Chapter One: Ezra's Story

Ezra had never been lucky when it came to love. Born into a family where he didn't feel as he belonged sent Ezra on a journey. This journey caused much heartbreak for Ezra.

First it was with his own family. After his parents' divorce his father left New York never once contacting Ezra or his brother again. The divorce also caused Ezra to see his mother for who she truly was, someone who liked perfection and wanted to be seen in a certain light. Ezra's passion for literature which caused his desire to teach did not sit well with his mother who had plans for Ezra to have a more respectable occupation such as a doctor, lawyer or businessman. This was one of the reasons why Ezra broke all ties with his family.

It wasn't just his mother's treatment of him which caused him to turn his back on his family. It was also the way she controlled his life. His first ever love Maggie walked out of his life because of his mother. He spent months searching for her, to the extent that he delayed his freshman year of college by one year to enable him to find Maggie. In the end Ezra was left with a broken heart and a desire to get away from his family. He changed his named from 'Fitzgerald' to 'Fitz' and left New York to attend college in Rosewood, Pennsylvania.

Ezra became good friends with his college roommate Hardy Alexander. After three months of living in the dorms, Hardy introduced Ezra to Jackie Molina who was good friends with Hardy's fling of the month. After dating for a couple of months Ezra found himself falling for Jackie, but this is when the couple started fighting. Jackie was a jealous person and believed that everyone was a threat. Jackie's constant untrusting of Ezra caused the relationship to end six months in.

The break up did not last long though as the too soon got back together at the start of sophomore year. Jackie had promised Ezra that she had worked through her jealously and this time she would be more trustful of Ezra, but old habits die hard and the two broke things off in the same fashion as they did before.

In the year that followed the breakup with Jackie, Ezra briefly dated two girls. The first relationship with Kennedy Boyd who was in one of Ezra's English classes only lasted a month. The second relationship began due to Hardy's existence the only way his current fling would go on a date with him was if her friend had a date too, which is where Ezra came in. Ezra agreed only in order to get Hardy to stop pestering him, but he found he enjoyed spending time with Hayley Edwards, a history major. The two dated for four months until coming to the conclusion that they didn't have too much in common.

Just over a year after breaking up with Jackie, the two happened to be attending the same Christmas party and ended up getting back together that night. The following summer the couple traveled to Europe together and during their time in Italy Ezra proposed after he and Jackie had spent a blissful seven months together where Jackie had left all her jealously issues behind. The two returned the United States happily engaged and ready to start their senior year of college. After becoming engaged Ezra and Jackie had agreed that they wouldn't start wedding planning until after they had graduated.

The bliss didn't continue though, as six months into their engagement Jackie called off the wedding as she wasn't ready for the commitment. Ezra was heartbroken once again as he believed that Jackie had been the one.

Ezra continued with his life and threw himself into his studies graduating towards the top of his class. That fall Ezra commenced the Hollis College two year master's program in order to receive his teaching degree. Once Ezra had completed the degree he was tossed on whether he should stay in Rosewood or leave, eventually coming to the decision to leave after Hardy offered him room in his apartment in New York.

In New York Ezra commenced his teaching career by teaching English to juniors and seniors at the high school close to Hardy's apartment. Ezra eventually got his own place only five minutes away from the high school.

In his second of teaching Ezra met Karina Wright a recent graduate of New York University who was assigned to be Ezra's teaching assistant. The two bonded over their love for literature and soon began dating. After two years of dating Ezra proposed. Ezra finally thought that everything was going right in his life, but it was actually the opposite. After being engaged for a year and having little mention of wedding planning, Ezra brought it up to Karina. Karina confessed that her heart wasn't in it as she wasn't ready for marriage. Karina gave back the ring and moved out of the apartment that she and Ezra shared. Ezra was again heartbroken.

Not being able to face the memories of their time together, Ezra packed a few things up, gave in his resignation and started driving. He found himself in Rosewood and stopped at The Brew to order a coffee where he noticed a sign stating that the building and business were for sale. Ezra saw this as a sign that he needed change in his life in order to be happy. Ezra therefore made inquiries of buying The Brew and within a month he had brought the business and moved into the loft above. The following months consisted of Ezra turning The Brew into not only a coffee house but a bookstore, which turned into huge success.

That's what led Ezra to meeting Aria, his soulmate. The journey hadn't ended though as Ezra walked to hard line of falling in love with someone who was in a committed relationship.


What did you guys think? Next chapter will be similar to this, but what Aria has gone through. That chapter should be up either tomorrow or Saturday as I'm probably half way through writing it. I have a plan of what I hope to cover during this story but if you guys have any suggestions let me know.