She had slept like a baby.

More than great, it was like she hadn't slept in years, and now she had just gotten into bed for the first time in she couldn't remember how long. Aria had slept the whole night in Ezra's arms, only pulling away when he manoeuvred her out of his arms to answer the phone. He didn't want to leave, of course not, but the continuous ringing of the phone, going on and on and on stopped Ezra from having time alone with his girlfriend, who he had only just got back, might he add. It was frustrating, but the ringing wouldn't stop.

It was work, ordering that he go into work and cover for the English class. He tried arguing, but after all of the time that he had had off, it was either come in and work or never do it again.

So he had to agree, hanging up immediately and quietly grasping up Aria's phone. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, being gone for a few hours.

"Hello?" Ezra muttered lazily, running a hand through his hair and trying to wake himself up.

"Mr Fitz?" Emily's voice rung through the phone, she had obviously only just woken up to. It was six am, never a good time to wake someone. "Is everything okay?"

"Everything's fine." Ezra began in a quiet tone, glancing at his sleeping girlfriend. His mind went blank, and for a moment, Ezra forgot why he was calling. "Are you free today? I have work, and Aria's just got back. I really don't want to leave her on her own, it won't be for long."

"No, no. It's fine. I'll be there within the hour!" She said enthusiastically, excited to see her best friend again. Ezra thanked her, hanging up and setting the phone down onto the cabinet. Taking a moment to admire Aria all cuddled up beneath the covers, he took a seat beside her, running his fingertips through her hair.

"Aria?" Ezra whispered out, tucking the wild locks of hair behind her ear. She stirred in her sleep, not wanting to be disturbed from her dream. "I have to go." Aria came to her senses then, shaking her head furiously. Her arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him against to her.

"I just got back..." She muttered lazily, clinging tightly to him. She didn't want him to leave her.

"I'll be back soon, I promise." Aria reluctantly sighed, pressing kisses to his lips before nodding. "Back soon, Emily's coming over."

"Hmm, I love you."

"I love you too." Ezra intertwined his fingers with hers, pressing a kiss to her knuckles. "We have a lot of catching up to do when I get back." With a nod of her head, Aria pressed a final kiss to his lips, raking her nails up his back. He handed her the phone, whispering against her lips. "Call me if you need anything." Aria nodded, shoving it into the pocket of Ezra's shirt that he had allowed her to borrow. Well, she stole it and jumped in to bed before he could argue but that wasn't the point.

"Now, get ready before you're late. That won't go down well."

Ezra laughed, beginning to get ready for work.

By the time Emily turned up, it was past ten, and Aria had began to worry.

"Hey, Aria!" Emily announced, closing the door and locking it behind her.

Aria picked up on it then, the sound of Emily's tone. Hey, maybe she just wasn't feeling too good or something.

"No cupcakes today?" Aria teased, pouring the coffee into the two cups.

"Nah,I don't think we'll need it."

Aria arched a brow, glancing at her best friend in confusion.

"Huh? You always bring cupcakes."

"Not today. You see, there's something that we need to talk about."

"I'm confused." Aria was beyond confused right now, and she was still exhausted from the week that she had had in a jail cell.

That's when Emily stepped into the kitchen beside Aria, dragging the largest knife from the knife set upon the counter, admiring the way the light emitted from it with a mischievous grin. Yep, consider Aria confused.

"Did Ezra ever tell you what he did to Maya?" Emily's voice rung through the apartment, Aria backing up instinctively. "How it was him, it was all him."

"What're you talking about? Ezra didn't kill anyone."

Emily laughed dryly, shaking the knife from side to side.

"Really? He didn't tell you? Well, isn't this rich. His girl isn't going to leave this apartment alive, and you have no idea why." Emily stepped forward, as Aria tried to dart for the bathroom, almost dropping the phone that Ezra had given her onto the floor. Emily grasped her by the back of the head, slamming her into the door frame and knocking her to the ground. "Ezra killed Maya, and now you're paying for it."