It wasn't at first sight

by ByAllegra

What happens when Hanna loses her dog and Caleb finds it? This is a HALEB AU story. Hanna will have to deal with the asshole who kept her dog for a year. Caleb will have to deal with the beautiful but crazy girl who doesn't stop yelling at him, and who also happens to be the actual owner of "his" dog. Of course it won't be long until they change their minds and fall for each other.

35. Chapter 35

Evening. Hanna's place.

Hanna and Caleb are hanging in the living room after dinner. They are sitting on the couch next to each other, one of Caleb's arms is over Hanna's shoulders. Chocolate is sleeping on the floor next to his dog bed. They have been talking about random stuff for the last hour.

Hanna "So, how is it going your backyard? What did the contractor tell you today?"

Caleb "It will be ready in three days" he says with a happy smile on his face.

Hanna "Really? That's great"

Caleb "Yeah… I should buy the garden furniture in these days. You are giving me a hand with that, right?"

Hanna "Sure. We can go to the store tomorrow if you want" she smiles at him. "What do you have on mind?"

Caleb "Mmm… a table, chairs and a grill for the deck… a couple of loungers for you to sunbath by the side of the pool with no top on while I grill something… and a couch for making out with you before getting in the hot tub"

Hanna laughs. "You have it all figured out" she gives him a kiss on the corner of his mouth. "And what is the hot tub for?" she asks playfully.

Caleb bites his bottom lip and grabs her by the waist to pull her onto his lap. Hanna straddles him and wraps her arms around his neck.

Caleb slides his hands underneath her top. "The hot tub is for making love to you" he whispers into her ear while rubbing her back with both his palms, running them up and down on her soft skin. "Over and over again…" he places a kiss behind her ear.

Hanna "Really?"

Caleb nods. "I'll fuck you in there until our fingers get so wrinkled that we have to get out of the water…"

Hanna takes his face in her hands, ready to start a passionate kiss.

Caleb "Or until you get hungry, whatever happens first" he jokes.

Hanna rolls her eyes and lets go of his face. "You just ruined the atmosphere… I was getting so horny"

Caleb "You were?" he smiles proudly. "You like being talked to like that?" he runs his hands down the sides of her torso and rests them on her hips.

Hanna "No"

Caleb laughs and buries his face into the crook of her neck. "Yes, you do"

Hanna "Whatever, you just ruined it"

Caleb starts to lick and kiss her neck. "Mmm… I don't believe you" he can feel Hanna's breathing getting heavier, she is definitely still in the mood. And so is him, getting Hanna horny is such a turn-on to him. "Anyway, if you want me to stop, just say it" he teases her, still working on her neck.

Hanna pulls away from him, and for one second, Caleb actually thinks that she is gonna make him stop, but she takes the edge of her short dress and pulls it over her head.

Caleb smirks. "I thought so" he says while helping her take the dress off.

After getting rid of her dress, Hanna takes Caleb's face in her hands again and starts to kiss him very hard. And having Hanna sucking on his lips and invading his mouth with her tongue with such desperation takes Caleb to the same arousal level as her. He drops his hands to her butt and he presses her against his crotch.

Hanna pulls away from the kiss after a while and unbuttons Caleb's shirt. "Let's go upstairs" she says while taking it off.

Caleb lets go of her and they both stand up. Chocolate gets up from the floor right away too, ready to follow them wherever they go.

Hanna looks at him. "Stay here, baby" she orders him as Caleb takes her hand to lead her to the staircase.

But of course, Chocolate follows them upstairs and then to Hanna's bedroom where he jumps on the bed.

Hanna "Babe, I can't do it with him right here" she tells Caleb who is already taking his jeans off.

Caleb "Wanna go out, buddy?" he asks the dog as he kicks off his shoes.

But the dog ignores him and lies down across the bed, occupying most of it.

Caleb "Oh, come on, Chocolate… let's go" he tries again, but Chocolate only stares at him from the bed and doesn't move at all.

Hanna smiles amused at seeing Caleb frowning in frustration.

Caleb "He must be doing this on purpose, he always wants to go out" he tells Hanna and looks back at Chocolate. "Come on, buddy, let's go out… don't cockblock me like this"

Once again, Chocolate remains in his place.

Caleb "Let's just go to the guestroom, Han" he suggests, giving up.

