sorry this took forever. I just recently got my laptop back and thanked god that I gave a friend this chapter to read over because everything I ever had is wiped out. My hard drive has been replaced and stupid me forgot to save it on my flash drive.

please review and just a heads up. I'm going to start a new story, it's something that has been on my mind for weeks and I just now finally written out the first two chapters.

Ezra's POV:
It took me every ounce of my body to not run up to Aria and apologizes for keeping Malcolm a secret.
Apart of me wanted to blame Aria for keeping him from her for so long but; just that knowing fact that Aria wanted me safe from her father. I knew I couldn't be mad at her for that.
FLASHBACK

"Maggie?" I stopped dead in my tracks and looked her in the eyes. I have been in New York for the last three days working on a piece for the Newspaper and only now had the time to walk around and take in the sights, "How are you?"
She smiled warmly at me but soon flattered that smile, "I'm doing okay and you?"
"Great," I hesitantly said as I shifted from one foot to the other, "What have you been up too?" Just then a small boy approached us with a Transformer toy in his hands.
"Mommy, can we get this one?" He smiled up and Maggie did a double take looking from me to him.
As I stood there shock, so many questions ran through me, "Maggie?"
"Ezra, this is Malcolm." She bent down, "Malcolm this is Ezra, your father."

"What?" I asked in disbelief, "You've lied to me all this time? How could you?"
"Ezra, it's not what you think."
"Not what I think?" I huffed, "For years I have been trying to find you. Trying to figure out what the hell happened. And now I know." I ran a hand through my hair, "How could you do this to me?"
"Ezra, I'm sorry. We were young and you had your whole life ahead of you." Maggie cried, "I didn't want to hold you back."
I looked away from Maggie and to my son, this little boy that hugged his mother's leg as if she was going to run away soon from my yelling. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." I told him.
"You should have told me. I would have been there for you; for Malcolm."
"I know," She whispered, "I-"
"I want to be a part of his life." I blurted, "I want to get to know him."
She smiled, "Of course."
End…
"Dad," I felt a hand on my arm once again today shaking me. "Where were you?" Kasey looked at me concern, "Why are you crying?"
I looked at her confused and wiped my face, only now feeling the tears that had fallen.

"Dad, what's going on?" She sat down beside me and took my hand, "Are you and mom in a fight?"
I shrugged, "I wouldn't even call it that. Your mother isn't or didn't talk all that much." I shook my head and sat deeper into the couch. "I have to tell you something." I spoke out and stopped when I saw Aria descent from the stairs.
"Now isn't the time for that. Kasey get ready for bed." She crossed her arms over her chest and looked me in the eyes, "We can all talk about it this weekend."
Kasey looked between the two of us and then fixed her eyes upon mine, "Do what your mother says"
Aria's POV:
Ezra and I shared no eye contact as Kasey went up the stairs. I turned on my heel and started the first few steps before feeling a pair of arms around my waist.
"What the hell are you doing?" I squealed, "Put me down."
"I will," Ezra replied before placing me on the couch, "We need to talk, and I am not letting you go until you hear me out."
I huffed a few incoherent words before nodding, "Fine."
I heard him sigh and then watched as he pushed the papers to the side and sat in front of me on the coffee table, "I was going to tell you. I just needed the right time."

"Right," I smirked, "Is this pay back?"
"Aria," He looked me in the eyes, "I would never do that…" He looked at his feet, "Maggie died when Malcolm was ten. I was a single father."
I closed my eyes and listened as he went further into his story. Telling me about the first time that he meant Malcolm and how he kept it from me for two months before I had left Rosewood.
"I never meant to hurt you, nor Kasey."
I let a few tears shed before wiping them away, "I'm sorry. That you had to go through all of that alone."
Ezra smiled, "I wasn't the only one alone."
I let out a soft giggle, "Does he know about Kasey? Does he know about me?"
Ezra nodded, "He knows. Who do you think I go too?"
I arched eyebrow at his question, "Now I know."
LINE BREAK:
The following morning I had woken up to the sound of Kasey singing in the bathroom. She had always had a lovely voice, the way she carried out the lyrics were as if the angels were singing it.
I stood up and lent up against the doorway to see Ezra just coming out doing the same.
"Wow," I heard him breathe out.
"I know," I smiled, "I think she got that from you" I joked as he"Right," I smirked, "Is this pay back?"
"Aria," He looked me in the eyes, "I would never do that…" He looked at his feet, "Maggie died when Malcolm was ten. I was a single father."
I closed my eyes and listened as he went further into his story. Telling me about the first time that he meant Malcolm and how he kept it from me for two months before I had left Rosewood.
"I never meant to hurt you, nor Kasey."
I let a few tears shed before wiping them away, "I'm sorry. That you had to go through all of that alone."
Ezra smiled, "I wasn't the only one alone."
I let out a soft giggle, "Does he know about Kasey? Does he know about me?"
Ezra nodded, "He knows. Who do you think I go too?"
I arched eyebrow at his question, "Now I know."
LINE BREAK:
The following morning I had woken up to the sound of Kasey singing in the bathroom. She had always had a lovely voice, the way she carried out the lyrics were as if the angels were singing it.
I stood up and lent up against the doorway to see Ezra just coming out doing the same.
"Wow," I heard him breathe out.
"I know," I smiled, "I think she got that from you" I joked as he gave be a side glance.
"I highly doubt that." He smirked, "You know I can't carry a tone to save my life." He chuckled. "That's all you Aria."
I blushed a little and we both heard the door open.
"Good morning." I smirked,
"How long have you two been there?" She felt a shamed,
"Long enough." Ezra told her, "are you picking up another talent?'
"No, it's just something I do for fun. Like mom,"
I smiled, "Yeah, but you're so much better."
Kasey rolled her head around and shrugged her shoulders, "Professor Kirk said to remind you about tonight." I knitted my eyebrows in confusion, "her bachelorette party?'
I nodded, "I completely forgot about that."
"That's why she wanted to remind you. And I quote. I'll kick her ass if she flakes"
I dropped my jaw in shock, earning a chuckle from Ezra and Kasey.
"Sounds like her."