Hanna, knowing it was calebs day off work today, and with the big expansion going ahead, work hours had been longer to get the deal finished with quicker, and from the late night the pair had shared the night before after he made her dinner, she knew he was exhausted and in need for the day relaxing, so she got up from bed making sure she was as quiet as a mouse getting ready, so that she didn't wake him.
To hannas surprise when she got into the shop Sarah was already there setting up and it was only 9, and opening at 10, so she really didn't need to be there that early, but an extra pair of hands, she couldn't moan.
"Hi Han" Sarah said cheerfully as she walked into the shop "how's caleb" Sarah had known Hanna long enough now and they'd created a nice friendship and she knew how much she got lost in time talking about him.
"He made me dinner again last night Sarah, with all the work going on too, and I really don't know how to repay him" Hanna looked quite distressed at this point "he is the perfect husband, and you know and all I feel like I give him back is sex"
Sarah spat out her coffee at this point she was still getting used to hannas unfiltered mouth "Han I'm pretty sure he doesn't mind that" she said with a grin on her face, Hanna was very open about her and calebs intimacy and it was very very busy
"I know but it just feels like thank you for all this nice stuff but all I can give you is somewhere to stick it" she expressed the moment Spencer walked in.
"To stick what" she piped up very confused, and for once Hanna just kept quiet and went a shade of pink, she usually loved to talk about caleb and what they do in their spare time but she wasn't feeling it really
"Han feels like all she gives back to caleb is sex" Sarah explained shaking her head, knowing it was wrong
"Hanna that boy worships you, you don't need to give him anything" Spencer replied feeling slightly sad for Hanna but she also knew she was crazy
"I want too spence" she admitted "but I know him and he doesn't love material possessions as much as me" she added looking sincere, she knew caleb well and deep down she knew he wanted nothing from her because she had given him so much when they were younger, a home, a family, persuaded him to find his mom and dad, when he could rarely afford to get her anything.
"Why not have a Hanna and caleb day, like you used to in high school" Spencer shot as hannas eyes widened at the idea as she was pulled out of her daydream
"Spencer you're a genius" in school it was rare they got to spend a whole 24 hours together just them two, because of all the drama going on, and because Ashley wasn't too keen on them staying in the same room together, but when they did, they spent the morning laying around in bed, and Hanna would cook them pancakes with fruit for breakfast, before they went on a walk for the morning where they would just talk about everything and nothing, and then they would spend the afternoon watching films before going out for dinner and then going to bed at Caleb's apartment or Hanna's house, her and caleb both loved those days, and Hanna couldn't remember the last time there was a day where it was just them two, and he would love it.
"Today's Monday so his next day off is tomorrow, it's gonna be a rush but I think I can do it" Hanna was thinking out loud in front of the two women who were just watching her
"Hanna it's not even half 9, go to the grocery on your way home and do your special day today" Spencer offered as she logged onto the computer not even looking up at Hanna's ear to ear grin
"His probably still asleep, Spence I love you thank you, bye guys" she said hugging them both goodbye and strolling out the store with the biggest smile on her face, as she went into the nearest shop and got all the ingredients for pancakes and she also picked caleb up a new bottle of his favourite cologne.
Hanna got home at 10, and as she thought caleb was still sleeping, she stripped out of her work clothes into some comfortable clothes and gave him a light kiss on his lips, leaving the wrapped up cologne on the bedside table and a note saying telling him to come downstairs before leaving the room to make their breakfast.
Caleb was awakened by the smell of baking and intrigued, he followed his senses and left the bed, as he noticed a wrapped present and note, from he was assuming Hanna, confused to say the least he made his way downstairs, present in hand.
"Hey babe" he made his presence known his voice hoarse from sleep, which Hanna had always found so hot, she smiled up to him as he continued to walk down the hall toward her "what's going on" he asked as he scratched his hair and made his way over to his wife who was busy preparing the pancakes "Pancakes, no work, just us two, I've missed this" he finished and pressed a light kiss against her hair as he squeezed her side before moving to sit at one of the island stalls.
