Hanna Marin drove until Aria Montgomery's house. Once she was there, she pressed the clacson and Aria immediately got out of her house and jumped in her car.
"Hey, Han... Thank you so much, I really need an opinion... I'm not an expert with kids." she smiled.
"Well, I'm a babysitter but I don't know Malcolm at all..."
"Yeah, but it's just a birthday gift. I mean, I'm his father's girlfriend so it has to be a great present, but... Well, you'll help me to choose it."
"Okay." Hanna sighed, so she restarted the engine and started driving to the biggest mall of Los Angeles.
Aria Montgomery was twenty-four, engaged to Ezra Fitz, who was thirty-two, a teacher at the UCLA. He had a son from a previous relationship, Malcolm, who was about to turn ten. Malcolm's birthday was in a few days, and Aria didn't know what present to bring him. Ezra was giving him a present on his own, being the father. Aria thought about something electronic, but she was bad in choosing gifts.
That's why she asked Hanna, her best friend, to come with her.
Hanna Marin was twenty-four as well, but she was single. She was beyond hot but she hadn't found a guy not interested just in her body yet. She was looking for a job, because the baby-sitting wasn't enough anymore to go on with her independent life.
When they reached the mall, they got out of the car and walked to the entrance. There was a paper attached which said the mall was looking for shop assistants for the clothing shop.
"Are you interested?" Aria asked, pointing at the paper.
Hanna read and immediately wrote down the number on her phone.
"Yeah, why not? I'll call them later, now let's go find Malcolm's present." she replied quickly, entering the mall with Aria.
The two girls entered the electronic store. It was really big. There were appliances, computers, TVs, phones, game consoles, just everything.
"So... Where do you wanna begin?" Hanna asked Aria.
"Well, I'm definitely not gonna give Malcolm a fridge as a birthday gift, so... How does an iPad sound to you?"
"iPad? Seriously? Aria, Malcolm turns ten. I guess it's a bit early for an iPad... You'd better take a tablet for kids or, I don't know, something like an XBox..."
"I guess you're right. That's why I've brought you here with me." Aria smiled.
The pair reached the showcase where there were exposed the game consoles and gave a look.
"There are too many consoles in there!" Aria exclaimed.
"Well, give a look to the prices and you'll see it will be easier to pick up." Hanna said.
"Can I help?" a male voice asked.
Aria and Hanna looked up at the guy who had shown up behind the showcase. He was around twenty-five years old, tall, tan, with brown hair and brown eyes. His blue work uniform fit perfectly on his body, emphasizing his arms' muscles and also his chest. The tag on his shirt showed his name: Caleb.
"Yeah, we're looking for a birthday present." Aria smiled.
"Sex?" Caleb asked, absent-mindedly looking at the blonde beside the girl who had just spoken to him.
"Sorry?" Hanna asked in shock, widening her eyes.
Caleb chuckled slightly.
"I mean... Is it for a boy or for a girl?" he asked then, smiling at Hanna.
"Oh..." Hanna muttered, blushing and lowering her gaze.
"Boy, ten years old." Aria continued, holding back a laugh due to Hanna's little misunderstanding.
"Well, are you more interested in a portable console or a TV console?" Caleb asked politely.
"I don't know, what do you think about it, Hanna?" Aria said then, turning to Hanna.
Hanna. So that was her name.
Hanna looked up at Aria, avoiding eye-contact with the man in front of them.
"I think a portable console is better since it will cost you less." she said.
"Not necessarily." Caleb said, glancing at Hanna.
Hanna slowly lifted her eyes to look at him, raising her eyebrows.
"New types of portable consoles cost more than older TV consoles. It depends which type of it you choose, miss." he continued, motioning a smile.
He couldn't help but notice how much hot was that girl. She was wearing a simple t-shirt and a skirt, which was enough short to show part of her thighs and obviously her long smooth creamy legs. And her eyes were just... Penetrating. He was used to see a lot of ladies in the store in which was working, but she was really hot. Maybe it was just the fact that he had this strong need to fuck since he hadn't done it in a while, which was making him turn on for basically the minimum detail, but actually he had immediately felt something which was strongly pulling himself towards her.
But then again, in a few minutes she'll be gone and he was never going to see her again. Or at least, that's what he thought.
"I don't know, can you give me some advice, please?" Aria pleaded, while Hanna seemed annoyed for the man's act.
"Of course, miss. That's my job." he smiled, but he was mostly looking at Hanna.
That was something in that guy that annoyed her badly. But there was also something in his voice, his smirk, his eyes, and his very good-looking body, that sounded really sexy to her. She had always had a thing for these kind of cocky guys.
While he was explaining some things to Aria, Hanna focused on his moves, his expressions. The way his lips parted, the way his hands pointed to the different consoles, the sound of his voice, the way his hair occasionally fell to his face, and then that shirt which was so tight on his arms and showed his muscular biceps.
"I think I'm going for the Nintendo3DS... Han, what do you think about it?" Aria suddenly affirmed.
Hanna was totally caught off guard, still staring at the man's body. She jumped slightly and turned around to her, just nodding.
