A/N Ciao! Over 100 reviews? THANK YOU! I'm glad there are so many people enjoying this. Here's the next chapter, not really full of drama, but there will be upcoming chapters that will be … dramatic. ;) I say bedroom area in this because it's not really separated from the rest of their apartment.
Also, I don't own Pretty Little Liars or What To Expect When You're Expecting. Enjoy!
Aria let out an exhausted sign as she dramatically fell backwards onto the black leather couch, lying down, while touching the back of her hand to her forehead. Ezra chuckled at the sight of his girlfriend as he made his way over to her from the bedroom area. He lifted her legs up and sat down next to her, the couch squeaking underneath the added weight. She settled her legs back down, her calves resting on the tops of his thighs. She gathered her hair into a ponytail as Ezra took her right foot and began to softly massage it.
As soon as they arrived at the apartment they wasted no time in getting all of Aria's belongings settled so they didn't have to worry about it later. The box that held the unassembled crib was left in the corner near the door, along with the other baby items, waiting to be put together another day. After securing her hair with the elastic she had around her wrist, she laid her head back on the armrest, her lips turned into a soft smile.
"Can you believe this? Who would've thought a few weeks ago that my parents would be allowing me to move in with you?" Aria asked Ezra.
"I'm not counting my blessing yet, I'm still afraid that your father is going to come bursting through that door and take you away," Ezra admitted, frowning. Aria lifted her head to look at him. "I mean, it was just months ago that he was threatening me and trying to send me off to New Orleans so that I would stay away from you."
"I know. I'd like to think that he was doing this because he's coming around to our relationship…," She looked down to her stomach before continuing, "But I think he's just doing it for the sake of the baby."
"I wonder what your parents would do if you weren't pregnant." Ezra thought aloud.
Aria had contemplated that same thought a few weeks ago, when Ezra had just left from coming over to spend some time with her. What would my parents do if I weren't pregnant and Ezra had showed up for our anniversary? She wondered what they would have done had he not run away after seeing her. If she weren't pregnant, Aria had a feeling that things would go a lot like they did when her parents first found out about them. A lot of yelling, sneaking around, and lies. She was sure glad that she didn't have to endure that anymore.
"What do you want to do tomorrow?" Ezra asked Aria, changing the subject. Ezra had purposefully asked Aria to move in with him yesterday since it was a Thursday, and he didn't have to work today due to the entire tenth grade going on an educational trip to Osgood. If she said yes, he wanted her to move in before the weekend, so he didn't have to leave to go to work the next few days. Ezra had absolutely nothing planned for the next day, aside from going grocery shopping in the afternoon.
Aria shrugged her shoulders as her cell phone vibrated in her pocket. She took it out and read the new text message that was from Hanna asking when all of them could hang out again. The last time she had seen Emily, Spencer, and Hanna was last week when they all went to The Brew. She had mostly listened to them as she ate a blueberry muffin and drank some water. Hanna was miserable over her breakup with Caleb and Spencer kept trying to cheer her up while Emily was complaining about Maya's cousin Nate being in town and Jenna fawning over him. She didn't mind listening to her friends' problems; in fact she hadn't even realized they hadn't talked face-to-face in a long time—for them.
"One of your friends?" Ezra asked, nodding towards the phone in her hand when Aria looked at him.
"Yeah, Hanna. She wants to know when I can hang out." Aria replied, placing her phone on her lap.
"They can all come over tomorrow, if you'd like."
"Are you sure? We could do something." She didn't want to ruin anything that Ezra might've planned for them.
"Invite your friends over for a few hours, then after leave we can do something together. I don't mind."
Aria smiled widely at him and texted all four girls to come over tomorrow with the time and address. "Thank you," She said to Ezra, standing up off the couch and walking towards the kitchen. "I'm—"
"Hungry?" Ezra laughed quietly while Aria turned around and crossed her arms.
"Yes, I am as a matter-of-fact."
After heating up some leftover pasta they had made together the previous Tuesday, they turned on the television and flipped through random channels before they left on a show they both didn't really have an interest in.
"Oh! I almost forgot I had this with me." Aria suddenly said as she jumped up off the couch and went to grab her purse. She immediately pulled out a multicolored paperback book her mom had purchased for her a few months ago. She walked back over to Ezra and held it out to him. What to Expect When You're Expecting. On the cover was a pregnant woman who looked a little further along than Aria. "I've read parts of it and I brought it over so we could look at it later on."
Ezra flipped through the table of contents, looking at the titles of the chapters. Before You Conceive. Are You Pregnant? Your Pregnancy Profile. He skipped to part two of the table of contents and noticed that Aria had highlighted the months that had already passed. Being on the seventh month, months one through six were highlighted in yellow.
"Did you read this chapter yet?" Ezra asked pointing to Chapter 12, which was titled, The Seventh Month. She shook her head and leaned in closer to him so she could get a better view of the book.
"Not all of it."
He flipped to the correct page and they started looking through it together. As they continued to look through it, Ezra was becoming aware of just how terrible being pregnant must be. He knew it was no simple task, but Aria was making it look a lot easier than this book was describing it.
"I bet you're glad you aren't a female." She nudged him playfully, noticing the look on his face when they moved on to What You May Be Wondering About. He turned his face and kissed her. Aria, who was surprised by the sudden contact, threw her arms around his neck. Ezra placed the book on the table in front of them, knocking over a few chess pieces. He pulled away and ran his thumb across her cheek as Aria closed her eyes.
"What was tha—" She interrupted herself with a yawn before she could finish her sentence.
"Someone's tired." Ezra chuckled as he stood up, taking Aria with him. They went into the bathroom to brush their teeth and hair. They walked to the bureau and grabbed their pajamas. Ezra went back into the bathroom to change, while Aria stayed in the bedroom area. Aria put on her light blue and pink bottoms with stars all over them and her pink maternity tank top. She walked over to the bed and couldn't help the blush that spread across her cheeks as she remembered their first—and only—night together. It had been beyond perfect. Ezra walked up behind her and kissed her pink cheek. She smiled as they both got into the bed and pulled the covers over themselves. Aria cuddled into Ezra's embrace and placed her head on his chest, wrapping an arm around his waist. They both fell asleep remembering the last time they were like that, seven months ago.
A/N I hope you liked loved it! In the next chapter Aria's friends come over and there is an unexpected guest that will show up while Ezra's out grocery shopping. :o He/She won't be revealed until the chapter after that though, lol. Try guessing who I will have show up. It's gonna be juicy! TWITTER: ezrialoverb26
