Ezra looked at Aria quizzingly. He noted that her eyes were puffy and her usually percise eye makeup was smudged. He could tell that something had seemingly upsetted her and the fact that she was crying upset him greatly. He stepped towards her brushing a tear off her cheek, pushing a lock of her flowy brown hair behind her ear.

"Baby, what's the matter?" Ezra asked caringly. Aria jerked away from Ezra's usually comforting touch but suddenly it felt different. Burning and full of lies.

"Like you would care." Ezra was shocked by Aria's cold remark. He always cared. Whether she was sad that her hair wasn't cooperating, or she was fighting with the girls, Ezra always cared. He had thought Aria knew that.

"Aria.. what're you talking about? You know I care." Ezra ran his finger of her cheek. "Now tell me. Whats wrong?" Aria was starting to give into her feelings and leaned into his touch. But as quickly as she gave in, she gave out. She broke into a new round of sobs and looked down. She looked up, finally building up the courage.

"Why don't you go check your voicemail?" Aria said coldly. She leaned against the wall preparing for the worst as Ezra walked over to his voicemail pressing the play button quickly anxious to see what had his girlfriend so upset. As soon as he pressed play and Jackies voice came onto the machine he knew why she was so upset.

"Aria," he turned around. "This isn't what it looks like." Aria chuckled slightly to herself.

"Really Z?" Aria chuckled at her sarcasm. "So you aren't a lying, cheating, asshole who I thought loved me? She isn't some girl that you thought you'd get something from, since you dont want it from me? She isn't a girl you never thought i'd find out about? Because, that's what it looks like."

Aria broke into another fit of sobs at the realization that the man that never hurt her, the man she loved with everything she had, cheated on her. Ezra walked over as soon as she finished her rant and wrapped his strong arms around her small frame. He lifted her tear-stained face with his pointer finger.

"Aria, I would NEVER, EVER, cheat on you. You mean the absolute world to me. Jackie? She's in the past. She's not a concern. She's an insecure girl that doesn't know how to move on. Cheating on you isn't even a possibility. And trying to get something off her that I don't from you? If you're implying sex that isn't a possibility as well. And I most definitley want it from you. I love you. I love you so much that intimacy isn't needed in our realationship. You're sixteen. I'm already taking your highschool expirence, I don't wanna do something you're not ready for. But when the time comes, I promise you, I definitley would want it from you. I love you. And there is nothing you need to worry about." Aria smiled slighty.

"You promise?" She asked hopefully.

"I mean every word I just said and ever said. That was then..you are very much now." Aria smiled wiping her tears leaning into Ezra's palm.

"I'm sorry for overreacting."

"No..Ar. You had every right. I would've done the same thing if a guy left you a voicemail like that." Aria smiled and led Ezra to the couch she was laying on just ten minutes prior. "So, I geuss you know why I was acting weird? Jackie messaged me on Facebook the other day and I just didn't want you to think it was something that it wasn't."

"Kinda like I did?" Aria chuckled.

"Yeah, kinda like that." Ezra smiled brushing a piece of hair from her forehead.

Aria shook her head in disbelief wondering why she would've ever thought that the perfect man before her would ever cheat. "Why is tonight a school night?"

Ezra chuckled. "The weekend will be here again shortly, love. Do you have an alibi this weekend as well?"

"Yeah, I should.. Hanna's going to the cabin with Caleb this weekend, so i'll tell my parents i'll be with her and we can spend the whole whole entire weekend together." Aria said seductively.

Ezra wrapped an arm around Aria. "A cabin, huh... I have to say, I wouldn't mind spending a weekend at a cabin with you."

Aria looked up at Ezra with a warm smile on her face. "We could arrange that." Ezra leaned down and pressed a quick kiss on her lips. "I'd like that."

The couple spent the remaining hour Aria had cuddling on the couch, sharing kisses, and enjoying the company of one another. When 7 o'clock came the two trudged towards the door dreading the fact that they had to part. "I love you." Ezra whispered to Aria, leaning down to grant her with a passionate kiss. "Drive safe and text me when you get home?"

"Mhm, love you too." Aria twisted the door knob opening it a hair. "See you tomorrow."

"See you." Ezra said watching Aria decend towards the stairwell. As her figure vanished he shut the door and proceeded to the couch.

Approximately five minutes later he heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was Aria forgetting her purse or something he opened the door and there stood his ex-fiance, Jackie Molina.