"Toby, can you please tell me what is going on?" Spencer asked Toby. She had just found the lighter, because it slipped out of his bag, and she was doubting herself. They were both in his newly finished loft.
"It's nothing." Toby said, nonchalantly.
"It is something. It is a lighter, a lighter that could've killed my three best friends, my family, Toby. We agreed no secrets, no lies, it's all the truth. But, I can't believe you Toby, if you're not telling me anything. And I think it's the worst."
"Spencer!" Toby said, sternly. "If I say it's nothing, it's nothing."
"Really Toby. I don't believe you. If you don't tell me what's going on right now, I swear to god I'm gonna walk out of this door."
"Fine. I will, but only because I don't want to lose you again. When I got knocked out, I woke up with the lighter in my hand, and that's all I know." Spencer nodded, and sat down on the couch.
"So, do you think you set the fire? Be honest."
"I don't know, I was pretty concussed, I don't remember anything. I only remember talking to Hanna downstairs, and anything before that is a blur."
"Okay, I believe you. I'm sorry I said I was gonna leave." Toby sat down on the couch, and wrapped an arm around Spencer.
"It's okay, you were right, I didn't tell you in the first lace, when I should've." He kissed the top of her head, and she snuggled up against him. Her eyelids became heavy, and she fell asleep.
….
"It is a felony for a teacher to have sex with a student." Mr Hackett said to Aria Montgomery, and pulled out photos of Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz kissing. In bed. She gasped, who could've taken those? –A. Fucking –A. "Ezra Fitz is going to prison." Her eyes filled with tears, her left hand covered her mouth, and she ran from the room. It was hard considering she was in four inch heels. She saw him. Him. Oh god. Ezra in handcuffs, being escorted out of the school with two police officers behind, and Wilden. Of course. It just had to be Wilden. Aria lost her balance, and put her hands on the lockers. Students looking on at the sight, wide mouths, some had smirks, while Aria's friends rushed over to her. Aria fell into Spencer and Hanna who got their first, and started to sob.
"I never meant for that to happen." Aria stuttered to her friends.
"We know." Hanna cooed and kissed her best friends head. Their phones bleeped, and they all opened their texts. "I just couldn't help myself. –A." They all read, and Aria sobbed even harder. Emily lifted her off the ground, and they escorted their hysterical friend to the girls bathroom.
"What do we do?" Spencer asked, and Aria shook her head.
"I have to go see him. God, I feel so stupid. It's all because of me. His life has been ruined because of me."
"Aria, you didn't ruin his life." Emily said, and Aria glared at her.
"Really. He has been fired from three jobs, he is now arrested, and thanks to me he found out he has a fucking son." Aria screamed, and waved her hand to silence her friends. "I have to go. I'm sorry. Fucking –A. I hate her." Aria ran out the bathroom, tears streaming down her face, and ran all the way to her car, not caring if she ruined her shoes, or she slipped. She hurriedly unlocked her car door, and got in. She sighed, and threw her bag onto the window. She screamed, and bagged her hands on the steering wheel, as she let all of her emotions come out. After half an hour of crying, screaming, and punching anything she gathered herself, and drive herself to the police station.
She checked herself in using Spencer's name, and sat down on the seat, facing opposite Ezra. One glance at him, and she burst out crying again.
"Hey, hey. Aria don't cry, please, please don't cry." He said into the phone, and Aria smiled at him. Even when he was in the worst situation he didn't want her to cry.
"I am so sorry, Ezra. You don't know how sorry I am. I never meant for this to happen. I am so sorry."
"Aria. I love you so much, and I don't know why on earth I let you walk away from me a few days ago."
"I love you too, and trust me I didn't do this. No one I know did this, I know who did it, but I don't know who they are, and its really fucking annoying, because I love you. I love you, and I don't want you to be in here. You shouldn't. You don't deserve this, you don't deserve me. I ruined your life."
"No you didn't Aria, you made it so better. It's a heck of a love story isn't it?" Aria chuckled, and wiped her eyes.
"You didn't do that."
"What didn't I do?"
"You made me laugh, you're in jail, and ugh, god. I love you so much, and I feel like an ass for leaving you that day, really. And, I seriously don't know if there will be a happy ending for us, but I hope there is, because I don't know if I can go another day without you. It's killing me that I'm responsible for this."
"I want there to be a happy ending for us, but you've got to listen to me, Aria. I want you to go to any college you want, I want you to find an amazing guy, and have kids. And when you're all settled, I want you to come back here and tell me about him, and tell me about your life." Aria shook her head.
"No. No. I will not to do that. Because I know that we are meant to be, and I will not give us up, ever. Because I love you, and I'm gonna fight for you."
"I don't know when I'm getting out. It could be ten years, and I want you to experience everything out there."
"Well, you can't make me Ezra. I'll wait ten years for you, I don't care. I'm spending the rest of my life with you, that's final." He sighed.
"I don't want to force you into anything, but okay. Do you think you could stay in my apartment, my credit card is in the drawer, you know the number? So, do you think you could live there?"
"You don't even need to ask. I was gonna do it anyway."
"I love you so much."
"I love you too."
