Hey guys, thanks for the reviews and stuff so far I really appreciate it. I don't know whose POV I want to write in full time so I might jump from Emily to Hanna, and possibly even no ones POV. Don't worry I'll still always state whose POV it is though. I don't know how many chapters I want to do exactly but I have a lot of ideas so I guess we will see. Also, a few of you are wondering about Caleb and Hanna being a couple... I hope this chapter clears up your confusion on them. Thanks again for the reviews, faves and follows it means a lot. So here is chapter 2.
Hanna's POV
A few hours before the party
It was a Friday night and I had no plans, well except a date with the pizza Caleb was about to bring over. I was sitting on the edge of my bed listening to music and painting my toe nails when I heard the front door of my loft open.
"Hey Caleb, I'm up here can you bring up some plates and-" I stopped mid sentence realizing that it wasn't Caleb walking up the stairs to my room. "Spence what are you doing here?" I asked her as she stopped at the top of the stairs.
"Well I came to see if you had any plans tonight so you could come to Ali's party tonight. Which I just got my answer for, so you're coming with me." She said matter of factly after turning down my music dock and laying across my bed.
"Actually Spencer I do have plans tonight." I said not even looking up from painting my toes.
"By plans I hope you don't mean devouring a large pizza with Caleb." I could just feel her giving me that Hastings glare.
"Ugh, so what if it is." I replied back rolling my eyes and finally looking up at her. "Plus can't you just take Toby with you?"
"I am taking Toby but you're coming too. Come on it'll be fun." Spencer said to me sitting up looking at me.
"Ew, you did not just use fun to describe another one of Ali's parties. Every time we go some gross guy hits on me and I'm just not feeling it tonight." I went back to painting my last toe being totally over this conversation.
"Okay so how about this. You and Caleb eat your pizza and then meet me at Ali's at 9 sharp. Oh and bring Caleb so he can at least keep away the gross guys." I should have known she would make a plan for such a small situation.
"Fine I'll go but I have like nothing to wear!"
"Nothing to wear?! Really Hanna! Have you looked at your room lately? It's like a clothes volcano erupted in here! I'm sure you can find something." Spencer said while looking around my room at all of the clothes on my chair and falling out of my dresser.
"Okay, alright! I'll find something gosh you're a lot of help."
"Oh please like you really wanted my help picking out an outfit anyways. How long have we been friends? Like what 10 years and for half of that time you've been telling me that I dress like your grandma!" She said standing up from my bed.
"Wait a minute, I didn't say you dressed like my grandma. I said a grandma! My grandma dresses better than you." I said chuckling.
"Oh wow thanks asshole." Spencer said picking up one of my pillows. Before I knew it I got a pillow right to the head.
"You did not just throw a pillow at me!" I put the lid on the nail polish since I was finally done and put the bottle on the floor. "Okay fine you don't dress like a grandma... that much well at least not anymore."
"Oh geez thanks Han. That makes me feel so much better. Just hurry up and get ready." She started walking back towards the stairs heading to the main level of the loft.
"Wait you're leaving already you just got here." Gosh she works fast.
"Well as much as I love when you insult me, I think it would be better if I left now before Caleb gets here with the pizza. I don't feel like watching a live showing of When Animals Attack!" Oh she did not just go there. I picked the pillow up from the floor where it landed and threw it back at her.
"Han, what the hell!" Spencer yelled why laughing as the pillow hit her in the back of the head.
"Sorry Spence, it slipped." I gave her a satisfying smirk knowing that I got her back from earlier.
"Oh yeah I'm sure it did. Just be at Ali's at 9 okay and don't be late!" She said as she was halfway down the stairs."
"Yes ma'am!" I called after her.
Once Spencer was gone I got up from the bed and went over to my phone dock. I took it off and went back to my bed. Where is Caleb with the pizza?! I unlocked my phone and started playing 1010!. About 10 minutes later my front door opened again.
"Caleb, that better be you with my pizza!"
"Yeah Han it's me. I'm just gonna grab a few plates then I'll be up in a minute." Caleb said and I go hear him opening and closing my kitchen cupboards.
He walked up the stairs with the box of pizza in his hands with plates and two cans of soda on top.
"God! It took you long enough. Any longer and I would have had to eat these beautiful babies." I said looking down at my freshly painted toes as I wiggled them.
"Well relax you won't have to eat your... Um Hanna why is your pillow all the way over here on the floor?" Caleb said walking over the pillow.
"Oh that. Yeah, I threw it at Spencer."
"Spencer was here? What did she want?"
"She came to invite me to Ali's party tonight. Which your also going to by the way." If I have to go through the torture of another one of Ali's parties Caleb will too.
"What! Why do I have to go?" He said placing the pizza down on the bed.
"Because if I have to go you do to. Don't worry Toby will be there so you'll at least have a buddy." I quickly grabbed the box and lifted the lid. The smell of the pizza was intoxicating. I grabbed the piece in front and watched the cheese stretch as I pulled it apart from the rest. Oh yeah, come to Mama!
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Present
We've been at this party for 10 minutes now and I already want to go home. Spencer, Toby, Caleb and I were all hanging out when Ali came over and started talking to us.
"Hey you guys made it!" Ali said going around in a circle giving us all a hug.
"Yeah of course. I told you we would all be here." Spencer said to her.
