Soon it was a new day, and soon it was starting another shift for Hanna at the mall.
She hadn't called or texted Caleb, but she had memorized his number. She didn't know what to tell him after their night -and well, their 'morning' too- but, like Aria had told her, she had no reason to run away from him. Hell, he was a sex God, he was a gentleman, he was good-looking and hot... Why run away? For the fear to fall in love with him? Maybe that was a reason, and well, that was the reason which was torturing Hanna, but she had understood that Aria was right. She had to see where their thing was going before running away. She felt good with Caleb and she didn't wanna renounce to him. But she really hoped it wasn't going to end up in an hurting way.
But then again, Caleb was worth the risk.
She entered the mall and turned to see if Caleb was waiting for her like a few days earlier, but he wasn't. So she simply got in her store where Laura immediately ran to her, smiling deviously.
"Hanna! What the hell happened with the Caleb guy the night of the party?" she teased.
Hanna rolled her eyes but then let out a smirk.
"I guess you saw a little of our show." she replied.
"I saw you guys checking each other's tonsils on the dancefloor, yep!" she giggled.
Hanna blushed and bited her lip.
"We spent the night together... At his apartment." she murmured then.
"I knew it! How was it?"
"Great."
"It's all you have to say?"
"I'd rather not entering the details." Hanna murmured, blushing again.
"Okay, I got it. You know, all the other girls were jealous of you... I heard plenty comments while you two were making out... This Caleb seems to be the wish of every female worker of this mall!"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, seriously."
"I thought he had already banged every single chick working in here."
"Well, maybe he's not the playboy that you think. And he definitely hasn't fucked every single female worker of this mall, since I haven't had the pleasure." Laura shrugged.
Hanna laughed.
"Well, I have to say it was definitely a pleasure." she smirked then, winking at Laura.
When she had her lunch break, she decided to call Caleb. She didn't know why, but she thought that they might could have eaten something together. She kinda wanted to. She preferred that to the thought of eating something alone at the first bar she could find in the mall. Yeah, she wanted to spend some time with Caleb outside of bed. And for her, it was something definitely unusual.
After a long deep breath, she finally made the call. After a few rings, Caleb's sexy husky voice picked up.
"Hello?"
"Uhm... Caleb, it's..."
"...Hanna." he finished her sentence, and Hanna could tell he was making his usual cocky smirk in that moment.
"I thought you didn't have my number."
"I don't have it. I just recognized your voice."
Hanna smiled and was grateful he couldn't see her cheeks turning red.
"I'm glad you called. So, what's up?" Caleb continued.
"Oh, I... I just... I thought... Well, are you working now?" she stuttered.
"Yeah, but I'm done in something like five minutes..." he replied.
"Well, I was wondering if you want to have lunch with me somewhere around here... I have an hour lunch break, so, yeah..."
Caleb smiled.
"Of course. The dude who owns the pizzeria near my store is a friend of mine. Do you like pizza?" he said.
Hanna smiled as well, happy of the fact he hadn't asked anything about sex.
"I love pizza." she replied.
"Then pizza it is. I'll meet you there, okay?"
"Okay... See you later."
"Bye, beautiful."
Hanna blushed at his last statement and hung up. She was happy that Caleb had agreed for something which wasn't a quickie.
Hanna decided to come outside his store, since the pizzeria was right there and he was almost done with work.
She couldn't spot him from outside, so she simply leaned by the wall and took her mobile from her purse. She texted Aria.
Meeting Caleb for lunch. No sex, just pizza:) haha
Aria's reply came soon.
Great! Let me know how it goes;) xx
And when she lifted her head, she saw Caleb exiting the store, with a grin on his face. Hanna's heartbeat went faster and faster as he took one step more towards her. She just stood there smiling, until he reached her and his cologne invaded her nostrils. She was about to say 'hi' when he wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in for a hug. Hanna was caught off guard, but then she simply hugged back. Well, it wasn't a 'friendly' hug since Caleb's hands traveled greedy up and down her whole back sending shivers through Hanna's body, but Hanna actually liked his way to greet her. His touch was just amazing.
"It's nice to see you, Hanna..." he whispered in her ear.
