Ahhh! Don't hate me for waiting you guys wait! I had password issues and it locked me out of the account so I couldn't post it! But I'm back. And this chapter will be worth it! PS: Lucy and Ian were spotted on set today filming a scene. I had a full out fangirl attack for an hour today! LOVE those two!
Aria was shocked that Ezra Fitz was in her bedroom. The love of her life was sitting inches from her (and her growing bump) pouring his heart out to her. Tears stung Aria's cheeks as Ezra told her he would fight for her until the day he died. Aria had never been more in love with the man sitting beside her than in this very moment.
"I need to know if you want to be fought for" The words came from Ezra's mouth and she knew in that very moment that he needed to know. She could not be the reason her unborn child grew up without a father. He needed to know and he needed to know right now.
"Ezra, I'm…." Aria shook her head as the tears fell like a waterfall from her eyes. She needed to get these words out but the right words wouldn't come.
"Aria, whatever it is I'm here for you. I want to be here for you if you will let me. I want to be by your side for the rest of our lives. I want to marry you and make you Aria Fitz. Please baby, tell me."
"Ezra, you don't know how much I needed to hear these words today. I…I never stopped loving you. The day on the bench I thought we had been thrown a curveball too big to overcome but I know we can get through this. I want you. I want all these things and I only want them with you."
"Baby, you don't know how good that is to hear. But I need to know something. Why haven't you been in class? Are you really sick? The girls are worried about you, your mom is worried about you, and I am worried about you."
"Ezra, I need to tell you something. I need you to breathe and I need you to really hear this. I need to get this all out right now so I need you to just listen."
"Aria, you're scaring me. What is it?"
"I broke up with you that day because I thought that we couldn't make it seven months with you being my teacher. Everyone knows now about our relationship and I thought it would hinder your success at Rosewood. Nothing had been the same in our relationship since Malcolm and I could not keep my head above water. I was suddenly thrown into these huge responsibilities and I felt like I was 35 not 17. One minute I was worried about colleges and the next I am worried about Malcolm's karate schedule. It got to be too much. I felt like I was sinking. I felt like we were sinking. I missed you. I felt like our relationship was gone and all you cared about was Malcolm. I'm not trying to be selfish, please don't misunderstand me, but I feel like Maggie had replaced me. I needed you."
Ezra nodded his head as tears threatened to fall down his cheeks. Aria was right. He had thrown her into so many responsibilities and after he found out about Malcolm everything changed with them. He put their relationship on the back burner when she needed him the most.
Aria took a deep breath. Keep going. You can do this. He needs to know. She held her breath as he grabbed her hand from her lap. His arm brushed her stomach and she wondered if he could feel her growing bump.
"After that day, I came home and cried for hours. I felt so sick and I thought my heart was literally broken. I couldn't breathe. I ran to the bathroom and threw up multiple times. I had been late but I wondered if it was just all the stress I had been under. The girls came over and as I got sick again they asked if I was pregnant."
"Aria? Are…are we?"
Aria was so scared to answer. Would he be angry with her? Would he be happy?
"I took a test. Ezra, I am pregnant. We went to the doctor and I am about 14 weeks along. We are pregnant."
"We're…. you're…. you….and….me…and…"
Ezra couldn't form words. A million emotions flooded his mind. Aria didn't have time to listen to what he was saying. She ran to the bathroom and threw up. Her morning sickness still had not gone away and she was still very sick. Ezra ran after her and held her hair as she got sick multiple times. Ezra gave her space to clean herself up and walked back to her bed. Aria walked back into her bedroom a minute later.
"Sorry, my morning sickness has been awful."
"You're pregnant? We're pregnant? We're going to have a baby?" Ezra said with the biggest smile on his face.
"We're going to have a baby." Aria said as a smile came across her face and she began to cry. "I don't expect anything and I don't want you to feel pressured into anything. I don't know where our relationship stands but I want to keep this baby. I feel like this baby represents our love and this baby reminds me every second of every day how epic our love is. I didn't know if you still loved me and I did not want to ruin your life. I planned to tell you that day in the stairwell and then you told me that you took the job and I couldn't take that away from you. Ezra, I need to know what you want…"
Ezra pulled Aria into his chest. "I want you. I want this baby. I want you and this baby. You are my everything Aria. I am so surprised and I thought we had been careful but I don't even care. I have never been happier in my life. I want to be with you again. These past six weeks have been hell and I realized how much I need you in my life. You are what matters most to me in this world. You and this baby now. I want us to have this baby. I want to do this right. I don't want to mess this up again. Aria Montgomery, I love you so much."
Ezra kissed Aria's forehead and then moved away. He laid Aria down and pulled her oversized shirt up. He did not miss the fact that she was wearing his Hollis shirt and he did not miss the tear stains. She had always slept in that shirt when she stayed at his apartment and most mornings he would see her slip it in her purse. He loved that about her. He loved seeing her wear his t-shirts. She looked so much better in them than he ever did. Ezra lifted the shirt and saw Aria's tiny baby bump.
"You look absolutely breathtaking. He bent over and kissed Aria's baby bump. He rubbed his hand across the thickness and in that moment Ezra Fitz's life was changed.
