"That's your dad's house?" Aria asked in awe of the huge two story house with a pool that stood in front of them.

"Yeah, it's where I lived till they got divorced then mom moved to the other side of the city to get further from him." Ezra said leading Aria to the front door.

"This is huge. Your dad lived here by himself for years?" Aria asked still amazed that someone would live in such a big house all by themselves.

"It's really not that big. There are four bedrooms and three bathrooms and a rec room. There's also the pool which was what I missed most about the house. Besides my dad was hardly ever here he worked mostly in Buffalo and only stayed here on the weekends." Ezra said reaching under the doorway and finding the key his father always left there.

When he opened the door they walked into a very plainly decorated house. The house said average American family and not rich family. The walls were plain and the house looked like it was more for show than anything else. When they made their way to the office you could tell that somebody definitely lived in there.

"I take it your dad spent most of his time in here?" Aria asked as she made her way around the room looking at all the different pictures and books.

"Yeah this, the kitchen, and his bedroom were the only rooms he actually ever used. I remember once in college I stayed with him and we ate in here." Ezra said as he looked around the room. "I wonder where Wes went off too he's supposed to be here."

"I think I saw him out back." Aria said pointing out the window to the tree house.

"We have to look for dads will and see what needs to be done." Ezra said walking towards his father's desk.

"Where is the bathroom I'm going to change Lila." Aria asked.

"Down the hall and to the left." Ezra said not looking up from the desk.

A few minutes later Aria made her way back to the office to see Ezra sitting at the desk with his head in his hands. She slowly made her way to the other side of the desk and put a hand on his shoulder. Lila began to squirm in her arm and fuss until Ezra finally spoke up.

"I can't do this Aria." Ezra said looking up at her with tears in his eyes.

"Baby, I'm sorry." Aria said coming around and sitting on his lap. Lila approved of this and made it known by making all kinds of baby noises. "I think someone wants their daddy though." Aria said leaning back against Ezra's chest so that Lila could see Ezra.

"Hey baby." Ezra said and started to rub Lila's hands only to have her latch onto his pinky finger and with her two hands and close her eyes.

"I can't look through all of this stuff. It just reminds me of how I wasn't here for my dad and how I never got close to him later on in my life.

"Hey, you made your dad the happiest man on the earth the last days he was alive and he got to meet his first grandchild h which is an amazing thing. You can do this, you have to for your father." Aria said as she looked back at Ezra and took his free hand and wrapped it around her waist. Ezra's other hand was still in the embrace of a now asleep Lila.

"I know it's just really hard and I have no idea what I am doing." Ezra said to Aria.

"My parents are on their way over and my dad said he would help with the arrangements and everything." Aria told Ezra.

"That's so nice of them, because I am so lost right now." Ezra said and then spotted a paper sticking out from the bottom of the pile of random stuff on the far end of the desk. He slightly moved Aria and Lila so he could reach up and grab the paper.

"What is it?" Aria asked Ezra as he brought it close.

"I'm not sure yet." Ezra said and he slowly unfolded the paper the best he could with one hand. "I think it's my dad's will."

"Really?" Aria asked.

"Hey there you guys are." Ella said as her and Byron walked into the office.

"Hey mom, hey dad." Aria said looking up at her parents.

"Have you found anything yet?" Byron asked and walked over to the desk and started to pick up papers.

"Yeah I think I just found his will." Ezra said handing the piece of paper over to Byron.

"Ella why don't you go find Wesley and we will look over this. I think I'll call my brother. He lives here in New York and he's a lawyer so he can look it over and let us know what is going on with it." Byron said as he walked over to the corner of the room and called his brother.

Forty-five minutes later Byron's brother Chad had arrived and they were all seated in the office. Aria was still seated on Ezra's lap at the back of the desk. Wesley was sitting in a leather arm chair in the corner and Byron and Ella were seated in the loveseat by the door. Lila was asleep on the floor in front of them sprawled out on her blanket.

"I remember this will. I remember Matthew coming in a few weeks ago and saying he found out he had a grandchild and he wanted to change his will so that if anything happened to him his two sons would get all of his estate. I had no idea however that his new grandchild was also my great-niece." Chad said with a slight chuckle. "Wesley let's begin with you. Your father left you his car collection which includes four cars, three of them being vintage. He also left half of his savings to you and half to Ezra."

"How much was his savings worth?" Wesley asked.

"About two million. As you may know your father was rich and he wanted to make sure that if anything happened to him." Chad continued. "Ezra in addition to half of his savings he also left you his house. He said in his will that he knew you would settle down first and that Wesley was still traveling so therefore you could use the house more than Wesley would."

"He left me the house?" Ezra asked in disbelief. Aria squeezed Ezra's hand tightly and pulled his arms around her waist.

"He said you had a family and that you needed it most. He also said to make sure that Wesley uses all of his timeshares that he has in Florida, California, and South Carolina."

"That's awesome." Wesley piped up.

"You aren't mad about the house?" Ezra asked his brother.

"No, I wouldn't want to stay here by myself. I'm not ready to be attached to anywhere yet."

