I'm back. I thought this one would be on hold for a while but four of my best friends are all engaged (one is getting married in two weeks) and it's been Wedding Central around me lately so I found inspiration; it's just a tad shorter than poker night that is established for the guys is an idea I stole from an interview Ian Harding, Keegan Allen, and Tyler Blackburn did for Cambio back in June; they said it would never happen on the show but in this alternate future, it does. Let me know if you want a chapter dedicated to what goes on when they all get together for it. Also, in my profile I linked photos of what Spencer's wedding dress and the bridesmaid dresses are to look like. Let me know what you think. Hopefully you're still interested in this story and if you are, review and tell me what you want to see happen. Thanks!

Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue.

"I slept with Ezra," Aria blurted out as she spoke to Hanna on the phone late Wednesday afternoon. "I know it was probably stupid but I couldn't hel—"

"I slept with Caleb," Hanna interrupted. "And called him my boyfriend again. Too soon?"

Aria scoffed. "I'm probably not the best judge of that right now. Ezra and I agreed to take things slow and yet, we had sex yesterday. Three times."

"Damn, girl!" Hanna cried. "Are you tired?"

"Stop," Aria blushed.

"Is he there now?" Hanna wondered. "Is he like, salivating for you to get off the phone?"

"Hanna!" Aria exclaimed, rolling her eyes. "No, he's having lunch with some colleagues in the English department today."

Hanna sighed as she eyed fabrics for Spencer's wedding dress. "Well, have you guys talked about where you stand now?"

"Nope," Aria denied. "It's the giant elephant in the room now."

"That blows," Hanna declared. "I say get it out there and figure things out or you'll go back to where you two were three months ago—not speaking at all."

"But don't you think it would be weird for us to just be together again so easily?" Aria asked.

Hanna smirked. "Aria, I got back together with my high school boyfriend after five years of not speaking at all. I think you and Fitz could get married tomorrow and it would be normal."

"Well, that definitely isn't happening," Aria laughed. Before Hanna could respond, she heard the front door open. "Han, he's back; I gotta go."

"Call me later," Hanna requested, ending their call.

Ezra made his way into the kitchen and found Aria sitting at the table. "Hi."

"Hey," she smiled. "How was lunch?"

"It was good," he replied, setting his keys down on the counter. "Dr. Foster showed us pictures of his trip to Greece and Jane got engaged so she told us about that."

Aria nodded. "She's the composition professor, right?"

"Yes," he confirmed. "Did you eat?"

"Yeah, there was some leftover Chinese in the fridge," she told him.

Silence filled the room as he leaned against the counter and she fiddled with the rings on her left hand.

"Well, this is a little uncomfortable," he chuckled nervously.

"It shouldn't be," she shrugged. "We were always good at talking."

"Maybe not always," he grinned, sitting down with her, "but usually and especially after you graduated high school."

She stared at him. "Do you think we rushed into what happened yesterday?"

"I don't know," he admitted honestly. "I want to say 'no' but I might be lying. I don't necessarily regret it but it was a little rash."

"I just, I don't know," she muttered. "This urge came over me and I couldn't stop myself."

"Well, it's not like I was pushing you away," he replied. "I just don't want that impulse to set us back."

Aria shook her head. "Me either. I think we need to be a little more pragmatic about this."

"Right," he agreed. "But I also don't like the glacial pace we've been moving at either. We need a middle ground."

She leaned towards him and kissed him softly. "Well, I think this is okay."

"Yeah?" he mused, intensifying the kiss. "I like this."

Aria allowed the kiss to continue a bit longer before pushing him away. "Maybe not too much though."

"Okay," he grinned. "Do you have plans tonight?"

"Well, Hanna is showing Spencer the final draft of her sketch for the wedding dress so she can start sewing tomorrow and Spencer asked Emily and I to see it with her," she replied. "We're having a sleepover like we did when we were in high school."

Ezra raised an eyebrow. "Interesting. So I'm on my own for the evening?"

"Yes," she confirmed. "I'm sorry but Spencer sounded manic on the phone and she's hard to say no to, particularly when she's planning a wedding in only two months."

"Its fine," he assured her. "I can always call up Hardy and see what he's up to."

