Hi there my lovely little liars :) I was contemplating if I was going to upload this chapter tonight or tomorrow, and I decided tonight because I have too much to do after school tomorrow. This is one of my favorite chapters I've written so far. Please R & R.
This is a longer one, so I really hope you enjoy! It was so much fun to write.
-Morgan
Ezra
I leave the coffee shop and head down to my office in the English department at campus and I noticed a note on the door.
Hey bro, just thought I'd let you know that I'm in town for a few days, and wanted to see you and your lovely lady again. Talk to you later. Hardy.
Ah great. Hardy's in town. And I totally forgot to mention Aria and I broke up. This is wonderful. I take the note, go inside and grab my stack of papers that I told Mr. Peterson I'd grade for him, considering this is his first year teaching, and he assigned a summer assignment. Why he'd pick college as his first year job, I have no idea. I walk out, locking the door behind me and walk back to my apartment. When I go inside, I see my answering machine blinking red. I have a message. I can only imagine who it is. The only people who have my landline number, are Aria, Mike, My parents, my brother, and Jackie. I'm hoping its anyone but the last person. As I press the blinking button, I close my eyes and repeat in my head 'please don't be Jackie. Please don't be Jackie.' over and over.
Hey son! I just spoke to Hardy and he mentioned he was in Philly for the weekend. I was wondering if your mother and brother and I could come down and visit with both of you. He also mentioned a girlfriend of yours? He said her name is Aria, correct? I'm confused on why I haven't heard of her before now, but anyways, you should invite her too. Call me back tonight. Love you.
Ah, shit. Thanks Hardy. There was a reason they didn't know about Aria. Not that I was embarrassed of having her as my girlfriend, because I'm surely not. Well I wasn't. It's just that, when my mom was in high school, she dated her math teacher, sort of like what it was for Aria and me. Except the horrible part is, her parents told the police when they found out and he went to jail. She never heard from him again and was heartbroken, until she met my dad. Then you can figure out the rest.
So when I was 15 and my brother was 13, my mom sat us down and gave us a long lecture about how serious the situation is and to never get in a predicament like it, either as the student, or the teacher. This is exactly why I never told them about Aria. I love her, but she does look really young. I couldn't do that to my mom. She would be devastated, and probably wouldn't talk to me. But I guess it's now or never. I pick up the phone and call Hardy first.
"Hey man! How's it going?" Hardy says, with a chuckle.
"I'm alright, but I have a question. Why the hell did you tell my dad about Aria! I strictly told you it was private and the only reason you know is because you guessed it. And besides we're not together anymore anyways." I practically yell at him, getting calmer after every word, and adding a sigh on the end. "I left her 7 months ago and moved out here, which you've concluded by leaving that note on the door of my office." He attempts to speak, but apparently is speechless.
"Ah- well- um- I'm sorry bro, I had no clue. Considering you never call me anymore, or even email me. It seems you fell out of loop when that happened." He says, just stating the truth. I pretty much stopped talking to him and my family, cause I couldn't bring myself to tell them why I was upset, or why I moved. And I couldn't lie or tell the truth to my parents considering it would devastate them.
"Yeah, it's alright. I've gotten over it. Because….." I say casually turning around to see something out of the corner of my eye. Lying on my bed is an envelope. How in the world did that get here? I have to be losing my mind! The only other person that has a key to my apartment is… Aria. I left it for her when I moved so if she ever wanted to see me, she could. But it's not her handwriting. It's more like a boy's.
Hardy's yelling my name over and over again, and I tell him I have to go. I quickly hang up and open the letter. It's from Mike. Thank God. I skim over it, and gasp at two words written boldly in the middle of the letter. 'Spencer's pregnant.'
How did this happen! Well duh Ezra, how every pregnant happens. Sex. That then makes me remember when Aria & I had it 2 weeks before I left. We don't use the term 'sex' though, and we never have. Aria and I both agreed to use 'making love'. It sounds so much more romantic. And Aria pretty much told me she despises the word 'sex'. Well, anything to make women happy, I suppose. Back to the 'making of love.' It was wonderful. But me being the smart one, instead of Mike, I used protection.
Snap out of it Ezra, We're talking about Mike's mishap, not your wins. I need to call him. So I run for my cell phone lying on my desk, I quickly press 3, Mike's speed dial, and wait for him to answer. When he answers I don't even give him the chance to greet me.
