Aria P.O.V
I was dreaming when I was interrupted by feeling a pair of lips on mine. I opened my eyes to see Ezra kissing me. He was so sweet and gentle. I decided to kiss him back, and I slowly wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt him smile against my lips. I can get used to waking up to this in the morning.
"Well, good morning to you too." Aria said.
"Good Morning, beautiful." Ezra said.
"How long have you been awake?" Aria asked.
"I woke up a little while ago." Ezra replied.
"Are you hungry? Do you want some breakfast?" Ezra asked.
"I would love some." Aria said as she pecked his lips before she got up to go to the bathroom.
"I'm going to make you some of my famous pancakes." Ezra said as his lips curled into a smile.
"I'm sure I will love them." Aria replied.
Aria came out of the bathroom moments later, and went to the guest room to find her cell phone.
Aria P.O.V
I grabbed my cell phone off of the dresser and turned it on. I had 15 missed calls from dad. I had some voicemails from him too. I even had some missed calls from my friends. I punched in my pin number and listened to my first voicemail.
"Aria, Where are you? You can't leave your dad. I'm going to find you." Byron screamed into the phone.
"You bitch. You're gonna wish that you never left me." Byron yelled.
"Aria, you need to come home, or I'm going to kill myself." Byron cried.
I began to panic when I heard the words "kill myself" come out of my dad's mouth. I have to get home. I can't let him die. I search through my bag, and found a pair of skinny jeans and purple top. I throw on my clothes, and grab my purse and cell phone. I exit the room and walk into the kitchen to find Ezra fixing a beautiful breakfast.
"Aria, where are you going?" Ezra asked worried.
"Ezra, I'm sorry but I have to go. My dad had called me 15 times. He left me a message saying that he was going to kill himself if I didn't come home." Aria said with tears in her eyes.
"Aria, if you're leaving to go back to your house I'm coming with you. I don't want you to get hurt." Ezra said sternly.
"Ezra, you can't" Aria said as she started walking towards the door.
"Aria, whether you like it or not, I'm coming." Ezra said.
"This is what I was afraid would happen. Why can't you just stay here where you're safe?" Aria said becoming angry that Ezra wasn't compromising with her.
"Because, I love you and I can't lose you." Ezra yelled.
Aria's eyes widen. She was shocked by Ezra's words. Ezra walked towards Aria until there was no more space between them. Ezra gently pulled Aria's face closer to his.
"Aria, I could never forgive myself if something happened to you." Ezra whispered.
Aria smashed her lips to Ezra's. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and brought her as close as he could. She kissed him back harder wrapping her arms around his neck. They eventually broke apart to come up for air.
"I love you too." Aria smiled with tears in her eyes.
"Ezra, I will let you come with me if you stay in the car." Aria said.
"Fine, whatever you say." Ezra said.
"I think you burnt your pancakes." Aria said feeling sad.
"I rather have my pancakes be burnt, then to let you slip away." Ezra said softly causing Aria to smile.
Aria sat on the couch and waited for Ezra while he threw away the burnt pancakes. He threw on some jeans and a hoodie before they left. They decided to take Aria's car so Aria's dad wouldn't be suspicious. They arrived at Aria's house 10 minutes later.
"Ezra I'm just going to go check on him, and then I will be right out." Aria said trying to assure Ezra that everything will be okay.
"What are you going to tell him if he asks where you're going?" Ezra asked.
"I'll tell him that I'm staying with one of my friends." Aria said.
"If you're not out in 10 minutes I'm coming in, and no butts." Ezra said being serious.
"No butts." Aria said with a smile before she pecked him on the lips.
Aria hopped out of the driver's side and closed the door. She walked to the front door of her house and opened it. She walked into the living room looking for her dad.
"Dad." Aria yelled.
Aria walked into the kitchen, but he wasn't there. She decided to check up stairs. She felt a gust of air, and it came from her bedroom. She walked into her room and saw that the window was open. As she was closing the window, she heard her bedroom door slam. Her father was standing in her bedroom looking furious.
"I knew I could get you to come home with my sob story. You are so gullible." Byron said angry as he started getting closer to Aria.
"Dad, please don't hurt me." Aria pleaded with tears in her eyes.
"You should have thought about that before you ran away." Byron screamed before he slapped her in the face causing Aria to wince.
Aria tried to make a run for it, but her dad was faster than her.
"Where do you think you're going?" Byron asked as he grabbed her and threw her into the mirror causing all of the glass to shatter.
"Daddy, please stop." Aria said crying uncontrollably.
