When Aria woke up the next morning she needed a few minutes to realize where she was. After the doctor checked on her and her babies someone knocked at the hospital room door and opened it.
"Aria how are you? I was so worried when Mike called me and told me you were at the hospital.", Rose said as she came in.
Aria couldn't help but chuckle as she saw her. Rose wore two different shoes and her hair as well as her make up wasn't made.
"I'm fine, the babies too. Is everything okay with you? You look like someone just kicked you out of your bed and you needed to escape."
"Well Mike called me this morning while I was still sleeping. As soon as I knew you were here I rushed to the hospital to make sure you're okay."
Aria said:" You wear two different shoes.", she couldn't hold her laughing back. Soon Rose joined her laughing and was happy too see Aria smiling and being happier than she had been in a long time.
"That's so embarrassing."
"Go home and change. I'm fine.", Aria told Rose.
"Alright, but I'll be back later."
"Goodbye see you soon."
After Rose left Aria had finally time for herself.
She couldn't wait ill her babies were born and see them, but at the same time she wanted them to stay safe in her stomach and didn't want to give birth to them without Ezra by her side. Deep down she knew that Ezra wouldn't be there to hold her hand while giving birth. But she didn't want to think about it now.
Her womb got bigger in the last few weeks and her pregnancy was clearly visible too everyone, even to them who didn't know about her pregnancy. There was no hiding anymore and Aria was happy about it. Sure she got weird looks from foreign people and from the people at school but she was proud to be pregnant and soon to be a mom.
Everyone could know it, Aria was sick of lying and hiding. When she didn't lie, A couldn't do that much to hurt her and Aria wanted to end the fight with A before her babies were born. She didn't want to put them in danger.
She even felt them kick last week. It was the best feeling she had in a while. Through the kicking she actually felt them. She knew there were living children inside of her and she felt the mother being inside of her instead of just knowing she would be one soon.
It was an amazing and personal feeling which always makes her smile and rub her belly.
Suddenly the door opened and her father came in, together with her mother.
"Aria! What are you doing here? Why didn't you call me?"
"Mom!", aria shouted happy to see her mother. The pregnancy made her miss her mother even more. She stood up and went to hug her mother.
Aria knew that Ella felt her baby womb. She touched it carefully. Not believing what she saw. Sure, Byron told her everything that had happened but she only realized it now as she saw her clearly pregnant daughter.
"I'm fine, don't worry. I just had to much stress the last weeks, but I and the babies will be fine."
"Thank god. I was so worried."
"You aren't angry with me?", Aria asked surprised about her mothers calmness.
"Well a little, but I want to hear your opinion before I make up my mind and we can't change what happened so we need to accept what happened and try to find a way we can all live with what's happening. We need to sit together and talk serious, without fighting or shouting.", Ella looked at Byron as she said the last part. She knew how quick-tempered he was. Especially when something he didn't like happen to his little girl, which he couldn't accept wasn't so little anymore.
"Alright, if dad promises not to be angry with me, cause I didn't do anything wrong and what he said hurt me pretty much."
"You did more than enough wrong. It's your fault.", her dad replied.
"Stop! Both of you. We are not here to fight. Didn't you just listen to what I said. We can't change the past. We need to move on.", Ella Montgomery said, she was tired of them already starting another fight.
"Fine.", Aria and Byron said at the same time. They all sat down at the table inside the room and Ella started the conversation;" Aria, your father told me what happened, but I want to hear it from you. I'll try to understand you, but I can't promise anything. After all you did sleep with your teacher and dated him, and now you're pregnant ad you know what happened with Byron and Meredith. Please explain everything to me."
Aria started to tell Ella what happened, how she and Ezra met and continued their relationship and what happened when she realized she was pregnant, she told her about the video, Mr. Hackett, the reaction from her dad and Ezra's death. When she got to that part, she couldn't help but cry. Admitting he was dead hurt her too much. She didn't want to believe it, but needed to accept what happened and come to terms with him not being alive anymore.
Ella took a deep breath after she heard the story. Hearing this from her daughter and hearing the love to Ezra Fitz out of her voice and then knowing he was dead hurt her. She didn't want her daughter living like that. Without her soulmate, alone and pregnant. She wanted to help but didn't know how and couldn't believe what Byron said to her after she had lost him. He should have tried to understand her and helped her through that hard time.
At the same time she felt guilty. She wasn't there when her daughter needed her and obviously she didn't have the same bond to Aria as before she left. They didn't have secrets before, besides Meredith and now she didn't even knew who her daughter was. She had grown so much and would be a mother in a few month herself.
Aria hadn't called her and that made Ella realize that her own daughter didn't think she could help or be there for her, because if Aria did, she would have had called.
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In the next chapter they will try to find a solution for Aria and her babies.
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