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.

32. Chapter 32

Caleb goes back to Toby and Spencer's and as soon as he steps into the dining room where everyone is sitting at the table, all eyes turn to him. But he doesn't say anything, he just goes and takes seat too.

Spencer "So… did you see her?"

Caleb "Yeah"

Alison "And what was she up to?"

Caleb "She was just waiting for Mona to pick her up"

Spencer "Where were they going?"

Caleb "I don't know. I didn't ask" he shrugs.

Alison "You didn't ask?" she asks surprised.

Caleb "No" he lies. He doesn't want to tell the girls that Hanna was just going to a party. He doesn't know what's going on between Hanna and her friends, but he does know that he doesn't want to get in the middle of it and telling Spencer that Hanna canceled on her just for a party won't do any good. "I went there just to check on her, and she is fine guys… just trying to move on, that's all"

Aria "Well, that's good, I guess…"

Spencer "I don't know what could be more important than coming here as she promised me she would"

Alison "Yeah, especially with Mona involved"

Toby "Just leave her alone, guys…" he tells Spencer and Alison.

Emily "Yeah… maybe she just needs some time, she will show up any of these days… let's have dinner already" she grabs the bag with the food that they ordered and takes out one of the food packages. "Who ordered spaghetti Bolognese?"

/

A couple of hours later, the guys are sitting outside in the backyard, having some drinks, as they usually do every time they get together for dinner there. Spencer and Toby are cuddling together on a couch, Aria is sitting on Ezra's lap and Alison and Emily are just sitting next to each other, but Emily's arm is over Alison's shoulders and they are holding hands. Caleb gets now why Hanna told him that she was always the third wheel in that group of friends, because that's exactly how he feels at the moment and he wishes she was there too. Hanna would surely sit on his lap as always, he would embrace her waist to keep her close and they would probably even share a glass, so when it was her turn to drink and hold the glass, he would use his free hand to touch her a little, maybe to caress the soft skin of her legs, or he could also use that hand to move her hair aside and kiss her neck for a bit.

Emily "Hey, you!" she raises her voice and brings Caleb back from his thoughts. "I'm talking to you" she smiles at Caleb when he finally looks at her. "Do you want a refill?" she asks while holding a bottle of wine.

Caleb "Sure, thanks" he smiles back.

Spencer "What a beautiful night, guys… I don't want summer to end"

Aria "Yeah… it's still early, we should do something, we should go out"

Spencer "Yeah! Totally"

Alison "Eric Kahn invited me to a party, I wasn't going to go, but if you guys want, we can go… he told me that I could bring some friends, so…"

Aria "That sounds fun, we could go there for a while…"

Ezra "Mmm… I have to work tomorrow"

Toby "Yeah, me too… I'll pass"

Spencer "I'm in… I feel like dancing a little!"

Toby gives her a look.

Spencer "What? I'm pregnant, but I still can party…"

Emily "Where's the party, babe? Is it at that old cabin?"

Alison chuckles. "No, it's been a long while since Eric stopped throwing parties there… now he has made a business out of it. He is opening a night club in Philly tomorrow night, and so he is hosting a private party there tonight"

Toby "You are not going to Philly, right?"

Spencer sighs. "No, I guess I'll pass too… sorry, guys"

Emily "What about you, Caleb? Are you coming with us?" She asks warmly.

Aria "We could use a guy in the group" she smiles at him.

Caleb smiles back. "Sorry, girls, but I'll pass too… Hanna is coming over later, so I'll just go home"

Alison smiles amused. "Hanna, Hanna" she teases him.

Aria "Seems like he's having his own private party at home" she says amused and laughs.

Toby "I bet he is going to have more fun tonight than any of us here"

Ezra laughs. "Sure, he will"

Spencer "Hey" she elbows Toby. "You were going to have fun tonight too, but now I'm not so sure…"

Everyone laughs.

Toby "Come on, babe" he places a kiss on her neck. "I was just kidding…"

The guys keep having some drinks and joking around for a while and then Aria, Emily and Alison leave for the party, Ezra and Caleb go home and Toby and Spencer just go to bed.

/

Philly.

Hanna and Mona have been at the party for a while. Hanna thought that there would be a lot less people at the party, since it was a private party, but she was wrong, because the place is full, it's so full that it doesn't even seem a private party, it seems just an ordinary night in a nightclub, except for one thing, the drinks are free. It's an open bar party. And Hanna has been drinking since the moment she stepped into the place. The alcohol has helped her with the anxiety she felt at seeing that amount of unknown people and now that she is tipsy, she is handling it a bit better.

She is dancing with Mona on the middle of the dance floor. Several guys have tried to pick them up, mostly they tried to come on to Hanna, but the the girls have rejected them all, even though some of those guys were pretty hot.

Mona "I'll go for another drink" she tells Hanna at some point.