Aria P.O.V
I'm so stupid to think that my dad wouldn't try something like this. I wish Ezra was here. I look around my surroundings on the floor and find a baseball. I took the ball and with all my strength yanked it out the window causing the glass to break. I hope Ezra gets the clue.
"Why did you do that you bitch?" Byron screamed.
Byron went over to Aria and grabbed her neck trying to strangle her. Aria was struggling to get her dad off of her as she was gasping for air.
Ezra P.O.V
I was sitting in the car being impatient. I'm so worried about Aria I hope she is okay. I couldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to her. We have just met, but I love her and care about so much it hurt. I was about to get out of the car to go find Aria when I see a ball breaking the glass of a window. I ran out of the car leaving the door open and dash for the front door. I ran inside and went up the stairs as fast as I can.
"Aria." Ezra yelled.
He went to first bedroom with a closed door. He opened the door and couldn't believe what he was seeing. Aria's dad was strangling her. Ezra pushed Aria's dad off of her causing him to fall on his back. Ezra crouches down on floor by Aria trying to get her to wake up.
"Aria, baby please wake up." Ezra pleaded with tears streaming down his face.
Ezra was brushing the hair out of Aria's face and stroking her cheek. He checked to see if she had a pulse. He was thankful that she was still breathing. Ezra turned around to see her father lift his head from the ground.
"Who the hell are you?" Bryon yelled.
"I'm Ezra, your daughter's boyfriend." Ezra said feeling angry as he pounced on Byron.
"How could you do this to your daughter? you asshole." Ezra screamed as he punched Byron in the face.
Aria P.O.V
I hear a familiar voice. It's the voice of Ezra. I open my eyes to see him punch my dad in the face. I whispered his named trying to get him to stop.
"Ezra stop, it's not worth it." Aria whispered with tears running down her face.
Ezra turned away from Byron when he heard Aria talk. Ezra crawled over to Aria.
"Aria, you're awake. I was scared that I lost you." Ezra said sincerely.
"Ezra, I'm okay. We need to get out of here." Aria said.
Byron wiped off his bloody nose, and picked up a large piece of glass from the broken mirror. He watched as Ezra was trying to sit Aria up. He couldn't let his baby girl go. He took the glass and stabbed Ezra in the shoulder blade.
"Yeah, we should." Ezra said without finishing his sentence. His eyes widen and he fell over from feeling the sharp pain in his shoulder.
"Ezra." Aria screamed.
Aria went to Ezra's side even though she was in a lot of pain.
"Ezra, please don't die. I love you baby." Aria cried out.
"I'm sorry, Aria. I couldn't let him take my little girl." Byron said.
"Dad, how could you do this? He cares about me." Aria cried.
"I don't want him to come between us." Byron said sternly.
"You know what dad; you are the one who destroyed everything." Aria screamed as she got up from the floor and ran out of the room and down the stairs.
"Aria, get back here girl." Byron yelled.
Aria ran into the kitchen and grabbed the phone. She called 911 and waited for an operator.
"I need help. Please help." Aria was screaming into the phone.
"Miss, please calm down. What is the problem?" the operator asked.
"My dad just tried to kill me, and he stabbed my boyfriend with glass. Please send an ambulance." Aria said.
"What's your address?" the operator asked.
Aria was silent. Aria dropped the phone as her dad held up a gun.
"Aria, who did you call?" Byron asked.
"No one." Aria said
"Miss you there." the operator asked worriedly.
Aria's dad heard the operator on the phone, and his eyes were filled with fiery. Aria had tears in her eyes.
"You called the police on your daddy. Aria, all I ever try to do was make you happy. I think it is time to say our goodbyes." Byron said as he pointed the gun to my stomach.
"Dad, you don't have to do this." Aria cried.
"It's for the best. I love you." Byron said with tears in his eyes.
Aria P.O.V
Byron was about to pull the trigger when the door flew open. Police officers got my dad to put the gun down. I fell to the floor on my knees. I was crying uncontrollably. I watched an officer put my dad in handcuffs. An officer was telling him his rights.
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court of law…" the officer said.
While my dad was being taken by the officers I heard a loud noise. It was Ezra. He had fallen down the stairs. I ran over to him.
"Ezra, thank god you're okay. I don't know what I would do without you. I love you." Aria said as she pecked his lips.
"I love you too." Ezra whispered.
The paramedics brought stretchers over to Aria and Ezra. They put Ezra and Aria on the stretchers. After they were in the ambulance, Aria and Ezra had held one another's hand all the way to the hospital.
