AN: Here's the second chapter. You'll find out why Caleb was arrested. Xxx
Ava started to wriggle out of Hanna's arms but she didn't notice. She was too wrapped up in her thoughts and worrying about why Caleb had been arrested.
"Han, she wants to go down." Ashley said putting her hand on her daughters shoulder.
"Huh? Oh." She said setting Ava down on the floor.
"What happened?" Ted asked coming back from the kitchen.
Ashley looked at Hanna who still hadn't moved her gaze from the window. "Caleb's been arrested."
"What? Why?"
They both looked at Hanna for an answer. But she just shrugged.
"I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding and the police have got it wrong." Ashley said trying to soothe Hanna.
"What are you doing?" Ted asked as Ashley pulled out her phone from her bag.
"Calling the station. They might be able to tell us what's happening." She said dialling the number.
Hanna finally looked away from the window and turned to her daughter who was tiredly rubbing her eyes.
"I'm gonna give Ava a bath." Hanna said picking her up and heading to the bathroom.
She turned the taps on sat on the toilet seat with Ava on her knee.
"Where Daddy?" Ava asked looking up at Hanna.
Ava always liked Caleb giving her a bath in the evening as he spent a lot of time at work and enjoyed the quality time with his little girl. She liked her daddy's bath more because he would blow the bubbles around and let her make him a bubble beard. But he wasn't here to give her a bath today and Hanna had no idea why.
"He's not here baby." Hanna whispered as a tear ran down her cheek. She quickly wiped it away before Ava saw and noticed something was wrong.
When the bath was ready she lifted Ava's dirty dress over her head. And pulled off her socks and pull up nappy, as they were currently trying to potty train her.
Ava splashed around in the water for a while and Hanna washed her face and small body. After a while she grew bored so Hanna lifted her out and wrapped her in towels.
She pulled on her pj's and carried her back in to the living room.
"I tried the police but they said that I'm not family so won't tell me anything. But they might tell you." Ashley said handing Hanna the phone.
Hanna just stared at the phone in her mothers hand without picking it up.
"Hanna?"
"I can't do it." She whispered as tears started forming in her eyes. "What if he's done something really bad. What if he's…" She trailed off not being able to say what she was thinking.
Ashley sat down beside her and pulled her in for a hug. Hanna finally let her tears go and was sobbing into her mothers shoulder.
"Caleb wouldn't murder anyone Hanna." Ashley said knowing that was what Hanna was thinking by the look on her face. "He hasn't got it in him. Whatever it is I'm sure it's not that serious."
Ava looked up at her mother who was crying with her big, brown caring eyes. Caleb's eyes. Hanna pulled Ava close to her chest.
"Find out what he's done." Ashley said placing the phone in Hanna's hand.
She nodded and lifted Ava on to her grandmothers knee before dialling the number.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hello Miss, how can I help you?" A young woman on the other line asked.
"My boyfriend, Caleb Rivers. He was arrested today and I wanted to know what was happening?" She asked holding back her tears.
"I'm sorry miss I can only give that information out to his family members."
"Please. I have his daughter. I just want to know what he's done." Hanna begged.
The woman on the phone sighed sympathetically. She could hear Hanna had been crying in her voice. "I'm really sorry but I can't. I can tell you he won't be getting bail tonight though."
"Okay, thank you." Hanna said putting the phone down.
"Well, what did they say?" Ashley asked.
"They can't tell me what he's done but she said he isn't getting bail tonight." Hanna replied trying to wipe her tears away.
"We'll stay here tonight then." Ashley said looking at Ted who nodded in agreement.
"No, you can go home. I'll be okay." Hanna tried to protest.
"No you won't. And we're staying so don't even try to change my mind." Ashley replied.
Hanna sighed and nodded. "You can sleep in my bed. I'll go on the air mattress."
"No Hanna. Sleep in you own bed tonight, we'll go on the air mattress." Ashley said.
Hanna didn't have the energy to argue so she just nodded again and picked up Ava. "I'm gonna put her to bed." She said as the two year old rested her head on her mothers shoulder.
"It'll be okay, Hanna." Ashley smiled.
Hanna just carried on walking. She wanted to believe her mother but she couldn't. How could Caleb do this to them and more importantly why hadn't he told Hanna. She just wanted him home so they could spend her birthday together as a family. But instead she was having to put their daughter to bed alone and he was sat in a prison cell.
Hanna turned on Ava's lamp and lay the little girl in her small bed. She pulled the covers up and knelt down.
"Night night baby." She whispered, pressing a kiss onto her daughters head. When she pulled away she noticed fat tears rolling down Ava's cheek.
"What's wrong baby?" She asked.
"Me want Daddy." She cried reaching up for her mother.
Hanna wrapped her arms around Ava. The little girl began crying into her mothers chest.
"I know baby, I want him too." Hanna whispered as she started crying aswell.
After a few more minutes of crying Hanna picked Ava up and lay back in her bed moving Ava so she was next to her. She pulled the covers up and wiped away Ava's tears with her thumb before pressing a kiss on to her forehead.
Ashley came to check on them a few minutes later and opened the door to find Hanna and Ava asleep in Ava's bed. Instead of disturbing them she just turned off the lamp and left them to sleep, praying that Caleb would come home soon.
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A loud knocking on the door woke Hanna up. The sun was shining through the gap in the curtains and she was still cuddled up next to Ava in her bed. She had woken up in the night and changed out of her uncomfortable jeans and blouse and into her pyjama bottoms and one of Caleb's jumpers.
