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.

33. Chapter 33

When Caleb's alarm goes off only an hour after, he reaches out to turn it off quickly so Hanna doesn't wake up too, but when he looks at her, she is staring at him.

Caleb "Go back to sleep. I'll get in the shower"

Hanna nods and closes her eyes right away. She's exhausted.

Caleb kisses her cheek and gets up.

Half an hour later, when Caleb is dressed and ready to leave, he comes back to the bedroom accompanied by someone.

Caleb "Hey! Easy, buddy" he tells Chocolate in an attempt to calm him down.

The dog has seen Hanna and wants to jump on the bed already. Caleb is holding him back by his collar and only releases him once he seems calmer, but of course, as soon as he is free, Chocolate jumps on the bed next to Hanna and starts licking her face.

Hanna "Hey!" she smiles with her eyes still closed and wraps her arms around the huge dog's neck. "I missed you" she opens her eyes and looks at Caleb who is standing at the end of the bed. "Where was he?"

Caleb "In the backyard…"

Hanna "You made him sleep outside?" she asks while petting Chocolate's ears.

Caleb "No, he asked to go out himself… I think he gets too hot in here at night… I bought him a dog house and he loves it"

Hanna "Really? That's good"

Chocolate has finally settled down and now he is lying next to Hanna with his head resting on her chest.

Caleb "Yeah… anyway, he needs to stay in the house now because the guys that are working on my backyard are coming any moment now and they are bringing a digger to start excavating the hole for the pool"

Hanna nods. "Are you leaving?"

Caleb "Yeah… I have to meet up with the landscape gardener at some place to pick some plants... I really don't feel like going because I couldn't care less about which plants I'll have in my backyard, I told her to choose them herself, but she insisted, so…"

Hanna "She?"

Caleb "Yeah, she… why?"

Hanna shrugs. "I don't know, I just had assumed that your landscape gardener was a guy"

Caleb smiles at her and gets closer. "No, she is actually a really kind, fun, loving… fifty-something-years-old woman" he says while sitting down on the edge of the bed very close to her and gives her an amused smile.

Hanna chuckles. "I wasn't getting jealous, silly. I really thought she was a guy, I don't know why" she yawns.

Caleb "You could have pretended that you were a bit jealous at least" he jokes.

Hanna "Well, I have to admit that I like the fact that she is in her fifties" she smiles at him and reaches out to caress his cheek. "Do you want me to go with you?"

Caleb "No, it's fine… go back to sleep, I'll be back soon" he leans over her and pecks her lips before standing up from the bed. "Call me if you need anything" He tells her when he is about to leave the room.

Hanna "I don't have my phone"

Caleb turns around to look at her. "Really? Again?"

Hanna "Yeah… Mona has my phone, long story… anyway, just go, I'll be fine… I'll just go back to sleep"

Caleb "Okay… just remember that there will be people working outside, you'll probably hear noises… oh, and they have a key to the backyard gate, so they'll just let themselves in"

Hanna "Uh huh" she says as she closes her eyes and cuddles with Chocolate.

Caleb watches her from the door for a couple of seconds and then he leaves.

/

Caleb gets back home around an hour later, but he doesn't wake Hanna up this time. He lets her rest. And Hanna sleeps for hours. Caleb stays home the whole time but at some point during the afternoon, something comes to his mind and so he goes to Toby and Spencer's place for a moment and then comes back.

It's not until the evening that Hanna wakes up.

She stretches her arms and smiles at seeing the sleepy dog next to her. She is in a good mood, she has slept so well, for the first time in days she can say that she finally got some rest. She takes a look around the room, it's so peaceful and wherever she looks at, there are Caleb's stuff. His bed is just too comfy and the sheets also smell like him. She loves that place. In fact, she loves the entire house, she only has good memories in there, she feels completely safe there.

After staying in bed for minutes, petting Chocolate while enjoying the peaceful moment, she decides to get up finally. She is glad to find her bag on the bedroom chair because she is still naked. She puts on her short black nighty, makes a stop at the bathroom and then goes downstairs. Chocolate goes with her.

She finds Caleb in the living room. He is sitting on the couch. The TV is on but he is on his phone.

Hanna "Hey" she smiles.

Caleb looks up at her. "Hey" he smiles at seeing that she is smiling. "Did you sleep well?"

Hanna "Amazingly" she says while approaching him.

Caleb "That's great" he puts his phone away and Hanna sits down on his lap.

Chocolate lies down on the floor.

Hanna "What time is it?" she asks while wrapping her arms around Caleb's neck.

Caleb "Mm… like 6 in the evening"

Hanna "Oh, really?" she says surprised, she didn't know she had slept that much. "I'm sorry, I took over your bed"

Caleb chuckles. "That's okay" he places a strand of her hair behind her ear and then, cupping her cheek, he pulls her into a kiss.

They share a very relaxed kiss, barely touching each other's tongue, but it feels good, like every kiss of theirs.

