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.

13. Chapter 13

Monday.

After having spent the whole weekend with Jordan, now that he's gone, Hanna is meeting up with her friends. They are getting together at Spencer's.

She drives past Caleb's house before she parks in front of Spencer's and she sees a few men working on the outside of the house, but she doesn't get to see Caleb.

Hanna and Caleb haven't heard from each other during all weekend long. Caleb has focused his energy on the house and has been working hard on it, forcing himself not to talk to Hanna or even text her, trying to slow things down just like he told Toby he would. Even if that meant that he wouldn't see Chocolate during the weekend either. Seeing Hanna with Jordan has only made him fall into reality, all those days that they spent together weren't real, it was just a fantasy. She won't stay in Rosewood for much longer, and the only reason why she spent that much of time with him was probably because everyone else was busy with their lives and the only one available twenty-four seven was him, not that they didn't have great times together, that part was real, but Caleb knows it won't be like that forever and he doesn't want to keep fooling himself. If he wants to stay friends with Hanna and keep her in his life, he needs to try having a realistic friendship with her, instead of sticking around her all the time.

All the effort he made during the weekend to cool things off with Hanna goes out the window the second he sees her stepping into his house.

Hanna "Hey" she greets him while taking her sunglasses off. "You didn't show up during all weekend long, how are you doing?"

Caleb can't help smiling. He lays the screwdriver that he is holding in his hand on a ladder and approaches her. "Hey… I'm well, you?"

Hanna "I'm pretty good" she smiles. "I'm getting together with the girls at Spencer's, but I saw the door open and I had to come say hi to you… I've missed you, why didn't you even come pick Chocolate up?"

Caleb "I didn't want to bother you, you were busy" he says and shrugs. He reminds himself to keep his distance, he ignores that I-have-missed-you part and takes it just as a set phrase.

Hanna "Oh, please… you should have texted me"

Caleb "I've been working hard on the house anyway… I didn't have the time" he says and goes take a duct tape from the toolbox on the floor next to him, sticking back to his plan to keep some distance from her. "I'm planning to move back in here tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, the ground floor is almost ready, and I can stay here until I finish the first floor, which will take another week, or two…" he climbs on the ladder and gets back to fixing an electrical connection.

Hanna "Oh… Okay, then…" she says and stands there for a while before she realizes that Caleb is too focused on his duty to pay attention to her. "Well… I'll be here next, at Spencer's… I didn't bring Chocolate with me, but let me know if you want to see him sometime"

Caleb "Yeah, I will… I don't want to bring him here, there's a lot of stuff all over the house, I don't want him to get hurt, but I guess I can take him out for a walk tomorrow" he tells her, still focused on what he's doing.

Hanna "As you like" she just says and leaves.

/

Hanna rings the doorbell at Spencer's and Emily answers the door.

Emily "Guess what?" she says amused.

Hanna "What?"

Emily "You are the last one to arrive again"

Hanna rolls her eyes at her and makes her way to the living room where the rest of her friends are hanging.

Hanna "Hey, guys" she greets them and they greet her back as she goes have seat on the couch. "How are you feeling, Spence?"

Spencer "Like hell… I throw up everything I eat"

Aria "Hey, it will get better"

Hanna "Yeah, you just need to get past the first trimester"

Spencer "I hope so"

Alison comes from the kitchen carrying a tray with coffee and tea. "Babe, can you go get the pie?" she says to Emily and then she looks at Hanna. "Hey, Han!"

Hanna "Hi, Ali" she gives her a smile.

Alison "How was your weekend with Jordan?"

Hanna "It was perfect" she says, but she doesn't sound so excited.

Alison "Tell that to your face, then" she says while sitting next to her.

But Hanna ignores her and turns her gaze to Spencer.

Hanna "Have you seen Caleb today?"

Spencer "Yeah, he came for Toby's drill this morning, why?"

Hanna "I just stopped by at his place to say hi… he seemed weird…"

Spencer "Well, he was alright this morning"

Hanna "Maybe he's mad at me or something, he didn't even see Chocolate during the weekend either"

Alison "Maybe he's not mad, maybe something else is happening to him"

Hanna "You know something?" she asks Alison.

Spencer "I think he likes you, Han… like he's really into you" she just says, casually, but everyone looks at her right away.

Alison "Finally someone else notices it!"

