Next day. Thursday.

Hanna is at Alison's. Aria, Emily and Spencer are there too. They are hanging out in the living room.

Spencer rolls her eyes. "Yeah, that's true" she says to Emily "But he got really overprotective too lately… he drives me nuts sometimes"

They are talking about her pregnancy and how she and Toby got so cheesily closer than ever.

Aria smiles. "I think that's really cute"

Spencer "Speak of the devil…" she says and grabs her phone after it buzzes.

Emily "Checking on you?" she asks amused.

Spencer "Uh huh" she says while typing on her phone to text him back.

Alison checks the time on her phone. "Why don't you tell him to come?" she says and then she turns to look at Aria. "And you text Ezra too, let's get together for dinner"

Hanna "Can I invite Caleb to come as well?"

Alison gives her an amused smile. "Sure"

Hanna rolls her eyes at her. "Chocolate is with him, I needed to get him back anyway"

Hanna has dropped Chocolate off at Caleb's on her way to Alison's house earlier. She had plans with the girls and he was busy with the house repairs, so they only exchanged a few words.

Alison "It's okay, I didn't say anything" she chuckles.

Emily "What's going on?" she asks, feeling like she is being left out of something while Spencer and Aria are still focused on their phones.

Hanna "Nothing" she says while taking her phone as well to text Caleb.

Spencer "Okay, Toby is coming" she says and puts her phone down.

Aria "So is Ezra"

Alison "Great… what should we have for dinner? I'm cooking"

/

They are all already at the house when Caleb rings the doorbell. Chocolate by his side.

Emily "Hey" she gives him a smile after opening the door. "How are you doing, Caleb?"

Caleb "Pretty good, you?" he smiles back.

Emily "I'm good too, please, come in" she moves to the side and Caleb and Chocolate step into the house. "Hey, auntie's baby" she says to the dog while going down on her knees in order to greet him. "Toby and Ezra are in the living room, the girls in the kitchen" she says to Caleb and turns back to Chocolate. "You are such a sweetie" she presses a kiss on the side of his snout.

Of course, Caleb heads for the kitchen.

Caleb "Hey, guys!" he greets them with a smile, and the girls greet him back. But he pays special attention to one of them in particular.

Hanna "Hey" she turns around and smiles at him. She's standing before the kitchen countertop next to Alison, she's helping her chop some vegetables.

Caleb approaches her and moves her hair back to place a sweet kiss on her cheek. Then he just turns around and leaves the kitchen to go with Toby and Ezra.

Alison elbows Hanna.

Hanna "Stop it" she whispers to her.

/

After dinner.

Hanna gets back into the house after taking Chocolate outside since he asked to go out to pee.

In the meanwhile, her friends have moved from the dining room to the living room. All the seats are taken so she heads for the armchair where Caleb is sitting, but when she is about to sit on the armrest, he places his hand on her waist and pulls her onto his lap instead. Hanna gives him a smile and rests her arm on his shoulders.

No one pays attention to that, they are focused on the conversation that they are having, except for Alison who makes eye contact with Hanna and shoots her another amused smile. Hanna ignores her and looks away, turning her gaze to Ezra who is the one talking at the moment. Emily, who is sitting right next to Alison, gets to see that situation and she feels like she's being left out of something again, but she lets it go, taking a mental note to ask Alison about it later, not to interrupt the group talk.

Although all of them have to go work or have things to do the next day, they end up having drinks while talking about everything and nothing.

Toby "So… are you finally going to tell us who are you hooking up with?" he suddenly asks Caleb, amusement in his face as he shoots his question.

Caleb rolls his eyes. Toby has been bothering him all the afternoon long over that. He is convinced that Caleb is having something with some chick.

Toby "Come on, man… you are most of the time out when you are supposed to be working on the house, it will take you a whole year to get those house repairs done if you keep that pace"

Spencer "Are you seeing someone, Caleb?" she asks amused as well.

