The four best friends arrived at the Radley at 8pm for Hanna and Jordan's engagement party. As they walk through the doors into the cocktail bar they were greeted by Hanna's fiancé Jordan. Spencer, Emily and Aria offered their congratulations to Jordan and left to mingle with the other guest leaving Hanna to have a moment alone with Jordan. Throwing her arms around her fiancés neck and dragging him in for a smouldering kiss Hanna couldn't help the smile that spread across her face. Jordan was tall, tanned and handsome and came from a very well off family. Aside from that he made Hanna the happiest women on the planet.
"Aww baby it's so good to finally see you." Hanna said breaking away from the kiss, missing the contact instantly. She found Jordan infectious and could never quite get enough of him.
"I missed you too my love." Jordan said with his charming smile and wrapped his arms around Hanna's waist. "Shall we go say hello to our guests?" Jordan suggested leading Hanna with an arm still wrapped around her waist keeping her close.
As Hanna navigated her way around to all the guests with Jordan in arm she couldn't help but keep looking around to see if any other guests had arrived. She could see Emily, Spencer and Aria chatting over at one of the large sofas with Toby and one of Hanna's old school friend Lucas. She glanced down at her watch before scanning the room again.
"Looking for someone?" Jordan asked smiling at Hanna as he noticed how her mind had wandered from their conversation as she absentmindedly looked around the room.
"Hmmm, what? Sorry baby." Hanna said looking into Jordan's handsome brown eyes. "I was just looking for an old friend that I'm expecting. I actually see one of my old friends Lucas over with the girls so I'm going to drift over and say hey." Hanna said before pressing a quick kiss to Jordan's cheek and moving over to the large sofas.
As she arrived at the sofa her phone beeped in her hand as a text message arrived. Emily looked up at Hanna's arrival to see her staring intently at her phone with a worried look scrunched across her face.
"Han, you okay?" Emily asked with concern seeing something was clearly bothering her friend.
"Yeah I'm good." Hanna said as she tapped out a quick reply to the text message. Looking up from her phone she saw that the whole group was staring at her waiting for a reason for her look of worry. "Just the caterers asking should they bring out more food." Hanna offered up to cover her tracks. She approached Lucas and Toby offering each a hug as they congratulated her on her engagement. They all sat chatting together on the couches. Hanna was waiting impatiently still scanning the room every few minutes. Emily who was sitting beside Hanna noticed how agitated Hanna was. Hanna's phone beeped again with another text message and Emily saw her friend face drop and now her face conveyed a look of utter annoyance as she began tapping her phone off her knee as she sat fidgeting. Emily knew something was wrong.
"Hanna what is it?" Emily said leaning in close to Hanna and whispering in her ear in order to avoid drawing the other girl's attention to Hanna's peculiar state.
"Nothing. God why does everyone keep thinking some things wrong." Hanna said as she grabbed her drink and swallowed the remainder in one go. As she stood up to head to the bar for a refill she felt a hand grab hold of her arm and start to lead her towards the bathrooms. As they entered the bathrooms Hanna turned to see Emily looking at her, eyes wide with concern.
"Hanna cut the bullshit, clearly something is wrong. Please tell me so I can help." Emily offered hoping to resolve whatever had Hanna in such a state at what should be one of the happiest nights of her life.
"You can't help Em." Hanna sighed looking down at her shoes as she crossed her arms in front of her chest.
"Sure I can, is there a problem with the caterers? Did you and Jordan have a fight? Cause whatever it is I'll go out there and sort it, I just want this night to be great for you." Emily said smiling at Hanna hoping she would open up to her so they could resolve the problem together.
"That's what I wanted for you, for this to be a great night." Hanna sighed again looking at her phone and avoiding Emily's heavy gaze.
"What you mean? I am having a great night Hanna. I know I haven't been myself since we've got back here but that doesn't mean you need to be worrying about me, especially at your own engagement party." Emily said stepping closer to Hanna and grabbing her hand. She wasn't sure what had gotten into Hanna, the last thing she wanted for her friend to be so concerned with her mess of a life that she couldn't even enjoy her own engagement party. But that was Hanna, she always did have such a big heart.
Hanna looked up at her best friend then, one hand still held in Emily's and her phone clutched in the other. Maybe it was for the best that her plan wasn't looking like it was going to work out. Emily's life seemed to have been complicated enough the past few years without Hanna offering her another curve ball. Maybe it was faith that her plan was falling apart. Emily needed her friends now more than ever so Hanna decided that's what she was going to do. Just be there for Emily and help her back to her old self.
"Your right, sorry Em. Just this is the happiest I've ever been and I guess I just want that for you too. Come on let's go back and get some mojitos." Hanna said as her mind began to think of the repercussion of what she had planned to happen tonight. Suddenly she was certain it was better that this plan was falling apart. She really hadn't taught this through all that well. Just then her phone began to ring in her hand, Hanna pulled away from Emily immediately and stared at the name on the screen. She looked up panicked to see Emily's eyes wide with shock. Cleary Hanna didn't pull her phone away fast enough when it rang.
"Hanna, why the hell is Paige calling you?" Emily gasped with a wide eyes that were filled with half horror and half anger.
"Shit." Hanna cursed feeling like a deer caught in the headlights under Emily's heavy menacing gaze.