A/N: Thank you to my lovely NEW Beta, PrettyLittleFan… I'm glad to finally have someone to make sure my writing is perfect! Also, thank you to all the readers, you keep me going strong! The story is winding down and I have just a few more chapters before I switch the status from in-progress to complete, but be looking out for new Fan fictions, they will definitely be coming!

Chapter 10

The girls had come over around 11 to help me pack while Ezra went into the office. My mom had taken the babies for the day so we could get more done.

Spencer was packing up the things we wouldn't need for the babies- mostly toys- and Emily was helping pack the linen closet. I was in the bedroom packing clothes and Hanna was helping me clean out my closet.

"The toys are all packed," Spencer said in a huff as she sat on the chair in the corner, avoiding the unmade bed.

"And the sheets and towels are ready to go," Em added, leaning against the door frame.

I sat down on the bed, deciding to take a break and Hanna sat on the empty nightstand.

"It's weird to think about you and Ezra moving into a house," Hanna said, breaking the silence.

"Yeah I guess," I replied.

"Um, Aria, is your room always this messy, cause at your parents' house, your room was spotless," Spencer said, eyeing the clothes strewn on the floor.

"Well, I haven't had much time for upkeep." I said.

"Okay this is weird. All I can think about is you and Fitz…doing it." Hanna blurted out.

I burst out laughing and the girls gave nervous laughs.

"Ohmygod Hanna. Only you." was all I could say.

"So… do you, ya know," Emily said, actually wondering.

"I mean yeah we do. Otherwise we wouldn't have kids," I said matter-of-factly.

"Yeah I think it's cute that you guys have kids. But then I think about what came before the kids…" Spencer trailed off.

"Yeah, me too sometimes," I admitted.

Emily moved from her spot on the door frame to join me on the bed, first sitting stiffly and then relaxing more.

We talked for what seemed like no time at all, catching up on our lives and trying to solve the world's problems, just like old times.

Then I heard the bedroom door creak open and Ezra poked his head in, lured in by our outrageously loud laughter.

"Aria," Ezra said, lifting one eyebrow and taking in the whole situation. We had all moved to the bed and there was even an empty bowl of cheese puffs. Maybe it had been longer than we all thought it was.

We all giggled like a bunch of middle schoolers.

"Okay, this is weird. My former students and my wife are on my bed. Just, strange." Ezra said, shaking his head and untying his tie.

"Yeah think about it. This is Mr. Fitz's bed," Hanna said, shifting to sitting cross-legged.

Ezra unbuttoned his white shirt and threw it to the hamper, revealing a white shirt.

Spencer wolf whistled.

"Okay, weird Spence." I said, standing up to kiss Ezra hello. He returned the kiss with a bit more tongue. The girls stood up and made their way out of the room to give Ezra and I some privacy.

"Let's go out for dinner," I suggested as they grabbed their things to leave. It was only 3 but maybe they could get the guys, and Maya, together too.

"Why not," Emily said, shrugging on her messenger bag.

"Sounds cool. Should we meet here at 6?" Hanna asked, grabbing her D&G sunglasses out of her Coach Weekender.

"Yeah, see you then. And bring your dates. And dress nice." I added as they all gave hugs and left.

I went into the bedroom to find Ezra changing out of his khakis and shirt. I hugged him from behind around the waist and he turned around to hug me back.

"Hi honey," I said, smiling up at him.

"Hi Aria," he responded. He pulled away and went into the closet to find a dress for the night.

After searching through what was left of my closet, I found an old blue and white print dress. I bought it right before I left Iceland. I put it on and searched the boxes of clothes to find my leather jacket and put it on. I texted my mom to let her know the plans and she told me we could pick them up after dinner.

I searched for shoes to match and finally found a blue strappy heel I put them on and walked out to find Ezra enthralled in a game. The sound of my heels snapped him out of it. He smiled, got up and took my hand.

We all met up at the nicer restaurant in town, Jimmy's Steakhouse. They lead us to the table where everyone was already gathered.

"Hey lovebirds," Hanna said as we sat down.

"What would you like tonight?" the waitress asked. Ezra looked at me.

"Do you mind if I get a glass of wine," Ezra asked. I shook my head no and he ordered wine and a steak and I asked for a water and a salad.

"So, what's new with everyone?" Caleb asked after she left.

We spent the next three hours catching up. Everyone was pretty much figuring out their lives, what they wanted to do, where they wanted to be in five years.

Caleb was a few semesters away from his IT degree and doing code cracking for the government, basically what he had been doing, but now for pay. Hanna was getting a design degree from the Moore College of Art and Design in Pennsylvania; she wanted to become a stylist.

Spencer was going to NYU for her law degree; she said she wanted to become a lawyer here in town. Toby, of course, had followed her to New York to get an architecture degree; he wanted to go into construction design.

Emily's swimming career slowed down and she decided not to swim in college but she is getting a degree in counseling from Hollis. She wanted to go into counseling people who are gay or lesbian. Maya decided not to go to college right away, she was working at the art museum in Pennsylvania that she was working for.

"What about you guys?" Emily said.

"Well, a whole lot of nothing." I sighed.

"There has to be something you two are up to," Hanna insisted.

"Well, I'm just teaching," Ezra said, taking a sip of wine.

"And I'm just taking care of the babies and trying to get back to school." I said. To put it simply, our lives were pretty boring.

After we all finished our meals, we said our goodbyes and headed home. The babies were asleep when we got to my parents' house, so we quickly said goodbye and headed home to get some much needed sleep.

When we got home, we put the babies in their cribs and went straight to bed. Being a mother was so much harder than I thought it would be, but Ezra and my parents were a huge help.

"I love you," I whispered softly as I lay in Ezra's arms, before drifting into a light sleep.

And P.S- who can't wait for next week? AHHH I love Ella right now.