To Protect Each Other ~ A Haleb Story

Third Wheeling

Caleb's POV...

"Hanna! Candle is approaching the premise!" What seemed like Emily yelled.

"That much I figured out." She huffed.

"Candle?" I asked, beyond confused.

"Long story." She just said. I opened my mouth to ask her to come home with me but she beat me to it. "I'll pick up my clothes tomorrow. Unless you really want them gone now then you can drop them off at my mom's." What the hell is she talking about? Why does she think I want her clothes gone?

"Hanna what are you talking about?" I asked.

"I broke up with you." What the actual fuck is going on?

"What? When?!"

"Like three hours ago. When we were fighting."

"Okay was I like unconscious for half of that because I don't remember you breaking up with me?" The look on her face turned from sad to shocked.

"I... I thought I broke up with you." She said as more of a question than statement.

"So you want to break with me?" I asked, hoping the answer to be no. She's my everything.

"No." She shook her head. "It was an accident."

"Then why am I still stood outside?" I asked her. She stood aside and let me in. I walked in and turned around to face her, she sat on the couch, wearing some of Emily's pajamas. "What's going on Han?" Han. If she really doesn't want to be with me then she won't let me call her that. It's a good test.

She took a long sigh, "I'm sick and tired of everybody treating me like I'm a piece of china. I understand that I've dealt with everything the worst and I'm the most likely to freak out at being alone in the dark but... All I want to do is forget it and that's never going to happen if people won't treat me like everyone else." Her voice broke as she talked.

"I'm sorry. I just... I didn't want to show you that photo because it's really, really bad. Bad isn't even the right word to describe it. It's vile and I could barely look at it myself." I told her.

"Have you still got it?"

"I'm still not letting you see it Han. Even if you were okay and didn't have PTSD then I still wouldn't show it to you. Please, just trust me on this one. It's for your own good." She finally looked up at me. She didn't look to mad. Just stubborn. But hey, what's new?

"You'll never no if you don't show me, will you?"

"You're right about that. But I'm still not taking the risk." I sat next to her. "Now what else have I done that you don't like?" I asked her.

"Nothing. Just that." We linked eyes. "So I didn't accidently break up with you?"

I laughed and shook my head, "No of course not. You're not getting rid of me that easily." I smiled and she returned it. "Come 'ere." I gestured towards myself and she sat on my lap. "I love you, Princess." I whispered.

"I love you too." With that, our lips gently touched until we became aware of our surroundings again.

"Yeah that's nice you two but not in my house, please." It was Emily, exiting the kitchen with a glass of water. She'd obviously been there a while.

"Fine!" Hanna sighed as she moved off of me.

"So I guess I got you both here tonight then?" She grinned.