Their lives couldn't be more messed up right now. A crazy 'Hey, I'm going to sexually assault your girlfriend.' brother. Oh, and let's not forget that Aria's best friend has been trying to tear her to shreds for the past few months.
And to top it all off, Emily had just about succeeded.
Here he was, along with Ella, laying beside his unconscious girlfriend for the fifth night in a row now. Ella was fast asleep beside them both, exhausted from the many nights of sitting and watching nothing progress. Obviously, she saw this coming. Being left that long, bleeding for almost a half hour, that was enough to kill you instantly. But of course, Aria was stubborn, she wasn't giving up, not yet. It's not as if Ezra was letting her go so easily, obviously. He continued to hold on to her twenty four hours of the day, refusing to leave her or return back to the apartment. It was cute, but everyone had to admit that he had to stop holding on and just... let go.
"Still nothing?" The usual doctor said, setting down his clipboard onto the table before Aria's bed. Ezra shook his head, his arms continuing to stay around his girlfriend. She was hooked up to a few wires, so he had to be careful where he laid. The doctor, who hadn't actually told them his name, sighed deeply, only getting a few words out before Ezra sharply cut him off. "You know, we did say if she wasn't awake in 72 hours..."
"She's fine. She's just.. working it off."
"You said the exact same thing yesterday." The doctor didn't need this, he just wanted to have this done with. That's what working sixteen hours does for you. Ezra said nothing, another, more nicer nurse popping in. They knew that her name was Poppy, she couldn't have helped anymore.
"How's everyone doing?" Poppy said cheerfully, a smile setting on Ezra's face. She made sure that Aria was clean and wasn't still covered in blood. Ezra had refused to go near her when she was, he wouldn't be reminded of the sight of her sitting there, bleeding out. It had killed him.
"She's fine. Sleeping." He replied in a mutter.
Poppy and the old man had a small glance in each others direction.
"There's nothing more that we can do, Ezra." Poppy said in a soft tone, setting the sandwich down onto the table. Ezra wouldn't ever eat it, though.
"There's everything that you can do! Look at her, she's still breathing!"
"Not on her own. She's not going to make it, Ezra. A five percent chance, that's very slim."
"She's stubborn, she won't give up on anything once she's set her mind on something, and this is something that she's determined on doing. Why can't anyone see that?!" He was becoming frustrated now, why could no one see that she was going to make it past this? He could see. "Aria's still in there, and she's going to make it."
Neither of them could argue with his wishes, they couldn't just turn it all off. Maybe letting his live it out would help. Live it out to the end.
Whatever happened to the saying 'All good things come to those who wait?'
He'd waited, and waited, and waited, all for what? Having to watch his girlfriend, the only person in this world that made his life worthwhile, whilst she laid there, never moving. It was like she was slowly dying. But then Ezra refused to give up. So he waited, and waited, and waited.
"He has to give it up." Ella muttered harshly to Spencer, Hanna and Mike, placing her face in her hands. "He needs to just let her go."
They had all given up, just simply let go. They all had to.
"He loves her, a lot. He's not going to give up on her." Spencer replied, as Hanna began to sob again. She was such a drama queen.
"I told Emily everything, /everything./ She's a killer. I can't even believe-"
"Shut up, Hanna."
Hanna instantly grew silent, rocking from side to side as she hugged her body.
"Hey, maybe she'll beat that 95% chance." They all scoffed, glancing at Mike with a raised brow. "You know what she's like, she'll see this through."
"I don't want to lose her." Ella popped back into the conversation, leaning against Mike. Mike had made an appearance after finally admitting to his mother that he hit something with Ella's car after taking it during one of his 'highs' with his friends. But Ella had worst things to think about right now. At least Mike wasn't on the verge of death.
After finishing his coffee, Ezra set it down in the overflowing bin, taking his familiar place on the bed beside Aria. Talking to himself was something that he was used to now.
"You know, you're going to make a full recovery. You're going to wake up." He ran his hand along her arm, dancing his fingertips along her arm. "And then we're going to go back to the apartment. Buy that new place, remember? And have all those Little Fitz', running around and clinging to our ankles. Fighting over stupid things, walking out only to walk back in again." He laughed to himself, even though he must have sounded crazy. "I remember you saying 'it's just me and you, we don't need anyone else. You and me, not caring about anyone else. We Were going to walk out of here as Aria and Ezra Fitz, we're going to start fresh. We're finding a new apartment, we were going to go back to us. And most of all, we're going to start a family'." He was proud that he had remembered it all, down to a T. "If you die, I swear..." A thought entered Ezra's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh to himself, nodding. "You need to marry me already."
"Yes, I will. Now please shut up." A sudden voice rung through the room, Ezra's eyes widening as he glanced down at his girlfriend. She weakly raised her hand up, pushing at his face. "Gosh, you're so soppy."
"How long have you been awake?" Ezra suddenly felt embarrassed that he had been rambling on.
"Long enough to hear you rambling." Aria said, wincing as she tried to turn on her side, sudden realization kicking in. "Please tell me that I'm not here."
Ezra sighed, running a hand down her cheek to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "She was arrested on the spot, don't worry." Her hands automatically began to shake, the memories all shooting back to her at once, as her head began to spin. "Hey, Hey look at me." Ezra said lightly, Aria's gaze automatically moving to him. "It's over. We're getting a good ending. " She placed her had above Ezra's, smiling as she pressed a kiss to the palm of his hand.
"Happy ending begins now."
"Guys, she's awake!" Hanna squealed, causing three more bodies to walk in. Aria's eyes scanned over Hanna, and then Ella, Spencer and Mike.
"I did try and tell you." Spencer muttered smugly, receiving an elbow in the gut. She winced, Aria laughing at Spencer's reaction. "I'm just trying to lighten the mood."
"Hey, guess who's getting married?" Ezra said quickly, pressing a kiss to Aria's lips. "Aand this is my cue to leave." He quickly manoeuvred himself from the best, despite Aria's tight hold on him. "I'll be back."
"I love you." Ezra couldn't help but grin at her words, pressing another kiss to her lips.
"I love you too, Mrs Fitz."
And that's it! I just want to thank all of you for actually reading this, it means an awful lot to me.
You should all thank my best friend Cuppy, for being the most amazing person that I've ever spoken to. She's the person who refuses to sleep until I've uploaded a chapter. Go read her story, I demand it!
I shall be writing a one shot to continue this, and then I'll be writing a new story, starting Monday.
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