"It's a Hanna and Caleb day, our first one as Rivers'" she said finally looking up into his eyes "spare of the moment but I wanted to surprise you" she said as a grim appeared on her face as the pair took bites into their fresh food
"I like the sound of that, reminds me of seventeen year old us" he let out thinking back to their typical Hanna and caleb days, they were perfect.
"Babe what are you thinking about" Hanna enquired as she watched her husband stare into space unaware of how long he had been in a world of his own for
"Us" he replied looking back at her beautiful face "we've grown together Han, we're like different people but we still match, some people our age are just getting into relationships, but us, Han it's amazing that my first love has been my true love, and I'm still as crazy about you now as I was almost 8 years ago"
Hanna wasn't expecting that and before she knew it a tear has crept out her eye "I love you" she managed to squeak out pressing a hard kiss against his lips as she went to take his finished plate off the table, however she was pulled onto his lap as he deepened their kiss as she smiled into it, and his hands went inside her top to rub the small of her back as her hands reached the back of his head to pull him closer to her.
The couple were now walking through the streets of Rosewood, they had just decided that they would make reservations for later in the evening at the Grille, keeping it simple but still intimate, and this would be yet another thing to remind them of their adolescence years together. Just exiting the restaurant they would return to at eight that night, Hanna had spotted Aria wondering around
"Baby, is that Aria" caleb asked as he also saw their friend walking around the street by herself
"I think so, I wonder what she's doing, she lives in LA" she thought aloud as she watched her best friend continue to walk like a lost puppy, the pair decided to see what she was doing.
"Ari" Hanna shouted out as she got closer to her childhood friend "what are you doing here oh my god" she again shouted as she ran the rest of the way and clung on tight to her friend "I've missed you so much" she exclaimed, muffled by the hug "but seriously, you don't live here" she asked as she finally realised her friend from her grasp.
"I missed this place" she said completely avoiding what Hanna was asking her "it's weird with all the bad things that happened, but I do" she sniffled and Hanna looked up and saw her eyes red and puffy
"Aria what's going on" she asked her friend who was clearly upset and was not making any sense
"Oh god, you're here with Caleb, you don't want to hear about my problems, you've probably got plans, I wished I had plans"
"Aria don't be stupid, Caleb won't mind, you know him" she said just as caleb caught up with his wife
"Hey" he said, clearly confused by the situation and took the initiative to remove himself "Han I'm just gonna go look in that clothes shop, I need a new top" he said as he gave her a quick kiss, and Hanna smiled at him as a thank you, she obviously realised he was giving the girls their space the second he said he was going clothes shopping, he hated clothes shopping
"Love you" she said as he quickly took off.
"Come on, let's grab a coffee" Hanna said leading aria into the brew so they could have a much needed talk, "so tell me, what on earth are you doing back here" Hanna asked the girl as they both sat down with their coffees and Hanna text caleb telling her to meet her in the brew in a round half an hour.
