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Aria's POV

"No! Stop!" I screamed as I ran to my father and frantically tried grabbing the phone from his hands.

"Aria stop acting like such a child!" Byron yelled at me, as he held the phone above my head out of my reach.

"I'll send two officers and they'll be on their way." I heard the woman on the other line say, before Byron hung up the phone.

"I can't believe you just did that." I said quietly, as I felt tears gathering up at the brim of my eyes. "Why the hell would you make assumptions like that and call the police on Ezra for something he didn't even do?" I screamed furiously at my father, looking at him in pure hatred and disbelief.

"You didn't lose me when you made me keep your affair a secret. But this is too far. I am ashamed that you are my father." I said icily.

I turned to Ezra because I could not bear to look at my father any longer. Ezra looked troubled, but he was acting as if he deserved this! Was he really just going to let my parents do whatever they wanted to do to him? Wasn't he going to stand up for us? For me?

"He raped you and took advantage of you! He deserves to go to jail! How could you not want him to go to jail? He fooled you that good? Do you think that he actually cares about you?" Byron cried out, pointing to Ezra.

"We haven't had sex!" I yelled loudly, as more tears cascaded down my face. "You would have realized that if you had let me explain! And yes, I believe him when he tells me he loves me!"

"I don't believe that. Ezra is twenty-two years old. He probably only got together with you for sex!" He fired back at me.

"Just because you were a teacher who had sex with your student, doesn't mean that every teacher who dates someone who happens to be their student has the same motives as you!" I cried, as I angrily wiped away my tears with the back of my hand.

"Ella, why aren't you saying anything?" Byron abruptly turned to Ella, who was standing in the corner of the room with her arms folded across her chest. "You don't have a say in this?"

"I believe her." Ella said softly, as she walked over to us.

"You what?" Byron asked, looking at her incredulously.

"I believe Aria." She repeated. "Byron, think about it. Do you really think Aria would date Ezra just for sex? And vise versa? Look at her. She's a mess." She gestured to me, referring to my mascara stained and tear stained cheeks. "If he wasn't important to her, then she wouldn't be trying so hard to get us to accept their relationship."

"Whatever. I already called the police. They'll be here soon and your ass will be in jail." Byron said furiously to Ezra.

"For what?" I screamed. "He hasn't done anything wrong! He's not my teacher and I'm sixteen! Our relationship is completely legal!"

"Aria Montgomery. While you are living under my roof, you will obey my rules. You are not allowed to see Ezra anymore." Byron said sternly.

"Dad, please! Are you trying to make my life miserable?" I cried out.

Byron looked at me wordlessly for a moment before nodding. "This family has gone through enough turmoil in the past few years. Do you think we really need you to add any more?"

I broke out into another round of sobs at his words. "Please daddy. Please."

"Too late. What's done is done." Byron said, before leaving the room without a second glance at any of us.

I broke down right then and there, but instead of crumbling onto the hard floor, my body was met with another one, whose arms wrapped tightly around my shaking figure.

"Ezra." I whispered, as I buried my face into his chest, soaking his shirt with my salty tears. "No." I gasped as I let out another loud sob and balled up the front of his shirt in my fist, afraid of letting him go.

"Aria." Ezra put both of his hands on either side of my face and forced me to look into his eyes. "Aria." He said again, as he wiped away some of my tears with his thumb. "Please. For me. Let him do what he needs to do."

I desperately shook my head and bit my bottom lip as tears continued to fall down my cheeks. "No…. No." I said in barely a whisper. This could not be happening. This had to be a dream. I could not lose Ezra. After everything we have been through, I could not lose him. Not again.

"Look at me." Ezra said, still holding my face between his hands, as we stared deeply into each other's eyes. "The person…" He took a deep breath as he tried to steady his own voice and keep it from breaking. "I am holding right now, is the most important person in my life. Do not forget that, Aria."

I whimpered in response, as I bowed my head, looking down. "Aria, look at me." He said to me, his voice strong but somehow still soft. I finally looked back up into his eyes to see his immense love for me reflected all over them. "I love you." He said to me, still staring into my eyes. "Don't look away. I'm right here." He brushed a piece of hair away from my cheek with his finger, as he continued holding my face between his hands. "It's just you and me. No one else matters."

"Ezra." I sobbed, as I shook my head.

"I know. I know. Just stay with me. It's just you and me. Just you and me." He said, staring deeply into my eyes, as if he was trying to memorize everything about me. As if this was the last time we would see each other. "Please, Aria."

I couldn't stand it anymore. I crushed my lips to his in a passion filled kiss, as my fingers desperately clutched at his body for dear life. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck as he wrapped his arms around my waist, holding me impossibly close to him. He hoisted me upwards off the ground as I wrapped my legs around his waist. I gave his prodding tongue entrance into my mouth as I crushed my body as close as possible against his by locking my legs around his body. He cupped my face in his hands as he deepened the kiss, our tongues exploring each other's mouths.