Hanna chuckles. "Hey, Chocolate! Want a treat?"

Chocolate jumps off the bed right away and goes straight to Hanna. She shoots Caleb a cocky smile and leaves the room with Chocolate.

Only a couple of minutes later, she comes back.

Caleb "Why didn't you do that in the first place?"

Hanna smiles amused. "Because it was really fun to see you so frustrated… and so horny"

Caleb "Oh yeah?" he approaches her and grabs her by the waist. "Well, that's what you do to me" he tells her at the same time as he takes her hand and places it on his bulge so she can feel how turned on he is through his underwear.

Hanna starts to graze her hand over his package, causing Caleb to shut his eyes and look for her mouth. They kiss as they walk to the bed and before lying down, Hanna takes off Caleb's boxers.

They just lie down over the covers and while kissing, Caleb gets rid of Hanna's underwear as well. Now that they both are completely naked, he pulls her legs apart and gets on top of her, and when he does so, his cock brushes against her and both of them let out a sound of pleasure.

Hanna "Do that again, babe"

Caleb lowers his lower half and starts to rub his length against her center. He locks eyes with her for a few seconds but then Hanna takes her hands to his cheeks and pulls his head down to hers to kiss him again. Even though he would like to just push himself into her already, he goes on with the foreplay for a while just to please his girl. Supporting himself with only one arm, he uses his other hand to massage Hanna's breasts gently.

Caleb "Ready?" he asks her at some point.

Hanna nods. "You know I am" she whispers and smiles shyly. She couldn't be wetter and she knows that Caleb is pretty aware of it, he can feel it.

Caleb smiles back and connects their mouths again in a very passionate kiss at the same time as he positions himself at the right place and buries himself into her. It doesn't matter how many times he has been with Hanna already, feeling her skin to skin still feels new to him and just as pleasant as the first time, he loves how warm and soft she feels without the barrier of a condom. He never thought he would ever trust someone enough not to use one, taking the risk of knocking someone up by accident was never an option to him.

Caleb breaks the kiss to be able to move faster. "I don't want this to stop" he whispers into her ear. "You are just perfect for me" he adds and Hanna feels like her heart could explode with love any moment.

/

Later.

Hanna and Caleb are back in the living room. They are lying on the couch, cuddling. Caleb is watching TV and Hanna is about to fall asleep on his chest.

All of a sudden they hear the front door open so they sit up. Caleb smiles at Hanna at seeing her cute sleepy face and presses a kiss on her cheek.

Ashley "Hanna?" she yells while stepping into the house.

Hanna and Caleb get up from the couch and go to the front door.

Hanna "Hi, mom" she smiles widely at seeing her mom after so many days. "I missed you" she goes hug her.

Ashley "I missed you too, sweetie" she says while hugging her back.

Hanna stays in the embrace and rests her head on her mother's shoulder.

Ashley chuckles. "You really missed me!" she can't remember the last time Hanna hugged her like that, so she is a bit surprised, but she loves it. She doesn't know everything Hanna went through when she was away, how much she needed that hug, but she holds her tight as if she knew.

Ashley "Hi, Caleb! How have you been?" she greets Caleb, still holding Hanna.

But Hanna pulls away from the hug at remembering that her boyfriend is still there and she just left him hanging.

Caleb "Hi, Mrs. Marin… How was your trip?"

Ashley "It was very nice… I took a few days off work and went visit an old friend. We toured many places" she shoots him a kind smile. "Why are you back to calling me Mrs. Marin? Just call me Ashley"

Caleb smiles slightly and nods.

Hanna "Did you get me many presents?" she asks while casually taking Caleb's hand.

Ashley rolls her eyes. "That's what the hug you just gave me was all about?" she jokes.

Ted shows up carrying Ashley's baggage and greets them as well. Then they all go to the living room where they keep chatting and Ashley tells them a little more about her trip as Hanna opens her presents, of course.

It's a few minutes past midnight when Caleb tells Hanna that he has to go and so she walks him to the door. They go out and close the door for more privacy.

Caleb grabs Hanna by the waist and pulls her to him. She rests her palms on his chest and they share a romantic soft kiss.

