hey guys! So here's chapter nine for you all. It's a very short one for the simple reason, I don't know if anyone even wants me to carry on this fic but if they do, it leaves me at the perfect place to Pick it up. Please let me know your thoughts! -Laura xo

Moving day came quickly, too quickly, and I had been putting off telling the girls for far too long. I was excited to leave, but leaving the girls filled me with both fear and sadness. We'd always been inseparable. By the time the day caught up on me and the car was packed ready to go I still hadn't broken the news, but knowing I couldn't put it off any longer, I text them all, asking them to meet me at mine.

As Ezra and I carried the last few bits to the car, I watched the girls as they approached us. "Aria, what are you doing?" Spencer asked. I turned to Ezra, who nodded at me comfortingly, a silent signal telling me it was time and that I could do it.

"Hey girls," I smiled, before nudging my head towards the front door. "Wanna come in for a bit?" The girls followed me into the living room.

"Aria, where are you going?" You could hear the worry in Emily's voice as we sat down.

"I should have told you all sooner. I just couldn't bear too." Tears welled in my eyes.

"What is it, Aria? Your worrying us." I took a deep breath.

"Me and Ezra, we're leaving Rosewood."

"What?" Hanna gasped. Emily and Spencer looked speachless.

"Mum has bought me a house, it's about an hour and a half drive from here. You can all visit. It's not safe for us here. We're constantly waiting for Ezra to get arrested or for A to attack me again. When I got back my phone from the police last month, I had a text. A wants my baby. I wiped it under the carpet and pretended it was nothing but then he... He attacked me. He's serious guys. He will do anything to take my baby away from me. I have to stop that from happening." By this point, tears ran down my face, and the girls too.

"It's ok," Spencer's voice was muffled. "No matter what, no matter how far away you are, we will always be friends, all of us. You need to look after yourself and the baby. We can visit every weekend!"

"Yeah," Hanna said, wiping away her tears. "We're best friends. Nothing will change that." She looked at me. "We'll miss you so much."

"I'll miss you all so much too, but we have to be strong." Ezra and mom came in through the front door, cutting our goodbyes short.

"Aria, we're all packed and ready to go." I stood up from my seat and hugged each of the girls in turn before making my way over to mom. I hugged her hard, tears pricked both of our eyes.

"I'll miss you mom."

"I'll miss you too, sweetie." She kissed my forehead. "I love you."

"I love you too. Thank you, for everything."

"Hey, I'm just doing my job. Now come on, get going before you set me off. Ill see you soon."

"Tell Mike I love him." I smiled weakly at her before turning to Ezra and taking his hand, he opened the car door for me to get in before making his own way to the drivers seat.

"Ready?" He asked. I nodded and he started the engine. As I watched and waved through the window as the girls cried and waved back at me from my drive, I cried. This was the end of a chapter in my life and I was scared.