Chapter Eight- Right vs. Wrong
It felt like being straight out of western movie, where the tumble weed would lazily fumble across the spacious dirt filled land. Looking out at the stained window she could only imagine what caused them to even come to this point, but she knew this was something he had to do in order to feel like he had done something right in this mess of things that he was in now. With much joy spread across his face, Alton entered the abandoned diner with a bag of oreo's in hand like he had hit the jackpot or something while Lucas stood at the phone booth still. Joining Hanna at the booth, Alton couldn't contain the pleasure he was having in eating the dark chocolaty goodness that was the oreo. They both looked on at a flustered Lucas as he did his best to get directions, but was meeting a road block everywhere he turned, but deep down they knew it was beyond directions that had him so flustered. The joy of the oreo soon started to wane as he continued to look on at his friend, wishing that he could do something to take all of this away or just make it so things went back to normal.
"You know you should have told me" Alton told Hanna
"I did. I told you to look out for him, but you thought it was all subtext" Hanna replied
"Then you should have told me what you really meant" Alton said
"Alton! We're here now, we can't go back and say well I wish you would have told me because I was in a situation as well. Luke didn't want anyone to know" Hanna said
"I'm his best friend though" Alton said
"It doesn't matter Alton" Hanna sighed as a moment of silence came between them "I can't get the image of his mom out of my head….I shouldn't have even talked to her that evening" she said sadly
"Hey, don't blame yourself" Alton told her trying to comfort her "You were just trying to help Lucas" he said
"Yeah, but look what it lead to. I was scared out of my mind when she was rushed to the hospital. I was just glad that she only had minor injuries and nothing serious" Hanna said as she rubbed her head trying to erase the image of Lucas's mother's battered body out of her head
"I just don't understand how he could get so drunk that he could beat the living crap out of his wife and his kid?" Alton asked in disbelief
"If I had the answer than things would be simpler" Hanna sighed before Lucas walked back over to join them at the table.
"Did you find out anything?" Alton asked his friend as he took a seat in the booth with him and Hanna
"We're about three hours out from the rehab center" Lucas said "And seeing as we've pretty much let the day get away, we should probably call it a night here" he said
"Sweet. A seedy motel overnight, it's very horror movieish of us" Alton said
"Three hours isn't so bad" Hanna said
"Yeah, but seeing as it took us six hours just to get to this diner…it's going to be dark before we even make it back home" Lucas sighed
"You should just have your grandmother go check on your mom" Hanna suggested
"I don't want my grandmother involved…if she gets involved then its going to lead to more questions that I don't have the answers to right now" Lucas replied angrily
"It was just a suggestion Luke, calm down" Alton said stepping in to defend Hanna
"Well I really don't want suggestions?" Lucas replied annoyed
"Can you give us a minute?" Hanna turned to ask Alton as Alton looked at Hanna and Lucas for confirmation to see if this was the wisest thing to do but ultimately he knew that since Hanna had known for the longest that she would be able to talk to him better than he could.
"Fine. I'm going to get some more snacks" Alton said before he got up from the booth and headed back over to vending machines
"What's going on with you?" Hanna turned to ask Lucas
"Don't start with me!" Lucas snapped at her
"I knew you'd be like this, so I'm more than prepared to be the punching bag for you. You want to be an ass then be an ass but I'm not going anywhere" Hanna quickly replied to him "I'm sorry for whatever it is that you want to be mad at me about, but you need to face the facts!" she replied
"Face the facts? Oh, give me a break" Lucas replied
"Luke, your mom was nearly beaten to death all because your dad was drunk. Your father is in a rehab center for alcohol and luckily your mom didn't press charges so he won't serve jail time, but you have got to come to grips with the situation here and stop trying…" Hanna scolded him before Lucas cut her off
"I actually give a damn about my father, which is more than what I can say for you. So excuse me if this decision isn't as easy as you make it out to be" Lucas quickly interrupted "He's my father and I have to support him whether good or bed" he said
"No, you have to love him good or bad" Hanna said "How can you honestly support what he did to your mom and to you?" she asked
"Because he is my father!" Lucas snapped at her
"Grow the hell up Luke!" Hanna quickly replied hoping that they weren't drawing attention to each other
"Oh, this is classic" Lucas laughed to himself
"I get that this is tough for you, I really do, but you have got to face facts. Your dad is an alcoholic, there is no way in his right mind that he ever would have done that to you or your mom. Just because he's not in his right mind doesn't mean its okay to just take him home and will him to get better because frankly no matter what you do or what you hope, this is out of your hands, and somewhere along the line you have to see that" Hanna told him
Walking down the hall of the seedy motel, Alton did his best to think highly of the place but he could only imagine what creepy crawlers were roaming around so openly. Pulling out the two room keys that he had been given, Alton looked in on the two rooms to discover that it was only a king size bed in each of their rooms. A slight devilish grin came to his face knowing that there was no way that Hanna would share a room with him, but then he thought maybe she'd want to have a room to herself…all the possible outcomes ran through his mind and with his luck he knew the separation between Lucas and Hanna would most likely continue in room form as well. Although Lucas was upset with Hanna, he knew that he needed her with him no mattered how frustrated he was with her. Claiming his room for the night, Alton soon felt the slight vibration of his cell phone.
