Emily, Spencer and Aria were in Spencer's living room watching a movie.

"I'm here!" Hanna exclaimed, late as usual but no one was bothered.

Hanna smiled and sat next to Aria. She cuddled into her.

"I'm glad you're not ignoring us anymore" Hanna smiled with the best of intentions.

"I'm glad too, Han." Aria said as she hugged her.

"Let's go to the grill. I fancy something to eat." Spencer gave suggestive eyes to Emily and Hanna as she texted Ezra from her phone. She could tell Aria didn't want to go.

"Do we have to?" Aria sighed.

"Yes. Remember, live your life. Or… Act like it." Spencer said cheerily. "You might want to fix your hair though."

The girls all laughed as Aria brushed her hair and got ready for leaving.

"Do you think this will work?" Hanna whispered to Emily.

"I hope so." Emily frowned.

They all arrived at the grill and it was extremely busy. Luckily there was one free table which Hanna grabbed right away. Aria frowned as she seen all the couples eating together in the grill, happy and uncomplicated. She couldn't think of a time when it wasn't complicated with Ezra.

"I'm going to order some drinks" Hanna got up from her seat promptly.

"Emily, can I have a word with you for a second?" Spencer asked. Emily looked at Aria and Aria shrugged her shoulders as they walked off from the table. Aria started looking at a menu.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked.

"I think you should go with Aria. When she finds out the plan she won't be so mad at you." Spencer laughed.

"Yeah, you're probably right. Plus if A is watching us, you ALWAYS look like you have some sort of plan. You can't hide it." Emily smiled and went back to her seat. As Spencer walked back she heard Hanna's heels behind her.

"Distraction time" Hanna whispered. "Oops!" She shouted as she tripped.

Hanna dropped a whole tray of glasses on the floor with a crash. There was glass everywhere.

"Can we get a towel please?" Spencer shouted over the bar counter.

"Aria, come to the bathroom with me? Now?" Emily demanded.

Aria put down the menu and quickly followed Emily to the bathroom. Emily's long legs meant she walked much faster than Aria. As Emily walked through the corridor towards the bathroom she went past the ladies toilet door.

"Em…" Aria tried to stop her but she kept walking.

"This way" Emily led Aria towards a fire door and opened it at the back of the building.

Aria looked confused as Emily held the fire door open for her. Aria peered out into the alleyway.

"Emily, what's going on?" Aria looked concerned. She shifted her weight and fidgeted with her black skirt.

"Aria, there's a car down there, get in the passenger door. Go quickly." Emily softly pushed aria by the shoulders out into the alleyway.

With every step, Aria wondered who it could be in the car. She smoothed her hair down and held her clutch bag firmly as she checked behind her. It was too dark to see anyone but she was scared and alone when Emily closed the fire door. She walked swiftly down the alleyway but she couldn't see the car well enough to recognise it. She wondered if she even wanted to get in the car or if she just wanted to run back home.

As she approached the car door it swung open in front of her. As she peered in she could see Ezra's face, concerned and lovingly gazing at her. She walked faster, sat in the passenger seat and closed the door. Then Ezra drove off with no destination in mind, just somewhere away from rosewood.

"Ezra… What is all this?" Aria stared at him.

She had missed everything about him. His hair still hadn't been cut but she liked it, she thought about when they first met and his hair was long and curly. Aria remembered the excitement about that night and the passion they had when they only just met. While the silence went on, Aria studied Ezra's features once more. Although he was clean-shaven, she admired the stubble he had poking through. She looked down his neck and at the black jumper he had on. She thought about the many times she had her arms around him whilst she fantasised about doing it one last time. She looked up to his lips and couldn't look away. Not only was she waiting for him to speak but she wanted to feel them against her lips so badly.

Aria's gaze was averted as she felt a thud when the car stopped. She didn't recognise where they were, but she didn't care. She turned round to look at him again. Ezra was staring to the front of the car.

"Ezra, look at me" Aria asked softly.

Ezra closed his eyes as he listened to her voice. It had been so long since he heard her, even on the phone, never mind seeing her. He turned his head as he opened his eyes to look at her. He loved her rosy cheeks from being out in the cold and as he looked intensely into her eyes he felt the urge to grab her. He didn't.

"I had to see you. Spencer came to see me." He looked at her face for a reaction but she just looked down at her feet. "She told me about the A messages. Although I had assumed A had something to do with it for a while."

"She obviously didn't tell you everything then. A threatened to have you killed if I see you again! I hope they didn't see me leave the grill!" Aria's voice was raised as she realised the severity of the situation. She was mesmerised by Ezra when she first got into the car.

"She told me, Aria. It's a risk I had to take. I had to see you. We've come too far to let A ruin everything for us." Ezra shifted round in the seat to face her and held her hands in his. "I checked all around the area of the grill and there wasn't a soul around. I promise. We have to talk about this. Please."

He pleaded with her and as he did, his eyes got wider and Aria grew even more attracted to him. She grabbed onto the collar of his sweater and pulled him towards her as she looked into his eyes and he looked into hers. She ran her hands through his messy hair and pulled him closer. As her soft lips touched his, they both felt the most intense love and passion they had never felt before. All of the worries were gone when he had her close to him.