Hello to those still reading - or those who are reading this for the first time. I can happily say this story has finally come to an end much like Pretty Little Liars. I am sad to finish this just like I'll be sad to not see Haleb anymore. I am hoping this story has done justice to whoever requested it from Haleb Confessions & I apologize for the long posts between the last six or so chapters. Mid way through writing this story I got very sick &
now have two chronic illnesses that take a lot of time to manage, so my health diminished, as did my creativity. I always knew how I wanted this story to end but the words were harder to write than I thought. But now it has come to an end and I hope you enjoy what I have written. I will wrap up some of the other Haleb fics (The Little Things & Faded Memories) and maybe just do some one shots until the show is completely over. Thank you for being loyal.

Also anyone on Wattpad that has been reading this story there, it is not me. You have been fooled. Someone copied my username from here & posted all my chapters except this one. My username on there is November5th - I haven't posted any fics though.

Enjoy!

Ten Years Later..

" Ma'am? Excuse me Ma'am? " Hanna woke to a woman shaking her shoulder. " All passengers have departed the plane ". Hanna opened her eyes and looked at the woman smiling in her face. Hanna looked to her left, to her right and down the aisle, it was empty.

" Oh I'm so sorry " she began collecting her things. " I must have been more tired than I thought ".

" It's understandable, we hope you enjoyed your flight & choose to fly with us again ". Hanna folded her jacket over her arm, pulled the rolling case behind her and left the plane smiling at the other attendants that were waiting to leave the plane. She quickly walked the long hall toward baggage collection & wished to god the people in front of her would walk faster, after all they had more of a head start than she did. Hanna collected her bag from the turn stool& pushed through the crowd to meet her mother in the parking lot across the road like she always did.

" I am so glad to see you right now " Hanna dropped her bags at the rear of the car & gave her mother a hug. " This trip was a night mare ".

" How? " Ashley doubted her. " You were in beautiful Paris ".

" The collections were horrendous... and that's being kind ".

" Sorry to hear that " Ashley placed Hanna's bags in the trunk of her car.

" Take me home please " Hanna placed her hands over her heart & begged. Hanna's yearly business trip to Paris meant she would be away from home for up to three weeks but this time she'd spent almost five weeks away from her family, it tugged her heart so much it hurt.

" You coming inside? " Hanna asked Ashley as she pulled into the driveway.

" I'll come over tomorrow, its late & I'm sure they need you more than I do " Ashley exited the car & lifted Hanna's bags from the trunk.

" Ok Mom, Lunch tomorrow? ".

" Sure, go inside & rest ".

" Thank you for bringing me home " Hanna smiled.

" Anytime " Ashley kissed Hanna's head. " You're still my girl ". Hanna walked inside her home leaving her bags in the entry way, down the hall she heard Caleb's voice. She slipped off her heels, tip toed down the hall & hid out of sight as she watched him put their daughter to bed.

" Shh shh shh, go to sleep Graciee ". The sight of Caleb tucking their daughter into bed & kissing her head melted Hanna's heart, he turned on her night light and picked up her favorite teddy bear placing it next to her in bed, these sweet moments is what she really missed when she was away. Caleb walked toward Hanna with a smile from ear to ear, closing the door behind him he wrapped his hands around her face, walked her back into the wall & kissed her hard, he missed her terribly.

" I am so happy to see your face " he whispered in her ear. " I thought you'd never come home ".

" I missed all of you, so much " she kissed him back.

" Oh god! Get a room you two " Thomas teased his parents as he came out of his room.

" Hello to you too Thomas " Hanna broke free from Caleb & wrapped her arms around her son. She had to stand on her tippy toes as Thomas was almost six feet tall. " Whats your Dad been feeding you? You're so tall! Again! ".

" I'm still the same Mom, you're just short " he laughed & flicked the hair from his eyes.

" How was Soccer Camp? " Hanna asked while Caleb wrapped his arms around her from behind.