Emily "Hey, I told you the same the other day" she says while getting back with a lemon pie, having overheard the conversation.

Spencer chuckles. "Toby noticed it too… eventually, I kind of had to open his eyes first"

Hanna "What? You all have been talking about this?"

Aria "I didn't" she says and raises her hands.

Hanna "Well, you all are wrong, Caleb doesn't like me that way" she says firmly and crosses her arms over her chest. "And I'm engaged to Jordan. Stop talking bullshit behind my back" she adds annoyed.

Alison "No one talked bullshit behind your back. And yes, you are engaged to Jordan, but you are dating Caleb as well, no kisses, no sex, but you still are dating him, Hanna, just open your eyes already!"

Hanna "I'm not dating, Caleb! We are friends, just like I am friends with Toby and Ezra"

Alison "Well, yes, and you share bed with them too?"

Spencer "You slept with Caleb?" she asks surprised.

Aria "I don't want you to be friends with Ezra that way" she jokes, trying to lighten up the situation, like she always does when her friends' strong temperaments collide. But she fails since Hanna gives Alison a death glare.

Hanna "Thank you Alison" she says, still annoyed.

Spencer "What happened between you and Caleb?"

Hanna sighs. She gives up. "Nothing, I just stayed in his room at the Radley one night, last week… but it's no big deal… and it wasn't the first time I shared a bed with him, he stayed in my house too" she confesses now, since Alison ratted on her to her friends anyway.

Spencer "Han! And you still tell us that nothing is going on with Caleb after that?" she says in a warm voice.

Hanna "Nothing happened… if Caleb liked me that way, he would have made a move on me, or something… but he didn't, he is not into me"

Emily "I think he is, Han…" she says softly.

Alison "Why would we lie to you? We are being honest with you, from our point of view, there's something between you two… I didn't talk to Spencer about this and even so, she came to the same conclusion"

Hanna stands up from her seat and walks toward the door.

Emily "Where are you going?"

Hanna "I'm going to talk to Caleb, I'll ask him myself"

Spencer "Don't!"

Alison "Don't go talk to him"

Hanna "Why?" she asks confused.

Alison "Because you will only hurt him"

Spencer "Yeah, she's right, what are you going to do if he tells you that he does have feelings for you?"

Hanna sighs. She knows that her friends are right, so she goes back to sit next to Alison.

Hanna "You really think he has feelings for me, Spence?"

Spencer only nods.

Hanna "Shit… what am I gonna do?"

Spencer "You like him too, don't you?"

Hanna doesn't answer.

Alison "Yes, you do"

Hanna "No"

Emily "Come on, we are your friends"

Hanna "I don't know… I'm confused"

That is all that she says and falls silent. She didn't even admit it to herself yet and now she's suddenly talking about that with her friends.

Alison "Please, Hanna, just be honest with yourself for once!"

Emily "Hey, slow down" she tells her girlfriend.

Hanna looks at Alison. "I can't be honest with myself because I don't know… I might like Caleb… but I love Jordan" she says, but once again, she doesn't sound convinced at all.

Aria who is the only neutral person about the subject in matter, intervenes now. "Hey, Han… it's okay if you are confused, we aren't sure about everything all the time… but don't keep it all on mute, talk to us, maybe we can help you…"

Hanna "Fine… I kind of feel things… I feel something when Caleb says nice things to me, and the way he hugs me… I like being around him, I like it so much that I kind of missed him this weekend… but that's all… I think I just have a crush on him" when she looks up, all her friends are smiling. "Stop smiling, you all! This is not good, I already have my life planned with Jordan and I'm not blowing that up just for a crush"

Alison "Well, I'm sorry to break it to you, but your life plan isn't going very well so far"

Emily "Alison, please, would you just stop it?"

But Hanna ignores Alison's brutal honesty again and keeps talking. "Jordan and I have had our problems, but this weekend he did everything right, everything I have been waiting for him to do, everything I have been looking forward to… he didn't use his phone as much as always, we went out for breakfast with my mom on Saturday morning, then we went for a drive along the lake, he did his best to get along with Chocolate, he took me out on a date, we had dinner at a very nice restaurant… we also looked for dog-friendly apartments on the internet"

Spencer "Well, so what are you doing about Caleb?"