Hanna giggled, embarassed, then Caleb slowly pulled away and looked into her eyes. Hanna loved the way he looked at her. And in less than a second, he simply kissed his lips, quickly, as if was the most normal thing in the world. It was just a peck, brief, sweet. No tongue, no passion, no desire. Two occasional fuck buddies -who technically had fucked just once- don't act like that, Hanna thought. A peck was kind of an actual couple's greeting, right? She blinked a couple of times and blushed furiously, as Caleb pulled away from her for good.
"You look gorgeous." Caleb said, winking at her.
Hanna was still thinking at that kiss, but she managed to smile.
"So, are we going?" she asked, trying to hide the redness on her cheeks.
"Sure." Caleb nodded, grinning.
And then, Caleb not only grabbed her by the hand, but he also slipped his fingers in between hers, interlacing them. He was surprising her.
They walked hand in hand until they reached the pizzeria, and they sat at a free table.
"So, Hanna... Is this a date?" Caleb smirked.
Hanna blushed once again. She cleared her throat and raised her eyebrows.
"No, well, it's just... It's just a pizza. We're both in our lunch break and we happen to eat together." she replied.
Caleb chuckled.
"Of course. You know... You invited me in your house, you called me, you're having lunch with me... Looks like something pretty serious, don't you think?" he replied, smirking mischievously.
"Oh, please... You're the one who greeted me with a peck and grabbed me by the hand..." Hanna snapped.
"Well, I wanted to be... Polite." he shrugged innocently.
"You're acting like a boyfriend." she blurted out, with a small smile.
Caleb smiled back.
"Really? Well, I've never been a boyfriend in my life..." he added.
"Never?"
"Never. I've never fallen in love. I've always had just bed relationships. I'm not very experienced in something... Romantic."
"Doesn't look like that."
Caleb smiled at her. It wasn't a cocky smile this time, but it was a genuine smile.
"What about you? Why a girl like you doesn't have a boyfriend and is only looking for someone to fuck?" he asked.
Hanna sighed.
"I've been hurt by guys. I don't want to commit to anyone. Sex is great, but when feelings are involved, well, everything gets complicated and I end up in love. And then, guys run away. And I feel like crap. Love sucks, that's the point." she said.
Caleb nodded slowly, pursing his lips.
"That's why you just wanna have fun. It makes sense." he added.
"Yeah."
"Well, I've never been in love, so I don't know if it actually sucks, but... It's really bad that no one can make you happy. I think you'd deserve it."
Hanna found him really cute saying those things to her. She smiled at him.
"Thank you." she said then.
"You're welcome." he smiled back.
Then, the pizzaman came to them.
"Caleb, dude! How are you doing?" he exclaimed, patting Caleb's back.
"Hey, Joe! Everything okay, thanks." he replied.
Joe, then, moved his gaze to Hanna and smirked.
"Whom I have the pleasure to meet?" he asked.
"She's Hanna, she works at the clothing shop downstairs." Caleb said.
"Nice to meet you, Hanna. I'm Joe." the man said, stretching his hand towards Hanna.
"Nice to meet you." she replied politely.
Hanna and Caleb made their ordinations, so Joe went away.
"Can I ask you something?" Hanna said then.
"Anything." Caleb smiled.
"Well... Laura told me that the night of the party a lot of girls working here were making jealous comments about me while we were on the dancefloor, you know... And, well... I was wondering if... You had some of your bed relationships with someone working here... Just curious."
Caleb raised his eyebrows with a smirk on his lips, so Hanna rolled her eyes.
"Told you, just curiosity. You can choose not to answer, though." she continued.
"Well, it happened with two or three girls." he replied, shrugging.
Hanna nodded.
"Just two or three?" she asked again.
Caleb chuckled.
"Hanna, look, I don't go fucking every single chick available around. As much as I love sex, this doesn't mean that I have it with everyone." he explained.
"Sure. Just curiosity."
Caleb smiled at her.
"I'm pretty sure that guys made plenty jealous comments about me too that night, though. Didn't you see the way Joe looked at you?" he continued.
Hanna blushed.
"I didn't notice it." she lied.
God, that guy had basically undressed her with his eyes.
"Do you like him?" Caleb asked.
"No, I don't. Hey, neither do I go fucking every guy available. God, I'm not a slut." she snapped.
"Not what I meant, honey. And I'm happy about what you said... I'm kinda jealous of you." he smirked.
Hanna widened her eyes at him.
"What?" she exclaimed, giggling.
"Yeah, kind of. I really like you and I'd be happy if you're not sleeping with anyone else but me."