" It was great, Coach rode our asses-".

" Thomas! " Hanna and Caleb scalded him.

" Butts " Thomas corrected himself. " but the camp itself was great. I met some really cool people, they want to meet up in a couple of weeks ".

" Do I get to meet these people first? " Hanna asked.

" Of course! When they come to pick me up " Thomas smiled.

" Uh- " Hanna went to object but Thomas cut her off.

" Can we pick this up at breakfast tomorrow morning? I'm just grabbing a drink & then I need to finish this assignment. Its due in two days & I don't want Mr Dunne chasing my ass -butt! " Thomas corrected himself again. " He's ruthless ".

" Sure , tomorrow morning. But I want details! " Hanna whispered loudly.

When Thomas returned to his room Caleb pulled Hanna into their room kicking the door closed with one foot. He pushed her down on the bed and straddled her. Hanna let out a squeal but didn't put up a fight. Caleb grabbed her shirt in his fists and went to rip it open but Hanna grabbed his wrists.

" Nah uh mister, you can not rip this one! Its very expensive ". Caleb laughed.

" I don't care how expensive it is, I just want a look at those puppies " he laughed. Hanna watched as he unbuttoned her shirt, with every button more he exposed her skin & placed a soft kiss against her skin.

" I'm hungry Caleb " Hanna tapped his shoulder.

" Me too...but its not for food ". Caleb tugged her shirt off & threw it on the floor, he removed her pants, gave her a devilish look waving his finger from side to side.

" Tisk Tisk Tisk, you know better than to tease me with these french lacy things ". Caleb ran his hands over her breasts and under the elastic of her panties. Hanna tried crawling away from him but Caleb tugged her back. " Hope you've still got some energy because we have some making up to do ". Caleb began assaulting her body with kisses when Hanna whispered into his ear.

" Love me Caleb ".

It had been eight weeks since Hanna had returned from Paris, today had started out like any other day, only Caleb wasn't next to her. Hanna reached out & tucked a hand behind Graciee's ear but she moaned and buried herself further under the covers.

Hanna giggled, Graciee was so much like her father.

She rose from the king size bed, her feet touching the cold wooden floor below, her arms opened wide as did her mouth as she took in the view from her room. It was gorgeous and manicured just like she'd always imagined. She was lucky to feel loved and have everything she ever wanted, the love of her life, a talented son, a gorgeous daughter & the job of her dreams. Over the past ten years Caleb had become the perfect partner, he allowed Hanna to pursue her dream of working in fashion -despite the long hours, he continually showed her how much he loved her whether it be through surprise lunches, beautiful bright bunches of flowers with sweet messages and or text messages - but Hanna's favorite feeling was when she came home after a long day at work to find a hot bath, a glass of wine & dinner prepared.

After Hanna & Caleb made love, it still took him six months to move into her home even though he was practically living there anyways. Hanna kept working as a buyers assistant while studying for her degree in fashion, Caleb had accepted a promotion from his father which meant he wouldn't be far from his family, he missed the physical labor of his old position but knew he had to make sacrifices for his family. When Hanna & Caleb's schedule clashed, it was Ashley who stepped in and made their lives work. She knew first hand how hard it was for a single mother to manage kids & a career, let alone two people with very different jobs. Once they balanced out their schedules & started living together Thomas really began to change, he became confident, made more friends than ever before & really started to throw himself into soccer.

His love for the game grew and soon enough he was being selected for regional soccer squads & training camps. Little Graciee however was a surprise for Hanna & Caleb, they weren't trying to have a baby nor had they ever discussed it, her unexpected arrival bought all of them even closer together and completed their perfect little family. Graciee looked exactly like her mother but had her fathers gorgeous brown eyes, she was definitely a daddy's girl and if there was another person in the world that could love Caleb as much as Hanna did, it was Graciee. No matter what Caleb was doing Graciee wasn't far behind him, when he was building her bike or a tree house she was right there beside him handing him tools and wiping the sweat from her forehead even if she wasn't sweating. Sometimes Hanna would just sit back & watch the two of them play together, they were adorable and although Caleb had missed Thomas' early days, it was clear he was born to be a father.

