Ezra Fitz lounged in the teachers' lounge at Rosewood High school. He sipped on his coffee and thought about his wonderful girlfriend, Aria Montgomery. Their love was perfect and flawless. The only problem with their relationship was that Ezra was in fact Aria's English teacher.
Ezra's thought was interrupted when Ella Montgomery, Aria's mom, entered the lounge. Even though Ezra knew that Ella had a crush on him, he tried to ignore that fact. It was too awkward to even think about dating your girlfriends' mom.
"Ezra, hi," Ella greeted as she made herself a coffee at the coffee machine.
"Oh, hi, Ella," Ezra responded. He tried to make to an excuse to leave, but he couldn't think of one. "Are you enjoying working here?" he asked.
Ella nodded. She had begun subbing at Rosewood just one week ago, and she spent a lot of time with Ezra. Aria hated this. "This is a beautiful school, so I love working here."
Ezra didn't know what else to say. He was never good at small talk. Nervously, she stood up from the couch he was on and placed his coffee on the coffee table in front of him. He scratched the back of his neck.
"Listen, Ezra, I was wondering," Ella began. She looked at Ezra, whose eyes bulged open. He was afraid that he knew what question was to come next. "My friend Amelia wants me to go on a blind date with some guy, but I'm not really in the mood to date him. I told her that I already am seeing someone, but I'm not. And so she told me to bring my date to this dinner tomorrow, and I have no idea what to do. I'm not going to ask Byron to come. I mean, we're separated. So, I was wondering if you could spare a couple hours Saturday night to come to a dinner with me."
Ezra didn't know how to answer. He wanted to help Ella out, but he wasn't sure how Aria would react. "Look, Ella, I really want to help you. Trust me. But I might have plans. Just let me check my calendar. I can tell you tomorrow."
"Thanks, Ezra," Ella cried. "It would really mean a lot to me." Then she stumbled out of the lounge.
Ezra didn't know what to do. He wanted to help his friend out, but he knew he would have to ask Aria first. That would be the right thing to do. But what was he to say, Listen, love, your mom just asked me on a date? Awkward would not begin to describe that conversation.
Since Aria was in biology class, Ezra pulled out his phone and opened the message icon. He pressed the create message button and slid his fingers across his keyboard. He didn't know what to write. Everything seemed to awkward.
There was no right way to tell his girlfriend that her mother had asked him out. Yet, Ella didn't know about their relationship. Say, nobody did. Their relationship was a secret, and if anybody found out, Ezra would be fired.
Again, Ezra's thought raced back to the first time he met Aria. He remembered her pure voice, soft skin, rose-like lips, and sighed. When he looked at his watch, he realized that he was caught in his own world for half an hour.
So, Ezra typed the first thing he could think of. Maybe it wasn't the best way to address the topic. And didn't think about what he wrote until he had already pressed send. When he looked at what he wrote, his thoughts wandered back to Aria, and wondered how she would respond.
Ezra: Look, Aria, we need to talk. Your mom just asked me out.