Neither sister knew how long they'd been sat there together when they heard the front door open.

"Ella I'm home." Byron called out. "And I brought Chinese." He said, placing the bag of takeaway food on the island in the kitchen.

Ella wiped the tears from her eyes and took a deep breath in an attempt to calm herself down before replying to him. "I'll be down in a minute." She said before turning to Prue. "You need to go."

"I know." Prue replied sadly. "I'm so sorry about this Piper. If you need to talk or just want me to freak him out or kick his ass for you I'm here." She assured her.

"Thanks." Ella said through her tears. She gave Prue one last hug before she disappeared, leaving lights in her place which vanished seconds later.

Sighing, Ella knew she'd have to face Byron and wasn't sure if she could do it with the knowledge she'd just gained. She took the Book of Shadows back up to the attic and blew out the candles before putting them away in the trunk where she'd found them earlier.

The short tasks did nothing to take her mind off Byron's betrayal. How could he do that to her and the kids? Did his wedding vows mean nothing anymore? After everything she'd been through Ella thought she'd finally found Mr Right with Byron.

They'd known each other in high school but had lost touch when they went to college. After Ella moved to Rosewood she found that he'd moved there too and they'd rekindled their relationship. She remembered the night he had said that he loved her. They'd just been to see a movie and were walking back through the park. Neither of them had taken their car as it had been snowing and they didn't want to risk driving on the slippery roads so Byron had offered to walk Ella home to keep her safe. She'd smiled at the gesture, making her feel warm inside despite knowing that she was probably better able to take care of herself than he was. They'd just been talking and Ella had slipped on a patch of ice but Byron managed to catch her before she fell and pulled her up. It was then that he'd told her he loved her, and to her the moment had been perfect. Of course, with her luck the night had to end with her vanquishing a low level demon that'd broken into her house. She should've known that was a bad sign.

She tried to comprehend how they'd managed to get from that moment to here. What had changed? She had known that something was up with Byron before they went to Iceland. Why didn't she trust her instincts? When had they ever led her wrong in the past? She felt sick to her stomach at the thought of her husband with another woman, even more so with the realisation that Aria had seen it happen. How could Byron even ask her daughter to lie about that to her for over a year?

Ella had so many questions that needed answers that she made a split-second decision. Grabbing the Book, she turned to the page that contained the truth spell.

"From now until it's now again." She muttered to herself. "I don't need that long." Grabbing a sheet of paper she took a minute to reword the spell so that it would only last an hour. It was by no means perfect but she hoped that it would work.

"Honey, can you make sure I locked my car please?" She shouted down to Byron, not wanting him to be in the house when she cast the spell. The last thing she needed was for him to have the effects of the spell and remember everything.

He didn't call back up to her but she knew he'd left when she heard the door slam. Quickly, she recited the spell aloud as she heard the grandfather clock that they kept in the front room chime seven.

"For those who want the truth revealed

Opened hearts and secrets unsealed

From now until the next hour

Then erase the memory by the Ancient Power

Those who now are in this house

Will hear the truth from other's mouths."

As soon as she'd finished reading the spell, the front door opened again.

"The car was fine. You know, I think you're starting to get a little paranoid." Byron told her.

Ella took a deep breath to prepare herself for what she was going to find out. After crying out all of her pain with Prue, she focused only on the anger she felt. She had cast the spell to get answers and that was what she was going to do. She wouldn't let him hurt her any more. She'd faced worse situations than this and survived. Marital problems should be a breeze compared to fighting demons, right?

She was halfway down the last set of stairs when she collapsed to the ground, letting her tears take over once again. Seeing Byron standing in front of her, dripping wet from the storm outside, after learning what he'd done made her heart feel like it was being ripped into a thousand pieces and there was nothing, no spell or potion that she knew, that could put it back together again.

"Ella honey, what's..." Byron started.

"Get away from me." She said dangerously, not allowing him to finish his question now that she'd cast the truth spell. "We need to talk."

"Ok." He said. "Do you want to go in to the living room?"

"Only if you won't be there." She replied before she could stop herself. She'd not forgotten the backfire to the spell she cast; personal gain rules could really make life difficult. "I'm sorry. Yes we should probably sit down."

They sat in silence for a while on the couch as Ella tried to decide where to start. The atmosphere was so tense around them that Byron could tell something was up with his wife. He opened his mouth to speak, never one to be comfortable sitting in silence, but Ella froze him before a word left his mouth.

"I just need a minute." She said as if to Byron, although she knew he couldn't hear her.

After taking a minute to gather her thoughts and composure, she unfroze her husband and started to talk immediately. She couldn't let him get the first word in or she'd never be able to confront him like she needed to.

"Did you have an affair with one of your students?" She asked bluntly.

"Yes." He replied, not that Ella was shocked because it wasn't as if he could lie. "I mean... no... sorry I don't know why I said that." He stuttered.

"Who was she?"

"Her name is Meredith. She was in my form class." Byron answered. "Wait, what's happening to me? Why am I telling you this?" He asked.

'Crap!' Ella thought to herself, knowing she had no choice but to answer him. "I cast a truth spell."

"A truth spell?"