Caleb "I made plans for us…" he tells her after pulling away from her lips. "Go change, I'll make you a sandwich because you haven't eaten anything in all day long and then we are leaving"

Hanna "Where are we going?" she asks very intrigued.

Caleb "It's a surprise"

Hanna "Tell me… I need to know what to wear"

Caleb grins. "Whatever you've got in your bag is fine"

Hanna "You sure?"

Caleb "Yeah… look at me, I'm not dressed up… besides, it will be just you and me… and well, Chocolate…"

Hanna smiles again. "Oh, I like that" she places her hand on his chest and caresses him a little. "Can I take a shower first?"

Caleb "Sure"

Hanna "Good" she pecks his lips and stands up.

Caleb "Just hurry up, okay?"

Hanna "I'll try" she grins.

Caleb smiles back and watches her go. He loves when she wears his t-shirts, but he has to admit that she looks hot as hell in that sexy nighty of hers too.

Caleb "Wanna go out for a pee, Chocolate?" he asks the dog that has fallen asleep again on the floor but stands up in no time at hearing his question.

Caleb laughs. "Let's go"

/

Later.

Hanna and Caleb are outside the house, about to leave.

Hanna approaches him after getting Chocolate in the backseat. "So we are spending the night at some place…" she guesses at seeing that Caleb is putting her bag into the trunk and that he has also packed a little bag for himself as well.

Caleb "Uh huh"

Hanna "And it's a place where Chocolate is allowed in… right?"

Caleb "Of course, Han… just chill and get in the car. I'll be right back"

Hanna "Well, wherever you are taking me, I hope there's food because that sandwich you made me was really small and I'll be hungry again soon"

Caleb chuckles. "Yeah, we are having a late dinner there"

Caleb goes back into the house and then comes back with some grocery bags that he gets into the trunk too. Then he gets in the driver seat, buckles up, starts the car and pulls out.

Hanna leans against him resting her head on his shoulder.

Caleb "You are not going back to sleep, are you?" he smirks.

Hanna laughs. "Of course not… I just wanted to be close to you… I missed you"

Caleb "Mmm… you wouldn't have missed me if you hadn't been avoiding me for the last three days"

Hanna "I wasn't avoiding you… it just happened"

Caleb "How's that?"

Hanna "Every time I was about to come see you, something happened and I ended up in a really bad mood or feeling down. So I preferred to stay alone"

Caleb "Oh, come on, that's not even a good reason. You know you can always come to me"

Hanna sighs and sits up straight. "It wasn't that. I know you are always there for me… It doesn't matter, you wouldn't understand. I wasn't avoiding you, that's all you need to know"

Caleb "Okay, try to explain it to me then… talk to me"

Hanna "Caleb, you can't ask me to talk to you about my feelings when you don't even do it yourself"

Caleb "I've talked to you many times… actually, you are the only one I have ever opened up to. I've told you personal stuff, personal stories"

Hanna "I know, I don't mean that. I'm talking about the other day when you got really mad at me after getting back from DC"

Caleb "Han, we already sorted it out"

Hanna "Yeah, I know we did, but not because you told me how you felt. You didn't say a word about your feelings"

They fall silent and after a couple of minutes Hanna grabs Caleb's phone.

Hanna "May I put on some music?"

Caleb "Yeah…"

Hanna connects Caleb's phone to the car stereo and they remain silent, just listening to the music for a while. But at some point, Caleb reaches out and lowers the music.

Caleb "You are right… I won't push you to talk to me. That wasn't the idea anyway. I'm taking you away to have a nice time together. I think that's what you need right now… what we both need"

Hanna gives him a little smile and gets closer again. "I'll talk to you… just not now". She kisses his cheek and rests her head back on his shoulder. "So, where are you taking me?" she asks again.

Caleb grins. "I think it's obvious…"

Hanna "Well, I've no idea. Tell me"

Caleb "You'll realize when we are near there"

And Caleb is right, because later, when they are about to arrive, Hanna lifts her head from his shoulder and sits up straight.

Hanna "Spencer's lake house?" she smiles.

Caleb "Yeah"

Hanna "And she gave you the keys just like that? I thought she would be mad at me"

Caleb "Nah… well, she wasn't so happy last night when you cancelled on her, but it was no big deal. She was happy to lend us the lake house"

Hanna "Did you see her ultrasound prints?"

Caleb "Uh huh… To be honest, I couldn't see anything but strange shapes and what Toby and Spencer said was the baby was just a white spot… but they were so happy, so I just smiled like an idiot at the pics and congratulated them on their baby again"

Hanna laughs. "Don't be mean, they made that little white spot, that's why they were so happy"

Caleb "Yeah, I know… they seemed very proud. I just thought I was going to see an actual baby in the pics. That's all"

Hanna smiles at him. "I should probably go see Spence when we get back"

Caleb "Yeah, you should"

By the time Caleb pulls in the driveway, Chocolate is very excited in the backseat, looking out the window while barking and wagging his tail very fast. He has recognized the place and wants to get out of the car already.