"Well, that's it." Aria smiled at Caleb.
Caleb smiled back and took the Nintendo box from the showcase and placed it on his desk.
"I can make a birthday pack if you want." he added.
Aria smiled and nodded, as Hanna continued analyzing Caleb's features. Then, Aria's mobile suddenly started ringing.
"Oh, it's Ezra, I have to take it. Wait here for me, Han!" she quickly said, before getting out of the store.
Hanna sighed and didn't have the chance to reply. She was there, alone with this strange guy who seemed a total boaster to her, but who was also hot. Really hot.
"So... Who's the birthday boy?" Caleb asked suddenly.
Hanna got out of her train of thoughts and raised her eyebrows at him.
"He's the son of my friend's fiancé." she replied, avoiding eye-contact.
Caleb nodded, as he wrapped the paper around the box.
"So he's not her son..." he continued.
"No, he isn't."
"Does she have children?"
"No, she doesn't. She's not really good with kids, actually. She didn't even know what to buy him. That's why she brought me here with her..."
"So you have children?" Caleb asked, this time searching for her eyes.
"What? Me? No, absolutely! I just baby-sitting sometimes. God, I'm still young for children!"
Caleb chuckled at her reaction.
"You don't look like a mom, in fact." he smiled.
Hanna furrowed her forehead.
"Sorry, I don't get it. What is that supposed to mean?" she asked, folding her arms.
Caleb thought she looked pretty hot to picture her as a married woman who spent most of her time closed in her own house with two or maybe three children surrounding her. He was most likely picturing her like the kind of girl who makes the guys' head spinning around just dancing in some disco.
He awkwardly cleared his throat trying to push away the thought of that girl moving her hips while dancing, so he replied firmly.
"I mean that you're young, that's all."
Hanna nodded at him, letting out a shy smile when she crossed his chocolate orbs. He smiled back, those blue eyes were the most beautiful eyes he had probably ever seen.
"What about you? Children?" Hanna asked, trying to make conversation.
"I'm young too, don't you think?" he replied.
"Yeah, yeah. Sure. And... Do you have a girlfriend?"
Hanna immediately regretted what she had just said. What the hell of question was that? He was talking to a stranger who was wrapping Malcolm's present in a store in which Aria had basically dragged her, and she asked him if he had a girlfriend? Why the heck she had just asked it? It totally slipped out of her mouth and she didn't even know why.
But it was too late to take those words back now.
Caleb let out a smirk and raised his eyebrows at her, stopping wrapping the box for a moment.
"No girlfriend." he replied, licking his own lips and absent-mindedly caressing Hanna's breasts with his eyes.
Hanna remained silent and blushed. She could feel his eyes on her chest, but she wasn't going to yell him that he was a perv or anything. After all, she was the one who minutes before had completely checked him out. And she was also the one who asked about his girlfriend.
"Do you have someone, instead?" Caleb blurted out, restarting working on the present.
Well, he kinda had the right to ask her.
"N-no." Hanna muttered, still with the gaze low, shrugging.
Caleb just smiled noticing her awkwardness, then he handed the pack to her, who was still staring at the floor.
"Um... Hanna?" Caleb said to alert her.
Hanna looked up at him and noticed the pack, then she took it.
"How do you know my name?" she asked perplexed.
"Your friend said it earlier... Mine's here, by the way." he shrugged, pointing at the tag on his shirt.
"Caleb..." Hanna read, pretending she hadn't already seen it.
They locked eyes for a short moment, neither of the two saying anything. Then, Aria came back.
"Oh, that's ready... How much is it?" she smiled at Caleb.
Caleb gave one last smile at Hanna and then turned to Aria, who paid, and he made her the receipt.
"Well, thanks for coming. I hope to see you guys soon." Caleb said then, smiling at the two of them.
"Bye." Aria smiled and turned around, starting walking towards the exit.
Hanna looked at him for a little longer.
"Bye, Hanna." he smiled, winking at her.
"Bye, Caleb." she said then, smiling back.
And without she could know, the second she turned around Caleb was 'admiring' her butt with a mischievous smirk on his face.
He would have asked her something more to know where she lived, so he would have had a little chance to see her again. She was something special and Caleb could feel it. But she was gone, and the only things Caleb had learnt about her were her name, the fact that she was occasionally baby-sitting and that she had a friend who was engaged with a man who had already a son. Not enough to find her again, probably. Oh, and that she was hot. Beyond hot.
A/N: Okay, so... If you guys don't know me, you have to know that I'm NOT usually writing M stories, nor AUs, but this time I wanted to try something new. I ship Haleb soooo hard, I'm writing other two Haleb stories (both rated T), but I find them also very sexy, so... Why not? There aren't so many Haleb M stories :( However, English is not my first language, so please don't mind my mistakes :):) This story, anyway, won't be longer than 10 chapters, maybe it will be 5/6 (I had the first two ready since a while, so I decided to post the first now), I still don't know. This first chapter wasn't very hot but I promise that soon things are going to get heated ;) Well, I hope you guys are gonna enjoy it and, if you want, leave a review..I'll be happy to know your thoughts about this :D xx -Atramea.