She pulled back the cover, careful not to wake Ava and made her way to the front door.
The air bed had been deflated and rolled back up and Hanna could hear Ted and Ashley talking in the kitchen.
She unlocked the front door and opened it to find Caleb stood there. His clothes were rumpled and his hair was a mess and he clearly hadn't slept all night.
"I didn't mean to wake you but I didn't have a key." He muttered not making eye contact with her.
Hanna couldn't believe that was all he had said. She's watched him be arrested just the night before and had no idea why. And all he could do was apologies for waking her up. She leant forward and slapped him across his face. Caleb closed his eyes and let out a long breath. He had prepared himself for her reaction the whole walk home from the station but definitely didn't expect that. Hanna was just as surprised at her action as he was and gasped. She hadn't hit him hard but one of her nails had caught his cheek and left a scratch.
"I'm sorry." She said stepping back so he could come inside.
Ashley and Ted had herd Hanna speaking and peered through the kitchen door to see who she was talking to. They saw Caleb enter and decided to let them talk it out on their own.
"I doesn't matter." Caleb replied walking into the living room.
Hanna's tone turned stern again and she folded her arms across her chest and looked at him.
"Why was you arrested Caleb?"
He sighed and rubbed his face with his hands. "Where's Ava?" He asked.
"Stop changing the subject Caleb! Why the fuck were you arrested last night?" Hanna shouted.
Caleb didn't reply.
"Answer me! What did you do?"
He sighed. "I hacked into a web company and stole all their details." He admitted.
"What do you mean details?" She asked.
He sighed again and hesitated but decided to answer. "Their customers details, phone numbers, addresses, that kind of details."
Hanna didn't say anything. She just closer her eyes and tried to hold back the tears that were threatening to fall.
"Tell me everything. From the beginning."
Caleb reached forward for her hand but she pulled it away quickly. He took a step back and started to explain.
"Lee contacted me a few months ago. He said he was in loads of debt and needed my help. He told me he needed some information from a company and he needed me to hack into it so he could sell all the details." Caleb explained.
"So you just broke the law because Lee asked you to?" Hanna scoffed.
"Hanna, it wasn't like that. I didn't think I'd get caught." Caleb said.
"When did you even start speaking to Lee again?"
"I didn't stop. The last time I had spoke to him was the week he left Rosewood when you was pregnant, after your accident." He explained.
Hanna closed her eyes again and rubbed her temples with her hands.
"Why did you do it?" She whispered as she started crying.
"I grew up with Lee. We're practically brothers. We looked after each other when we had no one else. And he needed my help. He basically begged me to help him and I couldn't turn him away." Caleb said. He desperately wanted to reach forward and pull Hanna in for a hug. But every time he moved nearer she took a step back.
"Why couldn't you just walk away Caleb? Why do you always have to get involved?" Hanna shouted through her tears.
"I couldn't leave him, Hanna. He's like my brother. I couldn't let him get beat up because he owed people money. You would've done the same if it was Em or Aria or Spencer" Caleb shouted back.
"Your an absolute dick, Caleb." She exclaimed, storming out of the front door.
Ashley and Ted came back through but she completely ignored Caleb and headed straight out the front door after Hanna.
Ted just stood there awkwardly as Caleb slumped down on to the sofa and held his head in his hands.
Ashley found Hanna sat on the stairs leading up the their apartment. She could hear Hanna crying and sat down next to her pulling her closer. She just let Hanna cry for a few minutes before she spoke.
"Stop crying honey. Everything will be okay." She soothes.
Hanna looked up at her. "How do you know. Caleb's gonna go to prison and I'll be left to look after Ava on my own." She sobbed.
Ashley pulled Hanna if for another hug. "I promise you that won't happen. You will always have me."
"But I want Caleb aswell." Hanna cried.
Ashley sighed and rubbed Hanna's back. She honestly had no idea what was going to happen.
Meanwhile Caleb had finally pulled himself up of the sofa and muttered something about a shower to Ted before heading to the bedroom the grab a towel. He checked on Ava first and found her fast asleep in her bed. He closed the door so he wouldn't wake her and went into the bathroom. Peeling off his clothes he stood under the hot water. He let the water run down his head and back as he stood there, deep in thought. How had he let this happen. How could he even risk loosing everything he worked so hard for and his beautiful family. He leant his head against the tiled wall and closed his eyes letting the water run down his face. He'd fucked up, big time.
AN: How was it and I hope you don't think the slap was too harsh but Hanna was really angry and upset and confused. Also now you know what Caleb did. I would never make him like a serious criminal I just though about bringing some of his past back into it. And if your still a bit confused about everything then tell me and I will make it clear in the next chapter. Xxx
Boris yelting asked if any characters are coming into it. Yes, Lee will be back soon and all the girls will be although one of them will be in a few chapters.
Also I dunno why but this story isnt getting as many views and reviews as Haleb Baby. I know its only the first chapter but I feel like Haleb Baby got much more. Is it just because people haven't been using fanfiction or what? But I do want to thank everyone who rakes time to read and review. Xxxxxxxx
My question this week is...Favourite Liar and favourite guy?
My favourite liar is Hanna (obviously) and my favourite guy is Caleb (Obviously again) but I also like Aria, Toby and Jason.
Please review. Xxxxx