So, it's Saturday (just barely). I just got off from work, so I figured, why not post this last chapter? I'm not going to say much about this at the beginning, but I'll probably comment at the end again.

Thank you so much to all of my readers, I love you guys! And a special thank you to Boris Yeltsin and 27elliee for your comments on the last 2 chapters (even though they've only been up for less than a day lol)!

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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 him and they end up getting back together. Aria and Ezra have a baby boy and name him Jeremy (Jem for short). Ella finds out that Ezra is the father, but is convinced to keep it a secret. Aria and Ezra move in together and, with Byron's help, Ezra gets a job teaching at Hollis. Aria decides to attend Hollis College. She and Ezra get married and move to a house close to Hollis. Aria and Ezra find out that Aria is pregnant again, and they are happy about it.

Chapter 21: You Are My Everything

The faculty of Hollis College always celebrated the end of the first semester of the year with a Christmas party. Aria and Ezra had shied away from it the previous year as Aria had been uneasy about going to a party with adults that, in a way, still saw her as the little girl she had been when they had met her. She could imagine what they would think: Byron Montgomery's darling daughter had a child of her own and was engaged to a college professor. She had imagined the judgmental stares and hadn't been able to make herself agree to go. So she and Ezra hadn't gone, even though she had told Ezra that he could go without her.

This year was different. She wasn't Byron Montgomery's darling daughter. She was Ezra Fitz's wife. And she was going to attend with her husband. It was about half an hour into the party when Aria started to regret her decision. She was an 18 year old college freshman at a party with many of her professors from the semester she had just completed. And said professors were her husband's friends.

It made Aria feel awkward. What was she even doing here? She knew the answer: it was because she was his wife and this was the kind of thing people brought dates to. She wondered if Ezra was feeling the same awkwardness that she was. It wouldn't be like this if I were older, Aria thought. If Ezra wasn't married to her, this wouldn't be awkward at all. If Ezra wasn't with her, he could've gone last year with someone who wasn't currently the student of individuals that he considered friends. If Ezra wasn't with her, maybe he'd have a wife who had actually done something that was interesting to talk about. Maybe his wife would've been a powerful business woman. Maybe she would've been a best-selling author. Or maybe even a fellow English professor. But his wife wouldn't be an English major who had accomplished nothing of worth.

She was doubting herself. She hadn't meant for her thoughts to lead to this, but they had. If it wasn't for Jem, would they still be together? They had had this discussion. Ezra had told her that he didn't regret them having Jem and how much he loved the both of them, but she couldn't help her doubt. Was she holding Ezra back? Maybe she was.

"What's wrong?" Ezra asked when he noticed that she had been oddly silent.

"Nothing," she told him. "Everything's fine."

"Aria," he prodded. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. But if you're pretending for some other reason... Let me help."

"It's silly," Aria admitted. "I know that it is."

"Tell me," Ezra prompted leading them into a hallway, away from the crowd.

"I..." Aria began. "I was just thinking."

Ezra listened intently, willing her to continue.

"It's silly," Aria restated.

"I promise not to laugh," Ezra said, hoping it would help.

"Not in that way," Aria said. "I know how much you love me-"

"With all my heart," Ezra cut in, not knowing where she was going, but wanting to reassure her before she went too far.

"I know," she said tenderly. "But I can't stop thinking..." A tear threatened to fall. "That maybe I'm holding you back." It fell. "That maybe you'd be happier with someone else." Another followed it. "Someone your own age." There were multiple tears making paths down both her cheeks this time. "Who's actually done something. Who's actually someone-"

"You are someone," Ezra cut her off. "You are everything, Aria. You make me the happiest I could ever be! You're not holding me back from anything." There was a hurt expression in his eyes and Aria knew that she had caused it. But she knew that he wouldn't address that. At least not in that moment. "Please tell me you believe me."

"I know you would never lie to me," Aria said. But it wasn't what Ezra wanted to hear.

"Do you know how happy it makes me, walking around that room, introducing you to everyone as my wife? Telling them that we have a son? There is nothing that is more important to me than you and our children. Nothing that I would give any of this up for. I know that you know how much I love you, Aria."

"I'm sorry," she said, apologizing that she could ever think that she wasn't enough for him.

"Don't apologize," he said. "You don't ever have to apologize for having doubts, just like anyone else. I just want you to see yourself how I do."

"I will," Aria said. "But I'm sorry that I hurt you with my doubts." Ezra looked surprised that she had known. "I saw it in your eyes and I'm sorry."

Ezra just pulled her closer to him before engaging her in a passionate kiss.

"I love you," he told her. "Do I get to go back to telling everyone how happy I am that you're my wife now?"

"Yes," Aria said, wiping the last remaining tears from her face. He turned to walk back inside, hand in hers, when she turned him back around, kissing him again. "I love you too, Ezra Fitz."

So, first of all, I would like to thank every single one of my readers so very, very much for your views throughout this story! Over 21 chapters, this story has hit over 1,500 views, which I am so amazed by! Thank you! You guys are amazing! You make me excited to post these chapters for you! I would also like to thank Boris Yeltsin, 27elliee, Aria Montgomery Fitz, ezriafitzy, and the Guest who left a comment for all of your reviews throughout the story! I really appreciated those, guys!

So, now, time for me to yap about this chapter: I know it wasn't like a traditional epilogue, since it didn't time jump or follow them throughout the years or anything. This originally wasn't the last chapter. It was originally planned to be the second or third to last, but when I tried to write the next chapter, it just didn't feel right, so... this one ended up being the epilogue.

So, for those of you still reading my long author's note, I had an idea: if you guys would be interested, I'd love to do sort of like a Q&A about this story, my writing process, how I got the ideas for it, my original plan for this story, whatever you guys would like to know. If you are interested in that, leave me a comment letting me know and also any questions that you would have for me.

Thank you again so much to everyone for reading and joining me on this journey! It's been an incredible experience for me and it just means so much to me that so many people have taken interest!