" What? " Hanna answered, she hadn't realized she'd spaced out until Kennedy shook her.

" I said are you ready to slip your dress on now? ". Hanna smiled to herself, she was more than ready to get into her wedding dress. Kennedy unzipped it and let the train spill out over the floor, she took it from the hanger and held it up for Hanna to carefully step into. Hanna pulled her hair over her shoulder as Kennedy zipped up the dress & started to put her veil on. When she was done Kennedy stepped in front of Hanna and put her hand over her heart.

" Oh Han, you look... " Kennedy had a tear in her eye. " beautiful " she whispered.

" Do you think Caleb will love it? ".

" If he doesn't, then I'll ditch Nick & we can run off and get hitched because damn! " Kennedy teased Hanna as she looked her up & down.

" How are things with Nick? " Hanna pressed.

" Things are good, we have fun together, he's great in bed aaaaaand, yesterday he said he loved me " she said the last few words so quickly Hanna almost didn't hear her.

" Get out! He did not! " Hanna's jaw dropped to the floor.

" Oh he did, punched me right in the feels ". Kennedy pretended to punch herself in the stomach and moan in pain.

" Did you say it back? " Hanna asked immediately.

" No! " Kennedy screeched.

" Why the hell not? " Hanna slapped her shoulder with the back of her hand.

" Because, because, because! " Kennedy fumbled, for once she was speechless.

" You do love him though right? ".

" Of course I do, I'm crazy about him I just don't want things to change you know ".

" Looks like they already are sweetie ".

" Don't sweetie me & you better keep that shit to yourself " Kennedy pointed a finger in Hanna's face. A knock at the door had them turning their heads quickly, Kennedy tip toed across the room & cracked the door open. " Phew, its just your Mom " Kennedy opened the door wider. Ashley stepped into the room with a box in hand , Hanna turned to face her mother smoothing the dress over her body.

" How do I look? ".

" Oh honey... You look absolutely...beautiful " Ashley covered her mouth and held back tears of happiness.

" Don't cry Mom, if you cry then I'll cry, then Kennedy might cry and then we'll have to redo our make up all over again " Hanna waved her hands in front of her face like a fan.

" Tears of happiness I promise, you just took my breath away for a second ". Ashley placed the box on the table & pulled out two combs. " May I? " Ashley asked first, Hanna nodded. " Your grandmother gave me these on my wedding day and said if I ever had a little girl I had to pass them on to her on her wedding day ". Ashley held a small piece of Hanna's hair & pushed the comb upwards to hold it in place, when she'd done both sides Kennedy held up a small mirror so Hanna could see, the combs consisted of silver vintage leaves accented by blue Swarovski crystals, under the light they shined brightly.

" They're perfect Mom " Hanna hugged her mother. From the other side of the room Graciee started to stir.

" Hey sleepy head " Kennedy brushed her hair out of her face but Graciee turned her shoulder away & moaned.

" Thats exactly how your Mommy wakes up too " Kennedy tickled Graciee's feet that were poking out from under the blanket.

" How was Paris Kennedy? " Ashley asked.

" Did Hanna not tell you? The designers were just so blah " she rolled her eyes. " Trying so hard to be someone that's already a somebody, but the food & the people I just love them. Its no longer a business trip but my vacay. Even though we work for different companies now, I love spending time with Hanna in Paris ".

" Oh now I see why this trip took five weeks instead of three " Ashley teased.

" I wish it was like that " Hanna joked. A half hour later Graciee was ready, another knock on the door came & this time it was Ashley who answered.

" We're ready when you are " Jamie's voiced echoed into the room.