Hanna sighs. "I don't know… I don't want to hurt him. I guess I'll do nothing, I want things to keep going the same way with him, I don't want to stop seeing him, besides, we are assuming that he has feelings for me, but we don't know it for sure"

Spencer "Believe me, he does"

Hanna becomes silent.

Alison "I'm sorry if I was too hard on you… I just wanted to help"

Hanna gives her a slight smile. "It's okay… let's just talk about something else…"

/

When Hanna leaves Spencer's house later that day, she considers stopping by at Caleb's again, but she decides against it and goes straight to her place.

Next day, she receives a text from Caleb asking her if it would be okay that he went pick Chocolate up, and when he shows up at her house, Hanna is surprised that although he smiles at her and treats her as good as always, he still seems distant and doesn't even invite her to go out with him and the dog as he always does. The same thing happens on Wednesday when he goes for Chocolate as well, and although he doesn't show up on Thursday, on Friday it's the same, and when he comes back to drop Chocolate off after their walk, Hanna decides to confront him.

Hanna opens the door and Chocolate makes his way into the house.

Caleb "Well, see you tomorrow, Han" he gives her a smile and turns around.

Hanna "Wait"

Caleb turns back around and looks at her.

Hanna "Tomorrow is Mona's party… are you still coming with me and the girls?"

Caleb doubts for a moment.

Hanna "Is everything okay between us? You barely talked to me these last days"

Caleb "Yeah, of course everything's all right… I just have been pretty busy with the house, that's all. But I'm coming with you tomorrow"

Hanna smiles. "Good. I miss you"

Caleb smiles back. "See you tomorrow, Han" he presses a kiss against her cheek and walks away, mentally cursing himself for kissing her cheek after having spent all the week trying not to do that kind of things anymore and keep a distance.

Hanna feels her cheek burn because of that simple brief kiss.

/

It's Saturday and Hanna is doing her make up in the bathroom. She's at Alison's since she had dinner there with her and Emily, and now they are getting ready for the party. She's feeling nervous about hanging out with Caleb again, she doesn't know what to expect, but she truly misses him and wants them to go back to normal and be comfortable around each other just like they were a week ago. She can't believe that just a little more than a week ago, they were at that same house, in the kitchen, so close to each other and so good. And the hug that they shared that night now means a lot more. Now that her friends made her aware of Caleb's possible feelings for her, she can't stop thinking what could have happened if Emily hadn't interrupted them that day, would he have kissed her? But there is another part of her that isn't so sure about it all, a part of her that keeps telling her that Caleb was just being friendly and that she may be reading it wrong, and that his hugs weren't more than just hugs.

Alison gets into the bathroom, interrupting her thoughts. "Caleb's here… hurry up!"

Hanna "I'm almost done"

Alison "Okay… I'll go put my shoes on"

Hanna comes out from the bathroom and finds Alison sitting on the edge of her bed. "Do I look okay?" she asks, a little unsure.

Alison chuckles. "You are flawless, Han… as always"

Hanna gives her a smile.

Hanna is wearing a very short tube skirt and a short leather top that leaves a few inches of bare skin between its edge and the skirt. She's all in black except for her lips that are covered with a burgundy matte lipstick.

They go to the living room where Emily and Caleb are waiting for them.

As soon as Caleb catches sight of Hanna, he becomes breathless. She looks so damn good, like a top model out of a fashion magazine.

Hanna "Hey, Caleb" she greets him, a little shyly.

Caleb "Hi" he only says and places a quick kiss on her cheek.

Emily "Okay, let's get going already"

They get out of the house.

Alison "I'll go in my car" she says as she closes the door of her house.

Caleb "You sure? We all can go in mine, I don't mind taking you home after the party"

Alison "No, it's okay… I'm sure Emily will want to leave early anyway"

Emily smiles.

Caleb chuckles. "Okay"

Hanna "I'll go with you" she tells Caleb. If she wants them to go back to normal, she needs to cut the awkwardness.

Caleb "Good" he gives her a smile that makes her feel more sure. "Let's go, then"

/

Hanna and Caleb are already in his car.

Hanna "My mom told me that you left the Radley" she tries to make some conversation as he starts the car.

Caleb "Yeah, I moved back to my house on Thursday, that's why I didn't go see Chocolate that day"

Hanna "Oh" she only says.

Caleb "Want to put some music?"