Hanna grins. "Where are we, Chocolate?"

Caleb stops the car and looks at the dog too. "You happy, buddy?"

Hanna "He thinks the surprise was for him" she says while opening her door to get out of the car.

Caleb gets out too and opens the rear door for Chocolate. The dog jumps out of the car and starts running around, even more excited than before.

Caleb "He liked the surprise way more than you did" he tells Hanna at seeing Chocolate's happiness.

Hanna laughs. "I loved that you brought me here… I just don't have a tail to wag… but I can start running around like Chocolate if that makes you happy" she jokes.

Caleb grins and approaches her. "Or you could show me how much you liked it in another way…" he grabs her by the waist and pulls her to him.

Hanna smiles amused and wraps her arms around his neck. "Mmm… maybe like this?" she kisses him with such passion that there's no room for Caleb to doubt how much she appreciates what he did for her.

The sound of a splash makes them break the kiss some seconds later and they turn to look at the lake right away.

Hanna "Fuck, he got in the water already" she says at seeing Chocolate taking a swim.

Caleb laughs. "It's okay, let him enjoy himself"

Hanna "Yeah, but I'm gonna have to dry him before he gets in the house or Spencer will kill me if he ruins the couch… or the rug"

Caleb pecks her lips and then lets go of her to go get the things from the car trunk.

/

Later.

Hanna gets in the kitchen after having dried Chocolate with her hair dryer and a towel. Caleb is chopping vegetables while having some wine.

She goes sit on the kitchen countertop next to him. Caleb shoots her a tender smile and then focuses back on his task. Hanna watches him in silence. He looks so cute, all concentrated. She just can't take her eyes off of him.

Caleb "What are you watching?" he teases her.

Hanna "You" she smiles and reaches out to caress his hair.

Caleb "Wanna help?" he looks up at her.

Hanna grins. "I'm already helping you. I'm supervising you. I'll let you know if you do something wrong, but you are doing a good job so far"

Caleb smiles amused while remembering the day she 'helped' him paint his living room. She said exactly the same. "Right, I forgot that you had a 'special' way to help people" he rolls his eyes.

Hanna chuckles and jumps off of the kitchen counter. She stands behind his back and wraps her arms around him, hugging him from behind. "How can I help you, babe?" she presses a soft kiss against his neck.

Caleb smiles again. "I was just messing with you… I got this under control. We are having dinner soon"

Hanna "Good, I'm hungry" she releases him.

Caleb "Stay here" he says right away and causes Hanna to smile.

Hanna "I need to take my birth-control pill" she says while grabbing a glass. "Be right back"

Caleb "Oh, okay" he only says and keeps preparing dinner in silence.

Hanna pours herself some water and leaves the kitchen for a moment. When she comes back to the kitchen, Caleb's phone starts ringing on the kitchen countertop next to him.

Caleb "Seems like you are calling me" he jokes at seeing that someone, surely Mona, is calling him from Hanna's phone.

Hanna "Or you have another 'baby'" she jokes back at seeing that Caleb has changed her contact name and now it says 'Baby' instead of just 'Hanna'.

Caleb smiles amused. "Not possible… I already have the best" he extends his arm and wraps it around Hanna's shoulders, then he pulls her to him, hugging her from the side and kisses her temple as he stirs the food in the pan with his free hand.

Hanna "Yeah, I don't think I am the best, but anyway you are all mine… only mine" she wraps both her arms around his torso and cuddles against his side pressing her cheek against his chest.

Caleb "You are the best to me" he tightens his grip around her.

Hanna "No, let's be honest… I've been a shitty girlfriend… I mean, we just started dating and I barely pay attention to you… we should be like in a honeymoon, that's how the first days of dating should feel like… we should be all over each other and having sex every chance we get"

Caleb laughs.

Hanna "No, I'm serious" she looks up at him. "I think I've spent more time crying and you comforting me than we have spent kissing"

Caleb "Hanna, it's all right. You have a lot going on right now. And I don't care what we do as long as I get to spend some time with you… just chill. I couldn't be happier to be with you"

Hanna only shoots him a smile in response, then she takes one of her hands to Caleb's nape and pulls him closer to kiss his mouth.

Caleb lets go of the spoon he is holding in his other hand and places it on the countertop as he traps Hanna against the kitchen furniture. He kisses her back getting his tongue into her mouth from the beginning and although Hanna was only going to give him a gentle kiss, she is happy to turn it into a rougher kiss. She slides her hand underneath his t-shirt and caresses his back as they kiss for a while.

Hanna "You taste really good, babe… but I'm truly hungry" he tells Caleb when she ends the kiss, still caressing him softly, and smiles at him tenderly.

