Now that I have worked though the writer's block, I am bringing you guys the most romantic chapter yet. If you haven't tuned in lately, Ezra and Aria have been focused on the future, primarily their future as a family as they are now expecting a baby. In this chapter, their focus is mainly on them and the present time they have to spend together as a couple.
Thank you for the amazing advice that I received yesterday. That helped me so much. I am blessed to have you guys as my readers! You rock! ~Crazylove345
Ezra's POV
The ride to the doctor's office was probably the longest car ride Ezra has ever been on in his entire life. He now waits in the waiting room, clasping Aria's in his own in his, as if to hold him the chair.
She is surprisingly calm and she leans over to Ezra to kiss him. When she pulls a moment later, she smirks at him, "Calm down, Daddy. I'm sure is everything is alright with our little David or our little McKenzie."
He stands up and starts to pace around the room, "What if everything isn't alright?"
This causes her face to crease ever so slightly but her voice is calm, "Then we'll work through it, together, as husband and wife."
"Are you saying that you don't want a big wedding?"
She shrugs, "Does it matter? As long as you're there, I don't really care about anything else."
He sighs and sits back down in the chair, taking her hands in his, "Though my wallet would be incredibly happy if we just went for a drive through and got hitched, I know you'll never forgive me if we don't have a big lavish wedding. I can wait a month to be with you for the rest of our lives. The honeymoon will a little bit harder to wait for."
She giggles and kisses him again, this time her lips lingering on his a little longer the first.
"Aria Montgomery? Doctor Phillips is ready to see you."
Aria's POV
Aria is sitting on the bed in the small office as she watches her fiancé spin in circles in the rolling chair.
"Is that chair that entertaining?" She asks him, raising an eyebrow.
"You can bet it is." He smiles as he tries to get up but ends up tripping over the chair and falling onto the floor, "OOF."
It may just be me or am I the only one seeing Ian Harding doing this?
Aria laughs and helps him to his feet.
"I wasn't expecting that to happen." Ezra smiles and kisses her forehead.
There is a knock on the door and an older man in a white lab coat comes into the room, "Morning. My name is Doctor Derek Phillips."
Dr. Phillips is at least sixty and has the start of a beer belly. His white hair is gelled back with what looks like an oil spill. His eyes are deep green and intelligent from all of his years in the medical field.
Ezra shakes the doctor's hand and he raises an eyebrow, "I hadn't expected to see Aria with a man today. You are her….?"
"Fiancé. It's nice to meet you, sir. I'm Ezra Fitz."
"Oh, so you're the ones everyone in town is talking about. Well, it's none of my business. I'm just here to make sure that your baby is healthy." He turns to Aria for the first time, "Have you two been sexually active?"
They both nod as Aria puts in, "For a while now."
"And I assume no protection was used?"
Ezra shrugs, "We wanted to be able to enjoy the bundle of joy that is a baby."
Dr. Phillips looks at his paperwork, smiling, "There are very few young people like yourselves. I am going to love caring for you for the next nine months."
He peers back up at Aria, "So, how far along are you?"
"I don't know exactly but I'm guessing a week or two."
The doctor sighs, "It may too early on to know how the baby is doing but how about you come back in about three weeks so then we all know for sure that your child is most definitely going to be making an appearance in nine months."
Ezra nods, "Thank you for your help, Doctor."
"It's my job, son." The old man smiles and shakes his hand again, "And feel free to call me Derek."
Ezra's POV
As soon as Ezra and Aria load up into the Sedan, he looks over at her, "So, last night, when you were sleeping, I called a little place I like to call Hilton Head Resort."
"You did what?" She stares at him wild-eyed.
He smiles at her, "I thought we'd make a little road trip out to South Carolina. Get away for the weekend, you know?"
"When are we going? I mean, shouldn't we pack-"
"Aria, why do you think I put that suitcase in the trunk of my car this morning? I washed our clothes and we're all ready to go. If you're not feeling spontaneous, then I guess we can just spend the rest of June wedding planning."
She kisses him tenderly, "Thank you." Kiss, "Thank you," Kiss, "Thank you."
He breaks away, laughing and starts the car, "I just hope we can reach Virginia by dark."
"Why? What's in Virginia?" She asks him curiously.
"I booked us the honeymoon suite at the Best Western near the state line."
"H-Honeymoon suite? You mean, you planned ahead of yourself this time? Wow, Mr. Fitz, I'm impressed."
He wraps his arm around her and keeping one hand firmly one the wheel, he begins to drive towards the South exit.
Aria's POV
This has to be a dream Aria sleepily thinks as Ezra opens the door to the hotel room.
Candles were lit and the bed is huge in the shape of a heart. Someone has spread red rose petals fell over the floor. Aria spots the hot tub outside on the balcony.
She turns to her fiancé, who is hanging up his jacket on a hangar. He smiles at her, "You like it?"
Aria grabs the front of his shirt, molding herself to his body and drags him down for a kiss.
He breaks it, with an even wider grin, "I'll take that as a yes."