Hanna "Sure" she says and reaches out to turn on the stereo.

Caleb "Take my phone, it's already connected"

Hanna "Okay"

They are quiet for the rest of the drive, only the music sounds in the car, except for when Hanna gives Caleb some directions to get to the place of the party.

After he parks the car at the parking lot, they walk toward where the loud music comes from. There's a lot of people dancing and having drinks in the party area surrounded by the woods. There are several tables placed around with different types of drinks and snacks for the guests to help themselves but there's also a large bar placed there on the side where three bartenders are serving drinks as well. Hanna spots another table full of presents.

Hanna "Let's go take this there" she says to Caleb and they approach the table where Hanna places her present for Mona.

Caleb "This is such a big party"

Hanna "Yeah, I'm pretty sure Mona doesn't even know half the people here… I should go look for her and say hi"

Caleb nods.

Hanna "Let's go"

Caleb "I'm actually going for a drink and see if I can find Alison and Emily when they arrive as well"

Hanna "Okay, then…"

Caleb "Want me to get you a drink as well?"

Hanna "No, thanks, I'm good" she says and Caleb walks away. She feels like he just got rid of her but tries not to overthink it and pushes the thought to the back of her mind.

But Caleb doesn't get so far before he sees a guy walk past him toward where Hanna is. He recognizes this guy, it's Sean.

Sean "Hanna! I wasn't expecting to see you here"

Caleb overhears him and decides to stay close, just in case.

Hanna "Hey, Sean"

Sean "You look amazing"

Hanna "Thanks… have you seen Mona?" she changes the subject.

Sean "No, but I can help you find her"

Hanna "No, it's fine, I'll just-"

Sean cuts her off. "Let's go for a drink then"

Hanna "I'm good, thanks"

Sean "Oh, come on, we are at a party"

Hanna "I just want to go say hi to Mona"

Sean "Okay, I'm coming with you"

Caleb approaches them and stands by Hanna's side. "Hey… Sean, right?" he asks as he takes Hanna's hand and intertwines their fingers.

Sean "Hey… yeah, that's me, and you are…?"

Hanna "Caleb" she answers for him.

Caleb "I'm her date" he adds and smiles. "And this is the second time you are interrupting one of our dates"

Sean "Well, sorry, but this is a party, just in case you didn't notice… go date somewhere else if you don't want to be disturbed" he says and raises his eyebrows.

Caleb "Yeah, and you go find some other girl to take to that 505 room at the Radley" he says amused, letting him know that he knows about the texts that he has been sending to Hanna.

Sean shrugs and walks away.

Hanna laughs and looks at Caleb. "Thanks for that"

Caleb smiles amused. "You are welcome… it was fun"

Hanna smiles again. "Yeah, it definitely was" she says and squeezes their still joined hands.

Caleb lets go of her hand as soon as he becomes aware of that he's still holding it. "Well, I'll go for my drink now" he says and walks away just like that, leaving Hanna alone again and confused by his odd behavior. Just when she thought they were getting back to normal, he walks away from her again.

/

Only a few minutes later, Hanna finds Mona chatting with a couple of girls. Mona leaves them behind as soon as she spots Hanna approaching.

Mona "Han! Long time no see!" she goes hug her friend. "How have you been? You look so good" she says excited.

Hanna "Hey! Happy birthday, Mona! Thanks, you look beautiful too" she says kindly as they pull away from the hug.

Mona "Did you come alone?"

Hanna "Oh, no… I came with Caleb, he's over there, you already met him the other day" she says and looks past Mona where Caleb is standing next to the bar. He is using his phone and he has a drink in his other hand. "And Alison and Emily came to the party as well"

Mona "What a hottie you brought to my party!" she says while checking Caleb out. "What about Jordan? You dumped him already?"

Hanna "Of course not" she raises her hand and shows her ring to her. "Caleb's my friend"

Mona "So… he's single?" she grins while staring at him.

Hanna "No" the word drops from her mouth before she can even process it.

Mona "Oh, that's a pity" she says and looks back at Hanna. "Let's go get you a drink"

/

Hanna has been chatting with Mona for more than half an hour now. They are standing aside while having drinks. But Hanna has been pretending to listen to Mona when in fact what she is doing is scanning the place with her eyes, looking for Caleb as she nods and gives Mona short answers every so often.

