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.

31. Chapter 31

Evening. Hanna gets back home with Mona after spending the day at the mall.

As soon as they get into the house, Hanna hears the home phone ringing.

Hanna "Make yourself at home" she tells Mona and rushes toward the phone as her friend goes upstairs carrying a bag.

Hanna "Hi?"

Caleb "Han, it's me"

Hanna "Oh! Hi, babe!"

Caleb "You didn't text me"

Hanna "Yeah, it's just that they ran out of the phone color that I wanted at the store in the mall and I wasn't just going to pick a different color. I have to go back tomorrow, they were going to get me one"

Caleb "I was worried, you could have just called or texted me from another phone. I was about to go straight to your place to check on you"

Hanna sighs. "Stop worrying so much about me. I'm okay"

She can't believe that she gave Caleb a day off of her, for him to care for himself, and he is still so attentive to her.

Caleb "Of course I worry about you. I haven't heard from you since this morning, and after all that happened-"

Hanna "Caleb, please. I'm all right"

Caleb "Okay… So… Are you coming over? We can get together with the guys and order some pizza"

Hanna "I already have plans with Mona, babe"

Caleb "Oh, okay… and later? What are you doing? Do you want me to come over for the night? Or do you want to come here?"

Hanna "Actually, Mona is staying the night, so… I guess I'll see you tomorrow"

Hanna's day with Mona was okay, and so she invited her to stay for dinner and then also convinced her to spend the night at her place too. And to her surprise, Mona agreed immediately although she has to go to work the following day. She just got excited about sleeping over because it reminded her of the "old times" when they were in high school. Hanna is just thankful because she didn't even have to insist Mona to stay or give her any explanation. Of course it's not the same. She doesn't feel as safe with Mona as she feels with Caleb. Indeed, she found herself looking over her shoulder several times during the day while feeling a little paranoid at the mall, and she even kept an eye on some strangers who seemed a bit suspicious to her… but despite everything, she made it through the day without major inconveniences and she is happy for that.

Caleb "And Chocolate?"

Hanna "Keep him"

Caleb "You sure? I can drop him off at your place if you want"

Hanna "No, it's okay. Don't bother yourself. I'll be fine"

Caleb "Okay, let me know if you change your mind"

Hanna "Uh huh"

Caleb "How was your day? Did you have fun shopping?"

Hanna "Yeah, it was okay… Mona almost bought half of the mall" she chuckles.

Caleb "And you the other half"

Hanna laughs. "No… I only bought a really nice top and a lipstick… It took me a lot of self-control, but I only bought that… I need to start saving my money"

The doorbell rings at Caleb's.

Caleb "Give me a sec, babe… there's someone at the door"

Hanna "Okay"

Caleb opens the door and finds Toby standing there. "Hey! Come in… I'm on the phone with Hanna" he tells him and takes the phone back to his ear while walking back to the living room of his house. "It's Toby"

Toby gets inside, closes the door and follows Caleb.

Hanna "Oh, say hi to him"

Caleb "Hanna says hi"

Toby "Spencer wants to see her, why don't you two come over and we get together for dinner with the guys?"

Caleb "Yeah, that's what I told her before, but she has plans with Mona"

Toby "Tell her to bring Mona. I don't care. We want to hear from her. Spencer has been driving me crazy since Emily told her that Chocolate was in DC, at Jordan's"

Caleb "Han, Toby wants us to get together at his place, he says that you can bring Mona. The guys want to see you, they want to know what happened…"

Hanna "Caleb, I'm trying to move on. I don't feel like talking about it all again, I'm kind of done. And I won't take Mona there, the girls don't like her that much and she knows nothing about what happened to me and I would rather she didn't learn about it"

Caleb "Babe, I think the guys deserve to know what happened, they were looking for you all night long the other day, and they were pretty worried… they are still worried about you"

Hanna "Get together without me. You can tell them everything, I don't care. In fact, you would do me a favor if you did it for me"

Caleb "Okay, but they want to see you, not me… we can get together another day"

Hanna "Yeah" she says, not so convinced. "I have to go now" she adds at seeing that Mona is coming back.

Caleb "Give me a call tomorrow, okay? I don't want to be annoying, but please, stay in touch. Let me know when you get your new phone"

Hanna "I will" she smiles slightly. "Good night, baby"

Caleb "Night, babe" he ends the call. "Want a beer?" he asks Toby while heading for the kitchen.

Toby "Sure" he says from the couch where he is sitting.

A minute later, Caleb gets back in the living room with two beers. He hands one of them to Toby and takes seat next to him.

Toby "So… Hanna and you finally happened… are you guys dating already?" he asks even though it's pretty obvious that they are dating. But with everything that happened after Hanna showed up at his place when she came back from DC a few nights ago, and smooched Caleb right in front of everyone, he didn't have the chance to talk about it with him.