Hanna "Thank you for all these days, Caleb" she wraps her arms around him to hug him tight. "You are so good for me"

Caleb hugs her back even tighter, he loves that closeness with her. "Fuck, I want to take you back home with me so bad" he whispers into her ear.

Hanna smiles against his shoulder. "I can't leave, my mom just got back… but you can stay here if you want…"

Caleb takes his hand to her head to stroke her hair. "I can't, your mom just got back" he chuckles.

Hanna laughs and pulls back a little to look at him. "You don't want to stay the night because of my mom? She invited you to stay when your house got flooded"

Caleb "Yeah, and I didn't stay that time either. Anyway, it was different, Han… we weren't together back then and I was going to sleep in the guestroom… it would be weird now…"

Hanna smiles amused. "I'm an adult, babe… it's not like when I was 15 years old and boys weren't allowed upstairs. She is okay with it now"

Caleb "Maybe next time" he gives her a tender smile and presses a kiss to her forehead. "I have to be home early in the morning because of my backyard anyway"

Hanna "Okay… I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then" she takes her hand to his face and starts to caress his cheek with her thumb.

Caleb kisses her mouth again. "Call me if you need anything, okay? Any time"

Hanna nods.

Caleb lets go of her and starts walking to his car.

Hanna "Wait" she says and he turns back around. "Don't you want to take Chocolate with you?"

Caleb "No, it's fine"

Hanna "You sure?"

Caleb "Han, I can't have him at my place for now… not until my backyard is ready and safe for him again… besides, I think you could use his company tonight"

Hanna "Okay… night, baby"

Caleb "Good night, beautiful… sleep well"

/

Next morning.

Ashley wakes Hanna up early to have breakfast together before leaving for work. They are sitting at the kitchen table.

Ashley "So… you and Caleb are together now…" she says and takes a sip of coffee.

Hanna "Yeah, we are" she smiles.

Ashley "And what about Jordan?"

Hanna "I broke up with Jordan, just like I told you I would"

Ashley "I know, sweetie. I meant to ask how it went… the break-up. You told me he was avoiding you"

Hanna "I had to go to DC myself. It was awful… I would rather not talk about it, mom"

Ashley "Okay, just tell me about Caleb, then"

Hanna grins. "There isn't much to say, mom. I just love him"

Ashley "So you are staying in Rosewood for good?" she asks with a smile on her face.

Hanna "Yes, I am… if you don't mind that I move back in here until I get a job…"

Ashley "Oh, please, this is still your house, Hanna. Of course you can move back in… besides, I love having my baby back with me"

Hanna "Thank you, mom" she smiles again. "I also wanted to talk to you about that job you offered Caleb…"

Ashley "Uh huh…"

Hanna "Do you still want to hire him? Because we have been talking and he wants to work"

Ashley "Yeah, of course. We still need to improve the security system at the Radley… I had asked my assistant to start looking for a security company to outsource it since Caleb wouldn't do it, but he is still my best option… I'm glad he changed his mind"

Hanna "Yeah… it's just that he hadn't decided to stay in Rosewood when you first asked him"

Ashley "Just tell him to come see me at the Radley tomorrow"

Hanna nods.

After Ashley leaves for work, Hanna goes back to sleep. She hasn't had a good night since she had trouble sleeping. Of course, it wasn't as bad as those nights that she spent alone before staying at Caleb's, but still.

/

Afternoon.

The doorbell wakes Hanna up and she sits up in the bed completely startled, just as it has been happening lately. She can also hear Chocolate barking downstairs, she didn't even realize that he had left her side. She gets up from the bed and goes down as well. She looks through the peephole before opening the door.

Hanna "Caleb, what's going on?" she asks confused.

Caleb "Are you okay?" he asks while checking her out from head to toe. She is still in her pajamas.

Hanna "Yeah, I was just napping… why?"

Caleb "I've been calling you since noon, Han. Why weren't you answering your phone?" he steps inside as Chocolate greets him.

Hanna "Oh… I must have left my phone in the kitchen. I was just sleeping, babe" she closes the door.

Caleb "You need to answer your phone, Han… I got worried"

Hanna "Okay, I'm sorry. I don't even know what time it is, I just overslept I guess"

Caleb "You didn't sleep well at night?" he takes her hand and pulls her closer to him. "You can come back to my place if you need so"

Hanna smiles at him slightly. "I'll be fine, babe… I just had some trouble falling asleep, that's all"

Caleb nods and pecks her lips.

