Another short chapter… sorry guys. I don't get much writing time, but I want to try to keep updating! I hope you like it! Please R&R. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them :D

Aria's Pov:

As soon as I got in the car, I pulled out my phone to text Ezra.

I'm so sorry. I love you. Whatever happenes, I just need you to know that. I got a reply almost instantly.

I know babe, I love you too. Everything is going to be ok. We'll work it out.

I smiled, but didn't quite feel relieved yet. My parents were standing outside the car, arguing.

"I don't care how in love they are Byron! What they did was wrong!" my mother yelled at him.

"Look, Ella. I'm not saying what they did was right, believe me. But I'm in no place to punish her. I did the same thing, remember?"

"How can I forget? You cheated on me with one of your students! But that doesn't mean you don't have to discipline our child. Teach her right from wrong."

"I'm not a hypocrite, Ella!"

With that my mother stormed around to the passengers side of the car, got in, and slammed the door closed. My dad did the same, jamming the keys into the ignition. As we started to pull away, I caught a glimpse of Ezra leaving the building. He was talking to Spencer. The ride home was completely silent. As soon as we pulled into the driveway, my mother got out of the car and stormed inside.

"I'm sorry Aria." my father said.

"For what?"

"For the way your mother is acting. Just give her some time."

I nodded and got out of the car. He gave me a hug and we went inside.

Ezra's Pov:

About a minute after Aria left with her parents, I heard my phone beep. All eyes turned to me, once again. I answered quickly, seeing it was from Aria. Uncomfortable with all the pairs of eyes on me, I went to leave. I noticed the other three girls whispering over along the left wall and I suddenly remembered what Aria's mom said about Spencers parents.

If Spencer's parents find out about this, they will ruin you.

I walked over to where the girls were standing.

"Um, Spencer can I speak with you for a moment?"

"Sure, Mr. Fitz." She said and I motioned to the door

When we got outside I stopped walking and turned to face her.

"Do you have any idea why Aria's mom thought that you and I were seeing each other?" I asked.

"Yeah, Aria mentioned something about that… she said that her mom saw me talking to you that day that I jumped into your car when I thought Aria was in trouble with Jason."

"And she just assumed we were in a relationship?"

"Well, she heard that rumor that was going around about you and a student, so I guess she just jumped to conclusions."

"I see. So you, Hanna, and Emily knew about us all along, huh?"

"Yeah, Aria told us about you a while ago, but please don't be mad at her for that, Mr. Fitz. Hanna was trying to set her up with Noel because we thought she was lonely and-"

"Spencer, calm down. I'm not mad. I figured she was going to tell her best friends about us eventually. That's what girls do, isn't it?" I asked giving her a little smile.

"Yeah" she said as she laughed. "Oh, and about Aria's mom. Don't let her get to you. I've known her forever, just give her some time to cool down."

"Thanks Spence, it means a lot."

"No problem" she gave me a little smile and headed back inside.

Ella's Pov:

The next morning, I was downstairs drinking my coffee. Byron was at the table across from me, reading the paper. When Aria woke up, she came down the stairs and into the kitchen. Her face was streaked with tears.

"Aria, baby, why don't you sit down here for a minute. Byron, will you excuse us?"

"Sure" he replied and got up to go to the living room.

"Aria, I can't stand to see you like this."

"You're the one making me like this, mom! I was perfectly fine until last night."

"I know. I've done a lot of thinking this morning, and I see that I may have overreacted. I felt betrayed. I thought I knew Ezra, I thought we were friends. And to find out he lied to me about being in a relationship with my daughter, to find out that you had lied to me, it hurt Aria. You can understand that, can't you?"

"I understand, but that's the way it had to be! If I told you about us, you would have never let me see him! He makes me happy, mom!"

"I can see that now. I've noticed a big change in you since we got back from Iceland. I just assumed it was because you reconnected with your friends, but obviously I was wrong. And I know how hard everything that was going on with your father and I must have been for you and Mike, but somehow you stayed strong. He was there for you. I can't thank him enough for that."

"He was there for me. He was someone that I knew I could talk to about it."

"I just want you to know, that I am you mother. You can always talk to me. About anything."

"I know. You know how hard it is for me to keep secrets from you, mom. When dad asked me not to tell you about his affair, I didn't know what to do. I felt like I should have told you, but I didn't want to lose his trust either. I felt the same way the whole time I was with Ezra."

"You still should have told me, but its ok. I forgive you. I understand the situation you were in. And no matter how much I don't like it, you are in love. I could see it in Ezra's eyes last night, and I can see it in your eyes right now. There is obviously nothing I can do that can change that."

"No, there isn't." she said smiling as she wiped away a tear.

"Why don't you call Ezra and ask him to come over later. I would like to talk to him. I need to apologize for my behavior last night."

"Thank you mom." she said getting up to give me a hug. I squeezed her back and held her there for a minute.

"I love you, Aria. No matter what."

"I know, I love you too mom."

Ezra's Pov:

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing. I picked it up off the nightstand and smiled when I saw it was Aria.

"Hey, babe. How are things this morning?" I asked

"They're great Ezra!" she exclaimed. "My mom wants you to come over later so she can talk to you, but I just talked to her and I think she is going to be ok with us being together!"

"Aria, that's great! What time should I come over?"

"How about around noon."

"Sure, sounds good."

"So, I guess I'll see you then!"

"I can't wait! I love you."

"I love you too, Ezra. Bye!"

"Bye!"

I couldn't believe this! Ella might actually accept my relationship with Aria! That was such a relief. I definitely didn't want to lose her as a friend, or Aria, the love of my life.