Here is the next chapter. Sorry it took me over a week to update this when I had it for that long. But I was busy and I do have the next chapter written and ready to go. But it's all up to the Reviews, the more I get the faster I'll update I promise.
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As Friday rolled around Ezra was a nervous wreck. He didn't know what to expect out of the day, Aria was having mood swings all week. And after having that nightmare once again about reading her goodbye letter; he finally came up with a decision. Something that he really didn't want to do but knows that it has to be done.
As his class filed in he waited a few minutes after the last bell telling him to begin. He locked eyes with Aria; she looked more tired than she did. If he knew any better it looked like she was living a week of hell just like him.
"Alright, first things first," Ezra announced, "I have read over everyone's essay's and I must say. You are the brightest of the bunch. Although most of you didn't capture the inner beauty of yourselves. You all made a valid point of what you want to do with your lives." He moves his eye's around the room just in enough time to see Noel Kahn passing Aria a note. He brushed it off and went ahead with his lesson.
Not before long Ezra announced their weekend homework and waited for everyone to rush out of the room before seeing Aria in the back of the room. Never leaving her chair.
"Aren't you going to be late for your next lesson?" Ezra asked moving about the room picking up the worksheets that he had assigned.
Aria shrugged, "It's my free period." Aria looked at her fingers and traced the outline of where her wedding ring was supposed to be. "I ran into Hardy last night."
Ezra nodded, "I was supposed to meet him. Changed my mind though," He cleared his throat and looked Aria in the eyes the same time she did his, "So I'm meeting you at the library right?"
Aria nodded, "Yeah, or maybe we can just have dinner tonight? There's actually something that I wanted to talk to you about."
Ezra looked at her confused but then brushed it off, "Yeah, there's something that I wanted to tell you too."
Aria sucked in a breath of air and stood up from her place, "I'm sorry that you're hurting," She spoke with ultimate sincerity, "But this is just how it has to go. We were both young when we had gotten married. And I just feel like you still have your whole life ahead of you and you and me both shouldn't be tied down."
Ezra let out a harsh chuckle, "That's not what I wanted to talk about. But I agree with you. So "He nodded his head having a hard time saying what he wanted to say. "I'm letting you go."
Aria nodded and felt a few tears run down her cheek before she turned to walk out the door. "But-"Ezra spoke just before she placed her hand on the knob of the door, "I don't agree with what you just said. I don't think two people in love since kids; would ever lose that spark."
Aria closed her eyes and opened the door; she didn't know what to say. She knew that she was very much in love with Ezra, but she only knew Ezra. And before that she had only dated once during her Middle School years before pursuing a long term thing with Ezra.
As the rest of the day progressed Aria had sent Ezra a text telling him to meet her at the Bar and Grill instead of the library. She wanted to come clean about what she has been doing since her time in Rosewood.
After having that conversation with Hardy, Aria had done some serious thinking. She felt bad about how much Ezra has been hurting without her by his side. But even though he's hurting, it was just a simple glimpse of what she had gone through. Countless hours of lonely dinners, waiting for hours on end for him to come home and only getting a simple text telling her that he was running late. Or sometimes not even a text, she was supposed to automatically know that he wasn't going be home. That's what she thought when she had no response.
With school finally letting out for the day, Spencer took Aria to the auto body shop to pick up her car. During lunch she had received the call stating that everything was up to par and since it took a little while than expected they were knocking off a couple hundred dollars.
"Thanks Spencer, I awe you big time." Aria told her getting out of the car and walking over to the front counter.
"It's not a problem. I kind of enjoyed playing driving Ms Daisy," Spencer joked giving her best friend a pat on the back. "Really, it wasn't a problem. You lived a few houses away and we go to the same school."
Aria nodded, "But having you drives me to and from work, and then taking Timmy and me to the park. I- I don't know how I am ever going to repay you!"
Spencer sighed as Aria signed the papers to have her car released to her, "Aria, you're my best friend. Really, there's nothing you could give me other than your friendship."
Aria smiled, "I love you," She gave her a hug.
"Alright, Mrs Fitz. Your car is ready for you."