Aria "Maybe we know the girl… this is a small town" she adds.

Hanna, who is still sitting on his lap, looks down at him. "Hey! I can't believe you are seeing someone and you didn't even mention it to me"

Caleb bites his bottom lip while smiling and shakes his head. "I'm not hooking up with anyone…" he takes a sip of his drink. "And you should know it better than anyone" he adds while looking at Hanna this time. "I spend most of the time with you, you would know if I were seeing someone" he says casually.

Ezra "Well, we should go out any of these nights… you need to meet someone"

Aria smiles. "It's been months since the last time we went out at night, like going for drinks… not to mention a night club, we always hang at our houses…"

Ezra "I meant a men's night out… we want to get him a girl and being surrounded by a group of girls will only shoo them away"

Aria rolls her eyes and grabs her glass.

Hanna's phone buzzes from the coffee table, so she takes it. "Why is Mona texting me? How the fuck does she even know that I'm in Rosewood?"

Alison laughs. "You are gonna have to go tea with her"

Hanna chuckles. "Yeah, sure… I'll invite her to get together with all of you" she jokes as she types on her phone.

Aria "No way"

Emily "Why are you even texting her back?"

Hanna "Hey, don't be mean… she's just a little intense… but she's kind"

Spencer "Why didn't you let her know that you were in Rosewood then?" she teases her.

Hanna "Well, I wasn't exactly planning to hang out with her" she raises her eyebrows and puts her phone back on the table.

Caleb "I think I'm the guilty one here…"

Emily "Do you know her?" she asks surprised.

Hanna "Please, don't tell me she's the one you are hooking up with!"

Caleb rolls his eyes. "I told you I'm not hooking up with anyone… I just ran into her this afternoon when I was walking Chocolate, she recognized him and approached us, she said that he was your dog and that you had lost it, she wanted me to bring him back to you, but then I told her that I was a friend of yours and that I was just walking him"

Hanna "Oh"

Caleb "She also mentioned something about a camp…" he narrows his eyes while trying to remember.

Spencer "Camp Mona?" she says while bursting out of laughter.

Caleb "Yeah, that!"

Everyone starts laughing as well, except for Hanna.

Hanna "Oh, shit! She's gonna invite me to come to her birthday party"

Caleb "I don't get it" he says confused, not understanding why everyone is laughing so hard.

Aria "Camp Mona! I can't believe she's still doing that"

Alison "So lame!"

Emily "I can already picture you wearing a Camp Mona t-shirt" she says to Hanna, between laughs.

Hanna "I don't know why you are laughing so much, you all are coming with me"

Spencer "Yeah, sure… no way"

Caleb "What's Camp Mona?" he asks again.

Hanna "Mona throws a party every year to celebrate her birthday, it's in the middle of the woods, it started as a camp, that's why it's called Camp Mona, and it was only for girls at first, spending the night in tents, getting our hair done, varnishing our nails, doing our make-up, but then they turned into big parties, and guys started to come as well, good music, a lot of drinks, it's not so bad now… but still…"

Aria "Yeah, well… there's no way we are going to Camp Mona"

Hanna "Come on, guys, I can't say no"

Alison "She hasn't even invited you yet, maybe she just wants to say hi"

Right after Alison finishes saying that, Hanna's phone buzzes again.

Hanna takes it and after reading a text, she looks back at Alison. "She just invited me"

Emily smiles amused. "Well, you can send us a selfie with Mona"

Hanna "You can take a selfie with her yourself because she just told me I could bring all of you with me"

Spencer "I'm not going"

Aria "I'm not going either"

Hanna turns her gaze to Caleb. "You are coming with me… this is your fault" she wraps an arm around his neck.

Caleb shrugs. "I have nothing better to do anyway… when would it be?

Hanna "Not this weekend, but next one"

Caleb "Fine"

Hanna smiles and places a kiss on his cheek, then starts to type on her phone again.