"Really? That's your payback?" Spencer said immediately as he picked up the phone
"I see you got it" Alton laughed to himself
"A stink bomb shouldn't surprise me seeing as your that grotesque" Spencer said
"Yeah, well, I sent that prior to recent events. I wouldn't have after everything" Alton said as he walked into the room, throwing his keys down
"So you regret sending me a stink bomb?" Spencer asked
"That's what I said didn't I" Alton replied as he kicked off his shoes and flopped down on the bed
"Things must be bad with Lucas for you to regret" Spencer sighed "How is he?" she asked
"He's surviving, which is not as hopeful as I make it sound" Alton said
"Is Hanna able to talk to him?" Spencer asked
"I really can't tell, I mean I think he's a little pissed with her but Hanna is use to it, so its rolling off of her like nothing at this point when he snaps at her" Alton said
"Well, if there is anyone who can get through to him it will be Hanna" Spencer said
"Yeah, I just wish I was amongst the anyone…I feel like I'm late to the party of stuff I should know about my best friend" Alton said
"Lucas probably didn't want anyone to know. I mean when something goes on within your family you want to believe its just a phase and will go away" Spencer said as a moment of silence came between them causing Spencer to wonder if he was even there "Hello?" she called out
"Yeah, I'm here. I was just….amazed. I mean we're actually having a conversation here that doesn't have banter in it, we're having a genuine conversation like two people, who care about each other" Alton smiled
"Don't let this get to your head. My concern is for Lucas" Spencer quickly replied taking the moment away from Alton
"And there it is…the bitchieness" Alton sighed in frustration
"And there that goes. I mean I think you've called me a bitch more than anyone I know" Spencer replied
"You act like one, I never said you were one" Alton clarified "We should just end this call because I have a feeling we're going to end up saying things we don't mean" he said
"Like what? What could you possibly do or say that you haven't done all ready" Spencer said before Alton quickly hung up the phone on her
"Something like that" Alton said in complete frustration before tossing his phone on to the floor not caring what happened to it
Sitting up in the bed checking her messages both voicemail and text, Hanna was relieved that her mother wasn't so concern with her whereabouts as the simple I'm spending the night over at Emily's sufficed. She hated lying to her mother but she wanted badly to be there for Lucas with everything that was going on, and a part of her felt like her mother knew that she was Lucas. Trust was big in their relationship, and its what made her mom so different from everyone else in her eyes. Angrily making his way towards the room after Alton refused to let him into his room, Lucas's only choice to get some shut eye for the night was to bunk with Hanna. He hated that he had to bunk with Hanna because so much of him was angry with her, and then vulnerable towards her knowing how well she knew him. Opening the door he quickly saw the blonde all ready in bed on her phone as he quickly relieved himself of his jacket to toss onto the chair before flopping down in the chair.