Hanna "Do you mind if I go look for Caleb? He knows no one at the party and I left him alone" she tells her at some point.

Mona "Sure, no problem… I'll just go look for Noel"

Hanna "Are you hooking up with Noel Kahn?" she asks amused.

Mona smiles proudly. "Maybe"

/

Hanna is relieved to find Caleb hanging with Alison and Emily. But before she can make it to where they are, someone approaches Caleb and hands him a drink. It's a blonde girl with a familiar face, but she can't remember her name or even where she knows her from. Hanna approaches them anyway.

Alison "Hey, there you are" she tells Hanna.

Hanna "Yeah, I was with Mona"

Alison "This is Sabrina, Han… do you remember her? She's a friend of Emily's"

Hanna "Oh, yeah… hi" she greets her although she really doesn't remember her.

Sabrina "Hi, Hanna" she greets her back, smiling, and then she turns back to Caleb. "So, where did you say you were from?" she smiles at Caleb now.

Caleb "Many places" he just says, as always, and smiles back. "But I've been living in Allentown during the last year before I moved here"

Sabrina "And why did you move to Rosewood?" she asks, going on with their conversation.

Hanna realizes that she's staring at them and listening to their conversation so she turns her gaze to Alison and although she wants to say something, anything, to pretend that she doesn't feel the knot in the throat that she is feeling, no words come out from her mouth.

Alison "Let's go dance" she takes Hanna's and Emily's hands and drags them to the center where some other people are dancing.

Hanna does her best to force herself to dance with her friends… but she also takes a look toward Caleb every so often, she can't help it. She manages to hold herself together for half an hour but when she takes another look toward Caleb and finds him laughing out loud along with Sabrina, her jealousy gets the best of her and she stops dancing.

Hanna "I'll go for another drink" she suddenly says and walks away from her friends.

Emily looks at Alison. "We should go stop that now, Hanna has had enough already" she says while staring at Caleb who is still chatting with Sabrina.

Alison "What? No, my plan is going perfectly well"

Emily "Your plan? Ali, please! You introduced them just to make Hanna jealous and you already got that, so now go and stop it"

Alison "Just chill, babe" she says and wraps her arms around Emily "it's fine" she shushes Emily with a kiss.

/

One hour later.

Hanna is sitting on a couch at the sitting area. She has been there for the last hour because she can't see Caleb and Sabrina from there and she just wants to get distracted and forget about that. She keeps repeating to herself that Caleb can do whatever he wants. She also considered getting drunk in order to make it easier for her to handle whatever she is feeling, whatever is making her upset, and go back to party, but she only managed to drink half of her glass. She's about to stand up and go look for Alison and Emily and ask them to take her home when someone shows up and sits next to her on the couch.

Sean "Hey, babe"

Hanna sighs. "You again? Don't call me babe"

Sean "Okay, beautiful" he says and laughs.

Hanna rolls her eyes at him.

Sean "Are you having a bad night?"

Hanna "No"

Sean "Doesn't seem so… anyway, I can make it better" he says and places his palm on her bare thigh. He's already drunk, and Hanna knows it.

Hanna "How many times do I need to reject you before you get that I don't want anything with you again?" she says but he doesn't move his hand away.

Sean "We both know that's not true" he starts to rub his thumb on her skin as he gets closer to her. "Come on, we had great times together… you know you want me"

Hanna "Shit, Sean, don't you get that I am with someone else?" she says and finally stands up from the couch.

Sean "You mean Caleb?" he asks and bursts out of laughter. "Sorry to break it to you, but he went into the woods with some other blonde girl a while ago… and we know what happens in the woods… she must be giving him head right now"

Hanna "He what?" she asks as her eyes get filled by tears.

Sean "Just what you heard, babe" he tells her and stands up from the couch as well. "I'll be over here if you change your mind" he winks at her.

Hanna's tears start to roll down her cheeks and she just wants to disappear from there, but the place is full of people, so she just turns around and walks into the woods, looking for a quiet place to be alone. Sean watches her walk away, but he's too drunk to follow her and he doesn't care that much either.

/

An hour later.

Alison and Emily are making out against a tree, but at some point, Emily pulls away from her.

Alison "What happens? Wanna go home already?" she asks her and starts to kiss her neck.