Hanna "Let me go take a shower and then we can go to the furniture store"

Caleb "Okay" he pecks her lips once more and then they go upstairs.

He waits for Hanna in her bedroom as she showers.

She comes back some minutes later, wearing nothing but her underwear, as she dries her hair with a towel.

Caleb "Whoa!" he grins. "I think we should better stay here" he raises an eyebrow at her.

Hanna chuckles and throws her towel in his face. "I don't think so… I want to go out"

Caleb laughs too and takes the towel off his face. "Don't you want to go to the furniture store tomorrow? I was thinking we could take Chocolate to the park instead… it's been a while since the last time we went there…" he asks as Hanna puts on a black top and a pair of denim shorts that fit her perfectly.

Hanna goes sit down on the edge of the bed next to him. "Babe… I haven't walked Chocolate since… you know, what happened. I'm not ready to go back to walking him yet… Actually, I don't think I will be ready to do so any time soon… I can't even think of it" she explains and Caleb can notice a hint of sadness in her voice.

Caleb "Not even with me?" he places his palm on her leg and starts to caress her with his fingertips.

Hanna "You know I feel safe with you… but only thinking about walking Chocolate makes me anxious and I don't want to do anything that could make me start to panic again… I don't want to go through it ever again, it is terrifying"

Caleb "That's okay, baby… I get you" he says understanding. He was the one who told her to stop pushing her limits after all. "I'll walk him for you later, don't worry"

Hanna smiles at him and leans over him to kiss his mouth.

/

Emily "Ali, I just don't get you. You wanted to talk to Hanna too the other day after the party"

Alison "Well, I changed my mind"

The girls are at the Brew. Aria and Emily are trying to convince Alison and Spencer to talk to Hanna all together. Alison refuses to do so, and Spencer has been quiet most of the conversation.

Emily "So you are just going to keep ignoring Hanna? May I ask until when?" she is getting irritated.

Alison sighs. "I'm just waiting for her to change her attitude"

Aria "She apologized"

Alison "She only sent a crappy text"

Aria "Yeah, and what else were you expecting? A bouquet of flowers? I still feel guilty for not having texted her back"

Emily "She also asked us to meet up, Ali. She wants to clear the air. Don't be so hard on her. She just went through a lot, and she didn't do anything bad to us…"

Spencer "She did to Caleb… and she goes around with the guy as if nothing had happened" she finally joins the conversation.

Aria "That's not our business, Spence"

Spencer "No, but it proves Ali's point. She needs to change her attitude"

Emily rolls her eyes. "Whatever. I'm talking to Hanna today… I'll tell her that we know about Sean. I'm sure she regrets it"

Aria "I'll come with you, Em"

Emily "Don't you miss her, guys?" she asks Spencer and Alison.

Spencer "I miss the old Hanna… not this version of her that lies to us to hang with Mona, that tells us to fuck off when we try to help her, that doesn't give a crap about the person she has by her side. I wouldn't have cared if she had cheated on Jordan with Caleb… In fact, I'm pretty sure she did… but cheating on Caleb with Sean? After all he did for her? And then pretending that nothing happened? I can't put up with that"

Emily knows for sure that Hanna was with Caleb before breaking up with Jordan, but that is irrelevant now so she doesn't say anything about it.

Aria "We all have made mistakes… we can't judge her"

Alison "You are right… I've probably made more mistakes myself than anyone in this room…"

Emily "So?"

Alison "I'm talking to Hanna with you" she tells Emily and Aria. "But I don't promise anything"

Emily and Aria fix their eyes on Spencer now.

Spencer "Fine. I'll talk to Hanna too" she finally agrees with the girls. "But I really hope she talks to Caleb about the party…"

Emily "That's up to her, we can't ask her to do anything"

Spencer "I know, but it would be kind of disappointing if she didn't"

/

After picking the furniture for Caleb's backyard, they decide to go to The Brew for coffee. Caleb is making their order when Hanna takes a look around, looking for a free table, and spots the girls sitting at one of the tables at the back of the place.

Hanna "Can we have our coffees to go, please?" she suddenly asks the cashier and Caleb looks at her confused. "The girls are over there" she whispers to him.

