A/N: Heyyy y'all! :D I wanted to start a new story but didn't know what it should be about, so I asked pretty,little,soprano for a challenge word and she gave me 'road trip'. (I gave her 'calendar', and gave sburke94 'bumper sticker'. I can't wait to see what they do with 'em! XD) It's taken me a while to figure out what to do, but then all these ideas hit me like a ton of bricks. You should see my ideas notebook...it's insane right now! :P

Okay, here's a few things we need to go over: this is a few weeks after the epic Ezria kiss (eeep!), so Emily's mom has moved to Texas, and Ezria are attempting to go public; however, they're keeping it on the extreme DL so it's not a giant shock to anyone. Ummm, Ezra knows that the girls know because Aria "told them when he left for Hollis" ;) I think that's it...

Disclaimer: I own nothing...unfortunately.


"What do you mean you can't go?" Aria exclaimed incredulously as she sat with her best friends in the Applerose Grille and Bar. It was a sunny Saturday in Rosewood, Pennsylvania, and the four high school junior girls were seated at their unofficial table in the local restaurant. They were discussing their plans for the following week ahead, as there was no school due to teacher-in-service and more parent/teacher conferences.

"It's pretty self-explanatory, Aria," Hanna pointed out sarcastically with a tilt of her head. She then rolled her eyes when she received a heated glare from the shortest of her friends.

"Hanna's right," Spencer added, which Hanna smiled victoriously at. "We can't go."

Aria's mouth continued to hang open in desperation. "B-but...what are we suppose to do then? You guys are mine and Ezra's alibi for the week!"

"I'm sorry, but none of us have a car to get out of town," Emily said sympathetically. "And if we can't leave, neither can you..."

Aria crossed her arms on the table and rested her chin on her hands. "How is it that none of you can get a ride?"

"Well, I don't own a car to begin with," Hanna stated obviously.

Emily frowned. "My mom took mine to Texas until I go off to college. She said that she doesn't want to have to pay for it until I absolutely need it..."

"That's stupid," Aria muttered.

"And we were suppose to take my car since it's the biggest, but of all the times it has to break down, it picks the week we need it the most," Spencer informed while picking at and scooting the food on her plate in front of her.

"What's wrong with it?" Aria questioned.

Spencer sighed. "It's the transmission. The car won't change gears on its own, so we can't get it to go over twenty miles per hour. By the time we got to New York, you and Ezra would be back in Rosewood from wherever you're going."

Hanna's face suddenly lit up in excitement. "What about your car, Aria?"

Aria let out a deep breath. "Not going to happen. Since my parents think I will be gone with you three, they're letting Mike use it for his driving hours since he just got his permit. I love him, but that little shit better not hurt my car, or he'll be paying for the damages..."

Aria's comment caused the others to laugh light-heartedly, but they quickly fell back into an awkward silence. Hanna randomly began speaking again, "And we can't use any of our parent's cars... They all work full time, and Emily's are half way across the country."

"Thanks for stating the obvious, Hanna," Aria spat out in annoyance.

"Excuse me for trying to help," Hanna remarked icily.

Aria narrowed her eyes at her best friend. "Well, your help is getting us nowhere!"

"Aria, calm down!" Spencer intervened.

"No, I won't until someone comes up with a rational plan!" Aria responded with exasperation. "C'mon Spence, you're a genius; how 'bout it?"

Spencer smiled slightly. "Well, I do have one idea..."


"No," Ezra stated firmly as he continued pacing around his small studio apartment. "There's no way."

"Ezra, it's the only way. They're our alibi, and if they aren't out of the state, then neither are we..." Aria responded from where she sat upon his bed.

He walked over to his suitcase and unzipped it before pulling out numerous shirts into his hands.

Aria quirked her eyebrows. "And just what do you think you are doing?"

"Unpacking," Ezra simply answered.

"Ezra Fitz, you're being stubborn!" Aria yelled as she hopped off the bed. As he put away the previous clothes, she followed him to take them back out of the drawer and replace them into the suitcase once more. As Ezra's hand reached for different clothes to hang up, Aria placed her hand over his tightly. "We're going, and we will still have a wonderful time."