"Let me guess…your mad" Hanna said observing the mini temper tantrum Lucas was throwing as he tried to make the chair as comfortable as possible
"Hanna…not now. I'm really not in the mood. You've said what you needed to so lets leave it at that" Lucas replied with much irritation in his voice
"What am I suppose to do Luke? Tell you what you want to hear?" Hanna asked
"No! I just want you to leave me the hell alone! It's either you bitching at me or just…..just being annoying" Lucas replied
"I'm sorry that I can't lie to you! Honesty is all that I can give you" Hanna replied
"Where the hell was this honesty when you were screwing Noel Kahn. Honesty must have fled on that note" Lucas replied angrily
"And here we go with that again. How long are you going to throw that in my face?" Hanna asked
"Until I feel like letting it go!" Lucas yelled
"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" Hanna yelled "I can say that until I'm blue in the face but you'll never believe me….so I'm done with saying that, tonight was the last time you'll hear that because I don't even think me cheating is the issue anymore. Your making me a scapegoat and as much as I love you, I refuse to have you talk to me that way" she scolded him as she stood up in the bed "If your mad at me for something else than put it on the table because this bitchy version of you is getting annoying" she said
"We never would have been in this situation if it wasn't for you" Lucas finally revealed "If you just would have kept you mouth shut then we wouldn't be here" he said trying to compose himself as Hanna stood stunned by his revelation
"You blame me for what happened to your mom?" Hanna asked as tears welled up in his eyes
"In all honesty….yes" Lucas said knowing that this accusation was killing Hanna
"Wow. You've said some horrible things to me, but I think this one takes the cake. I mean for you to think I'd honestly put your mother in harms way for….for what? Why would I?" Hanna asked as she gathered her stuff
"Where are you going?" Lucas asked sadly regretting more and more what he had said
"I'm giving you what you want. I'm giving you space" Hanna said as she attempted to push past Lucas but was unable to "Get. Your. Hands. Off of me" she said sternly as Lucas held his hands up to show he meant no harm but also revealing his car keys
"I'm sorry. I'll leave. You stay here and I'll…sleep in the car" Lucas said before he leaned over to grab his jacket and left the room
Feeling like he was straight out of western movie as he groggily looked out at the desert scenery pass by, Alton did all he could to shake off the want to put on a good Willie Nelson song to add into the feeling he was having. An dreadful silence lingered in the car since the moment they got in the car, but Alton knew better than to ask straight up what happened but as the silence grew on it was getting harder by the minute. Finally making it to the facility, a sense of nervousness came over Lucas as he looked on at the facility that came off as a prison site. Still angered with him, Hanna knew what this was doing to Lucas, she knew that this was killing him and although she wanted to be pissed, her heart wouldn't allow her to. Pulling into a parking spot, Lucas nervously turned the engine off before taking a moment to breath.
"Everything is going to be fine" Hanna said as she rubbed his back in comfort as he took deep breaths
"Yeah, it'll be fine" Alton told him
"Did you guys want to come in?" Lucas asked them
"You should do this on your own" Hanna told him "It'll be fine" she said before Lucas reluctantly got out of the car and made his way over towards the entrance of the building.
Getting through security, Lucas couldn't help but observe the surroundings more than anything. It all became so daunting that it just made it more clear where he was as opposed to just picking his father up. The guard guided him down the hallway to where his father's room was and looked in through the small window opening to see his father sitting at the table anxiously awaiting his arrival. Give the guard a final look, Lucas was finally let in to join his father. A slight smile broke on his father's face as he was delighted to see his son after being away from him for a week. Heading over towards his father's side, Lucas gave his father a bear hug
"How was the drive?" Lucas's father asked as Lucas went to take his seat
"It wasn't too bad. Winthrop prepares you for this type of drive so it was nothing" Lucas shrugged "How've you been in here?" he asked
"It's been like prison. Everything is so white here" Lucas's father sighed "I feel like I'm in a mental institute for crying out loud" he said
"And going cold turkey, how is that?" Lucas asked
"It's something that I'm getting used to" Lucas's father replied before a moment of silence came between them
"Dad, what happened that night?" Lucas asked as his father just shook his head
"I don't want to talk about it" Lucas's father said
"Why not? I mean it is why you're here" Lucas told his father
"I don't want to talk about it" Lucas's father said becoming annoyed
"Mom is doing fine. I just thought you might want to know that since she's the one you beat" Lucas quickly replied
"Don't talk to me like that!" Lucas father said slamming the table
"And don't treat me like a kid, when I'm the one who's been lugging you around for the past few months because your too drunk to walk" Lucas snapped back "What happened that night?" he asked
"I'm not discussing this with you" Lucas's father replied
"Then if you won't discuss it then I won't sign you out" Lucas replied as he folded his arms in protest before his father quickly lunged forward to grab him but Lucas was quick enough to get away "You haven't learned a thing. You'd really do that to me" he said getting upset by the minute as his father just paced the floor trying to control himself
