My old man is a bad man

But I can't deny the way he holds my hand

And he grabs me, he has me by my heart

Chapter Two

"An inappropriate relationship with your English teacher, Ezra Fitz,"

"No," Aria froze as she signed off, hanging up on the officer. "This can't be happening,"

Ezra was beyond confused, but he could see in her shaky, cold eyes that something was terribly wrong.

"Aria?" Ezra started, placing his hand on her shoulder, trying to soothe her. She shook it off almost immediately, and grabbed her handbag from Ezra's leather couch. She clipped her navy blue bra, the one Ezra had ripped off last night, correctly, and fit her arms through her snug t-shirt.

"Aria, where are you going?" He stared at her, puzzled, dazed and in shock. What had went on between her and the person at the other end of the line? Was she mad at him?

"It's showtime, baby,"

She left silently, not glancing one last look at Ezra, as he sat bolt upright, shirtless, in his bed.

"Hi, I'm Aria. Aria Montgomery, I was just called in for questioning?" Aria leaned over the reception desk, trying to catch a glimpse of what Cathy was writing. Cathy, she had learned, was the name of the old-ish woman sat behind the desk. She knew this because of the worn name tag she wore.

"Take a seat. Detective Tanner will be with you anytime soon," Cathy smiled, but Aria knew it was a forced one. Detective Tanner. As in Linda Tanner?

"So, you girls have some explaining to do," Detective Tanner spat. Aria, Spencer, Emily & Hanna were sat in separate, mouldy green seats, which had been picked at over the years. The yellow sponge was poking out of every corner in every one of the seats.

"Where were you on the night of Alex Drake's death?" Tanner growled, making eye-contact with each of the girls at a time.

The girls all blatantly lied - "At home,"

The door located on Aria's right creaked open, revealing a head of grey, permed hair - Aria gulped a ball of phlegm, immediately regretting it, as it made Aria want to throw up.

"Miss Montgomery - what a delight to see you here...again," Tanner announced, making her presence more than known. Aria made burning eye-contact, whilst standing up, straightening out her clothing.

"Mmm, you two," She answered, not even bothering to hide her pissed-off mood. Tanner raised an eyebrow, ushering Aria into her office. It looked the same way Aria had remembered. Multiple certificates of achievement hanging off the walls and coffee stains on the desk. It smelt like burning charcoal and doughnuts. The classic police-office scent.

Linda took her seat behind the desk, placing her hands upon her desk in a triangle shape. Aria took the seat opposite her, and looked down at her purse nervously.

"There have been complaints of concern from students of Rosewood High, about you and a certain Mr. Ezra Fitz," Tanner started, eyeing Aria suspiciously.

"Care to explain?"

Aria hesitated for a while, before coming up with a perfect answer. "Do these students who have apparent concerns have any proof?"

"Well, no, but they seem to have witnessed you and Mr. Fitz in an...intimate conversation,"

"Expand on intimate," Aria replied, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Very close to one another, whispering almost,"

"I'm sorry, but without any proof, you can't do anything. Besides, I'm eighteen. I wouldn't ever be interested in an old 25 year-old," The words stung Aria, as they were completely untrue. She would never be interested in an immature eighteen-year old. Her heart physically hurt saying the words she had said out loud.

Tanner stayed silent for a hot minute, before nodding her head slowly. "I hope you're telling the truth, Miss Montgomery,"

"Of course I am, Detective Tanner. I just can't believe students would go out of their way to say these things about Mr. Fitz. Accusations like this could ruin someone's life," Aria continued talking, just to look more...believable. She did so until she decided she should stop, to prevent from looking suspicious.

"You're free to go, Aria," Linda said, shooing Aria out of her office. When she was sure Tanner couldn't see her facial expressions, she cracked a small, wicked smirk.

She reached into her purse and grabbed her cell-phone. She dialed the first number that came up when she typed 'S'.

"Spence, hey," she tried to sound as upset as possible. "Can I - can I come around? Now?"

Of course, Spencer picked up on Aria's sniffles and muffled tone. "Aria? What's wrong? Of course, come over. You're welcome here anytime,"

"Thanks, Spence. I'll be right there,"

"Ezra, yes, I'll explain everything, baby. I'm on my way," Aria said into the phone, replying to Ezra's tone of concern.

"The police called me in for questioning, Spence - -A is trying to ruin me and Ezra." Aria whimpered, trying her best to hide her smiles.

Spencer wrapped her tiny best friend in a warm hug, assuring her everything would be okay. Aria hugged Spencer back, crying into her shirt. The tall, nerdy brunette cooed her, stroking her hair. "It's all going to be fine. You said you proved them wrong, so you and Ezra will be fine,"

"-A is going to throw Ezra into jail, Spence! It's coming, I know it. I won't be able to live without him. He's my rock,"

"-A won't do anything. -A can't do anything without proof,"

"So you're saying I should break up with Ezra?!" Aria practically screamed at her best-friend. She then remembered Spencer's parents were only a floor below them, immediately quietening her voice.

"What? No, no, i'm just saying that you shouldn't talk to each-other at school. If you don't talk in private, that means -A will have less proof,"

Aria was about to burst out laughing, but stopped herself. Instead, she hesitated, then nodded, resting her head on her 'best-friends' shoulder.

"Did it work?!" Ezra smiled, rushing Aria into his apartment. She nodded rapidly. This was their plan…

The girls had all had something bad or negative happen to their relationships because of '-A'. To prevent them from growing suspicious, Ezra had called in the Rosewood P.D anonymously and placed a 'concern' about Aria and her English teacher. This way, Aria could go to Spencer or one of the girls and talk to them about it, which would clear Aria and Ezra in their tracks. It was a genius plan.

And now, the girls were completely oblivious to Aria and Ezra's -A activities, and they would keep guessing for longer.

Hellooooooooo... so sorry this chapter is SOO short and lame, i literally just wrote it at 1am last night lol.

Also, my twitter is sleeplesslucy , so if ya'll wanna go chat to me or discuss this fanfic with me on there, feel free!