"Fitz? I thought you changed your name back to Montgomery?" Spencer asked concerned and utterly confused.
Aria shrugged, "No, deep down I knew Ezra was going to find me. But this way it just took him a little longer."
"Why?"
Flashback.
"Aria Rose Montgomery." Her grandmother exclaimed.
"Grandma, I'm a Fitz now." Aria rolled her eyes, "You and grandpa made sure of that."
"Please don't give me that." She chuckled picking up the cake pick and opening the bag. "How does it feel?"
'I really don't know." Aria admitted, "I thought getting married and living with the father of your child is what you're supposed to do. But these days, I just want to run away and really go back to what used to be."
Her grandmother took the mixer into her hands and placed all the ingredients into the bowl. "And what's that?"
"Rosewood," She answered without hesitation, "I want to know what it really feels like to be a Montgomery. I want to know what it feels like to be with more than one guy." Aria felt ashamed that she was admitting her true feelings but, it was something that she was harvesting for a long while. "Do you think I'm selfish?"
Her grandmother placed the bowl and spoon down on the counter, "I think that you and Ezra came a long way. I think that- that maybe you're feeling a little depress that Ezra is in school most of the time getting his degree." She answered honestly, "I also think that you should give it time. Yes you and Ezra moved quite fast, but he is your husband. And if you need time to sort things through; I am more than positive that Ezra will understand."
Aria and her grandmother made the double chocolate devil cake before blurting out, "I want to go back home. I want to spend more time with my friends. I want Montgomery back and if I leave-"
"Ezra will go crazy." She finished off.
End.
"It's just something that I wanted for myself," Aria told Spencer after having a mini flashback of what had happened on a lonely depressing night. "Plus my name on the insurance is Fitz… "She smiled.
Aria and Spencer walked over to her car and stood around just as the guy from the body shop brought up Aria's car.
"Can I ask you something?" Spencer looked her in the eyes determining if she should ask or not. Aria nodded, "Don't' get mad, because this is just a question and you don't have to answer if you don't want too."
Aria laughed, "I think I'm scared now!" she rolled her eyes playfully, "What is it?"
Spencer shook her head "Is the reason for you moving back home because you and Ezra weren't Seeing Eye to eye? Or is it because you were scared?"
LINEBREAK
Ezra sat in the bar drinking a class of coke. He watched as people flowed into the joint with smiles on their faces. The bar was crowded with mostly College students, being as it was a Friday night. And it was nearing Seven P.M.
He glanced down at his watch once again and thought maybe he got the time down wrong. But then he checked his text message from Aria telling him to meet her at Hollis Bar and Grill at u Six-Thirty.
"Aria, where are you?" He asked over the noise. And looked up at the stage as a new group of dancers came up. "I've been here for a half hour now!" He exclaimed getting frustrated that Aria wanted to bring their son to a bar during a Friday night.
"Ezra," A voice behind him called out, "What are you doing here? And all by yourself!" Bonnie Taylors. One of the teachers at Rosewood High School asked.
"Bonnie." Ezra said with wide eyes, "I'm just having a drink" He flashed that boyish smile of his. "And what about you?"
She shrugged, "Just thought I'd get out of the house for a night." She walked in of him, "Do you mind some company?"
"Actually," Ezra closed his eyes and gestured to the chair, "Sure why not."
She gave him a ward winning smile, "Thank you!" She pulled the chair back and out and sat down, "So we haven't really talked much, how you like your first year here?"
Ezra let out a chuckle, he didn't really know why. Apart of him thought that maybe it was because he was nervous. But then the other part thought that when Aria showed up; he was going to be in deep shit. "It's going pretty well; the students here are really motivated."
She nodded, "Yeah, I can't believe how fast these kids grow." She told him, "But I love it. Knowing the fact that when they graduate and venture out into the world. That we had a part of it."
"I know what you mean. If I could just change one kid's life, that's more than I can ask for." He told her flagging down a waitress and ordering them a few drinks, "So when did you start teaching?"
Bonnie laughed, "I've been a Teacher's assistant for two years while in College and to be honest." She smirked a little, "I am right up there with you. This is my first teaching job!"