Caleb "Yeah, we are together. I know it may seem too soon, Hanna just broke up with Jordan. But we feel good together, so why not?" he shrugs and takes a sip of beer.

Toby "It's not too soon… you two have been practically dating since you met… I think Chocolate was just an excuse" he jokes.

Caleb chuckles. "Yeah, I wouldn't say the same… Hanna cussed me out every chance she got when we first met"

Toby laughs. "Anyway, I'm happy for you two" he only says and drinks some beer.

Chocolate starts scratching the back door, so Caleb gets up and goes let him inside.

Toby "Hi, Chocolate" he greets the overexcited dog who has approached him and starts to pet him on the back. "So, how did this guy end up in DC?" He asks Caleb. "What did Jordan do?" he adds, being a hundred percent sure that he had something to do with what happened to Hanna.

And Caleb, having Hanna's permission to talk to the guys about what happened, starts to tell Toby the whole story.

/

Later that night.

Hanna gets in her bedroom and finds Mona sitting on her bed. She has her sketchbook in her hands and she is taking a look at it.

Mona "Han, this is awesome" she looks up at her. "I love this dress" she says while showing Hanna the page that she is looking at.

It's one of the designs that Hanna made that day at Caleb's when he was painting the living room walls. She felt so inspired that day. She was happy, in a very good mood, and Caleb's place was quiet and it had plenty of sun light. It was the first time she got to make a good design in a long while.

Hanna "Thanks" she gives Mona a smile.

Mona "Where's the actual dress? Is it back in New York?"

Hanna "No… I haven't brought it to life yet… it's just a design"

Mona "Why not?"

Hanna "I haven't made a dress in a long while… and I have no materials, I no longer have a sewing machine and I'm running out of money. I want to go back at making dresses again, but I need to get a job first… I'll look for a job in fashion, or anything related to it…"

Mona "You won't get a job in fashion here in Rosewood, you know that, right?"

Hanna "Yeah… I know it's complicated, but-"

Mona "Han, this is not New York. There are no big companies here, no famous designers… people in this town just buy their clothes at the mall or at clothing stores that bring things from other cities, and if they want something fancier or more exclusive, for a special occasion like a wedding or graduation, they just drive to Philly or New York themselves. I'm happy that you are staying in Rosewood, I missed you… but that is not the best for your career… You should maybe reconsider going back to New York. You never liked Rosewood that much anyway"

Hanna "Yeah, I know that… but…"

Mona "It's Caleb, isn't it?"

Hanna nods right away. She hadn't thought of it before, but if it weren't for Caleb, she might take Chocolate and go back to New York, she would probably look for a small apartment that she could afford on her own, where they could move in, and she would focus back on her career.

Mona "Come on, Han… you can't choose a guy you just started dating over your career"

Hanna "It's not like that… he is my boyfriend and I love him"

Mona "Hanna, you just met him, you don't even know him that much. I can understand that you really like him and that you have feelings for him, but still… and I'm not telling you to break up with him, you could find a way to make it work… New York is just a couple of hours away from here, you could find a way"

Hanna "No, I want to stay here in Rosewood" she doesn't even try to explain Mona how much Caleb means to her. She wouldn't get it. Instead of that, she just takes her sketchbook from Mona's hands and puts it inside a drawer of her dresser. "I'll find a way to make my career fit in this freaking town. And I don't care if I have to fry burgers until I save enough money to start making my dresses"

Mona bursts out of laughter and Hanna raises her eyebrows at her.

Hanna "What is so funny?"

Mona "You frying burgers" she keeps laughing. "I can't picture you doing that. You wouldn't make it through a day and we both know that"

Hanna "I won't fry burgers" she rolls her eyes. "It was just a way of putting it. You got my point"

Mona "Yeah… I got it" she says, still amused. "Anyway, I know some people in Philly. Let me talk to them… maybe I can help you get a job there. You wouldn't mind having to drive there every day for work, would you? I mean, it's just an hour…"

Hanna smiles. "No, indeed, it would be awesome if you could help me get a job there…"

Mona nods. "Okay… just let me pull some strings and I'll let you know"

Hanna smiles again. "Thank you, Mona. You have no idea how much it means to me"

Mona "Believe me, I do know… wanna watch a movie or something?" she suggests.

/

Next day.

Hanna is at the cell phone store. She went there alone since Mona left for work early that morning.

The shop assistant that is helping her comes back. "Here" he says while opening the little box to show her the phone.

Hanna "Great" she says while smiling at seeing that the device is the right color. "I'll take it"

The shop assistant nods and puts it back in the package.

Hanna "May I ask you a question?"

The guy looks up at her. "Sure"

Hanna "My IPhone is broken, is it possible to get my contacts back?"

Shop assistant "Do you have a backup in ICloud?"

Hanna "I don't think so… is there another way?"

