Emily "So, where should I take you? Your place or Caleb's?" she asks once they are in her car.

Hanna "Caleb's, please" she says while looking out the window as Emily pulls out.

Emily "How is Chocolate doing, Han? I mean, he went through a lot too"

Hanna "He is doing great. He didn't even realize he had been kidnapped. I'm pretty sure he slept most of the time"

Emily smiles. "Did they take good care of him at least?"

Hanna "Yeah… I would have killed someone otherwise"

Emily chuckles. "I know you would… Have your mom come back from London yet?"

Hanna "Uh huh"

Emily "I'm sure she had a great time there…"

Hanna "Yeah" she only answers and Emily gets right away that Hanna is not in the mood to hold a conversation at the moment.

The rest of the drive is very quiet and only a few minutes later, they get to Caleb's place.

Emily "I'm not sure Caleb is home, Han" she says after stopping the car.

Hanna takes a look at the house and sees that Caleb's car is not in the driveway.

Emily "Wanna give him a call? Maybe he is close by, or on his way back… I don't mind waiting"

Hanna "No, it's fine… can you take me home?"

Emily "Sure"

Hanna "I'm sorry, I should have called him before making you come all the way here"

Emily laughs. "Don't be silly, I don't mind. Besides, you live only a few blocks away from here, it's the same"

Hanna gives her a slight smile.

/

Evening.

Ashley gets home from work and finds Hanna lying on the couch with Chocolate. She is already in her pajamas, watching TV.

Ashley "Hi, sweetie"

Hanna "Hi, mom" she says without taking her eyes off of the screen.

Ashley "How was your day?"

Hanna "It was okay…" she says, still focused on the tv. "Yours?"

Ashley "I've had a hectic day… Too much to catch up with after being so many days away. I was planning to get back home earlier, but I couldn't... And on top of that, Denise from the front desk didn't…" she realizes that Hanna isn't really listening to her and also notices her expressionless face. "You okay, Hanna?"

Hanna "Yeah, I'm just tired" she sits up.

Ashley "I was gonna take you out to dinner, but you are already in your pajamas… What would you like to eat? I'm ordering some food"

Hanna "I'm not really hungry, mom… I'll just go to bed" she stands up. "Let's go, Chocolate"

Ashley "Are you sure you don't want anything?"

Hanna "Yeah, I'm sure. Night, mom" she says while going upstairs with her dog.

Ashley "Good night, baby. I'll order something for you just in case you change your mind"

Since Hanna isn't having dinner with her, Ashley grabs her phone and invites Ted over.

/

Later. Around 10 pm.

Caleb leaves Toby's place. He is walking back to his house when he decides that it's such a beautiful summer night to go back home so early and so he texts Hanna. It's a working day, but none of them has a job yet, so it's the same.

Caleb: Babe! Wanna go out for a drink?

He sends the text and sits down on a step at his porch to wait for an answer. But ten minutes pass by and he still doesn't get a text from Hanna.

Caleb: Han?

He waits 5 more minutes, but then decides to give her a call. Maybe she didn't hear her phone beeping.

But Hanna doesn't pick up, actually, Caleb is pretty sure she declined his call because he goes to her voicemail after only a couple of rings. He thinks that maybe she is busy, so he stands up and gets inside. When he closes the door, his phone buzzes in his hand.

Hanna: No.

Now he is almost sure that she is mad at him. But he doesn't get it. He knows he didn't do anything wrong. In fact, they haven't talked since the afternoon and they were okay when he left the Brew. He is confused.

Caleb: Are you mad at me or something?

Hanna doesn't text back so he calls her again. And once again, she declines his call.

Caleb: Hanna, please. Answer the phone, let's talk.

He gets now all those memes going around on the internet about girlfriends being mad at guys who have absolutely no idea what they did wrong. And it is not fun at all, it's frustrating. He tries calling her again, but he isn't lucky this time either. He is about to text her again but gets another message from her.

Hanna: Stop calling. I'm trying to go to sleep.

Yeah, there's no doubt she is pissed off. He grabs his keys and leaves his house again.

/

Ashley "Caleb! Hi!" She greets him after opening the door, surprised to see him. "Come in"

Caleb "Hi, Ashley" he steps inside. "I just wanted to… Is Hanna here?" he asks while petting Chocolate's head, who has showed up to greet him.

