We all ran outside to see Toby's house on fire. He ran into it.

"Toby!" Spencer yelled. "Stay here. Please!"

My phone beeped. Along with Spencer, Alison, Emily and Hanna. It was back.

My hands shaking, I read the text from someone we thought we'd never hear from again.

Did you miss me, bitches?

-A

Ezra took my phone out of my hands.

"My god." He said as he read the message.

We all looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Toby came out minutes later, saying Jenna was not in the house. At least she was safe.

Ezra stared at me, telling me with his eyes that everything would be okay.

"I need to talk to Aria for a minute. Alone." Ezra told them.

He pulled me over behind a bush, keeping watch on the others.

"What was that for?" I whispered. "Now everyone's going to know we're together!"

"Let them know!" He said. "A is back! What the hell are we going to do?"

"I don't know! I killed Shana! I might be dead soon!"

"Aria. I'll protect you. I promise."

He pulled me in for a kiss.

"Okay, Aria?"

"Yeah. Okay."

We headed back to the group.

A month and a few weeks later, Ezra and I were in his apartment. I was still guilty about Shana, but I'd moved on with my life.

Jenna had moved in with Toby to the loft, but stayed away most of the time.

Hanna and Caleb had gotten back together shortly after the explosion.

Emily and Ali were still friends, but Emily and Paige were getting closer.

My dad was still living in Syracuse and my mom was still in Vienna.

The girls still didn't know that Ezra and I were dating, but A knew. And was holding it over my head, threatening to expose our secret.

We'd had multiple awkward sexual encounters, which took quite a while to get into a position fully comfortable for both Ezra and I.

Ezra had gotten a job at Hollis again, though it took some convincing.

I think I had the flu. I was throwing up and eating weirdly.

I was at Ezra's while he was taking care of me.

He could move around almost perfectly now, just needed a bit of help showering. Not that I minded.

"Aria." Ezra started. "Has it occured to you that you might be… pregnant?"

"Pregnant? No way."

"Well…" he said. "We haven't been very careful, with protection and all that.. because you're on birth control."

"Birth control is 98 percent guaranteed." I told him.

"Well. I'll go buy a pregnancy test, so we can check."

When he returned from the store, I peed on the stick and told Ezra that we had to wait five minutes.

"If you are pregnant… I'll be there. Every step of the way. I love you."

He keeps telling me that, but I'm not ready to tell him back. I'm scared. I mean, obviously I love him, but I don't want to scare him away.

"Ugh." I said. "These are the longest five minutes of my life."

The timer beeped, and we both went into the bathroom to check the test.

I flipped it over, and gasped.

"Aria…" Ezra stated, his jaw dropping.

"I'm going to get fat." Was the first thing out of my mouth after I saw the small pink plus sign staring at me.

"You could never be fat." Ezra told me.

"Thanks. Right answer."

He pulled me to height with him and leaned in so close I could feel his breath on my mouth.

"We're having a baby." He said, pressing his lips to mine and spinning me around.

"Oh my god." I say, pulling away from the kiss. "What is everyone going to think? The girls, my parents, everyone at school? I'm eighteen and having a baby with my twenty six year old ex English teacher."

"Aria.." Ezra started. "Do you not want this baby?"

"No. I do! I really, really do. It's just happening a bit.. earlier than I expected. But I don't regret anything, and I want us to keep the baby."

"Me too." He told me.

"Wait." He said, realizing something. "Are you sure it's mine? Not..."

I had told him about Riley a few days after we got back together. He was understanding, saying he was sorry he drove me to that.

"I guess we should go to a doctor to confirm it." I said, guiltily.

I called an OB/GYN and they said that they could get me in in thirty minutes, but the next appointment wasn't for two more weeks. I covered the phone.

"Ezra?" I called him.

"Yeah?"

"Can we get there in twenty minutes?"

"If we leave now!" He shouted back.