My first Ezria story and I hope it'll be good.
Name: Home
The plot: Rosewood after -A is revealed. For the purposes of this story, Melissa is -A. Caleb is back in town and Aria's parents are back together. Aria and Ezra continue their hidden relationship. It is revealed that -A set him up in that place in Ravenswood. It wasn't his one. There's no more -A and the life in Rosewood is back to normal. Or maybe not. What is Rosewood without secrets?
Rate: T or PG-13, whatever goes.
Couple: Ezra/Aria
Writer's note: Enjoy reading. You can either leave or not reviews. It doesn't matter to me if you enjoy the story and I hope you will. :)
Chapter 7: What people talk
Aria could barely pass through the week. When the weekend came, she was eager to leave her home and finally sink into Ezra's arms. She had missed him badly, even though she could've seen him in the school. It wasn't the same. The school was the place where they had to lie. When they were alone and together, they were real and just themselves. This was why when she finally arrived in his apartment and he opened the door, Aria simply snuggled in him. Her arms wrapped around his middle and her head rested on his chest. She inhaled his scent with closed eyes and a smile on her face. When she felt his arms finally wrapped around her, she finally felt like home. That was Ezra for her, her home. He was the most safest place in the world. He was the person she loved the most in this world. People would say that she was crazy to think like that, when she was almost 18. They would say that she was too young to know what she wants from her life. They were all wrong.
People would look their whole life for someone to love that strong. She had found that person when she was only 16 and she didn't feel sorry for any minute she spent with him. Her smile grew wider when she felt his hands slipping up and down her back. Then he took her in his arms and she rested her head on his shoulder. When he put her onto the bed, she snuggled in him. Her leg slid in between his. Her hand rested on his chest and her head was on his collarbone.
"Home," Aria muttered and sighed with another smile on her lips. "I feel like home."
"What?" Ezra asked quietly and she looked up.
"I feel home when I'm with you," Aria looked up at him with a shy smile on her lips. "I know what you're gonna say. It does feel strange, huh?"
"Nope, actually." He kissed her nose. "It doesn't feel strange at all. I was thinking the same."
"You do?" Aria chuckled. "So we're thinking the same... Well, it's not like this is a first."
"Yeah," Ezra kissed the top of her head when she rested it back onto his collarbone.
"I've had a dream last night," she said quietly.
"You do?" He asked and she nodded. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
"Yeah," Aria cleared her throat and took a deep breath. "I dreamed of a small house, our house. There was a small garden outside... and a ball. You know... such colorful ball that only the small kids have?" Another light smile appeared on her lips. "I was outside, reading a book and you... you were playing with a small boy there. He had your hair and your eyes and you looked so happy. I was happy."
"Aria..," his voice sounded huskily.
"What?" She shrugged. "That was just a dream."
"I know, but...," he cleared his throat. "That means you're thinking about it."
"Maybe I am," she looked up at him. "I told you, that doesn't mean I give up college or university. That only means that I'd postpone my plans."
"It's gonna be difficult."
"But not impossible," she shrugged. "I'm pretty sure I want this baby."
"Why?" His voice when low.
"Because it's yours," her answer was simple.
"That's it? It's that simple?" Ezra's voice was like a whisper. "Just because it's mine? Aria, you're about t to turn 18. Being a mother should be the last thing in your mind right now. You should enjoy your life and have fun. You should pick a good college or university and have the amazing opportunity to become the next best novelist of all time. I know you can do it. I've read your works."
She pulled back and leaned on her elbow, staring at his face. "So you're saying I should have an abortion then?" Her face was blank and her voice emotionless, but she was sure that Ezra could read her pretty well. He had proven that so many time and this time, it was not any difference.
"I didn't say that," he pulled back as well. "I'm just saying that we should explore the options."
"You know what's funny?" Aria sat on the bed with angry face. "These are the same words my mom used when she and my dad were trying to send me to a boarding school. She said that they are "exploring the options". When the truth was, they were simply trying to separate us."
"You can't blame them, Aria." Ezra sat on the bed as well. "They're thinking of your best interest."
"So you're saying that they're thinking what's the best for me?" She snapped. "Did somebody asked me then what I want? Did somebody asked me what I feel? No one! You did the same mistake at the beginning of our relationship, remember? Why's everybody thinks what's the best for me, but nobody even bothers to ask me what I really want?" Her voice rose up and now she sounded angry.
"Can you please calm down now?" Ezra tried to touch her, but she pulled back. "Aria!"
"No!" She got off the bed. "I'm asking you! Did anybody even bothered to ask me what I want?"
"Okay," he sighed tiredly and ran his fingers through his hair. "What do you want?"
"I want the baby!" She snapped. "I want you! I want us! And you know what else do I want? I want the people to watch their damn business and stop messing with my life!"
"Okay," he got off the bed and stood up in front of her. His hands reached for her and this time she didn't pull back. He rubbed her arms calmingly. "We're going to do whatever you want. You know that's gonna be a shock for your parents, right?"
"Not so much," Aria shrugged. "My mom knows about us. I'm pretty sure that dad suspects something as well. And honestly, I'm sick and tired of lying. I just want this High School to be over."
"I know," Ezra wrapped his arms around her and she snuggled in him. "Just few more months, okay? Then we'll decide where we are going to live and… stuff like that. "
"Okay," Aria finally calmed down in his arms and wrapped her arms around his middle. "Just few more months… I can handle that."
"I know you can," he kissed the top of her head and she sighed with satisfied look on her face.
After she spend the weekend with him, Aria went back home. It was harder and harder to do that every week. The only thing she wanted to do lately was to spend every minute with Ezra. She wanted to be with him in every way possible. She was honest when she had told him about the High School. She had picked the path for her life from now on, and she was impatient to start walking on it.
Monday started as usual. She didn't feel any change and everything looked normal. Hanna and Caleb were like glued together again. Emily and Spencer were staring at her across the hall. She was trying to control the urge to look at Ezra as if he was her life, which was the truth. The only time of the day she actually enjoyed, was her time spent with Hanna and Caleb in the cafeteria by lunch.
Aria's appetite had grown and Hanna couldn't help but to notice that. She was giving her a knowing look from time to time, but she kept her mouth shut for now. That was something Aria was thankful for. She didn't need more people telling her what she had to do and what was right for her.
"Aria?" She heard Spencer's voice and looked up with annoyance. "Please, we have to talk."
"Let go, Spence!" Aria shook her head. "I told you that I'll talk to you when I'm ready. That's not the right time."
"I have the feeling that's never going to be the right time!" Spencer frowned. "You can't blame me forever for something that my sister did."
"I'm not blaming you for Melissa," Aria sighed and got off her chair. "I'm blaming you for the way you dealt with this situation. We could've stopped her so many times, but you insisted that it wasn't her! You've said that we don't have proves when we've had so many!" She snapped. "I am blaming you for this! Now, if you excuse me… I have classes." Aria tried to walk by Spencer, but she grabbed her arm. "Let go of me!" She scoffed.
"Spence!" Hanna got off her place and Caleb followed her. "Let go, okay?"
"We have to talk!" Spencer pulled back reluctantly. "I've said I'm sorry so many times…"
"Not enough!" Aria hissed and walked away, followed by Hanna and Caleb.