Ashley "Yes, but she went to bed about two hours ago… I'm sure she is asleep"

Caleb "Oh… well, we were just texting and…" he starts to explain while looking past Ashley at the staircase.

Ashley "Just go up, it's fine"

Caleb looks at her. "You don't mind?"

Ashley smiles and shakes her head no.

Caleb "Thank you" he says and goes upstairs. Chocolate follows him.

He lets himself in Hanna's bedroom. The lights are off but the curtains are open so the lights from the street illuminate the room a little, enough for Caleb to see Hanna. She is in bed, lying on her side, her back to the door.

Hanna "Mom, really. I am not hungry. I just want to go to sleep"

Caleb goes sit down on the edge of the bed. "It's me, Han"

Hanna doesn't say anything.

Chocolate lies down on the floor at the end of the bed.

Caleb takes his hand to Hanna's back and starts to give her a rub.

She doesn't stop him, so he keeps caressing her for a while.

At some point, he lies down on the bed, above the covers, and Hanna not only lets him do so, but also moves to make some room for him.

Caleb "Why are you mad at me?" he whispers into her ear, rubbing her arm this time.

Hanna remains silent for a few more seconds, but then she finally says something. "You said you would call me and you didn't. And you also said you would walk Chocolate but you didn't show up"

Caleb can't hold back a small laugh. "Really? That was it?"

Hanna "You are an idiot"

Caleb "I was just hanging with Toby, babe"

Hanna stays silent.

Caleb "I'm sorry, I'll walk Chocolate tomorrow" he gives her a kiss on the back of the neck. "I don't think you are really mad… I think you just need some cuddles…" he wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her to him, spooning her. "Am I wrong?"

Hanna perfectly knows that Caleb is right. She has become so dependent on him lately that it scares her a little. But she can't help it, he makes her feel so much better when she feels down.

She finally turns around and snuggles up against his chest. Caleb holds her with both his arms now and starts to stroke her hair. He was worried that she could be really mad at him when he got those cold texts from her, but now he is glad he did, because cuddling with Hanna in bed is way better than going out for a drink like he was planning in the first place, and now he doesn't mind at all missing out that perfect summer night, in fact, he can't wait the cold weather to come so they can cuddle like that more often. He loves holding her close.

Hanna "You know I would never ever cheat on you, right?" she asks completely out of the blue.

Her question takes Caleb by surprise, so he doesn't answer right away. He doesn't get why she is bringing that up now.

Hanna pulls back from his chest to look at him. "I know our relationship didn't start the best way, but you have to know that the fact that I cheated on Jordan doesn't mean that I could do the same thing to you at some point. That won't happen"

Caleb "I know"

There's a little frown on his face that shows his confusion. Hanna traces her finger on it.

Caleb "Why are we talking about this now?"

Hanna "The girls stopped talking to me because they thought I had cheated on you at the party… they saw me with Sean" she brushes her finger along his bottom lip now.

Caleb "Really?"

Hanna "Uh huh" she rests her hand on the side of his neck and starts to caress his cheek with her thumb.

They fall silent and remain like that for minutes. Just cuddling. But at some point, Hanna speaks again, because she hasn't stopped thinking about the subject.

Hanna "Caleb, if you have any question about that night, you can ask me, really. I don't mind"

Caleb "Don't be silly, Han. I trust you"

Hanna "I know, but still"

Caleb "Han, I don't want to know any details. Of course, I would have preferred that anyone at that party helped you instead of your ex-boyfriend. I would have loved if your friends brought you home safe and sound instead of you spending the whole night stuck in Philly with him. But it's fine. I completely understand it. And I'm glad that someone was there for you, even if that someone was him. And like I just said, I trust you. That's why I didn't need to ask you any questions when you first told me about it and I don't need to ask questions now"

Hanna closes her eyes and sticks her forehead to his. "You are the best" She grabs his face and gives him a brief, but still full of love, kiss on the mouth. "I can't believe the girls thought I could do such a thing to you" she says after pulling away. "I'm not a cheater… I mean, I did cheat on Jordan, but that was different. It's not like I did it for fun. I felt awful and so guilty… but I couldn't help it, I mean…" she sighs. "Whatever, I would never cheat on you, Caleb. You have to know it"

Caleb "I know, baby. I was there, remember? This thing between us was just unstoppable… and I could never think that you could cheat on me just because you did it to someone else in the past. Don't worry"

Hanna "I wish my friends knew it too…"

Caleb "Han, there are only two people in this relationship and that's you and me. Only us know how strong our relationship has become in such a short time because only us experienced it. You can't expect your friends to know it… or at least, not just yet… give them some time and they will realize how serious we are"

Hanna "I guess… but it hurts… They should have talked to me earlier"

Caleb "Did you tell them what really happened at that party?"

