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Ezra

Ezra packed up his things, ready to leave St. Joseph's Boys School. His first week seemed to be going rather smoothly. But today was Valentine's Day, and he was ready to get home for his date with Aria. She had given him signs that tonight was going to be special for many reasons. Although he didn't want to get his hopes up, the single word she told him the week before continued to play over in his head, 'soon.' " Before heading home, he stopped by the flower shop near the school to pick up the bouquet of roses he had ordered earlier in the day. After his purchase, he made his way to the drugstore next door so he could also picked up a pack of condoms, not wanting to be presumptuous, but it was better to be prepared just in case. As he stood in line to make his purchase, he heard a voice behind him call out his name.

"Hey, Mr. Fitz." Ezra turned to see a young man he recognized as Christian, on of his senior students at St. Joseph's.

"Hey, Christian," Ezra responded, slightly embarrassed by the fact that one of his students had seen him buying condoms. As he paid the cashier, he turned back to Christian who had a smirk across his face. "See you at school tomorrow, Mr. Johnson."

"Yeah, sure thing Mr. Fitz. Have a great night."

Ezra gave Christian a nervous smile, and turned towards the exit. After leaving the drugstore, he made his way back to Rosewood, wondering exactly what the student body would be saying about him at school the next day. When he arrived to his apartment complex, he pulled into his assigned parking spot, and saw that Aria was already there. He made his way inside ready for their special night, and trying to forget the uncomfortable encounter he had at the drug store.

Aria

Aria stood in the kitchen of Ezra's apartment, preparing the salad, while waiting for the vegetarian lasagna to finish heating in the oven. She finished preparing the salad, as the wine she stole from her father chilled, then Aria got herself ready for the special night, making sure she had everything they would need. Her mother made sure to have her start taking birth control, but insisted they still use condoms as well. Aria found it a bit easier to have these discussions with her mother, but it still was funny how uncomfortable Ella was when it came to the subject. After she finished getting ready, Aria placed the salad and bread on the table before bringing over two wine glasses, plates and utensils and the chilled wine. She then returned to the kitchen and removed the lasagna from the oven and placed it down with everything else. Soon she heard the door knob juggle, and the door flew open to reveal her unbelievably handsome boyfriend. Ready for the whatever the night had in store.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Ezra said handing Aria a beautiful bouquet of roses.

"Happy Valentine's Day to you too," she responded, just before she accepted the flowers, then she placed a loving kiss to his lips. After they broke away, she took hold of his hand, and led Ezra over to the couch. After he sat down, she took her seat next to Ezra and they prepared to enjoy their meal.

"Everything looks great," Ezra admitted, wrapping a loving arm around her waist and kissing her head. Aria smiled at him before responding,

"Thanks, my mom helped with the lasagna, but everything else was all me."

The couple ate the dinner, and drank the wine she stole from her father, while the two watched a romantic movie on Netflix, while feeding each other occasionally. After the movie ended, Ezra cleared all the dirty dishes, putting away any leftovers, then retrieved the second bottle of wine from the fridge. After finishing the second movie, and the wine, Aria told Ezra she had a surprise for him, and made her way over to his bed. She picked up her bag, and then made her way to the bathroom. Ezra wasn't sure what to expect. He knew she wasn't headed home because of all the wine they had drunk, he was wondering if tonight would actually be the night they made love again, for the first time in months. It had been a long time for him. Even though Aria had done it since their breakup, he hadn't, and was ready. Aria reemerged from the bathroom wearing nothing more than a skimpy black nightie. Ezra's eyes bulged out of his head as he looked at his sexy girlfriend, with not much on. Aria smiled at him as she made her way to where he stood. She placed a loving kiss to his lips, before she began to unbutton his shirt.

"Are you sure, Aria?" he asked, a part of him wondering if this was all because of her guilt over Riley.

"I'm sure, Ezra, I love you," She answered truthfully.

Ezra didn't need anymore convincing. He wanted this, hell he needed it. It had been far too long. Ever since they first consummated their relationship, the longest they had gone without sleeping together was the two months during their breakup after he first started working at Rosewood again, and she started dating Jake. But it had been nearly five months since that last night they spent together at his cabin, and he was ready for the intimacy they once shared. He leaned down and captured Aria's lips in a deep kiss, before saying, "I love you, too.

The couple continued kissing for a few more minutes, before he lifted her up, and carried her over to his bed. Once there, he placed her on the bed and she continued to remove his shirt. Soon the two had shed all of their clothes. Once both naked, Ezra grabbed a condom from the night stand. After sliding it on, he hovered over Aria, looking into her eyes, before leaning down to capture her lips in a kiss. He took a hold of her arm, placing it above her head, and laced their fingers together as they began to make love for the first time in a long time.

Aria was the first to wake the following morning. She looked to her left and saw the handsome man lying next to her and smiled. Last night was perfect and totally worth the wait. She placed a kiss to his lips, before getting out of bed. She headed to the bathroom and showered, remembering the amazing night she and Ezra had shared. After she finished, and got dressed in only on of his button-down shirts, she headed to clean the mess they created the previous night. As she cleaned, she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. Turing to embrace her boyfriend, Aria placed a deep, passionate kiss to his lips.

"Good morning, beautiful," Ezra said smiling at his girlfriend.

"Good morning to you too, handsome," she countered.

"You don't have to do that, I can get it later."

"I don't mind," Aria said before turning back to the sink full of dirty dishes.

Ezra then grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. He began peppering kisses to her neck, making her moan in response. The pair was so wrapped up in their morning after bliss, that they didn't realize how late it was.

"Ezra, it's almost seven, if you don't leave soon, you'll be late for work."

Ezra gave Aria a quick peck, before running to shower and get ready for work. He really didn't need to be late during his first week on the job. After he disappeared into the small bathroom, Aria finished putting the dishes away, before getting dressed herself so she could go to school. Once they were both dressed and ready for the day, Aria and Ezra made their way out of the apartment, and down to their cars. After sharing another brief kiss, Ezra opened her driver's side door, waiting for her to slip inside, and watched as she drove off towards Rosewood High.

After arriving, she was soon swarmed by her friends wanting the details of the her night with Ezra. Slightly blushing, Aria told them everything without going into graphic details.

"That's not exactly taking things slow, Aria," Spencer said mockingly after Aria finished her romantic tale.

"We've been back together for two months, Spence," Aria defended, "Besides that's longer than it took for Hanna and Caleb to do it for the first time." Hanna blushed as her friends laughed at Aria's comment, just before the bell rang and they made their way to her mother's English class. After she entered the classroom, Aria looked up at Ella as she wrote today's lesson on the chalkboard. Ella made eye contact with her daughter, giving her a forced smile as if she knew exactly what her daughter had been up to the previous night. Aria silently chuckled at her mother's discomfort, before taking her seat, ready for the class to begin.

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