Aria looked at her phone. She had 6 missed calls and 2 texts from Ezra. She was avoiding him.

Aria had been home for 2 weeks now. Ella's results were neither good nor bad, which made it worse. The lump was gone but there was still some cancerous cells, which is obviously bad. The good thing is it hadn't spread at all. She had another operation last week and had a lot of tests yesterday. She was just awaiting results.

"How are you today honey?" Ella slowly stumbled into Aria's room where Aria was in bed looking under the weather.

"Not so great. I was sick again this morning." Aria frowned.

Ella sat on Aria's bed and felt her head.

"I got my results" Ella looked into Aria's eyes. "I'm cancer-free!"

"Oh my god, mom!" Aria jumped out of bed and hugged her mom so tightly.

"The doctor says I still have a while to go before I feel normal again. I may need Chemotherapy which will make me sick. I will have to go in and get tests every month, then every three months… Then, I'm in recovery. I can begin to get my life back." Ella started crying before she could finish the last sentence.

Aria started crying and smiling. She was overwhelmed with happiness that her mom was going to be okay. It was her last day at home before she had to go back to Savannah.

"Are you going to be okay to go out today?" Ella asked Aria.

"Are you kidding? Are you going to be okay?" Aria laughed as Ella smiled at her and left to go get dressed.

Aria scoured her suitcase for an outfit for her day out with her Mom. She picked a purple fitted dress with some tights and black pumps. Her hair had tousled curls and lay just to her shoulders. She finished her makeup and headed downstairs where her dad was making pancakes. She sat at the table with her parents and her brother eating breakfast. It was like nothing had ever happened. Forgotten was her parents separation, Mike's stealing, A's texts. She was happy and content.

She packed up her mom's wheel chair into the car just in case. She didn't need it all the time, but if she got tired she would need it. Her mom sat in the passenger seat as Aria goes into the driver's seat and sets off for their first destination.

Aria parks outside the art gallery and helps her mom out of the passenger seat, they begin to walk up the steps and are talking and laughing. They begin to make plans for when Ella is feeling better, how she would love to visit Aria's college and see the creative writing pieces she is doing. Ella and Aria browse the art and eat the complimentary finger food at the opening.

"I heard Ezra was at the hospital that night. I didn't want to ask you about it." Ella said as she edged it into conversation.

"So why are you asking about it now?" Aria asked.

"I know how in love with him you were, I just want to make sure you're okay. That's all. I'm your mom, I worry." Ella smiled as she held her daughters arm and took a seat infront of a landscape painting.

"I'm okay. I wish it could be different. I can't be with him now, I have college and everything that's been happening with you. Right now, he doesn't fit in my life." Aria looked down at her fidgeting hands. "When I see him I forget that. So I've been avoiding him."

"He would understand, Aria. Just remember, you can't expect him to wait forever. You either want to be with him or you don't. If you don't, you have to let him move on." Ella imparted wisdom onto her daughter and put her arm around her.

"I know. I'll call him. He deserves to be with someone who is ready to be with him…" Aria thought about Ezra with someone else and her stomach churned.

Aria started walking around the gallery remembering the time that her and Ezra had their date at the gallery. It was the most wonderful night and she remembered kissing him on the steps of the building. She felt free and so in love.

Ella and Aria made their way back to the car and drove. They were going to see an old film and the theatre to end their night. When they got to the theatre, they waited in line and Aria was sharing stories from college, making Ella laugh. While they were waiting, Ezra walked by and seen them.

"Hey." Aria said awkwardly.

"Hey Aria, Ella. How are you feeling?" Ezra said concerned.

"I'm okay thanks, in recovery." Ella smiled.

"That's great. It was nice seeing you. I better let you go see your film. Bye." Ezra put his head down and walked off.

Ella looked at Aria with a sad look.

"I'll talk to him before I leave tomorrow. I promise." Aria said as her and her mom went into see the film.