Chapter three's here at last, i hope you all enjoy reading it.


As the foolish fall

(Chapter three)

"I never want to see you again" Ezra's voice said, cracking slightly, the tears rolled down her cheek. She shook her head and opened her mouth to defend herself "No, nothing you say will change the way I feel about you, I'm done."

The next morning Aria woke up surrounded by her sweat, she sighed. His voice had that effect on her and lately she had been having that same nightmare over and over again. Maybe it was the thought of seeing him again that brought about the nightmares.

It was better than the ones with 'A' in them but yet at the same time worse. The door cracked open and in came her three year old daughter running towards the bed "Mommy" Daisy said as she climbed up into her mother's bed, she got under the sheets and laid down next to Aria who held her daughter in her arms.

"Did you have a good sleep?" Aria asked, her daughter nodded, it hadn't been easy getting her daughter to sleep. Unlike Aria who could sleep anywhere and everywhere, her daughter couldn't unless she was familiar with the place so she had to read her daughter to sleep which took longer than she would have liked.

Soon enough she got out of bed alongside her daughter who she got dressed, they both hand in hand walked out of the barn and into the Hastings Manor.

"Good Morning" Wren said, chirpily as he held a cup of coffee and a newspaper "I hope the barn was to your liking"

"It's amazing, thank you so much for letting us stay. I'm going to start looking for apartments once I start my job at rosewood high" Aria said, her daughter had let go of her hand and was now looking at Cartoons which 'Spenny' had put on.

"No, you're welcome to stay for however long you wish." They heard a buzz "Duty calls" He said as he looked at his pager. He got up and kissed Spencer "Love you" He mumbled "See you later, ladies"

Aria smiled as she watched them, that's what she had once dreamed off. She dreamt of loving someone who loved her just as much back, something she had once but lost it.

Spencer pulled a chair and sat down next to Aria who was preparing breakfast for her daughter "So Wren seems nice" She commented.

"Yeah he's wonderful – so yesterday you were telling us about Daisy's father. Who is he?"

Aria sighed as she heard Spencer's question "I'm going to tell you, I promise I will but I have to tell him first" She said as she poured in milk on the cereal "Honey, come and eat your breakfast"

Daisy moaned "Do I have to?" she said, pouting.

"Yes, now come on"

"When are you telling him?" Spencer questioned as she got up to pour herself some coffee, she took a sip and looked at Aria waiting for an answer.

"I don't know, soon. Hopefully" She helped Daisy up onto a chair "I'm scared, Spence. What if he hates me for not telling him"

Spencer smiled sympathetically "I don't know how he's going to react Aria; I think he'll be angry at first but when he sees this beautiful little girl. The anger will vanish, he'll forgive you and if he doesn't let me know. I'll get Wren on him"

She laughed "Thanks Spence"


Maggie looked through the cardboard boxes in the spare room, she sighed. It was awful, they had been living together for two months now and yet they hadn't sorted out the boxes. Just when she was about to give up, she saw a book.

Hardback cover and hand writing on the front page which could only be Ezra's, she smiled as she saw his writing. She often teased him on how hard his writing was to read.

For my one and only love, Aria

Curiosity filled her, she turned through the pages. They were full of writings and then she saw a paper which had obviously been ripped out of a book.

"It's a number, it's a girl"

She read the words of the poem. It was written by him and yet she didn't know about it, he never told her he had ever published anything. The door opened and she could hear Ezra's footsteps, he walked into the room and his eyes widened as he saw Maggie holding a book.

"Maggie— what are you doing?" He asked, nervously.

"What's this? You never told me you had ever published anything. Who's Aria?" The questions which she had yet to ask filled her head.

The look on his face was indescribable, he closed his eyes "No one" He muttered "I never told you because it doesn't matter. Aria—," He found it hard to even say her name "Aria's in my past. Something you don't ever need to worry about"

She smiled "I'm not worried, I love you and I know you love me. I'm just curious" She looked at the book in her hand and chucked it into the box. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pecked his lips "Although I am jealous, you've never wrote me anything" She teased,

Ezra held her waist and kissed her ignoring the question.


Aria walked into the sunshine daycare, she smiled politely at the woman behind the reception. A young woman, only a couple of years older than herself, flashed her smile back.

"Good Morning, how can I help you?"

"Hello, um I'm here for my daughter. I'm kind of new at this" She said, smiling sheepishly. Her cheeks got hotter like they always did when she was nervous or embarrassed.

"Don't worry, all you do is fill in this application and then Cecily, she's the daughter of the woman who owns this place and kind of a manager, she'll call you to schedule an orientation. We'll have a test run for your daughter just to see if she's comfortable, hopefully all should be well and then she can start here as soon as possible"

The woman handed her a paper and a pen, Aria took it and began to fill every single detail but stopped when she noticed one piece of detail.

Father's/ Guardian's name

Sighing slightly she filled it in; soon enough he would know whether he chose to accept it or not was a different thing.

Another woman walked in "Hello Bree, how you doing?" she said to the receptionist and then noticed Aria, she walked over and introduced herself.

"Hello I'm Cecily, are you new to this place?"

"Yes I am, I need a day care for my daughter and apparently yours is the best in Rosewood"

"That is true" The red head said smiling, her eyes flickered over to the application and Aria noticed a change in her attitude for a minute "So I hope you'll enjoy Sunshine day care" She said and walked behind the receptionist.

Aria bit her lower lip as she saw the time "Is it okay if I bring this back another time?" She asked, to which the receptionist nodded.

Cecily waited until Aria was out of sight "Who is she?" She asked Bree.

"Don't you know? Her name's Aria Montgomery, she was Alison Dilaurentis' friend" The receptionist said as if it was common knowledge

"Oh, I thought I heard her name somewhere"


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xoxo Josie