Summary: "There's nothing half so pleasant as coming home again." –Margaret Elizabeth Sangster Well, Margaret had no clue how right she was in the case of Aria and Jason when they return to Rosewood. Sequel to Let Me Be Your Affliction.

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Return to Rosewood
Pretty Little Liars Fan-Fiction
by
Thatcher McCallan
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They say life's not a love song
I think everybody's all wrong
So far, forever sounds good to me
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In the darkest hours before dawn, the cries of a bawling baby boy ripped Aria Montgomery from her comatose-like slumber. For a brief second, the thought of waking the man next to her and having him take this one, but the moment those hauntingly hazel orbs found themselves gazing at the slumbering suitor with exhaustion evident in his features from working obscene hours and being haunted by obscure nightmares of his sister, she changes her mind.

Besides, she didn't really mind the lack of sleep, the odd hours... no. She loved being a mother, his mother, more than life itself. Pulling the sheets to the side, legs that feel like they're made of lead are dangled from the edge of the bed until they find hardwood and she pushes her fatigued body upright.

Aria: "Hang on baby, Momma's coming."

Shuffling out of the bedroom and down the hall into the baby's room, the cool hardwood beneath her bare feet transforms to the soft texture of carpeting in the nursery where her baby boy continued testing his lungs. Reaching into the crib slender arms scoop up the bawling baby boy and draw him near.

Aria: "Logan, what's the matter, huh?"

She asks in that soft yet joyful tone that most people seem to take around babies as she takes on a bounce and rock routine she'd mastered over the past four months. Bringing him up slightly she presses a little kisses across the blonde fuzz that covered his head and the baby snaps his eyes open and immediately stopping his tantrum, replacing sobs with squeals.

Jason: "I always knew you had magic kisses."

His voice came from behind her and her smile brightens up a hint more. Those magnificently hazel eyes brighten up a bit as they stay locked with the hazel-green eyes of the baby boy in her arms.

Aria: "Who's that? Is that your daddy?"

Almost instantly Logan's eyes light up and the edges of his lips curl into a smile as his eyes move in the direction of the voice. Her eyes to move up towards Jason leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed over his muscle adorned chest and a sleepy little smile crossing over his lips. Once the little guy's eyes found his daddy his tiny arms start waving and both of the parents watched on with amusement drawing near to one another meeting in the center of the room.

An arm wraps around Aria and he presses a kiss to her temple before using his free hand to tickle Logan and beings cooing at him with laughter dancing in his eyes. Then a bottle and two Once Upon A Times later, Logan finally falls back into lulled slumber and Jason gingerly lays his son into the comfort of his crib. Then he found a comfort of his own when slender arms slink around his waist and he shifts to let her in before pressing a kiss to her temple.

Aria: "Sometimes it just doesn't feel real, ya' know?"

He knows exactly what she means. There're still times, certain instances, when he has to pinch himself just to prove that it isn't a dream, that his reality is better than any dream he could conjure. He nods slowly, understanding taking hold of his features, as his eyes flicker down to his sleeping son.

Jason: "If you were to ask me a year and a half ago, how I pictured my life would be today, I'd probably have given you some half-baked answer that doesn't even compare to how amazing my life with you is Aria Montgomery. So yeah, I know exactly what you mean."

It was words like that capturing her heart and setting it ablaze that assured her she made the right choice leaving the only world she ever knew to start a life with him and their son. She turns to fully face him occupying the space between him and the crib and luscious lips curl up into an ear-to-ear smile. He believed she should patent that smile because nobody could melt the ice around his heart like she could with the mere flicker of that million dollar smile. Nobody made him feel this way, well with the exception of their son.

Aria: "No regrets?"

There's a coy smile on his lips as he playfully ponders it a moment earning him a playful shove of the shoulder. After a stint of laughter, he leans forward to capture her lips in a passionate kiss before responding with seriousness etched into his tone.

Jason: "Absolutely none."

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We've got love baby
It don't sound like much maybe
But there ain't no way that's not enough
'Cause we got us
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