Toby "Well, maybe you can get yourself some girl there"

Ezra nods, agreeing with Toby. "Yeah, who knows, maybe you end up getting laid thanks to Camp Mona" he says amused.

Hanna "Hey, what's wrong with you two today? You sound like a couple of horny teenagers, besides, he's going as my date, so he can't leave with any slut"

Alison "You know what? It doesn't sound so bad… Em and I are going too"

Emily "What?"

Alison gives her a knowing look. "Come on, babe… when was the last time we partied? It will be fun"

Emily "Okay, we can leave early anyway"

Hanna smiles. "Great"

At some point, Hanna goes to the kitchen in order to prepare some more drinks.

Caleb "Want some help with that?" he asks while getting into the room a few minutes later.

Hanna "Yeah, you can help me take the glasses there when I finish" she says as she puts some ice in the glasses.

Caleb stands next to her and rests his lower back against the kitchen countertop next to her. Hanna shoots him a smile as she starts to fill a glass.

Hanna "I kind of missed you today"

Caleb "Really? How's that?" he asks with a grin in his face.

Hanna "Well, we have been getting together every day since we met, and today we didn't hang out till the evening"

Caleb "What are you doing tomorrow?" he suddenly asks.

Hanna "You tell me"

Caleb "You are coming with me to the paint store… I have the feeling that you have a better taste in colors than me… and I'm pretty sure you can match the colors way better than me too"

Hanna chuckles. "Okay"

Caleb "And then you are helping me paint the living room"

Hanna laughs. "What? I thought you had hired people to do that"

Caleb smiles amused. "Yeah, but they are starting to paint the outside of the house on Monday, and I want to start working on the inside as soon as possible so I can go back home"

Hanna "Fine, I'll help you. You are right, I'm pretty good at matching colors, but I'm not so good at painting though"

Caleb laughs. "It's okay, you don't really have to paint… it's just an excuse to hang out together anyway" he shrugs.

Hanna feels her inside burn at that sweet answer of him, but before she can even think of what to say or do, her phone starts to ring on the counter between she and Caleb.

Caleb "Don't answer" he says before Hanna gets the chance to check the screen, but when she does, she gets why he said that, it's George.

Hanna looks at Caleb. "He might need something"

Caleb "Fuck him, then. He doesn't deserve anything from you after how bad he treated you the other day"

Hanna "Maybe it's about Jordan..."

Caleb "He will call you himself if he needs anything"

Hanna nods and declines the call. Then she turns her gaze back to Caleb and because of the sweet smile that he gives her, she starts to feel the need to hug him, but she doesn't move, she just stares at him, and as if he could read her thoughts, he reaches out and takes her hand, pulling her closer to him, he is still leaning against the kitchen countertop and Hanna is standing before him when he wraps his arms around her. Hanna smiles as she hugs him back and rests her chin on his shoulder.

Only a few seconds later, Hanna pulls a little back to look at him, she rests her palms on his shoulders. Caleb lowers his arms, keeping them around her, but at the height of her waist this time.

Caleb "You seem really happy tonight"

Hanna "I am happy" she smiles.

Caleb only smiles back and presses a soft kiss against her cheek.

Hanna moves her hands from his shoulders to his face, she cups his cheeks. "How is it possible that just some days ago I couldn't even stand you and now I don't want to go through an entire day without seeing you a little at least" she says while caressing his cheeks with her thumbs.

Caleb is too lost in her eyes to even say a word.

The sound of the door opening brings them back to reality and when they turn around, they see Emily.

Emily "Sorry, I just…" she says awkwardly.

Hanna moves away from Caleb's embrace.

Alison comes into the room right behind Emily. She seems amused. "Hey, are our drinks going to be ready for tonight? Or I'll end up having a mojito for breakfast?" she jokes.

Hanna "Yeah, I'm almost done" she says as she goes back to prepare the drinks. "Those are ready, Caleb, take them to the guys" she adds then.