"You know what this means?" Ezra asked Aria.

"What?"

"We have a house. I mean if you want to live here. You can live wherever you want I just want to be with you and my little girl." Ezra said as he leaned his chin her shoulder.

"I called the school and explained everything to them. They should be sending you all of the work you have missed." Ezra said as he sat down at the dining room table with Aria.

"You told the school that we dated when you were my teacher, then you got me pregnant, we met up later and now we basically live together with our two month old daughter?" Aria asked Ezra looking up from her laptop.

"Well not in so many words but I told them that we had a relationship and a daughter together and about my dad." Ezra said innocently.

"I'm checking my stuff now. I am so far behind from the wreck and now this I don't know if I will ever be able to catch up." Aria said with a sigh.

"Aria." Ezra began as he came around and pulled his chair right next to Aria and turned her to look at him. "You are such a smart girl and you can do anything that you put your mine to. Besides yours truly is a teacher and I can help you with whatever you want. I don't want this relationship to come in the way of your school because you finishing school is the most important thing to me."

"Well then do you want to help me study for my online psychology class?" Aria asked him.

"I could try." Ezra said as he leaned closer to her and read what the test would be over. "That seems easy enough, I think."

"I hope so; it's the only class I understand." Aria said leaning her head on Ezra's shoulder.

"What are you guys doing?" Wesley asked sitting down at the table across from them.

"Aria's homework." Ezra replied jokingly.

"Man I wish I was dating a professor to help me with my homework." Wesley joked.

"Ha ha, you are so funny Wes." Ezra sarcastically replied.

"I hate asking for help but I'm so far behind already." Aria explained to Wesley.

"I know, if you need help with anything let me know since I'm not an old man like your fiancé and I'm still in school." Wesley said as he laughed and got up.

"Thanks, I may just have to take you up on that offer." Aria said, right when the doorbell began to ring.

"I'll get it." Wesley said before leaving the room.

"It's probably a neighbor lending their condolences." Ezra said looking back at the computer screen.

"Ezra, thanks man for telling me you were in town." Ezra heard Hardy say from the doorway.

"Hardy." Ezra said as he got up and walked over to his best friend. "How'd you know I was here?"

"Your pretty little fiancé over there called me earlier and said you could use a friend." Hardy said looking in the direction of Aria.

"She did, did she? What else did she tell you?" Ezra asked looking at Aria who looked down with a smirk and started to type.

"That you have daughter. You're a father and you didn't tell me you jerk." Hardy said play hitting Ezra.

"We didn't end things too well and I didn't know how to just call and say 'hey man I have daughter." Ezra joked.

"Well when do I get to meet her?" Hardy asked excited to meet his best friends little girl. No sooner than Hardy got done asking, were wails heard from the tiny girl asleep in her playpen in the office.

"Right now." Ezra said leading Hardy to the office.

Once Ezra walked into view of Lila she quieted her cries to small whimpers and once he had her in his arms she stopped crying all together. Ezra whipped the tears from her eyes and she grabbed onto his hand not letting him leave her.

"Lila meet your Uncle Hardy." Ezra said as he leaned her up to see Hardy.

"Hi Lila, I can't wait to spend time with you." Hardy said and the little girl kicked her feet at him in response.

"I think when she does that it means she likes you." Ezra told Hardy.

"Well of course what lady wouldn't like me?" Hardy joked. "So what are you doing with this house?" Hardy asked.

"My dad left it to Aria and I so I'm not sure I would love to live in it one day though." Ezra said rocking Lila back to sleep.

"This place sure does hold a lot of memories doesn't it?" Hardy asked looking around the office thinking back to all the days spent in the house and tree house.

"It sure does." Ezra said back.

"Thanks for calling Hardy." Ezra said later that night.

Hardy had stayed for hours getting caught up with Ezra and helping Ezra forget about all that was going on. Aria was able to get a ton of homework done without having to worry about tending to Lila. Aria and Ezra had decided to stay at the house and save money on a hotel. Ella, Byron, and Wesley were also staying at the house and Mike with his girlfriend and her family.

"I figured you needed a new person to talk to." Aria said as she got situated in the full size bed in Ezra's old room.

"It was really great to talk to Hardy and forget about everything for a while." Ezra said as he came and sat down on the other side of the bed.

"I'm glad you guys had a good time and occupied Lila for a while I got caught up on half of my classes." Aria said snuggling into Ezra.

"You are amazing you know that. I'm so lucky to have you in my life." Ezra said as he wrapped his arms around her and snuggled into the blankets.

"Good night Ezra, get your rest because you will need it for tomorrow. I love you." Aria said before drifting into a deep slumber.

"Good night baby I love you to." Ezra said trying to sleep himself but his mind kept going back to the viewing for his father the next day and the pending funeral.

A/N: Hey guys thanks for being patient with me. Here's the next chapter. Thanks for all of the reviews they mean a lot please continue to do so, so I know if I am going in the right direction with the story. I will be leaving next week for California and I will be there for a week. I hope to update before then but if I don't know that I will when I get back. Love you all.

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