Aria and Ezra had only just been able to excuse themselves from the family event. Everyone had asked them to stay, but they knew that now was the right time to leave. Nobody seemed all that phased by what had happened, only that whatever Byron had done was not forgivable. He walked away with a blood covered nose and a fat lip, only what he deserved.
Aria felt completely humiliated. She had never felt so embarrassed in her life. How could her father show up and embarrass her like that? In front of everyone, the people that'd actually liked her. She had tried to apologise, but none of the guests would take it. They just gave her a hug or a pat on the back, and said that it didn't matter. It did, to Aria.

They were both packed, bags set at the top of the stairs when Aria noticed the door near the end of the hall was open a fraction.
"Ezra?" Aria questioned, setting down her bag. "Whose room is that?" Ezra's eyes grew wide as he saw where she was pointing, the panic suddenly rising in him. It was the room that he'd found the videos of Aria.
"It's... Um... My grandmothers room." Ezra lied terribly; causing Aria's brows to shoot up. She began walking towards the room, Ezra trying to tug her back the best that she could. "Aria, don't go in there. Please." He was pleading her not to open the door, but her curiosity got the better of her.
"What's so bad?" She teased, pushing the door open and stepping inside. That's when her face dropped.
The laptop was turned on, just like when Ezra had entered the room several weeks ago, a continuous loop of videos playing. All, of course with the same star-Aria. This one, however was one that Ezra hadn't seen either.
They seemed to be watching a movie on Ezra's bed, glancing at each other every few seconds with a wide grin. They looked like a young couple, watching something with a bowl of popcorn between them.
Then it switched, to a different video. All that could be seen was the silhouette of someone in the shower. It was Aria. She was singing quietly to herself, running her fingers through her hair.
"What is this?" Aria stuttered out, rushing towards the laptop and taking a seat before it. "Who took these?! Was it you?!" Ezra let out a sigh, this was exactly what he didn't want Aria to see. Last time he checked, it was locked. He shook his head, taking a step towards her and the laptop screen.
"Wesley did." Ezra said quietly, causing Aria's head to whip around.
No.
This wasn't what she needed right now.
Wesley was also a stalker, as well as a psychopath.
Things were finally beginning to untangle for them, and sort themselves out. And now, she had just stumbled into the heart of their problems.
"Did you know about this?"
"No..." Ezra began, shaking his head. "Yes. I found it last time we were here..."
"And you didn't tell me?!" Aria yelled, grabbing up the laptop and closing it.
"What was I supposed to say?"
"You were supposed to tell me that your brother has a personal collections of videos that he took secretly of me." She stopped, turning to face him. "Wait, is this what you found when you saw the book?" Ezra glanced at the floor, curling his bottom lip between his teeth, before nodding once. She scoffed, shoving against his chest. "You're a jerk."
"I didn't tell you for a reason!"
She picked up the bag beside it, setting the laptop inside it before throwing it over her shoulder.
"What're you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" She snapped, pushing past Ezra to head towards the stairs. Ezra grasped a hold of her arm, spinning her around to face him.
"You can't just take that, Aria. Mom will know that it's missing."
"It's a laptop with videos of me on it, I think I have the right to take it." He didn't both arguing, instead just grasped at her waist and pulled her against him. He raised a hand, brushing it along her cheek; She didn't bother pulling away.
"Calm down..."
"Don't tell me to calm down, Ezra. He's been taking videos of me, in the shower!" Her voice rose again, and Ezra placed a finger to her lips.
"Stop..." He whispered out his words, pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead. "Put it back where you found it." She shook her head no, leaning up on her tiptoes to press a kiss to his lips, before pulling away and heading towards the door.
"I can't."
-

The moment Aria and Ezra walked through the door things felt different. Like everything had been lifted. It was crazy, but it was such a relief.
After a moment of silence, Ezra spoke. "I'm sorry about now telling you. I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to be pushed even more into this hole of misery that we have."
"A hole of misery?" She raised a brow, folding her arms over her chest. "You still should've told me about it. I wouldn't of walked in. You lied to me, Ezra. You didn't tell me!"
"What're you planning to do with the laptop, Aria?"
"Watch it, burn it, I'm not sure yet." She rolled her shoulders in a small shrug, throwing the laptop bag down on the couch and pulling it open. She sat beside it, waiting for it to load.

A thought entered Ezra's mind, and a small smirk set on his face, as he stood in front of her on the couch.
"Stand up." He said, reaching his arms out towards her. She ignored him, searching through the files on the laptop. There were so many, it sent Aria insane. He waited a minute, before lifting her from the sofa without hesitation, her legs instinctively wrapping around his waist.
"Where are we going?" She groaned, slipping her arms over her chest. She was still mad at him, for lying to her.
"You're mad?" He asked, pushing open the bathroom door and slipping inside. She stayed silent, glancing away from him. "I wasn't kidding when I made that deal."
She shook her head in amusement, trying not to let her a smile show.
"I'm still mad at you, a whole lot." He didn't say anything, instead began tugging at her dress. "I'm not having sex with you."
"You promised." He argued, stubbornly pushing out his lips. "Pay up."
She rolled her eyes, lacing her hands into his hair to yank his lips down to her own.