Chapter 4

Aria saw Hanna, Spencer and Emily sat at a table in the courtyard at school. She went over and joined them.

"Are you okay Aria? You look like crap" Spencer said as Aria sat down.

"Thanks Spence, and no, I feel like I'm gonna throw up" Aria said and pressed a hand against her stomach.

"Yeah well that's what happens when you get yourself knocked up" Hanna said.

Aria glared at Hanna. "Shut up, I really don't want people to overhear you".

"Have you and Ezra figured out what your going to do?" Emily asked.

Aria shook her head. "No, I haven't seen him since I told him, I'm going to the doctor tonight though".

"Won't the doctor tell your parents?" Hanna said.

"No, I'm going to see a doctor in Brookhaven" Aria said.

"Is he going with you?".

"Yes, we're meeting after school and going there together. I have to get to class" Aria got up, grabbed her bag and left with the other three girls following her.

"Aria, where are you going? We have English" Spencer said as Aria walked off after their first lesson.

Aria sighed. "I'll see you there", she ran off down the hall toward the toilets. Spencer ran after Aria and got to the toilets to see Aria bending over the toilet being sick.

Spencer handed Aria some toilet paper to wipe her mouth with and gave her some gum. "Morning sickness is a bitch" Spencer said with a smirk. Aria glared at Spencer. "Lets go, we're going to be late otherwise". The two of them headed to their class.

The rest of the day went achingly slowly for Aria, she found herself looking at the clock every five minutes, she couldn't concentrate on anything. Aria was glad when the end of the day came but she was dreading it at the same time.

Aria met Ezra at his apartment after school. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and then they left to go to the doctors.

"Ezra, can we talk about this before we go in?" Aria said.

"What is there to say Aria?".

"Well, for one, what are we going to do?".

"There isn't much that we can do Aria".

"What does that mean?".

"Aria, I am your teacher. If this comes out then I'm finished. You are still a child yourself".

"So what are you saying Ezra? You get to decide what happens here on your own?".

Ezra sighed. "Aria, its not like that but you have to know what will happen if we do this. I will go to jail Aria and you will be left bringing the child up alone anyway".

"All I know is that I want to be involved in the decision Ezra, its not just you in this" she said and a tear rolled down her cheek.

Ezra parked the car and took one of Aria's hands."Of course you get to be involved in this decision, ultimately it comes down to you but I want you to be sure of what is going to happen if we go down this route, we have to get in the doctors or we will miss the appointment".

They both got out the car and Ezra gripped Aria's hand, they were both holding onto one another tightly.

Aria walked to the front desk. "I have an appointment" she said to the receptionist.

"Aria Fitz" she handed the receptionist her fake I.D and was told to take a seat.

Aria and Ezra sat next to each other holding hands but not saying a word until Aria's name was called. Ezra got up and started to walk toward the doctors room until he realised that Aria was not next to him, he looked back and she was still sitting in the chair.

"Aria, come on. The doctor just called you".

"I can't do it Ezra, I can't go in" she whispered to him.

Ezra grabbed Aria's hands and pulled her toward him, he enveloped her in a hug. "Listen, I know its scary okay but the sooner we get this over with the sooner we can figure out what to do and move on from this okay".

Aria took a deep breath and nodded. Ezra tilted her head up to look at him and kissed her. "I love you".

"Love you too" she mumbled and walked toward the doctors room.

The two of them sat opposite the doctor. She looked to be in her mid 20's, long dark hair and olive skin, she had a air of ease surrounding her.

"Hi, you must be Aria Fitz, what can I do for you today?".

"I, uh, I did a pregnancy test a few days ago which came up positive" Aria said.

The doctor nodded. "I'm sorry, may I ask who this is" she said and pointed to Ezra.

"He's my partner".

"Okay, well I think the first thing you should do is have another test done here" the doctor said and handed Aria a plastic jar. "The toilet's just through there".

Aria came back a couple of minutes later and the doctor did the test. After a few moments of agonising silence the doctor told them that it was positive.

"Okay, well the next thing that needs to happen is we send you for a dating scan and you both decide what you want to do. Have you discussed your options?" the doctor asked the both of them.

"We have but we haven't reached a decision yet" Ezra told the doctor.

They both looked over to Aria who was sat with tears rolling down her cheeks. Ezra wiped her tears away with his thumb and kissed the top of her head. "Its going to be okay Aria" he whispered.

The three of them spoke a little more about their options and then she made an appointment for them to come back to see her the following week to have a dating scan.

Ezra and Aria sat in his car in total silence for a long time, they had both been sort of hoping that it wasn't real and they wouldn't have to deal with it. Ezra begun the drive home, Aria leant against the car window with tears rolling down her cheeks, neither of them knew what to say.

Once they got back to Ezra's apartment, Ezra led Aria to the sofa and sat her down, he sat next to her and held her while she cried.

Aria knew that she was either going to have to have an abortion or lose Ezra for good. She wouldn't let him go to prison so the only thing he could do if she wanted to have the baby was leave and never come back.

"What are we going to do?" Aria croaked after she had stopped crying.

"I don't know" Ezra admitted. "What are you thinking?".

Aria shrugged. "How do I choose between you and our baby?".

Ezra couldn't answer that. He knew that he couldn't ask Aria to make that choice and if he was honest with himself he didn't want her to give either of them up but he knew that there was no way that they could be together once her parents and everyone else found out.

"Can I stay here tonight? I really don't want to go home".

"Sure".

Aria text her Mom to tell her she was staying at Hanna's and then text Hanna to get her to cover for her.

Ezra put a film on but neither of them could concentrate long enough to watch it. They lay on the sofa cuddling in total silence until they were tired enough to go to bed.

"Ezra, you awake?" Aria whispered to him in the middle of the night.

"Yeah I'm awake".

"I think I have an idea but you may not like it".

"Go on...".

"Well I was thinking if I told my parents that its your brother that I've been seeing and got pregnant with and then I could come over here when I wanted and tell them I'm coming to see him".

Ezra didn't say anything for a few minutes. "That could work" he said finally. "I don't know whether Wes will agree to it though".

"Surely its worth asking though, then I can finish school, and once I'm done with school we can get people used to thinking of us as a couple after a while".

"Aria, if Wes does agree with this we can never tell people that the baby is mine though".

"I know, but maybe after a while I could tell people that Wes wasn't ready to be a parent and then when we get together they will just assume that your helping with the baby and bringing it up with me".

"Its a risk. I think we should talk to Wes together. I'll see if he can come over tommorow after school" Ezra said.

"Okay".

"Lets try to get some sleep, we both have to be up soon" Ezra said.

Aria leant her head against Ezra's chest and fell asleep with him running his fingers through her hair.

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