"I swear Ali, if even one gross guy tries to hit on me he's going to get it." I said folding my arms across my chest.
"What are you gonna do Han hit him with a lamp?" Spencer said. Everyone in our circle then started to laugh. Gosh, you use a lamp to protect yourself one time and they never forget about it.
"Ugh whatever!" I dropped the topic and took a sip of the drink I had in my hand.
No sooner did we finish talking when two girls came into our little group and started to talk to Alison. Not paying much attention to the short brunette that was in the front I turned to Caleb and began to talk to him.
"Do you think they would notice if I left?" I said just above a whisper.
"Um yeah Han I think they'd notice." Caleb said. Shit I'm really going to be stuck here all night. I took a large gulp of my drink which finished it off.
"Damn okay. Well could we at least go get another drink?" I said.
"You're done yours already?" Caleb said looking down at my cup.
"Yeah I am. So are you going to come with me or no?"
"Alright I'll come."
I was about to excuse Caleb and I when Spencer started talking to the girls.
"Spence I didn't know you were going to be here! It feels like forever since we were study buddies complaining over Professor Abbots lectures." The petite brunette said to Spencer and gave her a hug.
"Oh my gosh, tell me about it. Man did that guy know how to give me a migraine! You remember my boyfriend Toby right and where might I ask is Ezra?" Spencer started to look behind her for who I'm assuming was Ezra.
"Of course I remember Toby." The girl said smiling at Toby. "Ezra couldn't make it tonight though. So I of course brought the next best thing." She then pointed at the girl behind her.
Looking behind her I was met with the most beautiful dark brown eyes and olive skin. Who is this girl shes beautiful. I checked her out and totally approved of her outfit. It was simple but seemed to suit her.
"Hey um it's Emily right." Spencer said to the taller brunette. Wait Spencer knows her yet she's never introduced us.
"Yeah it is. It's nice seeing you Spencer." The taller girl, Emily said.
"Likewise..." Okay that's it what am I chopped liver over here. I coughed before Spencer could say anything else and introduce me to the girl.
"Well I guess that's her way of telling me I forgot my manners. Aria and Emily this is Hanna and Caleb." Spencer said while pointing to Caleb and I.
I looked back at the girl to find that she was already staring at me. Instantly I felt a connection with this girl. I don't know what it is but it's something I can't shake. I got the sudden urge to say something, anything to her.
"Hi, I'm Hanna." Was the first thing that came rushing out. Nice one Hanna its not like Spencer didn't just already tell them that. "Y'know which you already know by now I guess. But in case you weren't listening or missed it or something that's me Hanna." I started kicking myself internally. My brain was yelling at me to shut up but my mouth obviously didn't get the memo. "I get if you weren't listening. Spence can be a bit of a bore so we all tune her out sometimes but-."
"Hanna!" Spencer yelled. Oh thank god, please stop me Spence!
"Yeah?" I said looking over at Spencer.
"I think she gets it." Spencer said looking at me oddly.
"Right, okay." I turned back to Emily and smiled. She was looking at me with this amused look on her face.
Ugh nice one Marin. She probably totally thinks your nuts now.
"Hey Caleb you wanna go get that drink now." I said grabbing his wrist and pulling him towards the kitchen before he had a chance to say anything.
"Hmm cute." I heard Emily say lightly under her breath as I walked past. Was she talking about me? Or was she talking about Caleb? Girls always think he's cute which he is but I don't want her to think he is.
I went and grabbed the alcohol from Ali's stash and poured a good amount of vodka in my cup.
"Whoa. Slow down there Han. It's not like that stuff is going anywhere." Caleb said to me.
"After what just happened I could use a lot more than this." I said quietly adding a bit of Sprite and leaning up against the counter.
"Don't even worry about. Here come on lets go dance." Caleb grabbed my hand and led me back out and onto the dance floor.
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2 1/2 hours later
So maybe this party isn't so bad. After a few more drinks my embarrassing rambling incident was totally forgotten. Emily sure knows how to dance. I had to stop myself from watching her sway her hips too many times to count. Her and Aria stayed with the rest of us and we all just had a good time. Emily and I made eye contact every once and a while and each time we just smiled at each other. I was trying to muster up the courage to talk to her but I was afraid of making a fool of myself again.
Spencer and Toby snuck off somewhere about 10 minutes ago and Caleb saw a friend of his and went over to talk to him. Which left the 4 of us girls.
"I'm just going to run upstairs and use the bathroom. I'll be right back."Aria said more so to Emily and then started to walk to the other side of the living room to get to the stairs.
"Okay yeah, I think I'm gonna go get another drink anyways." Emily replied back and headed towards the direction of the kitchen.
Maybe this is my chance. I could get her alone and talk to her. At least then I won't have an audience if I do make a fool of myself again. I watch as Emily enters the kitchen. Well I guess its now or never. Come on Marin, you can do this.
"Actually Ali, I'm going to go get another drink too." I said to Alison who was drunkenly dancing beside me.
"Okay, well I'll just be here then." Ali was completely in her own world at this point.
"Well here goes nothing." I say under my breath and walk towards the kitchen.
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Hanna and Caleb aren't together by the way. You will find out a tad bit about them and their complicated friendship next chapter. I hope you guys liked this. I'd love to hear all of your opinions, ideas, anything. Until next time.