Hi all. Remember me. I'm back. I missed you all and woke up the other day and decided I was ready to write again. I apologize for the lack of updates and hope you will forgive me. I hope that you will enjoy this chapter. I'm not sure how much I like it though. I apoligize for any typos.

Disclaimer- I do not own Pretty Little Liars.

Here is chapter nineteen.

Someone in the restaurant had gotten Jake's attention and it wasn't Mrs. Fitz. Jake was staring past his grandmother to the entrance way of the café. Ezra followed his son's gaze and it took him mere seconds to see what had caught Jake's attention. Spencer, Hanna, Emily, and Aria were standing together waiting to be seated.

And if that wasn't enough, Jake took this moment to finally speak. "Mommy!" He yelled loudly across the restaurant while pointing his small figure in her direction.

Ezra could only groan as he pictured what was bound to take place in just a matter of moments.

Jake's shout didn't go unnoticed by Mrs. Fitz, as Ezra had silently hoped it would. Instead the lone woman at the table turned her head in a swift movement and searched the room for the woman her grandson was calling for. She quickly found said woman when she noticed a wide-eyed, petite brunette standing at the front of the exit, staring straight at their table.

"Daddy." Jake yelled while tapping his father's arm. "Daddy. Mommy's here."

"I see that, Jake." Ezra answered quietly, avoiding all contact with his mother who had since turned her head back to Ezra. She wore a smug look on her face. "But don't yell. People are trying to enjoy their dinner."

Jake simply shrugged and called for his mother again, this time motioning for her to join them. "She sit with us, daddy." Ezra sighed. He quickly realized he was fighting a losing battle. Jake wanted Aria to join them and when Jake wanted something, nine times out of ten he got it.

Ezra took a moment to glance up at Aria who was still standing motionless alongside her friends who seemed unaware of the situation. Aria stared at Ezra nervously, awaiting a simple nod or a small smile, something that would let her know that it was indeed okay for her to join the three of them at their table for a moment. At least she hoped it was just for a moment. But, something told her if she actually ventured over to the table for four, she would be there for much longer than a moment. Ezra's mother was there after all.

Ezra sat at the small table nervously. This wasn't exactly the way he had envisioned his mother and Aria meeting, In fact, he hadn't intended for them to meet at all during the few days the elder woman was visiting from New York. But as always, life had a way of putting them in situations they weren't quite ready for. Ezra was interrupted from his thoughts when he heard his mother clear her throat rather loudly.

"Well Ezra, son, it looks like I will have the opportunity to meet this woman sooner than I expected."

"Yeah isn't that great ma." Ezra mumbled incoherently.

"Well are you going to tell her to come over? Or am I going to have to get your son to do it for me. He seems intent on her having dinner with us." Mrs. Fitz answered, eyeing Jake for a moment. "I am excited to meet her." e He

Ezra paused for a moment before giving Aria the all-clear and he soon saw her coming his way.

"Look mom. Be nice. She already had to deal with the wrath of Gretchen. I don't know if she would be able to deal with another angry Fitz family member."

"Ezra Fitz, are you comparing me to your sister?"

"Not at all. Just be kind to her. Please." Ezra let out a soft laugh.

"I intend to be."

Aria inched over to Ezra's table slowly, and when she did so she quickly noticed the bright smile that was plastered on Jake's face. "Hi." She muttered nervously.

"Hi mommy!"' Jake spoke excitedly. "Sit by me and daddy."

"Sorry baby but I think I'll stand. The girls are waiting for me anyway."

The table was quiet for a few moments before Ezra decided to break the silence. "Aria, this is my mother Evelyn. Mom, this is my- this is Aria, Jake's mother."

Aria shifted uncomfortably from her spot next to the table and moved her glance to Ezra's mother, "It's very nice to meet you, Mrs. Fitz."

Mrs. Fitz smiled up at Aria. "It's so nice to finally meet you, Aria. But please cut the formalities and just call me Evie."

"Yes ma'am."

"Please dear, take a seat. I'd love to get to know you a little better if you don't mind. You are the woman who seemed to still my Ezra's heart after all."

Aria walked slowly to the empty chair across from Jake and took a seat. Ezra could tell by the look on her face that she wasn't the least bit comfortable in her current situation.

"So, Aria dear please tell me about yourself."

Aria wasn't sure what Evie had previously learned about her through conversation with Ezra, so she hadn't the faintest idea how to respond. "Mrs. Fitz, excuse me I mean Evie, there really isn't much to know about me ma'am. "

"Oh but there is." Evie was quick to reply.

"Well." Aria began. "I graduated from New York University with an honors degree in English and I've taught senior English at Rosewood for two months."

"That's great." Evie smiled. "Ezra here tells me you are very young. May I ask how old you are?"'

