Hey guys! Here is a new update. I hope you enjoy and I apologize for the lack of updates this week. A nasty sinus infection, four tests, and tons of studying hasn't exactly left me with a ton of time for writing. I'm not sure about this chapter but I hope you like it. I'm sorry but it's a tad on the short side. As always I apologize for any typos. But I really wanted to get aan update up because you all deserve it.

Declaimer: I do not own Pretty Little Liars.

Here is chapter fifteen.

"Mr. Fitz." Mr. Perkins began. My daughter Molly is in your last period English class." When Ezra nodded Mr. Perkins continued. "She brought it to my attention that you had your son sit in your class on Friday."

Ezra was quick to speak. "Yes I did. He wasn't feeling well. Is that a problem?"

"She also informed me that Ms. Montgomery is the mother of your three year old."

Aria gasped as she lowered herself farther into her seat as if she was trying to hide. An eerie silence occupied the room and a few moments passed before Aria heard two words escape Ezra's lips. ''Holy crap."

The room was deathly quiet again. The three adults could vaguely hear the chatter of voices down the hall. Aria could feel her body shaking from nervousness and she was hesitant to even sneak a glance in Mr. Perkin's direction. She felt as though she was in high school all over again.

In an attempt to avoid contact with the elder man she quickly let her eyes wander to the large window in the office. It was a beautiful day out. The sun was shining and Aria could notice a soft wind blowing through the trees. She wished she could be anywhere else at the moment. She wasn't prepared for the very uncomfortable conversation she was soon to have.

"Holy crap Mr. Fitz?" Mr. Perkins said as he took a seat behind his desk. "Is that all you have to say for yourself?"

Ezra took a moment to rub a hand through his hair. He took a long, deep breath and cleared his throat. "No sir."

Mr. Perkins sighed heavily. "If I recall Ms. Montgomery was your student just a few short years ago?"

"Y-yes sir."

Mr. Perkins let his eyes roam over to Aria. "And you're son is three correct?"

Aria nodded hesitantly. "Yes. Jake is three."

"So this means the two of you were seeing each other while you were his student." He spoke in a statement rather than a question.

"Uh yes." Aria mumbled.

The room grew quiet again and Aria became even more uncomfortable. With each passing minute the situation came to be even worse. Finally after nearly five entire minutes Aria attempted to break the silence. "Mr. Perkins." She spoke softly. "Can you at least say something?"

"I-I don't like this one bit."

Aria rolled her eyes in frustration. "You already said that sir."

"Well I don't. But I can't exactly do anything about it now. You're a grown adult now Aria. Now had I known about this when it first started chances are that Mr. Fitz would at the very least lose his teaching license but that won't happen now." Mr. Perkins took a deep breath before continuing. "I don't agree with this. I don't like it at all. If the entire school finds out about the two of you the image of this school will be ruined. So all I can ask is that you keep this on the down low." He glanced up at the two adults that sat in front of him and shook his head in disgust.

Aria and Ezra both nodded in response.

Ezra then looked up nervously. "Mr. Perkins we kept our relationship a secret for years. Aria kept Jake a secret for quite some time. I must say we are pretty good at keeping things hidden."

The principle simply nodded and motioned for Aria and Ezra to exit the office. Ezra reached to for the door knob when Mr. Perkins voice interrupted him. "I don't want to hear about this anymore. "

"Yes sir." Aria immediately answered before the two of them rushed out of the small room.

Both Aria and Ezra were silent as they walked the familiar route to their classrooms. When they finally made it to Aria's door Ezra whispered softly. "That was um scary."

"Tell me about it." Aria answered as she opened the door to her classroom. "Well I guess I'll see you later."

Ezra nodded and turned to cross the hall but stopped in his tracks and turned back to face Aria. "Actually I was wondering if you and Jake wanted to come to my place tonight. I thought I would cook dinner for the three of us."

Aria nodded. "That sounds great." She let a soft smile form on her lips. "What time?"

Ezra responded with a smile of his own. "Seven." He stated simply.

"Seven is perfect. We'll see you then." Ezra nodded happily and turned in the direction of his classroom leaving a smiling Aria behind.

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Aria took a glance at her vehicle's digital clock as she pulled into the familiar parking lot of Ezra's apartment complex. 6:53. It read in simple black numbers. Just in time.

"Where we at?" Jake yelled from his car seat directly behind her.

"I told you Jake. We are having dinner with daddy."

"Oh yeah." Jake laughed. "I forgot."

Aria found a decent parking spot and stepped out of the car rather quickly. She immediately helped Jake out of the backseat and shut the door behind him. Jake took it upon himself to take off running up the sidewalk in the direction of the staircase.

"Jake slow down."

Jake turned around. "But I want to see daddy."

"You'll see him whether you run or not. So walk."

'Okay."

They finally made their way up the stairs and Jake rushed to the door labeled 3b. Aria followed closely behind as she watch Jake use his small fist to knock on the door. After a series of knocks Ezra finally answered the door. "Hey buddy." Ezra said as he lifted Jake into his arms.

"Hey." Aria spoke softly.

"Hi." Ezra said looking deeply into Aria's eyes/ The two stood there for a long moment before Ezra placed a soft kiss to her cheek and motioned for her to enter the apartment.

"Welcome to my humble abode." Ezra laughed closing the door behind him. "Dinner is almost ready."

"It smells amazing in here. What are we having?" Aria replied as she placed her purse on the leather sofa.

"Mac n Cheese." Jake answered excitedly.

"Um no. Actually we are having one of the four things I scan actually cook."

"Oh" Aria laughed. "So the count has gone up to four now huh?"

"Yep. I made lasagna."

"Really Ezra. You just take it out of the box and throw it in the oven for a while. That's not exactly cooking."

"Hey now." Ezra responded. "It takes a lot to take it out of the package."

"Whatever" Aria said with a laugh. It was at that moment that the timer went off.

"My cooking is ready." Ezra said. He took a moment to give Aria a fake glare.

"Yeah, yeah." Aria rolled her eyes.

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Twenty minutes later Aria swallowed the last bit of food that was on her plate and smiled at Ezra who sat across from her. "You know, I must say that for precooked lasagna that tasted pretty damn good."

"Thanks."

Ezra stared at Aria for a second before moving his eyes to Jake who was sitting next to him with tomato sauce covering his small face. "It looks like Jake liked it too." Although it doesn't look like much of it actually made it into his mouth." Ezra laughed.

Aria responded with a laugh of her own when she caught sight of the mess that was her son's face. She paused for a moment to contain herself before grabbing a nearby paper towel and rubbing the sauce away.

"Did you like this better than mac n cheese buddy?" Aria said with a chuckle. "It sure looks that way."

Jake simply laughed as he licked the sauce away from his tiny fingers. "Yummy."

"I take that as a yes." Ezra laughed.

The next few minutes consisted of small talk and laughter between the three of them as they sat close to one another at the small table in Ezra's kitchen. Aria finally got Jake cleaned up and Ezra began to do the dishes. Ezra put the last plate away in the cabinet when he heard a knock at the door. A confused look appeared on his face as he dried his hands with a soft dish towel.

"Who the hell is at the door? There aren't many people who know where I live." Ezra questioned as he walked closer to where the knocking was coming from.

He took a quick glance at Aria who was now seated next to Jake on the sofa. An equally confused look soon appeared on her face as well.

Ezra paused for a moment before turning the door knob and pulling the door open. His jaw dropped and a gasp escaped his lips when he realized who was standing on the other side of the doorway.

'G-Gretchen." He stuttered.

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