"Now I bet you expect sex tonight, considering you booked the honeymoon suite."
Ezra shrugs sheepishly, "I wouldn't expect anything that you wouldn't want to."
Aria starts to unbutton his shirts, drawing her hand smoothly over his well muscled chest down to his abs, "Whenever you're ready, I am."
He smiles and holds her even closer to him, his lips finding hers once again. They lay down on the bed, lips still locked.
Aria breaks the moment and Ezra looks at her, "What's wrong?"
She laughs, "Does something have to be wrong every time I stop kissing you?"
He strokes her hair, "Do you want to go to the pool? I don't think a swimsuit would look too bad on you."
She blushes deep red, "I guess we can go for a swim. But why go all the way downstairs when we have that hot tub right over there?"
They sit up and he leads her to the bathroom, leaning against the door frame, "Should I wait out here or…do you want me to help with the swimsuit?"
Very subtle, Ezzy.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" She leans up to kiss cheek and then shuts the door.
Ezra's POV
Ezra climbs into the hot sub, sighing as the warm water spreads over his entire body.
He hears the bathroom door open and he forces himself not to look over his shoulder. He jumps when he feels Aria's hand draw down his back and then her arms twine around his waist. Her lips meet the skin of his neck and he turns his head to kiss her properly.
Ezra leans his forehead against hers, "Do you want to come in here or not?"
She smiles as she climbs into the water next to him and snuggles into his arms.
Ezra kisses her hair, "Is it possible to be any happier than I am right now?"
Aria plays with his fingers, "Do you want to make that happen?"
"Only if you want to."
She nods softly and locks her lips with his in a soft yet powerful embrace and he leans against the wall of the hot tub as they kiss again. And again. And again.
Ezra races up the next morning alone in the heart shaped bed. He rubs his eyes and looks around for Aria.
The hotel room door opens and he is overwhelmed with the smell of pancakes as Aria rounds the corner with two trays of food.
She lays one of the trays on his lap and kisses him, "Morning, sweetheart. Have a good night's rest?"
He nods, "I needed it. I don't think I've slept that well in a long time."
"Well, if we're going to make it South Carolina by this afternoon we'll have to get moving pretty soon." She pops a grape into her mouth.
"I guess we will. Aria," He tucks a lock of her hair behind her hair, "I know you love being with me, but did you ever want that normal relationship stuff? I mean, I feel like I kept you from that relationship that you deserve."
"Shhh," She silences him with a small kiss, "What you and I have is exactly what I've always wanted. Being with you is the best thing I've ever had in my life. You may have kept me from a public love life but you've given me everything I've needed to be happy."
He smiles and takes her in both of his own, "I love you, Aria."
"I know." She strokes his cheek, "And I love you, Ezra."
His lips meet hers again right before her phone interrupts them. She breaks the moment, "Hold that thought." She clicks on the screen to light up the message.
It always seems that Aria's phone interrupts their kissing.
Her brow creases and Ezra asks her, "What's wrong?"
She doesn't answer him so he looks at the text message:
Think you're safe now that you're eighteen, Aria? Think again. I have ways to take away that safety.
-A
Who in the hell is –A?
Aria's POV
-A? I thought we were done with all that drama months ago. What can they possibly do to me and Ezra now? I'm eighteen and getting married to him. What could they do- Wait. Are they going to try and take him away from me?
Aria's mind and heart are racing and she soon forgets who is with her.
Ezra takes her into his arms, "Aria," His voice is calm but fully of worry for her, "Who is –A?"
"I don't know."
He clears his throat, "Were they the ones who sent that text to you phone after the reading?"
She slowly nods and he kisses her hair, "Why didn't you ever tell me?'
She starts to tear up and he rocks her in his arms, "Aria, it's alright. Whoever they are, they can't hurt you. I won't let them."
Aria kisses his neck, "Thank you. Now do you just want to focus on being together for the next three days?"
"Do you really have to ask that question?" He grins at her and starts to gather their stuff.
She watches him as he slips on his jeans and goes into the bathroom to comb his messy black hair and brush his teeth. There is nothing that –A can do that will take him away from me. He's mine forever and no one and nothing can ever change that.
The rest stop 10 miles away from Hilton Head is crowded with truckers and tourists as Ezra fills up the car with gas.
He pays for the gas and then walks over to his fiancée, eying her collection of snacks with a raised eyebrow and a smile, "Do you have enough?"
She reaches up to kiss his cheek, "I think three bags of chips and three Twinkies ought to hold me over."
He snorts, "I hope so."
Ezra, may I remind you that your eighteen year old fiancée is pregnant?
He takes her back to the car and sits at the steering wheel silently for a moment. Aria touches his arm, "Something wrong, Ezra?"
He smiles at her, "How can anything be wrong, when I'm here with you?"
Aria leans forward to kiss him and they slowly sink into the leather.
Part 2 is in progress! Hoped you enjoyed part 1! I wrote it at one o clock in the morning. I may have only gotten 5 hours of sleep last night but it was worth it because I think this is the best chapter I've written yet.
