I pulled up to Spencer's house and turned the ignition off. I locked my doors and carried my big bag of clothes towards the barn out back. I saw Hanna's pink Convertible and Emily's black Mercedes in Spencer's driveway so I didn't bother knocking.

"Aria you made it!" Hanna exclaimed as I shut the door. She came over to me and hugged me, "How was Professor Fitz?" she whispered in my ear. I hit her shoulder, knocking her back a little. She laughed and I looked around the living room. They redone since the last time we were in here. They got ride of the old wallpaper and painted the walls white. Mr. Hastings fixed up the fireplace. And to top it all off, Mrs. Hastings replaced every piece of furniture with a new one.

Emily was on the new leather couch, wearing a hoodie and was wrapped up in a blanket. "Hey Em." I said walking towards the couch and sitting next to her.

She smiled big as I pulled my legs onto the couch and sat Indian style. "Hey Aria!" The back door opened and Spencer came threw it, arms full off firewood.

"Hey Spence." I smiled and waved.

She smiled and showed me her perfectly white teeth. "Hi Aria!" she smiled. I watched as she dropped all the firewood and started putting them into the fireplace, almost instantly warming us up.

Hanna jumped over the couch and landed in between me and Emily. "Great, were all here!" She yelled. She reached under the couch and pulled out two bottles of champagne, one in each hand. She held them up, "Let us drink!" she announced. I laughed as she popped one of the corks and poured it into the four red plastic cups in front of her.

We all grabbed one. "What shall we toast to?" Emily asked.

Hanna was first to throw her cup into the air. She looked at us and smiled. "To junior year."

The three of us lifted our cups and banged them together. "To junior year!" we all joined in. We threw our heads back and all drank.

Two bottle of champagne later, we were all sitting around the fireplace eating pizza. I gathered my hair together in a messy bun. When I finished and looked up, Hanna was staring at me, eyes wide and mouth opened. It only took me a couple seconds to realize she was staring at the bruise on my neck. Before I could take my hair down, Spencer asked me, "Whoa, Aria, where'd you get that bruise!"

Emily looked at my neck and opened her mouth. "It looks like a hicki!"

I sighed, it was now or never. "Ummm, it is…" I trailed off. They all looked at me. Hanna pretended to act surprise.

"What do you mean?"

"From who?" Spencer threw in.

"Seriously?" Emily asked. They all asked me question after question.

I spoke over them. "Guys, calm down. It's from Mr. Fitz. He's my…he's my boyfriend. " They all looked at me shocked, Hanna was shocked that I said something.

"Aria. How drunk are you?" Spencer asked.

I stood up. "I'm fine. It's from Mr. Fitz." It felt weird calling him Mr. Fitz. "I mean Ezra; we've been seeing each other since the beginning of sophomore year." I sighed a sigh or relieve, knowing I didn't have to hide it from them anymore.

Emily stood up and pushed me down on the couch. The rest of them sat next to me. "Alright explain this to us." Spencer said.

EZRA'S POV.

I watched as the alarm clock changed from 12:59am to 1:00am. I sighed and looked at the empty half of the bed next to me. I pulled the lamp string, which only lighted up a small section of the apartment, but it was enough. I sat on the edge of my bed and looked around my very empty, lonely, and quiet apartment. I opened the top drawer of my nightstand and pulled out a small, black velvet box.

I spun it around in my hands before opening the little box for the 17th time tonight. I saw the light from the lamp sparkle off the flawless, diamond, which sat perfectly on the silver band engraved with the words, "To my one and only true love, my Aria." I smiled with the thought of her on my mind. I could see her perfectly long brown curls that barley covered her perfect face. I saw her hazel colored eyes and smile and I could hear her beautiful laugh. She was the only thing on my mind. I snapped the box shut and put in the back of my drawer. I laid back down in bed and listened to the silence, but I rolled over with a smile on my face, I was happy, because I got to spend all day tomorrow with my one true love.

ARIA'S POV.

We spent the next hour or two talking about my secret relationship that was no longer a secret. I told them about all the times I've been to his apartment, how he always made me his mac-n-cheese, which I absolutely love, I told them that was reason why I was always staying after school and after class. And of course the hounded me with all types of questions. I also explained to them how I told my mom I was hanging out with them tomorrow but I was really going to Ezra's.

"Hanna, I kind of told my mom I was spending the night at your house tomorrow, do you think you could cover for me?" I asked her.

Before Hanna could answer, Emily blurted "You're spending the night there too!"

I blushed a little and nodded. "Did you guys…you know?" Spencer asked.

"No no no! No, we want to wait for that." To change the subject I added, "You guys have to promise not to tell anyone, okay? No one at all, this conversation stays in this barn!"

Emily and Spencer nodded and said at the same time "We promise."

I looked at Hanna, she at a grin on her face. I knew she promised already but I had to ask anyway. "Hanna, you promise?"

She kept grinning, "Well I don't know do we get to meet him? I want to see you guys together, you know, acting like a couple!"

"Hanna, stop!" Spencer and Emily said together.

"Fine! Fine, I promise." She said putting an arm around my shoulders. She pulled me closer to her and whispered in my ear, "But if he hurts you in any way, I'm going to kick his ass."

I laughed, "Alright deal!"