Hanna "Yeah, I did… and they felt terrible. They didn't stop apologizing… but it doesn't change anything. I still feel disappointed"

Caleb "They made a mistake, Han… but they love you. It will get better, you all will be fine. I've never seen such a strong friendship like yours"

Hanna nods. "Thank you for coming over" she tells him while staring into his eyes.

Caleb smiles at her. "No problem… but next time you need some cuddles, just let me know. You don't need to pretend to be mad at me"

Hanna "I wasn't pretending. I was actually mad at you… it's just that I didn't realize I was overreacting until you showed up here. I wasn't expecting you to come, I was just in a bad mood and I guess I took it out on you"

Caleb "Like you always do…"

Hanna "Yeah, I'm sorry"

Caleb "You are gonna have to make it up to me now"

Hanna smiles. "How?"

Caleb "I want a long kiss"

Hanna "Well, that's easy" she says before connecting their mouths.

The very romantic sound of their kissing fills the room for a long while as they make out. That funny sound that their lips make while sucking each other's mouth that Caleb secretly loves.

Hanna "Babe… take off your shoes and get under the covers with me" she whispers to him at some point.

Caleb lets go of her and does what he was told. He also takes his pants off to be more comfy and then gets in bed with Hanna.

Hanna "Much better"

They go back to kissing as Caleb takes her back into his arms. Only a few seconds later, Hanna feels Caleb bringing his hand to her stomach and when he runs it down, she stops him before he has the chance to reach between her legs.

Hanna "Not tonight, baby" she says softly while taking his hand and she moves it back to her back.

Caleb smiles against her chin. "Is this some kind of punishment for not walking Chocolate?"

Hanna chuckles. "No… I just got my period this afternoon"

Caleb "Oh… okay"

Hanna "I still can do something for you though…" she brushes her hand down his chest to his abs and that is where Caleb stops her too.

Caleb grabs her hand. "Come on, give me some credit… I can cuddle and kiss in bed with no sex involved"

Hanna smiles. "I know you can… I just wanted to do something for you"

Caleb "I'm fine" he kisses her cheek, the corner of her mouth and then her lips. "I'll just stay here with you until you fall asleep"

Hanna "What? No! You are staying the night"

Caleb "I can't"

Hanna "Yes, you can… don't bullshit me again with your backyard thing because if you need to be there, you can leave early in the morning… and if it's about my mom, she doesn't mind if you stay"

Caleb "Fine. I'll stay" he pecks her lips. "Will I ever get to make any decision in this relationship?"

Hanna laughs. "Mmh… not really"

Caleb "I thought so" he smiles amused.

Hanna "Good night, baby" she makes herself comfortable on his chest.

Caleb "Night, Han" he rests his palm on her head and his other hand on her back. "Sleep well"

Hanna "You too, boo" she closes her eyes and smiles amused at hearing a small laugh from him.

/

Some days after.

Caleb "Ready?" he asks Hanna while holding the knob of the back door in his hand.

Hanna nods. "Come on, I want to see it!"

Caleb opens the door and they go out.

A big smile appears on Hanna's face as she takes a look around.

Hanna "This is awesome, baby" she looks at him.

Caleb "You like it?"

Hanna "I love it" she takes another look at the recently renovated backyard. "Congratulations, babe… this place looks like something out of a magazine"

Caleb smiles. He is happy.

Hanna "Chocolate is going to love it too"

Caleb "Sure he will… the pool especially" he chuckles. "Come on, let's try the hot tub" he takes her hand and leads her toward there.

Caleb is wearing only a bathing suit so he gets in the water right away. But Hanna stands next to the hot tub and takes off her t-shirt while Caleb reaches out and helps her undo her denim shorts. Hanna shoots him a tender smile and pulls her shorts down to get rid of them too.