Caleb smirks. "I better get back to making dinner then" he pecks her lips once more and then lets go of her. "Aren't you gonna get that call?" he asks at seeing that Mona is calling again.

Hanna "No… I don't feel like talking to Mona right now"

Caleb grabs the spoon and takes a look at the chicken stir-fry that he is preparing. "I would ask you what happened, but I guess that's just another thing about last night that you don't want to talk about…"

Hanna "I'll tell you everything about last night, okay? I think you deserve to know why I didn't show up after having told you that I would spend the night with you…" she hugs him from behind again. "Just not right now, I feel so good and we are having an amazing time together… I just don't want to ruin it"

Caleb nods. "Dinner is almost ready" he says after trying the food.

Hanna "Okay, I'll set the table" she kisses his cheek and releases him.

/

Hanna "Babe! This is really good" she exclaims after trying Caleb's food.

They are sitting at the table in front of each other.

Caleb "I'm glad you like it" he shoots her a smile and has a bite himself.

Hanna "It's delicious"

Caleb "Wine?" he asks her after grabbing the bottle.

Hanna "No, thanks… I'll just have some water" she takes the water pitcher and pours her glass herself. She already had too much alcohol the night before and finds it disgusting at the moment.

Caleb "I've been thinking that now that I decided to stay in Rosewood, I'll need to get a job… Do you think your mom still wants to hire me?"

Hanna chuckles. "Why would you want to work at the Radley? You are too good, you could get a better job at some big company and earn more money"

Caleb shrugs. "It's not about the money, I just want to keep my mind busy, do something… and your mom needs someone to take care of the security system there… I'm not thinking about something permanent, I just thought I could give her a hand there and meet new people at the same time, make some contacts, and then see what happens"

Hanna "Okay, I'll talk to my mom. But I'm sure she will be really happy to hear this"

Caleb "Would you be okay with it though?"

Hanna "Of course, babe… why wouldn't I be?"

Caleb "I don't know… I would be working with your mom, maybe it was like too much, too invasive"

Hanna shakes her head. "Not at all…" she gives him a smile. "I would like it"

Caleb smiles back.

Hanna "I need to get a job too… I just don't know where to start looking for…"

Caleb "Why would you want to work for someone when you could make your own dresses yourself?"

Hanna "I can't just start a business, babe. I need a job first"

Caleb "Why not? You are very talented"

Hanna "Yeah, that's easy for you to say… but I don't even have the money to start"

Caleb "Han, when I first started I had literally nothing… you don't need much money, you could start making some dresses at home and then expand"

Hanna "Yeah… I'll think about it" she only answers to finish the subject there.

/

After dinner.

Hanna is doing the dishes because she refused to let Caleb do so since he already made dinner. Caleb shows up there in the kitchen when she is almost done.

Caleb "Wanna go for a walk, babe?" he asks from behind her back and places his palms on her hips before resting his chin on her shoulder.

Hanna "Mmm… it's too dark already… let's just go outside for a while, we can go on a walk tomorrow" she places the last glass on the dish rack and turns the faucet off.

Caleb "Okay" he hands her the dish towel and after Hanna dries her hands, he takes her hand and leads her to the living room where he grabs a blanket from the couch.

Chocolate stands up from the rug where he was sleeping and approaches them.

Hanna "I'm sorry, baby. You can't come with us… we will be right back" she smiles at the dog and pets his head. She doesn't want him to get in the lake again.

Caleb "Stay here, buddy" he orders Chocolate while opening the door to go outside.

They walk to the lake shore where Caleb spreads out the blanket on the ground and then they sit down on it.

Hanna "What a beautiful night" she says while looking up at the starry sky. "It's perfect" she adds while looking at the horizon in front of her, where the lake meets the sky.

Caleb "Yeah" he takes her hand again and intertwines their fingers. "Any night is a perfect night with you"

Hanna chuckles at his cheesy comment but doesn't say anything. She takes their joined hands to her lap and starts to caress Caleb's hand softly. They remain silent for a while, just enjoying the peace and the sound of the lake. But at some point, Hanna speaks.

Hanna "I should have stayed with you last night. I shouldn't have gone to that stupid party…"

Caleb looks at her. She is still staring at the amazing night landscape in front of them. He is about to say something, but before he can say a word, Hanna goes on.

Hanna "I wish I could pay someone to make decisions for me, it seems like I can't stop making bad choices lately"

Caleb "I would do it for free… here it goes my first decision, give your boyfriend a long kiss" he jokes.

Hanna looks up at him and shoots him a slight smile.

Smiling back, Caleb leans in to place some kisses on her cheek. "Wanna tell me about last night now?" he asks softly.

Hanna "Yeah…" she takes her eyes back to the lake and keeps caressing his hand on her lap. "There isn't much to tell anyway… it's just that… In the last days, I've been doing everything to get better, and last night I realized that it doesn't matter how hard I try, I just can't… I can't go back to normal"

Caleb "What happened? What made you think that way?"