"I-I'm pr-pregnant Han" aria stuttered while crying "about four weeks" she added as she let tears run down her face "I don't know what to do, we're not engaged or married, yeah we've been together a while but we took a two year break, and we've been back together 6 months, what will I do, I'm not ready, I've just finished college and how is preggers gonna get a job now, and I wanted the kid to grow up in Rosewood but what if Ezra's book money runs out, we're not like you and caleb or spence and Toby, it's not always a flowing income, were good now but what if this next book doesn't sell as well how is the ki-"
"Aria you're spiralling, breathe" Hanna eventually managed to cut the girl off, and she did what was told and took a shaky breathe "first off, your money situation is far from a problem, and you only have to ask if one does occur, which it won't, secondly you're worrying about what-ifs and maybes, but the point is their is going to be a mini Ezra running around and does he even know" Hanna asked the still stuttering girl as she indicted that she hadn't told Ezra "get your ass back home Ari, he needs to know and this isn't a bad thing, you love each other, and now you've created a life together, Aria it's beautiful" she said wiping the tears off her friends cheek
"You're right, thank you Han" she said after thinking about what Hanna had told her, she realised that if her and Ezra made it through him being her high school English teacher and boyfriend at the same time, without getting caught, they could pretty much make it through anything
"I'm having a baby Hanna, I'm pregnant" she squealed with excitement
"I'm gonna be an aunt" Hanna copied her friends tone, glad she was finally seeing the light of the situation
"No Han you're going to be a godmother, I love you" she said reaching round to Hanna's side to hug her "and look, here's husband of the year" Aria said pointing to the door as caleb walked into the brew "anyway I need to head back and talk to a certain boyfriend of mine, bye Han" she said as she walked away, hugging caleb as they crossed paths with each other, him on his way back to Hanna, smiling as his eyes met hers
"Where were we" she smiled as he sat down where aria had just been sitting and reached out to hold his hand over the table.
Hanna and caleb were curled up on the sofa watching the conjuring, Hanna had never been a big fan of horror films, but caleb was, and he rarely ever got to watch them because Hanna wouldn't enjoy it, but today, since today was about them two, they first watched the notebook, Hanna's favourite and then his choice, neither of them had seen it before, which didn't help her nerves as caleb couldn't tell he when to hide her face. So there she was hiding her face in his shoulder as he stroked her arm to comfort him his eyes were glued to the screen as Hanna tried to settle hers on anything but, the only thing Caleb loved more than horror films was her, and right now she could use it to her advantage.
"Caleeeebb" she wined into his chest, he wouldn't look at her, he was engrossed in the film, she started to kiss up his neck and colour bone making kissy noises until he turned and looked at her
"Hanna, did I do this to you at any point during The Notebook" he asked her as she looked up to him with the biggest puppy dog eyes she could "Hanna stop" he laughed and continued to watch the film, if he looked at her face any longer, she would end up getting her own way and he really wanted to see the film
"Caleb" she cried in a bid to get his attention, he paused the film and stared at her, just waiting for her to talk "I don't like it" she stated like a whinny child
"I don't like The notebook" he stated deadpan
"The notebook isn't scary caleb" she continued to whine at her husband
"But it is boring" he replied and at that she stomped off into the kitchen behind them and he continued to play the film.
Twenty minutes later the film was finished and caleb went on a hunt to find Hanna in their house, and after searching their entire property, he realised that she wasn't actually in the house, he rung her phone and heard it vibrate on the kitchen counter "great" he muttered, he honestly had no idea where Hanna was and they had reservations in three hours and knowing her she needed all of them to get herself ready, he walked out their house and headed toward her shop, thinking she would probably be there, drowning herself in paperwork.
He got into his audi a1, as it was a lot faster than their jeep and drove the five minutes to the store hoping that if Hanna wasn't their, either Sarah or Spencer would be, and they might know where she could be.
He entered the store with an annoyed and fed up facial experession, Hanna had the tendency to run away from the people she loves when she was going through something hard, and it would take a hell of a lot of effort for her to admit that.
"Hi Sarah, is Hanna out back" he questioned as he shut the door to the store
"you didn't hear it from me" she replied, turning around and pointing out towards Hanna's office.
Caleb let out a sigh of relief as he made his way to Hanna's office, thank god she had been the first place he looked, if she wasn't there, he would have checked the swings in the playground, he always went there when he was thinking, but she had Spencer five minutes away and she was the best support for Hanna when he couldn't be.
