Chapter 4

"Wow," Aria whispered as she opened the doors leading into the chapel. Ezra smiled to himself in satisfaction. She spun around as she observed her surroundings. White and pink were everywhere. It was simple but elegant. "This is…" Aria paused to find the right word as she took another look around, "beautiful." Ezra smiled and nodded at her.

"Thank you," he said. Aria's gaze fell on him. The confusion that filled her eyes made Ezra chuckle. "I did the wedding planning. Everything from the flowers to the type of wedding cake was all me." He grinned at her when her eyes grew wide in wonderment.

"Well, remind me to get you to plan my wedding," she stated. Ezra's grin fell slowly as he looked at her back. She began walking up the aisle much like the bride did. He stood at the last row of seats with his hands deep in his pockets as he watched her back. His eyes lowered slightly and he clenched his jaw taking deep breaths. She stood where the bride and groom shared their first kiss and she turned to Ezra with pursed lips.

"How are you?" he asked after a moment of silent staring. He took a small step forward.

Aria smiled at him genuinely. "Good. I've been good." They stared at each for what seemed like centuries before Aria shook her head softly. "What about you?" she asked.

Ezra opened his mouth and shook his head. Should he tell her he had been missing her? Should he lie and say he's been good as well? Should he tell her he met someone? Ezra clenched his jaw.

His gaze fell on Aria again and he smiled. "Fine." Aria narrowed her eyes at him. He put on as much of a brave face as he could to show her he wasn't lying when in truth he was. She nodded softly. Ezra took a few more steps until he was standing at the first row seats looking up at her. They stood their in silence. Aria was looking down at her feet and fiddling with her hands. Something Ezra knew she only did when she was nervous about something. "Aria…?"

She looked up at him and quickly said, "I love Jason." Ezra stared at her blankly. His jaw dropped slightly and he took a deep breath. He averted his eyes away from her and licked his lips. Ouch. He swallowed the large lump in his throat before turning back to Aria with a smile.

"I'm happy for you," he said softly. He applauded himself for not showing too much emotion. He thought he saw hurt in her eyes but it soon vanished and he was left wondering if he'd imagined it.

Aria smiled. "Thanks," she barely whispered. Ezra nodded. Aria stepped down and walked swiftly past him. "We should get back," was she said.

"Yeah, I'll be there in a minute," he sounded back. He stood motionless leaning his hip against the row to his right. He stared straight ahead as he heard the door close. He took a deep breath and sat down in the front row. Placing his elbows on his knees, he continued to stare straight ahead. He heard a throat clearing but didn't look to see who it was.

He felt someone sit down beside him on his right. "I heard," Hardy stated quietly. Ezra nodded.

"Kick to the gut," he replied emotionless. He felt Hardy's eyes on him but refused to look at him. Hardy sighed. Ezra finally turned to Hardy. Judging by the look upon his friends face, he could tell Ezra was in pain. "You should get back. It's your wedding day. Go have fun," Hardy was about to protest when Ezra beat him to it, "Go," he said forcefully. He needed to be alone. Hardy sighed and got up. Ezra stared straight ahead until he heard the door softly click. Tears began to well in his eyes before he placed his face in his hands and sobbed.