A/N Hello! This chapter I am going to introduce Ezra's older sister Esti, her husband Michael, and their daughter Kaylee! Sorry it took so long!
Telling Ezra's mother about us didn't go too well. She just figured I was some little whore who Ezra slept with, whit was half true. Right now we are in Ezra's car on the way to his sister Esti's and her husband Michael's house. Ezra always told me they were close.
"So, a few things you need to know about my sister before you meet her." Ezra says to me while driving his car.
"Ok, tell me"
"If anybody gets into any argument with each other, she will sit you down like you are a little kid and make you talk about your feelings and stuff until it is resolved." I laughed.
"Is that why she is a Therapist?" I asked.
"Yes. She just likes to fix things and make them perfect."
"Ok, anything else?"
"Her daughter Kaylee, is a year and a half old, and her husband Michael is calm and laid back."
"Sounds like I'll fit right in!" I say to him. We pull up to a large house on the side of Rosewood where all the "Upper Class" live. We walk in together and are greeted by a tall woman with her hair straightened and down with an apron on.
"Hi Ezra!" She says kissing his cheeks. "And you must be Aria, the fiancé mom has told me so much about." I widen my eyes and move my eyebrows. Esti laughs.
"Aria it's ok! I've been with Michael what 5 years and mom still hates him? Oy vey."
"It's nice to meet you Esti."
"You too Aria. Now I don't mean to be rude but I need to finish cooking. MICHAEL GET DOWN HERE EZRA AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ARE HERE!" Esti yells up the stairs. When she turns and heads back to the kitchen, we see a tall man walk down the stairs holding a toddler in his arms.
"Michael, this is my girlfriend Aria. Aria, this is my brother in law Michael." Ezra says.
"Hi Aria it's nice to meet you. I would give you a hug, but I have a toddler in my arms." Michael says.
"Aria this is my niece Kaylee." Kaylee lift's her head off her dad's shoulder and locks eyes with Ezra. She grows a huge smile.
"Uncci Ezzie!" Kaylee says. She lifts her arms out for Ezra to pick her up, so he takes her in his arms and kisses her on the cheek.
"Kaylee this is my special friend Aria. Want to say hi?" Kaylee shakes her head no and looks away from me.
"Don't worry she'll warm up to you." Michael says.
"We have this to look forward to Aria, aren't you excited?" Ezra says while holding Kaylee.
"Can't wait" I say. Ezra puts Kaylee down and I sit Indian style on the floor across from her. She is holding onto Ezra's leg now and I smile at her. She doesn't make any facial expression so I make a cross my eyes and stick my tongue out. This made Kaylee laugh. She sticks her tongue out too. This made me, Ezra, and Michael laugh.
"Can I have a hug?" I say to her in my talking to toddlers' voice. She runs over to me screaming and leans her head on my chest.
"Told you she would warm up to you." Michael says.
"Guys dinner is ready!" We hear Esti yell from the kitchen. We all walk in to the dining room and sit at the table. Esti has made us baked ziti with meat sauce, and a bunch of other side dishes. I see Esti sit Kaylee in her highchair, and give her pieces of plain pasta and a few veggies. Kaylee claps when she puts them in her mouth, what earns a laugh from everybody.
"So Aria" Esti says. "How far along are you?
"About 5 months" I say without hesitation. "We're having a boy." I say with a smile.
"Well congratulations!" Esti screams out. With the hour I have known her, I already know she is very loud.
"Kaylee, it looks like you have a new friend to play with!" Michael says. Kaylee squeals and claps her hands.
"Aria. I heard your meeting with Mary didn't go too well!" Michael says with a smirk. "5 years of knowing that lady and she still hates me."
"Excuse me, but that lady is my mother!" Esti yells out.
"I'm sorry Esti, but you know it's true. She hates me." Michael replies.
"I think she hates me too." I say.
"Aria, why would you think that?" Esti's tone goes down from yelling to a calm voice. I shrug my shoulders. "What kind of feelings were going through your head when you realized Mary didn't like you?" I guess this was the therapist side Ezra told me about.
"I guess a part of me expected it, because people don't really accept our relationship." I say but quickly regret.
"Why don't people accept your relationship?" Esti is leaning on the table now. I really see what Ezra meant about his therapist side. I look at Ezra. He nods at me telling me it is ok for me to tell them.
"Well, there is a bit of an age difference between us."
"Really, how much?" Esti asks.
"About 7 years." I move my head so my eyes do not meet hers. "And after Ezra and I met, we found out he was my teacher." I look up and see Esti's eyes wide and opened. She looks shocked.
"Ezra, could I speak to you in the living room?" Esti asks.
"No, Esti. Anything you want to say to me you can say in front of Aria.
"I'm sorry Ezra I would just feel a lot better talking to you alone."
"Go" I say rubbing his arm. He smiles at me while walking away with his sister.
Ezra POV
I walk into my sister's living room and sit on her couch. I look up at her, she had her arms crossed.
"Ezra, care to tell me how this happened?
"We met, connected; next day found out she was my student."
"OK, so you are telling me her parents are ok with this?"
"Yes actually, I was friends with her parents before they found out."
"if I was her parents I would have murderd you if any man goes near Kaylee I will beat them to death!"
"And this is coming from the person who says we need to talk it out and not be violent?" She sighs.
"Ezra did you force her to… you know? I know you were hurt after Jackie."
"Esti I never did anything! We only did it once before she got pregnant!"
Aria POV
Me, Michael and Kaylee are awkwardly sitting at the table now while Ezra and Esti re in the living room fighting.
"So, Aria." Michael says breaking the silence. "I think its cool how you dated a teacher?"
"Really?" I say laughing.
"Yeah. I really am just happy Ezra finally found a girl." This made me really laugh.
"So Mary doesn't like you?" I ask Michael.
"Yup! That woman is crazy! I think she just doesn't like marriage after her nasty divorce a million years ago."
"Ezra doesn't talk about it too much."
"Neither does Esti. But from what she told me it got pretty bad between their parents."
"No wonder Ezra never says anything about it."
"What happened is both their parents cheated. They both found out and that is when things got bad. The marriage was never the same, so they split." Before Michael could say anything else, Esti and Ezra walked in.
"Aria, I'm sorry for freaking out. Its just a bit weird having my brother be engaged to one of his students."
"Its ok, I understand."
"Come here!" I walk over and she gives me a huge hug! "Welcome to the Fitz family Aria!" I feel extatic that Esti accepted us! Now we just need to work on Mary. I look up and see Ezra smiling looking at us embrace.
