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After Caleb had gone to get the takeaway, Hanna went upstairs and brushed her teeth (after being sick earlier), and fixed her makeup until it was once again flawless. She got the plates and stuff ready, and she was strangely excited to spend the evening with Caleb. She just missed the normalcy of having him around. She just missed him.
He then came back from collecting the food and they ate in comfortable silence, him checking on her that she had eaten everything and helping her to think positive.
"Here's the money for dinner" She said handing him her half of the meal.
"No, its fine"
"No, let me pay" She insisted.
"Han, Its only dinner. You can pay next time"
"Next time?" She raised her eyebrows.
"I'm gonna be checking up on you a lot, so yeah, there will be a next time" She just smiled at that. When he first came back to town, she was going to ice him out and pretend he wasn't there, but now all she wants is him there. He's her rock.
'Knock Knock Knock'
"That the girls?" Caleb asked.
"Probably. I'll just be a sec stay there" She said. She didn't want them asking a million questions about him and why he's there. She just hoped that they wouldn't say anything that Caleb shouldn't hear, as he was only in the kitchen.
She opened it and was shocked when it wasn't the girls, it was Zack. "Hey sexy" He said with his hands in his pockets. Who's calling her 'sexy'?, Caleb thought, hearing him.
"Zack? What are you doing here?" She said, pulling down her short skirt slightly. Zack. The one Hanna's scared of, Caleb recalled, peering round the corner so he could see.
"I wanted to see you. You've been distant lately"
"Zack, I'm in high school. I have things to do. I don't need to update you on my life 24/7" She said calmly.
"I know, I'm sorry. But I know how to make it up to you" He said resting his hands on her hips. "Is you're mum home? Ella's busy buying stuff for the wedding, I thought maybe we could fool around?"
"I told you, I'm not interested" She took his hands off her hips. "I like Ella and Aria's my best friend. You should be happy with what you've got"
"I am happy with her. Really, I am. Its just you. You're so hot and you're exactly my type. Ella can't give me what I know you can" He moved his hands to cup her ass.
"But I don't want you" She said sternly. "Go fuck someone else, because I won't sleep with you!"
"I don't want anyone else. Baby, I want you to be the one moaning my name in my ear" He said and Caleb almost lost it. He had to fight the urge to go out and hit that guy because Hanna would be angry for getting involved.
She grabbed his hands and pulled them away from her ass. "Leave me alone Zack. I'm not interested" She said shoving him out the door and slamming in behind her, making sure that it was locked.
"Ugh...He's so annoying" She groaned, walking towards Caleb. "Um...maybe you should go"
"Are you sure, I can stay if you want"
"No, I'm fine. Thank you so much for everything"
"There's no need to thank me" He said bringing her in for a hug. They both felt fireworks at the touch and even though Hanna never wanted him to let her go, she had to pull away before her feelings for him got the best of her.
Caleb was going to head home but then thought of another idea. He didn't want this Zack guy making Hanna feel uncomfortable or upset and he hated how he wouldn't take no for an answer at her house earlier. He knows that he works at the brew but he might not still be there, but its worth a shot. He opened the door to the Brew after he parked and saw that it was practically empty apart from a few people. He saw Emily making coffee next to one of her co-workers and walked over to her.
"Hey Em" He said.
"Oh, Hey Caleb. It's nice to see you back here"
"Really? I thought you and the others would be out to kill me after what I did to Hanna"
"At first we were really angry with you for hurting her the way you did, she was heartbroken, but we all know that you are the best thing thats ever happened to her. And no matter how much she's tried to hide it, she's still in Love with you"
"I know, when she was drunk she told me" He smiled and Emily smiled back.
"Classic Hanna" She laughed. "Do you want a coffee?"
"No ugh..I was actually wondering where Zack is?"
"My boss? Um..he's just in the back, do you want me to get him?"
"No, It's fine. I'm gonna talk to him, I'll just be a minute" He said.
When he walked to the back room, he saw Zack leaning against the wall, on his phone. "That better not be Hanna you're texting" Caleb hissed.
Zack looked up and put his phone in his pocket. "As a matter of fact it is. You got a problem with that?"
"I do, and so does she. She wants you to stop harassing her"
"I'm not harassing her and you have no right to tell me what to do"
Meanwhile, as they continued to talk, Emily and her co-worker Samantha were hurrying behind the counter as the place got a little more crowded.
"Hey Em, We're out of coffee beans and I've got a customer, would you mind running to the back to get them?" Samantha asked.
"Sure" Emily smiled, walking towards the back room. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Caleb throwing a punch in Zack's face.
"Leave Hanna alone. Don't text her, don't think about her, don't show up at her door -just leave her alone." Caleb hissed, walking away, not seeing Emily because she hid behind the shelf.
'Knock Knock Knock'
Hanna was praying that wasn't Zack who was knocking at her door. She peered through the window of her bedroom and let out a sigh of relief when she saw Emily's car parked outside. She walked downstairs and opened the door.
"Hey" Hanna started. "Sorry about earlier by the way, I was just mad at Ali, I didn't mean to flip out and-"
"No, no don't apologize. We were all thinking it, you were just the first to say it. But that's not why I'm here..."
"Oh, Is everything okay?"
"Well when I was at my late shift at the brew, Caleb came in and he was looking of Zack"
Hanna's eyes widened. "Did...did anything happen?"
"Well he didn't see me, but I heard him saying 'leave Hanna alone' and stuff like that, and I also saw him punch him"
"Oh my god" Hanna groaned.
"Why didn't you tell any of us this was happening?"
"Um, Maybe because he's engaged to our best friends Mum and I think Allison would just turn it into something its not" She snarked.
