Chapter 29

Ezra POV

Spending the next couple of days with Aria had been nothing more than exceptional. He really didn't believe in fairytales, but that's how it felt when he was with Aria. Like he was living someone else's life. He never knew it could be like that. He still couldn't believe it. He never imagined that he and Aria could be this good together. More than good. He had hoped. He had never been happier. Looking more forward to his future. He had learned more about Aria, and she had learned some new things about him. She got him. More than just got him, they were connecting so much on a deeper level than before. They had never been more in tune into each other's emotions. He got her. He knew her moods. Her thoughts. Her convictions. He could read her so easily now from spending a lot with her. He was adapting to her more as a person he had fallen in love with. He loved that she was more open with him than she had ever been. The things that she said and did didn't surprise him anymore. She knew him better than he knew himself. She understood him more than any other woman he had ever been with. They had never been on a more equal footing. He knew her better than any other man she had ever been with. She had even said it one night without retracting it when he had mentioned Adam. She had said that it was different with Adam. That Adam had gotten a different side of her. That both he and Adam brought out different sides of her that only they could relate to.

She accepted the good and the bad with him. He did the same. They weren't perfect people. They were two humans prone to mess up occasionally. They had flaws. They both had made a lot of mistakes, and caused each other pain. They could either bring out the best in each other, or they could bring out the very worse in one another. No one could hurt him like Aria could and vice versa. They were each other matches. They really were more alike than they even knew. They had a lot in common. She knew each of his weaknesses and every one of his strengths, and he knew hers. They could argue so passionately, and then turn around and make love so intensely. She challenged him. And he her. It wasn't all rainbows and sunshine with them. It was more difficult and realistic than that.

She gave his life worth. She gave him an adventure everyday he was with her. A day was never boring with her. It was always exciting. Uplifting. He loved holding her in his arms. Loved waking up next to her. Loved talking with her endlessly. They never ran out of having something to talk about. He loved her cooking for him. Loved showering with her. Loved surprising her by doing the smallest things for her. Whether it be bringing her breakfast in bed, gifting her with simple treasures', or presenting her with a different flower every day and explaining its meaning. Loved her as she shared more of her childhood memories with him. Loved having her at his apartment. Loved the fact that he had given her, her own key. Loved going out in public with her. Loved how they sat around in his apartment cuddled up together as they watched old movies and listened to more of his old records.

Loved how they made love every night in his bed. Loved how he had picked up the habit of reading to her, her fingertips running across his lips to capture every word. He found that she loved that more than anything. He loved how she sang to him as he kissed his way up her body, running his hand through her long silky locks. Loved how he never grew tired of sleeping with her, and her with him. He shared all the poems he had ever written, and she had in return shared all the stories she had written that she wanted to get publish someday. Loved that she felt safe with him. Loved that she smiled and laughed so much now. Loved that he gave her that, and he loved that she gave the same joy to him. They didn't know what they were to one another. There was no definition. The subject never came up. She hadn't push for anything more. He hadn't push for anything more than she wasn't willing to give.

It just felt nice to be together. To spend some time enjoying each other's company. Their relationship didn't have a title. They never brought it up. They never discussed it. He didn't know why. He didn't know why they were avoiding it. Maybe they both were afraid of jinxing it. Afraid of ruining what they had right now. Afraid of complicating things. They never even talked about their future. What they both wanted out of it. They never talked about serious things like marriage, or children. He knew that they would have to talk about their untitled relationship rather sooner than later. He hadn't even told her that he loved her. He didn't know why he was holding back. Keeping quiet. Could it be that he was waiting on her to say it? To tell him she loved him?

Ezra turned his head left as he reclined on his back, his eyes falling on a sleeping Aria. She looked so beautiful as she slept on her stomach with her face turned towards him, the sheet pushed down exposing her flawless bare back. They both were unscrupulously naked underneath the sheets. Her long luxurious hair fell around her beautifully, obscuring her gorgeous face from him. She looked so peaceful. He couldn't bring himself to disturb her. She looked so relaxed. He scooted over closer to her, hearing the shallow puffs of air she released from her slightly opened mouth. What an enticing mouth is was. He couldn't tear his eyes from off her, allowing a light finger to trace an invisible path down her smooth back. She moaned sleepily, stirring just a little. But not enough to wake up. She snuggled over towards him, completely unaware of her actions.