Hanna "I'm coming with you" there's no way she is staying alone.

Once they get to the bar, Mona orders two margaritas.

Hanna "Only one" she tells the barman. "I'll just have some water"

Mona "What?" she looks at Hanna right away. "Why?"

Hanna "I don't want to get drunk, and I'm pretty close to that"

Mona "Oh, come on, we are at a party" she tells Hanna and turns her gaze back to the bartender. "Actually, we want a bottle of champagne, please"

Hanna rolls her eyes but doesn't say anything. She can take a cab to go back to Rosewood, so it doesn't matter if they keep drinking a little more, it's not like she was counting on Mona to take her back home anyway.

Mona "Should I go say hi?" she asks Hanna while looking past her.

Hanna turns around to take a look as well and sees Noel, surrounded by a group of people.

Hanna "Not yet…" she says and gets to see that one of those people there is Sean. "Maybe you should wait and let him come to you"

Mona "No, I want him to know that I'm here… I'm not sure he's seen me. It's too crowded here" she says and starts to walk, but Hanna grabs her arm.

Hanna "Wait, don't leave me alone…"

Mona turns to look at her. "Come with me then"

Hanna "No, Sean is there…"

Mona "Okay, I'll be right back"

Hanna "No, please… don't leave me alone"

Mona gives her a strange look.

Hanna "There are too many people" it's all she manages to say in an attempt to make Mona stay with her, without telling her what is really going on.

And Mona doesn't get her, she doesn't understand what the amount of people in there has to do with not wanting to be left alone just for one minute. It's a party at a nightclub after all, it's obvious there's going to be a lot of people. But the way Hanna is staring at her makes her stay.

Mona "Okay, fine… let's go dance" she says with no more questioning while grabbing the champagne bottle.

They go back to the dance floor and only a couple of minutes after, Hanna feels her phone buzzing in her purse, so she takes it and smiles at getting a text from Caleb.

Caleb: "Babe, I'm exhausted. I'll just go to bed, give me a call when you come. Hope you are having a nice time :)"

Hanna smiles wider and texts him back: "Baaaaaby Sure, get some sleep… you'll need some energy for when I come over ;)"

Caleb: "Fuck, Han… don't take too long"

Hanna is typing another text, but her phone is suddenly snatched from her hands and when she looks up, Mona is already putting it into her own little purse.

Mona "Stop texting your boyfriend, we are dancing"

Hanna rolls her eyes at her but doesn't try to get her phone back because she knows that if she does, she will completely lose interest in the party while texting Caleb. Indeed, after that brief exchange of texts, she wants to go with him already, but it's still early and she can't just leave yet.

Mona "Here, have some champagne" she hands her a glass.

They keep dancing and at some point, Mona starts using her phone.

Hanna "Hey! If I can't text Caleb, you can't use your phone either" she claims right away.

Mona "It's my mom… just a minute"

/

Emily, Aria and Alison arrive at the party a few minutes later. After getting their drinks, they go take seat on one of the couches.

Emily "Thought we came here to have fun… let's go dance" she says as Aria and Alison sit down.

Aria "Yeah, but we need a warm up first" she raises her glass.

Alison chuckles at seeing Aria drink half of her glass at once and then turns to Emily. "Come here, babe" she offers her hand to her.

Emily takes Ali's hand and sits down on her lap.

Aria "No! no way… we already discussed this back in the car, you are not here on a date, you are here as friends, my friends"

Emily laughs and moves to sit next to Alison instead. "Better?"

Aria nods.

Alison "Guys… isn't that Hanna?"

Aria and Emily look toward the same direction as Ali right away.

Emily "It has to be her" she says at seeing the blonde with her back to them. "The other one is Mona"

Aria "What is she doing here?"

Alison "I think it's obvious" she says while watching Hanna dance with the champagne bottle in her hand.

Aria "Thank god Spencer is not here… she was pretty disappointed today"

Alison "What's with her?" she says while standing up.

Emily "Where are you going?"

Alison "I'll go tell her what a crappy friend she was to Spencer today"

Emily "Don't" she reaches out and grabs her wrist. "Let her be… you heard Caleb, he said she's trying to move on, that means that she is not fully well yet, we should let her be…"

Aria "Yeah, I think Em is right… she seems to be having fun"

Alison "So she is well enough to party with Mona but she won't get together with us, her best friends… it doesn't make any sense. We didn't do anything to her"

Emily "Just stay here, please… we can talk to her tomorrow. This is not the right place to confront her… and it is not the right way either"

Alison "Okay, fine" she finally gives up and sits back down.

Aria "Why didn't we order champagne?" she says while looking at her half empty glass and then back at Hanna. "That bottle of champagne that Hanna is holding probably costs more than her entire outfit and we could get one of those for free too"

Alison and Emily laugh.

