Chapter 10
It was long past dark when the two visiting girl finally drive away. The shock had barely begun to wear of for them. Spencer and Aria had explained as well as they could, but it wasn't so simple. They girls were exhausted, heading to bed that night, with sleeping infant in each of their arms.
The weeks past, and they eventually settled into a sort of routine. Aria worked part time, a couple of days a week, and Toby worked full time. It wasn't long before Sophia was reaching her fourth month.
It was a perfectly ordinary Tuesday afternoon, when Spencer approached Aria, about something she had held onto for a long time.
"Aria…" she began, hesitantly, slowly walking around the kitchen counter to see her friend.
"Yeah?"replied Aria distracted, focusing on the ever changing baby bottle lids.
"I...I think… Aria.. I think you should tell Ezra…"
Aria froze, avoiding her friends eyes.
"Tell him what?" se answered sharply.
"You know what. Aria, it's his kid, he deserves to know."
"I, I can't…"
"WHY NOT?" Spencer bellowed, finally losing her patience
"Because…"
"Because?"
"I'm scared!"
Spencer's face softened. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, like she was solving a problem.
"Why?"
"I don't even know."
Spencer took a deep breath. "Well then, no real reason not to tell him then."
That was how Aria ended up driving Spencer's silver car, past the dark green rosewood sign, with her daughter in the backseat. That was how she ended up driving home.