Hanna bited her lip.
"You're the one who's making us serious now..." she said.
"You know, it's just what runs through my mind... You're obviously free to do whatever you want. Plus, 'serious' doesn't exist in my vocabulary. I'm just being honest with you."
Hanna remained silent for a little, then replied.
"I appreciate it. And I'm not seeing anyone else at the moment."
Caleb smiled.
"Me neither." he added.
They locked eyes for a brief moment, until Joe showed up giving them their pizza.
"Have a good lunch." Joe said, winking at Hanna.
Caleb saw Hanna uncomfortable under Joe's eyes, so he stretched his hand on the table and placed it above hers, holding it.
"Thanks, Joe." Caleb said to him, as Joe walked away.
Hanna smiled slightly at him as he rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand and then slowly pulled away his hand from hers.
They ate in a comfortable silence, and when they were done Caleb said he was going to pay the bill at the counter where Joe was standing. He insisted to pay for her too, obviously.
"So, Joe... How much is it?" Caleb asked, pulling out his wallet.
"Nothing if you borrow me your hot guest for one night." Joe smirked deviously.
"Hey... My guest has a name and she's off limits." Caleb replied, annoyed.
"Since when you talk like that? I thought you didn't mind to share your bed buddies with your friends..."
"Hanna's not like that. And she's not interested in you, man."
"She's not like what? Are you telling me you haven't fucked her already?"
"Look, Joe... Stop it, okay? Just tell me how much is it."
"Okay, dude. Whatever."
And then, Joe simply let him pay, then Caleb came back to Hanna and grabbed her by the hand, helping her to stand up.
"I'll walk you back to your store, is that okay?" he asked, smiling.
"Yeah." Hanna smiling, standing up.
Caleb interlaced their fingers again, then looked at Hanna.
"Does this bother you?" he asked, referring to their joined hands.
Hanna smiled and shook her head.
"No... I like it." she replied.
Caleb smiled back and then they made their way to Hanna's store.
"Here I am. Thank you so much for the lunch." Hanna said, as she slowly pulled her hand away from his.
"Anytime. You know, if guys can't make you happy, I'm glad to help you to feel better." he shrugged.
"Are you talking about lunch or something else?" Hanna chuckled.
Caleb chuckled as well.
"I was talking about lunch." he added.
"You know, I think we're the first who had already had sex before the first date." Hanna smiled.
"You said it wasn't a date." Caleb replied, raising an eyebrow.
"I know, well... Never mind." she stammered then, blushing.
Caleb smirked and pulled Hanna into an hug.
"Speaking about something else... Can I see you later?" he whispered in her ear, still holding her.
"Okay... I'm done at six 'o clock." she whispered back, as Caleb slowly pulled away.
Caleb leaned by a wall and kept holding Hanna. He had his hands on her hips as hers were placed on his chest.
"Perfect. I'm gonna wait for you right here. But... We'll go to my place. Last time at yours, I distinctly remember we were interrupted by your friend..."
Hanna laughed.
"Sorry about that. It's fine, we can go to your place. But you'll have to drive me home then." she added.
"No problem." he winked.
There were some silent istants, as Caleb stared intensely at her. Hanna fixed the collar of his shirt, biting her lip, still held by him.
"Well, now... I have to go." Hanna said then.
Caleb smiled and nodded, as he took sight of all Hanna's co-workers behind them staring and whispering. He leaned in and kissed her, this time slowly, passionately, but gently at the same time. Hanna kissed him back and she felt something at the pit of the stomach.
Dammit.
She was starting to like Caleb way too much.
After a few seconds, Hanna pulled away and smiled up at him.
"See you later." she whispered.
"See you later, sugar."
And then Caleb unwrapped his arms from her waist and watched her as she got in the store, moving her hips in the sexiest way possible.
He was starting to like Hanna way too much.
A/N: Sooo... Here I wanted to show the sweet cute side of Caleb... Yeah, he's a sweetheart, hot and sexy, but still a sweetheart :) Hope you enjoyed their "first date", even if anyone of them isn't up for a serious relationship (at least not yet!) ;) But, hey, finally Hanna decided to continue seeing Caleb despite her insecurities, so luckily she has followed Aria's advice :) I guess that's positive! And she also opened up a little with Caleb about her experiences :) So... Please review and let me know what do you think :) Love you guys! xx -Atramea.