"I need a drink. I can't stay here like this. I need to have a drink and this place…..is hell!" Lucas's father said becoming antsy "I appreciate what you've done for me son, but I need to be home" he said
"And again, you haven't even asked about mom" Lucas said standing in disbelief by his father's actions
"Don't you think I know what I did to her! I'm fully aware of what I did but I would never hurt her intentionally" Lucas's father yelled
"But you did! You put her in the hospital, and you gave me a black eye" Lucas replied
"That wasn't me, that was the alcohol. Look, I know I was out of control but it was because of work, but I have a better control on my drinking" Lucas's father said
"No, you should just stop drinking all together. That's how you control your drinking" Lucas said
"Well I'm sorry I can't be like you. I'm sorry that I'm not smart like you Luke. I'm sorry that I'm not future millionaire. How does that feel? Knowing that you came in to save the day for your mother. You saved the day Luke" Lucas's father said clapping towards the end "You're the man of the house, is that what you want hear Luke!" he yelled
"I want my father! I didn't want this!" Lucas yelled as he was unable to hold back the tears "I didn't want this….I'm a kid. I don't want to worry about bills or about taking care of a grown man, who can't control his liquor" he said teary eyed "You're my dad, I look up to you, but the past couple of months I hated you…I hate you. I hate how you have mom scared out of her mom, and I hate that I can't even stand to look at you without feeling disgusted" he went on to say
"I'll do better" Lucas's father said trying to read Lucas
"I really don't think you can because I don't even think you've admitted to yourself. You have a problem" Lucas cried
"No, no. I'm fine. Your father is fine" Lucas's father said trying to shake off the tears that were coming to his eyes
"Admit it. You owe me that because for the longest I've fought for you, and stood up for you. Tell me that you don't have a problem truthfully and I'll sign you out…I'll fight the world and their perceptions of you, but I want to hear it from your mouth convincingly" Lucas told his father
"Lucas….I'm fine" Lucas's father said doing his best to compose himself as Lucas just stared at him reading ever expression on his face
"I believe you" Lucas said after a moment of silence lingered "I believe you have a problem, an alcohol problem. Dad, you're an alcoholic" he said
"Stop saying that!" Lucas's father yelled
"I'm not going to sign you out, and I'm gonna look into how much it costs to get you in a better facility because you should be close to home. I'll take care of everything" Lucas cried as he walked over towards the door to signal the guard
"You can't leave me here" Lucas's father called out
"I love you. I love you with all my heart dad, but I can't do this anymore…you need to help yourself before I can help you" Lucas cried before the door was opened "Goodbye" he said before he left the room with tears streaming from his eyes.
Knocking back gummi bears in his mouth, Alton felt a little bad that he felt an overwhelming feeling of boredom as he sat in the car just anxiously awaiting to see his friend and help him get through the next step he had to take. Hanna's mind had been on nothing but Lucas, so there was no way she'd carry out a decent conversation with him. If only he could've done something to help was all he could think about. Letting out a sigh, Hanna couldn't take the waiting, that's all they had been doing and this point she just wanted to see his face even though she was currently upset with him.
"Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the…I don't think I should this song" Alton said realizing what exactly the song was about
"Seeing as we're outside of a rehab center…I doubt that's the song you want to sing" Hanna replied
"We should take our mind off of this because if we keep thinking about this than we're gonna go insane" Alton said
"Then what should we think about?" Hanna asked
"Let's think about…my love life" Alton said as Hanna turned to look at him
"What love life? Your still single" Hanna said
"As are you" Alton replied "I have you know my sex life has been awaken recently" he said
"With who?….Spencer?" Hanna asked coming up with her conclusion as she looked at him "You two slept together…again?" she asked
"Yes, well it was like ultimatum sex" Alton said
"Spencer had ultimatum sex. Wow, this is surprising" Hanna replied
"Yeah, but the thing is we're suppose to be sworn enemies. So its like whenever we talk its always banter and snaky comments at each other" Alton said
"Isn't that how you like it?" Hanna asked
"You would think, but with everything that has been going on with Lucas, I've realized that I missed out on being a friend to him because of this stupid nemesis crap and my little research into that summer" Alton said "I like her, a lot. I mean I lost my virginity to the girl" he said
"So you want to make it official? What does Spencer think?" Hanna asked
"She doesn't know I feel like this or think I'm actually into her" Alton sighed
"Then maybe you should take this as an example to just tell her how you feel" Hanna said
"What if she just laughs at me?" Alton asked
"What do you really have to lose. Either she wants to be with you or not, its as simple as that" Hanna replied before they quickly sat up in their seats once they saw Lucas come back to the car with his eyes redder than ever. Getting into the car, Lucas quickly turned the engine on and pulled out of the parking spot.