Alison "Go get some champagne"

Aria "Sure, I will" she says while standing up from the couch. "You better not be making out when I come back"

The girls laugh again as Aria walks away.

/

The expensive champagne tastes so good in Hanna's mouth that even though she was only going to drink a little more, she ends up finishing the whole bottle, along with Mona, of course.

Hanna "I need a pee" she tells Mona after drinking the last drop of champagne.

Mona laughs. "Just go to the ladies' room then. it's over there" she says while pointing with her finger.

Hanna "Come with me, please?"

Mona "Come on, Hanna, just go… why are you so clingy tonight?" she says while staring past Hanna. Noel is close by and she is sure that if Hanna leaves her alone for a minute, he will come to her.

Hanna "I just thought you would want to use the bathroom as well, that's all" she says and looks down, feeling a little ashamed because Mona finally noticed her insecurity.

Mona "Well, I don't… just go"

Hanna starts walking away toward the ladies' room while cursing herself. She shouldn't have kept drinking, she can already feel the alcohol messing with her body.

Aria "Guys, we should keep an eye on Hanna… she is drunk" she says while watching her friend stumbling through the crowded place until she gets into the ladies' room. They are dancing far from Hanna, but Aria still managed to see her.

Alison "Mona can babysit her, Hanna came to the party with her, not with us"

Emily "Hey, don't be mean! She is our friend… of course we are watching her"

Alison knows that Emily is right. "Okay, fine… Should we go in there?"

Emily "No… let's just wait for a while… if she doesn't come out soon, then we are going check on her"

Aria "Yeah, maybe she's just a little tipsy"

/

As soon as Hanna gets in the ladies' room and the bright light hits her, she feels that the room starts spinning, and she has to lean against the wall for a moment before getting into one of the restroom stalls. And when she comes out of there, it doesn't get any better, back at the crowded area she feels too hot and overwhelmed, and the loud music that was making her dance only a while ago, now makes her head pound. She goes back to where she was dancing with Mona before, but she is not there. Hanna takes a look around, but Mona is nowhere to be found. Her anxiety level rises to the highest in just one second. Being left alone plus the slowness and clumsiness with which her body responds to her brain because of the alcohol, take her back to the fear that she felt in the woods only some days ago. Her breathing becomes shallow and her body starts trembling. She stays still and keeps looking around trying to find her friend. But Mona isn't there and right when she feels that she is about to collapse, her eyes spot a familiar face. A familiar face that she never thought she would be so happy to see. She goes to that person immediately.

Hanna "Help me, please" she manages to say, but her words come out like a whisper as she places her hand on that person's shoulder.

Sean turns to her. "Hanna?" he asks surprised, but with a cocky grin in his face. He didn't get to make out Hanna's words.

"Who's she?" the girl that Sean is holding by the waist asks.

But Sean doesn't answer to her question.

Sean "What's up, Han?" he greets her, still unaware of her state.

Hanna reaches out and grabs his free arm, the one that isn't wrapped around the other girl's body. That's when Sean feels her shaky body.

Sean "What's going on?"

Hanna "Can't breathe" her voice still sounds like a whisper, but this time she gets closer to make sure he hears her. "Help me"

Sean lets go of the other girl right then and wraps an arm around Hanna's shoulders. "Be right back" he tells the girl. "Let's get you out of here" he tells Hanna.

Hanna "I can't move"

Sean "Yes, you can. It's all in your head… come on" he pulls from her shoulders and makes her start to walk. He leads her toward the exit, always keeping her against his side.

Alison "Guys! Look!" she suddenly stops dancing while staring past Emily and Aria.

They stop dancing too and turn around to take a look.

Emily "Oh my god, Hanna and… Sean?"

Alison "Yeah… I can't believe she is cheating on Caleb"

Aria "I told you guys we needed to keep an eye on her"

Alison "I don't get her, she finally found someone who really cares for her and she is ruining it just like that"

Hanna starts gasping for air before they can reach the exit so Sean stops and places her against a wall.

Sean "Hey, look at me" he tells her while moving her hair off her face. "Breathe… I know you think you can't, but you can. Just breathe… take a deep breath and then let it out slowly"

Hanna focuses on Sean and tries to do as she was told. Of course, if he were Caleb, she would feel safe already and breathing wouldn't be that hard.

It takes her a while, but she gets a bit better eventually, although her breathing is still pretty shallow and now she is also shedding some tears. She feels frustrated. She thought she was over that paralyzing fear.

Sean "Let's go outside" he wraps his arm around her shoulders again.

Emily "God, poor Caleb…" she says while watching Hanna and Sean. From where she is, she gets to see the way he is holding her, but she doesn't get to see that Hanna is not okay and that she is actually weeping.

