Thank you for all the kind reviews. I loved each and everyone of them. Here is the next chapter and I thought even more fluff would do it!
The next few days went by in a blur for Aria. She didn't know if she was coming or going and this new side of her scared her shit less. She wanted to show Ezra that he wasn't wasting his time and she wanted to show herself that it was all worth it.
Ever since getting the keys for their new house neither of them has gone to see it. The keys have been left hanging next to the door with the couple discussing little to nothing at all about furniture.
Aria was currently at the condo while Ezra and Tommy went to get dinner. Yesterday after her last class she had took the opportunity to talk to her father again and this time she asked him about the house. If he or her mother had another to do with paying it off and he just smiled and shook his head. And then she asked if Uncle Darren would have just given them the house and he said yes but her Aunt Ester would have a cow considering her relationship with Ella.
Aria whipped out her laptop and started to look through furniture web sites. There were a few things that she wanted to pick up but didn't like the color on it. Ezra had been doing the same on his spare time and thought Aria never knew about it. But when she borrowed his laptop he left the website opened and she saw that there was this gorgeous bed frame that he was looking at and she agreed. That same day Aria put in a ship order for it and mailed it to the house. It was going to be a few weeks because of the size of it.
"Hey," Ezra said holding the brown paper bag in his mouth and opening the door for Tommy to come running in.
"Hey," She helped him and took the bag from Tommy while Ezra placed his bag on the counter, "long line?"
Ezra shook his head, "No, Tommy saw something that he wanted."
She smiled and looked over at her son who had this big mischievous grin on, "Hi Mommy,"
"Hi," She smiled and squatted down to his level, "What do you want?"
"Can I have it?" he asked rocking on his feet, "Please!"
Aria laughed and looked up at Ezra who only shrugged, "And what's that? You have to tell me first."
"Aria," Ezra laughed, "I think it would be a great addition to the house and-"
"A pet?" Aria cut him off, "And who's going to take care of it?"
"We will," Tommy said trying to get his mom's attention, "Please, he will be good I promise. He will go potty outside and take a bath and eat dinner" He pouted, "I love you!"
Aria rolled her eyes toward Ezra, "You taught him that" She pointed, "How dare you!"
Ezra laughed and nodded, "Because he is so cute and I knew you couldn't resist,"
She licked her lips and turned between the two, "I have to think about it,"
"But he's outside," Tommy yelled frustrated, "Please, he'll be good!"
"You brought a dog without asking me?" Aria whispered and opened the door to see the puppy outside tied to the railing of the stairs. "I can't believe this, Ezra do you know what kind of dog this is?"
Ezra shrugged, "A cute one." He walked over to the dog that started to jump on him, "The owner was giving the puppies away. "He said picking up the dog, "They were at the park and it was the last one left so I said okay." The puppy looked over at Aria and barked, "It likes you!"
"Ezra," Aria sighed, "You and tommy played me."
"So can we keep him?" Tommy asked hugging her leg, "Please"
"Sweetie "Aria bent down and looked at Tommy who was on the verge of crying, "Okay, but your daddy is going to have to walk him okay?"
"Yes," He kissed Aria and ran over to Ezra, "See it worked,"
"I heard that," Aria said walking back into the Condo and opened the bag of food.
During Dinner Aria kept looking over at the puppy as it played with one of Tommy's old toys. It started to rough play with it and tossed it around the room a few times. Then towards the end of dinner the puppy sat down next to Aria while she did a few markings and Ezra and Tommy finished what they were eating.
She reached out and started to pet the dog's fur as it placed its head down on her lap and she continued on. "See I told you!" Ezra smirked sitting on the floor next to them and took the puppy from Aria's lap, "It loves you!"
Aria rolled her eyes, "Yeah, I'm sure it's going to love me more when I tell it to sleep outside."
"Oh he's not sleeping outside," Ezra argued, "We will have enough room for the dog and I swear it wouldn't make a mess,"
Aria let out a breath and marked her papers, she didn't really didn't want a dog for Tommy at such a young age. What if something happened to the dog? How was she or Ezra supposed to break his heart?
"Why are you so upset about a puppy?" Ezra asked her
She shrugged and looked over at the puppy as it climbed all over Tommy's face and laughed, "You know that dog will grow up to be bigger than me." She smirked, "I hope you are ready for that?"
"I'm ready for anything," He smiled, "Even another baby if you're ready?"
Aria knitted his eyebrows at him and looked at him with an open mouth, "I never even thought about having another child."
"Why not?"
"I don't know." She smiled, "But it would be nice to have another sibling for Tommy to play with. I guess from now on the future is wide open for us. Who says I can't have another baby with the man I love" She leant over and kissed Ezra, "Maybe in a few years, or let's just play it by ear. What come's come's,"
Ezra laughed loudly and caused Aria to push him, "That sounded not right," He laughed, "But okay,"
"You're nasty," she joined in, "But now that I think about it,"
"Yup," Ezra finished, "But you're right, what come's come's" he smiled.
