The Art of Deception
Chapter 4
I'm feeling a little down lately and haven't had the inspiration to write, I'd really appreciate getting feedback and all your ideas and views on what I write, It'd give me the push I need. This is a short chapter just to give everyone that reads it a new update, so I apologize if it's rubbish. I've got so many ideas in my head and I already know the ending to this story, but if anyone would like me to add a cute moment, or something along those lines I'll write it in. Thank you for reading...
"What do you mean A is back, Aria?" Spencer asked frantically, staring down at her friend is disbelief. A hadn't bothered them since Toby died, and even though the girls had researched and tried to find the person that killed Toby, all information, clues and everything they had disappeared, there was no way in finding out who A was. " I mean A's back and sending us messages again, well more like sending me them" Aria spoke quietly, Spencer giving her a look of confusion. "Here" Aria sighed, pulling out a white sheet of paper from beneath her pillow, handing it over to Spencer as she speaks again. " Kind of harsh, don't you think?". Spencer glanced from Aria to the paper, reading over each word carefully as shock masked her face. ||They say bad things come in three. You lost your soon, I've returned and what has to come shall be even more fun... for me. Kisses- A || She flipped the page over as she finished, sitting down beside Aria as she spoke in a gentle tone, as if she was talking to a child. "Aria, where did you get this?" Aria rolled her eyes, hating when Spencer treated her like an idiot. "When I came home from the hospital, earlier. It was lying on my pillow" Aria frowned lightly, not liking the thought of someone getting into her house, feeling unsafe. "I've got to change the locks" Aria stood from the bed, Spencer moving to latch onto her wrist as she speaks in concern. "Did you say earlier today? When you came home from the hospital?" Spencer raised a brow, Aria nodding not really understanding why Spence was asking her this question. "Hunnie, You haven't left this room in four days. Ezra called me over because he was worried about you" Aria stood still for a moment, trying to remember how four days could have passed without her noticing. "Really?" Aria said, taken back from her loss of time. "Yes" Was all Spencer said, giving Aria's arm a light squeeze in comfort, knowing that she was going through a rough time. "Ezra must hate me..." Aria mumbled after a minute, her eyes slowly moving towards the door. "He lost a son too and I've been crying for days in my room" Aria felt guilty, more then anything in this moment. She wasn't the only one that was hurting and she had left Ezra to face his feelings alone. "Who was cooking him food?" Aria asked Spencer. In that moment all Spencer could do was laugh, of course Aria would question how he was cooking, a tiny bit of hope surging through Spencer's body as a small smile began to play on the ends of Aria's lips.
What had been taking them so long? Spencer had been up there at least two hours and Ezra still hadn't heard a word from them. With that Ezra stood, deciding he was going to go up and see his fiancee, even if she refused. As he turned his eyes slowly met a tiny, fragile and weak looking Aria with Spencer standing beside her. He had never seen her Aria look so bad before, it broke his heart to see her this way. Not that she wasn't beautiful, nothing could take that away from her but you could see she was broken, hurting from what she had lost. They both remained silent, Spencer moving to another room so she could give them both some privacy. Aria was about to talk before Ezra cut in, slowly stepping towards her as he spoke. "Aria I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have been so angry at you. Shouldn't have treated you that way... I don't deserve your forgiveness.. I'm a useless..." Before Ezra could even finish his words Aria was rushing into his arms, snuggling into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. He had missed this, they both had. They missed how each other smelt, and how warm they'd feel when they'd be wrapped up in each others bodies. Ezra pressed continues kisses to her forehead, speaking in between words. "I'm so sorry" Aria frowned, shaking her head as she tilted her head back to look at him as she spoke. "It wasn't your fault, I don't blame you. I'm sorry for locking myself away, in all honesty I didn't even know I had been in there for so long" She sighed softly, Ezra leaning down to press a soft gentle kiss to her lips, something he had been longing for the last for days. "Can we both just forgive each other and help each other through this?" Ezra suggested, mumbling against her lips. "Sounds good to me" Aria spoke with a small smile, moving to wrap her arms around his neck as he speaks again. "I love you Aria Montgomery, please don't ever leave me alone for that long again" He said in a plea, knowing he'd go crazy if he had to endure anymore days without her around, he wasn't even sure how he lasted this long. "I love you too, Ezra Fitz and I promise never to leave you, I'm yours for eternity" A wide set grin spreads across his face, kissing her a little more deeply then before. After a few seconds of them both getting caught up in the kiss Aria pulled away, the question from earlier still bubbling in her mind. " Ezra, how did you make yourself food?" Ezra chuckled and for the first time in almost a week, everything seemed to be okay between them...
Sorry it was so short, will update soon. College has started so I won't be able to post much but there is a lot coming up in the next few chapters. Thanks again for reading, and please feel free to tell me what you thought.