The whole car ride back to the motel had been as silent as it ever was, unsure as to what even think or say all Alton and Hanna could do was give Lucas his space. Once they arrived back at the motel, Lucas quickly got out of the car and made his way to the room without even looking back for Hanna or Alton. It had pretty much been solidified in their minds that what had happened back at the facility had gone horribly wrong if not worse. Going back and forth as to what he should do, Alton was conflicted as for the first time he had no idea as to how to help his friend and that worried him more than anything. Knowing that she couldn't just act like this was something he had to get through on his own, Hanna knew that she had to go check on him just for her sake if not anything.
"Al, you'll be fine for the night right?" Hanna turned to ask them as they locked the car up
"Yeah. I'll be fine" Alton said as Hanna got the confirmation she needed
"Ok. Well I'll see you in the morning" Hanna said turning to leave before Alton called out towards her
"Hanna" Alton called out causing her to turn around to look at him "He's going to be all right, right? I mean he's my best friend and I let him down, but he's going to be all right?" he asked
"Yeah. He'll be fine, he just needs….just give him time" Hanna weakly smiled at him before she continued to make her way to the room.
Coming upon the room, Hanna could see the darkness within the room feeling as if she was outside of his house that evening all over again. Pulling out her room key she slowly opened the door to see Lucas laying across the bed throwing up a wad of paper as if it were a basketball. Closing the door as silent as possible behind her, Hanna took a seat on the edge of the bed. A moment of silence fell upon them as neither knew what to say.
"You were right" Lucas said continuing to throw the wad of paper
"I didn't want to be, if that means anything to you" Hanna replied
"At this moment, no" Lucas replied
"So what's going to happen to your dad?" Hanna asked as she laid back with Lucas on the bed
"He's going to stay in rehab to get treated for his alcohol problem, but I'm going to have him moved to another facility closer to home" Lucas sighed in frustration "My dad is an alcoholic. My dad is an alcoholic. I keep saying it and it still seems unreal" he said
"Nothing about this situation seems real" Hanna replied
"Who would have ever thought that I'd have to commit my father into rehab" Lucas laughed to himself "It's just too much" he said
"I'm proud of you" Hanna said to him as they turned to look at each other
"Proud of me? I almost got my mom killed by not recognizing that my dad had a serious problem, I gave my dad the benefit of the doubt even when he beat the crap out of me, and I was an ass to you" Lucas replied
"You were an ass but an ass for a reason" Hanna laughed "I know it may feel wrong right now, but you did the right thing. In the end you did the right thing" she told him
"Give me a week or so and then tell me that because right now the right thing just only means my family is torn apart and I'm stuck picking up the pieces" Lucas replied
"When my dad and mom split up I thought it was the worse thing in the world. I felt like everything was my fault" Hanna said before Lucas interrupted
"So you think my parents are going to split up now?" Lucas asked her
"There's a point to this story Luke" Hanna replied "The point is that we can't worry about stuff that is out of our control because if we do then we'll drive ourselves insane. You have to focus on helping your mom and dad get better, but most of all being a teen because believe me we will have our adult moments" she said
"Well I'm pretty sure this is it, my adult moment" Lucas replied before Hanna reached down to hold his hand
Flipping through the channels on television, Alton had hoped that he would find something that would entertain him for the night but nothing was popping up. For a moment he thought that maybe he could watch a little sleazy motel porn but even that made him feel cheap and disgusting in a weird way. His heart broke for Lucas and what he was going through, he wouldn't have wished this on anyone but he knew that his friend would be the better man for it in the end because no one knew how to get through adversity like Lucas. Reaching to grab his phone, Alton quickly dialed a number that had seemed to be on his mind all day long.
