Hey there everyone. I hope you're enjoying the story so far. Thanks to all of you that have reviews/followed/favorite! You are awesome. I wanted to address some of the reviews I've received in the last chapter. Some of you are upset on the way I write my story. Like I said in my previous chapters, yes, I may write my story differently than others, but this is the way I write it. It may seem weird, but I don't know how to write it any other way. Ever since I started writing my stories, I've always written it like this. Like I said before, if you ever have any questions with the story (if you don't understand something), ask me and I will gladly explain it to you as long as I don't give away future story ideas away. If I knew how to change the way I write so it's the same way other people write it, I would. But I don't. This is the way I write my stories. If you don't like it, you have the option to stop reading it. I'm glad you're reading/reviewing, but it's rude when you leave comments like saying my story is good, but my writing method isn't. I understand you're frustrated with my writing methods, but this is the way I write, so please respect it. I won't change the way I write, all I can say is if you don't like it, don't read it. For those of you that are liking my story and enjoy the way I write, this message is not for you, so please disregard it. I appreciate those of you that leave nice comments. Even if it's to tell me what you don't like about the story, I don't mind hearing it because it tells me what you like/dislike about it. Anyways, thanks for listening. I don't own any rights to the show/characters, just my own stories.

Chapter 4

(Spencer and Toby are at her house in her bedroom. They put a little music on so there's some noise in the room in case someone comes in the house and hears them talking about the Ezra subject. Spencer and Toby get comfortable on her bed before she finally speaks)

Spencer: "Okay, what's going on? What's going on with this thing you heard around Rosewood College about Ezra?"

Toby: (sighs) "Okay, first off, I don't even know if it's true. It could be just that…a rumor around campus. I don't want you to get all worked up, Aria either, if it isn't true."

(Spencer nods in repliance and tells him to keep going)

Toby: "The rumor is…that Ezra is cheating on Aria."

(Spencer's eyes open wide in shock)

Spencer: "Wh-What? There…There has to be some mistake."

Toby: (sighs) "That's what I thought, too."

Spencer: (gestures) "But, that can't be right. I mean, Ezra would never cheat on Aria. He loves her."

Toby: (nods) "No, I agree with you on that."

Spencer: "Do-Do you know who started it? The rumor, I mean."

Toby: (shakes his head) "No."

Spencer: "Okay, well, how did you hear it being you weren't at the university that long?"

Toby: "I was coming out of Student Services after talking to a lady there about my major that I want to take when I go to college. As I was walking the halls to see where my classroom would be at, I heard people talking."

Spencer: "Okay, well, what did they say?"

Toby: "Someone was asking if the others heard the latest rumor. When the others asked if it was about Ezra Fitz, they said yeah."

Spencer: (nods) "Okay, what else?"

Toby: "They were talking about how Ezra was hot and everything, so they weren't surprised of the rumor. They knew that his girlfriend is 18 and a senior at Rosewood High School, so they laughed on how he was dating 'a little girl', as one girl put it."

Spencer: (fumes) "Do you know who the girl was…the one who said that about Aria?"

Toby: (shakes his head) "No, I don't. I didn't say anything to them because I didn't want them to know I was listening. I don't know when the rumor started being I was only there today. But the way the girls were talking, it's possible it's been going around for a few weeks."

Spencer: (confused) "But, if the rumors being going around for awhile, why haven't any of us heard it yet?"

Toby: "Probably because we don't ever go to the college and that's where the rumors at."

Spencer: "You would think that Ezra's heard it being he's a professor there."

Toby: (turns his head a little) "Not necessarily."

Spencer: (puzzled) "What do you mean?"

Toby: "Usually professors don't pay much attention to the things that student's talk about. If it's not about them, they don't care."

Spencer: "But it is about him."

Toby: "My guess is…either being it's not true so he doesn't think it's a big deal or he just hasn't paid much attention."

Spencer: "Well, you'd think he did hear it because it's about him."

Toby: (agrees) "True."

Spencer: "So, what do you think we should do?"

Toby: "I-I was kinda hoping you'd know, to be honest. I didn't know whether to confront Ezra or let Aria know so she can talk to him."

Spencer: (sighs) "I say…we go to Ezra and talk to him. Because if the rumor isn't true, and I'm sure it isn't, Aria doesn't need to know. There's no sense in telling Aria if it isn't true because she might make a big deal about it."

Toby: (nods) "Okay, sounds good. We'll go to Ezra."

(A thought just pops into Spencer's head)

Spencer: "Oh, wait! Crap! We can't go to Ezra."

Toby: (puzzled) "Why not?"

Spencer: "Because Aria told me he teaches until 6 and then Aria was gonna meet up with him."

Toby: "Okay, well, what do you suggest?"

