I spend most of the night and early morning vomiting and with nausea. By the time the alarm goes off signaling the start of the day and i have not slept at all. I can just imagine what I look like. Ezra calls and informs me he is going to take Jon for the rest of the week because of his family reunion thing. He is going to pick him up when pre-school ends today. I am so happy I don't have to listen Ezra's mother chew me out for every decision I have made in my life. Deep down I am sad as without Jon I feel so alone.
I go to work and try to go about my daily activities however this seems harder than normal as I keep getting nauseated. I am grateful at least the vomiting has stopped just for this while. I keep tabs with mom telling her the latest updates about everything. She is concerned about the nausea and vomiting. She thinks I need to go see a doctor. I tell her I am fine. The prenatal vitamins will make up for what I am losing.
I am so grateful when my day ends quickly. However I am still nauseated and I still have work to do. So I am staying at the office late as I can't bear to go home without Jon. The work process is going good until I hear a knock at the door. Who could this be? The closed sign is on the door and my co-manager Samantha has already gone home from the last half an hour.
I practically wobble to the door. I see through the door that it is Jason. God doesn't he ever give up? No he won't because he has that god forsaken DiLaurentis drive like Ali which whenever they set their mind to something they won't stop until they get it. Unfortunately, Jason's latest pursuit seems to be me.
I open the door and let him in because frankly I am too exhausted and nauseated to fight anymore or raise any form of objections. I am still upset about Anna but I have no right to be after all we are not a couple and that is what I tell myself. I usher him into my office and sit down waiting for him to speak. He is clad in a dark colored suit which complements his eyes making them pop with color.
A minute passes between us and both of us are just staring at each other. All that can be heard is our breathing and the sounds of my desk clock ticking. It is obvious Jason is not going to talk. He has that familiar glint of mischief in his eyes similar to the one that Ali gets when she is going to do something risky or discovers something shocking.
I decide I am not having any more of this silence. "Jason, why are you here?" I ask with my heart beating a million miles per hour. I am deeply dreading his response. He gets up and sits on the desk directly in front of me and leans over less than inches from my face and says " I am here to test a little theory of mine".
I inhale deeply upon hearing this. With a shaky breath I ask "What kind of theory?". His face is just mere inches from mine and he is staring intensely into my eyes. In other situations I would be immensely uncomfortable and look away but with Jason it is always something different. It is like I am hypnotized and can't break eye contact with him until he does. His eyes were always my weakness.
His hand is now gently caressing my cheek and I know I should be resisting but for some reason my mind, heart and body are in three internal debates and are not listening to each other. My actions and my thoughts are doing two different things and I have suddenly lost my voice to speak. Instead I turn into his caress more.
"You see Aria, I know you lied to me yesterday about how you felt maybe because you are afraid or whatever the reason but I want you to know I am not giving up on you I never will. Because no matter what your mouth says your eyes tell me you love me" He declares.
Jason's declaration takes me as a shock I am truly speechless I open my mouth to respond but close it back. The tremendous and overwhelming emotion I am feeling now I can't compare to anything else in life. After some seconds I finally find my voice and say "Yes I lied about how I felt and I do love you". The emotion in his eyes is indescribable it is something varying from love, happiness, joy etc
Jason's hand is still stroking my cheek and with the other he brings my face to his and he begins to kiss me and I respond back to him. Everything I am feeling I put into that kiss and everything he feels he puts into it. From the kiss I pick up his intense love and devotion to me. The kiss brings out all my emotions and I feel like Cinderella when she finally got prince charming. Butterflies swish in my tummy.
However my mind takes over and I remember about Anna. I pull away from the kiss and the hurt that I am feeling takes over .He probably did this to her also. Tears begin to form in my eyes. Jason looks dumb folded as to why I pulled away. I say with my voice breaking "You have no right to kiss me like that especially when you're in a relationship with Anna, You have no right to do that to me". The tears I have been holding onto spill over. I am a hysterical mess.
Jason takes a handkerchief from his pocket and begins to wipe my tears. He says slowly while looking into my eyes, " Aria, you have to believe me I am not dating Anna, she is just Phoebe's babysitter and she is a lesbian" He is searching my eyes to see if I believe him. "I am not involved or in any sort of romantic relationship with Anna; she likes girls" He reiterates. He now has me embraced in a hug as I cry. "Is that the reason you were so mean to me yesterday?" He asks.
"Yes that is the reason why. CeCe and Spencer said that you have been seeing her for a while" I simply mutter still crying but slowly calming down. Jason is rubbing my back trying to soothe me. " I felt as if I was your mistress"
"Aria, you could never be that to me ever. CeCe lied to you okay she probably just told you that because she always felt threatened by our relationship and the way I look at you. As for Spencer is just regurgitating what CeCe told her" He explains while comforting me.
Right now I do not know what to believe but deep down my gut is saying that Jason is not lying he is telling the truth. Every fiber of my being believes him.
"Please tell me you believe me Aria, All I want is you and I do not want to lose you over a simple misunderstanding" Jason pleads. It is something in his eyes probably the urgency, honesty and fear I see there that tells me he is not lying to me. I respond to him and say " I believe you, Jason I really do".
Author's Note: This will be my last chapter for a while as i have external examinations that are beginning now and will last into June. Leave a review with your constructive criticism and i would like to thank all the people that reviewed, followed and Favorited. If you have Any suggestion as to what else you would like to see happen let me know. Thanks!