"Okay, I get that. But you can tell me anything, I won't judge"
"I know, and thank you. I only told Caleb because Zack called me when I was with him and he asked about it. I don't really know why I told him but I trust him and I didn't want to lie to him"
"I get it, he was you're other half for a long time. Do you think you'll ever get back together?"
Hanna thought for a moment. "I...I don't know. Probably, but..not yet"
"Well, I know that you still have feelings for him and so does he"
"What do you mean?"
"Earlier at the brew, I may have told him that we all think that you still have feelings for him and-"
"What?! Em!"
"And then he said that he already knows that because you told him that you still Love him when you were drunk" Emily laughed.
"Oh my god" Mumbled a mortified Hanna. "No, I can't of done"
"I don't really think he would lie about something like that. Whats wrong with it anyway?, It was kind of obvious"
"No, but I don't want him to think that he can just waltz back here and we can get back together just like that. I can't forgive him for just leaving me like that"
"I know, but don't you think you could just try to forgive him?"
"I don't know. I...I don't know. Maybe? But he'll have to work for it first...I need to-" She cut herself off.
"Trust him again?" Emily smirked, knowing that just a few moments earlier, Hanna was saying that she trusts him. "Talk to him. You know how you feel and apparently so does he. Why wait?"
After Emily had left, Hanna had done some thinking. Emily was right, she wants him and he wants her so why deny it? But what if he leaves her again? Something could happen in Ravenswood and just like that, he would leave and her heart would break. But he said he wouldn't.
Fuck it. I know I still Love him.
She then walked fast to her car and drove as quick as she could to Caleb's apartment, excited and nervous.
'Knock Knock Knock'
Caleb opened the door looking surprised to see her there. He was about to say something but she cut him off and began rambling.
"Look Caleb, I know that you spoke to Zack and that you hit him, and I was angry at first but I know that you were just trying to help me and Emily told me that I told you that I still Love you when I was drunk, and...its true. I tried to take that thought away, and when you first came back I was going to avoid you, and then when I saw you I realized that I still have feelings for you, b-because feelings don't just go away, so I was going to wait a bit until I know I can trust you but...I know that I can trust you..and..and I Love You Caleb-"
"Caleb where's you're wine glasses, I can't find them!" Yelled a girls voice from inside.
Hanna froze. So thats why he didn't say anything and he looked all scared. The tall, skinny, dark haired, tanned girl walked to the door and fake-smiled at Hanna, knowing that she was Caleb's ex. Everyone knew. This girl was gorgeous and literately the opposite of Hanna. Caleb just stood there looking as shocked as Hanna did, not saying a word.
"Oh...oh I'm sorry...I...I should have called. I didn't realize anyone was here" Hanna stuttered.
"Well, Its not you're house" The tall girl snarked.
Hanna raised her eyebrows. "Yeah, and its not Spring. Those shoes are last season" Hanna fake-smiled and left. She got into her car and was about to drive away but she couldn't. She burst into tears, her hands gripping on the wheel. She just got the courage to tell him how she felt and then she finds out that he was with another girl.
She jumped when she heard three taps on her car window on the passengers side. "Han, open the door" He said.
She just wiped her tears away, started the engine and drove off.
After 23 missed calls from him, Caleb finally showed up at Hanna's. She saw his car outside and didn't bother opening the door, she wasn't in the mood to see him. There was three more knocks from him, but again, she didn't bother. "Hanna" He called. No response. "Han, I know you're in there just let me in, I can explain"
She rolled her eyes at him from inside. Is that really his famous line? 'I can explain'?
"Please Han. I'm sorry, but I can explain. I'm not leaving until you let me in" He called again.
She groaned, knowing that he probably wouldn't leave. May as well get this over with. She opened the door and he stared at her in only her short silk baby pink Victoria's secret design gown, which made her look even more tanned. Her hair was in its natural loose curls but she had already taken her makeup off. Caleb recognized her as the old Hanna without the dark eye makeup and black clothing. But He loves the new Hanna as much as the old one, he thinks she looks beautiful both ways.
"What do you want?" She asked coldly.
"Han, I promise that nothing was happening with that girl, she's just-"
"A friend?" She cut him off. "Caleb you don't need to explain anything to me, we're not together so I don't need an explanation" She said, shutting the door in his face before he put his foot in front of it and pulled it back open.
She flinched at the forcefulness of his action. "Sorry" He said watching her slightly scared face. "We were just studying, thats all"
"Oh 'studying'? Well when we were 'just studying' we were doing all kinds of things. And with Wine?"
"She was drinking it not me, I wouldn't want to be with anyone else. I want you Hanna"
"Cal-"
"No. Stop trying to make excuses" He said before grabbing her and pulling her close. Their lips connected for the first time in months. It was soft and she just wanted to cry at how tender it was. This was what she had been missing all this time and in that moment, she never wanted to let him go.
They both woke up cuddled together, her head nestled next to his head and him holding her so tightly that she was practically lying on top of him. After he untied her silk dressing gown, things got a little carried away. Not that she regretted it. It was the best night she's had in a long time. Not just because of the sex, just being with him but actually being with him. Being able to talk to him like he's her boyfriend and not feeling awkward anymore. The first time, they did it in the living room and it was slow and soft but the other times, after getting a little alcohol in there systems, were passionate and fiery.
"Morning" He smiled at her seeing her face right next to his.
"Mmmh..Morning" She smiled back.
"Last night was-"
"Amazing?" She finished for him.
"Absolutely amazing" He kissed her cheek. "7 times...wow"
"You counted?!" She slapped his chest.
"Well how can I not! We were making up for lost time and you defiantly know how to make up for things"
She laughed at him. For the first time in ages, She was happy. And so was he.
Hope you guys liked this one! But I wonder what Zack said to Caleb to make him hit him? And will Travis be back? Let me know what you think is gonna happen in the reviews! xx