He turned fully on his side towards her, propping himself up on his elbow as he allowed his roaming hand to get bolder, running down her luscious round bottom as she moaned and stirred again, before his hand ventured back up her ivory back, drawing small circles onto her back. He leaned down, letting his warm mouth replace his fingers as he kissed down her shoulders, before moving to kiss down her back, reveling in the flowery scent of her skin as she sighed. His tongue absorbing the taste of her skin as his tongue grazed along the contours of her beautiful crafted back. He licked and sucked on her flesh, hearing as she sucked in her breath, before releasing it slowly. He brushed her hair from off her neck to kiss the butterfly tattoo there without waking her up. She had told him when she had gotten it and what it stood for. There were no more secrets between them. He kissed his way down her back again, seeing as her hands unconsciously gripped the sheets.

He felt his cock growing hard; lengthen as his fingers followed his lips. She was breathing deeply now, soft moaning spilling from her silken lips. But she still didn't wake up. He wanted her to wake up. He needed her. He knew that she sensed his need. He allowed himself to achieve a full erection, before he gently flipped her over onto her back, easily waking her up. Her black finely detailed eyelashes fluttered upward. Dark lustful brown eyes met his needy blue ones. She smirked seductively, before biting her bottom lip. He bent his head to kiss that lip, groaning loudly as she coaxed him into a hot and heavy make out session, before pulling his lips away. His eyes stared into hers as he climbed on top of her, his large body covering her smaller one. She moaned out loud as her hard nipples rubbed against his hard chest as she let them brush back and forth, causing him to grit his teeth as he forced his way in between her thighs. She gyrated her pussy against the swollen head of his cock, wetting it with her cum, seeking him. She knew just how to manipulate his body.

Instead of giving her what they both wanted, he slid down her body to suckle on her erect nipples, biting them softly, before cupping both of her breasts in his hands, and then he moved back up. Her hands ran down his shoulders lovingly, his muscled back and tight butt, before wandering up to wrap her arms around his neck as she hooked her legs tightly around him, wiggling impatiently against him. She was so thirsty for him. He scoffed against her mouth, before crushing his lips down onto hers as he pushed himself into her heat, groaning as he pushed all the way in her tightness, hearing her sputtering screams as she grasped the back of his neck somewhat desperately. For a small second, he closed his eyes. He loved being inside of her. She always felt tight and really wet. Every time he was inside of her it felt like a new experience. His eyes opened back up as he started thrusting hard and deep into her, feeling as her inner walls clenched around him.

She thrusted her hips upwards, her body moving along with his as her eyes continued to hold his. She arched up as he moved slow and deep inside of her, rocking his body into hers as she moaned and bit the inside of her lip. Her hands swept down his back, stopping along the way to grip his waist, her fingers digging painfully into the skin, before scraping their way down. He pounded into her relentlessly, going deeper and deeper inside of her as she grew even louder than before. She was gasping. He was gasping, their voices grating as it reverberated off the walls. There was no need for them to be quiet. Who would hear them in his tiny apartment? The people outside? His neighbors? She circled her hips as her hands gripped his ass, feeling as he plunged in and out of her without stopping. He pulled out slightly, before thrusting back in as she groaned and lifted herself up a little to kiss his chest, then his straining shoulder blades and biceps, and then she fell back against the mattress, her eyes closing as she squeezed herself around him as he pounded into her faster.

He couldn't stop pumping in and out of her, but he felt himself gradually slowing down as he got ready to come inside of her. He felt himself shaking, pulsating. She moved her hands up his body to bring his face down to hers, thrusting her soft tongue into his gaping mouth as his tongue mashed with hers. He thrusted again and again, before spilling his semen deep inside of her as she yelled out his name, giving herself over to her orgasm. He rested his glistening forehead against hers, his hot breath fanning her mouth. He didn't move out of her. He remained inside of her, wanting to still savory the feel of being inside of her. She was breathing so hard as her fingers lightly stroked the side of his neck, shoulders, and back. Her body still riddled with aftershocks. She opened her eyes to stare into his as she smiled, before cupping his face in her hands as she kissed him possessively. He kissed her back hard, before pulling out of her and getting up off the bed to step into his pajama pants, then he leaned back down to touch his lips with hers, before he turned and left out the bedroom.

