A/N: so this my first PLL story (Im new to the fandom since I started PLL about a month ago, but Im totally addicted to Ezria since then!) and also this is my first story in English, so I hope you'll enjoy it.

The story starts when Byron sees Ezra coming in the police station and continues after Ezra realizes that Ella thinks he's dating Spencer (2x12) Totally and 100% focus on Ezria

I'm not sure how long this story will be but for now I got about 5/6 chap planned.

I wanna thank Haku2009 for being my betareader!

I guess that's all I'll let you enjoy the story now and I promise the A/N will be shorter next time!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Pretty Little Liars.

Chapter 1: On The Line

Byron- What's Ezra doing here?

Ella quickly turned her head to the hallway where Mr. Fitz just appeared. She knew exactly why he was here, but now really wasn't best time for him to reveal his relationship with his former student. She saw him talk to an officer who pointed him to their direction.

Ella- Why don't you hear Peter out? I'll be right back.

Byron nodded trying his best to focus on Peter Hastings, who was explaining what was happening with the girls, but he couldn't help but wonder what his colleague was doing here.

Ella walked over to Ezra, deciding to get him out of here before he create any more trouble to the Hastings. When Ezra lifted his head spotting Aria's mom approaching him. He stopped almost instantly. Of course he knew her parents would be here, but he hadn't really had time to think of an excuse to explain why he was there, and when he crossed her looking half-determine half-upset, he thought that maybe it was too late for a lie.

Ezra- Ella.

Ella- I know why you're here.

Strangely, he wasn't surprise. From the moment she looked at him, he knew something had changed. Ella wasn't looking at him like a friend, a co-worker. The affection she might have felt for him had turned into something else… hate maybe? Either way he had to explain himself.

Ezra- You need to understand that I…

Ella- Stop.

She didn't let him finish his sentence. Nothing that he could have said would change her mind anyway.

Ella- This is a very small town, people see things, and they talk… I actually thought you were an outstanding teacher.

Ezra understood how disappointed in him she was. Ella thought that he was a good man, and now that she had found out about his relation with his student, everything good that he had done in the past vanished, leaving only an image of him a professor taking advantage of his status to date a student. Ezra hated that she saw him like that, but he had to admit that from an outside point of view there was only one way this could have looked. However he still wanted to try and explain this to her, to tell her the truth. He wasn't dating Aria because he was her teacher and had some sort of hold over her, no. He was with her because he never felt better than when she was on his side. Because with just a smile, a single look from her was enough to brighten even his worse day. Because every time she was away from him, he only thought about her. Because…

Ezra- I'm in love with her

So it was true. Ella had hoped for a moment, that maybe, she just imagined this story. Now with this confession there was no room for doubt. He had a relation with one of his students. She took a deep breath trying to remain calm. He had told her point blank, like admitting it would to erase the problem. In fact that was so far from it. Actually she was under the impression that he really didn't realize the situation he had put himself into. From all the parents in Rosewood, the Hastings were probably the most influential in town. They could make his life a living hell, and even if Ella didn't approve of Ezra's and Spencer's relationship, she didn't wish to anyone to suffer from Peter's and Veronica's anger. Then again, it was really, really not the moment to reveal this story!

Ella- I'm gonna give you one chance to walk away from this, not because you deserve it, but because this is the last thing that we need deal with right now, and when you go, you need to keep going because if Spencer's parents find out about this, they will ruin you.

Ezra didn't understand right away what she had said.

Ezra- Spencer's parents?

She thought he was acting like that on purpose.

Ella- Yes, because trust me they won't be happy when they'll hear about your relationship with their daughter.

Ezra stopped breathing under the shock. She didn't know! All that she said was about Spencer, not Aria. She had no idea that he was dating her daughter, and yet she was already looking at him with disappointment, and that feeling of betrayal in her eyes. He couldn't imagine how she would feel when she learned the truth… all of the truth. Even though this was not the moment or the place to say it, he had to. He owed the truth, to her, because, not so long ago, she had been his friend, but also to Aria, who had been the one lying day after day to her parents to protect their relationship, and also to Spencer, who somehow, got mixed up into this.

Ezra- I… I'm not in love with Spencer.

Ella- Don't try to deny it now that you've confessed Ezra.

Ella tried as much as she could to remain calm, not wanting to make a scene in the police station in front of Spencer's parents, but seeing him lying to her only a few minutes after he confessed his love, only made this harder.