Ezra nodded and looked at his phone as it beeped; telling him there was a text message.
"I'm sorry, I would love to continue this but I'm meeting my son." Ezra told her smiling, "I thought his mother was bringing him over here but change of plans."
Bonnie nodded understanding the situation. "Maybe we can do this again?" She offered, "I really enjoyed our short time together."
Ezra let out a soft chuckle and flashed his boyish smile, "I would love that." He took a pen out of his back pocket, "This is my number," He wrote it down "Why don't you text me yours and I'll call you in the next few days!"
"Really?" She asked a little too excited, Ezra nodded, "Yeah okay. I'll see you later Ezra."
"You too Bonnie." Ezra waved and headed out the door. He looked around the parking lot before walking over to his car and getting out his phone once again looking for the address that Aria had texted him.
He programed the address into the GPS and waited for it to upload and headed towards the path of which it was telling him. Ezra than pulled up in front of a two story house with a huge brown wooded door, with a picture window that could see the inside of the house living room. There was even a porch swing. He looked around the neighbourhood and got of the car and walked up to the door. He rang it a few times before Heather their nanny opened it.
"Mr Fitz, Please come in." She opened the door wider, "Sorry about the delay, Aria and Timmy are upstairs and I was in the restroom." She defended herself.
"It's fine." She sucked in a deep breath, "So this is where she lives," He muttered to himself, "Thank you!"
Heather nodded, "And how are you doing? With the new teaching job?" She asked walking into the living room while picking up a few toys.
"Great," He gave a short answer, "I'm just going to see what the delay is." He pointed upstairs.
He walked up the stairs and looked around for it bit. It was a three bedroom house; so far that's what he got when he walked up the stair to notice.
"Timmy, come on. Please just put this on, mommy's going to be really late for work." He heard Aria pleading from the room right off the stair case to the left hand side, "You don't want mommy to be late do you?"
Ezra stepped forward and listened for a bit, "But I don't want to see daddy. I want to watch a movie with you!" Timmy's cried, "Why are you always working?" Ezra's heart broke even more. He thought it was just Aria that he was losing. He never thought that his son was in so much pain because of his absence. Because he saw Timmy, every other weekend.
"But daddy misses you." Aria told him.
"If daddy misses me than why isn't he here." Ezra peered into the room just in enough time to see his son pout and cross his arms.
"But I am son." Ezra answered and looked at Aria who was sitting on the floor Indian style. "And I love you dearly, I'm sorry that I haven't been around lately." Ezra looked ashamed, "It's my fault."
"When did you get here? I didn't even hear the doorbell." Aria stood up from the floor fixing herself.
"I rang it a few times. I guess-"He trailed, "I don't know."
Aria nodded; maybe it was between the screams of Timothy not wanting to go that she didn't hear anything. "I'm sorry I wasn't able to meet you. I got your messages."
Ezra rubbed his neck and nodded, "its fine. We can talk later." He looked at his watch, "Son, please put on your clothes it a cold night and I don't want you to get sick." Ezra demanded, "And then we can go get some dinner."
"But I don't want to go. I want MOMMY "He ran out the door and into Aria's room.
"What's his problem?" Ezra asked a little taken back from his son's actions, "What have you been telling him?"
"Excuse me?" Aria looked at him in disbelief, "I haven't told him anything. He knows that it's your weekend. So why are you blaming me? Ezra, I'm sorry that it has come to this. And maybe I should have pushed you a little more or even try harder. But I haven't done anything but tell the truth."
"And what truth is that?" Ezra blurted wiping his face with his hand, "That I'm a terrible father who neglected his son?"
Aria shook her head, "No, that his father was in school trying to get an awesome job to support him. Ezra I have done nothing but tell our son that you were only looking for his best interest at heart. So don't get all frustrated and bent out of shape because he would prefer me instead. He loves you so just talk to him."
And with that Aria shook her head and walked out the door. Leaving Ezra a little baffled on what to do next.
Alright there is part one of two chapters. Please review and I will update ASAP!
Sorry for any mistakes.