Shop assistant "It depends on how broken your old phone is… does it even turn on?"

Hanna "I'm not sure… the screen doesn't work, but it kept buzzing for a while after it broke, so I think it also ran out of battery… I have it right here" she says and starts looking for the phone in her purse. Then, she hands it to the guy.

Shop assistant "We could check it out if you want, but I'll need you to leave us both phones so we can try to transfer the contacts"

Hanna "Sure… how long would it take?"

Shop assistant "Mmm… I'm not sure… want to come back in a couple of hours? We don't usually do these things, but I'll ask one of the technicians to take a look at the broken phone as soon as possible"

Hanna "That would be great. Thanks"

Shop assistant "Only the contacts? If we get to transfer your contacts, we could also do the same with your pics, videos, and stuff"

Hanna "No, it's okay. I have those things in ICloud. Only the contacts would be fine"

Shop assistant "Okay, perfect"

After Hanna pays for her new phone, she leaves the shop and decides to take a stroll through the mall. It's the first time that she goes out alone after the incident for which she ended up in the hospital, and although she doesn't feel that safe yet, she forces herself not to think about it.

Her night with Mona wasn't so good. She only got to sleep a little since she spent most of the night on alert, attentive to every sound that came from outside, from the street, and at some point, she even had to get up from the bed to go turn the hallway lights on because the darkness was not doing her anxiety any favors. Anyway, she felt better with the morning light and even though Mona left her place early to go to work and left her alone, she managed to get some more sleep and so she came to a conclusion: it doesn't matter how much better she feels during the day or how much she progresses, when the sun sets she gets back at feeling unsafe, anxious and vulnerable, and there's nothing she can do about it, she just can't help it. So, the only thing she can do is make the most of her time during the day and hope that at some point, her nights will go back to normal too. Or well, as normal as possible, considering that her life is a mess at the moment. One day, she was breaking up with Jordan in DC, that same night, back in Rosewood, she had sex with Caleb for the first time and it was great. But her happiness didn't last much because the following day she got kidnapped, the next one, she was at the hospital, and the day after that, she was back in DC to get her dog back and ended up meeting with Jordan again and arguing with Caleb. Craziness seems a more accurate word to define her life. And there she is, "surfing" that craziness while trying not to fall into a black hole, that's how she feels.

/

Around an hour later, Hanna is staring at a pair of shoes that caught her attention when she hears a familiar voice calling her name, so she turns around and smiles at seeing the person standing before her.

Hanna "Lucas!" she smiles widely. "Oh my god! What are you doing here?"

Lucas "I would ask you the same, but it's not a surprise to find you here at the mall…" He laughs. "How are you? It's been so long"

Hanna "I'm pretty good" she says, still smiling. "What about you?"

Lucas "I'm very well too… and answering to your question, I'm back in Rosewood for business… just a few days"

Hanna "Oh, let's get coffee any of these days before you leave then"

Lucas "How about now? I have some time before my next meeting, are you free?"

Hanna "Yeah! Sure, let's go" she gives him another smile.

/

Having a coffee with Lucas kept Hanna busier than she thought. She didn't realize how quickly time flied and now she is in a rush to get back to the cell phone store before it closes. But as much as she tries to get there in time, she isn't lucky enough.

Hanna "Fuck!" she says frustrated and bites her bottom lip.

Great. Another day with no phone, she thinks right away. And the next that comes to her mind is Caleb. She hasn't communicated with him since earlier in the morning when she gave him a quick call to let him know that she would go get her new phone in the afternoon. He told her that he had people already working on his backyard but still offered her to come with her to the mall. And of course, she rejected his offer, and once again, told him not to worry about her.

While walking back to her car in the parking lot, Hanna decides to stop by at Caleb's place. She hasn't seen him or Chocolate since the morning of the previous day and although she doesn't want to end up being too clingy again, seeing him at least for a little while would be great.

Right when she gets to her car, Hanna hears someone calling her name again, but this time, she recognizes the voice immediately.

Hanna "Em!" she greets her friend while turning around to look at her. "Hey, Ali!" she adds when she sees that Emily is not alone.

Emily "God, Han!" she gets closer and hugs her. "I'm so glad you are fine! We were so worried about you. I got so scared when we found out that you were missing!"

When Emily pulls away from her, Alison embraces her as well.

Alison "Han! I'm sorry we didn't go see you at the hospital… we didn't want you to get worried about Chocolate and we couldn't just tell you that-"

Hanna "I know, I know" she cuts Alison off while pulling away from her. "It's okay. I totally understand you… thanks for everything you did guys. Caleb told me everything"

Emily "So, how are you doing?"

Hanna "I'm very good" she says and shoots Emily a smile.

