Caleb King

**Caleb King**, is a semi-main character in *The First Year, The Second Year, The Third Year* and *The Fourth and Final Year*. He is first seen working for his mother's bar The Kingsley and proceeds to become the owner of the bar after his mother passes away.

When introduced, Caleb is a Junior at Eden State University in the series and graduates in *The Third Year* with a degree in Business during Chapter 18.

## Personality

Caleb is definitely known around campus as 'Mia King's son' however, he proves to stand on his own quite well. He has a passion for the work he does at The Kingsley and is very warm and welcoming to those looking for a second chance. He is often seen as sarcastic and a bit of a harmless flirt especially when it comes to his co-worker Casey Stephens.

When his mother passes away, this takes an incredible effect on Caleb as he wasn't prepared for the workload that came with her passing while he is given The Kingsley to take care of. However, throughout *The Fourth and Final Year*, he proves his determination by working hard for the bar as it eventually becomes a gigantic success while he hopes it will make his mother proud.

## Book Appearances

### The First Year

* Chapter Four
* Chapter Five
* Chapter Seven
* Chapter Eight
* Chapter Nine
* Chapter Thirteen
* Chapter Fifteen
* Chapter Sixteen
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Nineteen
* Chapter Twenty

### The Second Year

* Chapter Two
* Chapter Seven
* Chapter Ten
* Chapter Fourteen
* Chapter Seventeen
* Chapter Twenty
* Chapter Twenty-One

## Relationships

### Casey Stephens

Caleb is first introduced to Casey when she goes to The Kingsley wanting a job, at first instance the two share quite a flirtatious friendship as they constantly call each other 'eye candy.' However, in Chapter 16 of *The First Year*, Caleb declares that he isn't really looking for a relationship so the pair remain close friends throughout the series. Caleb even helps Casey get an offer from Jonathan Harvey by sending him her pictures from a photo shoot they did for The Kingsley.

Caleb considers Casey a younger sister and seems to be the only one out of the gang who never holds a grudge or argues with her. When it is revealed that Mia King has cancer in *The Third Year*, Caleb confides in Casey about how he will spend the rest of his life without his mother. Casey helps him throughout the rest of the series with The Kingsley which results in Caleb asking Casey if she would like to be a co-owner of the bar with him, which she gladly accepts and he says that she will always have a home with him at The Kingsley whenever she needs it.

### Mia King

"*You know, somewhere up there I hope my mother is going 'that's my son' when she looks at everything I have done here.*"
— Caleb about his mother in The Fourth and Final Year.
Being his mother, Mia means a great deal to Caleb as they work together to keep their family bar The Kingsley afloat. He admires her passion for keeping the workspace alive and challenging, despite having raised him as a single mother he respects her for everything she has done. In *The Third Year*, Caleb helps his mother rekindle her romance with his father Jeremy King and has a bittersweet moment seeing both his parents together.

After she passes away, Caleb is greatly affected by this as there are many moments throughout the book series where Caleb mentions how much he misses his mother and what she would say towards him running the bar now. He continues to work in her honor and hopes that she is looking down on him and feeling proud.

### Charlotte Cosby

While it is not known just how deep the friendship was between Charlotte and Caleb before The Years Series began, Caleb and Charlotte seem to be relatively close as it is revealed in Chapter 5 of *The First Year* that Charlotte visits The Kingsley often with her sorority sisters as she has a special place for the bar in her heart. While including this, Caleb and Charlotte have also been in the same year at The University as they both graduated together in *The Third Year*.

### Izzy Washington

Izzy and Caleb seem to already have a quick friendship when Izzy begins to work at The Kingsley, in fact, Caleb seems to be more encouraging of Izzy than Hayden. Caleb would consider Izzy one of his best and closest friends as they work together throughout the year and Caleb is also the one who encourages Izzy to be a better person so he can continue studying at Eden State University.

### Cedric & Oliver King

Despite everyone else's against them, Caleb has an indecisive relationship with his uncle and cousin. Though he doesn't approve of anything they do when it comes to The Kingsley, Caleb is the one person who chooses not to fight back with the two and instead sits back and hopes that karma will catch up to them.

### Alex King

Unlike the relationship he has with Oliver King, Alex seems to be the only family member from that side that Caleb seems to get along the most with. To Caleb, Alex is more like a brother to Caleb than a cousin as Caleb is the one who encourages Casey and the gang to get to know Alex as he at first believed that Alex was a much better person than everything else might seem. However, when it is revealed in *The Fourth and Final Year* that Alex and his gang have been behind all the wrongdoings, Caleb banishes Alex from his life and is devastated to learn that he is just like his father and brother.

## Trivia

* Caleb is not shown on any of the covers of the books, before the rewrite he was featured on the covers of *The First Year* and *The Fourth and Final Year*.
* He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.
* He has been working at The Kingsley since he was 16 years old.
* Caleb is the oldest member of the gang being 21, followed by Charlotte Cosby who was born a few months after.
* He graduates in *The Third Year* with a degree in business.
* Despite having job offers out of Boston, he chooses to decline them all and instead takes after his mother and runs The Kingsley
* Caleb is the first person to receive a threat in *The Fourth and Final Year*.
* There is a hint in *The Fourth and Final Yea*r that Caleb has a crush on the woman who runs the rival bar, Stella.
* The author of The Years resembles Caleb's appearance to Hunter Parrish.