Hanna looks back at him. "Remember the other night at my place when you left my bed to go for a glass of water and I freaked out when I woke up because you weren't there?"

Caleb nods.

Hanna "Well, it happened again yesterday. I was there at the party and I couldn't find Mona anywhere. The place was too crowded. I don't know why, but I got really scared and I started to feel that I couldn't breathe, that I couldn't move… I felt like I was going to die right there"

Caleb "And what did you do, Han?" he asks worried, with a frown on his face.

Hanna looks down. "I saw Sean and so I went to him… Please, don't get pissed off, he was the only-"

Caleb cuts her off. "It's fine, don't worry. Go on"

Hanna rests her head on Caleb's shoulder. "I was going to take a cab back to Rosewood because I knew that I couldn't count on Mona to take me back… but after what happened, I couldn't take a cab by myself. Besides, I was drunk and it also made me feel more unsafe. I'm an idiot. I shouldn't have drunk that much, but I did"

Caleb "Why didn't you call me?"

Hanna "Mona had my phone and Sean told me that she had left with Noel, the guy she has been hooking up with, who also happens to be Sean's best friend. Sean told me that they were staying at Noel's brother's and so we went there. Mona wasn't there so I stayed with Sean to wait for her, but she never showed up and I took a cab in the morning when I felt better"

Caleb "She left you alone? No wonder you didn't want to answer her call today"

Hanna "I'm not mad at her for leaving me alone…. Well, in part I am… but she doesn't know what happened to me, she knows nothing. She had no way to know that I would start to panic for being left alone. But yes, she could have told me she would leave with Noel already, I wish she had given my phone back to me at least. But I'm pretty mad at her because she asked Sean to try to pick me up so she could be with Noel at the party. She told Sean that I had cheated on you to make our relationship seem less serious for him to make a move on me"

Caleb "What the hell is wrong with that girl? Is she fifteen?"

Hanna sighs. "Mona has some mental issues and she has done pretty fucked-up stuff in the past… but she is all right when she takes her meds, she is fine now. I don't know why she did what she did, but it hurt… I didn't even want to go to that stupid party, I did it for her. She told me that she would help me get a job so I felt like I had to do something for her too… and well, to be honest, I wasn't so excited to go to Spencer's either"

Caleb "Yeah, I noticed it" he starts to play with Hanna's fingers. "What's going on between you and the guys?"

Hanna "They piss me off"

Caleb "They are worried about you, Han. They care for you, that's all"

Hanna "I know… and I love them so much… but I wish they weren't so pushy. I want to forget what happened and they don't get it. They think they know what's good for me but they don't"

Caleb "Maybe if you just talked to them, they would understand you better… like I did"

Hanna "Yeah, I'll talk to them… I miss them"

Caleb lets go of her hand and moves his arm to her shoulders to hug her from the side.

Hanna "Anyway, I didn't mean to stand you up last night… I really wanted to be with you. I just got stuck in freaking Philly"

Caleb "I know, silly" he kisses the top of her head and squeezes her against his side.

Then they fall silent for some seconds before he speaks again.

Caleb "Now that you mention Philly, the girls went to a party there last night too"

Hanna "Really?"

Caleb "Uh huh… we were having some drinks and Alison said some guy had invited her to a party"

Hanna "You sure it was in Philly?"

Caleb "Yeah, Spencer was going to go too, but she decided to stay when Alison said it was in Philly… I can't remember this guy's name, but the girls said he used to throw parties at some cabin and now he was opening a nightclub"

Hanna "Eric Kahn?"

Caleb "Yes"

Hanna "So it was the same party I went… but I didn't see them there. Are you sure they went there? Maybe they changed their minds"

Caleb "No, I'm sure. Alison, Aria and Emily went to that party. They also invited me to come with them"

Hanna looks up at him with a smile on her face. "Really?"

Caleb "Yeah, but I told them you were coming over so I just went home… what's so funny though?"

Hanna "Not funny… I just love the way you get along so well with my girls" she is still smiling.

Caleb leans in and kisses her smile. "See? It wasn't so terrible to talk to me and tell me about last night"

Hanna "Yeah…" she only says.

Caleb "Unless there's more you aren't telling me…"

Hanna "No… it was just that. I know that what Mona did to me is way too silly to end up crying so much like I did. I shouldn't have given a shit about it… but I've been feeling so lonely lately that it hurt more than it should have. She made me feel betrayed, used, like she wouldn't mind throwing me under the bus"

Caleb "Lonely, Han? You have so much people who care about you"

Hanna "Yeah, I know. But still… it's like… I don't know. It's hard to explain. You wouldn't understand"

Caleb "It's the second time in the day you say I wouldn't understand something. Just try explaining it to me"

Hanna "Fine… it's like I feel so empty inside lately that even though I'm surrounded by people, I still feel alone. It started the other day at the hospital when the guys came visit me… they were there, talking about things, and I just wanted they all to leave already. And it's weird because I love them, but still. And remember this old friend I told you I ran into the other day at the mall?"

