Ezra Fitz looked in the mirror and straightened his tie. Walking out of the staff bathroom, he looked around the familiar halls of Rosewood High wondering where Aria could be at the moment. This thought was soon interrupted when he spotted Aria walking down the hall towards him. Her brown hair billowed in gentle waves past her shoulders, contrasting with the soft ivory shirt she wore. Aria looked up and noticed Ezra.

She stopped in the hallway suddenly. Ezra longed to know what she was thinking. She looked surprised, but in a good way or a bad way? Was she angry at him for showing up so unexpectedly?

Aria's heels clicked against the tiles as she made her way towards him. She was definitely mad.

"What are you doing here, Ezra?"

"Aria," Ezra blurted, unable to stop himself. "I love you."

Aria couldn't believe what was happening. She had no contact with Ezra for 2 months and suddenly he's at Rosewood telling her that he loves her? Aria had no idea what to say for a moment.

"2 months. It's been 2 months. You can't just come waltzing back into my life without an explanation!"

She didn't want to yell at him. All Aria wanted was to be held in Ezra's arms, snuggled up against his warm body. But she couldn't take him back that easily. It was too complicated.

"I know! But I didn't want to leave you, Aria, I never did," He began to explain. "I just tried to do what was best for you."

That made Aria madder than ever. "Who are you to decide that?"

Ezra took a step closer to Aria. She smelled the familiar scent of the cologne that lingered on his shirt. Looking into Aria's brown eyes he whispered, "Someone who loves you and cares for you. Aria, I'm so sorry for leaving you. It was a mistake."

He looked quickly around the hallway to make sure no one was around before moving even closer to Aria.

"I'm sorry," Ezra repeated gently.

Aria moved her face closer to his. Suddenly, they were kissing. Ezra pressed his warm lips against Aria's for the first time in too long. It was pure passion. She ran her hands through Ezra's dark hair and pulled apart slightly to look into his eyes. Ezra was smiling, an expression that mimicked exactly how Aria felt. Everything was perfect.

"Will you come over later?" Ezra asked Aria after a while.

She looked into his eyes before replying, "I would love to."

It was 3 hours later when Ezra called, asking her to come over. Within 10 minutes she was standing in front of the door to his apartment. She raised her first and knocked it against the wood a few times.

Almost immediately, Ezra opened to door. He smiled at Aria before letting her in.

"It feels nice to be back here," Aria told him.

"I'm glad. It feels nice to have you back. Actually it feels a lot more than nice"

"Wanna prove that?" She asked boldly.

Ezra moved closer to his former student, pulling his arms around her tiny waist. His lips met hers for what seemed like so long, but not long enough. They both craved more. Aria pulled Ezra towards the couch, snuggling against his body. Ezra gave her a few more kisses before pulling away. He had to be careful about what went on between the two of them, or they would both end up in trouble.

"How about some dinner?" He grinned at a pouting Aria.

"I guess," she teased.

"Pasta?"

"That sounds great!"

Ezra grabbed a silver pot from the bottom cabinet of his kitchen and filled it up with water. Turning the stove burner on, he set the pot down and moved over to the pantry. A knock on the door interrupted him before he could open the cabinet.

"Uh, just one second!" He called.

"Ezra? It's Ella!"

Ezra and Aria froze. Panicked, Aria looked over at Ezra.

"Where should I go?" she mouthed.

Ezra opened the door to his bathroom and motioned for her to wait behind the door. Silently, Aria hid. Alarmed, she realized that her purse was still sitting out on the couch. Before she could do anything about it, Ella was inside Ezra's apartment.

"Hi Ella..what are you doing here?"

"You left your briefcase at Rosewood, so I just came to return it to you," Aria's mom said, handing him a brown leather briefcase.

"Oh! Thank you!" Ezra told her. "Erm..is that all?"

Ella Montgomery cheek's flushed a bit as she turned to Ezra. "Actually, no. Can I use your bathroom?"