Aria "Maybe she and Caleb aren't that serious yet… I mean, we know nothing after all… Hanna didn't tell us what's going on between Caleb and her"

Emily "Aria, I think it's pretty obvious… the guy stuck to her the whole time at the hospital, he even took her to DC to get Chocolate back, he did everything for her… even if they weren't formally dating yet, she can't do this to him"

Aria "Let's go stop her then"

Alison "Yeah, let's go… but still, if she gave a damn about Caleb, she would stop it herself… even if she is drunk"

But the crowded place makes the girls lose sight of Hanna and by the time they get to where she was with Sean, they are no longer there.

Once they get out of the nightclub, Sean makes Hanna sit down on a step outside the closed bakery next door and then he sits down next to her.

She gets better gradually. The calm of the night and the fresh air help her a lot.

Sean "Better?" he asks her after some minutes.

Hanna only nods and takes another deep breath before bringing her hands to her face to wipe the remaining tears away.

They stay silent for a while until Sean breaks the ice.

Sean "You just cockblocked me, you know that, right?" he jokes. "That girl was ready to go home with me"

He causes Hanna to smile very slightly at finding his comment fun.

Sean "So, what was that?"

Hanna "I don't know… it just happened" she finally speaks. "I'm sorry"

Sean "It's okay… we are even… I was a dick the other night at Camp Mona…"

Hanna "Yes, you were"

Sean lights up a cigarette and after taking some drags, he offers it to Hanna.

Hanna "I don't smoke, thanks" she rejects it only for Caleb, although she could really use a puff right now. "So… how did you know exactly what to do? What to say to me?" she can't help asking since Sean seemed very confident while helping her.

Sean "My mom used to have panic attacks when I was a child"

Hanna "Oh…" she says and falls silent, but then she feels the need to set him straight. "Anyway, I didn't have a panic attack"

Sean "Yes, you did"

Hanna "No, I didn't"

Sean "So, how would you call what just happened in there?"

Hanna rolls her eyes. "There were too many people in there and I'm drunk… I just got a little nervous"

Sean "Yeah, sure…" he puts his cigarette out. "Well, I'll just go back to the party then" he stands up.

Hanna "Wait" she gets on her feet as well and finds out that she is still dizzy. "Have you seen Mona?" she asks while leaning on the wall for stability.

Sean "Yeah, she left with Noel"

Hanna "Really? She left?" she asks surprised.

Sean "Yes… why are you so surprised? They've been hooking up for a while now"

Hanna "I know… but she could have just told me that she was leaving, she has my phone and we came in her car"

Sean shrugs and starts walking back toward the nightclub.

Hanna "Wait… don't leave me alone, please"

Sean "Why don't you just take a cab to Eric's apartment? Noel and I are staying there, I'm sure he took Mona there"

Hanna "I don't want to be left alone" she confesses now because she has no other option.

If she could take a cab on her own, she would go back to Rosewood, she would go straight to Caleb's place, not to Eric's. But she is drunk and she feels unsafe, and she can't take the risk of taking a cab alone because what just happened to her in the nightclub could happen again. And if it happens again, she would rather be with a familiar face, even if that familiar face is Sean's.

Sean sighs. "Okay, come help me find the chick that was with me then… I guess you can come with us to Eric's"

Hanna nods and goes with him. "Do you even know that girl's name?" she asks sarcastically as they get back in the nightclub.

Sean "Yeah, don't get smart with me or you can start figuring out how to go back home on your own" he gives her another cocky smile.

/

Aria, Alison and Emily get out of the nightclub after looking for Hanna for a while.

Aria "She disappeared, guys"

Alison "She must have left the party with Sean… she wasn't in there"

Emily "So… what should we do next?"

Alison "Nothing… it's too late"

Aria "Come on, we can't just give up… try to call her"

Alison takes her phone to call Hanna.

Emily "We should have gone with her the moment we saw her getting in the ladies' room"

Aria "Yeah, we shouldn't have waited"

Meanwhile, Mona is "having fun" with Noel in her car when Hanna's phone starts ringing non-stop in her purse. They ignore it at first, but after Alison's third call, Noel gets irritated by the annoying sound.

Noel "Just turn that shit off" he says out of breath and Mona reaches out to grab Hanna's phone from her purse on the driver seat. But being in a rush to get back to riding Noel in the backseat, she accepts the call instead of rejecting it and throws the phone back into her purse.

Alison "Han! Where are you?"

Emily "She picked up?"

Alison nods at Emily and keeps talking on the phone. "We are in Philly, we-" she doesn't finish the sentence. "Oh my god, guys!" she says out loud while putting her phone away. "I just heard her moaning"

Aria and Emily look at her surprised.

Alison "I told you it was too late… I think she answered the phone by accident… God, I won't be able to forget that sound any time soon"

Emily "Are you sure it was a moan?"