But Emily remains serious. "Spencer told us what Caleb told Toby yesterday. I still can't believe what happened. Jordan sounded so concerned about you when he talked to me on the phone. What a son of a bitch! He knew what his friend had done to you… he only wanted to convince you not to go to the police, that's why he didn't let me go for Chocolate myself"

Hanna "It's okay, Em. It doesn't-"

Alison "No, it's not okay" she interrupts Hanna. "None of this is okay, Hanna. You need to do something about what Jordan and his friend did to you. You still can go to the police. Toby says that you still can report what happened. You have witnesses. The doctors at the hospital can back up you on your story and Emily has texts from Jordan on her phone"

Hanna "No. I won't do anything. I just wanna go on with my life, that's all"

Emily "Han, please. Don't be so hardheaded, you need to do something about it"

Hanna "I made my decision. You should support me in this, guys. I'm trying to move on. I need to forget about what happened" she says firmly, since the conversation is already irritating her.

Alison "No, Hanna. You are wrong. I can't support you in that, I won't. you are letting Jordan and his friend get away with it"

Hanna "Fine, I don't need your support anyway. Just leave me alone, that's all I need" she is pissed off and so she opens the door of her car to leave already.

Emily "Don't get mad. We are just worried about you and we don't want Jordan to hurt you again"

Hanna "Jordan didn't hurt me. His friend did. But he is not messing with me anymore. I made sure of it" she says while getting in the driver seat.

Alison "By sending that stupid voice message? Spencer told us about it too. That won't keep that psycho away from you"

Alison's words hit Hanna hard and make her feel vulnerable, so, unable to keep arguing with her friends, she slams the car door shut and drives away without saying anything else. She doesn't have the energy to do any more explanations. She doesn't have the energy to have with her friends the same argument that she had with Caleb a couple of days ago. That's not part of her plan to move on.

Instead of going to Caleb's place as she had decided before, she drives straight to her house. She just got in a bad mood and doesn't want to go with Caleb while feeling like that. She doesn't want him to end up comforting her or dealing with her problems again. She only wants to have good moments with him from now on because their first days of dating were already tainted by the shit going on in her life. They still didn't even have the proper first date that they wanted.

/

When Hanna pulls into the driveway, she gets to see Aria sitting on a step at the entrance of her house. It seems that she has been there waiting on her for a while because she stands up as soon as she parks. Hanna takes a deep breath and gets out of the car hoping that Aria didn't come over to try to make her change her mind too.

Aria "Han!" she gives Hanna a warm smile. "I was waiting for you. You really need to get a phone…" she chuckles. "How are you today?" she asks, still smiling.

Aria is so kind that despite her crappy mood, Hanna does her best and tries to smile her back the same way.

Hanna "I'm good… just back from the mall, I went there to get a phone but got distracted and the store closed… what about you? How are you doing?" she asks as she starts to walk toward the front door of her house.

Aria "I'm good too, I've just left work and I thought I would come over to see you" she responds as she follows Hanna into the house.

Hanna only nods and they head toward the kitchen where she throws her purse on the table.

Aria "Spencer told me everything"

Hanna looks at her.

Aria "Ezra and I were talking this morning and we want you to know that you have our support"

Hanna only stares at her with a frown on her face. But Aria goes on, unaware of Hanna's annoyance.

Aria "I mean when you go to the police. Spencer also told me that she is trying to get you a good attorney to help you gather evidence against Jordan and George and that you might need witnesses as well. She said that Toby is going to-"

Hanna "I can't believe you all have been talking about all that behind my back… making plans for me, making decisions for me. Didn't Spencer tell you that I already talked to the police? That I lied to them?"

Aria "Yes, but-"

Hanna "Well, I did it for a reason. I made a decision and you guys should respect that"

Aria "I know, Han… but everything happened so fast, I think you should really think this through…" she says softly, but it only irritates Hanna even more.

Hanna "I've already thought too much. I just told you that I did what I did for a reason"

Aria "You just went through a lot, you need to calm down and think clearly. We all agree that you should go to the police and report what really happened"

By the time Aria finishes that phrase, Hanna has gone from feeling a bit annoyed to being really pissed off and she can no longer hold herself back.

Hanna "No, you need to calm the fuck down and think clearly because you are not getting what I'm telling you… actually, you all need to mind your own business and stop judging my decisions. Especially Spencer, she didn't even talk to me but she is already deciding what I should do next"

Aria "Okay, just don't get angry. I'm trying to talk to you now… and Spencer hasn't talked to you because you don't even have a phone and the only way to reach you is through Caleb or that home phone that you barely pick up. And we wanted to see you last night, but you had plans with Mona"

Hanna stays silent this time. They both are standing in the middle of the kitchen. Aria doesn't know what to say, she doesn't want to make Hanna any more upset… but after a few seconds, she speaks again.

Aria "We are worried about you… talk to the attorney that Spencer is trying to get you, and then you can-"

Hanna "Aria, leave me alone" she cuts her off right away. "I don't want to listen to you anymore. I'm done" she says while heading toward the front door.