Emily "Yeah…" she says, completely turned on, but she pulls away from Alison. "But we should go look for Hanna first"

Alison "Okay, let's go… she must be with Mona" she says as they walk back to the crowded area of the party.

Caleb approaches them. "Hey, have you seen Hanna? It's been a while since last time I saw her around"

Alison "No, but we think she's with Mona"

Caleb "She's not with Mona… I've been looking for her, I thought she was with you, guys"

Emily "Did you call her on her phone?"

Caleb "Yeah, but she's not answering"

Alison "Okay, let's split up… she has to be around here"

Caleb "Okay, I'll keep looking for her, just give me a call if you find her first"

Alison nods and Caleb walks away.

Emily "If something happens to her, it's your fault"

Alison "My fault? I did nothing"

Emily "Yes, you did. I'm sure she left, she was jealous as fuck, you went too far with your stupid plan, I told you not to meddle"

Alison "Too far? I just introduced Caleb a gay girl!"

Emily "Hanna doesn't know she's gay, Ali!"

/

Some minutes later, Caleb is still looking for Hanna when he spots Sean chatting with a girl by the bar and he doesn't hesitate to go and confront him.

Caleb "Have you seen Hanna?" he goes straight to the point, no wasting time in bullshit.

Sean smiles amused. "Maybe" he shrugs and lets out a drunken laughter.

Caleb "Just tell me where she is, I have no time for your shit"

Sean "Hey, slow down, dude… chill, have a drink"

Caleb's patience runs out and before he realizes it, he's grabbing Sean by the collar of his shirt. "Where the fuck is Hanna?"

Sean "I don't know, man… I don't know where she is, she just went into the woods"

Caleb releases him. "With who?"

Sean "Alone… she went in that direction" he points with his finger.

Caleb starts walking in the direction that Sean just told him, he goes into the woods and doesn't walk too much before he spots Hanna sitting on the trunk of a fallen tree, her back to him.

Caleb "Han, what are you doing here alone?" he asks and sits down next to her on the trunk, that's when he hears her very soft sobs.

Hanna looks up at him, her face full of tears, and Caleb wraps his arms around her right away. He pulls her close to him.

Caleb "What happened, Han? What's wrong?"

She doesn't answer. She doesn't know what to tell him.

Caleb "Did Sean say or do something to you?"

Hanna "No"

Caleb "Did you have a fight with Jordan?"

Hanna "No"

Caleb "Okay, what is it, then? Why are you crying?"

Hanna looks away. "I'm crying for you" she finally says.

Caleb takes one of his hands to her cheek and makes her look at him. "For me? Did I do something wrong? Did I hurt you somehow?" he asks really concerned, confused, and very surprised too.

Hanna shakes her head. "You did nothing wrong. It's me" she rests her cheek on his shoulder, avoiding his look again, she can't look at him.

Caleb "I don't get it"

Hanna "I'm confused"

Caleb "About?"

Hanna "You"

Caleb feels all his inside burn at her answer. "About me?"

Hanna "Uh huh" she says and finally makes eye contact with him when she pulls away from his embrace and sits up straight. She wipes her tears off her face. "But don't worry, I'm okay… I just needed a time alone, that's why I came here… go back to the party, I'm sure Sabrina is waiting for you"

Caleb "What do you mean by confused?"

Hanna "Nothing, just go, please"

Caleb "I'm not going anywhere"

Hanna "Come on, we both know there's somewhere else where you want to be right now, it's okay, go have fun" she says and looks away again.

Caleb remains silent while trying to understand what's going on. "Are you jealous?" he asks with an amused smile on his face some seconds later.

Hanna looks back at him. "I'm not. Stop smiling like that, it's not fun"

Caleb gets it now. He understands now what she meant by being 'confused' before. "Sabrina is gay, Han… we were just talking and then I walked her to her car, she left a while ago"

Hanna "She's gay?" she asks surprised.

Caleb nods and gives her a smile. "Now can we go back to the part where you are confused?" he asks and takes her hand.

Hanna looks down to the ground in front of her. "It's just that… I'm confused"

Caleb "You have feelings for me?" he asks, trying to get a more specific answer from her.

Hanna "I'm confused" she says again.

There's a silence after that. And Hanna is the one who breaks it some seconds later.

Hanna "Do you have feelings for me?"

