"And why the hell didn't you tell him they were for me and not for you?" Aria yelled.
"He doesn't deserve to know all the truth, nor your private things. He's just a jerk." Hanna replied, shrugging.
"But he must be freaking out right now! He probably thinks he knocked you up! This is mean, Han!"
"I don't care."
"I think I know what's really going on with you..."
"What do you mean?"
"You left him with this doubt and you're hoping that this doubt may keep him here in LA. He'll be like 'I'm having a son, I can't move to San Diego!'... Right?"
Hanna sighed. She and Aria were sitting in the living room of Aria's house, waiting for the results of the pregnancy tests. Aria was late, and she could be pregnant. She had asked Hanna to buy the tests for her and then come over, and that's what Hanna had done, bumping into Caleb at the pharmacy.
"Look, they just fell on the floor and he saw them. It's not like I explained him that they weren't mine because I was buying them for you and whatever. We kinda broke up even if we weren't together, so I think I really don't owe him explications about my best friend's possible pregnancy." Hanna snapped back.
"But maybe you should tell him that you're not pregnant!"
"No. And, he didn't ask anything, so... I won't just come up to him and tell him 'Hey, you little bastard, don't worry, you haven't knocked me up! Now you can leave, bye-bye!'... That's all."
Aria snorted.
"They say that the waiting for the pregnancy test's result is stressful, but the truth is that dealing with you is even more stressful!" she added, rubbing her forehead.
Hanna chuckled and then the alarm on her mobile rang, signaling the time was over.
"So... Are you ready?" Hanna asked, taking her friend's hand.
"Ugh... I guess so." Aria murmured, nervously chewing on her bottom lip.
The two looked at the three sticks at the same time and their eyes immediately filled with tears.
"I'll be a mom!" Aria exclaimed, as a few tears of happiness streamed down her face.
"Yes, you will!" Hanna smiled at her before pulling her into an hug.
"Oh my God, it was supposed to happen after the wedding, what am I gonna do now?"
Hanna pulled away and wiped her friend's tears away with a big smile plastered on her face.
"A baby is never supposed to happen. You're gonna get married with an adorable baby bump and then you'll have the most beautiful kid of the world, okay? You and Ezra will be the best parents ever and I'll be the greatest auntie of all the time."
"Thank you, Han..."
Hanna smiled again at her friend.
Caleb came back home and found Jess sitting on the couch with her laptop. He handed her the pharmacy bag without saying anything. He was still thinking about Hanna and those pregnancy tests.
"Thanks, Caleb." Jess said, but Caleb ignored her and walked to the balcony.
"What's wrong?" Jess asked then.
"Nothing. I just need to smoke." he replied.
"You've probably smoked one hundred cigarettes since last night..."
"So what?"
"Okay, okay... Don't yell. Anyway, I think the apartment is ready to be sold. I found this site on the network, and we could—"
Caleb interrupted her.
"Yeah, whatever. You'll think about it."
"Caleb!"
He sighed and turned around, crossing his arms over his chest.
"What happened? This morning you looked kinda okay despite yesterday, but now you're a little too moody... So?" she continued.
"I met Hanna at the pharmacy, that's it. Can I go to smoke now?"
"Did she tell you something?"
Caleb rolled his eyes at her, but someway he felt the need to talk about what he had seen, so he just let the words flow out.
"We had a stupid casual chat pretending we're normal friends or something like that, but that's not what bothers me. I just... I saw what she had in her pharmacy bag."
"And what was that?"
"She bought... She bought three pregnancy tests." he blurted out.
Jess widened her eyes.
"Caleb... Have you knocked her up?" she asked without too many problems.
"I don't know..." Caleb muttered, roaming a hand through his hair.
"Well, have you used a condom? All the times?"
"Of course I have! But, I don't know... Once at her place we had a lot of wine, and then we went straight to bed, and... I don't know how many times we actually did it that night, and I can't remember if we were careful all the times... So... God, I'm not sure..." he stammered, scratching his head.
Jess rubbed her temples.
"But, hey, didn't you ask her anything?" she said.
"No, I didn't. I was like petrified, I... I'm still in shock. What if she's pregnant of my baby?" Caleb murmured.
"I don't want to be rude, but... Are you sure that the baby would be yours if it really existed?"
Caleb rubbed his eyes and stayed silent for a few seconds before answering.
"She told me she was only seeing me and I believed her... Well, I believe her."
"So you're not sure?"
"Jess, look, don't make this more complicated than how much it already is. And don't talk like Hanna is a slut, okay?"
"Sorry." Jess sighed, raising both of her hands in defense.
"I need to see her." he blurted out then, grabbing his coat.
"What about a call, instead?"
"Jess, this is serious! I saw the tests and I remained like an idiot staring at her and doing nothing... But now I need to know. She can't keep it a secret to me. Plus, if I call her, she won't pick up. I have to go to her place, that's the only thing I have to do right now."
Jess remained silent watching Caleb making his way out of the apartment.
Caleb drove until Hanna's house thinking about the possibility to become a dad. Of course he wasn't ready.
He wasn't ready to date Hanna, how could he be ready to be a father?
He managed to arrive in front of her house but he immediately noticed that her car wasn't there. She probably wasn't home. He got out of the car and rang the doorbell, but no one answered. She wasn't home, but she would have been back sooner or later. She wouldn't have answered his calls, though, so he just sat on her porch and waited for her to come home.
He needed to know.
It was dark outside when Hanna finally came back home. Once she parked, she noticed Caleb's car already there and when she got out of her car, she saw him sitting on her porch. She walked to him a little surprised. She wasn't expecting him.
"Caleb, what are you doing here?" she asked, as he stood up.