"I know you two supposedly love each other," Ella began, "But right now, I see my daughter making out with her teacher, and… I'm cringing inside."

I quickly pulled away from Ezra. I felt my cheeks start to turn red in embarrassment; the way I was kissing Ezra was not exactly the smartest thing to do in front of my mother.

"Mr. Ezra Fitz, you're under arrest for the corruption and statutory rape of Miss Aria Montgomery. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court." A voice boomed throughout the room as the classroom door swung open.

"No." I whispered desperately, as I kept begging myself to wake up from this dreadful nightmare. However, I had to force myself to believe that this was reality when two Rosewood police officers entered the room.

They quickly made their way over to Ezra. As I saw that Ezra's eyes reflected hurt and fear, tears started falling down my face once again. I wanted to jump into his arms right then and there and tell him that everything was going to be all right… That my parents could not do anything to our relationship... That I would always love him… But I knew that doing that was not an option.

The tears in my eyes turned into full-blown sobs, as I watched my Ezra get handcuffed by the two police officers.

"Wait." Ella put her hand up, as the policeman with the badge that said Luke began to push Ezra out of the room.

"What do you need Mrs. Montgomery?" The other officer asked, whose badge read John.

"This was blown way out of proportion. Ezra didn't rape anyone." She closed her eyes and let out a heavy sigh.

I stared at my mother as my tears began to slow. Did she actually just say what I think she said? Was she actually saving my relationship with Ezra?

The two policemen looked at her as if she had lost her mind.

"I'm sorry we wasted your time, but Ezra hasn't done anything wrong." Ella said to the two men.

"We were told over the phone that he raped your daughter. Mrs. Montgomery, I hope you realize how important it is that you don't lie to us. Protecting Mr. Fitz is not going to benefit anyone. If anything, it will lead to more students getting raped, and rape is a very serious crime." Officer Luke said to us, and he continued holding Ezra's hands behind his back.

"We're lucky that Miss Montgomery was the only girl who was hurt by him. He could have gone after a huge number of girls, since he was once their teacher." Officer informed us.

"No." Ella repeated. "Ezra Fitz has not done anything wrong. He didn't rape anyone."

The two police officers studied Ella for a moment as they tried to decide whether or not she was lying.

After what seemed like an eternity, Officer Luke unhooked the handcuffs from Ezra's hands and let Ezra's hands drop back to his side. Ezra remained looking down, his face portraying no emotion.

"Well… if you do find a reason to arrest this man, just give us a call." Officer John said, before he and Officer Luke left.

A heavy silence took over the room after the two officers left.

I was breathing heavily, looking back and forth between my mother and Ezra, still trying to comprehend everything that had just happened.

"Why did you do that?" Ezra finally asked Ella, breaking the silence.

"If you were willing to go to jail without a fight because of Aria, then she obviously means a lot to you. I don't want to see Aria get hurt like that, especially when she's been through so much already." Ella said softly, before giving Ezra a small, but genuine smile.

The door flung open to reveal Byron standing at the entrance, breathing heavily.

"What is that monster still doing here? Why did the cops leave empty handed?" He demanded. I was honestly surprised that Ezra didn't flinch from the impact of Byron's glare on him; it looked like he wanted to murder Ezra.

"Byron, Ezra hasn't done anything wrong. Aria has reached the age of consent and Ezra isn't her teacher. And… I think he really does love her. Do you really think that he would willingly go to jail for Aria, if she meant nothing to him?"

"Ella, do you actually believe this?" He asked her in disbelief.

"Yes, I do. What are you trying to say, Byron? That Ezra can't love Aria but you can love Meredith?" Ella asked Byron angrily.

"I never loved Meredith. I had strong feelings for her but I didn't love her."

"Well they haven't had sex, so obviously it's more than a physical attraction that's kept them together for this long, even after everything they've been through." Ella defended us.

During Ella and Byron's argument, Ezra and I were slowly gravitating towards each other. We finally ended up standing next to the same desk.

I looked into his eyes, completely drowning out my parents' voices. I knew we were both thinking the same thing. First off, how thankful we were that my mom actually stood up for Ezra and I, and stopped Ezra from getting arrested. Second off, my parents both knew about my relationship with Ezra.

We were free. We could fully go public with our relationship and not worry about anyone catching us together.

I smiled at Ezra and he smiled back at me, conveying the exact same feelings as me.

"Byron, you can do whatever you want to Ezra when he hurts Aria, but for now, he's making her happy. When was the last time you saw her smile like that?" Ella demanded, bringing me back to reality.

Byron opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted when the classroom door flung open again.

"What is going on here? Why are there police officers at my school?" The principal asked us all angrily. "And what are you doing here, Ezra?"

"I-" Ezra began, but was interrupted by my father.

"Ezra is dating my daughter." Byron said to the principal, angrily.

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