Ezra's POV

I was shocked by the sight in front of me. I had seen Aria drunk before, but never passed out. I stared at her body sprawled across the floor. Her makeup was so smudged, her hazel eyes looked black. Her hair was frizzy and looked like it had not been washed in days. Her sky blue nail polish was chipped but she still managed to look flawless to me.

"I'll take her to my apartment, she needs to rest," I told the bartender. The bartender hesitated, wondering if I was a perverted man who was going to rape Aria.

"Please?" I asked him. I did not know why I wanted to take care of Aria. She broke up with me yesterday and she is already in a relationship. She broke my heart. Nevertheless, I still cared about her and wanted to keep her safe.

After looking at my earnest expression, the bartender nodded. I picked Aria up and carried her to my car. I inserted my keys into the ignition and drove to my apartment.

I took Aria inside my apartment and laid her on my bed. Aria had been on my bed a zillion times, but this time she was wearing clothes. I contemplated wether I should take off her clothes or leave them on. She looked very uncomfortable in her skinny jeans but on the other hand, I did not want her to be mad at me for undressing her while she was drunk and passed out.

"Oh, what the hell!" I muttered underneath my breath. I had seen her naked a zillion times. It would not matter if I saw her naked another time, right?

I slowly undressed her, careful not to wake her up. I grabbed one of my blue shirts from the couch and put it on her naked body. I used my blanket to cover her body and I let her sleep peacefully. She looked so beautiful when she was asleep. I wished I could sleep on the bed next to her but I know she would prefer it if I slept on the couch.

I did not even know if she wanted to be in my apartment. Would she like it better if I dropped her off at one of her friends houses? I wondered. I did not know their adresses so I decided it would better if I let her sleep in my apartment tonight.

I decided to call Hanna and ask her to be Aria's alibi for the night. I dialed her number from my phone. Aria had given me Hanna's number in case of emergency when we were dating. Hanna picked up on the first ring.

"Hello?" Hanna asked, unsure who was calling her.

"Oh, um, hi. This is Ezra." I replied nervously.

"Oh, hey Mr. Fi- sorry, I mean Ezra." I had not hung out with the girls a lot so it was still awkward for Hanna to call me by my first name.

"I was wondering if you could be an Alibi for Aria tonight?" I asked, nervously waiting for her response.

"Wait...What? Are you guys back together?" She said, confused at the situation.

"Umm...no." I did not know what else to say so I quickly said bye and hung up.

I grabbed a bottle of Scotch from my mostly empty fridge. Aria was the one who made sure the fridge was always stocked up with food. Now that she was gone, the fridge was empty.

I plonked myself on the couch and tried to not burst into tears. I wanted to run up to Aria and kiss her. I wanted to be lying in the bed next to her. But I knew I would never be able to do those things every again because Aria would never be mine again.

I glanced at my watched and was shocked by the time. It was 7:23. Oh Crap! I had forgotten to pick Malcolm up from his karate lesson!

I quickly put on my coat and shoes and raced out of the door. It was raining very heavily so I had to be careful while driving. I jumped into my car and drove to Malcolm's karate class as fast as I could, without crashing the car.

When I reached, the lights were still switched on. That's weird. I was 2 hours late to pick up Malcolm. I figured he would be crying, out in the rain.

I stepped inside the room and was greeted with a sight that I would never forget. It was a sight that made my jaw drop and my eyes pop out of it's sockets.

Malcolm was tied to the wall with a very fearful expression on his face. A napkin was shoved inside his mouth so he did not scream. Next to him was Jake. He stood with a triuphant smirk on his face. He held a gun in his right hand.

"Hello Ezra. Malcolm has told me a lot about you. He said you were dating Aria Montgomery. Now, you have two choices. You can either give my Aria's phone number, address and permission to have sex with her or you can watch me kill your son." Jake said.

Oh My God! I can't believe he was doing this! I can't believe he was making me choose between the love of my life and my own son!

"Daddy!" Malcolm screamed when Jake moved the gun closer to his head. "Please save me!" He begged, a pleading look on his eyes.

Oh My God! This was it. I had to choose now. It was either Malcolm or Aria.

A/N- Cliffhanger! In the next chapter you will find out Ezra's decision. Review and tell me what you want to happen. Remember, more reviews means faster updates! This was a really dramatic chapter and hopefully you will like the next one even better. Ezria fans will not be disappointed in the next episode!

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