Ezra went into the kitchen to make Aria some breakfast, hearing as she got up from the bed to head inside the bathroom. A few seconds later, he heard the shower running. He cracked four eggs against the hot skillet, then he threw in half a stick of butter and dumped in his eggs, then he added salt and pepper and cheese, and then he whisked it all together, his own mouth salivating at the wonderful aroma that floated up to greet his nose. He then made buttered toast with a side of grape jelly, poured apple juice into a tall glass, and then he scraped the scrambled eggs onto a plate, before grabbing a breakfast tray to place everything on, and then he headed back into his bedroom. Aria was sitting cross legged on his bed, wearing one of his buttoned up shirts. She looked good in it. Her dark mass of hair fell down the middle of her back in wet tangles. Her face was scrub clean, making her appear even more angelic like. She couldn't look anymore lovelier than she already was.

"Here," Ezra said as he bent his head down to kiss her soft lips, placing the tray onto her lap.

"Thanks," Aria said softly against his lips as she kissed him back, before picking up her fork to tuck into her eggs.

"You're welcome," Ezra smiled as he collected up his toiletries, and then he walked over to the bathroom. "I'm going to take a shower".

She nodded her head; too busy eating her food as she bit into her piece of toast.

Ezra let the hot steam of the water cascade down his head and body, allowing it to completely relax him. It was a wonderful feeling, like a thousand hands caressing his entire body. His beautiful masculine mouth spurted out water that had gotten into his mouth, before he ran a hand down his face. The spray of the showerhead playing through his hair as his hands worked out the AXE shampoo. The seductive blend of coconut, hazelnut, and caramel assaulted his nose in a good way. His whole body was sensitive. Alert. Satiated. His hands skimmed down his neck, broad chest, and well-formed abdomen, feeling as a light buzzing sensation started. His hand traveled down more, reaching that hot and swollen part of him that got thick and longer as he stroked himself, letting out a little groan as his hands left his erect cock to feel down his back, his fingers tracing over his muscles, bones, and the marks that were left by Aria, before they moved down to his buttocks, and then they traveled back up just as he felt Aria's presence.

He turned and let the jet of water run down his back as he faced Aria, his body keeping hers from getting thoroughly wet. His eyes couldn't help gazing down at her dark turgid nipples. He got even more aroused, his hands reaching out to flick them. She moaned, a deep sultry sound emitting from her throat, before she bit her bottom lip. She kissed him, flattening herself to him as she plunged her velvety tongue inside of his mouth, exploring it religiously as his hands gripped her ample ass, kneading it gently as mewling sounds slipped from her full lips. She broke their kissing off to kiss the corners of his mouth, down his chin and neck, his muscled chest, her fingers trailing along worshippingly as she kissed down his beautifully formed abdomen, and then she fell down on her knees, using the back of her heels to keep herself up. He knew what she would do next. He couldn't stop her. Not when she wanted this as much as him. He was helpless. Held captive by her smoldering eyes, hands, and highly attractive mouth. She was like a drug he couldn't get enough of. It had been a while since he had last been inside of her mouth. His body teetered with anticipation. He prepared himself, grabbing a fist full of her long silky hair.

Her mouth was hot and demanding as she took him inside of her mouth. She took all of him. Every inch. He had never felt such pleasure. Felt so weak, his fingers gripping her hair tighter, fearing that he was hurting her. But, he couldn't release her. She gave no indication that she was in any kind of pain as her lips and tongue catered to him. He was so deep inside of her mouth; tortured groans spilling from his agape mouth as his back stiffened in an awkward angle. Her beautiful teeth bit, teased, and pulled him, causing him to bellow and slam one of his hands against the shower wall. His eyes rolled back in his head as she sucked on him deeper and harder, making sure he hit the back of her throat. All the slurping and popping sounds that she was making as she sucked his cock were unnerving and made him get more aroused and hard.

Her hands massaged and squeezed up and down his length as she continued sucking him, releasing a little bit of him to allow her tongue to lick around the engorged mushroom shaped tip, before kissing and licking down the shaft, and then she took him back into her mouth, moaning and making other sounds to get him excited. Over and over and over she had him hit the back of her throat, before she took him out of her mouth again. She kissed his ball sack, her fingers brushing and toying with them, before her mouth engulfed his cock once more. Loud growls emitted from him as he started thrusting his hips, making her take more of him. She complied unselfishly, tugging on him even harder as she compressed inner jaw muscles around him again and again, hearing as a whisper that sounded like her name poured from his mouth. Her head bobbed faster as he stopped his thrusting hips, groaning incoherently as he freed a load of his cum down her throat. She groaned as she swallowed his semen, sucking on the head of his cock to get more as his body sagged against the shower wall tiredly. He fought to re-gain his composure, vowing to repay her back.

