Aria had sobbed her heart out on the way home in the taxi; the driver even went as far as pulling over and asking if something had happened, did she want the police? She told him she'd broken up with a boyfriend and she would be alright, she was just upset. As soon as she reached her parents home she turned the key in the lock and prayed everyone would be asleep so she wouldn't have to try and make up a lie as to why she was so upset, but to her dismay Ella was in the hallway about to head up to bed.

"Aria? I thought you would be out all night!" She began. "Oh, what's wrong? Have you been crying?"

"I'm ok mom, I just wanna be alone." She ran upstairs, shut her door and began sobbing into her pillow. She couldn't stop, the cries wracking her body; it was 6 years of hurt, pain and confusion leaving her body. When she left for college she didn't let herself mourn the end of her relationship. Instead, she threw herself into her studies, she joined clubs, she went to parties and she did anything and everything she could to move on and forget.

A couple of minutes later her door opened slowly and Ella came and sat on the bed next to her.

"Oh honey, what's happened?" She asked, trying to sooth her daughter. She smoothed down her hair and moved it away from her damp, tear-stained face.

Aria didn't reply but carried on crying, not knowing what to say. She had always had an honest relationship with her mother but she couldn't tell her that she'd slept with another man on the eve of her wedding.

"Is it Daniel? Have you had a row?"

Aria shook her head. "I went to see Ezra," she said at last.

"Ezra? You mean Ezra Ezra?" Ella repeated.

"Yes. Ezra. My ex boyfriend. Ezra." Aria snapped back.

"Why? What happened? What did he do to you to upset you so much?"

"He didn't do anything mom." Aria wiped her eyes, fresh tears cascading down her cheeks. She tried to conceal a sob but it escaped her mouth loudly. She coughed and caught her breath.

"You still love him don't you?" Ella asked, slightly confused.

"I don't know what to think! I made a mistake by going there, I thought I'd get closure."

Ella stroked her daughter's cheek, thinking how young and vulnerable she looked. Aria may be 24 now but in Ella's eyes she was still her beautiful baby and it killed her to see her upset like this.

"And did you get closure?"

"No. I made everything worse and now it's all a big mess. I've broken his heart again." And he's broken mine, she didn't add.

"You still love him. You can't marry Daniel, you'll never be happy. It's ok, shhhh." Ella's soothing voice did little to console Aria.

"I'm sorry, mom, i'm sorry for all this mess!"

"Aria it's alright. Everything will be alright!" Ella did her best to reassure her daughter, but it fell on deaf ears.

"We slept together tonight. I'm such a bitch. I cheated on my fiancée and broke my ex's heart in the same night!"

"Oh Aria, why didn't you tell me you felt like this?"

"For what mom? It doesn't matter, I'm just being silly anyway." Aria faked a smile and beamed at her mom. "I've had too much to drink and I think wedding day nerves got the better of me. You won't tell Dan will you? Please mom!"

Ella sighed.

"No hon, I won't. But are you sure this is what you want? It's a big decision to make."

"Yeah mom, I'm sure. I love Daniel and seeing Ezra just bought back some bad memories, that's all. I'm gonna get some sleep now, I'll see you in the morning." Before Ella could protest, Aria turned over in her bed and prayed for sleep to come, but it didn't. Instead, she went over tonight's events in her head over and over again, reliving their last moments together.

A slightly shorter chapter, I know. But I didn't want to create a huge dialogue, I wanted it to be as authentic as possible! We are almost at the end *sob* but please please please keep the reviews coming! Thanks! xoxo