Pretty Little Lovers Untamed

Author's Note: A few more updates today.. I'm trying to get this one finished during my last few days of Spring Break..

Chapter 17

Hanna felt really weird the next morning. When she woke up and Emily wasn't there, at first all she could think about was her fight with Caleb. But then her mind presented her with a vivid replay of the night before, and all the ways Emily had touched her. She got out of bed, her thoughts a jumbled mess and went downstairs to find the person responsible for the soreness between her thighs.

Emily was standing in the middle of the kitchen, leaning against the table. The entire room smelt like coffee. "Oh my God," Hanna said, and walked to the coffee maker. "You made coffee? I LOVE you." It was enough to make a grin spread across her face. But when she wrapped her arms around her best friend and said, "Thank you so much for last night Em," she was met with a chilly embrace.

She was told to just drink her coffee and the two sat at the table quietly, sipping at their beverages. Emily didn't speak to her the entire time and Hanna could feel the hesitation. Honestly though, she hadn't expected much. Emily had warned her that she wasn't able to promise anything to Hanna, and so Hanna had to deal with the repercussions of having Emily get her off. Nevertheless, it was hard.

After she finished her drink, she got her things and left, with no argument. It wasn't a long walk and she needed the air, even if she was in her dress from the night before and her hair was a mess. No one stopped her and as soon as she was home she headed inside to shower and change. But then she saw her mom.

Ashley Marin was sitting at the table, having some late breakfast and doing some paperwork. She looked up as her daughter came in and raised an eyebrow. "Good morning Hanna."

Hanna started to return the greeting but then she realized that she'd never told her mother where she had stayed last night. Or that she was staying out at all. She winced and said, "Listen, I know what it looks like.. But I didn't sleep at Caleb's house."

Much to Hanna's surprise, her mother shrugged. "Yes, I know. Caleb called me last night. He told me that Emily had some sort of emergency and asked you to stay over." She took a drink of her coffee and a bite of toast and then said, "Did something happen between you and Caleb? He sounded pretty upset last night."

Hanna licked her lips and adjusted the front of her dress. Honestly, all she wanted to do was to shower and change. But she did owe her mom an explanation. She just worried how to go about doing it. "Well," she began, and then she heard the words just tumbling out of her mouth, "Caleb and I decided to take a break."

Her mother's eyebrows lifted on her head. "Oh really? You did?" She took another drink of coffee. "But why? I thought you and Caleb were happy."

"Me too," Hanna said, even though it was a lie. "But he just doesn't trust me."

"Trust you?" he mom echoed. "What do you mean?"

"Around Emily," Hanna added. "Because she's a lesbian."

Ashley Marin nearly choked on her coffee. "What does that have to do with anything? Everyone has known Emily Fields is a lesbian for a long time. And Caleb was always okay with that before." She rose from the table and went to stand beside her daughter. "Is that the real reason or is something else going on?" She looked into Hanna's face.

"He's just not happy," Hanna insisted. "And Em is.." She closed her mouth. Talking about Emily made her stomach hurt.

Then it hit Ashley. It was true- her daughter had been acting strange lately. Especially around her best friend. She took a deep breath. She hadn't exactly expected this, but she couldn't be mad. Still, she put her hand on her daughter's shoulder. "Honey," she said, her voice steady and forgiving. "Before you go throwing away a relationship and a friendship, make sure you know what you want." She made sure she had Hanna's eyes locked in hers and then she added, "And what Emily wants."

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