Aria "Are you seriously kicking me out of your house?"

Hanna "Yes, I am" opens the door. "And please, tell Spencer to fuck off and stop meddling in my affairs"

Aria goes outside and Hanna closes the door immediately. She walks back to her car completely surprised by Hanna's reaction. She can't believe she just kicked her out. She can't believe her attitude and the way she got mad so easily. Of course, if she knew about the argument that Hanna just had with Emily and Alison at the parking lot of the mall only some minutes ago, she would understand it all better. If she knew about Hanna's lack of sleep, her reaction would also make more sense to her. But instead, she just assumes that Hanna's odd behavior is due to the traumatizing situation she just went through a few nights ago.

/

Back in the house Hanna is left on the verge of tears. But she doesn't allow herself to break down this time. She knew her friends wouldn't agree with her about leaving the police out of what happened. That's probably why she chose Mona to hang out with and distract herself from her own life. But she wasn't expecting her best friends to be that pushy.

She lights up a cigarette and goes out to the backyard to chill out. She still needs to call Caleb but she has to calm down first because if he finds out about her low mood, he will get to her place in less than a second. She has decided not to see him after all, at least until the next day when she expects to feel better.

Three cigarettes later, Hanna gets back inside and grabs the home phone to call her boyfriend.

Caleb "Babe… why are you calling me from your home phone again? Haven't you gotten your new phone yet?"

Hanna "Hey, baby!… Yeah, I bought a phone today, but then I left it along with my broken phone at the store because they were going to restore my contacts… I was supposed to go back for my phones, but I got distracted and the store closed before I got back there"

Caleb "Han… how comes that you got distracted? You really needed that phone… you could have asked me to help you get your contacts back"

Hanna "I know, I know… don't scold me" she says softly and smiles slightly. Hearing Caleb's voice just improves her mood a lot. "I just ran into an old friend and we went for a coffee, but I promise I'll go for my phone first thing in the morning"

Caleb chuckles. "Maybe I should come with you this time… you went to that store for a new phone twice and both times you left with nothing"

Hanna "The third time's the charm, babe. I'll call you from my new phone tomorrow morning, you will see"

Caleb "I hope so… wanna come over?" he suddenly asks.

Hanna "I can't, I have things to do here… I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"

Caleb "Oh, come on… I haven't seen you today and there's a furry friend right here that also misses you" he tells her while stroking Chocolate's back with his free hand.

Hanna smiles at thinking of Chocolate. "Give him a goodnight kiss for me"

Caleb "And who's gonna give me a goodnight kiss?"

Hanna "I will… but not tonight, maybe tomorrow night"

Caleb "I didn't like that 'maybe'"

Hanna smiles again.

Caleb "So, who's staying with you tonight?"

Hanna "No one"

Caleb "No one?" he asks surprised. "And you still don't want to stay here with me?"

Hanna "I need to go back to normal, Caleb"

Caleb "I know, but… isn't it too soon? I mean, just the other night you-"

Hanna "It's not too soon" she interrupts him. "I need this… I can't depend on someone all the time. Besides, I'm doing well. I'll be fine… I just want to spend one night alone"

Caleb "Okay… that's fine, I guess" he doesn't keep insisting because although he would rather stay with her and make sure that she is fine, he knows that she is right and he wants her to go back to normal too. "Just keep the phone close so you can call me if you need anything, okay?"

Hanna "I will. Thank you for understanding"

Caleb "No problem" he smiles. "As long as you let me see you tomorrow"

Hanna "Of course, babe… I want to see you too" she smiles too. "Well… I should go make dinner now…"

Caleb "Okay… just call me if you need anything, no matter how late it is" he repeats and makes Hanna smile once again.

Hanna "Thank you" she is so happy to have Caleb in her life. He is so thoughtful. "See you tomorrow"

Caleb "See you, baby"

/

Hanna stays up all night long, watching movies, sitting on the couch in the living room, with all the lights from the ground floor of the house on. Of course, that is not going back to normal and she knows it, but at least she makes it through the night and when the sun raises at dawn, she finally goes upstairs to get some sleep.

With only four hours of sleep, Hanna is awakened by her old alarm clock and even though she still feels as tired as if she had only slept for a few minutes, she gets up from the bed because she promised Caleb that she would go for her new cell phone in the morning.

/

Later.

Hanna comes back home from the mall, this time with her new cell phone in her purse, and as soon as she gets inside, she turns it on.

Once she finishes with the basic settings, she goes to her contacts to finally call Caleb. But when she gets to his name, she realizes that his number is saved just like Caleb added it when they exchanged their numbers, it says simply "Caleb", as if he were just anyone else in her contact list and that it's not right. She edits the contact right away and adds a red heart right after his name. Now she is ready to call him, but before she can even press her finger on the screen, the home phone starts ringing and so she goes get it. She is starting to hate that sound.