" We'll be right there, thank you Jamie " Ashley closed the door & gave everyone their bouquets. Thomas was waiting in the hall for his mother & when she appeared his voice broke.

" Oh Mom, you look so...beautiful ". Hanna was blushing.

" Thank you Thomas " she kissed him on the cheek.

" Come on Graciee " Thomas held out his hand. Kennedy picked up the train of Hanna's dress & they proceeded to where the ceremony was being held, Hanna's heels sank into the grass with every step & Kennedy couldn't help but laugh at how many times she had to rescue her from falling over.

" This homestead is gorgeous but I did not anticipate this " Hanna groaned.

" Almost there Han, almost there " Kennedy teased even though they clearly were not almost there. As they arrived at the end of the isle Kennedy laid Hanna's train over the grass & took her place in front, when the music began to play Thomas & Graciee lead the bridal party, Thomas tried guiding his little sister on how to throw the flower petals but Graciee kept grabbing handfuls and throwing them at the guests. Kennedy & Jamie were next followed by Hanna & Ashley.

" Mom? " Hanna whispered as she began taking her first steps toward Caleb. " Is it normal to be so nervous you want to throw up? ".

" Yes " Ashley whispered. " Perfectly normal, one other thing though... Can I have part of my arm back? " Ashley tried pulling her arm out from Hanna clutch.

" Not a chance in hell ". Graciee dropped her basket at the end of the alter & ran toward her father hugging his legs, Caleb leaned down & whispered in her ear.

" Go take your seat Graciee " Caleb pointed to a chair in the front row. Graciee took her seat just as her mother took her last steps.

" I'm so proud and so happy for you Hanna " Ashley patted her hand.

" Thank you for everything Mom " Hanna whispered back.

" Friends, family " the celebrant addressed the crowd. " All of us here today have our own love stories. Some are short, others long. Some are yet unwritten, while others are just getting the good part " Hanna turned to face Kennedy and grinned.

" There are chapters in all our stories that are sad or disappointing - and others that are exciting and full of love & adventure. Today we are celebrating the adventure between Hanna Marin & Caleb Rivers. May I ask who gives this woman to this man? " the celebrant looked over the crowd.

" I do " Ashley said before taking her seat.

" I do as well " Tom stood up & spoke from three rows back. Hanna turned her head and made eye contact with her father, she hadn't expected him to show let lone bring his family with him, it had been almost four years since they last spoke.

" Hanna " the celebrant looked to her. " You have written your own vows today, please turn and face the man standing before you ". Hanna handed her bouquet of flowers to Kennedy & turned to face Caleb. Before she even spoke her eyes were filled with tears.

Caleb squeezed her hands tighter & waited for her to speak.

" Caleb, from the moment we met...you've surprised me, captivated me, and challenged me like no one ever could. I've fallen in love with you countless times & I cant believe Im standing here today about to become your wife. " Hanna took a moment to let those words sink in & couldn't help but let a tear fall from her eyes. " I promise to be true to you, to challenge you, & share the beautiful moments in life that we were meant to share together. Some day, I might even let you win an argument " she laughed as tears fell from her eyes. " No matter how much time will pass, our love will never fade. I was meant to love you & only you ".

" How am I meant to top that? " Caleb whispered to Hanna. She smiled and lifted one shoulder slightly.

" Caleb, and now your turn " the celebrant waved her hand toward him.

" Hanna, there are very few things in this world I wouldn't do for you, since day one you've been my everything. Being with me, has never been easy but no one has or ever will have me the way you have me. I vow to love you so fiercely, in all your forms. I promise to love you more tomorrow and the day after that & every tomorrow that follows. Now and forever ". The celebrant cleared her throat & addressed the crowd again.

" You're about to make promises to each other, to stand up for one another and find happiness in one another. Will you Hanna, keep Caleb as your favorite person, to laugh with him, go on adventures with him, support him through life's tough moments, be proud of him, grow old with him & find new reasons to love him every day? ".

