Snippet #1695387

Upon arriving and hugging Aspen, she found that his arms remained resting around her waist from their hug. Hannah didn't think that meant anything... afterall, things were going back to the way they used to be. Two best friends, nothing more than that. Yes, she found Aspen to be very attractive, but he was too much of a brother. A brother who fathered your child... her thoughts reminded her, and a swift grimace crossed her features before she composed herself again. They were too close and only growing closer to ruin themselves with a romance, especially after finding that they couldn't even stay friends forever without one. However, Hannah knew that they would have to work something out in the near future...

And Hannah really hoped that Elise wouldn't be a part of it. She was so pretty! Along with all of the rest of the girls in Aspen's clique, too. Their height and beauty and sense of style intimidated Hannah like no other. Especially Elise. She had the long legs, the bouncy scarlet curls, and worst of all a ridiculously desperate crush on Aspen. Hannah always kept her chin up though. After all, Aspen had come back to her. And maybe if she could ever get him to leave his fake new friends, he wouldn't ever go back to them.

Hannah nodded to the first question Aspen asked her. "I'm okay. Didn't get much sleep last night." At least that much was true. He was right the more she thought about it though; she needed to take better care of herself now. Eat better, sleep better, stress less. It would be hard, but she would have to manage. "Um... My weekend was, well, a weekend." Her gray eyes bounced from one of his friends to the next. They were all giving her the same look; a mix between composure and a scowl. It reminded her that they were criticizing her for every word she spoke. She found herself not wanting to say anything in front of them, and for Hannah, that was strange. She talked through everything. Speaking of; "I need to talk to you sometime today," the lump in Hannah's throat made her voice slightly funny, but only Aspen would be able to tell. He knew her too well. "To tell you about my weekend," she continued. And because she was nervous, she continued to talk; "It's kind of important. I mean nobody's died or anything... kind of the opposite... but uh, keep me in mind, okay?"

(Kinda short, sorry D: )