Spencer: "Ummm….Let's go to the college and see if Ezra will get done with his classes early and if yes, we'll talk to him before he sees Aria."

Toby: (nods) "Okay. Well, what time is it?"

Spencer: "Umm…" (looking at her watch) "…It's 5 o'clock right now so we'll go to his office and wait until he gets there."

Toby: (sighs deeply) "I just hope the rumor isn't true."

(Toby can tell that Spencer is a little nervous about the situation)

Toby: "Hey." (placing his hand on her shoulder) "It's gonna be okay."

Spencer: (sighs deeply) "I just hope for Aria's sake that the rumor isn't true. Because if it is, Aria will be heartbroken."

Toby: "Well, should we head over to the college?"

Spencer: (nods) "Yeah." (looking at Toby) "The faster we get there the faster we can talk to Ezra and get it all straightened out."

Toby: "Do you think we should tell her?"

Spencer: "I want to spare her any unnecessary heartache. If it's true, then we'll tell her."

(Toby and Spencer get off the bed and get their jackets. They go downstairs and walk to the front door. Just as they open the door, Aria pops up and looks like she was just about to knock)

Aria: "Oh, hey guys."

Spencer: (surprised) "Aria. Hey. What's up? I thought you said you were meeting Ezra after his classes today?"

Aria: (sighs) "Yeah, I was. I mean, I am. I just was hoping you weren't busy so I can talk to you guys."

Toby: (worriedly) "Is everything okay, Aria?"

Aria: (scoffs) "It's my dad."

(Spencer looks at Toby and then back at Aria, opening the door wider to Aria can get in)

Spencer: "Come on in, honey. We can talk."

(Aria looks at them with a worried look on her face)

Aria: "Are you sure? It looks like you were about to go somewhere."

(Spencer and Toby look at each other weirdly before looking back at Aria)

Spencer: "Oh, no, we weren't going anywhere."

Toby: (shakes his head) "Nowhere important."

(Aria studies them for a minute. She can tell something is on their minds)

Aria: "Okay, does someone want to tell me what's going on?"

Spencer: "W-What do you mean?"

Aria: "You guys aren't nervous about anything unless you're hiding something or I caught you at a bad time."

Toby: (shakes his head) "No, you're fine, Aria."

(Aria studies them once more before speaking)

Aria: "Okay, guys." (seriously) "Spill it."

Toby: (shakes his head a little) "Spill what?"

(Aria can tell something's wrong and tells them to tell her)

Aria: (seriously) "Okay, if something is wrong, I wanna help. That's what friends do, right?"

Toby: (sighs) "Aria…we…"

Spencer:" We just didn't wanna worry you unless it was true."

Aria: (puzzled) "Unless 'what is true'?"

(Toby and Spencer look at each other again, this time with a worried look on their faces. Aria starts to get impatient)

Aria: "Is it about me? Whatever is on your mind or whatever the situation is?"

Spencer: (hesitantly) "Y-Yes."

Toby: (sighs & nods) "Yes, it is."

Aria: "Okay, well, whatever it is, I can handle it. I've been through hell and back with Ezra from my dad."

Spencer: "Keep in mind, Aria, we were just trying to protect you."

Toby: "We wanted to find out the truth before going to you. Because if it wasn't true, we didn't see a need to hurt you."

Aria: (nervously) "Okay, now you guys are scaring me."

Toby: (looks at Spencer) "Should we tell her?"

Spencer: (looks at Toby) "She has a right to know being it's about her."

(Aria throws her hands up in the air, getting frustrated again)

Aria: (raises her voice) "Will someone please tell me what's going on?!"

(Spencer and Toby look at each other before meeting Aria's eyes. Spencer briefly closes her eyes)

Spencer: "It's about Ezra."

Aria: (shrugs) "Okay, what about Ezra?"

(Spencer looks at Toby, as if to tell him to finish)

Toby: "There's a rumor going around Rosewood University."

Aria: (confused) "What's the rumor?"

(Spencer and Toby glance at each other and deeply sigh)

Toby: "The rumor is…is that Ezra Fitz cheated on you."

I hope you liked the chapter. Thank you for those who read and review. It means a lot to me that you review so I know what you think of the story. Feel free to PM me with any questions, but just to let you know, if they're about parts of the story that hasn't happened yet, I won't answer them because I don't want to spoil the story for you. I will tell you whether it's about future plots. You can also leave me a review asking me the questions and if you're guests, I will answer them in my next update. Whichever you prefer. Thanks to everyone who follow/favorite! Like I said in my last chapter when you were upset at Ezra possibly cheating, things are not always what they appear. I won't say anything else about it except for that. I don't want to give away future story ideas. Thanks for reading. Until next time!