"Mike Christopher Montgomery! How the hell do you get your girlfriend pregnant! Wait, don't answer that. I know how. But do you care to explain why she is pregnant!" I yell at him. Being his sister's boyfriend, ahem, ex-boyfriend, he told me he considers me his brother. He doesn't mind that I was once her teacher, he says that he 'can see the love between us' which by all means is fine with me, but very sappy. I appreciate that he considers me his brother. That way I can make sure he can turn out into a good kid instead of a trouble maker.
"Ezra, Please. I'm around Aria, and she doesn't know yet. I can't talk right now. I will talk to you later. Don't be mad though. It's under control. I got to go." He whispers. I figured they were in a store and the girls were picking out every outfit in the store, while Mike stands there bored or playing games on his iPhone.
"Alright kiddo. Call me as soon as you can. I need to talk to you about this." I tell him, releasing a breath I didn't realize I was holding and hanging up. I just blew up and realized that he's probably scared. He's 17 and still in high school. Spencer is the same age as Aria, 18, and going into college, with Aria, Hanna, and Emily.
I talked to Emily the other day about all this. Apparently they all got into the University of PA. Which thankfully, is where I teach. They're moving up here next week, and Aria and Spencer are sharing an apartment, then Hanna and Emily are sharing. The best part is that it's in my apartment building. And when I spoke to Spencer she said they already picked it out and it's on the same floor as me. Which I mean, is, amazing. But only Aria doesn't know that slight detail. Yet.
I settle down my thoughts, and go grab a bottle of water from my fridge. I head into my bedroom and open the door to my closet. I grab a tiffany blue long sleeve dress shirt, black slacks, and a pair of loafers. People are surprised that I actually know what color 'tiffany blue' is. Knowing Aria, it's her favorite color.
I knew it would come in handy one day. I also go to my tie rack and grab my black tie. I lay it all out on my bed. I go jump in the shower and when I come out; I noticed my cell phone was lit up. 1 missed call. I unlock my phone and notice Mike called. So I call him back. "Hel-" I can't even finish my sentence before Mike goes off ranting.
"Ezra. Thank God. Man, I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm a senior in high school, my girlfriends in college and she's pregnant! We're pregnant! Ah, never mind you understand. I don't know what I'm gonna do. OH SHIT!" Mike decides to finish his sentence with abruptly, causing my eyes to nearly pop out of the sockets. "Ezra. How the hell am I going to be able to tell my parents! They're gonna kill me!" You can tell in his voice he is sincerely worried.
"Okay first. You're not going to leave Spence right?" I question him. He sure as hell better not leave her. Especially that being Aria's best friend. She would kill him, and I'm not being climatic. Then Spencer would forever be mad at her, for killing her boyfriend? Baby daddy? Whatever you want to call Mike, and leaving their baby, fatherless. So maybe not kill him, but she would probably break a few bones.
"Of course not. She's my best friend, and I know I never said this out loud, but I love her; a lot." He releases a breath of relief.
"Mike, I know. I can see the love between you two." I chuckle to myself, repeating what he said about me and Aria. I don't think he caught on.
"You don't realize how much I appreciate you being here for me. For Spencer. For both of us, and the baby. But I can't tell Aria by myself. After dinner tonight, if it goes well for you two, I want you to be there with me and Spence. But don't mention anything to Spencer yet. She doesn't know I told you, I just needed to vent to someone." He continues, starting to babble.
"Mike, Mike. Breathe. Take a breath." I could hear him taking a breath through the speaker. " I won't mention anything to her. I promise. I have to go. Remember I'm going to win your sister back tonight. That way we can really be a family." I say with a smile forming on my face.
"Haha, alrighty brother. I'll see you later hopefully. If not, good luck. I hope everything goes good between you two. Oh, and don't forget. I know we're like brothers now in some strange way, but I still need to kick your ass for breaking my sister's heart. You're just lucky I actually like you; I won't go hard on you." He says, making it obvious he's grinning like an idiot then hangs up before I have the chance to respond.
I get dressed and look at my phone. 4:59. Oh man. I have an hour left before I have to drive down to Rosewood, where our 'anniversary' dinner will happen. I decide to read a book until 5:30 and then I do my hair, and brush my teeth. I grab my phone, car keys, wallet, and Aria's present.
About a month before I left, she told me that there's a bracelet from Tiffany that she's been eying for a while, and was absolutely in love with. Every time we 'ran into each other' at the mall, she made sure I saw which one it was. So that's exactly what I got her. It was going to be her 2 year anniversary present anyways, but its better that it's my makeup gift too. As soon as I get in my car I remember I was supposed to call my dad back, but it's too late now. It's time to go win back the girl of my dreams.
