A/N: First of all, I am so sorry for the wait. I had the chap written weeks ago but I had problems with my betareader. But chap 2 is finally here!
Thank you for all your reviews they really made me happy you have no idea!
I've seen that some of you had trouble with the way I write the dialogue so I change it a little ;)
Also this chap 2 was a little long so I'll post it in 2 parts ;) Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: I don't own PLL (no matter how much I'd want to)
Chapter 2: The Rescue (part 1)
An hour had passed since Ezra's departure and Ella had managed as best as she could to forget what was going on between him and her daughter for now. After all she had other things to worry about. Peter Hastings had informed them that the police had put the girls in custody until the bail hearing where it would be determine how much it would cost for them to be released and apparently, finding a judge at 2 am wasn't that easy. Besides even if the girls were freed, the investigation was only started. They had been questioning together tonight but, according to Peter, they would have a personal interview with detective Wilden in the following days.
It was almost 3 am when an officer finally came to tell the parents that a judge had set the bail to $500. Everyone settled their dues while Hannah's mom also paid for Emily since her parents wouldn't be there until the morning. It was out of the question to let her spend the night in jail. A few minutes later, a policeman brought in the four girls, who all seemed as exhausted as the other. Hannah ran to her mother's arm as well as Spencer. Ella gave a little smile to her daughter to reassure her but it was Byron who took her up against him.
Aria noticed her mother's strange attitude, but didn't really paid attention to it as she was too busy scrutinizing the police station to search for Ezra. But apparently he was already gone. She couldn't really blame him for that and the fact he had come at all was something at least. Besides with Ella's and Byron's presences he couldn't really say that he was here for his girlfriend. Yet she would have preferred that he stayed because she really needed him right now. Her parents were here for her sure, but they weren't him. Only he could help her to get better, to feel safe at this moment, but he wasn't here.
So she content herself with her dad's hug. Ashley Marin told Emily that her parents would arrive later and after a quite talk with detective Wilden, who reminded them that they couldn't leave the town, the girls left the police station. Miss Marin and her ex-husband, accompanied by Hannah and Emily, went to her car, followed by the Hastings. Aria was about to do the same with her parents when her eyes fell on a man in the parking lot. She stared at him for a few seconds before realizing who he was before breaking into a run towards him.
Ezra looked at his watch, it was 3.15 am. It has been two hours since he was in his car in the parking lot, waiting for Aria or her parents to walk out of the police station. Ella had forced him to leave it but that didn't mean that he had stopped worrying about Aria, on the contrary. He watched every person who left, hoping that at some point it would be her or her parents, which would have allowed him to get back inside to ask news about her. Aria had called him because she needed him here so there was no way he was going to leave.
When Hannah and Emily appeared at the door of the police station, Ezra stepped out of his car, thinking that if they were free, Aria should be too. He hadn't been mistaken since after Spencer and her parents left he caught sight of Ella and Byron followed by Aria. She was walking with her head down and her arms crossed over her chest trying to protect herself from the cold. Ezra was relieved to see that she wouldn't spend the night in jail and he wanted to go to her. Due to her parent's presence, especially Ella's, it prevented him from doing it. Luckily for him Aria raised her head as she stepped down the several stairs of the police station and that's when her eyes laid on him, Ezra.
He hadn't left, he was waiting for her. A smile drew itself on her face when she understood that and before she even realized what she was doing Aria was already running towards him. Her tears covering her smile. She needed to feel him against her, to be in his arms. Aria barely heard her mom yelling her name when Ella had realized that Ezra was still here and that her daughter was rejoining him. All that Aria could see was his blue pupils and his strong arms reaching out for her. When she finally got to him Ezra squeezed her against him, keeping her the closest to him that he could. She nestled her head against his chest and closed her eyes. She used this moment to finally let go of all the tension she felt this day. Her tears wetted his shirt so he whispered in her ear.
Ezra- « Shhh, it's gonna be okay Aria. I'm here. »
He heard her take a deep breath before she tightened her embrace on him.
Aria- « I… I thought you left. »
Ezra- « You called me remember. I'm not going anywhere. »
She cracked a little smile and he kissed her forehead. Aria knew that she was safe now. She felt Ezra's hand stroking her back, always tightening her closer to him. They stayed embrace together for what seemed to them an eternity, but was really less than a minute. Ezra realized that Ella and Byron were looking at them. So he detached himself a little from Aria and she raised her eyes to him. He wiped away her tears with his thumbs, while staring at her.
Ezra- « Maybe… maybe you should go home. »
He really didn't want to leave her but he knew that her parents were probably making a huge effort to not come over here and pull her out of him.
Aria- « I don't wanna leave you Ezra. Take me home with you. »
He stared at her for a moment, drowning in her hazel eyes. He knew that he should say no to her. Because her parents wouldn't be okay with that and it wasn't really helping his case, but she seemed so frail right now and all he wanted to do was protect her. She looked at him intensely, wanting to make him understand just how much she needed him. Ezra glanced at Ella and Byron before binding his hands with Aria's.
Ezra- « Ok. Get in the car. I'll be right back. »
They exchanged a little smile to seal their deal. Aria looked at her parents one last time. She knew she should be worried about their reaction, but she felt like her mind was anaesthetize right now. She was so exhausted by this day, that she hadn't the strength to be bothered by her parents. The only think she wanted was to go to bed and fall asleep in her boyfriend's protective arms. So she slide into Ezra's car.
He put his hands on his hips and took a deep breath before walking over to Aria's parents. He could already see all their anger in their eyes.
A/N: Like it? Leave me a review it would make me the happiest girl in the world, plus I will post the 2nd part way faster ;)
Also I forgot to tell you, I name my chapters after song title. If you wanna check it out: chap 1 was On the Line by Nick Howard, chap 2 The Rescue by Tyler Ward and the fic Dare To Believe by Boyce Avenue (btw Marlene tweeted their vid "Find Me" I really hope there gonna use it in PLL!)