Hanna "Hello?"

Spencer "Han, it's me"

Yeah, she definitely hates that freaking old phone.

Spencer "I know I'm supposed to fuck off, Aria delivered your message very clearly, but you are my friend and I still care for you"

Hanna sighs. "Spencer, I can't believe that you started looking for an attorney for me before even talking to me. That is not right"

Spencer "I was just trying to help you, Hanna… When Toby told me what you had done, when he told me about that voice message that you sent Jordan's friend, I just thought that you must had been really scared and I wanted to help you"

Hanna "It wasn't like that… I didn't do it because I was scared. Look, I don't want to talk about this anymore. I'm done and if you keep pushing me, I'll have to hang up on you"

Spencer "Okay, I get it… I didn't call you to fight"

Hanna "Okay"

Spencer "I'll have my first ultrasound this afternoon…"

Hanna "Oh, really? That's awesome, Spence" she says and smiles for the first time in the day.

Spencer "Yeah, I'm so excited… and so is Toby"

Hanna "Is he coming with you?"

Spencer "Yeah, he is leaving work earlier"

Hanna smiles again. Of course she is still upset with Spencer, but she is happy for her too.

Spencer "I'm calling you because Toby and I want to get together with you and the guys for dinner, so we can show you all the prints… and since you have been busy with Mona lately, I just wanted to make sure that you can come this evening before telling everyone…"

Hanna doubts for a moment and since she doesn't answer right away, Spencer speaks again.

Spencer "Come on, Han… this is really important to me… We can have a nice night all together, have some drinks, talk about nothing, laugh a lot, like always… it's gonna be fun"

Hanna "Okay, I'm in" she finally says, even though she is not so convinced.

Spencer "Great! I'll text the guys…"

Hanna "Uh huh"

Spencer "Okay, I'll see you later then… bye, Han"

Hanna "See you" she says and hangs up.

Then she grabs her new cell phone and texts Caleb instead of calling him.

Hanna: "Babe! I've got my new phone! I just talked to Spencer, we are going to her place for dinner. See you there. Xx"

Caleb: "Hey you :) Glad you are back in the 21st century! It was about time! I'm at the hardware store with my contractor right now, we had to buy some things that the workers needed for my backyard. Wanna me to pick you up on my way back? We can grab something for lunch and then go out on a walk with Chocolate"

Hanna: "I can't, I have stuff to do… I'll see you later at Toby and Spencer's"

Caleb only answers with three sad face emojis.

Hanna's stuff to do is just taking a nap. She is still tired and now that she has got her new phone, she is ready to go back to bed. But right when she takes the first step to go upstairs, the doorbell rings. She feels that damn shiver down her spine right away. It seems like although she knows that she has nothing to worry about or be afraid of anymore, her body keeps having those reactions.

Hanna goes to the door and takes a look through the peephole. She gets surprised at seeing the person standing at the other side of the door.

Hanna "Dad! What are you doing here?" she asks when she opens the door.

Tom "Hey… Your mother asked me to check on you. She says that she can't communicate with you. I also called you on your home phone and you didn't pick up"

Hanna "I just came back from the cell phone store. I've got a new phone now"

Tom "Okay, just text your mother then"

Hanna nods.

Tom turns around to leave but then turns back to Hanna. "You are okay, right?"

Hanna nods again. "Yeah…" she says softly.

Tom stares at her for a moment and then speaks again. "Do you want to come have lunch with me? I have to go back to work, but we could go somewhere for lunch first"

Hanna doubts for a moment. But then she accepts her father's invitation. "Yeah, sure… let me go get my purse"

She doesn't get to spend much time with him, and he rarely invites her to do something together, so even though her body craves for a nap, she can't say no.

/

Later.

Hanna is at The Brew with Mona.

After having lunch with her father, Hanna got back home ready to nap, but once again, she found herself making plans with someone to do something when Mona called her right before she had the chance to even make it to her bedroom. And now there she is, sitting at one of the tables, waiting for Mona to bring their coffees.

Mona "Here" she says and places a latte in front of Hanna on the table.

Hanna grabs the cup and takes a sip right away. "So? What do you need?" she goes straight to the point, because when Mona called her earlier, she told her that she needed a favor and asked her to meet up at the coffee shop.

Mona "I need you to come with me to a party tonight"

Hanna "Tonight? I can't… I have plans already"

Mona "Come on, cancel whatever you have to do. I need you to come with me… Eric, Noel's brother is opening this new night club in Philly tomorrow, and so he is giving a private party there tonight for his closest friends and Noel just invited me"

Hanna "In Philly? No, there's no way I'm going all the way there just for a stupid party"

Mona "So you want me to help you get a job there but you won't come with me to a party?"