Alison "Yeah, I think I can tell when I hear a moan, Em…"

Aria "Poor Caleb… he stayed home just to wait for her and she does this to him…"

Emily "Yeah, but it would have been a lot worse if he had come with us to the party…"

Alison "Guys, Hanna is our friend here, not Caleb. I feel sorry for him too, but we won't say a word about this. We just need to talk to Hanna. She needs to cut the shit already, she doesn't stop making mistakes"

Emily "Yeah… she needs to knock it off. I understand that she is hurt, but she can't go around hurting other people too"

Aria "Wanna go home already?"

Alison "Yeah, let's get going"

/

Hanna "Sean, can we go already? She is not here" she asks him as she grabs his arm not to lose him in the middle of the multitude of people.

Sean "Okay, fine… let's go" he says not so happy, and they head to the exit.

Once they are back on the street, Hanna lets go of his arm.

Sean "I'll stop a cab"

Hanna "You don't have your car?"

Sean "No, I came here with Noel… it was pointless to come in two cars when it was an hour drive and we are staying at the same place"

Hanna nods. It makes sense, although she would have preferred to come in her own car and drive that hour, rather than be stuck in Philly like she is right now. She should have known better.

Sean "So, where's your boyfriend?" he asks once they are on their way to Eric's apartment in the cab.

Hanna "In Rosewood"

Sean "Does he know that you came to Philly to party with your crazy friend?"

Hanna "Don't call Mona that. And yes, of course he knows… why?"

Sean shrugs. "Just asking"

The rest of the ride is quiet and soon they get to Eric's place. Sean opens the door and gets in the apartment.

Sean "Come in" he tells Hanna who is still standing in the hallway.

Hanna "I won't go inside… can you please let Mona know that I'm here?"

Sean laughs. "She's probably busy, don't you think?"

Hanna "I don't care, I need my phone… go take a look… bring me her purse at least, I'll just take the keys to her car and wait for her there"

Sean "Fine" he says and disappears into the apartment.

He comes back to the door a couple of minutes after.

Sean "She is not here… and neither is Noel"

Hanna "Really? You sure?"

Sean "Yeah, I checked Noel's room, the bathroom and also the kitchen, just in case they were feeling naughty tonight" he jokes.

Hanna rolls her eyes at him. "You are an idiot" she says but then she realizes that she is more stuck in Philly than she thought and so she bites her bottom lip.

Hanna "Fuck… what am I going to do now?"

Sean "Well, you could start by being a bit nicer to me if you want me to help you" he jokes again, but Hanna doesn't talk back to him this time, she just remains worried, and Sean notices it. "Just come in… wait for Mona here… you don't have many options here"

Hanna nods and finally steps into the apartment.

Sean "Have seat… I'll be right back"

Hanna goes sit down on the comfy huge couch. Fortunately for her, she no longer feels that the rooms are spinning, probably because that kind of panic episode that she had back in the nightclub has obliged her mind to sober a little up. But she is still drunk and she can feel it in her body, the way she feels like she is floating around instead of walking, and she also feels like if she was in a dream for moments. She takes a look around the modern place, it's obvious that it belongs to a single man, probably quite immature, and definitely a party animal, but with a good taste, since it is very well decorated. The vivid colors catch her drunk mind's attention and by the time Sean comes back, she is still looking around.

Sean "Are you high?" he makes fun of her while sitting down next to her on the couch.

Hanna looks at him but doesn't answer back to his joke this time either. He has changed into sweatpants and a plain black t-shirt. "You're going to sleep already?"

Sean "Well, I don't have much of a choice… let's just say that thanks to someone, I won't have any fun tonight…" he teases her again. "Unless you are down to come to bed with me…" he places his arm over Hanna's shoulders.

Hanna rolls her eyes again and moves his arm off of her.

Sean laughs.

Hanna "Stop messing with me. I'm grateful to you for helping me but I'm not in the mood for your stupid jokes. I'm tired, drunk, and I just want to go home"

Sean "Okay, okay… I'm sorry. But really, I'm going to bed and your crazy frien-, I mean, Mona, could take a long while to come here, and that is if she ever comes over, maybe she doesn't even come to this apartment… why don't you get some sleep? The bed in the guestroom is pretty large, I promise I won't even touch you"

Hanna "No, I'll just wait here. I'm fine" Sean is insane if he thinks that she could accept his offer, she thinks right away.

Sean "All right, suit yourself" he stands up from the couch and heads for the hallway.

Hanna "Could you please text Noel and let him know that I'm here waiting for Mona?"

Sean "Yeah… if you change your mind, the guestroom is first door on the right"

Hanna remains sitting on the couch for almost an hour. Although she is very much tired after nights of bad sleep, she doesn't fall asleep. It's already hard for her to sleep in her own bed at her house, she won't just fall asleep on Eric Kahn's couch. And sharing a bed with Sean is not an option. She can only think of going back to Rosewood, going back to Caleb and being with him. She should have never come to Philly, she shouldn't have come to that stupid party that by the way, she couldn't even enjoy. Suddenly, she starts to hear some voices coming from the hallway outside the apartment, she can hear laughing male voices right outside the door and before she can know it, Eric Kahn shows up followed by three other guys and a couple of girls.