Caleb "Yeah, I do" he says, sounding very sure, and squeezes their joined hands. And his simple answer makes Hanna's heart skip a beat.

Hanna "And how do you know that you do?" she asks, very curious.

Caleb "I was confused at first too… but now I know… I love spending time with you, time flies when we are together, we laugh most of the time, it's just so natural… and even when we are not laughing, it's great too, I really like talking to you, we have spent hours just talking… I really care about you Han, it seems like I can't stand seeing you cry, I just can't bear it, I feel the need to make you feel better. I never cared for anyone as I do for you… and It also seems like I can't be away from you… that's how I know that I have feelings for you, what else could it all be about?"

Hanna "Then why did you push me away all the week? You should have told me all this"

Caleb "For what? I have nothing to give you, Han. And you already have a life planned with Jordan"

Hanna "Please, let's not talk about Jordan right now"

Caleb "Still… It didn't feel right… telling you all this knowing that you were in a relationship"

Hanna "What changed then? Why are you telling me this now?"

Caleb "You just told me that you are confused… I thought it was just me, I didn't want to ruin our friendship, that's why I took a distance from you… I needed to stop all those feelings somehow… but I guess it didn't work… every attempt crumbles as soon as I see you and you shoot me one of those smiles of yours" he takes his free hand to her face, he cups one of her cheeks and caresses her softly with his thumb.

Hanna "I don't have anything to give you either" she says while looking into his eyes, but his eyes are focused on her lips and she notices it. "I can't even give you a clear answer about my feelings right now"

Caleb "I don't care" he looks into her eyes now.

Hanna "I don't want to hurt you"

Caleb "I want to take the risk"

Hanna takes the initiative, she wraps her arms around his neck and moves closer to him, sitting so close to him that their thighs are pressed against each other's. Their faces are closer too now.

Caleb smiles. "You are playing with fire" he says amused, and so close to her mouth that she feels his warm breath.

Hanna smiles back. "Let's burn, then" she jokes back.

With that answer from her, Caleb finally opens his mouth slightly and presses his lips against hers, capturing her lips in between his. They were right, the moment their lips meet, they feel a wave of warm through their bodies, it feels like burning. The kiss starts softly but it grows when Hanna unwraps one of her arms from his neck and moves that hand to his face, she tilts his head to the side and opens her mouth, but before she can push her tongue into his mouth, he pushes his into hers, he's definitely such a great kisser, she thinks right away, as their tongues meet for the first time. Since Hanna's hand remains on his face as she leads the kiss, Caleb moves both his hands to her waist, he rubs his thumbs against her bare skin between her skirt and her top, caressing her softly, and he gets a soft bite on his bottom lip as response. He feels like he can't get enough of her, he needs her closer, on top of that, his neck is starting to hurt and he needs to change position, so he wraps his arms around her and pulls her onto his lap. Now that Hanna is sitting on his lap, her legs are extended to the side, so Caleb keeps one of his arms wrapped around her waist and he places his other hand on her thigh, he starts to run it up and down on her skin, caressing her, without going too up, of course.

At some point, Caleb's phone starts to buzz in his pocket and although Hanna ignores it and keeps kissing him, he pulls away from her after a few seconds.

Caleb "Just a second, Han… I forgot to tell your friends that I had found you… we were looking for you" he explains while trying to get his phone out of his pocket.

Hanna nods and moves a little away so he can reach his phone, and as soon as he gets it, he pulls her back against him and places a kiss on her temple.

Caleb "Hey, Em" he says on the phone while Hanna takes the opportunity to take her mouth to his neck. He bites his bottom lip not to make any noise as he shuts his eyes. "Yeah, I found her, she's with me… I'm sorry, Em, I forgot to call you… yes, I'm taking her home… see you, bye" he ends the call but stays still while enjoying Hanna's open-mouthed kisses all over his neck. She's fucking amazing, he thinks, but he has to make a huge effort and stop her. He takes his hands to each side of her face and gently moves her away from his neck.

Hanna gives him a smile. "So, you are really taking me home?" she narrows her eyes.

Caleb "I didn't say I was taking you to your place… I'm taking you home with me" he says amused while smiling back.

Hanna chuckles and presses a peck on his lips.

Caleb "Only if you want"

Hanna nods and starts another kiss. It's seems like she can't stop kissing him, and Caleb loves it.