Chapter 11! So, no beginning spiel for this one since you read that in chapter 10. Just, thank you for reading and enjoy!
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Previously on It Happened One (Drunken) Night: After meeting at a club, Aria and Ezra sleep together. After finding out that he is her teacher, Ezra ends their personal relationship, treating her as just any other student. Aria discovers that she is pregnant, but keeps it from Ezra, afraid that he'll give up hiding their secret (which could land him in jail) to be there for her. She goes as far as switching schools at the end of the semester to hide it from him. After Spencer finds out that Ezra has been constantly texting Aria, she tells him to stop (and reveals why: Aria is pregnant), which has the opposite affect. After weeks of ignoring Ezra, Aria finally agrees to meet with Ezra and they end up getting back together. After Aria and Ezra go on an official first date, Ella questions Aria about her involvement with Ezra. Ella and Byron invite Ezra over, which goes well enough.
Chapter 11: A Perfect Day
To describe Ezra in four words, he was very excited. He was sitting in a doctor's office with Aria. Contrary to what Aria had thought on her first date with Ezra, Ella was perfectly okay with Ezra accompanying Aria to her doctor's appointment. And Ezra was very excited about that. Aria had shown him all the ultrasounds from her previous appointments and she had a disk of their baby's heartbeat that she had played for him. But actually being at the appointment was something that he wanted.
He wished that he had been able to be there from the beginning. That was something that he strongly regretted. And it wasn't just because he wished that he had been able to be there for Aria from the start. He had also missed things in their baby's life and he hated that.
Aria grabbed his attention when she said his name. "They called us," she said after he came back to reality. She was already standing and he could see a nurse waiting on them.
"Sorry," he muttered as he got up to follow Aria and the nurse.
He was excited as they walked towards the room. He was excited as Aria lied down on the exam table and he sat in the chair next to her. He was about to see their baby. He had seen the baby before in the ultrasound pictures, but it was like the difference between going to a baseball game and watching it on TV. When the doctor came in, Aria introduced Ezra as her boyfriend, but Ezra didn't really care who the doctor thought he was as long he got to be here with Aria to see their baby. He was giddy with excitement as the doctor spread the gel across his girlfriend's belly. He knew what was coming next.
Thump-thump thump-thump thump-thump. The baby's heartbeat filled the room as an image appeared on the screen. Ezra could tell where the baby was on the ultrasound before then doctor pointed it out. After all, it was pretty human-shaped at this point in the pregnancy.
This was one of the best things in the world.
After the appointment, he was glad that Aria was okay with going back to his apartment. He wanted to cuddle up with her and their baby and never let them go.
When they got home, he started Rear Window (another classic that they both liked), set the take out he had picked up on the way home on his coffee table, and wrapped himself and Aria up in his biggest blanket. Aria fell asleep on him during their second movie of the night, Casablanca, but Ezra didn't mind. This was a perfect day. And he was even more sure that he loved Aria Montgomery.
So, ridiculously short. I know. It just didn't feel right to pair this scene with any other. Hope you guys enjoyed it!
As always, thank you for reading and I love reviews! The full-length chapters will be back on Friday with Chapter 12. Have a fantastic hump day, everyone!
