Chapter Four- Distractions

Aria missed working, she missed getting out of the house for more than walks around the block pushing a stroller, and she missed Ezra being around like he had for the past couple of days. Aria was now accustomed to sitting in the small apartment with Leah all alone and truly alone when Leah would go down for her naps. Spencer was still taking classes at Hollis, and her mother and father were in the process of moving into a smaller home now that Mike had gone off to college in Virginia. Aria's other old friends, Emily and Hanna, had moved cross country, Emily for swimming, and Hanna was beginning and intern-ship with a fashion company in Los Angeles. So it was Aria, sitting at home alone most days, Leah slept so many hours. Ezra would have days off and came home fairly early, but Aria wasn't used to the hermit feeling.

Aria snapped out of her train of thought to go check on Leah for what seemed like the hundredth time. Leah was still deep in sleep, and Aria considered this a miracle. Ezra and Aria were seriously tired from Leah waking them up every few hours nightly. Aria sighed, glancing around the room to see if she could find something to do. Right beside Leah's crib, was a small bookshelf that Aria had brought with her when she moved in. It housed pictures of her and her family and friends, as well as a few framed photos of her and Ezra that had been taken here and there.

What caught her eye, though, were Ezra and her wedding picture. Ezra and Aria had gotten married on Spencer's large acres of land, and Aria, along with Spencer and Melissa, has transformed the barn into a rustic, vintage setting for the reception dinner on Ezra's parent's budget. They had gotten married underneath willow trees in the summer, with Ezra and Aria's small group of family and friends. It was literally the happiest day of Aria's life, and it was always what she had wished for, never realizing it was possible. In this picture, Aria and Ezra had been set up against the barn, Aria in her Alfred Angelo gown that her friends had all chipped in to get her, and Hanna had picked out. It was a full-length gown, with an embroidered lace bodice that was tight to her body and went to just below her hips. After that, a delicate tutu-type fabric cascaded out in three layers, with a fairly small train following behind her. In the picture, Aria slightly leaned on Ezra, and her dress flowed out behind her. She had one hand on his chest, her left, with her engagement ring and wedding band proudly on display. Ezra's right hand was on her hip, and his head was dipped towards her, so close, their foreheads were nearly touching. From there, it had been effortless to get a photo of Ezra and Aria, and Aria remembered looking into his eyes for what seemed like forever, knowing that she would love it if that day could just go on forever.

"Hanna! Where are you?" Aria yelled, pulling on her robe in frustration. Spencer came running into her room, as that's where Aria was going to get ready, with a large black garment bag draped over her arm.

"Hey Spence, where is Hanna? We have so much to do, I mean I'm showered, but my hair isn't done, nor my make-up, and you all still have to get ready and- and," Aria was out of breath.

Spencer smiled at her, reaching over for a hug. Aria gladly accepted, and sighed.

"Are you nervous?" Spencer asked Aria.

"I'm not sure. I feel like I'm about to throw-up, but I think I'm excited, but I just want things to go right," Aria rambled.

"I know, and they will," Spencer soothed. "Can I do anything to help right now?"

"Do you want to do my hair?" Aria asked.

"I thought Hanna-"Spencer started.

"She picked out the dress and can do my make-up, and she's not even here! I am going to die before I even make it to the aisle," Aria rambled. Spencer sighed, laughing a little.

"ARIA! I AM COMING!" Hanna's voice rang up the stairs. Spencer and Aria laughed as Hanna and Emily entered the room, Hannah carried what seemed to be a small suitcase.

"Aria, honey, you need to chill out," Emily offered, grinning.

"Yeah Aria, chill out. You're marrying our Mr. Fitz. Within hours you are going to be Mrs. Fitz and all will be beautiful," Hanna said sarcastically. Aria hit her on the arm.

"What's that in the suitcase? Are you planning on staying overnight?" Aria teased.

"No," Hanna whined. "It's just that my best friend is getting married and I have to be one of her bridesmaids and I felt the need to bring every piece of make-up I own." Spencer, Emily and Aria laughed. Hanna pushed Aria down in front of Spencer's old vanity.

"Sit," Hanna ordered. "And don't think about moving for, ahh, about the next two hours." Emily and Spencer began to move their hands through Aria's hair, discussing whether to put it up or leave it down, while Hanna began pulling out her supplies. Aria hummed to herself, attempting to calm herself while Emily and Spencer finally decided to curl her hair so it would appear shorter, in attempt to keep the hair out of the way of the dress. Hanna began to apply layers of make-up to her skin, and Aria began to feel relaxed. After 10 minutes or so, Aria smiled.

"I love you girls so much," Aria said, looking at each of them. "Thank-you for helping me, I don't know what I would do without you." The girls care-fully wrapped their arms around Aria, careful of her make-up and hair and giggled.

"We love you too," Emily said, standing up.

"Yeah, I don't think we could ever miss the most important day of your life. You just have to promise not to miss any of ours," Spencer laughed.

