Aria's POV
Ezra walked across my bedroom and sat down on my bed. He laid back and I laid down next to him, laying my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and sighed.
"What?" I asked him.
"I've waited so long to do this. To lay here with you in your bed."
"I know" I said. I looked up at him and smiled. He kissed my forehead and I laid my head back down. "I'm sorry about my parents".
"Aria, they are your parents. They are just doing their job."
"I know that, but they just make me so angry sometimes, you know?"
"Yeah, I do." I looked up at him again.
"What are your parents like?" I asked him.
"They were exactly like yours are when I was living with them."
"So, overprotective then?" I said in a joking tone. He laughed.
"Not overprotective, just… okay… well maybe a little overprotective. But at least I knew they cared."
"When am I going to get to meet them?"
"I haven't really thought about it actually. I'll see if I can work something out soon, ok?"
"Ok" I said.
"You know, I've been texting you all week."
"Really? My parents took my phone from me…"
"I figured that"
"So why did you still do it?"
"I felt like I needed to. I wanted to comfort you and tell you it would all be ok."
"How many did you send?"
"I sent one everyday."
"Really? Oh my gosh, do you think my parents read them?" I sat up suddenly, panicking. I did NOT want my mother reading those messages. Ezra sat up and scooted closer to me.
"Aria, look at me" He said tilting my chin up until my eyes met his. "Does it really matter?" He asked as he tucked a piece of hair behind my ear.
"Well, I guess not." I said taking a breath.
"Don't get all worked up ok? The worst that could happen if they did read them is knowing my true feelings for you. I don't think that's such a bad thing."
"You're right" I said. "But… you didn't mention anything about what… happened in Miami in the messages did you?"
"No, I didn't. I would never do that if I thought that there was a possibility that your parents had your phone."
"Okay, good" I said. "I just don't want them to find out about it" He grabbed my hands in his.
"We can keep it between us, okay? They don't need to find out."
"Okay" He kissed me on the cheek and laid back again pulling me down with him. I laid my head back on his chest and closed my eyes.
Byron's POV
I walked into the kitchen to find my wife sitting at the table reading a book.
"Ella? I thought you were checking on dinner."
"I did check on it"
"Why didn't you come back into the living room?"
"I could tell Aria didn't want me in there so I figured I wouldn't upset her more."
"C'mon, you know that isn't true."
"Yes, it is Byron! You saw the way she was looking at me!"
"She was looking at us both that way. She's still upset about being grounded. Give her some time."
"Why aren't you in there with them?"
"They went up to Aria'a room."
"What? You let him go up there with her?"
"Yeah, what is the big deal?"
"They are up there together! Alone!"
"And what, you think they are going to sleep together while we are right downstairs? For goodness sakes Ella, if they wanted to do it that badly then they probably already have! You know she has been over to his apartment MANY times before and they were just out of town for a couple days! Besides, you're the one who practically gave her permission to stay over there when you were on the phone with her last weekend so-"
"Oh my god. You don't think they have actually had sex already do you?"
"How would I know! You will have to talk to your daughter about that one."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I'm afraid of what the answer will be! She is sixteen Byron."
"I know"
"Why are you so calm about this?"
"Ella, there is nothing we can do about it. They are in love. And Aria is old enough to be able to start making her own decisions. We trust Aria. And Ezra, remember?"
"Okay, you're right. But I still don't like the idea of her sleeping with him."
"And you think I do?"
"Well, no…"
"Okay then. How much longer until dinner will be ready?"
"About 20 minutes"
"Well I'll go up and tell them when it's ready then."
"Alright"
I walked back into the living room and found something to watch on tv while I waited.
Ezra's POV
I felt Aria's breathing start to get heavier after we had been laying there for what seemed like a while. I didn't mind that she was sleeping, I was just glad to be laying there with my arms around her. I didn't understand how she could possibly be tired though because she had probably spent a lot of time sleeping while she was stuck in her room these past few days. We had probably been laying there for a good 15 minutes when I heard footsteps start up the stairs. Surely enough, a few seconds later there was a knock on Aria's door. Her dad stuck her head in.
"Dinner is just about ready" He said in a low voice, noticing that Aria was sleeping. "It will be about another 5 minutes."
"Okay, thank you Byron" I said before he closed the door. I listened to his footsteps going back down the stairs. I hated to have to wake Aria up, but we had to get downstairs before dinner was ready.
"Aria, time to wake up" I whispered in her ear. She didn't respond. I leaned down and kissed her neck gently before whispering in her ear again. This time she opened her eyes.
"Hey, your dad was just up here, he said it's almost time for dinner." She sighed and rolled her eyes as she sat up.
"Aria, I want you to be nice to your parents tonight. Especially your mother." She rolled her eyes again.
"How can I be nice when they make me so angry?"
"You know they only grounded you because they love you and it's important to them that you learn right from wrong."
"Well they aren't doing a very good job considering they are still letting me see you."
"Aria…"
"Okay, okay. I hate it when you're right." I laughed and grabbed her hand, leading her out of the bedroom.