The following morning Ezra woke up before Aria and looked around the condo for the puppy. It was only six in the morning and he figured that the dog would want to do its business. He walked into their son's room and saw the puppy snuggled up with Tommy on his pillow. He smiled and took the puppy off the pillow and put the leash on.
"Let's go buddy," The puppy looked up at Ezra and started to wag its tail as it jumped up and down trying to get Ezra to carry him. "No, you have to walk." He scolded. Ezra didn't want the puppy to think that he could get carried anywhere it would go.
After two hours of trying to get the dog to go Ezra gave up. It was either the dog went in the condo or he really didn't have to go. He opened the door and went back inside and let the puppy run around. As Ezra started to make a fresh pot of coffee the puppy barked at him and continued to bark until he turned around.
"What?" He asked gently, "what's wrong?" Ezra bent down and started to pet the dog on the head and then the back, "Are you hungry?" he asked and looked around the kitchen for something. He and Tommy didn't get anything when they were out; because he thought it was a sure thing that this dog wasn't going to be around. Finally he opened up the pantry and looked at all the can goods he picked up a can of Vienna sausage and warmed in up in the Microwave. "Here you go buddy," He petted his head and went to get a cup for his coffee.
"Morning," Tommy yawned and looked down at his new dog, "Daddy,"
"Yeah," Ezra said turning around and placing his cup up to his lips.
"What's his name?"
Ezra laughed and scratched the side of his head, "What do you want to name him?"
Tommy made a scrunched up thinking face and then smiled, "Beast"
Ezra almost choked on his coffee and ended up placing the cup down, "Are you sure about that?" He crossed his arms, "I don't think mommy would like that very much,"
Tommy let out a breath, "Okay," He paused and looked over at the puppy as it went over to his water bowl, "How about Scruff?"
Ezra shook his head, "I was thinking about Butch," he shrugged, "Doesn't he look like a butch?"
"I don't know what a butch looks like daddy," Ezra laughed at his son, "why don't we just call him lucky for now until we can think of a name."
Tommy nodded, "I like lucky." He ran up to the puppy and started to play with its tale.
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The trio sat around the condo looking through things that would look good in the new house. Tommy was on the Ipad in his room while Aria and Ezra where on the laptop looking through catalogues of furniture's in their room. They were going with oak brown but then Ezra changed his mind and wanted the off white.
"Pick one!" Aria said frustrated, "Sometimes I think you're a girl the way you spin me." She joked causing Ezra to tickle her feet, "So which on is it?"
"I don't know. I like them both," he said taking the laptop from her and looking at the picture once again, "Maybe the oak brown? It would go with everything," he looked up at Aria who turned to her phone for a brief moment, "So the brown?" She asked looking up from her phone, "Yes, the brown it is."
"Finally," She scoffed and reached over to grab the laptop but Ezra pulled her instead and caused her to straddle his lap, "what are you doing?"
Ezra replied by giving Aria a kiss and rubbing her thigh a little between her legs, "Ezra," Aria moaned in his mouth causing him to stick in tongue in there and getting it deep. Aria tried to pull away but Ezra stopped her and continued to deepen the kiss.
"Mommy?" They both heard and Aria finally got to pull away giving Ezra a glare, "I think lucky needs to go potty."
"Ezra!" Aria squealed, "I told you this was a bad idea."
Ezra rolled his eyes and moved when Aria got off him and went toward the door of their bedroom, "No it's not. All I have to do is take him out."
Aria bit her lower lip and got off the bed when Tommy came running back to her, "He went mommy,"
She nodded, "In the condo?" Tommy nodded, "Argh!"
"I heard that," Ezra grumbled as he picked up the puppy dodo and flushed it down the toilet, "It's not that bad." He said getting the cleaning products from the bathroom cabinet and started to wipe down the dodo stain. "He will learn to go outside. "
Aria pressed her lips into a thin line while she leant up against the door frame and watched him clean. "You are just lucky its tile flooring," Ezra rolled his eyes away from Aria; "You know I saw that right?" she smiled looking at Ezra butt.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Ezra got off the floor and tossed the napkins away, "I wasn't doing anything." He smiled widely as he washed his hands.
"You're a bad liar," Aria laughed, "I know you rolled your eyes."
Ezra turned around and faced Aria, "And how do you know that?" he smirked walking up to Aria and uncrossing her arms placing them around his waist, "You have x-ray vision?"
Aria squeezed his waist and brought him closer, "You just told me."
"I did not!" He defended himself, "I just asked you a question."
"Exactly, and by not denying it you just confirmed it." She patted his ass, "Nice and firm."
"I'll show you what's nice and firm," he smirked bending down to kiss her lips, "But someone has to make dinner."