"I promise," Aria said, and she knew she meant it. Soon, she was sure, Toby and Spencer were bound to get married and so were Caleb and Hanna, and Emily and her new girlfriend, Alexa. They were going to reach that age eventually, and it just so happened Aria seemed to do things first.

"Okay team!" Hanna said, attempting to get back to work. "We love each other and that's great but we only have like, four more hours and that's not a lot!" Everyone laughed, and went back to work.

3 HOURS LATER

"Aria, step in here, okay, yeah, that works," Hanna laughed, starting to tie the back of Aria's dress up. Emily and Spencer were assessing themselves in the mirror, adding earrings to their ensembles of dark blue, floor length dresses and white heels. Hanna, Spencer and Emily had gotten ready while the lady had come for Aria's nails.

Once Aria was tied up, Hanna leaned down to slip her into her dark blue stilettoes and put a garter on her leg. The girls laughed as Hanna struggled.

"Hopefully Ezra won't have as much trouble taking it off as I had putting it on," Hanna winked and the girls burst out laughing.

"ARIA?" Ella, Aria's mom yelled up the stairs.

"UP HERE MOM!" Aria grinned. Hanna, Emily and Spencer came to surround Aria at the mirror. Aria gasped. The dress fit perfectly, just as it had the first time she tried it on. Her dark brown hair was curled and pinned so it sat perfectly on her shoulders, much shorter than her usually below the bust style. Her eyes lit up with just a bit of eyeliner, but the silver eye-shadow Hanna had applied worked perfectly with the soft pink glow of her cheekbones, the long eyelashes, and the almost-red lipstick. All that was missing was her veil, but that's why her mom was there.

"Wow, honey, you look beautiful," Ella said standing at Spencer's doorframe, Spencer's mom, Veronica on her heels.

"Absolutely stunning, Aria," Veronica added.

"Oh! I almost forgot," Ella said, opening a long, rectangular box. Inside was a tooled veil, with small beads here and there.

"Thanks mom," Aria said, as Hanna grabbed it to carefully place it on Aria's head, and Aria felt herself tear up at the sight of herself. She was going to be a bride, she looked like one, and she was going to be Ezra's. She saw her mom start too, and then Spencer's.

"No! No crying. Not yet," Hanna said.

"Hanna, everyone cries at weddings," Emily said, wiping at her eyes. Spencer rolled her eyes.

"Ezra hasn't even seen you yet," Spencer said. "Nor have you seen him!" Aria laughed and turned to her mom.

"Speaking of which, you've heard from the boys right mom?" Aria asked. Veronica spoke up.

"Yeah, we did. They called around 15 minutes ago, letting me know that they would be here soon, their limo came," Spencer's mom said.

"Ezra, Hardy and Thomas, Ezra's brother, are going to be at the head of the aisle, and while they are waiting they will be in the guest house; and Caleb, Toby and Mike should be coming inside to escort you girls down the aisle," Ella spoke. "Your father is downstairs helping with the final touches with Mr. Hastings, and Ezra's niece and nephew are playing a board game so they don't get their outfits dirty. Aria, everything is going to be fine. Everything is going so smoothly, you have nothing to worry about, just enjoy your day!" Ella said, touching Aria's shoulder lightly before pulling her in for a small hug. Aria knew her mother was right.

She couldn't believe that everything was falling into place, that everything she had ever wanted was going to come together today just because she had amazing family and friends. It was going to be one of the fanciest weddings Rosewood had seen, and that was saying a lot considering. Aria couldn't believe when she had introduced Ezra officially to everyone and their boyfriends, it turned out Ezra could fit right in and made friends with quite a few of the guys. Aria was excited to see everyone and their reactions to Ezra and her getting married and for once, the sharing of their relationship didn't make her uneasy, it made her happy. Her new college friends, and a lot of her old high school friends would be attending and she knew the same of Ezra. Heck, even a few teachers had come around to Aria and Ezra's relationship, much like her parents had after a while. Aria took a deep breath, and snapped out of her train of thought at the sound of car doors slamming.

"That will be the boys!" Veronica exclaimed. "Spencer close the curtains! I'll go greet them, and oh! The guests will be coming any second!" And with that, Ella and Veronica rushed out of the room, and Aria was faced with reality.

"How long?" Aria asked quietly.

"Forty-five minutes," Spencer said, checking her watch as she pulled the curtains across the window.

"Okay."

Ahh! Did you all like that? I had a blast writing it, it came so easily! This was part one of the chapter really, the wedding flashback, and part two will come with chapter 5! I hope everyone really enjoyed this chapter, and I updated super duper fast, and that may or may not happen again! PLEASE REVIEW and tell all your friends. Your reviews seriously mean the world to me, and inspire me to keep writing more and more! Thankyou all! OOH AND BY THE WAY THESE ARE THE DRESSES I ENVISONED!

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The Girl's Dresses:

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