Chapter 2
The next morning the girls are out for coffee:
Aria: Riley told me he loved me.
ALL: WHAT?!
Hanna: What did you say?
Aria: Nothing
ALL: NOTHING?!
Aria: Stop doing that!
Spencer: How could you have not said anything?
Aria shrugs
Aria: I don't know. He told me he loved me and all I did was stand there like a stupid mute.
Emily: Do you love him?
Aria sighs
Aria: You guys, Ezra is the only guy I've ever said it to and I really wanted him to be the only one.
Hanna: So then break up with Riley.
All the girls look at her
Spencer: He just told her he loves her, you can't break up with him now.
Aria: So what should I do?
Emily: She does have a point, it isn't fair to him if you dump him now
Aria: I never said I wanted to break up with him!
Aria growls.
Aria: My god! Why is this such a problem?
She gets up from her seat
Aria: Riley is such a great guy! He's caring and considerate. He's there for me whenever I need him.
Emily: You said the same thing as Ezra.
Aria: But that was before I found out about the book.
Spencer: As much as I hate to say this, he was after the book too.
Aria rubs her head.
The following morning Aria walked into her bedroom and sees Riley siting, waiting for her.:
Riley: Ah so she lives!
Aria laughs and puts her bag on her desk
Aria: Yeah, I'm sorry.
She sits next to him
Riley: Where were you?
Aria: Spencer's. We all needed a girl's night.
Riley: All of you… Or just you?
She just stares at him blankly
Riley: I told you I loved you and you basically fell off the planet. That really sucked.
Aria sighs
Aria: I really am sorry. (Pause) It's just the last time I told someone I loved them, it kind of ended up a big mess.
Riley: And I get that. But Aria, you could have just told me that. It wasn't like I was proposing marriage.
They both laugh
Riley: It's ok if you don't say it back right now.
He picks her chin up
Riley: Just as long as you know I do. That's all that matters to me.
Aria smiles and kisses him
Aria: How could you be so perfect?
Riley: Well it's easy when you have the perfect girl.
Aria: I am far from perfect.
Riley: No, your past is. You on the other hand…
He moves closer
Riley: Are beautiful
Kiss
Riley: Smart
Kiss
Riley: And ridiculously sexy
The kiss deepens and then they fell onto the bed laughing.
Camera shows Aria's phone lighting up. It's Ezra. She doesn't hear it, so it goes to voicemail
Ezra: Hey, Aria. Um. It's me. Look I just want to say I'm sorry about earlier. I shouldn't have just popped up unannounced but I would really love to catch up… so um… call me whenever I guess. K. I Love… oh um yeah bye.