Caleb nods.

Hanna "We went for a coffee and we caught up with our lives… I don't remember a single thing of what he told me. I was happy to see him again and all, but I don't know… I just didn't care, I didn't pay attention to him. It was like being there but not being there at the same time"

Caleb "So you felt okay with Mona and that's why you were so hurt this morning?"

Hanna "No, I feel the same way while being with Mona. I've just been hanging out with her because at least I can pretend to be normal. Which I can't do with the girls because they won't let me forget about what happened… anyway, I know this all sounds way too absurd, nonsensical, that's why I don't expect you to understand me, I barely do it myself. I mean, I'm telling you that I feel lonely with people, it probably doesn't make much sense, but it's the way I've been feeling these last days"

Caleb "Believe me, Han… I understand you way more than you think" he takes his hand to her head and starts to caress her hair. "You just described how I have felt most of my life…"

Hanna lifts her head from his shoulder to look at him. "Really, baby?" she asks with a sad look upon her face.

Caleb nods.

Hanna "Have you ever felt that way while being with me?"

Caleb smiles right away at her cuteness. "No, never. It's been while since I stopped feeling that way and you will too, baby. I promise"

Hanna "I don't feel lonely when I'm with you either"

Caleb "Yeah?"

Hanna "Uh huh"

Caleb "Then why have you been avoiding me?"

Hanna smiles. "I told you I wasn't avoiding you"

Caleb "Well, okay, so why have we been without seeing each other for like three days? Why didn't you just reach out to me?" he rephrases the question. "And don't say again I wouldn't understand it, please"

Hanna sits up straight and so Caleb takes his arm off of her shoulders. He places his hand on her back instead and starts to rub her.

Hanna "It's just that you are doing so well, baby… your new house, the project for your backyard, you have made friends with the guys, you decided to stay here, you are happy… I didn't want you to have to put up with my shit. I don't want to hurt you again… I don't even want to treat you bad again and that's the first I do when I get pissed off, even if you have nothing to do with anything. I want to be a good girlfriend to you, someone who makes your life better, not someone who brings you down with her"

Caleb chuckles.

Hanna "Why are you laughing? Don't laugh" she shoots him a look.

Caleb bites his bottom lip, still smiling. "Okay, now you are saying nonsense" he takes her hand. "Hanna, you are clueless. I have all those things you just mentioned because for the first time in my life I feel at home. And that's thanks to you. You make me so much happy"

Hanna only stares at him.

Caleb "Stop overthinking, okay? Don't worry about me. I'm all right and you will be too. You will be okay"

Hanna "You think so?"

Caleb "I'm sure of it. You will get better with time. I told you"

Hanna "I just don't want to start to panic again. It was horrible there at the party"

Caleb "I think you should stop pushing your limits. Give yourself a break, Han. I understand that you want to forget what happened, but you can't pretend it didn't happen. It's been only a few days. Don't do things that you know you might not be ready to do. Try to do things that make you feel safe and before you know it, you will have gone back to normal"

Hanna nods while thinking of it. What Caleb just told her makes a lot of sense to her.

Caleb "When is your mom coming back from London?"

Hanna "The day after tomorrow I think, why?"

Caleb "Because you are staying at my place until then"

Hanna "No, I can't do that"

Caleb "Why?"

Hanna "Because we just started dating, Caleb. You will get tired of me"

Caleb has run out of ways to make Hanna understand that she can and she should rely on him. So now he takes her face in his hands and makes her look at him.

Caleb "Hanna, I love you"

Hanna smiles slightly. "Really?"

Caleb "Yeah. How can you not know it?"

Hanna shrugs. "I don't know. You only said it once… and you thought I was unconscious… maybe you were feeling way too emotional at that moment and it just slipped out"

Caleb "Han, it was the first time in my life I told someone that I loved them. I'm not used to it. That's why I only said it once… and during an emotional moment"

Hanna "Really?" she asks again. Her eyes fixed on his.

Caleb "Yeah… maybe I should start saying it to you more often"

Hanna smiles. "No, I like that you only say it when you really feel like saying it. It makes it special. I wish I had saved all my "I love you's" only for you as well. I have wasted so many"

Caleb "I love you"

Hanna "I love you too, baby"

She takes her hands to his face as well and cupping each other's cheeks they start a passionate kiss. They make out for a long while. It's only love at first but as their kissing starts to get rougher and their hands start to explore each other's body, a very strong sexual desire joins their love and soon their breathings change and they both need more.

Hanna takes her hands to Caleb's shoulders and breaks the kiss. "Lie down" she tells him as she pushes him back gently.

