Hey everyone! So this is the second part to my three part story! This one is about Ezra and is set to "Ready, Set, Don't Go" by Billy Ray Cyrus. This was a difficult song to write a story to, so it isn't my best work. I wanted to get this posted because I will be leaving in two days for a camping trip and I won't have any wifi. I will do my best to have the final part (Toby) posted by next Wednesday.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pretty Little Liars, its characters, or the song "Ready, Set, Don't Go" by Billy Ray Cyrus.
She's gotta do what she's gotta do
And I've gotta like it or not
She's got dreams too big for this town
And she needs to give 'em a shot
Whatever they are
Addie Fitz had only just turned 18 years old and already her dreams were coming true. She had been given the scholarship of her dreams to study Literature at Columbia University in New York City. Everyone was so happy for her. There was only one person who had a difficult time with the situation, and that was Ezra Fitz. He was happy for his daughter, he truly was, but he felt as if his heart had been broken. She was only going to be about 100 miles away from him, but he wouldn't get to see her everyday like he did for the last 18 years. He wouldn't get to cook her her favorite meals, he wouldn't get to drive her to book club, he wouldn't get to make nearly as many memories with her as he did during her childhood. Sometimes he wished he could just go back to the day she was born and start all over again.
It was a brisk November day and Ezra couldn't stop pacing back and forth. Aria's water had broken early that morning and he was more nervous than he could ever imagine being. He was going to be a father in a few short hours. After the heartbreak of discovering he wasn't truly Malcolm's father, he was so happy he was getting the chance to do the most magical thing ever with the girl he truly loved. Ezra and Aria made up a few months after she graduated high school. She and Jake didn't have a spark as much as she wanted them to. Aria and Ezra fell into place immediately, and now here he was, seven years later, awaiting the birth of his children. He couldn't believe how lucky they were to be blessed with twins, a boy and a girl. After four more hours of agonizing pain, they were there. Evan Jack Fitz and Adelaide Ella Fitz. The Fitz family. Ezra couldn't be happier.
Looks like she's all ready to leave
Nothing left to pack
Ain't no room for me in that car
Even if she asked me to tag along
God, I gotta be strong
It didn't take them long to pack her BMW with the help of Ezra, Caleb, and Toby. Addie went around and gave hugs to every single person there to support her. Lastly she came upon her father, who couldn't hide the tears in his eyes. She gave him a long, tight hug and he prayed for this moment to never end. He didn't want to see his baby girl get into that car and drive away. He wanted nothing more than to get in that car and drive with her to New York, but he knew he couldn't. He just wished he could go back to that day when she was four and told him she would never leave her daddy.
It was Saturday. A day he loved so much. A day that he could spend entirely with his beautiful family. A day he could spend with his wife, his son, and his daughter. His daughter. That little girl was wrapped around Ezra's finger. Addie loved her daddy more than anyone. They were a packaged deal. Wherever Ezra went, Addie went, and wherever Addie went, Ezra went. Ezra knew this wouldn't last forever though. He knew she was going to be a teenager someday. He knew she would be embarrassed to go anywhere with him. So he took advantage of every moment he got with her. One Saturday night in springtime, while Aria was giving Evan a bath, Ezra was playing tea party with Addie. He was dressed up in a tutu and tiara but wasn't the slightest bit embarrassed.
"Daddy?" she asked softly.
"Yeah, sweetheart?" Ezra replied.
"I love you."
"I love you too, bug."
"I'm never gonna leave you, daddy."
"Is that so?"
"Never in a million billion trillion years." she stated proudly.
"Promise?"
"Pinky promise."
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life As ready as she's ever been Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes The prize is hers to win
She's waitin' on my blessings Before she hits that open road But baby get ready, get set, don't go
She says things are fallin' in place
Feels like they're fallin' apart
I painted this big old smile on my face
To hide my broken heart
If only she knew
Ezra could see how happy his daughter was. Her entire life was going in the direction she wanted it to. She got into her dream school getting to study what she loved so much. Addie had discovered her love for literature at a young age. It wasn't a surprise, considering her parents love for it too. She would spend her free time at home writing short stories, or reading new books. When she got the Columbia acceptance letter, her life changed for the better.
Addie hadn't been able to sleep for the last week. She knew she'd be getting a letter from Columbia any day now, she just didn't know if it would be an acceptance or rejection letter. Thursday afternoon after she got home from school she checked the mail as usual. She saw the Columbia insignia and quickly grabbed the letter and ran into the house. This letter was either going to be the best thing she ever opened or the worst. She opened it with a heavy breath and skimmed the page. She started crying when she read "You have been accepted as a member of the class of Two Thousand Forty One." and quickly called her father to tell him the good news. Ezra listened to her talk about how amazing this was and how happy she was and he told her he was happy for her, but little did she know, he was trying as hard as he could to not break down and cry. His baby was going to be leaving him.
This is where I don't say
What I want so bad to say
This is where I want to
But I won't get in the way
Of her and her dreams
And spreadin' her wings
He wanted to tell her so badly to not go. He wanted to tell her to stay with him, stay in Pennsylvania, liver your dreams here. He wanted nothing more than to smash that car to pieces so she couldn't leave, but he wasn't going to do that. This was her life and there wasn't a chance in hell that he would ever want to take her dreams and aspirations away from her. He needed to let his baby go. He needed to let her live her life and make a mark on the world.
Addie was 14 when she knew she wanted to be a writer. She loved the way words could make her escape her life and go off to a distant land and live an adventure. She loved how she would stay up at night just so she could finish a book. She wanted to do that. She wanted to give people the opportunity to feel the way she did when she read. She wanted to change peoples lives. The only problem was, she didn't know how to tell her parents. They had always been supportive of her, but she didn't know if they'd be supportive of this. She assumed that they expected her to end up teaching, like they both did. So when she told them she wanted to write for a living and they were supportive, she was shocked. She had an entire presentation on why it wasn't a stupid idea. It had taken only one sentence. One! Ezra looked his daughter straight in the eyes and told her that no matter what she did with her life, they would always support her, and he meant it.
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life As ready as she's ever been Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes The prize is hers to win
She's waitin' on my blessings Before she hits that open road But baby get ready, get set, don't go
After the final wave of goodbyes, Addie got into her car. Her father walked over to the door. They both had tears in their eyes. This was just as hard for Addie as it was for Ezra. He went over everything with her about the best way to get to the city, when to fill up on gas, etc. She told him she would call him the minute she reached her dorm. They shared one final hug and Ezra began to walk away.
"Daddy?" she quickly said.
"Yeah, sweetheart?" he said worried something was wrong.
"I love you."
"I love you too, bug." he said as the tears finally came rolling down his cheek.
And with that, he watched his daughter drive away.
She's at the startin' line of the rest of her life As ready as she's ever been Got the hunger and the stars in her eyes The prize is hers to win
She's waitin' on my blessings Before she hits that open road But baby get ready, get set, please don't go
Don't go, mmm don't go She's gotta do what she's gotta do She's gotta do what she's gotta do
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