Caleb "I'll never get over seeing you in a bikini" he says while checking her out from head to toe. "Or naked…" he adds then.

Hanna laughs and gets in the hot tub. She sits down next to him.

Caleb "Ready?" he asks while placing his arm over her shoulders and then he presses the button that starts the hot water jets which start to massage their bodies in a second.

Hanna "God, this feels so good" she says while closing her eyes. Her head falls on Caleb's shoulder as she relaxes.

Caleb "Uh huh" he tilts his head back, resting on the hot tub pillow and stares at the blue sky above them.

They stay silent for minutes, just chilling and enjoying the pleasant moment. It's a sunny Saturday afternoon and the weather is just perfect. Summer is about to end but they still have a couple of warm weeks to enjoy themselves.

Hanna "So, how was your first day of work?" she makes conversation at some point.

Caleb started working at the Radley Hotel the previous day and Hanna didn't see him after that.

Caleb "It was good… my boss' daughter is pretty hot, I was hoping she would show up at some point but she didn't…" he rests his palm on her thigh.

Hanna chuckles. "I'll go visit you on Monday… I've got a job interview in the morning, but maybe I can make it to there for lunch"

Caleb "Really? You've got a job interview? That's good! Where?"

Hanna "At a store in the mall"

Caleb "They want your dresses?"

Hanna "What? No. They don't make dresses there. It's just a clothing store, they were looking for a salesperson"

Caleb "Han, you don't need that job. Just start making your dresses"

Hanna "Caleb, what do you think dresses are made of? I need money to buy fabric, threads, zippers, buttons and so many other things… I only use the best, there's no way I'm making shitty cheap dresses. And I don't even have a sewing machine. Besides, people won't start buying my dresses just like that, it will take time. I need the job"

Caleb "Money is not a problem, Han. We are going shopping this afternoon and we are gonna get everything you need to start. Including a sewing machine, the best one"

Hanna "I don't want your money, Caleb. I want to do this on my own. I can do it" she says while moving onto his lap to straddle him.

Caleb holds her face between his hands. "I know you can" he stares into her eyes. "I just want to give you a hand so you don't have-"

Hanna "Shhh" she pecks his lips. "I don't want to talk anymore"

Caleb "But we aren't done with this conversation" he smiles at her and places a peck on her lips too.

Hanna "Yes, we are" she opens her mouth and takes his bottom lip between her lips to start a passionate kiss.

Caleb surrenders to her kiss. As usual, he forgets about the entire world the moment her tongue finds its way into his mouth. He only focuses on kissing her back and making sure to caress her properly, because he knows that what he does with his hands while kissing is almost as important as what he does with his tongue. His right hand caressing her cheek is his way to say 'I love you' and his left hand pressing her low back to hold her close is his way to say 'I never want to let you go'.

Caleb "May I take this off?" he asks between kissing, after taking his hand from her low back up to the knot of her bikini top.

Hanna smiles against his lips and then pulls away from his mouth to speak. "Since when you ask for permission?"

Caleb only gives her a smile in response and unties the knot on her back. He takes her bikini top off and throws it somewhere on the ground. Then he slides his hands under her thighs and lifts her up a little, enough to get her chest at the right height. Hanna looks down at him and licks her bottom lip, he hasn't done anything yet but the view alone arouses her. Caleb buries his face between her breasts and from there, he starts to kiss and lick his way to one of her nipples. A soft sound escapes from Hanna's mouth the moment his mouth touches the most sensitive part of her boob, but Caleb doesn't hear it because of the constant noise of the water jets. She stares at him. She watches what he is doing to her, the way his lips close around her nip, the way his tongue rubs it. Being able to see it just drives her crazy. Caleb pulls back to switch to her other breast and makes eye contact with Hanna while getting her other nip into his mouth. He can feel it getting hard against his tongue just like it happened with the other one. He closes his eyes and keeps kissing and sucking for a while.

Caleb puts her back down on his lap and wraps his arms around her waist to hold her. It surprises him how turned-on he got Hanna so fast. Her breathing is very shallow, messy, and she starts to kiss him desperately.

Their before-sex-make-out session is suddenly interrupted by the sound of the backyard gate opening. Caleb instinctively pushes Hanna against himself before even taking a look at what is going on.

Toby "Whoaaaaa! You guys waste no time!"

