Chapter 1:

"Mommy, are you okay," David Wyatt Fitz asked as his mother as she wiped a tear from her face.

"Mommy's fine, Dave," Aria Fitz said to her four-year-old son.

"Where did Daddy go? Is he coming back," David asked as he rubbed the sleep from his eyes.

"Just go back in bed, sweetheart," Aria said quietly.

Moments before:

Ezra got out of bed quietly, trying not to disturb Aria, his wife of five years. He closed their bedroom door as a loud roll of thunder shook their new home. Ezra walked across the short hallway, into their son's room to see if he was alright with the weather. He walked to the small, wooden bed, only to find his four-year-old sleeping peacefully. Ezra placed a light kiss on his forehead before exiting the room.

He took a seat near the window, watching every stream of water flow over the glass. He was living with guilt and shame, and he didn't know when to say something. He knows that if he keeps this from Aria any longer, that he would burst. Also, it would hurt her even more than it already would, so he couldn't.

"What are you doing up," Aria asked in a small, croaky voice.

"Couldn't sleep," Ezra replied honestly.

Aria walked up behind his and draped her arms across his shoulders. He shrugged them off, leaving Aria confused, "What's going on, Ezra? You have been acting like this all week."

Ezra sighed and looked up into her eyes, "Right after the faculty mixer."

"What are you talking about," Aria asked, not understanding what he meant.

"I can't do this to you anymore," Ezra said, standing from his spot on the floor, but remaining to look out the window, "I can't keep this from you. I love you too much. You and David."

"Ezra," Aria said softly as she wrapped her gray cardigan around her tiny figure, "You're starting to scare me. What's wrong?"

Ezra sighed, turning to look into her eyes, "Monday night, when I went to the faculty mixer at Justine's, after we had our little argument, she comforted me. I felt down, Aria, and she was there to fix it. And I did something, I wish I didn't," his voice cracked at the end of that statement. He gulped and let a tear slid down his cheek, "I cheated on you."

A roll of thunder shook the house, and a lightning flash illuminated the room. Everything was silent, except for the rain pounding outside.

Aria closed her eyes and shook her head as her eyes developed tears, "No. No, Ezra, that isn't possible."

"But, Aria, I did," Ezra said as more tears fell from his face.

"No," Aria said back a little louder, "You wouldn't do that to me. You made a commitment to me. You vowed to be faithful to me. You promised me that you would never cheat. You love me!"

Ezra looked at her face, full of anger, but mostly hurt. It was the worst thing he had ever had to see. The pain on her face. "I did, though, Aria. It is not something I am proud of, but I did. I'm sorry."

A silent tear streamed down Aria's face, but she quickly wiped it away. She looked into Ezra's eyes, unbelievingly. She turned her face toward the window and wiped another tear away. "Get out, Ezra."

He shook his head sorrowfully, "Aria, I'm really sorry."

"Just go," she said in a whisper. Ezra let a sob rip through his chest as he turned for the door. As his hand reached the doorknob, he turned to look at the woman who was now heartbroken because of him.

"I love you, Aria. And I will forever regret my mistake," Ezra said to her. As soon as the door closed, Aria fell to the floor. She felt like her heart had been shattered into millions of tiny pieces. Her vision was fuzzy, and her hands were shaking. She looked at her hand and saw a small glimmer of light bounce off of the gold of her wedding band.

Her lips trembled as she twisted the ring off of her finger. She didn't know that she could ever feel this sad and empty. She didn't know that Ezra would ever hurt her like this. She threw the ring across the room and began to cry even harder, when she heard a door squeak open from the hallway.

Now:

Ezra was sitting on the park bench across the street, letting the rain hit his face. Not caring that he could get sick. Not caring about anything but his family he had now torn apart. Tears were mixed in with raindrops, and his clothes stuck to his skin as he let out sobs. He did this to himself.

All that he could think about was the pain he saw on Aria's face. He didn't know he could ever be the one to hurt her like that. He loved Aria with all of his heart. He showed her that love and proved it with David. One night can change everything. He just wished he could've stopped himself from making the biggest slip of his life.

No matter how many times they had fought over countless things, she still loved him. She still had never given up on him. And it wasn't fair of him to cheat on her because of another fight that they could've worked through together. It finally dawned on him that Aria held no more love for him.

Aria crawled into her bed, tears still falling. She pulled the blankets up to her shoulders and buried her face into them. A picture of her and Ezra on their wedding day sat on her bedside table. She silently lifted a hand and put it face down. She felt incomplete. No arms were wrapped around her, no gentle kisses were being placed on her lips, no breathing was in her ear. Just silence. She curled herself up into a ball and closed her eyes until she cried herself to sleep.

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~Laura