke again.

"It doesn't matter anyway, he sighed. We… uh… I broke, well actually we broke up." He stammered. Looking anywhere but into her eyes now, fidgeting with the controller in his hands.

"I'm sorry about that." Hanna said in a soft voice, the lie easily rolling of her tongue. She gave him a small encouraging smile when their eyes finally met again.

"Yeah." Caleb said softly, not sure how to react to her anymore. How did things ever become so awkward between them?

He was thankful for the interruption from Hanna's phone. She rummaged in her bag and quickly glanced at the screen before picking up. She moved her back towards Caleb and leant against the door.

"Yes mom, I'm coming now! I got held up."

Caleb looked at her as she talked. He took in her perfect form, her dress hugging her in all the right places, her blonde hair in bouncy curls and her six inch heels that made her legs look so much longer. He soon realised he recognised the heels she was wearing, memories of her wearing those and nothing else flooding his brain. He shook his head and tried to think of anything else when his eyes fell on her hand holding her phone and the massive ring on her finger. It didn't nearly blind him this time, which surprised him. The first time he saw her after all those years he was nearly blinded by it, now it seemed less sparkly.

Weird, he thought to himself. Hanna was usually very careful with her jewelery. Even taking everything off every night before a shower.

Her next words brought him back to earth.

"Bridal magazines mom?" Hanna said in a loud and annoyed voice.

"Where?" She asked into the receiver, walking to the kitchen.

Caleb sat there silently, wanting to catch every word even though the thought of her getting married to Jordan make him sick to his stomach. He turned his head back to the tv and unpaused his game, not wanting her to know he was eavesdropping. Soon he heard the click clacking noise of her heels coming back to his room.

"Hey, Hanna said, poking her head into his room. I've got to go meet my mom. She needs these files." She held them up for Caleb to see. He was fully aware of the bridal magazines pressed close to her body, shielding them from view. His view.

"I guess I'll see you around?" Hanna asked him uncertainty.

"Yeah, I'll be here. He said dejectedly.

She gave him a small smile and turned towards the front door.

"Hanna?"

"Yeah?" She asked, turning around to face him. She looked at him intently, noticing he looked a bit apprehensive before he said.

"Could you please not tell anyone I am staying here?"

"Of course, she said kindly giving him a warm smile and a small nod.

Hanna turned back to the front door, but before she could move towards it, Caleb spoke again.

"Hanna?"

She turned around and he was standing now. She never heard him get out off his chair. He was slowly moving closer to her until he was close enough to take her paper and magazine free hand into his large hand. He took a deep breath and looked at her nervously. His breath croaky, full of emotion as he spoke.

"Hanna, I really need you to know something. Something I actually never told you." He took another deep breath before speaking.

"I never stopped loving you."

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Thank you so so much for the kind reviews, it was more than I expected! It spurred me on to post the next chapter. I hope you liked it.

I know the chapter is short, but I wanted to give you a little something before the new episode airs tonight. Let's hope for some good Haleb scenes this time!