Eric "Who are you?" he asks surprised at finding Hanna there.

Hanna can already feel her heart racing in her chest. "Mmh… Hi!... I'm Hanna Marin" she says, shyly.

Eric "Oh, Hanna! Right! Alison's friend! I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you… it's been years!" he says as his friends come inside and go have seat all around Hanna.

Hanna "Yeah…" she stands up from the couch, feeling really awkward. "I was just waiting for my friend Mona, she is with Noel… I came here with Sean… I mean, he just let me in so I could wait for Mona, it's not like we-"

Eric smiles amused and cuts her off. "Oh, okay, okay… that's fine" he gives her a smile. "You came to the party, right? Did you like the place?"

Hanna "Yeah, it's such a really nice place…" she forces a smile. She feels embarrassed as fuck. "Well, I'll just go get Sean… I have to go"

Eric "Really? You can stay for a while if you want, there's no problem"

Hanna "No, it's fine… thanks" she says while heading to the guestroom.

Once in the room, she goes wake Sean up.

Hanna "Hey, you! Wake up!" she tells him while grabbing him by the shoulder to shake him. "Why didn't you tell me that Eric would come back so soon?" she asks as soon as Sean opens his eyes and looks at her.

Sean "What the fuck, Hanna?"

Hanna "Eric is here with his friends… he came inside and I was just there sitting on his couch, you could have told me that he could arrive any moment"

Sean "I didn't know, Hanna… It was his party, I thought he would take longer to come back… anyway, why are you so worried? He brings strangers to his apartment all the time… it's no big deal"

Hanna "I want to go home… can you please call me a cab? An Uber? Something?"

Sean sighs, he is half asleep and a bit irritated now. "You know you shouldn't take a cab alone this late and after what happened at the party"

Hanna "Yeah, I know, but I need to go home"

Sean "Okay" he says and takes his phone. He ran out of patience. "Do you have money? A cab to Rosewood is going to cost you at least 100 bucks…"

Hanna "I've got my credit card"

Sean takes his phone to his ear but as he waits for someone to pick up, Hanna changes her mind.

Hanna "Wait… I think I'll wait for a little longer… maybe Mona comes back and we can go home together"

Sean nods and puts his phone away.

Hanna "Do you mind if I wait here? I don't want to go back out there with Eric and all those people"

Sean "Sure… just sit down at least" he tells her, since she is still standing next to the bed.

Hanna goes around the bed to sit down on the edge at the other side.

Sean "Oh, come on, just get comfortable… it's me"

Hanna kicks her heels off and takes her legs up on the bed as well, resting her back against the headboard.

Sean "Why are you feeling so awkward?"

Hanna "I'm not awkward"

Sean "Doesn't seem so… you won't even lie down next to me"

Hanna "Maybe because I have a boyfriend and it's not okay for me to be sharing a bed with my ex?"

Sean smiles amused.

Hanna "What's so funny?"

Sean "Nothing" he says, still amused.

Hanna "No, now you have to tell me"

Sean "It's just that… Mona said that you had cheated on your boyfriend, so I don't get why you get so worried about this"

Hanna "Mona said that?" she asks very surprised. "When? That is not true"

Sean "Well, you should choose your friends more carefully then…"

Hanna "What did she tell you?"

Sean "She texted me at the party… she wanted me to go chat you up, dance with you, or something… I told her that I would love to, but that I had no chances with you… and well, she tried to convince me to go make a move on you by telling me that you weren't taking your relationship that seriously and that you had cheated on your boyfriend recently"

Hanna "I can't believe it" she says on the verge of tears, her bottom lip already trembling.

Sean "It's true… Wanna read the texts?" he offers his phone to Hanna. "I think she was just trying to get rid of you so she could go with Noel already"

Hanna shakes her head as her tears start emerging from her eyes. "What an idiot I am" she says, feeling used. Mona made her feel bad by telling her that she only went to her when she needed something but it was her the one that was trying to use her. Mona was just manipulating her into going to the party.

Sean "Well, I would like to tell you that you are wrong, but yes, you are a bit idiot for still trying to be friends with her… especially after what she did to you when we were in high school" he says and makes Hanna cry harder.

Hanna "You are so insensitive, Sean"

Sean "I'm sorry" he says while sitting up in the bed. "I hate when people cry… just don't know what to do" he reaches out and places a hand on Hanna's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.

Hanna "Just text Noel again, please… tell him that I left. I don't want to see Mona"

Sean nods, and although Noel didn't even answer the previous text, he grabs his phone to message him again.