Hanna "I can't, I told Spencer that I'd go to her place tonight… we are getting together with the guys"

Mona "Get together another day…"

Hanna doesn't answer.

Mona "Come on, I'm your friend too… sometimes I feel that you only call me when your other friends are busy or when you need something from me"

Hanna "It's not like that, and you know it"

Mona "No, I don't. I'm just asking you to come with me to a party, it's no big deal… Noel finally texted me again after two freaking weeks. I really need to go to that party"

Hanna remains silent for some seconds, but then she looks up at Mona. "Okay, I'll come with you"

Mona grins. "Great!"

/

By the time Hanna gets back home after having coffee with Mona, it's already time to get in the shower and start getting ready to go out, since she also made plans with her to have dinner at The Apple Rose Grill before going to the party. She has decided not to cancel on Spencer just yet, since she knows that she was really excited about getting together and sharing those ultrasound prints with everyone and she doesn't want her to leave the get-together for another day just because she is not coming.

/

Later.

Spencer and Toby's house.

Everyone is already there. Except for Hanna, of course. But it doesn't seem strange to anyone since she is always the last one to arrive.

There's one person in particular who is really expectant of her arrival. And that one person is obviously Caleb, who hasn't seen her for like three days and is looking forward to spending some time with his girlfriend.

They are in the living room of the house.

Aria "Come on, show us the prints already!" she tells Spencer.

Spencer smiles. "Not until Hanna is here too"

Emily "We could order the food already at least, I'm starving!"

Toby "Okay, what do you feel like having for dinner?" he asks while taking his cell phone.

Emily "Anything, just order some food"

Alison "How about some sushi?"

Toby twists his face in disgust.

Ezra "Mmm… I'm not a fan of sushi either…"

Spencer "Italian?" she suggests.

Alison "Yeah, that would be fine too"

Toby nods in agreement as well.

Spencer's phone buzzes and she grabs it from the coffee table. "Text from Hanna" she says before even reading the text.

Hanna: "Hey, Spence… I can't come over, I'm sorry. I'm going out with Mona, she needs me to accompany her to some place. Hope you have fun tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing those prints of your baby, I'll stop by at your place tomorrow. Xx"

Caleb "Is she coming already?"

Spencer's facial expression changes as her smile fades away. "No, she just canceled on me… she is going out with Mona again"

Alison "What the shit? Mona again?"

Emily "Why would she cancel on us to hang out with Mona?"

Spencer "She said she had to accompany her somewhere, I don't know"

Caleb "She didn't tell you where she is going?"

Spencer "No"

Aria "Guys, Hanna is not okay… she literally kicked me out of her house yesterday"

Alison and Emily give each other a look right away.

Caleb "She did?" he asks surprised.

Aria nods.

Emily "Ali and I ran into her at the mall yesterday and even though I have to admit that maybe we pushed her too much, she got mad at us really easily, we were talking and she left just like that"

Aria "Maybe that's why she is not coming, she is upset with all of us"

Spencer "No, she told me that she would come. She should be here. I can't believe she just canceled on me for Mona. I told her that this was important to me"

Toby "It's okay, babe… try to understand her, she just went through a lot. She didn't come for dinner, it's no big deal"

Spencer "No, you don't get it" she says and rests back against the couch backrest. "I talked to her before organizing this get-together because I wanted all my friends to be here and I specifically asked her if she had plans with Mona already. I kinda had the feeling that she was avoiding getting together with us, but I thought she would come because she knows how much this means to me. Guess I was wrong"

Alison "What's with her? Why is she hanging with Mona again? That's no good"

Emily "Yeah, I think that spending that much time with Mona is the last she needs right now"

Caleb "Guys, what's going on?" he asks very concerned. "What's wrong with Mona?"

Alison "You should ask Hanna, but at this point, I can't guarantee that she will tell you the truth"

Ezra "Mona is a psycho"

Caleb's worry becomes evident on his face.

Toby "Chill, it's not that bad" he tells Caleb.

But Caleb is already on his feet. "I'll go check on Hanna"

Spencer "Why don't you just call her?"

Emily "She might not even be at her place"

Caleb "I need to see her. Be right back" he says and heads toward the front door to leave.

Spencer "She better have a good excuse not to have come over"

Caleb gets in his car while thinking of how he could not realize that Hanna wasn't as well as she told him that she was. He wants to kick himself for not having gone see her before. He was just trying to give her some space, he was trying not to be annoying, but maybe he did wrong.

/

Hanna is all dressed up. Ready to have a fun night out… or well, that's what her outfit, her make-up and her hair show. But she is just sitting quietly on a step outside her house, at the front, smoking a cigarette while waiting for Mona to pick her up.

Hanna is absent-minded, watching the cars go by her street. But one of those few cars stops right in front of her house and before she can know it, Caleb comes out from it.

