Some hours after going to sleep, Hanna wakes up. She doesn't feel Caleb's arms around her anymore and she is facing away now, so she rolls over, seeking that comforting physical contact with him. Although it's dark, she opens her eyes and manages to see that he is no longer in the bed. His side of the bed is empty. She can't think straight because she just woke up from a deep sleep. All of a sudden, she gets frightened. Her anxiety raises from one moment to another, she starts to hyperventilate and her heart races. She sits up, but when she is about to get up from the bed, she freezes because her fear is too strong, so she just remains sitting in bed and brings her legs to her chest, embracing them with both her arms.

Hanna "Caleb!" she calls for him with all her strength.

Caleb gets there in no time. He storms into the bedroom in a rush since Hanna's shout sounded more like a desperate cry for help. By the time he turns the bedside lamp on, climbs on the bed and takes her in his arms, Hanna's face is already soaked by her tears.

Caleb "What's wrong? Are you okay?" he asks her at feeling her body trembling in his arms.

But Hanna doesn't answer so he just tries to comfort her by rubbing his hand on her back gently. "It's okay, babe… I'm here"

Hanna "Where were you?" she asks him a few minutes later when she is calmer.

Caleb "I just went downstairs, for a glass of water"

He lies to her. He didn't go for a glass of water. He was watching TV in the living room. He has been there for the last two hours. Only an hour after going to bed, he started to have nightmares, all of them related to what happened to Hanna, but unlike how it happened in reality, none of his nightmares ended well. He just can't get out of his mind the picture of Hanna lying on the ground in the woods, she really looked like dead, and so she was in his nightmares. Anyway, after having the third nightmare in a row, and waking up soaked with sweat, he decided that it was enough. He didn't want to wake Hanna up because the last thing she needs is to find out that Caleb is worried and kind of fearful for what happened to her too. So that's why he left the bed, that's why he lies to her now.

Caleb "Are you okay?" he asks her again.

Hanna "Yes, I'm sorry. I don't know why I reacted like this"

Caleb "It's okay… I guess it's normal. I mean, after all you just went through…"

Hanna pulls away from his arms and wipes her tears away. "I don't want to be like this anymore"

Caleb "Hey…" he tells her softly. "It hasn't been even a day yet. I told you, it will get better with time"

Hanna "I just want to feel safe in my own house again" she says and lies down in the bed.

Caleb lies down on his back next to her too and remains silent, staring at the ceiling.

Hanna "What are you thinking about?" she asks him after a short while.

Caleb looks at her. "I think we should go to the police tomorrow and tell them what actually happened. The truth"

Hanna "No. That's not happening. I'm just gonna tell them that I got lost myself"

Caleb "Look… I didn't care about it before, because I was pretty angry at the Rosewood Police for not paying attention to us last night, well, I still am. But now I think you should report what really happened. You have nothing to lose. The worst that could happen is that they don't figure it out. But what if they do? I think you would feel much safer that way… knowing the truth, getting some answers…"

Hanna "I don't think it's worth it. They are gonna ask many questions, personal questions, that I don't feel like answering. Also, I'm sure they will want to talk to you, and probably to the guys as well. I don't want it. I don't want them to open any investigation"

Caleb "Han, don't worry about us. I don't care if I have to go talk to the police, I don't mind answering questions. And I'm sure the guys won't mind either. We all will be there for you"

Hanna "What if the police blame you just like that doctor did at the hospital?"

Caleb shrugs. "I don't care. It's obvious that I will be a suspect to them at the beginning, but it doesn't worry me in the slightest. I didn't do it and I have many ways to prove it" he takes Hanna's hand and starts to play with her fingers. "Really, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Let's do it… someone needs to pay for what they did to you"

Hanna "I don't know…" she sighs.

Caleb "Come on… I'll be there for you" he gets closer to her and places a kiss on her cheek before resting his head on her pillow to remain close to her, turning on his side now in order to face her. "We can go to the police station tomorrow after lunch"

Hanna "Okay… but I need to see Chocolate before that… I miss him"

Caleb "Of course… we are picking him up in the morning"

Hanna takes one of her hands to his head and starts to caress his hair.

Caleb "How are you feeling?"

Hanna "I'm okay… but I think my headache is coming back. It's not so strong as before, but still"

Caleb "It's been more than six hours since last time you took ibuprofen. Do you want to take another pill?"

Hanna doubts for a moment.

Caleb "I don't have to go downstairs to get them" he turns around a little and reaches out to grab a blister pack from the bedside table. "I brought them here just in case" he says while showing the pills to her, assuming that her hesitation is due to the fact that she doesn't want to be left alone again.

