Emily starts walking down the aisle then Hanna and then Spencer. The wedding march begins and I take my dads arm and we start to walk. I see Ezra as I walk past his row. Our eyes lock and my heart breaks. I pass my friends and then finally my mom. My dad lifts my veil and hands me off to Jason.
The minister starts his speech. He talks to Jason first.
"Your vows Jason."
"Aria, you are the love of my life…" He talks, but all I remember are all the times I had with Ezra. I remember when we first met in the bar; when he saw me in his class; when I went to the bar to hear his reading and met his friend. How I ran to him after he left Rosewood to teach at Hollis.
"I love you Aria Montgomery, you are the only woman for me." Jason eyes twinkle. I see Ezra leave out of the corner of my eye.
"And you Aria."
I stutter unable to speak. I was making the biggest mistake of my life.
"I can't do this." I say it so quietly I thought I almost didn't say it.
"What Aria?"
"I can't marry you Jason. I'm in love with someone else. I've always been in love with someone else." I pull my hand away and gather my skirt.
"Who is it?" He pulls me back. "I will beat him up." I pull my arm away and run out of the church. Where did Ezra go? Was I too late? I hear the clamors of everyone in the church. Jason and my mom lead the pack to figure out who I was chasing. But I didn't care. I had to find him.
And then I saw him. He was sitting on a bench with his hands over his face. I run towards him. I run towards the love of my life.
"Ezra" I shout. He looks up and then stands up. I jump into his arms just like that day when he left Rosewood High School. We kiss with everyone watching, but neither of us cares. He puts me down.
"Aria what is going on?"
"I realized I couldn't marry Jason because I was in love with you. I have always been in love with you." We kiss, but are interrupted by Jason. He pulls us apart and punches Ezra.
"JASON STOP!" I stand in between them.
"How could you choose him over me? He's an old man." I step towards Jason.
"I've been in love with him since I was 16. Jason, if you want me to be happy you won't hurt him. He's the man I love, the man I have always loved. If you should be mad at anyone it should be me." Jason looks wounded, but he walks away.
"Aria I want to be with you forever. I love you so much. I will never let you go."