" I do " Hanna smiled brightly.

" Will you Caleb, keep Hanna as your favorite person, to laugh with her, go on adventures with her, support her through life's tough moments, be proud of her, grow old with her & find new reasons to love her every day? ".

" Sure, why not " he laughed. Hanna's mouth dropped in shock, Caleb looked to the celebrant & smiled. " I do ".

" Will you, Hanna, Caleb be each others partners from this day forward? Will you bring out the best in one another, share your happiest moments together, and love each other absolutely for the rest of this lifetime and for whatever may come next? ".

" We will " Hanna and Caleb said at the same time.

" By the powers invested in me by the state of Philadelphia I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. You may now kiss your bride ". Caleb lifted her veil and wrapped one hand around her waist & the other around her neck. Pulling her toward him he crushed his lips against hers & kissed her until they were out of breath. He had never wanted to kiss her so much in front of so many people, to him though, there was no one around. It was just the two of them in this moment and he wanted to prove how fiercely he was going to love her, as if he hadn't already.

" Get a room! " Thomas hollered. Caleb pulled away from Hanna & ran his thumb along her bottom lip.

" Kiss me like that always " she whispered.

" Always " he replied.

" We're married! " Hanna squealed!

Later that evening Hanna buried herself against Caleb, his warm hugs always made her feel safe & tonight was no different.

" How did we get so lucky? " she whispered into his ear.

" Fate made a mistake " he laughed.

" I love you so much Caleb " Hanna squeezed his hands as they danced together in front of all their family & friends.

" I'll never love anyone the way I love you Han ". Their song had come to an end, as the next begun Caleb felt a hand touch his shoulder.

" Mind if I cut in? ". Hanna looked up as soon as she heard his voice.

" Dad, you don't need to do this because everyone is watching ".

" I want to, please Hanna? " he begged. Caleb looked to Hanna for approval, he wasn't going to leave her with her father unless he knew she could handle it, her father always left her an emotional wreck. Hanna nodded & Caleb cupped the side of her head & whispered into her ear.

" If you need anything, anything at all, I'll be at our table " Caleb kissed her head & left his wife with her father. She reluctantly took his hand & looked everywhere except at him.

" Hanna, I know I haven't always been the best father ".

" Finally something we can agree on " she mumbled.

" Despite our differences " Hanna cut him off & dead panned him.

" Your differences Dad, not mine ".

" I deserve that I guess " Tom kept swaying Hanna ever slowly around the dance floor like he wanted this song to last longer than it did. " I know you don't really want me here but I wanted you to know how proud I am. You've always been stronger than I give you credit for ".

" Gee thanks Dad, that's just what I needed to hear today ". Her words were laced with sarcasm, she had little time for her Father & even less time for his family.

" I was never a role model for you & I'm sorry I failed you as a father. You look very beautiful, I wish I could have been the one to give you away, but I think you chose the right person for the job ". Hanna's eyes began to well up, the nicest words just came from the meanest person she knew. " I'm sure my mother is looking down on us today and is just as proud ". The song came to an end, Hanna dropped her hands & bunched her dress up.

" I cant Dad... " she ran across the dance floor toward the bathroom before anyone could catch her. Caleb stood from his seat, eyeballing Tom as he moved along the tables, suddenly a hand slapped Caleb in the chest and he looked at the person standing in his way.

" Woah cowboy, I'll go rescue our girl, you stay away from him " she pointed at his chest . " Don't make a scene, you'll make her feel worse ". Kennedy rushed across the room toward the bathrooms, as she entered she called Hanna's name.

" End stall " she called out. Kennedy opened the door & found Hanna sitting on the toilet crying. Three women were about to enter the bathroom when Kennedy quickly stepped toward the door & locked it.

" Find another bathroom! " she yelled. She made her way back to Hanna & knelt down in front of her.