Hanna gives him a smile. "Okay, I'll take one" she takes the blister pack from his hand.

Caleb smiles back and presses a kiss to her forehead.

Hanna sits up in the bed and takes the glass of water that she used when she took her birth control pills earlier. There's little water left into the glass, but it's still enough for her to take the ibuprofen. As soon as she does so, she lies back down to cuddle with Caleb again.

Caleb "Wanna go back to sleep?" he asks her while wrapping his arms around her.

Since they both are lying on their sides, facing one another, Caleb manages to hug her properly and Hanna feels really good resting her head against his chest, being able to hear his heartbeat. She wraps an arm around his waist as well, since her other arm is trapped in Caleb's tight embrace.

Hanna "Uh huh" she only answers, her eyes already closed.

/

Morning after.

Caleb has had a shitty night. First, the nightmares tormenting him, and then, after Hanna woke up having what he thinks was some kind of panic attack, he had trouble to go back to sleep, so he remained just watching her sleep in his arms for almost two hours before he was able to go to sleep again. On top of that, he woke up early, feeling extremely hot given to the heat of that summer morning and Hanna's body stuck to his only made it worse, although of course, he loved waking up so close to her. That's the only part he would never complain about.

Now he is having coffee sitting at the kitchen island after having taken a shower.

He looks at the time on his phone. He wants to give Emily a call and let her know that they are going to pick Chocolate up when Hanna wakes up. But he decides against it at seeing that it's still too early to call her, it's a Saturday morning. He texts her instead.

Caleb "Hey Em! How are you doing? Hanna wants to go pick Chocolate up. Anyway, she is still sleeping, so it would be later. Let me know if that's okay with you. Thanks!"

He puts his phone down and takes another sip of coffee, but before he can place the cup back on the countertop, his phone starts to ring. It's a call.

Caleb "Hey, Em! I'm sorry, did I just wake you up?" he apologizes right away.

Emily "Hey! No, you didn't. I was already up, don't worry. So, Hanna is still asleep?"

Caleb "Yeah… I guess she is still pretty tired after all she went through yesterday…"

Emily "Poor Han… so she isn't right there with you?" she asks immediately.

Caleb "No, why?" he asks confused.

Emily "I need to talk to you about something"

A shiver runs down his spine at hearing that.

Caleb "Is Chocolate all right?"

Emily "Yes, he is. But he is not exactly with me…"

Caleb "What do you mean? You told me that you had found him. I thought he was with you, you told me that you would take care of him"

Emily "I know where he is and I also know that he is okay. I told you that I would take care of him, but I didn't tell you that he was with me. I'm sorry, I didn't want to make you worry because you were with Han, and-"

Caleb "Emily, please. Just tell me what's going on"

Emily "Okay. I didn't find Chocolate. Jordan did. He is with him"

Caleb "Jordan? You've got to be kidding me! That son of a bitch, I should have known better, it was obvious that he was behind all this shit"

Emily "We don't know that yet, Caleb"

Caleb "Yeah, sure, the guy just found the dog by chance and has nothing to do with any of this… why would he even be in Rosewood otherwise?"

Emily "He is not in Rosewood, Caleb. He is in DC, and so is Chocolate"

Caleb "Chocolate is in DC?" he asks very surprised.

Emily "Yeah. That's the problem. I told Jordan that I would go for Chocolate, but he said he would bring him here to Rosewood himself. The thing is that he said he would come here yesterday, but he didn't. And now he says that he can't come to Rosewood until tomorrow night, and he refuses to let me go for the dog because he wants to talk to Hanna and he thinks that Hanna won't want to see him, so that's why he is keeping the dog, to make Hanna have to meet up with him no matter what. He keeps insisting that he had nothing to do with what happened to her, but he won't even tell me where he found Chocolate"

Caleb "I'm so gonna kill him" he says very angry. "I can't believe this guy! Why doesn't he just leave her alone? It's seems like she can never get rid of that idiot! He is always there! What a pain in the ass"

Emily "Hey, calm down" she tells him warmly. "I agree with you, okay? The guy is a pain in the ass. I wish Hanna had never met him. But I don't think he is the guilty one here. I mean, he called me right away when he found Chocolate. He knew nothing about what had happened to Hanna, he sounded very surprised when I told him that she was in the hospital. He texted me several times to know how she was doing, he was utterly worried about her. And you think he would have told me about having found the dog if he had stolen him in the first place?"