Hanna brings her legs to her chest and wraps her arms around them. They remain just like that for a while, in an awkward silence. Hanna shedding tears and Sean not knowing what to do. He eventually lies back down and falls asleep. And Hanna is left alone with her thoughts.

/

As soon as the sun raises, feeling a little bit safer in the light of day, Hanna decides that is time for her to go back to Rosewood. She wakes Sean up again and he calls her a cab.

Hanna "Thank you for everything, really" she thanks Sean after he opens the door of the car for her.

Sean "No problem"

Hanna "And I'm sorry for ruining your night"

Sean chuckles. "It's okay… I'm going to the grand opening of the nightclub tonight, so I'll have another chance… you are the only girl who seems to have discovered the secret to resist me after all… just make sure you don't spread the word" he gives her a cocky grin.

Hanna thinks that Sean's joke is quite lame, and she is feeling too down to fake a laugh, but he has been nice to her, so she forces a smile for him before getting in the cab. Then, she gives the driver the address of her house. Yes, she was supposed to go straight to Caleb's, but once again, she is feeling sad and doesn't want to go to him with her problems.

The ride is very quiet, there isn't much traffic and while staring out the window on the road, Hanna gets emotional again but still manages to hold her tears back. But it changes when they are only a few miles away from Rosewood and Hanna starts to see the woods. She can no longer hold herself together and so she stars to cry in silence again. By the time they get in the city, Hanna has changed her mind. She gives the driver Caleb's address and asks him to take her there instead. She feels sad, hurt, overwhelmed, and too tired, and as much as she has tried to get better in the last days, she hasn't succeeded. That's why she decides to give up and just go to Caleb for some comfort. She needs a rest and Caleb is her safe place. She wipes her tears away and tries to calm down before arriving.

/

Hanna rings the doorbell at Caleb's hoping that it wakes him up. He told her to give him a call, but once again, she has no phone. It takes a while, but Hanna doesn't give up and at some point, Caleb finally answers the door.

Caleb "Hey" he greets her half asleep. His hair is a mess, he is only in underwear and barefoot. "What time is it?" he asks confused while narrowing his eyes because the sunlight dazzles him and moves aside to let Hanna in.

Hanna "Hey… I don't know… I think it's around 8"

Caleb closes the door and turns to her. He scans her with his eyes from head to toe and notices that she is wearing the same clothes as the night before. That's when he remembers that she was supposed to come over after the party and stay the night with him.

Hanna "I'm sorry, I couldn't come earlier…" she tells him, as if she had just read his thoughts.

Caleb "It's fine…" he also notices now her sad face. "You okay, though?"

Hanna shakes her head no while looking at his face.

Caleb "What happened?"

She doesn't answer, she only approaches him and wraps her arms around his torso while resting her cheek on his shoulder.

Caleb "Where have you been?" he asks her after embracing her too. If she didn't come to his place after the party, but she is still wearing last night's clothes, that only means that she stayed out all night and didn't even go back to her own house.

Hanna closes her eyes and hugs him tighter. "Got stuck in Philly"

Caleb "In Philly? What were you doing there? What happened?" he asks her again.

That's when Hanna loses control of her emotions again and she can't hold her tears back.

Hanna "The party was in Philly" she says and Caleb realizes that she is weeping because of her trembling voice.

Caleb "What happened, baby?" he asks for the third time while rubbing her back.

Hanna "It's a long story…" she lifts her head from his shoulder and looks up at him. "Can we make love first and talk later?"

Hanna's question takes Caleb by surprise and so he gives her a spontaneous tender little smile.

Caleb "Sure" he whispers while wiping her tears away with one of his hands, since he is still holding her with his other arm. "But I need to know that everything is fine, that you are okay now… I mean, I know you are upset, but do I need to worry about something else?"

Hanna "No… it's just more of the same… and I really need you now. I'm tired of feeling like this and you always make me feel good"

Caleb finds her extremely cute and the way she is staring into his eyes while asking him to comfort her makes him feel useful, needed, and he loves to be there for his girl. He lets go of her and takes her hand to lead her upstairs to his bedroom.

As soon as they go through the door, Hanna gets rid of her heels, her feet were already hurting from so many hours of wearing them, and when she stands up straight again, Caleb is ready to help her with her dress, since he is already almost naked just in his boxers.

He kisses her neck while unzipping the dress and once it falls on the floor, he leaves her neck to kiss her mouth. Hanna hasn't stopped shedding tears and her tears get into the kiss, making it taste salty. But Caleb keeps going, hoping that at some point, she will stop crying.

Because of the way Caleb kisses her so passionately, the way his hands caress her skin so carefully and with every move he makes, Hanna gets more convinced that she did right by coming to him. The warmth of his body against hers feels amazing, being held by his arms makes her feel the safest she has ever felt in her life. But still she can't stop her tears, she just can't stop crying her eyes out, it's like she is not in control of it.