"What do you want?" Spencer asked as she answered the phone
"I like you. I like you a lot. I like you as a girlfriend and boyfriend type of deal. I like you so much that I'm contemplating whether we should have Chinese or Italian for our first date, I'm hoping you want Italian because its been my dream to have the long spaghetti noodle that leads to an awkward kiss. I don't want to be nemesis's because I don't think I should have these feelings for a nemesis. The very things that drive me insane about you are the same things I like so much about you. So I don't want a war or anything but honesty between us" Alton said as a moment of silence fell upon them
"I really don't know what to say about this" Spencer said in complete and utter shock "I mean we've always bantered and had the snark" she said
"And now we can have something different…we could have something new" Alton replied
"New. What is new for us?" Spencer asked
"I don't know but I want to figure it out, don't you?" Alton asked "I mean I know you feel something" he then replied
"I don't…I don't think we feel the same thing, I mean I care about you but I just don't see what you see" Spencer replied leaving Alton shocked
"Yeah. Right. I mean I was stupid. I was just throwing it out there" Alton said completely back peddling what was his romantic gesture towards her
"Alton" Spencer said feeling as if she was torn
"No, it's fine. I shouldn't have called, lets forget about what I said because I'm sure this will go down in my adolescent youth as an embarrassing moment that I would love to take back" Alton said before he finally just ended the call
It was well into the night as the two just remained laying across the bed with their hands linked together, just talking about the past and present as if this was the moment to just reflect on life in general. Lucas still felt the pains of the day weigh heavy on him but the more time he spent just letting the world fade away it all became a numbing feeling for him in the end. For tonight he didn't want to think about the repercussions of what this all meant but just let one day be about nothing at all and just say screw it all until the next day. Rolling over onto his stomach, Hanna felt an electricity within herself as he his body nearly overlapped hers but at this point them touching was something that had come second nature to them after what they had shared together.
"I think I talked Alton into revealing his feelings to Spencer" Hanna laughed to herself
"Now that's a couple to root for" Lucas smiled "I really wish that they can figure it out because in some way they are a compatible couple" he said
"Opposites do attract" Hanna replied
"Why'd you do it? Why'd you cheat on me?" Lucas asked her out of nowhere
"And there's the moment killer" Hanna said as she sat up on her arms
"I've always thought that I didn't need to know but I think in order for me to stop throwing it in your face, I feel like I need to know now" Lucas said
"And this is going to stop you from throwing it in my face? I just don't see the good in going down that road because we know where it leads to" Hanna sighed sadly
"It leads to right now, and I like to think that I'm not as upset as I was when I first found out" Lucas said
"Then what do you want to know? What in your mind will make what I did okay for you to accept?" Hanna asked
"I guess I need to know that I didn't cause you to stray" Lucas said "I want to know that it wasn't something that I did that made you feel like for any amount of time that you we were a mistake" he said
"Nothing about us was a mistake. You are and will be the love of my life" Hanna said "What happened that night was never planned or intended to hurt you, it was just something that I did out of pure stupidity. I regret every day that I did that to you and to us because I wonder some times what would be like if we were still together" she said
"You wonder about that?" Lucas asked a little shocked
"Yeah, I kind of do" Hanna replied shyly as she tried to hide her face from him as all he could do was look at her. Realizing that the statement had caused a moment of silence between them, Hanna let down her guard of hands to look back at the caring and vulnerable eyes of the boy who had basically lost his father. In a moment they just looked at each other and nothing else came into mind, neither past of present could tear their gaze away from each other. Letting out a slight laugh that she was unable to control before he quickly leaned forward to kiss her. Capturing her lips in a feverish manner to where he felt like kissing her would numb the pain. Caught up in the unexpectedness of it all, Hanna was unsure as to what was going on at this moment.
"Luke. We can't do this" Hanna said breaking the kiss
"Why?" Lucas asked nearly out of breath
"Because your upset about your dad and about everything at home. Your not thinking clearly" Hanna said as half his body rested on top of her
"I know we can think of everything under the sun as to why we shouldn't but for one night can we just throw that out the window and worry about it later" Lucas pleaded with her as if she was his drug that he needed to have in order to get him through. In a moment of silence that fell over them Hanna ran through her head every scenario that could end up potentially happening to them, but in this moment she wanted to make him feel better and her vulnerability for the boy that she still loved clouded in reasonable judgment she had. Slowly leaning in they both collided like a tidal wave and were in desperate need of each other. Tugging at his shirt, Hanna was anxious to relieve him of his shirt as he kissed her neck and was unable to take the boundary of clothes between them much longer. Sitting back on his knees, Lucas took off his shirt as Hanna slid hers off as well in quick motion before their lips connected again and from that moment on they had ignited the passion within themselves and were unable to control themselves.