Caleb "I don't know, Em. This is ridiculous. Nothing makes sense. He could be lying"

Emily "He said he would explain everything to Hanna, but only to her. He doesn't want to talk to anyone else"

Caleb "Well, that talk won't happen. Hanna isn't doing so well. She's a bit down and still afraid… Anyway, even if she was all right, I wouldn't let him get close to her. He is insane if he thinks that he can use Chocolate to get to Hanna"

Emily "So, what are we doing?"

Caleb "I'll go to DC myself, can you stay with Hanna until I get back?"

Emily "Caleb, if it was that simple, I would have gone to DC myself yesterday instead of wasting my time trying to make Jordan come to his senses. Chocolate is at Jordan's father's mansion. For what Hanna told to me and the girls after going there for the first time, it's a huge place and has a lot of security. Even if you managed to find out the address, you couldn't do anything. Jordan doesn't want to return the dog without talking to Hanna first, and you can't just break into the mansion, you won't even be able to get to the front door. It's impossible to take Chocolate out of that place"

Caleb's anger raises. He feels enraged now. Emily is right. He can't do anything. He clenches his jaw while thinking what to do, but Emily comes out with an option.

Emily "You need to talk to Han. You have no other choice"

Caleb "Fuck! I guess you are right" he says as he runs his free hand through his hair, a typical gesture of him when he feels frustrated. "I'm so done with this guy. Only hearing his stupid name makes me want to tear my hair out"

Emily "Just talk to Han… we will have to tell her the truth eventually, there's no point to keep waiting and I'm pretty sure she will want to see Chocolate today and lying to her is not an option. She would never forgive us if she finds out that Chocolate is there in DC and we kept that from her… that's why Ali and I haven't gone see her yet. We didn't want to lie to her. I thought I could solve this before, but I can't"

Caleb "Okay… I'll talk to her now. She wanted to go pick Chocolate up at your place yesterday, thank god I convinced her to wait until today…"

Emily "I just hope she doesn't get mad at me… but what was I supposed to do? She was at the hospital"

Caleb "No, I don't think she will get mad at you… she will understand… I just wish I didn't have to wake her up with such news… I guess she is just going to have another shitty day…" he sighs. "Anyway… I'll go talk to her now… I think we both are going to DC, because there's no way I'll be able to convince her to stay here once she knows everything"

Emily "Okay, go talk to her. Let me know if you need anything… I'm so sorry that I couldn't solve this for her, and I also feel sorry for not telling you everything before. I only wanted to help"

Caleb "Hey, it's okay. There's nothing I could have done if you had told me about all this yesterday, because I was with Hanna. So, thank you for trying at least, really. The only one to be blamed here is that dickhead Jordan"

Emily holds back a laughter. "Thank you, Caleb" she only says.

Caleb "I gotta go now. Let's talk later, okay? Bye, Em"

Emily "Yeah. Please keep me updated. Bye, Caleb"

After ending the call, Caleb stands up from his seat. He doesn't even finish his coffee, he throws it into the sink. If he were at his place, he wouldn't even bother himself to wash the cup, but he is at Hanna's. He takes the sponge and starts to scrub the cup with such an intensity given that he stills feels angry and very frustrated for what he just found out. He is so sunk in his thoughts, well, in daydreaming about punching Jordan's face with all his strength that it takes him a while to realize that the cup in his hands is already shiny and that he has been washing it for much longer than necessary. Then, he turns off the faucet with such a blow that right after, he has to turn it back on just to make sure he didn't break it.

/

Caleb is standing at Hanna's bedroom's door frame. He has been there for the last five minutes, watching Hanna sleep while trying to figure out the best way to tell her about 'dickhead' having Chocolate at his place, in DC. He hates having to ruin her day even before it starts. She looks so peaceful there, hugging a pillow, her bare legs all sprawled across the bed, and of course, the incredible natural beauty of her makeup-free face, which has been invaded for a few strands of her soft blonde hair. The good thing is that such a view has helped him to calm a bit down, so his anger is not as strong as it was a few minutes ago, but he still feels frustrated.

Finally, he takes a few steps into the room and approaches the bed. First of anything, he picks up the note that he left there next to her on the mattress earlier when he got up, in which he let her know that he was having breakfast downstairs, just in case she woke up and freaked out at not finding him there, as it happened during the night. He squeezes the little paper in his fist and places it on the bedside table to throw it away later. Then, he climbs on the bed and sits down next to her.