"I'm a witch. That's not important right now." She said, knowing that the spell would wear off soon. She'd overestimated her ability to stay in control of her emotions earlier, not that she could blame herself after everything she'd found out. Why couldn't she have been stronger? Prue would have been able to face him. She was always the strongest.

Ella sighed, knowing that didn't have as much time as she'd hoped. Cursing silently to herself, she decided to carry on before her hour was up.

"How long has this been going on?" She asked, her voice growing higher with every question and the pain of hearing the answers.

"About four months before we moved to Iceland. How can you be a witch? How is that even possible?" Byron questioned, his mind still reeling from that fact that he'd barely noticed he'd answered her question.

"It was passed down from my mother." She told him before she could stop herself. "I'll tell you more about it later just stop asking me questions now." She told him, glad that she was able to tell that small lie. As long as she could stall him from asking about it long enough so that she could get the answers she needed it didn't matter. It wasn't as if he'd remember anyway. "How could you ask Aria to lie to me about this for so long?" Ella asked, not bothering try and to stop the freely flowing tears streaming down her cheeks as her eyes fell on a photo of the two of them together in Iceland.

"Because I didn't want to lose you." He shouted, his eyes also starting to gloss over with tears. Ella could tell he was about as overwhelmed and frustrated as she was and, despite all he'd done to her, she hated seeing him in pain. He was normally so good at holding himself together. Any other time Ella knew that he would fight back but under the influence of her spell he had no choice but to tell her the truth, giving Ella no choice but to believe him. The fact that he still wanted to be with her after everything they'd both learnt was a curve ball she hadn't been expecting. If he was happy in their marriage he wouldn't cheat but if he wasn't happy then why didn't he want to lose her?

They both heard the clock start chiming and Ella knew the spell had worn off.

Byron turned to face her. "Ella, what's wrong?" He asked, noticing her tear-stained cheeks.

"I can't Byron... I just can't. Not now." She cried, finally letting go of the emotions she'd been struggling so hard to hold in until her spell had worn off. Knowing she couldn't face having the conversation again with Byron she stormed out of the house and got in to her car for the relative privacy and shelter from the rain. "Leo!" She called out.

Leo had orbed in to the car next to her before she'd even had a chance to turn around and she jumped slightly when she found herself face to face with him.

"Piper, what's wrong?" He asked.

"I need you to orb me to Phoebe's." Ella told him through her tears.

"Has something happened?"

"I just really need my sister right now, ok? Please Leo." She pleaded. Reluctantly, Leo gave in and they soon found themselves in Phoebe's New York apartment.

Meanwhile, Aria had been spending the evening with Ezra watching an old movie at his apartment. Over the past few weeks their relationship had grown to the point where, if she could, Aria would've updated her Facebook status to 'in a relationship'. Being with Ezra was like nothing she'd ever experienced. Every guy she'd dated before now had been immature and paid little or no attention to her interests but in Ezra she found someone to share her passions with, someone who understood how she thought movies were better in black and white and how she'd much rather pick up a pen or a book than a CD. When she was with him, Aria all but forgot about 'A' and the fact that she was a witch. She forgot that he was her teacher and that she was a fair few years younger than him because he treated her like an equal, like an adult. He made her feel special in a way she hadn't felt before around any other guy.

"Are you staying for dinner?" Ezra asked, turning the volume down slightly on the television. "I was thinking of ordering a take out."

"Sounds good." Aria smiled, although her heart wasn't in it. She was worried about her mom. Had aunt Prue told her about her dad's affair? Was she ok? Had 'A' been in contact again? She wasn't sure quite why she felt this way but her instincts were telling her that something was up, she just didn't know what.

"Great, what do you fancy? Pizza?" He suggested. Aria nodded and Ezra went to fetch the menu. When he returned he noticed the distant look in Aria's eyes. She wasn't even watching the film; her mind seemed to be somewhere else entirely. "Is everything ok, Aria?"

"What?" She asked, snapping out of her thoughts. "Oh, yeah I'm fine." She assured him.

"If you're sure." Ezra commented, even though he wasn't convinced. After ordering the pizza, Ezra made the decision not to push the subject any further, however, and instead tried to take Aria's mind off of whatever was bothering her.

He leaned in to kiss her, gently at first. Slowly, he pulled her closer to him and stroked his free hand through her long hair. At Aria's cue, he deepened the kiss and soon he found himself on top of her on the couch. Aria started to push him away and, not wanting to force her into anything, Ezra complied. He was surprised, however, when she got up and led him to the bed.

A while later found Aria and Ezra lying side by side, out of breath, on his bed, Ezra leaned over and gave Aria a kiss, wrapping his arm around her naked waist. For both of them, the moment was perfect. It had been everything Aria had dreamed and more. She wasn't sure she'd be able to keep the smile off of her face when she had to sit though his class the next day.

Their perfect moment was soon interrupted by a knock at the door.

"That must be the pizza. I'll get it." Aria smiled, pulling on Ezra's shirt as she got up from the bed.

She made her way over to the door with her purse and opened it, only to find that it wasn't the delivery guy. Instead, Aria found herself face to face with Leo.