I LOVE THIS! Oh there is no doubt in my mind a little boy is going to rock up in the finale with his mummy and back into Ezra's world. I felt that completely. I would be very surprised if they gave Ezra a daughter as the internet would explode with 'oh his daughter is only a few years younger than his girlfriend etc etc'. But we'll see, I could be wrong and there could be no child. That would surprise me though, as I don't really see any other reason for them to have brought up that story line so close to the mid-season finale. Either way, he has a boy in this story and I think that's rad.
I'm going to go and finish my soup. Hope this floats your boat :) ~St0ryTeller
i.
"A son Ezra, really? You really felt so little of me that I didn't deserve to know that?" she spoke with a raspy voice.
"What? How could you think that?" he asked as he walked towards her with bewilderment across his face. His hands gestured towards her as he spoke, his eyes pleading with hers "I hadn't found the confidence yet to tell you. I don't tell girls about him until later in the piece, and we were already trying to work through unusual challenges, given our situation," he began attempting to explain.
"'Girls', Ezra? Oh that's helping you!" she spat, rolling her eyes and making her way to the door. He grabbed her arm again and held her next to him.
"There haven't been many girls. Please, hear me out, okay?" he pleaded. His hand remaining on her sending shivers through her while she listened to his plea.
"Make it quick," she whispered, remaining unmoving.
"I-" he began. "There haven't been many girls, women. Since Tommy was born, I've been on two dates, neither went anywhere. This, with us, it meant more to me than other experience since he'd been born, since before he'd been born too, actually. I a few times attempted to pluck up that courage to tell you. Each time I knocked myself back down, convinced myself immediately you wouldn't go for it. But, now you know, all the cards on the table. Take it or leave it," he concluded with his arms out to his sides, signalling he had exposed all.
She looked him up and down and considered for a moment to throw herself onto him; though she didn't. She walked past him in a delirious, slow-motioned state. At the same time, his heart tore in slow motion and he cleared his throat in an attempt to hide his growing heartbreak. She pushed her way out of the classroom with the plan of leaving Mr Fitz in her dust.
Aria lay on her bed for longer than usual. The mattress directly on the floor was perfect for how she was feeling. Bewildered, tortured, broken. Should she care so much, did she have any right to care that Ezra had kept something from her; or would he have indeed told her at the opportune moment, she wondered to herself. She made the decision to stay exactly where she lay in that moment for the day, she only had one lecture on a Friday anyway. She repositioned her fluffy socks on her feet, cursing the fact that she was starting to run out of clothes that were clean since she was no longer using the machines at Ezra's apartment. Regardless of that, she was independent, and wasn't going to put herself next to Fitz unless she absolutely had to, she promised herself that much.
Ezra lay in bed for the third day in a row. It was now Tuesday, and he had no intention of going into work. He had no intention of experiencing the heartache that would ensue if he saw Aria. He groaned loudly, his head pounding and his body feeling ungrounded in this world. He turned the television on and flicked to he found a murderous-based horror film and smiled weakly. His choice in film was far from regular, and the gore and destruction was strangely calming his thoughts.
There were keys in his front door. "Oh for GOD'S SAKE-" he started shouting, expecting it to be Eliza again coming over unannounced. The key she had was for emergencies when he had Tommy, a privileged she was beginning to quickly abuse, he thought.
His heart stopped. It was Aria who had walked through his door. Wearing an old dress shirt as a dress and black leather boots which rose to mid-calf height, she set her was basket down on the inside of Ezra's door before she turned around and closed the door behind her. As she placed it down, Ezra had a peek of her thighs more than he had ever seen. The visual not helping his breathing by any means, but sending his heart racing like speeding cars.
"Aria," he whispered strained before clearing his throat before continuing. "You're here," he said dreamily. She smiled and began walking towards him. He sat up in his bed bewildered as she continued her slow pace to sit next to him on the bed. He gulped obviously to her as his nerves got the better of him. He wasn't wearing a shirt. And Aria could only assume by his flustered, blushing current state, he wasn't wearing anything else either under that doona cover.
Aria reached for his hand and paced it to her chest. His eyes widened before realising what she was showing him.
"That's why I'm back, that's what you do to me when I see you. And I know why you kept it from me. You have a family and I no longer have one," she confessed, making his head lower in anguish, "I get why you wouldn't want to share Tommy with me yet, for multiple reasons," she said before lifting his hand to her mouth and placing a kiss there.
He stared into her eyes. An act that could be harmless, but for him, it engulfed him in a hungry fire; a burning which could only be quashed by her.