Once he gained all of his composure and got his breathing under control, he dragged Aria up from her knees as her big doe like eyes mocked him. Oh yes, he was going to pay her back. He kissed her mouth burningly, tasting himself. His lips leaving hers to venture down to kiss her pale neck, her full breasts with its erected dark tips, his hands dragging down her slightly quivering stomach as the rough part of his tongue flicked each of her hard nipples, before moving down the gorgeous sculpture of her body. One of his hands moving back up to lightly palm her breasts as he dropped to his knees, roguishly pushing her back against the wall as he lifted her right leg over his shoulder. His hand left her breasts to grip her slim waist, keeping her in place as one her hands found its way into his hair and her other one braced against the wall behind her for support. He didn't mind the water beating down on the both of them, drenching them. He inhaled her wonderful scent as he aligned his mouth with her glistening pussy lips, smelling flowers, butterscotch, and black cherries. She smelled like sex.

She was writhing and moaning against him before he even delved his tongue inside of her scorching tight pussy. His mouth was on her in a matter of seconds, exploring every part of her inner cave as he licked, nibbled, and sucked on her enlarged clitoris. She cried out, her fingers in his hair tightening as she moaned and bit her bottom lip, pushing herself more into his mouth as her back arched. His skilled tongue swirled, twirled, and flicked up into her as drops of her cum trickled down his mouth and chin. He groaned, forcing his tongue further inside of her, thrusting it in and out of her. His technique was rushed. Sloppy. Uncontrolled. His hands moved from her ankles, to her legs and curvaceous thick thighs, to caress her sweet luscious round bottom. As he continued to thrust inside of her, she began to roll her hips expertly, pushing his tongue even deeper as her whole body quaked uncontrollably. Her little moans fell around them as her inner walls clamped around his rotating tongue. One of his hands left her ample bottom to head back up towards her nipples, pinching them in between his thumb and forefinger as she hissed ever so sweetly.

"Come for me, Aria," He commanded hoarsely against her pussy, smiling on the inside as her essence flowed into his mouth.

"Ezra…oh Ezra…mmm…" She croaked, giving herself over to another orgasm.

He kissed her in that still pulsating spot, then he removed her leg from over his shoulder, and then he stood back up. He kissed her smirking trembling lips, and then he kissed the side of her neck, his body squishing hers into the wall, before he turned both of their bodies towards the blasting showerhead, letting the water wash away the evidence of their oral love making. He then grabbed the bar of soap and started to wash her body as she did the same to him, their hands wandering and exploring. He turned the knob off when they were done cleaning each other's bodies, and then he stepped out of the shower, reaching back for Aria's hand to help her out. He took a big towel off the rack to towel dry Aria's body, Aria reaching for another one to dry him off. He kissed her leisurely, moaning softly against her mouth as their foreheads touched. She kissed him back, whispering his name, right before he picked her up and carried her back into his bedroom as her long creamy legs wrapped around him.

Ezra sat her back down on her feet, her body sliding down his so provocatively, wantonly. He tilted her chin up towards his face as he gazed down into her eyes, his mouth finding hers again, before he pulled away so that they both could get dress. She protested, her cute little mouth pouting as her eyes sparkled with anger. He barked with laugher, not yielding as she continued to look over at him sourly. He shook his head no, still laughing as she tossed her wet long hair over her shoulder dramatically and gave up and got dress. He threw on a t-shirt and sweatpants, as Aria's settled for a tank top without a bra and cutoff shorts. He then left out the room so that she could do her hair, opting to whip them up a quick meal that consisted of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and dinner rolls. When he had everything finished and out on the kitchen table, Aria emerged from his bedroom, looking fresh and bright as she smiled at him, coming up to wrap her arms around his waist, stepping on her tippy toes to kiss him, and then she moved away to sat down at the table. He went to go retrieve the lemonade and two glasses, before sitting down at the table beside her, and then they both started to eat.

"Are you done?" Ezra asked as he reached over for her empty plate.

"Yeah," Aria said as she watched as he stacked her plate on top of his.