"That didn't stop you five minutes ago." Aria argued,
Ezra nodded, "Yeah it did get pretty heated." He agreed, "How about later tonight. Just the two of us?"
"I would love it." Aria winked and then pushed him back, "what are you making?"
Ezra gave a hurt mock expression and then turned away from her, "I was thinking take out!"
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Tommy, Aria and Ezra ended up going to Pizza Hut and sitting around a booth. Aria loved their salads and Tommy loved the cinnamon bread that they had with the glaze. Ezra loved the fact that he didn't have to cook and it was a buffet.
"So what did you pick out buddy?" Ezra asked taking a bit of his pizza.
"I want a bunk bed," Tommy smiled, "The one with the side stairs and drawers for my toys."
Aria nodded liking the choice. "That's nice,"
Ezra also nodded, "I think I saw that one. Hey do you want to go to Furniture R us? They have that bed there!"
"Sure, tomorrow?"
"After this" Ezra said excitedly, "I can't believe that I haven't even thought of that. They have so many things that we can choose from and we wouldn't have to pay for shipping."
Aria shrugged finishing off her salad and then taking a sip of her coke, "Sure, sounds good." She looked over at Tommy, "Are you done?"
"Yes," He clapped his hands, "We go!"
They took the one half hour drive to the store and found parking. But because it was near a shopping centre it was a little harder than Ezra thought it would be. And considering it was a Saturday night he was just hoping it was still open.
When he finally found parking Aria took Tommy out of his seat and held his hand. Ezra came around back and grabbed onto Aria's hand giving it a tight happily squeeze.
"I'm excited for this," he said smiling down at her, "I love being with you!"
Aria just smiled and gave him a hand squeeze as they crossed the street and headed into the store. It was already close to seven at night and the store closes at ten. So they had a few hours to look at things and get a few ideas.
"Wow," Aria let out when she stopped in the middle of the two story store, "They have a lot here."
Ezra licked his lips and pulled up his pants, "I know. My publisher came here with me when we were looking for this for my condo,"
"Oh," Aria smiled, "That was nice of him,"
"Her," Ezra corrected, "Kelly, you know the one I was supposed to have lunch with in Philly?"
"Oh," Aria said sadly, "That was nice of her."
Ezra looked at Aria as if she hit a sore spot and watched as she and Tommy headed down the aisle. This store was like a match made in heaven. They had curtains, rods, bathtubs, anything that a house would need. Book shelf's, paint, it was just like a furniture depot.
"I think Tom, found his bed." Aria laughed when Ezra walked up to them and saw their son climbing up the stairs. "How much is it?" she asked when Ezra walked up to the price tag that was hanging on the railing.
"It's not bad," Ezra shook the bed frame; "It seems to be firm" he looked at Aria, "what do you think?"
Aria looked around and saw another bed that had a build in desk with the bunk on the top, "I like that one" She pointed, "He could do homework and it wouldn't take that much space."
"What about that one bud?"
Tommy looked up and shook his head, "But lucky can't sleep on the desk mama," he pouted, "He sleeps down there." He pointed to the bed underneath "and if he gets lonely he can sleep with me."
Aria sighed, "I don't want lucky sleeping on the bed," she stated firmly and watched as Tommy pouted, "He'll get his own bed. Just not this one,"
"Fine," Tommy said stomping down the steps and crossed his arms together as he walked over to Ezra, "Can lucky sleep with me?"
Aria glared up at Ezra, "No," he shook his head, "Mom's right. Lucky should get his own bed just not one for humans. A doggy bed just for him."
Tommy turned on his heel upset that his tag team thoughts didn't work this time and walked away from the two. Ezra shrugged and wrapped his arms around Aria as they followed Tommy in the children's section of the store.
Tommy looked around picking out things that he wanted. Toy boxes, colourful dressers, a few small chairs and tables. "Oh my god!" Aria gasped pulling Ezra to what she was looking at, "It's just like the online site." She squealed looking at the kind size bed frame that she noticed on Ezra's laptop.
Aria turned around in Ezra's arms and smiled widely, "I want that one."
"I do too," Ezra laughed, "How'd you know?"
Aria licked her lips, "I saw the site when I was using your computer" she admitted blushed, "But I love it and I want to get it now!"
Ezra looked over her shoulder once more and then back at Aria's eyes, "Anything for you!" he kissed her, "Let's go get a tag," He held her hand and walked over to the tag slot and grabbed the last one. "I think were in luck,"
Aria laughed, "I think so. Because I too grabbed a tag and it was the last one." She said showing Ezra the tag from the bunk bed, "I think he will be happy about that bunk bed."
"We better go" Ezra said looking at the time, "We can come back later and finish the rest of our shopping."
Aria opened her eyes wide while wiggling her eyebrows, "That's a great idea," she smirked, "You promised me we would finish later and I think Tommy will go down for the count."
Now the furniture is something that I made up... I wanted to go with something different and if there is a store with that name then big hugs to you!
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