3 months later, Aria is 6 months pregnant

Aria was up very early today because today was her baby shower. Her friends were coming over to decorate in an hour and she needed to clean up. Ezra was also stopping by. He had been helping out alot and Aria appreciated it, but they both wanted to know who the baby's dad was. He went to every doctors appointment and at the last visit they found out she was having a baby boy. Then there was a knock at the door. All her friends and Ezra walked in and started setting the place up. An hour later everyone else started showing up.

Everyone was having a great time and Aria was loving all of the presents. While the girls were all talking and opening presents Ezra was painting the nursery in Aria's apartment. He was painting the walls blue and after it dried they were going to put sports things all in the room. Just then Aria walked in.

"Someone bought the baby a crib." she handed him the box.

"I will put it together right now." he said taking the box.

"I want you to know I appreciate this very much even though it may not be yours." she thanked him.

"No problem. And if I am not it's dad I still hope to be in his life." Ezra said.

"You will." Aria assured him.

"Good. Now get back to your baby shower." he said with a grin.

Aria walked back in and they were going to cut the cake Spencer brought. As Aria sliced it someone knocked on the door. She told everyone else to go ahead and eat while she answered the door. Two men in uniform stood in front of her. They handed her a paper and said they were very sorry, then walked off. Aria had no idea what it was and went to the couch to read the letter. When she read the words that Noel had died while serving his country she dropped the piece of paper and started crying. Ezra wrapped his arms around her while she cried into his chest. Spencer quietly thanked everyone for coming and then asked them to leave. Ezra and her three friends all stayed the night. They cleaned up when Aria actually went to sleep. Ezra finished up some things in the nursery and got some sleep, too.

The next morning when Aria woke up her eyes were red and puffy. She hoped when she got up this morning it had all been a bad dream, but it hadn't been. Her boyfriend and possibly father of her baby was gone. She got up and went in the kitchen to find Ezra and her friends making breakfast. Ezra wanted to show her the crib and rocking chair that he had put together before she ate. She hadn't seen the finished product of the nursery and when she walked in it, she started crying again. Everything about this baby reminded her of Noel because she had always kept in her mind that it was his. She had no idea how she was going to keep it together at his funeral which was probably next week.