He got up to head over to the kitchen to wash their dishes. She got up to follow him, putting up the leftover food as he rinsed off the dishes.

"Come here," He pulled her along by the hand over to the front room that was connected to the dining room when he got done with the dishes, dragging her down on the couch with him with her back to his chest and his arms going around her.

"What did you think when you first saw me?" Aria asked him quietly, measuring her hand with his.

"I thought that you were the most beautiful girl that I had ever seen," Ezra said as he kissed the top of her head.

"Be serious," Aria chastised him, nudging back against him.

He chuckled at her quick annoyance with him.

"I am. I couldn't take my eyes off of you," He spoke in a soft tone now. "Everything about you was just so beautiful. Your big brown eyes, your full luscious lips, your long luxurious hair, and that sultry voice of yours. God, such an enticing sound. I was so nervous that you'll notice me staring at you. I was so scared to even go by you. I was so afraid of what I might feel. Your smell was so intoxicating".

"What did I smell like?" Aria asked, intertwining her fingers with his, wanting him to confess everything.

"You smelled like flowers," He admitted embarrassingly, bending his head to kiss the top of her head again. "What did you think of me?"

"I couldn't see your face when you first came into the classroom," Aria said as pulled his arms tighter around her. "But, when you turned around from the blackboard, I thought, my god, he's the most attractive man that I had ever seen. I wanted you. It was like I had to have you. I was so determined. I didn't care that you were my teacher. That you were older than me. Those factors didn't matter once my mind was made up".

"You were so bold, brass and confident, and sexy," Ezra said with a laugh. "You scared the hell out of me. You made me nervous. You still do. I've never encounter a woman like you".

"I had to be," Aria said unashamedly. "You were something that I wanted. I had to make sure that you noticed me. Do you remember when I danced for you at the bar on the Hollis campus?"

"I wasn't able to forget it. I never felt such lust in all my life," Ezra gave another laugh. "Once again I couldn't take my eyes off of you as you stared into my eyes as you danced. You were a great dancer. The way that you moved your body so erotically. The gentle sway of your hips. How you moved your body in every direction as though you were so in tune with the music. How your beautiful dark hair fell over your eyes and shoulders. God, I couldn't move. I could have sworn that everyone in that bar felt the sexual heat between us. It took everything inside of me not to touch you".

"Why did you leave out?" Aria asked, before bringing his fingers up to her mouth to kiss them softly, brushing them back and forth against her lips.

"Because feeling the way that I felt towards you was wrong," He answered, releasing a breath of air as he sniffed the scent of her hair. "I was your teacher and you were my student. You were young. I was attracted to you. I couldn't fight it. I was so close to sleeping with you. I was aching to be inside of you. You were making me want you when I knew that I couldn't have you in that way. I couldn't trust myself to be around you any longer".

"Do you remember kissing me in that parking lot? I can't forget it. I had never been kissed like that," Aria said as she smiled in memory, leaning back into his chest more. "You kissed me like you were starving for the taste of me. You put every emotion that you were feeling in that kiss. I couldn't think. I felt weightless. I never wanted you to stop kissing me. To feel your body press up against mine. My hands didn't want to stop exploring the different parts of your body".

"I didn't want to frighten you," Ezra spoke softly, his voice thick and clear as his free hand came up to run through her long plush locks.

"But you didn't. You didn't frighten me," Aria argued. "How could I be scared of the man that I wanted so badly? Be frighten of the best kiss I had ever had? I wanted you to stop fighting me. I wanted to sleep with you that night. I wanted to have you inside of me. Why did you take me back to your apartment that same night? Was it because you wanted to sleep with me too?"

"Yes," Ezra said with shame, not sounding too proud about it. "I had drunk too much alcohol, but I couldn't blame it on that. That night was just spinning out of control fast. I had to put the brakes on what was happening between us quickly".

"Do you remember catching me naked on the bus to New York City?" Aria asked with laughter, her head going back to gauge his facial expression.

"I had no idea that you would be undressing," Ezra said with a soft smile on his lips as his fingers left her hair to trace her eyes, nose, and mouth. "Imagine my surprise at finding you like that. I've never seen such perfection on any woman. Every inch of your pale skin was unblemished. Your breasts were so beautiful, full, and ripe. You taunted me so cruelly. You wanted me to look at you. To touch you. I got so frustrated with you. I never meant to hurt you when I gripped both of your wrists".