" Whats the matter? " Kennedy pulled at the roll of toilet paper & wiped Hanna's face.

" My Dad " she sobbed.

" Well that much I know, plus I just stopped your new husband from killing him ".

" Really? " Hanna asked.

" Oh yeah " she nodded. " He was about to kill your father when he seen you were upset. I never knew Caleb could wear the raging bull look ".

" Great! " Hanna threw her hands in the air.

" Its fine, I put that fire out. Stop avoiding the situation and tell me what your father said that upset you so much ". Hanna wiped her eyes and blew her nose, she was a mess all because of a few simple words. Words that she chased all of her life & thought she would never hear.

" He said he was proud of me & so would my grandmother if she were here today " Hanna blew her nose & Kennedy scrunched up hers in disgust.

" And that's a bad thing? ".

" No " Hanna shook her head. " Ive waited so many years for my father to tell me those words, but he always favored Kate more. He always went to her presentation nights, her graduation, her prom, helped her with her children, took them on holidays everything! I hated him for that. I got nothing but a call - maybe a house visit if I was real lucky. He was always too busy strutting around with his perfect wife & perfect daughter ".

" Your father is the biggest asshole on the planet. Hanna, are the most kindest, funniest & best friend a person could ever have. I never cared about close friends until I met you ".

" I agree - that my Dad us an asshole. Jamie has been more of a father to me in ten years than my father has been in thirty years . His approval used to mean so much to me but now... " she shrugged her shoulders " it means nothing. It just makes me upset that I had to achieve so much to get so little from him ".

" Lets not worry about guys who aren't worth it & get back to celebrating your wedding ". Kennedy grabbed her hands and pulled Hanna from the seat, she straightened her hair & rubbed the make up from under her eyes.

" Waterproof my ass " she licked the pad of her thumb and rubbed under Hanna's red eyes. Hanna laughed and smiled.

" What would I do without you? " she asked.

" Die, you'll never find anyone as good as me " Kennedy finished tucking a strand of hair behind Hanna's ear & lifted her own dress up at the breasts. " Now come on, you have a drop dead gorgeous Husband out there who wants to runaway & make more beautiful babies with you ". Hanna laughed but let Kennedy pull her out the door where Caleb was waiting.

" Everything alright now? " he asked her.

" It is now " she joined hands with her Husband.

The night had begun to wind down, Graciee was asleep in Jamie's arms as Hanna & Caleb were saying their goodbyes.

Hanna & Caleb were on a high, they'd linked hands and walked outside to the car waiting to take them to the airport. The guests followed behind them wishing them well & hollering to enjoy their honeymoon. Their driver opened the door & waited.

" Ready to start your lives as Mr & Mrs Rivers ? " he asked.

" Marin-Rivers " Hanna corrected him.

" Sorry Ma'am " the driver apologized.

" Marin-Rivers? " Caleb smiled. " I love it, its strong " he kissed her.

" Im ready " Hanna broke free of their kiss & held up her bouquet of flowers. " Gather round ladies " she turned her back to them and began preparing to throw her bouquet. Lifting her arms in the air she counted out loud.

" One! Two! Three! " and let the bouquet go flying behind her. The bouquet flew high in the air & off to the left hitting a pillar & then into someones head.

" What the shit!? " Kennedy held the side of her head. Nick picked up the bouquet and showed it to Kennedy. " No effin' way! Put that thing down Nick! " and whacked it out of his hands.

" Tradition says who ever catches it well, they're next " he said.

" I didn't catch it! It hit me in the head! ". Hanna looked at Kennedy & winked. " No! Its not happening! " she mouthed. Hanna shrugged and got into the waiting car. Inside Caleb couldn't help but stroke Hanna's cheek with the pad of his thumb.

" You look as beautiful today as you did the first time I met you ".

" So do you " Hanna stroked his cheek and proceeded to run her hands inside his suit. " We've come a long way you & I ".

" That we have Han, that we have ".

THE END