Caleb "Why don't you just go talk to them?"

Hanna "Because I texted them to get together two days ago and none of them texted me back… and now there they are, all together. It pisses me off"

Caleb "They are your friends, Han… just go and tell them to knock it off and tell you what's going on" he has tried to stay out of whatever is going on between the girls but now he is done. "They are acting like high school girls"

Hanna takes another look at the girls. Caleb is right. She has to talk to her friends. She needs to get it over with. Avoiding them just like they are avoiding her will not solve anything. And despite everything, she misses them. There are a lot of things she would like to share with them, like her happiness to be with Caleb.

Hanna "Fine… I'll go talk to them"

Caleb "I'll get our coffees and wait for you in the car, okay?"

Hanna gives him a little smile. "Thank you, baby"

She approaches the girls ready to tell them a bunch of things that have come across her mind in the last days, ready to tell them to cut the shit and talk to her already, but once she gets there, nothing comes out.

Hanna "Guys…" she only says and falls silent while staring at her friends.

They all turn to her, surprised to see her there. They stare back at her, waiting for her to go on with whatever she was going to say, but Hanna just remains standing there. Her determination to make them talk to her has been replaced by a feeling of sadness.

Emily is the one who decides to end with the awkward moment. She stands up from the couch where she is sitting and pulls Hanna into a hug. A gesture that not only takes Hanna by surprise, but also the rest of the girls.

Hanna hugs her back right away. It's a brief hug, but it means a lot to her.

Emily "Come sit with us"

Aria "Hi, Han" she greets her too while moving to the side to make some room for Hanna to sit down on the same couch as Emily and her.

Spencer and Ali are sitting in a couple of chairs in front of them.

Hanna "Guys… what's going on?" she asks while having seat. "Why are you so mad at me that you won't even text me back?" she asks calmly, because Emily's hug has made her cool down and she is no longer as pissed off as she was before when she saw all of them together without her. "I know I said bad things to you, but you have to understand me… I just wanted to forget about what had happened and you kept bringing it up and trying to convince me to do things that I didn't want to do. I also know that I should have just talked to you before instead of reacting the way I did and pushing you away, but I was a mess… I was sleepless and-"

Spencer "It's not only that, Hanna…"

Hanna "I know…" she stares at Spencer. "I promised you I would come over to your get-together and I didn't. I know it was important to you, believe me, your first ultrasound was important to me too, I really wanted to see those prints and listen to everything you had to tell us about it, but-"

Spencer interrupts her. "But you chose to go to a party with Mona… I see how important it was to you"

Hanna sighs. "It wasn't like that, I mean, yes, I went to a party with Mona, but it doesn't mean that I-"

Spencer "Whatever, I had already forgiven you for not coming over, because I knew you were going through a lot" she cuts Hanna off again. "The party wasn't the problem, and neither was Mona… the problem is what you did at the party, and after the party, and what you are still doing now"

Hanna "What?" she asks perplexed. She can tell that Spencer is the one who is most angry with her.

But none of the girls answer her question and there's another awkward moment as Hanna stares at them confused. Right when Alison is about to say something, Caleb shows up.

Caleb "Hi, girls" he greets them all with a smile and then approaches Hanna. "Here is your coffee, babe" he hands her an iced coffee. "I'm leaving, okay? I'll call you later"

He has kept an eye on Hanna and he saw the hug with Emily, and now she is sitting with the girls, so he thought he should better leave and give them some space.

Hanna would like to make him stay. But she needs to keep talking to her friends and it seems like it's gonna take longer than she thought, so she can't just make him wait for her in the car.

Hanna "Thank you" she shoots him a brief smile. "See you later"

Caleb leans over and kisses her goodbye. "See you around, guys" he says to the girls before walking away.

When Hanna looks back at the girls, all eyes are on her.

Aria "You two are officially together, Han?"

Hanna "Yeah, of course we are dating… we have been together since the night I came back from DC and went get him at Spencer and Toby's place, you all were there… and you know I wouldn't just fool around with Caleb. There were already too many feelings involved so we just decided to take it serious from the beginning" she says and smiles.

She was expecting her friends to get happy for her, even if things aren't good between them yet, since they have been shipping her relationship with Caleb since before it even existed. But their reactions astonish her completely. Alison frowns, Spencer remains just as upset as before and Emily and Aria are just staring at her and they seem too serious.