"Do you remember the first time that we slept together?" Aria asked breathlessly, her eyes still fixed on his face.

"How could I forget," Ezra said as he stared down into her eyes with such intensity, the images of that night still in his head. "I gave you so many times to back out, but you didn't".

"I know, but I wanted you," Aria said with a silken voice as she turned slightly in his arms. "I wanted you to be my first. I never knew the real thing could be so wonderful. Could feel so good. Yeah I felt pain, but it was so worth it. I was so sore and bruised the next morning. You never told me, how did you know that I was a virgin?"

"It was a while back, but I was in the boys bathroom in school when I overhead Wes speaking about it with two of his friends," Ezra said as his thumb brushed across her bottom lip. "I couldn't believe it. I was so sure that you weren't innocent because of the way you had been coming on to me. I misjudged you. I'm sorry for that. I couldn't believe that you wanted me to take your virginity. To be your first. In deep down inside, I wanted to be the one. I wanted you to have a good experience. I didn't want it to be with some guy that would end up being selfish, careless, clumsy and rough, or inexperienced. I didn't want you to end up fearing sex. I knew that I could put your needs above my own, that I had experience, that I could be gentle with you and appreciate your body, and that I could make sure your first time was one to remember".

"And you gave me all of that, and more," Aria breathed against his lips, stretching up to crush her mouth against his, before laying her head back down on his rising chest. "Even though I was sore and hurting, I still wanted you again".

"Aria…" He didn't finish, shaking his head.

"What is it? What were you getting ready to say?" Aria asked as she lifted her head back up to stare into his face.

"You and me, we've been through a lot. We fought, argued, and hurt one another. Did you ever think that we would be at this moment right now?" Ezra asked her comfortably, loving how her body was displayed over his.

"No," Aria said with honesty after a moment of silence. "Did you?"

"No," Ezra said as his hand roamed her leg, thigh, and side, before heading up to her chest, neck, and face. "We were headed in two directions. I wanted you, but you didn't want me. You were with Adam".

"But all that has changed now," Aria sounded out of breath as his hands continued to roam over her body.

Every stroke ignited her senses. She loved having his hands on her, touching.

"What are we to one another, Aria?" Ezra finally asked her the long awaited question. "I like to think that what we have right now goes beyond sex".

"What do you want us to be to each other?" Aria asked, asking his question with another one as though she feared his rejection.

"That's not what I asked you," Ezra said with slight irritation in his voice, hating that she was avoiding his question. "I already know what I want us to be to one another; can you honestly say that you do?"

"Why are you pressuring me?" Aria asked angrily as she sat up and moved away from him, glaring over at him.

"I'm not," Ezra fired back just as angrily, pulling her resistant body back over towards his. "I just want you to be honest with yourself, and with me. How hard is that? I know everything I need to know about you Aria. You know me better than any other woman that I have ever been with. I want you. I want us to be in a relationship. I want you to be mines completely. I've told you that before. I wasn't lying then. I'm still being truthful. Why can't you offer me the same courtesy?"

"I'm sorry," Aria said as she pressed her forehead against his, her arms wrapping around his neck to hold him close to her. She pulled back just a fraction, gazing into his eyes with remorse. "I do want you. Every part. You are mine and no one else's".

"Yes, I am yours," He said as his eyes penetrated hers, then they fell down to her full mouth, then back up into her eyes, before he kissed her intensely on the lips, and then he laid back down on the couch again with her in his arms. "Does that mean that you want to be in a relationship with me?"

"Yes," Aria said without hesitating. "I was just afraid that you wouldn't want me like I want you".

"How could I not want you, Aria," Ezra asked as he kissed the softness of her hair. "You are all I ever think about".

"I can't stop thinking about you either. Even when you are with me. I can't stop touching you, kissing you," Aria admitted as she bit her bottom lip, running her fingers across his wide chest.

"Do you want to get married someday?" Ezra asked as his hand engulfed hers.

"I do," Aria said unquestionably. "How about you?"

"Of course," Ezra smiled against her head. "How about kids? Do you want those?"

"Yes," Aria smiled beautifully, her lips tickling his chest. "I can just imagine little me's running around. Do you want them?"

"Yeah," He laughed easily, feeling as she snuggled more closely into him.

"We want the same things," Aria compared.

"We do," Ezra agreed as he nodded his head, before he brought her chin up so that she was looking deep into his eyes. "I want those things with you, Aria. I want to marry you, to live in a big house together, and to have a family with you. And you want to know why? Because I'm in love with you".