Ezra "Seems like we made it to here just in time"

Caleb "What are you doing here?" he frowns. His arms are all around Hanna's back, holding her protectively against his chest to hide her nakedness.

Hanna's head is resting on Caleb's shoulder and she sees the situation from there.

Toby "We came to take a look at your new backyard… and well, to try your hot tub too"

Ezra "We've got some beer"

They both take their t-shirts off and get in the hot tub.

Hanna "Leave! We were in the middle of something here!" she says annoyed.

Ezra "Oh, come on! You can fuck in here tomorrow… we just want to try this before you two release your fluids in the water"

Toby laughs. "We almost arrived late" he says amused while staring at Hanna and Caleb.

Hanna "You are gross" she tells Ezra.

Caleb "What the fuck, guys?" he can't believe them.

Toby "Chill, have a beer" he hands Caleb a can of beer but he doesn't take it. "Come on, man…" he laughs. "Let's have a nice time between friends, you will have plenty of time to have sex in the hot tub in another time"

Caleb sighs and takes the beer from his hand.

Hanna "Caleb!" she raises her head a little, being careful to keep her chest pressed against his and shoots him a death glare.

Caleb "What? It's not like they will leave anyway" he takes a sip of beer, playing it cool. But he knows that Hanna's breathing is still heavy because of the breathing movements of her chest against his, and he won't just leave her like that. He has a trick up his sleeve.

Hanna rolls her eyes.

Caleb smiles at her and lays the beer on the edge of the hot tub. Then he places a tender kiss on her mouth at the same time as one of his hands makes its way down to her crotch.

Hanna forgets that she is half naked and almost pulls away from him, like a reflex, when she feels his hand there, but Caleb has his other arm around her and keeps her against his chest.

Caleb "Trust me" he whispers to her and slides his hand underneath her bikini bottom.

Hanna rests her head back on his shoulder and closes her eyes. Completely trusting him.

Caleb "So Toby, I saw that you put your truck on sale…" he makes conversation as his hand starts to caress Hanna teasingly.

Toby "Yeah… Spencer wants me to get a more kid-friendly vehicle" he says, resigned.

Ezra chuckles. "And you do everything she tells you?"

Caleb "But you love that old truck" he says while sliding two fingers into Hanna's pussy.

Toby "Yes… but I can't put a baby car seat in there. Spencer is right"

When Caleb starts to pump his fingers into her, Hanna turns her head to the other side and hides her face against his neck. The pleasure he is making her feel is getting harder to hide. She can hear Caleb still speaking to the guys but she no longer pays attention to what they are talking about. It's not easy for Caleb to keep acting normally either, hold a conversation while fingerfucking his girlfriend, but he does his best for her.

Caleb "I got to drive a Lamborghini in Italy once… it was great" he says, answering to a question from Ezra.

Toby "You've been to Italy?"

Caleb "Yeah… I went on a vacation there once… when I was living in London" he answers as he speeds up the pace of his fingers.

Hanna knows that she is getting to her edge, but she needs a bit more. She wraps both her arms around Caleb's neck to hug him, and very, very softly, she whispers into his ear. "My clit, baby"

Ezra "Where have you been to? Aria and I are planning to go there this year"

Caleb "Verona. Where are you planning to go?"

He stops moving his fingers but keeps them inside of Hanna, pressed against her front wall. He uses his thumb to fulfill Hanna's request and starts touching her clit, rubbing it gently. Hanna struggles to keep quiet and it takes a lot of self-control but she manages to do so. It takes less than a couple of minutes, Caleb starts to feel Hanna's muscles tightening around his fingers. He keeps going until she reaches down and grabs his forearm to make him stop discreetly. Only then, he takes his hand off her and uses both his arms now to hold her tight. Hanna relaxes on his chest while catching her breath. Caleb looks down at her now and smiles before pressing a kiss on her forehead.

Caleb "Want some beer, baby?" he asks while caressing her back with his fingertips.

Hanna only shakes her head no slightly and then she places a tender kiss on his chest.

Ezra "You guys are cheesy as fuck"

Toby laughs and nods in agreement.

Caleb smiles amused. "Yeah, well, you can get your asses out of my hot tub and leave if you have any problem with that"

Ezra "No, we are fine… as long as you don't go back to whatever you were about to do when we got here" he jokes.

