A/N: Hey, this one is not as long as the previous ones, but ok. I hope you like it anyway, I wish I had managed to give it more of a special tone, but I wasn't really inspired when I wrote it. Review!

CHAPTER 10

"Ezra- I-I'm pregnant."

Hearing his sixteen-year-old girlfriend pronounce those words made Ezra freeze for a few beats. She was pregnant. He had gotten her pregnant. How did that happen? They had been careful.

"Aria, I- I don't know what to say." He was trying hard to find the right words to express his feelings, but they just wouldn't come out. He blinked a few times, as if attempting to assess the information she'd given him just a few moments before. Aria looked down nervously and he brushed his thumb over her tense knuckles. "Are you sure?"

She sighed. "Pretty much, yeah... I just took the pharmacy test yesterday."

"God..." Ezra looked away for a second exhaling roughly and gulping. "This is huge."

Aria swallowed hard, afraid of what was coming next, so she thought the best thing to do was go.

"I know, I'm really sorry, Ezra. I shouldn't have come here-" She said, letting go of his hand while grabbing her purse and standing up in a hurry.

Ezra looked at her confused and grabbed her wrist, stopping her from going any further.

"Why are you apologizing? I am responsible too, baby. I should've been more careful. I mean, I used protection but… I don't think it was enough." He looked down shyly and dug his elbows into his knees, his now sweaty hands covering his face and massaging his temples. Aria let out a shaky breath and sat back down, her hands wiping the tears that insisted on coming out of her fearful eyes. Aria was suddenly sobbing despairingly with her hands covering her face. Teardrops stained her jeans as she trembled. Ezra looked up at her and squeezed her hand.

"What am I gonna do, Ezra? What? What are my friends gonna say? My parents? Oh God, my parents..." She mumbled, practically drowning in her own tears.

Ezra leaned and wrapped his arm around her shoulders, the other one holding her shaky hand. Aria allowed herself to rest her head on his collarbone, exhaling as she did so and closing her eyes strongly. He let go of her hand to hold her chin, forcing her to look at him. He looked deeply inside her eyes.

"I don't know, Aria." He paused for a breath. "But whatever it is, we're in this together. I love you. We'll make it through this."

Aria kept staring at him, her damp eyes showing love and gratefulness. She thanked God for having such a nice guy beside her, one that respected and loved her more than anything. She was actually thankful every day for it. His eyes showed weakness and affection, but she knew he was being strong. For her, at least. Ezra kissed her forehead and she crashed against him, closing back her eyes while he caressed her hair and hummed their song in her ear. She liked moments like these.

They just stayed like that for hours in a row, in pure silence, contemplating each other's breathing. It was dark when she decided it was best to get going.

"I'd better go." Aria began to gather her things and stand up while he did the same.

"Alright." They walked up to the closed door and he stopped before her, looking at her passionately. "You know I'm here for you, right? And always will be?"

Aria nodded and stood on the tips of her toes to press her lips against his in an affectionate kiss. As they pulled away several moments later, they rested their foreheads together, eyes still closed.

"Ezra?" Aria called, not looking at him, just relaxing against his skin.

"Yeah?" He wasn't looking either, just contemplating that lovely moment they were having.

"I love you."

A/N: I will post the next chapter when I get, let's see... 21 reviews! Come on guys, there's pretty juicy stuff coming up the next chapter, I promise (;