She read his eyes, and with a soft smile on her face, then flattened the palm of his hand to her cheek. This invitation to caress her face he instantly snatched, his thumb began to caress her cheek.
"You, are-" je said deliriously, in a tone which indicated wonder and the highest opinion of her. He stepped in to her and took control, kissing her firmly. They both let out huge sighing breaths as they broke apart, their bodies panting and their energy high. Even though this was their condition, he didn't waste a second thought and he pulled her to him again, and slinked his arm around her back gently, holding her with adore while her hands moved to grasp the sides of his face. She smiled in the kiss before it continued. Their moment concluded with him kissing her nose whilst stroking the side of her neck.
"Never. I will never keep anything from you again. Complete honesty, no matter how large the secret," he offered and she smiled in response.
"I don't anticipate too many secrets along these lines of huge, but I appreciate it. And I'll promise you the same. There aren't many souls like you, Ezra. Just don't screw me around, ever. I've lost too much to be messed around by you too. No bullshit, truths. Always".
He registered this while his mind clocked over. He wanted so speak, though forced himself to stop. She noticed this all from his body language and lowered her gaze at him. "You're already keeping something from me," she whispered, removing herself from him. She gently shook her head at him and backed away.
"Aria, wait. I-," he hesitated while holding her by the arm, her back still facing him. "What was in my mind, then- I can't tell you that yet. But it's something wonderful and rare and perfect, I promise," he reassured.
Catching on that he had been talking about his feelings towards her, she smiled and nodded. "Okay," she said in a relaxed tone.
"Would you like to meet Tommy?" he asked, nervous as hell. "You're going to love him. And he'll love you instantly, just like-" Ezra said with sparkling eyes before panic set in, aware of what he was about to say. Aria blushed, but wasted no time in pressing her lips to his, a gesture reassuring him that her thoughts were the same. That he could be honest with her, even with an admission so profound.
"I'd love to meet him. A boy that is yours? I'd love to be in his life. He's already perfect in my book," she complimented. Ezra's hands came around her back and pulled her close to him. He just smiled at her, before slowly placing his lips to hers.
ii.
"Are you ready?" Ezra asked Aria as his hand interlocked with hers as they sat on the couch.
"No. But, yes too," she replied honestly, in a stammer making him laugh.
"He'll love you, it'll be fine," Ezra said, placing a kiss next to her ear. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Ezra yelled whilst standing, pulling Aria up with him.
Tommy walked in and stood staring at his dad a little perplexed. He was thrown because daddy was holding close a woman he didn't know; a woman that wasn't mummy.
"Who's she," Tommy said, pointing at Aria who was now embarrassed and generally just wanted to disappear.
"Tommy, don't point," Eliza said as she came and stood behind her son. "Apologise," she ordered.
"Sorry," Tommy said ashamed, making Aria feel a little embarrassed.
"Tommy, I want you to meet someone. Daddy hasn't had any friends he wanted you to meet before, so Aria is very special, okay? She's very nice, like you. Maybe, Aria could come with us to the park today?" he asked Tommy, now crouching down in front of him to talk to him. Aria's breathing halted. She consciously worked to return it to as close to regular as possible.
"Hi Tommy," Aria squeaked at the small boy with a natural dazzling smile.
Tommy looked her up and down while Aria continued to smile at him. Just as she was about to give up, he slowly smiled back at her.
"Hi," he responded smiling and excited to meet the pretty girl. He then ran to Ezra's kitchen and opening the pantry. "Can I have some chips?" he asked as he disappeared in the cupboard, searching for his chips, making Ezra and Aria laugh a little in relief. Aria turned to Ezra and placed her hand on his cheek, forgetting other people were still there.
"Thank you, for inviting me into this part of your life," she cooed before kissing him in a way that made both their bodies flutter yet relax at the same time.
Eliza smiled and started heading to the door. "Alright lovebirds, look after my boy. Nice to meet you, Aria," she said with a kind wave before exiting Ezra's apartment. Ezra and Aria's hands remained around each other. She placed her face in the crook of his neck and his hands caressed her back, enjoying their moment.
"Can't- reach-" Tommy muttered to himself, throwing Ezra into panic and running to him to lift him to reach the higher shelf. "Don't climb on the shelves, you'll fall and hurt yourself," he said with his hand on Tommy's back while Tommy started snacking away at his chips.'
This is what he's going to be like with our children, Aria thought. For the first time in her life, she saw plans for a family of her own safely and securely in front of her, and she had never been so excited.
Thoughts? Peace.
