"Aria?" Immediately she holds her breath when she hears the sound of his voice. She could swear that her heart skipped a beat and now beats twice as fast. If she had been honest, she would have admitted that this has happened every time so far when she met him. But just as many times, she ignored it and denied it. Every time she resorted to excuses.

Slowly she turns around. She needs every moment to give her the opportunity to hide how his voice, the thought of seeing him again, and her own reaction stirred her up. "Hi Jason", she greets him with a bright smile.

Hours elapsed, countless words have been said. They have told each other everything they'd done in the last two years. Every little thing that has shaken, enriched or changed their lives. But neither of them has mentioned who holds their hearts.

Both remain mute about the fact that she blushed everytime when she saw him in the summer before Alison disappeared. Neither of them talks about the kiss he has breathed so tenderly on her lips.

Neither of them talks about that one fucking kiss, which she has returned and then broken off.

Neither of them speaks of the kiss, which nevertheless still dominates the thoughts of the two. The kiss they both have never forgotten.

Jason and Aria are almost the last ones still sitting in the back corner of the bar. Aria has now put her feet on the bench and is leaning with her right arm on the wooden backrest. She supports her head with her hand and looks at Jason smiling.

"God, you can still do it", it suddenly bursts out of her.

Jason looks at her questioningly. "What?"

"When I look at you, I don't remember what I just wanted to say. My whole body feels like it is electrified since hours. My heart is pounding wildly and everything tingles in my stomach." Now it's said. All feelings that she has always kept hidden from him. There is no way back. Jason just stares at her, unable to reply anything.

"I've always felt like this when you were near me. I fell for you the moment we moved to Rosewood and I was at your house for the first time and saw you. But there was Ali and I was thirteen", Aria recalls laughing.

"When you kissed me after Ali disappeared, I thought my heart exploded. I had goose bumps all over my body. I couldn't sleep for days because I could only think of you and this kiss and when I slept, I only dreamed of you. But there was Ezra. He risked everything for me. So, I pushed you out of my life. I thought it was going to stop. But it didn't."

Aria doesn't know why these words are suddenly so easily to say to him. For years, she couldn't admit, that she feels so much for her friend's brother. But now all of a sudden she can tell him everything.

For her, he wasn't only the brother of Alison or the brother of Spencer. He wasn't the drug addicted freak who has been a failure. She'd seen more in him although Alison tried to persuade them a lot that they shouldn't spend time with him.

He is Jason, the one that got away.

Although she drank something, she just sips at her second glass of wine. No, the alcohol is not to blame. She is absolutely of sound mind.

Jason hasn't said anything yet. Aria can't read a reaction in his face. He just stares at her.

"I should go now", Jason says suddenly without responding to her confession and jumps up. Aria runs after him irritated. Wordlessly they walk side by side through the dark night. Jason doesn't say a word to her, he doesn't look at her and almost runs. Aria has trouble keeping up with him.

Doesn't he have anything to say to what she has just told him? She holds him firmly by his arm. "Jason", she breathes heavily, as she stands in front of him and looks up at him.

She doesn't need to ask him if he doesn't care about what she just told him. She can see how much her words have stirred him up. She can see that she still means something to him. She can see how much he just wants to kiss her.

Aria stands on tiptoe and puts her right hand at his neck to pull herself up to him. Jason bends down to her, but he hesitates to put his lips on hers. Confused Aria is waiting for him to kiss her finally. She realizes how he struggles with himself. She can already feel his breath on her skin. But instead of feelings his lips on hers, she can hear his voice in her ear.

"Aria?" He whispers softly. "Yes?" She asks, smiling. Jason remains silent for a moment. For a moment, she thinks, he forgets everything he just wanted to say and just kisses her.

"I'm engaged."

These words echo in her head over and over again. She crashes back on her feet and lets her hand drop from him. "I'm sorry", Jason says before walking away from her. The scene immediately reminds him of the moment he kissed her four years ago and she left him with the same last words. But this time he left.

Why has he apologized at all? She has rejected him and she has disappeared completely for two years. What has she thought would happen when she would come back? That he still thinks of her? That his heart is still racing when he sees her?

The problem is that exactly that happened. He shouldn't care about her anymore. He shouldn't care about the feelings she has for him. He shouldn't feel that way anymore.

So another Jaria story. I'm a little bit obsessed, sorry. I will still continue the other one, no worry :) What do you think?