Byron's POV

I walked through the school in search of Ella. I wanted to talk to her about the conferences and about us. I walked the halls quickly and peeked my head into each door until I finally found her. I stood outside and waited until the meeting she was in was over. A pile of faculty members ran out the room. I walked in and smiled at her as she walked slowly from the back of the room.

"Hey, Ella," I said softly. Ella smiled at me as she leaned in and kissed me on the cheek.

"Hey, you. What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Well, I just got a text from the dean at Hollis informing me that I have meetings all day today. I was scheduled to meet with Aria's teachers but I guess now I can't," I filled her in. She walked by me to which I followed.

"So, you can't make any of the teacher conferences?" she asked as we stepped through the door and into a student filled hallway.

"No, I can do them. I just need to reschedule them for tomorrow."

"Well, you don't have to see all of them. You should meet her French teacher, Mr. Currency and, oh, are you going to meet Ezra?" she asked enthusiastically.

"Ezra?" I asked confused. Had Aria mentioned an Ezra? Had Ella mentioned an Ezra? Why was she so anxious for me to meet him?

"Ezra Fitz, her English teacher." Ah, the teacher she had a crush on. Did she still have a crush on him? "Aria's crazy about him and I can see why." I guess that answers that question. Why was Ella blushing? "He's very smart, he's attractive, and sensitive." Did her voice just get…flirty? Was she crushing on the guy as well? No. We're working things out. She wouldn't go behind my back with the same guy that our daughter liked…would she?

"Does he also play guitar?" I asked dumbly.

"Uh, not that I know of but he does know how to handle a loose cannon. Today, Nick McCullers showed up."

"McCullers? From the library board?" I asked. I never really liked the guy. He thought he and his family were above everyone else. Much like the Hastings except the Hastings had reason to believe they were better than others. They were a smart and very competitive family.

"Same one with the very same paranoia. He was about to launch into the gay agenda right there in the cafeteria. Ezra totally calmed the waters, completely diffused the situation. It was something to see," she said softly. She had a soft spot for this guy.

I hummed. "Well, I'm sorry I missed that," I said.

"You should meet him," she urged me. "You'll like him," she added with a smile. I shook my head. I wasn't too sure about meeting the guy. He seemed great but did I really need to waste my time meeting with him? Aria always did well in English. That was the only class she hadn't skipped since Ella moved out. "I'm late," she said as she turned to leave.

"Listen, Ella," I said quickly. She turned back to me expectantly. "I thought maybe we could just pick up from where we left off, maybe, next Friday," I said anxiously. After being on one date, I couldn't wait to have more. Her leaving actually gave us the chance to go back to the way we used to be before we had Aria and Mike.

"Sure." I smiled happily. "Oh, I can't," she corrected. She looked to her left as she said, "I'm actually going to a book signing with Ezra. Leonard Adams." She was blowing me off for Ezra? What the hell?

"A-Adams?" I asked incredulous. "Bu-I-I thought you hated Adams?" I asked.

"Well, I liked his early stuff." There was that seductive smile again. The smile she kept using whenever Ezra was brought up. "Rein check?" she asked.

"Yeah, rein check." I couldn't believe it. She was choosing to go to a book signing with some guy she worked with and an author she hated rather than spending time with me, her husband. In that moment I decided that I did indeed need to meet with him but I highly doubted I'd like him.

I knocked on the door hesitantly. I thought about whether or not I should confront him the whole way to the school. I had no idea of what to say or do. I heard a male voice tell me to come in. I opened the door and stepped in. The guy sitting behind the desk writing on a piece of paper was not at all what I was picturing.

I should have known he was young and good looking if Aria liked him but for some reason I didn't. I thought he'd be some guy in his thirties who was loosing his hair. The guy before me was a guy who looked like he was still in college and had a head full of brown curly hair. He glanced up at me and gave me a smile. He stood and held out his hand.

"I'm Ezra Fitz," he stated. I shook his hand hastily.

"Byron Montgomery." He raised an eyebrow slightly at my tone. I gave him a fake smile. He smiled slightly as he looked down. He sat slowly. He motioned to the chair at the corner of his desk. I studied him. He stared back at me for a short while unsure of what to say. No wonder Ella liked the guy. No wonder Aria liked the guy.

"Aria does a great deal of independent reading. You can see she's excited by the idea of fiction. It's-it's one of the things that makes her such a good student." He was shifting nervously under my intense gaze.

I gave him the same fake smile. "So, you're taking my wife out," I stated. I didn't mean for it to come out but I couldn't seem to hold it in.

Ezra looked shocked for a moment. "Uh, Sorry?" he responded.

"Well, you're going out my wife to, uh, some book event," I said angrily. Once again, I hadn't meant to say it but it just came out.

Realization dawned on him. "Right, right, the book signing next week. It's an event for an author we both like: Leonard Adams." He didn't really seem like he was especially excited to take Ella. Maybe it wasn't a date. Wait, she was going out with this guy to a book signing for an author she hated. Of course it was a date.

"Leonard Adams," I said nodding. "Do you-Do you think he's good?" I asked.

Ezra sucked in a breath. "I like some of his stuff very much. Ella's a fan, too." He said.

"Well, I think he's a fake," I bit out furiously. "Very overrated." Ezra looked shocked by my opinion.

"He has his critics," he said not looking at me. "He's certainly one to fit in with what I'm trying to do with Aria's class." He still wouldn't look at me.

"Is he really your idea of a good writer?" I pressed. Ezra paused from flipping through the papers on his desk to stare at me mouth agape.

"Well, I like a lot of writers for a lot of different reasons," he stated nervously.

I chuckled. "Ella used to hate him." His face softened a little. A hint of a smile was etched on his face. He smiled when I mentioned her. Yeah, I definitely didn't like the guy. "I mean, I can remember she threw his latest novel clear across our bedroom. She was so angry." Now, he looked confused. "But, uh, look at you. You've changed her around." The smile fell from his face. I leaned forward. "How'd you manage to do that?" I asked angrily. Was he seducing my wife? Was he sleeping with her?

Ezra thought before he spoke. "A silent auction," he drawled out, "for charity." He gave me his boyish smile. The same smile he gave me when I first entered the room. I looked at him and nodded.

"Charity?" I scoffed.

Ezra cleared his throat. "Uh, anyway, back to Aria. She's a great student. I haven't had any problems with her." Ezra smiled softly.

I smiled back. "I think we're done here, right?" I asked. Ezra bit his lip and looked at his desk. I stood. He did, too. He held out his hand again which I took reluctantly. I stalked out of the classroom and closed the door behind me.

A/N: Okay, so I just wanted to take this time to post my opinion of what is going to happen in tomorrow...well, today's episode. Apparently, Ella is supposed to confront Aria about Mr. Fitz. She saw him with someone and is asking Aria about it. I don't think she saw him with Aria. I think she saw Spencer in his car and jumps to conclusions. However, I do think Ella and (maybe) Byron find out about them before the 12th episode. I can't wait for the next three episodes. The Jackie/Aria showdown is going to amazing. The Ezra/Jason showdown is hopefully going to be phenomenal. And the Ella/Ezra showdown in the finale is just going to be...well, there are no words to describe how excited I am for that.(= So, yeah. That was just me rambling on. Haha(= Anyways, continue to review! I love the positive responses I am getting! Not only for this story but my others as well.