Aria shot a confused glance at Ezra who continued to sit completely still in his chair. "I'm twenty-two." Aria muttered.

"Hmm I see. "

The next few moments passed very slowly and Aria attempted to think of every possible excuse to leave her uncomfortable surroundings and go have dinner with her friends. Aria was just about to speak up when Evie's voice interrupted her.

"Look Aria, I am aware of the fact that you and my son here had an inappropriate relationship while you were in high school and Ezra was your teacher."

Aria gasped loudly and glared at Ezra.

"Don't be angry at him. I only found out just a few minutes before you arrived. I must say I was quite shocked."

"Ezra, I thought you weren't going to say anything to your mom about us. I thought this dinner was about your mom meeting Jake."

Ezra sighed, rubbing his face with his hands. "It was. But when my mom finds out that I have a three year old son, it's only natural for her to question my relationship with his mother. So I told her everything. Not purposefully, but I did." Ezra looked away for a moment before continuing. "I happened to mention something about you just leaving for college when you called to tell me you were pregnant. I'm sorry."

Evie chose to stay silent and listen to the conversation that was unfolding before her eyes. She still wasn't exactly sure how she felt about her oldest son dating a woman six years his junior. "How long were the two of you together before Aria left for college, Ezra?"

"Two years." He mumbled.

"Oh I see. And are the two of you together at the moment?"

Ezra wasn't quite sure how to answer his mother's question so he glanced at Aria for input. When she nodded he began to speak.

"Uh yeah mom. We are."

"Well alright then." She replied.

"That's all you have to say ma? Well alright then?"

"What do you expect Ezra? A big fancy lecture about how what the two of you did was wrong. I'm sure you've already got several of those, and anyway you know I'm not the lecturing type. Besides you're grown adults. We all know the student, teacher thing isn't wise, but as far as the age difference, I've heard of and seen much worse." Ezra's brow creased as he continued to listen to his mother's rambling.

"Aria dear, you seem like a sweet girl. I am truly sorry for my daughter's actions. Jake is as cute as can be and you both seem to be parenting him well." Evie sighed. "Maybe some other time I'll choose to be angry about this, but right now I won't be. Besides it's getting late. I must be getting back to my hotel room. I have an early flight tomorrow."

"Uh mom, you do know it's only 7:30?"

Evie nodded. "Yes, but I think it's time that I go."

Ezra sighed as he watched his mother stand up and gather her things. "You sure mom? You really don't have to leave so soon."

"I'm sure, Ezra." Evie chuckled softly. "Aria, it was very nice to meet you. I sincerely hope that I didn't scare you in any way and that we will see each other again soon."

Aria nodded and said goodbye to the elder woman

"Goodbye Jake. You sure are a handsome little man." She smiled, although she didn't bother attempting to give the small boy a hug. She enveloped Ezra in a hug for a moment, muttered a goodbye, and left the restaurant.

When she noticed that Ezra's mother was now out of sight, Aria turned her attention to Ezra, a confused expression etched on her face. "Forgive me for being a little lost, but what exactly was that? One minute your mom is interrogating me and the next she's saying our relationship, while wrong is okay. And then she starts apologizing for what Gretchen did." Aria sighed. "That's not exactly the reaction I expected form your mother."

"Me neither." Ezra shrugged as he began to help Jake out of his chair. "But what can I say? I guess sometimes people can surprise you."

"I guess you're right." Aria answered with a slight smile on her face. Deep down she was very relieved that Ezra's mother hadn't freaked out as her own parents had done, but she was still somewhat confused at the woman's behavior.

"Well I guess that is that. I'm hoping we won't have to come clean about our prior relationship to anyone else in the near future." Ezra spoke softly.

'I agree."

"So" Ezra began once he got Jake ready to go. "I take it you still have dinner plans with the girls?" Aria nodded. "I'll keep Jake with me if you don't mind. I thought maybe we could go down to the ice cream parlor around the block."

"Yeah!" Jake yelled upon hearing his father's statement.

"That sounds great. " Aria smiled. "Just have him home in about an hour."

"Sure will." Ezra answered as he noticed Aria begin to walk away. But before she could get too far he called out to her in a calm voice. She quickly turned around curious as to what he needed. Ezra walked the few steps in Aria's direction, closing the gap between the two.

"What is it, Ezra?"

Ezra leaned closer into Aria and let his lips meet hers softly. The kiss was short and sweet and when the two broke apart Ezra had a grin plastered on his face.

"W-what was that for?" Aria mumbled quietly.

"I just felt like kissing you."

There it is! Chapter nineteen! I hope you enjoyed. I'm not too thrilled with it. I hope you all are still reading this story after everything. Please review. But NO FLAMES PLEASE!

-Cricket1106