Hanna can't help smiling at seeing him. She feels her inside burn right away. She is so in love with that guy.

Caleb simply approaches and sits down next to her. "Hey" he gives her a slight smile and placing his palm on her knee, he leans in to kiss her on the lips.

Hanna "Hey" she greets him back when he pulls away. "What are you doing here?"

Caleb "Just wanted to see you…" he tells her softly. "You smoking again?" he asks just as softly.

Hanna "I'll quit it, I promise. Just not right now" she says as Caleb reaches out and for a moment, she thinks that he is going to take her cigarette and maybe put it out, but instead of that, he just takes her hand and brings it to his mouth.

Caleb "Okay" he says and takes a puff from the cigarette that she is still holding between her fingers.

Hanna "What are you doing?" she asks while moving her hand away from his mouth.

Caleb shrugs. "if you smoke, I'll smoke too"

Hanna rolls her eyes and throws the cigarette to the ground in front of her, then she tramples it, putting it out herself.

Caleb "What's going on, Han? Why aren't you at Spencer's?"

Hanna "I made plans with Mona. We are going to a party"

Caleb "To a party?"

Hanna nods.

Caleb "But you told Spencer you would come"

Hanna "Yeah, but I changed my mind"

On his way to Hanna's, Caleb decided to go easy on her. Pushing her hasn't worked before, not for him, not for her friends.

Caleb "Okay" he only says, since he is there only to make sure that she is fine. It's not like he went there to convince her to go back to Spencer's with him.

Hanna gives him a smile and takes his face in her hands. "Can I have a kiss?" she asks him while getting closer.

Caleb smiles and moves in too, keeping eye contact with her until his face is close enough and he shuts his eyes when their lips meet.

The way Hanna makes the kiss deep right from the beginning causes direct effects on Caleb's body. Soon, his breathing becomes heavy as they make out, his arms keeping her close. The way she is using her tongue to french kiss him just blows his mind. He starts to brush his fingertips up and down her back and an involuntary very hot sound escapes from Hanna's mouth. That sexy sound sends a shot of electricity right from their kiss to Caleb's crotch. That's when he decides to pull away from that addictive mouth of hers.

Caleb "Fuck everyone… let's just go to my place. I need you" he whispers into Hanna's ear, still embracing her. "I want you"

Hanna "I know, I need you too. Believe me" she takes one of his hands and places it on her chest for him to feel how fast her heart is beating. "But I can't fail Mona… I'll come over to your place after the party, if that's okay with you…" she says and nuzzles his neck.

Caleb "I would love it" he squeezes her against his body.

Hanna smiles. "Come on, let's go inside… I'll pack a bag for you to take to your place for me, so I can go straight there after the party"

Caleb grins and lets go of her. They stand up and go inside.

Caleb "Han… are you sure you want to go out with Mona?" he asks Hanna as she puts some of her things into a bag. He is sitting on her bed.

Hanna "Yeah, of course I'm sure… why do you ask?"

Caleb "Well, you had only seen her once since you came back to Rosewood, and it was at her birthday party, but now you are spending more time with her than with anyone else"

Hanna smiles slightly. "You jealous?" she jokes.

But Caleb remains serious. "The guys weren't so happy to know that you were going out with Mona again… and it didn't seem like it was just because they didn't like her… they seemed… worried"

Hanna sighs in frustration. "What did they tell you?"

Caleb "Nothing… but Alison said that I should ask you about Mona…"

Hanna "Look, I don't know what's going on with the guys, but they are being a pain in the ass to me lately. And Mona is my friend, so yes, I want to go out with her. She just asked me to come with her to this party because someone she really likes invited her. And it wasn't like the guy asked her out, it was more like 'hey, come to the party, bring some friends'. He probably only wants to fuck her after the party, but she doesn't seem to care" she shrugs. "And I just want to have some fun… I thought it would be nice to go to a party, that's all…"

Caleb "Okay" he stands up from the bed and approaches her. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay. That's all" he kisses her cheek very tenderly.

Hanna "I'm okay" she says softly while wrapping her arms around his neck.

Caleb nods although he still can see a bit of sadness in her eyes. But once again, he is not there to push her. And he knows that she has many reasons to be a little sad yet. He leans in and connects their lips again. But this time they keep the kiss calm, not wanting to start anything they can't finish.

Soon, they hear a car horn that makes them pull away from the romantic kiss.

Hanna "That's Mona… I have to go…"

Caleb nods and lets go of her. Then, he grabs Hanna's bag and they leave the house.

Caleb "Take care, okay?"

Hanna nods. "I'll see you later, babe" she pecks Caleb's lips once more and turns around.

Caleb watches his smokin' hot girlfriend walk to Mona's car. Checking her out entirely. "You are beautiful, by the way" he can't help saying it out loud.

Hanna gives him a huge smile as she gets in Mona's car.