Hanna "What's the problem?"

Alison "We saw you at the party, Hanna" she goes straight to the point.

Hanna "Yeah, I know you were there, Caleb told me. But I don't get it… Are you guys mad because I was partying with Mona when I was supposed to be at Spencer's?"

Alison "Stop playing dumb, Hanna"

Hanna "Would you just please knock it off and tell me what in the world is going on?" she runs out of patience.

Alison "We saw you with Sean, we know you left the party with him and we know that you slept with him"

Hanna "Whaaaat?!"

Aria "We know you were drunk and all, so-"

Alison interrupts Aria right away. "But that you were drunk doesn't make it less bad, Hanna"

Emily "We tried to stop you, Han. But we lost sight of you and then you were nowhere to be found"

Spencer "The worst part here is that you are with Caleb as if nothing had happened. How could you do something like that to him?"

Hanna "I did not sleep with Sean, guys! Are you crazy? Are you serious? Where did you get that from?"

Alison "Hanna, quit it! Stop lying to us, I even heard you two. It's fine, we won't say a word about it, just tell us the truth"

Hanna "Okay, this doesn't make any sense. How could you hear something that didn't even happen!?" she is getting angry.

Alison "Hanna, I called you on your phone and you picked up by accident. I heard your moans… and some other sounds" she crinkles her nose in disgust.

Hanna starts to get it now. "Oh my god, guys. Nothing happened between Sean and me, I swear it. Mona had my phone, you heard her and Noel, Ali"

Alison "What? Ugh! That's even more disgusting"

Emily "But still, we saw you at the party, Han… you were pretty close to Sean… we saw the way he was holding you…"

Hanna "There's an explanation for that…" she says and the girls look at her expectantly. But she takes a moment before going on. It's not easy for her to talk about it. She looks down and finally starts speaking "I've been having these… kind of… episodes… where I feel scared, really scared... well, it's more like a paralyzing fear. And I feel that I can't move, I can't breathe. It feels like I could die right there… and it happened at the party" she looks up at her friends and sees that her facial expressions have changed. They don't look upset anymore, they are still serious, but listening to her attentively.

Spencer "Like panic attacks, Han?"

Hanna nods. "I guess" she doesn't like how it sounds, but she can no longer deny that it is what they are: panic attacks. "Mona left me alone. I had gone use the bathroom and when I came back she was nowhere to be found. The place was full of people and I was drunk… so it just happened, I started to panic right there. And well, I saw Sean and went to him. He only helped me out. That's what you saw, guys. Nothing happened between Sean and me. He was the only person I knew in there"

Hanna's eyes have become watery and the girls feel guilty now that they know what really happened at that party.

Emily "Oh god, Han… I'm so sorry" she takes her hand.

Aria "I'm sorry, Han. We should have gone look after you the second we realized you were drunk"

Alison "I'm sorry too, Han. It's just that… it really seemed like you and Sean were having something. I guess it was all a huge misunderstanding"

Spencer "I'm so, so, so sorry, Hanna. Why didn't you tell us about the panic attacks before?"

Hanna "For the same reason I didn't come to your get-together. I was trying to pretend that everything was fine, that nothing wrong had happened. And you wouldn't let me. That's why I was hanging out with Mona, she knows nothing. You were being too pushy, guys… I didn't want to go to the police, I didn't want to get an attorney… I just wanted my life back"

Aria "You could have told me all that instead of just kicking me out of your house"

Hanna "I know, but I had just run into Emily and Alison at the mall before you came to my place and I had tried to explain it to them but they didn't listen to me, so by the time you tried to talk to me, I was pretty pissed off, I hadn't slept well and so I reacted like I did… I can't believe you guys thought I could cheat on Caleb. Are you insane?"

Spencer "Han, the last conversation we had about Caleb was weeks ago, and you told us that you only had a crush on him and that you were already planning a life with Jordan. Then you broke up with Jordan and we started to see you with Caleb, but that's all. We didn't know what was going on between you two"

Alison "You can't blame us for thinking that you cheated on him. We didn't even know when you started dating him until 5 minutes ago… besides, you cheated on Jordan with Caleb, didn't you? It wasn't so crazy to think that-"

Hanna interrupts her. "What? Are you serious, Ali? That I cheated on Jordan doesn't mean that I'm capable of doing the same thing to Caleb. I would never do something like that to him"

Alison only nods because she knows that Hanna is right.