Caleb kicks him under the water. Then he grabs his beer and takes some sips.

Ezra only laughs in response.

Toby "What are you guys doing tomorrow?"

Caleb "I don't have plans yet, why?"

Ezra "Yeah, I'm free too"

Toby "Great, you are helping me set up the nursery… I have to assemble the crib and some other baby furniture"

Caleb chuckles. "Spencer is barely three months pregnant and you are already preparing the baby's room?"

Toby "Yeah… Spencer bought the furniture online and it came yesterday… she is kind of pissed off because I've been working on night shifts a lot lately… I just want to do something nice for her"

Ezra "I don't know why you are so surprised" he tells Caleb. "Knowing Hanna, she is gonna make you get the nursery ready before even getting pregnant" he laughs and Toby joins him.

Caleb "Wow, slow down… we just started dating" he answers immediately.

Ezra laughs louder. "Chill, I was just joking"

Caleb looks down at Hanna and feels relieved at seeing that she has fallen asleep. He doesn't know why, but he is sure she wouldn't like to hear him say that they just started dating, even if it's true.

The guys keep chatting about random stuff. A while later, Spencer shows up there too.

Spencer "Hi, guys!" she greets them warmly while approaching the hot tub. "Is she naked?" she asks surprised at seeing Hanna, who is still asleep all over Caleb.

Caleb chuckles. "Nah… just with no top on… these two idiots interrupted us and wouldn't leave us alone"

Spencer turns her gaze to Toby, like asking for an explanation.

Toby smiles amused. "We just wanted to try the hot tub"

Caleb "Go put on your bathing suit and join us, Spence"

Spencer doubts for a moment.

Toby "Come on, babe… come chill with us" he shoots her a smile.

Caleb "Actually, why don't you invite the girls over too? We can grill something for dinner"

Spencer smiles. "Yeah, sure" she leans forward and grabs Hanna's bikini top from the ground. "She will probably want this when she wakes up" she says amused and hands it to Caleb before walking away.

The boys resume their conversation for a while more, but at some point, they decide to get out of the water. It's too hot in there and their fingers have started to get wrinkled.

Caleb "Han, babe" he says while caressing her cheek, waking her up as their friends leave the hot tub and go to the loungers by the poolside.

Hanna "What?" she asks without even opening her eyes.

Caleb smiles. "Let's get out of the water"

Hanna finally opens her eyes and is about to sit up but she remembers she is half naked.

Caleb chuckles. "Let me help you put this on" he shows her the bikini top. "I Invited the guys over for dinner… and the girls are coming too… is that okay?" he tells her while tying her bikini.

Hanna shoots him a smile. "Of course it's okay, this is your place baby"

Caleb "I know, but… I don't know how things are between you and-"

Hanna "I haven't seen them since we talked at the Brew, but we have been texting a bit… everything is fine"

Caleb nods.

/

The girls get there later for dinner.

Although Caleb offered to grill something himself, Toby ends up taking care of dinner. It's like he has become the official griller of the group, and Caleb and Ezra just help him a little. The three of them are having beer next to the grill while chatting.

The girls instead are hanging out by the side of the pool. They are chatting as well. And Hanna is there too, although she hasn't taken much part in the conversation. She has been quiet most of the time, just giving short answers every so often, shooting a slight smile eventually. At some point she stands up and goes with the boys.

Hanna "Hey" she says while hugging Caleb from behind his back.

Caleb "Hey… you came for a beer?" he offers her his beer.

Hanna lets go of him. "Actually… I came for a kiss, but I could use some beer too" she smiles and grabs Caleb's beer to take a sip.

As soon as she moves the bottle away from her mouth, Caleb grabs her by the waist and gives her a brief kiss.

Hanna stays there with Caleb and the boys until dinner is ready and they all go sit at the table. And she sits next to Caleb, of course.

/

After dinner.

They all are chilling and having beers outside at the seating area. Caleb's new patio furniture is just as comfy as it's stylish, and that's thanks to Hanna.

Emily and Spencer go inside for some more beer and Caleb takes the opportunity to go talk to them for a minute.

Caleb "I'll go help the girls with those beers, babe" he tells Hanna who is sitting on his lap.

She nods and gets off him to sit down on the couch.

Caleb makes his way into the house and to the kitchen where the girls are taking some bottles of beer from the fridge.