Once again, he finds himself staring at her. He really doesn't want to disturb her sleep. He just hates the situation in which he is at the moment. Anyway, he knows that he has to talk to her no matter what, and there's no point in putting it off any longer, so after a few seconds, he finally takes his hand to her face and placing his palm on her jawline, he starts to rub his thumb against her cheek, her flushed cheek, which feels very warm under his touch, unlike the day before when he found her freezing in the woods. It seems like he will never be able to get that tormenting memory out of his head.

Caleb is about to lean in to peck her lips, but all of a sudden, Hanna's eyes open wide when she wakes up startled, so he stops right a few inches from her mouth.

Caleb "Hey, it's okay. It's me"

Hanna relaxes right away and shuts her eyes again. "God, Caleb… you scared me"

Caleb "I'm sorry, baby" he turns his face a little to the side and crashes his lips against her cheek instead of her lips. "Good morning" he tells her after smooching her cheek for a while, although he knows it won't be a good morning for her.

Hanna "What time is it?" she asks him, still with her eyes closed, and lifts her arms from the mattress to encircle his neck.

Caleb "It's still early… but I need to talk to you about something"

Hanna "Umm… Can't it wait?" she pulls him down toward her, tightening her grip around his neck. "Come here"

Caleb lets her press his body against hers, but he places his arms at each side of her to hold some of his weight up, not to crush her against the mattress. His legs extended on the bed between hers.

Hanna "Sleep with me for a little longer" she whispers to him, placing her hand on the side of his face and pulling down in order to make him rest his head on her pillow as well.

But Caleb hides his face into the crook of her neck instead; and giving in for a moment, he allows himself to close his eyes too and breathe in her rich scent. He knows now where that sweet scent of hers comes from, he has been smelling Hanna's stuff in the bathroom earlier before getting in the shower. He found out that it is a perfect mix between her vanilla body spray and her shampoo. That's what Hanna smells like, and he has loved it since he got to be close enough to her to sense it for the first time, after they stopped fighting and started to get along. He can't help starting to kiss her neck.

Hanna smiles. "You sure you only want to talk to me?" she wraps her legs around his waist, pulling him down against her even more.

Caleb comes back to reality now and pulls away from her neck right away. "Sorry, Han" He extends his arms now, and lifting his torso up, he looks at her. "I really need to talk to you about something"

Hanna knows because of the way he stares at her, that he is being serious. She unwraps her legs from his waist and Caleb moves aside. Then, she sits up and stretches her arms.

Hanna "Okay… just let me go use the bathroom first… I'm still kind of sleepy"

Caleb nods and Hanna gets up from the bed to leave the room.

/

Only a few minutes later, Hanna gets back in the bedroom.

While brushing her teeth and washing her face, she has had the time to think clearer and Caleb waking her up so early only to talk to her can't be good.

Caleb is sitting on the edge of her bed now and looks up at her when he hears her coming. Hanna notices the slight frown on his face immediately. It only confirms her suspicions.

Hanna "Okay, just go straight to the point" she tells him while walking toward the bed, and then she sits down next to him.

Caleb only stares at her.

Hanna "I can tell that you have something to tell me that I won't like, so just say it"

Caleb bites his lip. "Fine" he takes a deep breath before going on. "Chocolate is not with Emily. He is in DC and we have to go get him back. Jordan has him"

Hanna "Jordan?" she asks perplexed. "Why would he have Chocolate?"

Caleb raises his eyebrows at her. "I think it's pretty obvious, Han"

Hanna "You think he had something to do with what happened to me?"

Caleb "I think he had everything to do with what happened to you. He told Emily that he had found the dog there in DC, what are the chances he would if he had nothing to do with it?"

Hanna "No, it can't be true. There must be an explanation. He would never do such a thing to me"

Caleb "Hanna… He has Chocolate at his place. He told Emily he would bring him here yesterday, but now he says he won't come to Rosewood until tomorrow night. Emily wanted to go for Chocolate herself but Jordan says that he wants to talk to you, so he is not giving the dog to anyone else"

Hanna rests her elbows on her knees and leaning forward, she holds her head in her hands. "This can't be true, Caleb… I know him"

Caleb rubs his hand on her back. "Babe… I know it must be hard for you, but… How else would Chocolate end up right in that big city, more than two hours away from here… and what are the chances that among all the people in the city, Jordan was the one who found him. He didn't even want to tell Emily where he found Chocolate"

Hanna sits up straight. "So you and Emily have been lying to me? You even convinced me to leave Chocolate with Emily for the night by saying that he was in good hands!" she reaches behind her back and pushes Caleb's hand off of her.

