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Chapter 3

Ezra read the text that Aria sent and breathed a small sigh of relief.

Thank goodness she didn't write her name. Or call me Mr. Fitz, thought Ezra.

"I didn't know you were dating someone," he heard Ella say.

"Um…I….uh…" stammered Ezra racking his brain to come up with a quick explanation.

"Well, yes, I am dating someone, but I prefer to keep it private for now. I'm not really ready to introduce her to people just yet," he replied.

"I see," said Ella. "No problem. I can respect that. How long have you two been together?"

"We met right before the school year started."

"Anyone I know?" asked Ella.

"No. No one you know," lied Ezra. "But look Ella, I really don't want to talk about this right now. I don't mean to be rude, but like I said. The relationship is private right now."

"Alright Ezra. I get it. It's just that you have got me really curious. Plus, if I had known you were seeing someone I never would have set you up with Simone when she was in town."

"Don't worry about it. Nothing even happened between us. She was a nice woman and we shared the joy of writing, but that's about it. But, I do need to go now. It was great having coffee with you. We should do it again soon."

Ezra's POV

He could feel his heart pounding as he walked to his car. His cheeks were flushed from the adrenaline coursing through his body. He was thankful for the cold since he felt like his body was on fire after that terrifying conversation he had just had with Ella.

Just as he got to the car he felt his cell phone buzz. Sitting down he reached into his pocket and located his phone. He felt his rapidly beating heart slam to a halt as he read the message.

Oh dear sweet Ezra, what have you gotten yourself into? You'd better lie fast or mommy montgomery is gonna know what you REALLY think of her daughter... What EXACTLY do you think about her (or doing to her)?

MWAH!

xoxo

A

Ezra's mind began to race.

What the….Who is A? And how does she know about Aria and what just happened with her mom? Aria said she hasn't told anyone about our relationship. I know she hasn't! It is just as important for her to keep this a secret as it is for me, thought Ezra.

Ezra started the car and put it into gear. His sweaty palms gripped the steering wheel turning his knuckles white as he drove. Throughout the entire trip home he repeatedly checked his rearview mirror to ensure he wasn't being followed. Paranoia about their relationship was settling in even more so than ever before.

Ella's POV

As Ella watched him leave the coffee shop she wondered who this mysterious AM could be. She thought about the faculty members at Rosewood High, but couldn't think of anyone with those initials. Ella thought about what Ezra might be hiding. She wondered why he was being so secretive about his relationship and the possible reasons behind it.

She gathered up her things and thought about how jumpy he had been when she asked about AM. The way he reacted reminded her of the text message she mistakenly received from her daughter. Come to think of it, Aria was very tense when Ella mentioned that she was the one who actually received the text the other day. In fact, recalled Ella, Aria had said she was keeping her relationship private as well.

What was it that that text had said, thought Ella. It was something about looking into his eyes was all she could remember. As she went to look at her inbox to read the message again she remembered that she had deleted it in order to respect her daughters' privacy.

Ella's mind was going a mile a minute as she started to put things together.

AM….no….not…..Aria Montgomery?

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