"Aria, I just started at Hollis and I'm already taking a week off just to be with you. I'm not trying to sound like I have to be with you, I want to; it's just...if I'm going to ask for some vacation time, I'd like to actually enjoy that said vacation. And that said vacation does not have Hanna, Spencer, and Emily in it," Ezra explained himself, intensely hoping that he wouldn't offend his girlfriend.

"I know, babe, but that said vacation can only happen if the girls are in it," Aria responded gently as she squeezed his hand.

Ezra let out a heavy breath. "It's twenty hours to Minnesota, love. Twenty hours is a long time to drive with those girls, especially when it's all four of you put together. That's two days driving there, and two more days driving back. The only time I'll have you all to myself is the two days we'll not be in the car..."

"I'm sure we'll have more alone time; think about it, Ezra. There's stopping to sleep at night, even though we probably won't even go to bed..." Aria replied seductively as she hooked her arms around his neck.

Ezra's arms immediately found their way to the small of her back, crushing their bodies as close as possible. "I like the sound of that...as long as the girls aren't in the room."

Aria giggled. "Oh God, no. Hopefully down the hall at least!" She stood up on her toes and pulled her weight into her arms in order to kiss him. His arms around her waist helped her off the ground a bit so the kiss was more comfortable for both. It was short and sweet, yet passion filled nonetheless. After pulling back, Ezra began peppering tender kisses along a pathway from Aria's jaw line to her neck. "Ezra," she whispered when he began biting at the exposed, sensitive flesh.

"Mmhmm," he mumbled in return, not taking his lips of her neck.

"We need this trip," she answered breathlessly before adding, "...badly."

Ezra released his lips from the base of her neck to eye his work. Satisfied with what was going to be a fairly noticeable lovebite, he placed his lips softly against hers once more. As Aria began to heat the kiss up a little by forcing her tongue through his lips, Ezra parted, which caused her to frown in rejection. "Don't start what you can't finish, Miss Montgomery. Remember, we have all week..."

A large grin surfaced on Aria's face when Ezra winked at her, and she thought, Oh, yes. This could be a very enjoyable trip, indeed.


The following morning, all four girls found themselves sitting in the Hastings' living room. With both Spencer's parents and Melissa out, it seemed to be the best location for Ezra to pick them up. They were drinking coffee happily; excited for the upcoming days they would spend with each other. Hanna was clearly upset with the fact that New York was no longer in the picture, but Minnesota had to be better than Rosewood to some extent. If you looked in the dictionary for the word 'boring', its definition would be:

(n.) Rosewood, Pennsylvania

Aria's cell phone beeped its familiar ringtone, causing her to flinch in fear at the thought of 'A'. However, it was Ezra informing her that he was waiting outside in the driveway. The girls grabbed their bags and exited out the front door to see Ezra opening the trunk. When they reached the car, Emily, Spencer, and Hanna all let out a high-pitched, "Hi, Mr. Fitz."

"Ladies," he responded with a chuckle, then turned to Aria. "Good morning, beautiful."

Aria blushed at the sight of her friends' smiles in her peripheral vision. She quietly replied with, "Good morning," before pecking him quickly on the lips.

Ezra smiled and gave his attention to the girls' bags; he laughed loudly in sight of Hanna's. "Wow, Hanna, I'm impressed. You managed to pack everything in only one suitcase?"

"It was the deal; Aria said I had to in order to tag along," Hanna answered as she playfully elbowed Aria in the ribs.

After ten minutes of stuffing large bags and having Aria laugh at his tiring effort, Ezra loudly slammed the trunk door shut. He let out a breath of air in relief, then said, "Alright, let's get going!"

Soon, the silver car filled with four teenage girls and their ex-teacher left the city limits of Rosewood. They were freely conversing about their new English teacher, who Ezra had guessed by listening to their stories, was dreadfully awful. The girls' shrill laughter surrounded the car after Hanna made some snarky comment about the older woman's fashion sense, which Ezra couldn't help but smile at. He glanced briefly at Aria in the passenger seat and noted the huge smile plastered across her features. I guess bringing the girls isn't so bad. Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly.

If only he could see that the next six days would make up the longest week of his life...


A/N: Well, there you go! Romance and humor will be the story! I can't wait to hear what you guys think is going to happen! Come up with some insane scenarios that they could get into and I'll pick my favorites and incorporate them along the way!

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