NYLON ~ CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE ~ BEING HONEST
The doorbell rang and Hanna checked the monitor to see Spencer right outside the door. She buzzed her in and headed to the foyer to greet her.
"Hey," Spencer gave her friend a hug. "Don't take this the wrong way but you look huge."
"I know," Hanna sighed taking a seat on the couch. "I feel like a whale."
"When are you due?" Spencer asked.
"Today," Hanna laughed.
"So that's not happening?" Spencer teased.
"It's only four," Hanna replied, "but I haven't even had a hint of a contraction."
"Isn't there a way you can induce?" Spencer asked.
"The doctor won't," Hanna explained, "and it's best to just let nature take it's course."
"That's what I've been saying," Spencer replied.
"I'm sorry," Hanna sighed. "I know it's been hard for you guys."
"It just makes me anxious, you know," Spencer said. "It would have been kind of nice for the two of us to be pregnant together."
"That's something I was missing," Hanna smiled weakly. "I mean, I could ask Aria and my mom and Emily about stuff but I don't know anyone who is pregnant right now. There was no one to compare stories with."
"I can't believe you're not freaking out about this whole thing," Spencer said staring at Hanna's huge belly.
"Why would I be freaking out?" Hanna was confused.
"I don't know," Spencer said. "It's just such a big change."
"No," Hanna laughed. "I am ready for this guy to come out. It will definitely be a change but now I just can't wait to meet him."
"Do you ever think about how it could be different if you and Wren has been official?" Spencer asked.
"What do you mean?" Hanna asked. "What Wren and I had was never going to last. Caleb was ready to step up because he loves me. Wren just proposed because he though he had to when I got pregnant."
"What about Wren getting you pregnant?" came a voice from the foyer.
"Caleb," Hanna clasped her hand over her mouth when she saw him standing in front of her.
"Oh," Spencer breathed looking up.
"Are you going to explain yourself?" Caleb asked.
"It's not what it sounds like," Hanna replied.
"Really?" he was livid. "It sounds like you were sleeping with Wren and me at the same time."
"Does it really matter?" Hanna asked. "I picked you and I'm having your baby!"
"Maybe I should go," Spencer said sneaking out. No one answered but no one stopped her either.
"Hanna," Caleb was almost yelling as Spencer snuck out, "I know we weren't serious when this first started happening but I've always been honest with you. Right now I need you to tell me. Were you sleeping with Wren while you were with me?"
"Caleb, don't you dare speak to me like that," Hanna snapped.
"Wait," he cut her off, "what were you even doing with Wren? Last time I checked he went back to London…were you…is that what you were doing every time you went to Europe?"
"I was in London working," Hanna corrected him.
"I need to know," he said. "Were you sleeping with Wren?"
"Let's get something straight," Hanna told him finally. "I was with Wren when I first slept with you."
"I can't believe this," Caleb sighed. "You cheated on him with me? And you seem to have no remorse."
"Caleb," Hanna sighed. "It's more complicated than that. Wren and I were just fooling around. I ended things after Spencer's wedding. From then on it was just you and me."
"I think I need a minute to process this," he said.
"Sit down," Hanna told him. "I want to talk about this. I need you to trust me."
"Why are you waiting almost a year to tell me?" he asked. "If I hadn't overheard Spencer and you talking, would you ever have said anything?"
"I don't know," Hanna said honestly. "We never really talk about the time when we were apart. I don't wonder who you slept with before taking the job at Spencer's firm."
"But Wren?" Caleb buried his head in his hands. "He's the reason we broke up in the first place."
"No," Hanna stopped him. "We can't blame Wren for the end of our relationship a decade ago. We walked away and it was due to a number of things. Maybe Wren was a part of it but he's not solely responsible and if we can't get to the bottom of our issues, we are not going to have a successful relationship."
"Can we talk about this later?" Caleb asked. "I had a long day at work and I need some time to myself."
"Sure," Hanna sighed sinking into a chair, "but we're not going to bed until we discuss this. I don't feel comfortable bringing a child into this world with you if we can't have an adult conversation about this."
"You know what," he said standing up. "I changed my mind. Let's discuss this now."
"Okay," Hanna said. "We were kids. The person I thought was my best friend was terrorizing me and creating obstacles so we couldn't be together. But really, it's my fault we broke up then because I wasn't strong enough to fight A and hold onto us. And for that, I'm sorry."
"It wasn't just you," he told her. "I could've tried harder but I didn't. I was tired of fighting but, you know what, I don't regret it. If we didn't spend that time apart, we probably wouldn't be together now."
"I guess you're right," Hanna said finally taking a chance to think about that.
"But right now," Caleb said, "I need to know what is going on between you and Wren. Do you still have feelings for him?"
"Absolutely not," Hanna replied. "He and I had an innocent fling and I ended things when you came back in my life. He doesn't mean anything to me, not like you do."
"Okay," Caleb sighed. "I just hope you're being honest with me."
This was a heated chapter but I had to do it to close the book on Wren and his constant butting into the girls' lives. Now we can finally move on and I'm sure you'll be super happy to see what comes next in this story! Again, thanks for all the reviews. I appreciate each and every one of my loyal readers. On a similar note, I really want to read your guys' stuff so if you have a story that you're writing about PLL, leave the title in a review and I'll check it out!
