This takes place after Aria leaves for college. It's been 2 in a half years.
Ezra walks into the café and stops Aria sitting at a cute little table in the corner. He smiles and walks up to the table:
Ezra: Aria.
She looks up
Aria: Ezra?
He smiles
Aria: Um, what are you doing here?
Ezra: I came to see you.
Suddenly Riley walks up.
Riley: Hey babe sorry I'm late.
He kisses her cheek and turns to Ezra.
Riley: Hey what's up man I'm Riley.
They shake hands.
Aria: Right um Riley this is… Ezra…
She gets scared knowing Riley wouldn't be happy to see him
Riley: Ezra huh?
Ezra: Yeah
They stop shaking hands
Aria stands up in between them
Aria: Riley not now.
Riley: So you're the asshole that broke Aria's heart
Aria: Riley!
Ezra: Excuse me?
Riley: You hurt her so bad she had to leave town and you just let her. What kind of a man does that huh?
He pushes closer to Aria but she pushes him back
Ezra: I'm sorry who exactly do you think you are?
Riley: Oh I'm the guy she hooked up with after you betrayed her
Ezra looks at her stunned
Aria swallows hard
Aria: Ok that's it. Riley lets go home. Ezra… yeah… bye.
They leave hand in hand
Later that evening the girls are out to their weekly (but more like daily) dinner:
Emily: So he just showed up? I thought he was going to be out of town for another month.
Aria: Yeah I don't know he just walked in, of course right when Riley came to meet me
Emily: What did he say?
Aria: Riley completely flipped. He knows the whole story about him and he just lost it on him.
Emily: So now what?
Aria: I have no idea. I mean do I meet him and not tell Riley or just ignore him entirely?
Spencer: You can't exactly avoid him Aria. You come home every other weekend WITH Riley to see your parents, you're bound to run into him every now and again
Hanna: Yeah and no offense but Riley isn't exactly one to let things go. He is probably plotting Ezra's death right now.
All the girls look at her
Hanna: What? Don't tell me you weren't thinking about it too.
Aria: Ok, enough about me. Hanna how's the apartment coming together?
Hanna: Well I wanted to paint one part of the living room this aqua, ocean like color and Caleb threw a fit
Spencer: Well it was his apartment first Han
Hanna: Then he shouldn't have asked me to move in if he didn't want me to redecorate his "bachelor pad"
The girls laugh
Emily: I get it though. Talia and I can't even agree on a lamp.
Spencer: See that is why you should do what Aria and I do and only stay over their places a few nights a week and begin leaving things and making little suggestions on how to change things
Aria: Yeah really. I mean if I just flew into Riley's place and change everything….
Hanna: He'd freak?
Aria sighs
Later on Aria comes back to her dorm and sees Riley
Riley: Hey you.
He gets up and kisses her
Riley: How was dinner?
Aria: Not as eventful as breakfast.
Riley: Yeah look babe…
They sit.
Riley: I'm really sorry about this morning. I just couldn't stand seeing the guy that hurt you so bad just show up after all this time.
Aria: Yeah well, just so we're clear, I had no clue he was coming.
Riley: I know you didn't.
He takes her hands
Riley: I just want you to know that I wasn't myself this morning. I don't want you to think that is the real me or something
Aria: Of course not. I know exactly who you are.
Riley: Good. Because, I love you Aria.
She is stunned.
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