Caleb "Okay" he only says and takes two glasses before he leaves the kitchen.

Alison finally lets out a laughter.

Emily "What was that?"

Hanna "What was what?"

Emily gives her an obvious look, then she turns to Ali. "And you know something, I've noticed your little smiles today"

Hanna "She knows nothing because there's nothing for her to know"

Emily "What's going on with Caleb, then?"

Hanna "We are friends"

Alison chuckles. "You are friends with Toby and Ezra too and you aren't all over them all the time or sleep with them"

Emily's eyes go wide open. "Did you-?"

Hanna cuts her off. "God, no! Of course no. I'm engaged to Jordan, remember?"

Emily "So?" she asks confused.

Hanna "I just stayed in his room at the Radley the other night, but that was because I got drunk after we had some drinks there at the bar, nothing happened between us, I like spending time with him, that's all" she says, taking two glasses, and she leaves the kitchen too.

Emily "How did you know about that?" she asks Alison once Hanna is gone.

Alison "She lost her engagement ring in the room and she asked me for some help"

Emily "Oh…" she says surprised. "And do you believe her? That nothing happened between them?"

Alison "Yeah, I do" she says convinced. "But I also believe that she does like Caleb… she won't admit it so easily, we are talking about Hanna… but she just needs a little push, that's why we are going to Mona's party with them" she smiles amused.

Emily rolls her eyes. "Ali, please…" she begs her. "We are no longer in high school, I don't want you to do any of your moves… I don't like Jordan either, and I surely like Caleb better for her, but she's an adult, leave her alone, she has to make her own decisions"

Alison "I know. I won't do anything, Em… but I just think she needs to have a reality hit… haven't you noticed how she tries to minimize the problems that she has with Jordan all the time? She's always making excuses for him. The guy doesn't deserve her. If she really likes Caleb, I want her to admit it in time, I don't care if she tells us, I want her to admit it to herself, and then, she can make her own decisions, just like you said, she's an adult, but she's my friend too, and I'm done seeing her unhappy… she is back to being herself now, and I don't think that it's only because of Chocolate being back, of course that's a big part why, but Caleb has to do with that too, and I want to keep her that way. So, if she likes Caleb, I want her to accept it at least, even if she never allows herself to give it a chance…"

Emily "Fine, just promise you won't screw up"

Alison "I won't, I promise"

Emily "I think Caleb is into Hanna too" she smiles.

Alison "Oh, really? You think?" she says with sarcasm.

Emily rolls her eyes.

Alison laughs and approaches her. "I love your innocence" she takes her hand and pecks her lips before they go back to the living room.

Hanna is not on Caleb's lap now, so Alison sits down next to Hanna and Emily sits on her lap.

Shortly after, Spencer and Toby leave. Ezra, Caleb, Aria and Hanna help Emily and Alison clean up and then they leave too.

Caleb walks Hanna to her car and opens the rear door for Chocolate who jumps into the car quickly. Then he closes the door and turns to Hanna.

Caleb "I'm sorry for what happened in the kitchen" he suddenly says.

Hanna smiles. "For what?"

Caleb "I don't know, maybe I made you feel uncomfortable, or something…" he says, remembering how she pulled away from him as soon as her friends got there.

Hanna "Hey! Never apologize again for hugging me. I love your hugs" she reassures him with another kind smile. She knows that it was more than just a hug, or at least that's how she felt it, but she tries to minimize it.

Caleb smiles back. "So, you are still in for tomorrow?"

Hanna "Of course, baby"

And that "baby" coming from Hanna's mouth sends waves of electricity through his entire body, making him fall silent and also making him feel just the way he made Hanna feel so many times too, although he doesn't know it.

Hanna "Well, see you tomorrow, then" she kisses his cheek and walks toward the driver side where she opens the door.

Caleb "Bye, Han" it's all he says before she gets in the car and closes the door.