Ezra- No, I'm not… Ella, I…

Ezra had trouble finding the right words. He wanted to tell the truth, but he also wanted to find a way to tell her without hurting her anymore than he already had.

Ezra- I didn't came here for Spencer.

Ella didn't expect to hear that, but was it the truth, or just another lie to protect himself?

Ella- Oh yeah, then who?

She didn't take her eyes off him, looking for any clue that would help her tell fact from fiction. Ezra could feel the pressure growing in him. He had never been this nervous before. But it was too late to back down. He swallowed with difficulty before talking. It was time for him to step up for his relationship.

Ezra- … Aria.

At the same time, Aria, Spencer, Hannah, and Emily appeared on the other side of the hallway, where each of their parents were. All the girls were escorted by an officer. Ezra's eyes immediately fell on Aria. He noticed that hers were red and her skin was covered with dirt. She seemed so frightened, and the only thing that he wanted to do right now, was run to her, hold her tight in his arms, and tell her everything was going to be alright.

When she saw Ezra, Aria couldn't stop a tear to run down her face. He was here, Ezra came for her. She wanted to join him, but the hand gripped around her arm forced her back into reality. The officer pulled her towards him causing her to keep walking. Her eyes though didn't let go of Ezra's eyes. This invisible bond between them right now was the only thing that prevented her from breaking down. She gave him a little smile right before she disappeared behind a door.

Ezra released a breath of air not realizing that he had in fact been holding it during the time of the short exchange with Aria. He was so worried about her, and even if she looked better than she sounded on the phone, he knew that she was far from being okay.

Lost in his thoughts, Ezra had almost forgotten about Ella, whose he had just confessed his relation with Aria, but she war far, very far, from forgetting it. She hadn't had the time to process what her ex-co-worker just said, when her daughter appeared in the room. From that moment until the one when she disappeared from her view, Ella hadn't let Aria out of her sight, and she, she was only staring at Ezra, like he, could save her from this situation. How could she even thought that, knowing he had used his power to take advantage of her? HE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER! Ezra, the man Ella thought was his friend, her daughter's kind English teacher, her husband's colleague! He had lied to them and he had dared… he had dared touch to Aria, THEIR DAUGHTER! Ella was about to explode. She had never been so angry in her entire life. Not when her husband cheated, not when he lied, not when he forced Aria to lie. She gritted her teeth and tried to find, god knows where, a little strength not to yell.

Ella- Get out.

Ezra looked at her again, barely getting over his little moment with Aria. Ella wasn't looking at him anymore, she seemed to be containing her emotions as much as she could. He had to try to calm things down.

Ezra- Ella I…

Ella- Get out… RIGHT NOW.

Her eyes had fallen on him and she had raised her tone, not being able to contain her anger any longer. Spencer's and Hannah's parents, along with Byron had turned their head towards them alerted by Ella's voice, and this last one came closer to them.

Byron- Ella, what's going on?

She didn't answer, still staring at Ezra, who seemed lost, not knowing what to do or say to calm his girlfriend's mother down.

Ella- Go away! I don't ever want to see you again!

This time she pointed a finger at him, and Ezra knew that she would kick him out of here by herself if she had to. Byron was still as confuse. Not knowing, not understanding, why his wife was yelling at their friend.

Byron- Ezra what's…

Ezra- I… I should go.

It was the best thing to do, for him, and also probably for them. Ella needed some time to calm herself down and process the situation, being more sound of mind. Nothing good could come out of a discussion right now, if there could even be one. They were in the middle of a police station surrounded by dozens of officers. If Ezra would have stayed, he could be certain that he would have ended up tonight and probably the rest of his life in a prison cell. He gave one last look to Ella and Byron.

Ezra- I'm sorry.

Then he left the police station. Ella took a deep breath when he disappeared. She joined her hands together to trying to cool down a little.

Byron- Ella, what… what happened?

She raised her eyes on her husband and took a moment to get back to a close to normal state after her fit of rage, before answering to him.

Ella- I… I don't wanna talk about it right now… Can we just focus on getting Aria out of here?

Byron stared at her for a second before giving her a little nod. He knew that he better agreed with his wife when she was like that. She would explain her behavior towards Ezra later.

Ella tried as hard as she could to forget what she had just learn. For now the "Fitz problem" was gone and she had to take care of her daughter if she didn't want to see her end up in jail. Aria would have all the time she needed to explain herself once she was safely at home. Her and her husband then rejoined the other parents to learn a little more about how they could get their daughters out of this place.

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