Hanna "I didn't mean to cheat on Jordan either, it just happened. This thing with Caleb started to grow stronger so fast that I couldn't stop it. I just couldn't keep away from him. But I felt guilty the whole time and I didn't sleep with Caleb until I broke up with Jordan"

Aria "Guys, why don't we move on? Let's stop talking about the bad things…" she suggests. "Han, why don't you tell us about Caleb?" she gives her a warm smile. "I'm dying to know how and when your first kiss was"

Alison "I bet it was at Camp Mona" she says and smiles too.

But Hanna doesn't even smile a little. "I'm sorry guys… I don't feel like talking about it now"

Spencer "Are you mad at us?"

Alison "Emily and Aria wanted to talk to you before… don't be mad at them too"

Hanna "I'm not mad… I'm… disappointed. I can't believe you stopped talking to me only because you thought I had cheated on someone. You are my best friends…"

Emily "It wasn't just someone, Han… it was Caleb. We felt sorry for him"

Alison "Yeah, the problem was that that someone was Caleb… you know I didn't mind helping you look for your engagement ring in Caleb's bed that time when you spent the night with him at the Radley… I was convinced that you had cheated on Jordan with him and I didn't care, I even found the situation pretty amusing… We were upset because it was Caleb the one who had been by your side the whole time after what those guys did to you and we couldn't believe you had cheated on him just like that"

Spencer "And we weren't going to stop talking to you… we were pissed off and wanted to cool off before talking to you, that's all"

Hanna "Still, you are my friends and you cut me off"

Spencer "How would you feel if you caught me cheating on Toby? Wouldn't you be mad at me even if I am your friend?"

Hanna "I don't know… well, yes, I would probably want to punch you in the face and tell you what an idiot you are, but I definitely would not stop talking to you. Besides, you weren't even at the party, Spencer, what the fuck? I can understand that Ali, Aria and Emily got it all wrong, but you just believed what they told you and didn't even try to talk to me about it. I went to your place yesterday, you had the chance to at least ask me about it"

Spencer "I'm sorry, Han. I really am"

Aria "We all are sorry, Han"

Hanna "Does anyone else know about this?"

Alison and Emily fix their eyes on Spencer while Aria just looks away.

Spencer sighs. "I told Toby"

Hanna "You told Toby too?"

Spencer "I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do and Toby-"

Hanna cuts her off. "Great. You realize that you could have caused a problem between Caleb and me for being gossiping like that, right?"

Spencer "I needed to talk to him… and I wasn't going to tell him about Sean, but I did, I'm sorry. I was trying to figure out how serious your relationship with Caleb was"

Hanna "Again, you should have just asked me, Spencer. I'm your friend" she says for the hundredth time. "Anyway, Caleb knows everything. He knows about the party, he knows about what happened there and he also knows that I left with Sean"

Aria gives her a smile. "You two are very close already"

Hanna only nods, she remains silent.

Emily "So, will you forgive us, Han?"

Hanna "I already did… I'm done with all this distance and awkwardness between us, guys. You are my best friends and I love you… but I can't help feeling disappointed… it's just the way I feel"

Alison "Can we make it up to you somehow?"

Spencer "Yeah, I feel terrible"

Hanna "You don't have to… I guess it will get better with time"

Everyone falls silent after Hanna's words and they remain like that for some minutes. Only the background noise of the coffee shop fills the silence.

Hanna "I'll get going, guys" she says at some point and stands up, although she didn't even drink half of her iced coffee.

Emily "Do you need a ride, Han?" she asks, since Hanna got there with Caleb.

Hanna "No, it's okay. I'll just take a cab"

Emily "Oh, come on. I'll drive you" she gets up from the couch.

Spencer stands up too. "I'm sorry, Han" she says again and hugs Hanna.

Hanna "It's okay" she hugs her back. "Just tell Toby what really happened, please"

Spencer "Yeah, of course, Han"

They pull away from the hug and Ali and Aria take their turns to give Hanna a brief hug too and say goodbye. Then she leaves the place with Emily.