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Aria's P.O.V
It's been a month since Grandma died. Over this past month i was able to get settled here in Rosewood. I applied for a job, and while i wait for a reply I work 3 days a week at a nearby Cafe. As much as I love my parents, I want to get my own place with Sophie .This month has been crazy. I had all my stuff brought from Washington, and even though I grew up here in Rosewood, I'm going to miss living in Washington. I had successfully avoided Ezra during this time. I'm not even sure he is still here. I really hope he's gone because I have no idea on what to do if he ever finds out about Sophie. Today it's Mike's turn to watch Sophie. Between him and the girls wanting to watch her, everything worked out for me. I get dressed and wake Sophie up and get her dressed too. After eating breakfast, I tell Mike all that Sophie will need.
"Mike, please take good care of my princess" i said handing him Sophie
"I will Aria, don't worry, me and my little Cheerio always have fun. Isn't that right?" he asked Sophie
"yes" Sophie replied
"Ok, bye, love you both"
I gave her a goodbye kiss and made my way out. I arrived to work and started my daily routine. The day went by pretty fast and we didn't have many customers. About 2 hours before my shift ended, I got another customer.
"Hello, may I please get a Vanilla Latte" the man's voice said
I looked up. My day had just gotten worse.
"Wes?"
"Aria, you're back?"
"Yes, been back for about a month and a half"
"Does my brother know?"
"No, well I saw him once when I first got here, but haven't seen him since, but i beg you please don't tell him i'm back."
"Don't worry, I won't but I'm sorry to tell you this, but he's meeting me here in 30 minutes"
"Shit!" I sighed. "Wes I'm begging you, please don't tell him you saw me and please don't tell him I work here. Please."
" Aria, I won't. If you are wondering why he's here, he got back from visiting my ill dad in New York a week ago, and I just got here today. I was with him all the time and he never mentioned seeing you. Speaking of you, Why? Why did you leave without an explanation?"
" Because" was all I managed to say and walked to espresso machine
I handed him his order and begged my manager to leave due to my daughter being sick. Truth is I really didn't want to see Ezra. I left the café and walked towards my car. As i was walking while looking for my keys, I wasn't paying attention and bumped hard into someone who must've been in a rush too.
"Watch where you're going" I rudely said
"I'm so sorry" the voice said as he helped me up
That voice. I knew that voice. This couldn't be happening. As he helped me up our eyes met, I knew it was happening.
"Aria?" Ezra asked
I was silent. I completely blanked out.
"Aria," he said again
" I'm sorry I have to go" my voice cracked
"No, Aria please," he begged
"I'm sorry" I said
As I started to walk away he grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
" You should be sorry" his voice was now angry
" Ezra, let go of me I have to go back home"
" Why Aria, why?"
I couldn't give him an answer. I managed to escape his grip and ran to my car. Leaving him standing there. It hurt me to see him this way. I wanted so bad to tell him everything explain to him why I left, but most importantly I wanted to tell him that he had a daughter. I later told the girls and my mom what had happened. It didn't help at all. All they said was to do what i felt right and that I deserve to be happy. I am happy, with my baby girl Sophie, she makes me happy, without her i would be completely lost. But I knew they were right, i needed Ezra to complete my happiness, but i can't have him. I just can't.
Ezra's P.O.V
I couldn't believe I had just talked to Aria. I can't understand why she won't talk to me about why she. It felt so nice to hear her voice, even if it was just for a little bit. Now here I am standing all by myself confused. Why wont she talk to me, why can't she just tell me why she left me. I needed an answer and I'm determined to get one. I walked into the Café, I was meeting Wes here to have brother bonding time like my Mom requested.
"Hey dude, how's it going?" I asked as I sat down
"Good, I guess" He replied
He had a worried look on his face. He seemed different than usual.
"Wes, is everything ok?" I asked
"Yeah, is everything ok with you? You seem kind of lost"
"No, I'm not okay. You won't believe who i just ran into"
"So you saw her too?" he asked
" What?"
"Aria, I saw her about 10 minutes before you got here. You saw her too?"
"Yeah, but she barely talked to me. She won't tell me why she left me. She just left me standing there with so many questions unanswered"
"Yeah, she talked to me for a while but once I asked her why she left she just said 'because' and left." he said
" Did you talk to her here?" I asked
"Umm. Yeah, she was just buying herself a drink." he replied
"Wes, I need to talk to her, I need to know what caused her to leave me. I need to know if she still loves me, because after all this time, I still love her. I haven't stopped and never will."
"I'm sorry man, If you want I can try to talk to her. But promise me you won't do anything crazy Ezra, I know you and you will do anything to get an answer, but please don't get too close to her. She obviously doesn't feel comfortable around you, so don't push it."
" Wesley, I can't sit back knowing she's here. I need answers" I said
"and you will get them just take it slow."
"I guess, well it was nice seeing you, are you coming by later?" I asked
"Yeah, I will bring the beer you get the food?"
"Yeah, sounds good. Have you heard from mom? I asked
"Yea, she should be flying in 2 weeks from tomorrow"
"Ok, well see you later."
I left and thought about what Wes said. Yeah maybe he was right, but i didn't care. I needed answers, I can't just rely on Wes to get them for me. I have so many questions to ask her, why she left? why she's back, and a lot more. Wes told me not to look for her, to not talk to her, but like I said who cares. I am determined to get answers.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed it! and HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!
