Hello there people! Please enjoy this chapter of More Than One! And I don't own any of the characters mentioned in this story.
A month has passed and Aria was starting to get really excited about becoming a mother. Her mom, Mike and her friends are really supportive of her and her decisions. Her mom even turned her little office into a nursery for her daughter. And of course her friends had a hand in the decorating.
"Aria, do you want to see the nursery?" Hannah asked. She helped Ella pick out the blankets and some of the clothes for Aurora.
"I don't know. I mean I should be excited about getting to see it and all, but the hurt from that last fight that Ezra and I had is still there too." Aria told her friends honestly. Ever since Aria and Ezra "broke up", Aria had been busying herself with things that needed to be done for the baby. Her and her mom had been to all her appointments and they even started an exercise program designed for her so she can be ready for when the baby comes.
"I know that you're still upset, but you should still see it the nusrery at least. It'll be able to take your mind off of things." Emily said. They were starting to impaitient because it was a surpise. Aria didn't know that her friends had helped her mom convert the office into a nursery.
"Alright. Let's go." Aria said with a smile. She could never stay upset for very long around her friends.
"Thing is, you need to close your eyes." Spencer said.
"Why?"
"Because we want it to be a surprise. That way, when your mom gets back, she can see your expression." Hannah told her.
Aria did as she was told and the other three led her up the stairs and to the room. "Now you can open your eyes." Emily said.
When she opened her eyes, Aria was speechless. The nursery was absolutly beautiful. The walls were painted a soft pink and all the furniture was dark oak. There little stuffed animals in a corner of the room and by the window, was the same rocking chair that Ezra had picked out. "How did you guys get that rocking chair?" Aria asked softly.
"Well, Mr. Fitz asked for me to come get it for you. He said that you'll get more use out of it than he would." Spencer said. Aria didn't know what to say. She felt pa pang of hurt at the fact that Ezra didn't ant to be a part of all this, but at the same time, she realized what he was trying to say.
"Now I get it." Aria said. The other's looked at her with questioning looks. "Before I moved back here, me and Ezra got into a fight about the baby and talking to my mom about. He could tell that it was making me really stressed out."
"So what made you want to move back here?" Emily asked curiously.
"I told him that he was helping contribute the stress that I was having." Aria said. Hanna, Emily and Spencer looked at Aria with confused looks. "I told him that because he was telling me to go talk to my mom all the time."
The girls didn't know what to say to Aria. They knew that Mr. Fitz was right, but they couldn't believe that they had been talking about this. They know that Aria could come to them at any time she had a problem, but they also knew that A would find out about the problem and torture Aria about it.
"So, have you guys been getting any messages from A?" Aria asked.
"Yeah, I have." Hanna said, "Everytime I get one from A, I delete it."
"I have too." Emily said.
"Me too." Spencer said. Spencer could tell that Aria had something on her mind, but didn't want to press on her about it.
"Aria! I'm home!" Ella called out.
"We're up here mom!"
Ella came up the stairs to see that the girls were in the nursery for Aria's baby. "So sweetheart, what do you think?"
"I love it mom. I really do. How were you able to get ahold of the furniture?"
"I used some of the money I got from the divorce to buy the furniture. I actually think that it matches very well with everything." Ella said.
"It does. Thank you so much mom. And you guys too. Thanks for the undying support." Aria said. She still couldn't believe that after all this, her friends were still there supporting her and helping her any way they can.
"Well Aria, I'm going to go start on dinner. You girls are welcome to stay of course." Ella said.
"Thanks Mrs. Montgomery, but Melissa is wanting my family and I to join her and Ian for dinner tonight." Spencer said.
"Coach is wanting the swim team to get some rest for the swim meet tomorrow." Emily said.
"And mom's wanting me to be home early so she can leave for work." Hanna said.
"You're mom's working late tonight?" Ella asked.
"Yeah, one of her regulars just passed away recently and one of the relatives came to claim what money she had left." Hanna answered.
"Well, thats sad that she passed away." Ella said, "But it was great that you girls could help me with the room."
"Sure, it was no problem. We enjoyed it." Emily said.
"We especially loved seeing Aria's face when she walked in." Spencer said.
"Well, I'll see you guys tomorrow." Aria said.
"Bye." Spencer, Hanna and Emily said as they left.
"Well sweet heart, you want to help me with dinner?" Ella asked.
"Yeah mom. I'll be down in a second." Aria told her mom. She wanted to spend alittle more time in the nursery; familiarizing herself with it for when the baby comes. She still couldn't believe that her friends were here helping getting this ready for her and Aurora. Just before Aria walked out of the nursery to go help with dinner, her phone vibrated with a new message.
What a pretty room for a little liars baby. Just wait until mom finds out about the liar baby's father.
-A.