"And I want to give you all of those things," Aria said softly, not able to tear her eyes away from his. "I want to be your wife, the woman that you make love to every night and every second of the day, and be the mother to your children. And you want to know why? Because I'm so in love with you, Ezra".

He was about to kiss her, when her cell phone went off, interrupting their moment of clarity. He didn't move his eyes away from hers and she didn't move hers away from him. They ignored it. Her cell phone rang again. She ignored. It rung once more. He ran a hand down his face, breaking their connection. He could see that she was obviously frustrated like him when her phone kept on ringing persistently. She cursed, pushing up from him to go answer it in his bedroom. He pulled himself up in a sitting position, running his hands through his hair as he waited for Aria to return. He was happy with the way things had progressed between him and Aria. Aria finally returned after ten minutes, looking as though she had been crying or on the verge of. Her face a solemn mask. The happy girl a while ago was gone. He didn't know what had caused a change in her behavior. He could only gather it had been whoever had called her. He reached for her and she came willingly as he pulled her down onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her. He felt a shudder go through her. He wrapped his arms tighter around her.

"What's wrong? Who was that on the phone?" Ezra asked with concern as he kissed the side of her neck and shoulder. "I don't like to see so withdrawn like this. You were just so happy a moment ago. What changed?"

"It was Benjamin Bailey on the phone. Adam's father," Aria said quietly, too quietly. "He called to tell me that they caught Adam's killer. Apparently, he couldn't live with the guilt anymore. He turned himself in. Whatever that means".

"And how do you feel?" Ezra asked her; happy that Adam's murderer was captured as he kissed Aria's shoulder again.

"Fine," Aria said as she shrugged her shoulders, her voice dull.

He turned her around in his arms so that she was looking into his eyes.

"Don't do that. Don't pretend with me. I get you, remember," Ezra said firmly. "I know that you feel something more. Something stronger. Talk to me".

"Okay. I feel happy, relived and free, and glad," Aria said as she broke down crying in his arms, tears coursing down her face. She clung to him desperately as all the tears of hurt, sadness, and anger fell. He rocked her, kissing and squeezing her tight. "I'm glad that he's going away for a very long time. Adam has justice now. I can breathe again. I don't have to feel sad anymore or be left wondering if his killer will ever be caught. I can completely move on with my life. I don't have to be scared anymore or feel all this anger inside of me. All the hate. I can let it go".

"Good. Now let it go completely," Ezra coaxed as his hungry mouth came down on hers, getting up as he walked with her to his bedroom. "Only feel me, this. I'll never leave you. I love you".

"I love you too," Aria said, half crying and moaning as she tore off his clothes as he tore hers off.

They fell on top of his bed naked, their bodies interlaced as they rolled around. Her silky long tresses spilt over the white pillowcases and rumpled up sheets as they continued to thrash around, writhing against one another as their mouths stayed fixed together. He never had seen anyone so beautiful, special. Never known someone that affected him like Aria could. Could cause such passion inside of him. Could make his body sing. He grabbed her knee and pulled it up, and then he thrust himself deep inside of her. Her back arched back against the mattress as she bit her bottom lip, before releasing a loud cry. He withdrew and then slammed back into her, the impact so sudden and intense. Over and over and over again he thrusted deep inside of her. It was incredible. Hurried. Raw. Frantic. He knew it was just what she wanted. Want she needed. He gave her every inch of him. Made her feel every deep amazing thrust. Their breaths mingled together as she cried and called out his name. His hands were everywhere, burning. On her ankle, sliding up to her thigh, running over her smooth neck, fondling with her breasts and tugging on her taut nipples. His mouth was hot and wet, his tongue bathing every sweet inch of her soft creamy skin. He gave one final last push inside of her body, pouring everything that he was into her as her inner walls constricted around him. They lay limp, their bodies covered in a lot of sweat, their mouths still working together, before he moved off of her, allowing her to breathe without his crushing weight on top of her.

I loved writing this chapter so much. This chapter was definitely my favorite of all my other ones. How did you like it? Review! Always review. Only one chapter left, which is the Epilogue : (. I don't know when I'm going to have it up. It's going to take some time to write it. I'm still working out details in my head. I want this story to have the proper send off. I've enjoyed this story so much. Thank you guys for your continued support.