Caleb lies down on the blanket and tries to pull Hanna down along with him but she stays sitting, so he looks at her expectantly. Hanna shoots him a smile as she takes her hands to his belt. Caleb licks his lips and looks down to his crotch. She unbuckles his belt and undoes his pants with such delicacy that she doesn't even touch a little any sensitive part and Caleb gets impatient to feel her do something down there, anything. Fortunately for him, Hanna pushes down his pants along with his underwear, enough to uncover him, and she grabs him in her hand.

Hanna "Spread your legs, baby" she instructs him this time.

And Caleb quickly does what she told him. Hanna giving him orders is such a turn on to him. Still holding him in her hand, she moves to sit down in the space between his legs, and once she is in her place, she starts to work on him. He props himself on his elbows to take a look. Hanna is using both her hands to give his cock a massage and it feels just as damn good as it looks. He gets hard in no time and so Hanna doesn't waste a second and lies down on her stomach right there where she is, between his legs. Caleb lets go a deep breath and bites his bottom lip hard anticipating what comes next. He tilts his head back and shuts his eyes the exact moment he feels Hanna's mouth around his cock.

Caleb "Shit" he whispers breathless as Hanna sucks on him.

He meets her eyes when he looks back at her and that eye contact stimulates him even more. Not to mention the sight of her delicate lips around him.

Caleb allows himself to enjoy Hanna's attention for a while, but then he sits up and cupping Hanna's cheek, he pushes her away gently.

Caleb "It's your turn now"

Hanna sits up and they kiss for a while, but when Caleb tries to lie her down, she stops him.

Hanna "I'm fine, I'm ready… I want you now"

Caleb smiles at her. "But you need some attention too or I won't last enough to make you come too, babe"

Hanna nods and pulls his head back to hers to get back to kissing. Since she is still sitting, Caleb takes the chance to pull up her top and they break the kiss again to take it off. Then they get rid of the rest of their own clothes, except for Hanna's underwear, she keeps that on because she wants Caleb to take it off himself. They are both on their knees in front of each other now, so Caleb wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her to him. He starts to kiss her neck at the same time he starts to brush his fingertips up and down on her back. He couldn't be more horny at the moment, but still takes the time to be affectionate with Hanna. And Hanna is aware of it, she can feel his erection pressed against her body and she appreciates the kisses on her neck, the caresses on her back and all the cuddling even more. At some point, one of Caleb's hands finally go to her bra and he unclasps it at the same time he starts to suck and lick on her neck making his kisses wetter. Hanna lets her bra fall on the blanket and takes her hands to Caleb's nape. She guides his head down with a gentle push and Caleb gets right away what she wants. He takes one of her breasts into his mouth and starts to do the same he was doing on her neck, but he pays special attention to her nipple, making sure to caress it properly with his tongue. Hanna's breathing is a mess and she wants more already, so when Caleb pulls back to switch to her other breast, she cups his cheeks and pulls him up to her mouth instead. She kisses him with such passion and desperation that Caleb decides to give her some relief right away.

Caleb "Want more?"

Hanna "Uh huh" she says while lying down on the blanket already.

Caleb takes off her panties and attempts to lie down on his stomach between Hanna's legs so his head is at the right height to please his girl, but she stops him.

Hanna "I don't want that, babe. Come up here"

Caleb "I just wanted to return the favor" he says while going back up as he was told. "Maybe when you feel completely comfortable with me, you will let me" he smiles at her while staring into her eyes. He is on top of her, holding his weight up with his arms at each side of her.

Hanna "It's not that, baby. I feel fully comfortable with you. I just don't like it"

Caleb "You haven't tried me yet" he starts to kiss her jawline.

Hanna "Just do something else, please"

Caleb "Sure, baby" he reconnects their mouths and reaches down between her legs.

Instead of teasing her for a bit, he goes straight to her already swollen clit and starts to rub her with two fingers. She whimpers into the kiss and so Caleb pulls away from her mouth to hear her, but Hanna becomes quiet the moment he breaks the kiss.

Caleb "Let me hear you, beautiful" he whispers to her.

Hanna presses her forehead against his and parts her lips to let go her soft moans.

Caleb "God, you drive me crazy, Hanna" he says and goes back to kissing her neck.

After some seconds, Hanna reaches down and moves Caleb's hand off of her. "You are gonna make me come right here, baby" she says while sitting up.

Caleb just answers with an amused smile.

Hanna places her hands on Caleb's chest and pushes him back gently, making him lie down on his back. She straddles him and slowly lowers her body getting him inside. She is so wet that Caleb slides into her very easily, and very soon, she is moving up and down.

Caleb's mind is blowing at such a view. He props himself on his elbows again and his eyes go straight to where his body is connected to Hanna's. That's the hottest thing he's ever seen and it only gets better when he looks up and sees his girl. Her shut eyes, her mouth slightly parted. Her entire body is exposed to him and when his eyes fix on Hanna's chest, he can't help but lie back down and use his arms to reach out and take her breasts in his hands instead of just using them to hold himself up.