At some point, she feels Caleb pull away from her and she doesn't like the space between their bodies, but she quickly realizes that he only separated from her for a moment to be able to take her bra off. She was so lost in the pleasant moment that she didn't even feel him unhook it in the first place. But when her bra falls on the floor too, Caleb doesn't close the distance between their bodies, he takes her hand and leads her to the bed instead.

They get under the sheets and lying on their sides, they kiss for a while. But then Caleb pulls away from her mouth and stares at her. He brings his hand to her face and cupping her cheek, he caresses her softly with his thumb.

Caleb "Why don't you get some sleep and we resume this later?" he asks her softly. "You are too upset and you look exhausted… I'll hold you until you fall asleep"

Hanna "No… I want you now" she takes her mouth back to his and starts kissing him again.

But Caleb only pecks her lips briefly and pulls back again.

Hanna "I know I probably look terrible for so much crying and-"

Caleb "It's not that… and you know it… you are probably the only girl on earth who can cry her eyes out but still remain beautiful" he says and he means it. He has noticed that Hanna's eyes seem even more deep when they get watery and also the way her lips swell and become more reddish. "It's just that…" he makes a pause and looks away, avoiding her look. "I can't get hard with you crying like this… I just… I can't fuck you just like that when you are so sad" he looks back at her now.

Hanna "You know that what you just said makes me want you even more, right?" she tells him and wipes her tears away. "I'll try to stop, okay?" she says and takes a deep breath.

Caleb smooches her cheek as she keeps trying to calm down. "Why don't you just tell me what happened?"

Hanna "Because if I do, I'll end up crying even harder"

Caleb "That bad was it?"

Hanna "No…" she sighs and wipes her tears again. "It's just that… I don't know, I've been too emotional lately and probably some things that I wouldn't have given a shit about before, now hurt me way more than they should… anyway, I don't wanna talk right now"

Caleb "Okay" he says, very understanding, as always.

Hanna reaches down and places her hand on his crotch, he was right, she can feel that he is not even a bit hard while cupping him, but it's okay, because she hasn't done anything for him to get aroused yet and although he is always hard for her by the time she gets to touch him, she can't expect it to always be like that. "Let me take care of this, okay? Maybe if I focus on you, I'll stop crying already"

Caleb gives her a tender smile and gets closer to kiss her again. She seems much calmer now and having her hand squeezing him down there feels really good.

Hanna starts to pull down his underwear and so Caleb breaks the kiss for a moment to help her take it off. Hanna also takes the opportunity to take her panties off as well and it's a good idea because when she gets back to touching Caleb, he reaches down to do the same to her. And that's how the room starts to get filled by moans and groans finally. Hanna strokes his shaft gently, up and down in a perfect pace as Caleb rubs her, alternating the pressure that he uses on her while kissing.

Soon, they both are ready for more, Hanna is no longer weeping and Caleb is hard as a rock. He is the one who takes the initiative and moves onto her, placing his arms at each side of her to hold his weight up.

Caleb "Whenever you are ready, babe" he whispers to her, since his cock is still in her hand, and kisses her again.

Hanna spreads her legs while kissing him back and places his tip at her entrance. Then she takes both her hands to his low back.

The moment Caleb finally buries himself into her, Hanna has to break the kiss to let out a moan, and he can't help smiling proudly against her chin.

Caleb "Feels good?" he asks her, already thrusting in and out.

Hanna "Yeah… you are good" she connects their mouths again.

Caleb "You are amazing" he gives her a soft bite on her bottom lip. "So tight, baby" he lets out a long breath against her lips.

Right after that, he starts moving faster, increasing the pleasure for both of them. They remain in the same position all the time because it's simple, comfortable and very intimate, and that's what they both need at the moment. Caleb can be in control and please his girl and Hanna can enjoy the good sex despite her physical and mental fatigue.

Hanna notices that Caleb is close to come because his breathing is all a mess already and he reaches down with one of his hands to touch her.

Hanna "It's okay babe, I'm close too" she says out of breath and takes his hand away before he can even reach her clit. "Just keep going"

Caleb rests his arm back on the mattress for more stability and speeds his thrusting pace. He has Hanna moaning his name in no time and he doesn't take long to finish too.

Once they both are done, Caleb stops moving and rests his head on the pillow next to hers. He stays inside of her as they catch their breaths. It just feels too good, too intimate.

Caleb "Babe…" he says after some minutes, with his eyes still closed. But he gets no answer from Hanna, so he opens his eyes and looks at her.

Hanna is sound asleep with her arms still wrapped around him. Caleb smiles at her cuteness and carefully, he slides out of her and lies down on the mattress. He pulls the covers over her body and kisses her forehead. Then he turns to look at the time on his phone. It's about 9 in the morning, he has things to do, but he sets an alarm for an hour later and decides to stay with Hanna a little longer.