AN: omg I was so overwhelmed with the amount of reviews I got and im so happy that you guys wanted more so here is chapter 2 and I hope it lives up to your expectations!
Aria's pov
I pulled away from Ezra only when I heard a gasp from behind me. That's also when I remembered that we were not alone. I turned in Ezra's embrace with his arms still around my waist as I looked around the room. Hanna, Spencer, and Emily were all smiling happily at me. Their parents had a look of shock on their faces. My parents were a different story. My mom had a look of surprise and anger. And my dad well…let's just say if looks could kill Ezra would be dead.
"Aria what the hell is this?" My mom said in a whisper.
I didn't say anything I just grabbed one of Ezra's hands and held on and I felt his squeeze my fingers reassuringly. I saw my dad walk up to stand beside my mother and I could see he was about to start yelling. Then he and my mother both seemed to remember that we were at the police station and it would be better to save the yelling for the privacy of our own home.
"Aria" my dad started "we are going home and we are going to talk about this."
"No I'm staying with Ezra" I said while I tightened my grip on Ezra's hand.
"No you are coming home with your mother and I right now" my dad said.
"Byron" my mother said placing a hand on his arm "we need to go homeso we can talk about this. All of us need to and that includes Ezra he is apart of this."
"Fine" my dad said. We all started walking out the doors. I went with Ezra toward his car then my dad called out "Aria you are riding with us."
I opened my mouth to tell my dad no when Ezra stopped me by saying "Aria sweetheart, go ride with your parents."
"But Ezra¾" I started.
"But nothing" Ezra said "go with them and I will see you at your house I promise." He leaned down gave me a kiss on the cheek and said again "go."
I nodded smiled at him and walked to my parents car. I got in and didn't say a word. My parents got in and copied me. The silence lasted the whole way home. The second the car stopped in my driveway I was out the car waiting on Ezra. Just like he promised he was only seconds behind us. He got out of his car and walked right to me gabbed my hand kissed it and said "remember I love you."
I smiled and said "I love you too." And we walked into my house hand in hand.
As we walked in I pulled Ezra right to the love seat and sat next to him and my mother sat on the couch and my dad was standing in front of all of us pacing. My dad ran a hand through his hair and said "How, how long has this been going on."
I took a deep breath and said "the day we got back after I dropped Mike off at lacrosse I went to get something to eat. While I was sitting there I saw Ali's missing poster and Ezra asked me if I was ok. Then things just happened."
"Oh" my dad said his voice rising "he just decided to take advantage of an emotional seventeen-year-old girl."
"No!" I said loudly. "He thought I was in college and I didn't bother to correct him."
"Ok fine he didn't take advantage of you." My mother started "what about when you found out he was your teacher?"
"We tried to stop seeing each other," I said. "We tried to stop caring about each other, but we just couldn't. "We were in love even then… and we still are."
My mother put her head in her hands and my dad stood there looking at the floor muttering to himself. "I did not just hear my daughter say she is in love with her teacher. I did not!" He repeated this a few times while my mother stayed silent.
"Mom dad your forgetting one thing," I said. "Ezra is no longer my teacher that is one reason he got another job, so we could be together."
"Byron, Ella " Ezra said speaking for the first time. "Both of you know me, both of you have worked with me. Please I love Aria I love her and I would never do anything to hurt her."
"How" My mother said. "How can you love some one who is six years younger than you, what could you possibly have in common."
"Ella you and Byron both know how special Aria is." Ezra said. "You know she is mature for her age. As for what we have in common, we have everything in common she is perfect for me." Ezra said this last part while smiling at me.
I smiled back at him and said "he's right. We have everything in common." I suddenly remembered something. "Mom do you remember we went to the movies and Ezra was there? Remember he said it was one of his favorites and you know it is one of mine too. We didn't plan that."
My mom looked up and said quietly "that's true."
"Ella" my dad said "you cant be thinking about this."
"Trust me Byron I'm not." My mom said. "But I think they're right about having a lot in common. I mean I spent time with Ezra when I worked with him and his style is very close to Aria's."
My dad was rubbing his temples trying to fight off a headache. "Fine" he finally said "they have some things in common, but that doesn't make this right."
"No it doesn't." My mom agreed.
"So Ezra" my dad said his voice rising again and addressing Ezra for the first time I'm going to give you to the count of three to get the hell out of my house before I call the police."
"No!" I said again pulling Ezra back down beside me as he made a move to get up. "If Ezra leaves so do I and what would you call the cops for?"
"To arrest him for statutory rape." My dad said calmly.
"You can't do that?" I said.
"Watch me," my dad said anger creeping back in his voice.
"No dad I mean you can't" I said laughing lightly. "Ezra and I haven't had sex and even if we had the age of consent in Rosewood is sixteen. (AN: This is true I looked it up). "So unless I say I was raped which I wasn't you have no case."
My dad just stared at me knowing that I had him on that.
"Byron" Ezra said softly meeting my dad's eyes. "Please I care about Aria I love her. I would never do anything to hurt her, and she is telling the truth we have never had sex. That has never even come up between us and I would never dream of pushing her into to something she wasn't ready for even if it had come up."
By the time Ezra finished my dad was breathing hard. My mother seeing this seized the opportunity to talk. "Why did you hide this from us?"
I laughed harshly "Why?" I laughed again "well look how you reacted. But Ezra and I were going to tell you soon we were just waiting on the right moment."
"Ok" my mom said "if you were waiting to tell us and you didn't want us to find out why was he there tonight?"
"Because I needed him." I said. "I was scared and I knew that he is the only one who could calm me down and make me feel safe again."
"And Ezra" my mom continued. "Why did you go? You had to know that we would be there?"
"I did" Ezra admitted. "But when Aria called me crying saying she needed me all I could think of was getting to her and helping her in any way I could. I never want to see her cry or be hurt."
My dad was still breathing hard, but I could tell that he was listening.
"Aria" my mom said "will you and Ezra please step outside I need to speak to your father alone right now."
I saw my dad give my mother an incredulous look as Ezra and I went to take a seat on the porch.
AN: ok I hope u liked this chapter but now I need some help. First I need some suggestions an where to go with this story. Second should I bring Holden into the story or maybe Jason? Please leave a review and give me you input and tell me what u thought about this chapter. Thanks!
AN2: oh and if any of u guys are twilight fans I wrote a story called What Fate Brought Us but be warned it is a Bella Carlisle story but if u want please check it out and let me know what u think. Thanks!