"You know, it wouldn't hurt for you to get to know Toby and Caleb," Aria advised. "I know they were your students and everything but if we're going to be together for the long haul and Toby is marrying Spencer and Caleb and Hanna solve their issues, they're going to be around for important things."

He eyed her. "What are you suggesting?"

"Well, you could have like, poker night or something?" she shrugged. "You can invite Hardy, Toby, and Caleb here and have guys' night. It would probably be a lot of fun."

"Hardy would never go for it," Ezra denied. "He still has a hard time accepting you and it's been six years. I doubt hanging out with twenty-two-year-olds is high on his list of things to do."

Aria rolled her eyes. "Hardy is more childish than both of them combined. And I'll bet neither of them ever thought Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was Mexican porn." She pouted. "Please? Do it for me. It would mean a lot to me and the girls if you all became at least friendly acquaintances."

"I guess it couldn't hurt," he sighed. "It's going to be uncomfortable at first. You at least know that, right?"

"I do," she nodded, going to sit in his lap, "but I appreciate it. And who knows? You might really like them. Toby reads a lot and Caleb could potentially be handy if your cell phone malfunctions."

Ezra laughed. "Well, if he's good for that, I better have him around."

"I'm sorry," she smiled. "I don't know a whole lot about Caleb to be completely honest but he's back in Hanna's life in a big way so we'll all get to know him together."

"You're gonna have to get Toby and Caleb here," he stated. "I can coerce Hardy with alcohol of some sort."

Aria stood up so he could move from his chair. "Thanks."

He leaned down to kiss her briefly. "The things I'll do for you."

That night, Hanna made her way into the Hastings barn and took a deep breath. Spencer hadn't seen any sketches since she'd first started thinking about what the dress should look like and Hanna was nervous to show her best friend the final outcome.

"Hey," Emily smiled as Hanna approached the three other girls. "I'm so excited to see what you've come up with."

"Before we talk about wedding dresses and things of that nature, can we discuss the fact that Ezra invited Toby and Caleb to your house for poker night?" Spencer mused in Aria's direction.

Aria smirked. "I just thought it would be nice for them to all get to know each other better. Ezra's closest male friend is a nice guy but maturity isn't always his strong suit."

"I think Caleb might've been a little excited about it," Hanna told them, settling onto the couch next to Spencer. "He spends most of his time with nerds in the computer labs at Penn or me so poker night with normal guys sounded pretty good to him."

"Toby, too," Spencer agreed. "I would just love to be a fly on the wall at that house tonight." She cleared her throat and looked to Hanna. "Okay, let me see."

Hanna took a deep breath and pulled her leather-bound sketch pad from her giant Prada tote bag. "Before I show you, you have to let me explain a few things first. Outdoor weddings in the summer are hard because you have to find fabrics that will look pretty but also breathe in weather that can be a tad unforgiving. With that said, I still wanted to design something that is your style, which I consider classically chic, as opposed to say, my glam or Aria's sort of funky. You're tall and very slender so I knew it would have to be cut close to your body—which we discussed—and this is what I came up with as the final product." She opened the pad and held up the gown design for her friends to see.

"Oh, Hanna," Aria breathed. "It's so beautiful."

Spencer took the sketch into her hands and smiled. "It's so much better than what I even anticipated. I already want to wear it right now."

The dress was a sheath silhouette with a v-cut neckline and wide lace sleeves to match the material of the dress. There was an intricate flower detailing throughout the gown with beading and a silk belt around the waist.

"I envisioned it in white but I could do ivory if you prefer," Hanna added. "One of my professors from Parsons is hooking me up with a seamstress who's worked for Vera Wang and Amsale so she knows wedding dresses."

"I think white," Spencer declared. "It's a summer wedding and ivory is a bit toned down for the bright colors you'll be wearing." She leaned over to tightly hug her blonde friend. "I'm so pleased with this, Hanna. I knew you would come up with something incredible."

"Thanks," Hanna whispered. "You're going to make a gorgeous bride, Spence. And I promise that the dress won't be too heavy."

"It's going to take Toby's breath away, that's for sure," Emily spoke up.

"I hope," Spencer beamed. "I know I've been a crazy person lately about everything but I really do appreciate everything you guys have been doing for me. Planning a wedding in just a few months is really difficult but you three have been amazing."

"We're your best friends," Aria said. "This is exactly what we're here for."