A/N: Thank you guys for your continuous support! I'm really overwhelmed by the response from everyone! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! In remembering something that I have forgotten to put on each of the previous chapters: I do not own Pretty Little Liars. If I did, the guys would go around topless all the time. :) Lol! Enjoy!
Chapter 8
Ezra's POV
I sat at my desk looking for apartments. The unfortunate part about Rosewood was that there wasn't many places within the town's borders. Most of the apartments were in Philadelphia, which would mean that Aria would have to change schools and I would have one hell of a commute to and from Hollis.
After about five hours of searching, I finally found a place that was 10-20 minutes away from Hollis and Rosewood High. The rent was reasonable and they had a two bedroom. I picked up my phone nearby and dialed Aria's number.
"Hello?" she said sleepily. I smiled. she sounded so cute when she was sleepy.
"Did I wake you?"
"Yeah," she yawned, "but you're fine. What time is it anyway?"
I looked at the right-hand corner of my laptop screen, "Noon. Why are you just waking up? Were you having bad morning sickness?"
She sighed, "No, just a restless mind."
"Are you still worried about being a good mother to our child?"
"Yeah. I still am afraid I'll screw up. I don't want to scar him or her."
"You won't. I know you won't. You're the most loving person that I know."
I could feel her smile come through the receiver, "You really think so?"
"I know so." Her humble nature was one thing I loved about her. I smiled. She was sure of herself, but she didn't become cocky.
"I'm hungry."
"What do you want? I'll get you whatever you like."
"I want pancakes with peanut butter." I grimaced at the combination.
"Anything else?"
There was a pause, "Could you get me chocolate milk?"
"Yeah, sure. I'll be over with your food soon."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome. Go back to sleep."
"Okay," She yawned.
I was over at her house 20 minutes later. I spread the peanut butter on top of each pancake, poured the milk in a cup. I put a single daisy I had picked from my mom's garden on a tray and carried it up to her room. I placed the tray on her desk and walked over to her. I kissed her cheek. She stirred a little bit.
"Ezra?" I smiled as I placed a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"Yes. It's me." She sat up slowly, smiling sleepily.
She sniffed,"I see you got my food. Peanut butter included."
"I got chunky, just like you like it." She extended her hands with a huge smile on her face. I chuckled and handed to her.
"This looks really, really good."
She finished her food twice as quick as I gave it to her.
"So I found a two bedroom near campus."
She took a sip of her milk, "Really? How close? How much is rent?"
"It's like 10-20 minutes away. And the rent's $930 a month."
"That's great!"
"There's only one bathroom though."
She shrugged, "We'll make it work," her happiness soon faded, "do you think that my parents would let us move in together?"
"You're already pregnant. I don't think they have anything else to be afraid of." She giggled.
"We should talk to them today. The sooner we get their consent, the better chance of getting that apartment."
She jumped out of her bed and gave me a kiss on the cheek, "Thanks for breakfast."
Aria's POV
An hour later Ezra and I walked into the gallery where my mom works. She was organizing part of an exhibit that was featuring art from Hollis's art department. We stood there until she and a co-worker of hers finished talking.
She turned, facing us with a surprised expression on her face, "Aria? Ezra? What are you two doing here?"
"I know it's your lunch break. And we wanted to talk to you," I told her.
She looked down at her watch.
"Let me get my purse."
All three of us sat at Apple Rose Grille. Mom stared at us.
"What's this about?"
Ezra cleared his throat, "We were thinking since we have a baby on the way..."
"That we could move in together. It'd be a lot easier on us. The baby would be in one place. Ezra's classes are going to be at night, so he will be home during the day and then I will be there at night."
Mom sat there thinking. I couldn't tell if she was thinking of a way to tell us yes or no.
She cleared her throat, "If I agree to this, you have to promise me that you two won't have anymore children, anytime soon."
"We won't. In fact, as soon as I'm allowed, I'm going on the pill," I assured her.
She nodded, "Well, then I'd see no problem with it. I think it might be better for the baby to have a stable home life."
I smiled as wide as I could. I couldn't wait to pick out furniture and things for the baby.
"Thank you so much, Mom!"
"You're welcome. Where is this apartment exactly?"
"It's 10 minutes from the center of town," Ezra told her.
"How much is the rent?"
"$930 a month."
"How many bedrooms?"
"Two bedrooms, one bathroom."
She looked at her watch, "I got to head back to the gallery. We'll talk more about this later on." With that she got up, placed money for our lunch on the table and left.
"You want to go look at the apartment?" Ezra asked. I nodded excitedly.
We drove past the center of town, heading towards Hollis. Before long we stood in front of a beige colored building with chocolate doors.
"This place looks amazing!" I said as I walked up to the doors.
Ezra's POV
I laughed as Aria went up to the door. This was the most excited I've seen her in a really long time.
"I'm guessing you like this place."
"I really do. Come on, let's go check it out."
"So you go to Hollis," the building manager asked.
"I start this fall." She looked at Aria, "And you're still in high school?"
"Yes ma'am." She stared at us for a moment.
"I like you kids for some reason." I looked at Aria and she looked at me and smiled.
"Thank you," Aria said with her eyes big and tears welling up in them.
"Since you two are young, I'll cut you a deal. You can have the apartment for $850. It's a bit older and hasn't been fully renovated like the other ones."
"It's a great condition though, right?"
"Yes. I still will need guarantor forms filled out by your parents or whoever is willing to help you financially."
"We can have that taken care of immediately," I said eagerly.
"Okay. Just turn those in, and you'll sign the lease and the place is yours." Aria and I hugged each other. We were going to have our own place to start our little family.
A/N: Sorry everyone for the wait. I've been going crazy trying to get this chapter together. It's fluffy, I know, but I wanted this before next chapter's drama *hint, hint*! I hope you enjoyed it! :)
~reneexoxtyler15~
