Jess' Point Of View

I didn't understand why the room went silent. Aria looked the most confused out of the five of us. Ezra looked baffled and Hanna had this awkward look on her face. Why was this so awkward? Liam just didn't understand what was going on? I didn't blame him, I didn't even know what was going on.

"What?" I questioned and that was when Aria turned from looking at Ezra, to me.

"You didn't tell me you had… children? I mean other than Malcolm. I thought Maggie was a mistake and it was eight years ago. I mean, she is my age and he—how old is he?" Aria responded.

"He's eleven." I said. It was obvious she was talking about Liam, she didn't have the pleasure meeting him, until now.

"I'm Liam." He said and I smiled. So did Aria.

"I'm Aria." She told my brother.

"Are you friends with Jess?" He asked.

Aria shrugged, she barley knew me, so I knew that she didn't know what to say. "She doesn't really know me Liam." I said and she nodded. "But apparently she is friends with Ezra." I added.

"Ezra—are you cheating on me?" Aria asked.

"What?!" He questioned. "No! Of course not. Jess and I—no that—Aria, you don't understand." Ezra said, trying to find the right words.

"What don't I understand? That you have other girls in your life?" Aria asked, loudly. I didn't understand what was going on. She looked upset, but why? I know she was probably one of his students, but nothing was making sense. "I thought I was the only girl for you. Of course, that was what you said until I found out about Maggie."

"Aria! Maggie. She was a mistake!"

"What about me?" Aria asked and she looked like she was on the verge of tears. I was starting to think that Aria had a special relationship with her former English teacher. "And what about her?"

"I think I can answer that." I say and they all turn to me. "My brother, Liam and I, we're foster children. Ezra adopted us, I think. We haven't even been here a week. It beats being in the foster system or with our dad, George."

"You adopted them?" Aria asks, turning back to Ezra.

"In a way. Yes, Liam and Jess are now… my children in way." Ezra said, awkwardly. "I wanted to see how things went first. I was going to see how living went with them for a week or two and then decide if it was right."

"Do you not like us?" Liam asked, he looked like someone had betrayed him. I knew that he had taken a liking to Ezra in very short time we had been here.

"Hey buddy, of course I do." Ezra said and Liam smiled.

"So we can stay?" Liam asked. "Me and Jess?" They all turned to me for a second. I smiled and both Ezra and Aria turned back to Liam.

"Of course." Ezra said and Liam smiled again.

"Okay, but Hanna? How long did you know about this?" Aria asked.

"Well, I just got here a few hours ago… so only a few hours." Hanna replied.

"Anyway, are you and Ezra a thing?" I ask.

"Why?" Aria asked, she wondered why I would be asking. As if it was none of my business. However, since he was my foster dad, it kind of was my business to know. I mean, she was at least my age; maybe even younger.

"I mean, you're like my age. And he's… a teacher. I know he used to be your teacher." I say and Aria gives me a dirty look.

"Whether I am with him or not is none of your business." Aria protested and I roll my eyes.

"Really? I mean, fine. I'll just ask Hanna." I say and they turn to Hanna and she looked scared now. "Or I will just ask Ezra once you leave. If you were planning to leave. Or did you two plan for me and Liam to be out so you both could sneak in an all nighter?" I smirked and Ezra and Aria probably didn't like that.

"You think you're so smart, don't you?" Aria asks me and I smile. Was that a trick question?

"Yes, actually, I do." I say and I chuckle. Aria rolls her eyes, I can see we are not on good terms right now. Maybe she is the only one of Alison's friends that I am not on good terms with. I wonder why Alison didn't really get along with Spencer. Because from my experience, Aria is the hardest out of all these bitches.

"Funny. Because you have been about three days and you are still considered a nobody. You are lucky Ezra has the heart he does or you and your brother would still be living with your old boyfriend or whoever's custody you were in before.

"Aria…" Ezra said, trying to stop what was happening. He was sure that Aria might pull one of the few strings I had, but that is hard. I am stronger than you wouldn't believe. However, she was close.

"You know nothing about me, Aria. You knew nothing about Alison either, in fact." I say and I see both Aria and Hanna arch their eyebrows.

"You don't get to talk about Alison! You didn't know her!"

"Really? Because I recall being her best friend before she moved here. And trust me, if you think she was witty and bad ass, you haven't seen me completely yet." I say and they all stand there in shock. I was best friends with their friend. The one who was dead. "You think Ali was naturally that smart and sarcastic?"

"What? Were you like her teacher?" Hanna asks and I nod.

"In a way, I only taught her how to be sarcastic and be realistic. When you live like me, you need to know things in case you ever end up on your own or you are in a bad situation." I add and they look at me while I am crazy.

"Alison wasn't nice. I am glad she left." Liam says and I smile, I try not to laugh because that would be rude. She was my friend and now she is dead.

"Shut up! Don't say anything about her!" Aria yells and that is when something snaps.

"You don't yell at my brother! Listen here, Aria, because there are a few things you don't do when around me. Assume you know me, think you are higher above me, when obviously you are not. And finally, don't ever talk or do anything to my brother or I will end you." I say. True, I could handle what people said about me and I deal with a lot, but when you mess with Liam, that is when I draw the line.

"She's dead. If you were friends with her, you would understand what hearing that feels like." Hanna says and I sigh. Liam didn't know that. And true, I know it sounded like someone was glad she was dead, but I didn't care. Liam was my brother, he is my everything and if you mess with him, you mess with me.

"I don't care. Nobody talks to him like that. Besides, he didn't know that, you bitch!" I yell. The last part of course is attended to Aria, I like Hanna. She is nice, Aria is the one saying that she knows everything about me and yelling at my brother.

She has the right to make opinions about me already? She has the right to judge me? What about her? At least I don't have a secret love affair with a teacher? She is willingly having a relationship with a man way too old for her and she likes it? I find that kind of disgusting.

"I'm leaving. I am not going to sit here and listen to your crap. Hanna, are you coming?" Aria said. Both Aria and I turn to Hanna, she looks torn.

"I was leaving anyway, I'll see you tomorrow?" She says and I smile. Hanna is smart, not making a decision now and makes an excuse. She is smart. Hanna and Aria walk out the door.

"Well, I guess that saved you the trouble of introducing us to your girlfriend." I say and Ezra sighs. Liam doesn't know what to make of this.

"You didn't have to yell at her for me." Liam says.

"I am not going to let you do whatever she wants. She has no right to yell at you."

"Jess, I can defend myself sometimes. And I kind of sounded like I was happy Alison was dead." Liam said. And I sigh, why did she have to come in and ruin a perfectly good night. Wasn't my day bad enough with Liam almost getting killed?

"Look, you didn't know she was dead. And I know you can." I say, I like looking out for him. I always had to, so you could say it's grown on me.

I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket and I take it out. I am hoping it is Hanna, telling me she is sorry for leaving or something like that. My stomach drops when I see that it is from that "A" person again. I hate these texts.

The prostitute whore meets the teacher whore. Will one of you do my job for me? Better be careful. –A

I don't like this at all, I wish I could tell someone, but nobody could help me. I doubt anyone else with a brain could decode these texts either. That would mean I would have to tell people things that I am also no very proud of. I look and see Liam has left and gone to bed. Maybe I should do the same. Maybe tomorrow would be better. I can only hope.

I like started writing this two weeks ago because it has been so long. But I ended up watching my brother's basketball game and then a lot of stuff happened.

I have a week off and hopefully I will get to post again.

What do you think will happen next? I think I will give this story a couple more chapters. If you guys have any ideas, please them in the reviews! :)

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