After Aria left for college, Ezra was as alone as he had even been. He was still very much in love with her, and he couldn´t move on from her. Although this was what was best, he wanted nothing more than to just be with her. But he couldn´t hold her back, she would resent him for it. It ached him to know she was probably out there, having the time of her life. What if she had already moved on? He did not even look at other girls, none of them were her.

She wasn´t only his girlfriend for all of those years, she was also his best friend. He didn´t have many friends, well he had Hardy and now he also had Aria as a friend. Just a friend. It still broke his heart everytime he thought about it. They talked a lot, over the Phone and via Skype. But it just wasn´t the same.

He had now accepted a job in the same town as her college. His new appartment was now finally decorated, with a little help from Hardy. He knew he had to tell her they now shared a town. But he just didn´t know how. He knew there were still some trust issues because of the book, and he knew he had to tell her before she found out another way.

He decided to visit her on campus. It wasn´t far from his appartment, so he decided he could just walk. He had never been to her dorm room before, but he did know her adress. The two of them had exchanged quite a few letters. Although it was just between friends, he thought it was quite romantic.

A part of him hoped that one day they would be together again. He was waiting for her, but he doubted she was waiting for him. That wouldn´t be fair. She had the right to have all college experiences. But it still stung.

Once he arrived on campus he looked around trying to find her dorm. That´s when he saw her. She didn´t see him tho, she was too busy talking to some guy. The guy could be described as handsome. He was a bit older than her, and had brown curls. He reminded Ezra of himself. He felt frozen, but started to walk away as quickly as possible. He couldn´t stand to see her with somebody else. That was too soon. Just as he was walking away. He heard her say his name.

He turned around to see her standing there, looking surprised. She walked over to him and hugged him. The embrace was sweet, and it made him feel good. But it also felt a little emberassing to hug her, with that guy there. To her it was just a hug between friends, but to him it was so much more. He just hoped that the guy wouldn´t notice and tell Aria.

"What are you doing here?" she asked

"I was coming to tell you that I have a job here in town." he replied

"Ezra, That´s great! I missed you, so does this mean we can spend more time together? I really miss my best friend!" she said.

"Yeah, we should totally spend some time together. I´ve missed you! Rosewood just wasn´t the same without you. It was so boring, I even had dinner with your mom." he told her. Then he remembered he shouldn´t be so flirty, especially since she was with that boy.

"I should go. You should go back to your date." He said a little dissapointed.

"My date? You mean Jeremy? That´s my cousin, remember?" she giggled.

Then he remembered he did in fact meet the guy once. He was such an idiot. He was happy she wasn´t with the guy, but there could still be someone else. She saw him thinking, and decided to talk;

"I´m not really dating right now. It just didn´t feel right dating anybody else but you. Can I come by tonight? You can text me your adress and I´ll bring take-out."

"Yeah, I would love that. I guess I´ll see you tonight." He couldn´t stop smiling, maybe there was still a chance for them.