Caleb "Come on, Hanna. You know me better than that. You know I wouldn't lie to you, much less when it comes to Chocolate"

Hanna "So?"

Caleb "I truly thought that he was with Emily. She told me that they had found him, that he was okay and that she would take care of him. But she never told me that Chocolate was with her, I assumed it myself. So no, we didn't lie to you. Emily was trying to make Jordan come to his senses and solve the problem for you, because you were in the hospital"

Hanna nods. "I'm sorry, I just-" she is on the verge of tears now. "I can't believe all this… I thought we would have a better day today, that we would go for Chocolate and finally go back to normal after talking to the police… but now… Fuck! Everything is so fucked up! Why is it always so complicated?" she says, half sad, half angry, as her tears finally escape from her eyes.

Caleb "Hey, it's okay" he takes her hand. "We are getting Chocolate back today. No matter what. I promise you" he tells her while staring into her eyes, letting her know that he is very serious about it. "And you won't even have to see Jordan. We will find a way. We are going to DC, pack your things in case it gets late and we have to spend the night in the city. We are leaving when you are ready" he reaches out and once again, just like he has been doing for the last two days, he wipes her tears away. "We will get your dog back, I promise" he repeats again.

Despite her tears, Hanna can't help smiling at him slightly. "Our dog. We will get our dog back"

Caleb smiles back and hugs her. "I hope you don't take it back next time you get mad at me" he jokes, making Hanna smile a bit more. "Go pack your stuff, babe" he tells her after pulling away from the hug. "Don't forget to pack that vanilla body spray in your bathroom"

Hanna laughs. "You have been going through my stuff?"

Caleb "I just needed to know what made you smell so damn good"

/

Around half an hour later, they are on their way to DC, in Caleb's car. Hanna is silent, staring out the window, sunglasses on and with a takeaway coffee cup in her hand.

Caleb "Wanna put some of your music on?" he asks her at some point, since they are just listening to the radio. "Take my phone" he offers, remembering that she doesn't have a phone at the moment.

Hanna "No, I'm okay" she only says, still facing away.

Caleb can see that she is pensive, so he decides to leave her alone and just focus on the road. But only a few minutes later, he takes a look at her and catches sight of a tear rolling down on Hanna's cheek from under her sunglasses.

He doesn't mind about the lack of sleep or the poor diet that he has had in the last two days for being at her side, supporting her throughout the hard time. But seeing Hanna cry is definitely something that he is not sure if he will be able to keep enduring. It just breaks his heart.

Caleb pulls over to the side of the road and Hanna wipes her tear away quickly.

Hanna "Is something wrong with the car?" she asks him in confusion, since she didn't even see him checking on her before.

Caleb shakes his head no. "Look, Han… you don't have to come to DC. Just tell me Jordan's address and I'll go bring Chocolate back myself. I'll turn around and take you back to Rosewood. This was a terrible idea. I shouldn't have-"

Hanna "What? No, there's no way I'm letting you go there and solve my problems for me. Jordan is my problem, not yours. I'll go for Chocolate and you are just going to wait in the car"

Caleb "Yeah, you are crazy if you think that I'll let you go inside that house alone. You'll just put your head in the lion's mouth by going in there. You ended up in the hospital because of that dickhead"

Hanna "He didn't do it, Caleb. I know it seems so, but he is not like that"

Caleb takes a deep breath trying to hold himself together, because Hanna defending Jordan just gets to his nerves and he has to make a huge effort not to explode. He can't believe that she still can't see what a jerk he is.

Caleb "Yeah, well, the police will have to determine that" he only says and falls silent. He stares into space as some vehicles pass by the road beside them. He is really pissed off, but he is not going to start an argument with Hanna. There's no point. She will never come around.

Hanna "Let's just get to DC first, okay? We can figure out what to do once we are there" she says softly, because although she doesn't get why Caleb's mood changed so suddenly, she can tell that he is a bit annoyed. "Besides, I'm pretty sure Jordan won't even be there. I'll just go get Chocolate and then we will just leave"

Caleb looks at her now and although she still has her sunglasses on, he still can see the sadness on her face. It only reminds him that there's no room for his annoyance, not when she feels so down.

Caleb reaches out and takes her hand. "Okay, but you don't have to deal with this on your own. You are wrong, this is not only your problem. I won't just stay in the car, I'm coming with you. We are doing this together"

Hanna gives him a slight smile and Caleb squeezes her hand before letting go of it to start the car. Then, he gets back on the road.