NYLON ~ CHAPTER NINETEEN ~ YOU MADE IT

Hanna smoothed her skirt out and picked the lint off her sweater as she waited for Caleb to arrive. He promised to meet her at her doctor's office for her appointment. Just as she was starting to lose faith and give up on him ever showing up, her burst in the door smiling happily at her.

"Hey," she smiled as he took a seat next to her. "You made it."

"Of course I did," he laughed. "I just had a holdup at work. One of our shipments was late and Spencer talked my ear off."

"Well," Hanna said as Caleb laced his fingers through hers, "I'm glad you're here."

"Hanna Marin," a nurse said reading off her clipboard. Hanna stood up and Caleb followed as the nurse led them to an exam room. She quickly took down Hanna's vital stats and then headed for the door. "I'll be back in a few minutes."

"Are you nervous?" Hanna asked Caleb as he slinked into a waiting chair.

"A little," he smiled as a tap came on the door.

"Alright," the nurse said lifting up Hanna's blouse and coating her stomach with a clear gel. "This is going to help us get a look at the baby."

The nurse pressed the sensor to Hanna's abdomen and ran it across to get an image of her womb. On the monitor, Hanna could see the vague outline of an infant. She heard Caleb gasp and knew he could see it too.

"Would you like to know what you're having?" the nurse asked.


"A boy?" Hanna laughed holding up the photo from her sonogram.

"Are you excited?" Caleb asked her as they laid on his couch. Hanna was sandwiched in between his legs.

"Yeah," Hanna smiled. "I want to be the best mom ever."

"I was thinking," he said slipping a hand under her blouse and rubbing soft circles across her baby bump. "I know you aren't asking for a commitment but I want us to be together. I think it would be best if we're going to have a baby together."

"So you want to be, like," Hanna wasn't even sure what the right word was, "my…my boyfriend?"

"Yeah," he smiled. "I want to be your boyfriend."

"Okay," Hanna replied slowly. "We can try that."

"I want you," Caleb whispered.

"Come on," she laughed. "I thought we didn't have to do that anymore. You know, since you're my boyfriend now."

"No," he kissed her neck. "I want to touch you every day. I don't ever want you to leave my sight."

"Stop," she giggled.

"Sleep over," he told her. "I miss waking up to you."

"Okay," Hanna nodded turning over to face him.

Caleb's lips grazed Hanna's and she inhaled sharply cracking a smile. His hands slipped underneath her top as he rubbed his fingers along every inch of her. She grew impatient and sat up to pull her top off before leaning back down tickling Caleb's face with her long blonde curls.


Hanna could feel Caleb's hot breath on her shoulder. Her eyes fluttered open and she took a whiff of Caleb's familiar scent. His hand was pressed tightly over her stomach as he held her close. She wanted to lie there forever next to the man she'd loved for ten years but she knew that was impossible.

"Good morning," she said turning around to face him. He kissed her forehead.

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Always," she laughed.

"Good," he smiled getting up. "I know just the place."

"Do you mind if I shower really quickly first?" she asked pulling her hair up into a ponytail.

"Only if I join you," he smirked.

"Deal," she said hopping out of bed and running toward the bathroom as Caleb followed. He turned the water on and she stepped into the dimly lit tub while Caleb gingerly held her waist.

"Do you remember our first shower?" he asked as the water pounded down over them.

"How can I forget?" she smiled searching for a recognizable brand of bath product. "Do you even own soap?"

"I just use that stuff," he said pointing at a bottle of shower gel with the label mostly rubbed off. She grabbed it and squeezed some into her hands before pressing the soapy suds to his chest. Her gentle touch gave him shivers and he reached for the bottle to trace her clavicle with soapy gel. He laughed. "I can't believe we never thought of this before."

"We lived with my mom," she reminded him, "and we were trying to keep our relationship a secret. The whole threat on our lives thing was happening."

"Oh yeah," he smiled. "That."

Caleb slipped a hand across her neck to cup her face and pulled her lips to hers. She clasped her hands around the nape of his neck as his fingers traveled the length of her back massaging every inch of her. She caved in his embrace and imagined the endless possibilities of their relationship but something told her not to get too used to Caleb's love. They'd been thrust into this situation after making a mistake, granted, a mistake she had learned to accept, welcome even, but she knew that the stress of having a baby was a lot too handle, especially for two people who weren't even fully committed yet. She wanted more than anything to live and die next to Caleb for all of eternity, but she was consciously aware that the future was unpredictable and there was a serious possibility that she could still end up alone, despite what Caleb was feeling in this moment.

I hope you like it Haleb fans! I have a thousand things to do this week so it will probably be a while before there's a new update but keep me posted on what you want to see and how you feel about their relationship.