Caleb "Guys…"

The girls turn to him.

Spencer "Don't worry, we won't break anything" she jokes.

Caleb smiles. "I just wanted to ask you something…"

Spencer nods.

Caleb "I want to buy Hanna a present… a sewing machine actually… do you have any idea what is exactly the one she needs to make her dresses? I've just been looking that up on my phone but there are too many options and I have no idea about anything"

Emily "That's just so sweet of you, Caleb" she smiles at him. "But Hanna already has a sewing machine, you should get her something else"

Caleb "She told me just this afternoon that she hasn't one"

Spencer "Ashley got her one when she left for college and it was a pretty good one"

Emily "Maybe she left it in New York…"

There's a moment of silence as the three of them start thinking.

Spencer "Guys… when Hanna came here a couple of months ago, she was planning to stay only for a couple of weeks. She didn't bring all her stuff. And well, then everything happened and she never went back to New York. Her sewing machine must be at the apartment she was living with Jordan"

Caleb "Well, it makes sense. Anyway, I'll get her a new one, so it doesn't matter"

Emily "No, she loved her sewing machine. I can't believe she didn't go get it back"

Spencer "Em, Hanna is still terrified because of what Jordan's friend did to her. Of course she wouldn't go back there. Even if Jordan is in DC most of the time now"

Emily "Yeah, I guess you are right… I had forgotten about the panic attacks" she says sadly.

Caleb "Guys, Hanna is doing much better now" he tells them at seeing their worried faces. "Really. She hasn't had another panic attack and I can tell that she is going back to normal. I know I haven't known her for as long as you have, but she is going back to being that happy, sassy, fun girl she was before"

Spencer "You know her pretty well, Caleb" she shoots him a smile. "You knew exactly how to help her when we didn't. You helped her out when we couldn't. And I'm so glad you were there for her"

Emily "Yeah… we only failed her. Twice"

Caleb "It was very hard for all of us, guys. And to be honest, I didn't know how to help her either at first. Actually, we had an argument when she chose not to go to the police… Anyway, you didn't fail her. And all the Sean thing and the party was just a misunderstanding, Hanna knows it and you already worked it out"

Spencer "She says that she forgave us, but it's clear that she is still hurt. She spent most of the night stuck to you because she doesn't even feel like hanging with us. And that's only our fault"

Caleb "Guys, Hanna and I have been stuck to one another almost since we met. It has nothing to do with you. Please, don't steal my thunder here. She is clingy and I love that, I love my clingy Hanna"

Emily and Spencer laugh.

Emily "Yeah, you've got a point there"

They both know that what Caleb says it's true. Hanna and he couldn't even keep away from each other the night Jordan came visit Hanna, it made Jordan jealous as fuck and Hanna was clueless until Jordan pointed it out because being that close to Caleb seemed the most natural thing to her. It was really fun for the rest of the guys to see it from the outside.

Spencer "Anyway, she still feels disappointed in us, that's obvious"

Emily "You know what?" she tells Caleb. "Start thinking about something else to get Hanna because she won't need a sewing machine. We are going to get her things back from that jerk's apartment"

Caleb chuckles. "Okay, but when her birthday comes, I will not ask for your opinion about my gift or you could steal my idea again" he jokes.

Spencer "What a great idea, Em! That's a very good way to make it up to her for acting like jerks"

Emily "Grab that bottle, Spence" she changes the subject at seeing that Hanna is about to get in the kitchen.

Hanna "Hey… you are taking too long" she goes hug Caleb by his waist.

Emily and Spencer give Caleb knowing smiles. That's clingy Hanna looking for him after only a few minutes of being separated.

Caleb smiles amused too.

Hanna "What's so fun?" she asks at seeing everybody's amused faces.

Caleb looks down at her. "Nothing, I love you"

Hanna stares at him confused. She can't believe what she just heard. Actually, it's not what he said what surprises her, it's the fact that he said it in front of other people.

Caleb grabs her face and starts kissing her. Hanna brings her arms up to her shoulders and wraps them around his neck as she kisses him back.

Spencer and Emily grab the beers and leave the kitchen.

Hanna "I love you" she says when they pull away from the kiss.

Caleb smiles at her and puts his arm over her shoulders. "Let's go back out with the guys" he kisses her temple and leads her to the back door.