Hanna moans become louder as she speeds up her pace.

Caleb "Damn it, Hanna… You move so… fucking good, baby" he says out of breath. "So good" he groans and keeps massaging her boobs.

Hanna opens her eyes to make eye contact with Caleb. His words have made her feel more self-assured than ever and so she keeps riding him, going as fast as she can and getting him as deep as possible.

At some point, Caleb feels the need to kiss her again and so he sits up straight when Hanna is still moving.

Hanna "Ahhh" she cries out and shuts her eyes.

Caleb "Fuck, I'm sorry, baby. Did I hurt you?" he pulls back right away.

Hanna "Fuck, no. It felt so good" she manages to say although her breathing is even more messy than before and wraps her arms around his neck to pull him back to her. "Stay here" She orders Caleb and goes even faster now that she is holding on to him.

Caleb looks down and gets right away why Hanna is suddenly so out of control. Now that he is sitting straight he has created a friction between their bodies and every time Hanna goes up and down, her most sensitive part rubs against his body. He wraps his arms around her low back to keep her as close to him as possible for her to have more pleasure.

Hanna "Shit, I'm close" she presses her cheek against Caleb's. She can't even kiss him.

Caleb "That's okay, Han… keep going, enjoy yourself, baby"

In no time, Caleb feels her tighten around his penis at the same time as his name starts to escape her lips non-stop. Her movements are uncontrolled and she tugs at his hair until she comes undone and rests her forehead on his shoulder.

She attempts to keep moving because she knows that Caleb hasn't finished yet, but he stops her.

Caleb "It's okay, stay still for a moment" He takes one of his hands to the back of her head and starts to stroke her hair.

Hanna stops moving and relaxes in Caleb's arms for a little while. And as soon as she catches her breath, she pulls back to look at her boyfriend.

Hanna "Thank you" she gives him a tender smile.

Caleb chuckles. "For what? You did all the job"

Hanna "You know why" she says while moving off of him. "Come on, it's your turn now" she grabs his arm to pull him down to the blanket with her.

She lies down on her back and Caleb gets on top of her. She wraps her legs around his waist right away and pulls his lower half down to her.

Caleb slides back inside of her very carefully. She is soaking wet after having come, which makes it very easy, but at the same time, she feels tighter for the same reason. "Please, let me know if this feels annoying to you, okay?"

Hanna nods and Caleb starts thrusting into her gently.

Hanna "Go faster, babe. I'm okay" she reassures him. Of course it doesn't feel as much pleasant for her as before, but it's okay.

Caleb speeds up his pace gradually, always keeping eye contact with Hanna, and only once he is completely sure he is not hurting her, he shuts his eyes and moves as fast as he needs to reach his climax too.

Hanna takes the opportunity to place kisses all over his face while caressing his hair. She feels so relaxed, so good.

Caleb "Han…" he barely says because he starts gasping.

Hanna can feel him throbbing as he finally unloads himself inside of her. Once he is done, he pulls himself out of Hanna and rests his face against her neck as he settles down. She can feel his hot breath on her skin.

Caleb "That was fucking good, Han" he finally says when his breathing goes back to normal. He reaches out and grabs his t-shirt.

Hanna "Yeah, I came before you did, that's crazy"

Caleb "Hey" he smiles amused. "Give me some credit"

Hanna chuckles. "I meant to say that I had never finished before a guy before"

Caleb "I know, I was just messing with you" he says still smiling and reaches down. He uses his t-shirt to wipe Hanna clean.

Hanna "Hey! I was gonna wear that!"

Caleb "You don't need any clothes. We are alone here… and you are perfect like this"

Hanna smiles at him.

He wipes himself clean with the t-shirt too and then puts it aside before lying down on his back next to Hanna.

Caleb "You think we can say this was our first date?"

Hanna turns on her side and rests her head on his chest. "Well, this is more like a romantic getaway, but it's been perfect. So yes, I would like to remember this night as our first date"

Caleb wraps his arm around her and takes his hand to her head. "Good" he caresses her hair gently. "You think you will let me go down on you on our second date?"

Hanna "Caleb!" she yells and places her index finger vertically on his lips to shush him. "Shut up!" she says amused.

Caleb laughs and opens his mouth to take her finger into his mouth. He starts to suck her finger.

Hanna "What are you doing?" she laughs too and takes her finger out of his mouth.

Caleb "Just showing you the things I can do with my tongue"

Hanna laughs harder. "You are an idiot" she raises her head from his chest and starts to kiss his mouth.

Caleb kisses her back and it's a smiling kiss since both of them are still pretty amused.

Caleb "Wanna go back inside?" he asks Hanna after a while as he rubs her back to keep her warm because he can feel that her skin is getting cold.

Hanna nods. "Yeah"

They stand up and pick up their clothes from the ground. Caleb grabs the blanket and places it over Hanna's shoulders to cover her. She shoots him a tender smile in response and they walk back to the house.