"Han baby" Caleb called gently as he walked into her office, and there she was crying in Spencer's arms "Han what's wrong" he asked as she raised her head from the crook of Spencer's shoulder and Spencer walked out giving caleb a smile before shutting the door for them
"It's nothing, it might bore you" she shot out as she grabbed some of her paperwork and began filling it in
"Hanna what are you doing, don't you need to get ready for dinner" he asked her as she continued to work though some sort of sketches "Hanna talk to me, don't ignore me" he pleaded as he walked round to her side of the desk and spun her chair round so that she had to look at him "tell me what's the matter please baby" he said for the final time as he starred right into her blue eyes which melted her heart.
"Today was meant to be about you, me treating you because you do so much for me, and I bored you" she explained as she finally looked up at him "how am I supposed to be a good wife if my husband gets bored in my company" she added still starring into his eyes
"Hanna today is about us, not just me" he said as he stroked away a tear that had fallen on her cheek "and there is no way in hell you could bore me" he added holding up her head so that she couldn't look away from him "I said the notebook bores me, but you cuddled up against my chest and the smile that lights up on your face when you watch it distracts me from that, yeah I was pissed you childishly interrupted my film Han, but you didn't have to run away, don't ever run away from me, you'll always be the better option, you know that" a smile lit up on Hanna's face once again at Caleb's words, he could make her feel better in a heart beat and she leant forward and kissed him "but Hanna this can't all be over a film, what's really wrong" he asked again pulling away from her.
"Aria is pregnant" she stated as if the statement would explain to caleb as to why she was upset
"And you're upset because" he asked with a little laugh
"Caleb were married, we have our perfect house, we both have our successes, I want one" she looked up into his eyes again looking for any signs of what he was going to say
"Why didn't you just tell me that Han, when it happens it happens, we have enough sex were basically constantly trying" he said and she let out a small laugh thinking about how much sex they have and how much her friends complain about it "when does your jab end" he asked her still looking at her
"Two months, I think" she smiled thinking about what he could say next
"Just don't replace it okay, I'm not saying we're trying because if God wants us to have beautiful babies we will get them eventually, when the time is right, when it's meant to happen" he explained to her as he brought her in for a much needed hug and he didn't let her go and hung on to her tight until Spencer walked in
"Don't you two have a dinner to get too" she asked as the two pulled away and they got up to walk out the door
"Thank you Spence" Hanna said hugging her best friend as she walked out of the store, and Caleb gave her a thankful smile for looking after Hanna.
Now sat at dinner, Hanna and Caleb were sat in a comfortable silence, Hanna was thinking about how much of a perfect gentleman her husband had been though out the night, holding doors open for her, pulling her chair in, constantly having his hand on the small of her back, or in her hand. She loved how much he showed her affection, and she looked up into his eyes thinking about how in love with him she was
"What" he asked with a laugh slightly confused by Hanna's starring "is there something on my face" he asked genuinely confused
"You're handsome, you know" she blabbed out and he just laughed at her
"Yeah you're not too bad yourself Han" he replied shaking his head
"So were god parents for little Fitz" she let out with a smile on her face
"Gives us a trial run then doesn't it, see if we're actually any good at parenting" he joked looking at her, holding her hand across the table, just like he had done earlier in the Brew
"Yeah I don't want you teaching him or her how to hack anything ok" she cleared her voice
"Says the one with the blatant shopping addiction" he raised his eyebrows at his crazy wife and she smiled back at him
"If I didn't then you wouldn't have any clothes babe" she replied looking at his well put together outfit, she had taught him well and he smiled back at her
"Today has been lovely Han, perfect actually" he said as he stroked the back of her hands and played with her wedding ring
"You deserve it" she stated as she watched his hands playing with hers "you put up with me don't you" she added laughing slightly thinking back to her crazy actions earlier that day
"Like I said, a day with you could never be boring" he smirked up at her, slightly shaking his head, god that smirk still drove her crazy and he knew it.
Sorry I've not been updating this as quickly, I've been busy the past few days, finishing school. Thankyou to the guest reviewer who suggest some things for the future of the story, I may incorporate some of your idea later on within the story, as I see a place where it could work quite well. Hope you liked the update, almost 4K words. Please review x