"I was waiting for you." he shrugged, shoving his hands in the pockets of his jeans.
"How long have you been here?"
"I don't know. A couple of hours, maybe."
"You could have called me..."
"You wouldn't have picked up."
"Yeah... You're probably right." she sighed.
Caleb nodded awkwardly.
"So... What do you want?" Hanna asked, becoming a little harsher than before.
"Can I come in? Just one minute... I need to ask you something and it's pretty important... And you already know what it is, probably."
Hanna sighed and just opened the front door, letting him in and then closed it behind their backs. She walked to the kitchen counter and leaned by it, crossing her arms over her chest and looking at him as he awkwardly stood in the center of the room. He titled his head from side to side and then decided to speak.
"Look, Hanna... I can't pretend I didn't see what I saw this morning at the pharmacy, what was in your bag, so... I panicked then, but now I need to know if... You're..."
"I'm not pregnant. And if that's all you had to ask, you can leave now." Hanna replied quickly, cutting him off.
Caleb processed what she had just said.
"You're not?" he asked again.
"No. I'm not. You can leave for San Diego, I won't ask you for money or anything for the baby because there's no baby, so don't worry... You're free like a bird." she snapped.
Caleb sighed.
"You know... While I was waiting for you on the porch, I though a lot about that possibility, and... The truth is that... I... I was worried for the baby, because last night you drank a lot and I know that pregnant women absolutely don't have to do that. Actually, that's probably the only thing that I know about pregnancy..." he whispered, smiling a little, looking at the floor.
Hanna couldn't help but find his thought so sweet.
"I bought the tests for Aria. She's actually pregnant." she said then, smiling thinking to her friend.
Caleb lifted his head and smiled back.
"Really?" he asked enthusiastic.
Hanna nodded.
"That's great!" Caleb commented.
"It wouldn't have been so great if it was me to be pregnant, right?" Hanna snapped.
Caleb dropped his smile and bit his bottom lip.
"Honestly... Would you have been happy about that? Being pregnant of me?" he asked.
Hanna swallowed before replying.
"At least it would have probably stopped you from leaving." she replied in a shy whisper, lowering her gaze.
Caleb felt the 'crack' of his heart breaking at her words. He closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, before letting out a deep breath.
"Is that so important to you? Would you really like me to stay even after what I told you yesterday at my place? The way I hurt you and everything?" he asked.
Hanna shrugged. She tried to hate him. She just couldn't.
"I know that's stupid, but I still hope you can change your mind. I didn't think I could have felt so attached to you, but... The truth is that when you told me you were leaving, I just... It's like I realized everything. I realized how much I actually cared about you, and... And it's seriously so much, even considering how long we've known each other. But... We've never spoken about something serious, so... I can't claim anything from you. It was my mistake to think that we had some chance to be together, like really together... Obviously, I wouldn't have been ready to be pregnant of you, but... I was just hoping I could mean something to you even without your baby in my belly." she explained.
Caleb sighed and bit his lower lip, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.
"Hanna, you mean something to me and you know it... But if I won't leave and go to work with Jess, I—" he started, but she cut him off.
"You'll find another way to grow up. You don't have to show anything to anyone, because that would mean that you depend by someone, and that's the exact opposite of growing up. To grow up, you have to show something to yourself, first of all. So, if going to San Diego is what Jess or your family wants for you but it's not what you want, well... You should ask yourself a few questions before moving there and just leaving everything behind. You're a smart guy and you can easily find another honest job even without your sister's help and without leaving your city. Look, not so long ago I was just a babysitter, but then I got the job at the mall. So, there are plenty opportunities right out here. You don't have to leave to have another chance. I swear, I'm not telling you this just for me... I'm telling you this most of all for you... Think about it."
Caleb remained silent for a few seconds, and Hanna slowly walked towards him until she was standing right in front of him. They stared into each other's eyes before Caleb broke the silence.
"I'll think about it." he whispered, nodding slightly.
"You should leave next week, right?"
"Actually... Jess managed to fix things earlier. We'll leave as soon as we find someone interested in the apartment. It could be even in a couple of days..."
Hanna totally changed her expression when she heard that. He sighed and searched for her eyes, but she kept her gaze low.
"I won't just go without saying goodbye, though. I promise." he murmured.
"Am I supposed to be happy about that?"
Caleb pursed his lips and shrugged slightly.
"I don't know, but... I just wanted to tell you. I don't want this to be the last time we see each other." he replied.
Hanna sighed and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Well... Now that you know that I'm not pregnant, you can go home. You're gonna sleep without any trouble..." she said.
Caleb sighed and instinctively reached for her hands but Hanna shook them off.
"Save it." she snapped at him.
Caleb nodded and shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Okay, well... Goodnight. And when you see Aria, give her my congratulations on her pregnancy." he said.
Hanna gave him a small nod and then he walked to her front door, leaving her house.
A/N: Yeah, most of you guys guessed correctly... The tests were for Aria. But Caleb got so scared :P Anyway, your reviews are incredible as always...you make me really happy with that, thank you guys so very much :) I heard a spoiler about Hanna who will have a pregnancy scare on PLL... Does anybody know if that's true? I think it would be amazing to see a situation like that... I mean, I don't want her to be pregnant on the show, and I'm sure the authors will never consider that for any of the liars, but I'd be really curious to see how Hanna and obviously Caleb would react just at the thought of that possibility... It would be great :) Anyway...what do you guys think of the chapter? We're getting closer to the end of the story, but then I think I'm gonna write a new Haleb AU and obviously keep up my other stories... So, guys, let me know what you think of the chapter! Have a good week, love you! xx -Atramea.