I am so sorry I haven't updated for weeks, I just got back from Cali a few days ago and I had a ton of homework to make up.
The day of the funeral came and went and just like that the hectic life of Aria and Ezra had settled down a bit. They only had one day left in New York before they had to go back to California and the real world. Ella and Byron had made their way back to Rosewood and Wesley had returned to school, leaving Aria and Ezra with some alone time.
"So Aria I was thinking that we should decide what to do with the house." Ezra told Aria who was working on her homework at the desk that was in Ezra's room.
"What about it?" Aria asked.
"Do you want to sell it or do you want to keep it?" Ezra asked her as he was packing up his stuff.
"It's not my house Ezra, it's up to you."
"Yes but we are engaged meaning that we are soon to be married meaning that all decisions are both of ours regardless of who the house belongs to." Ezra said coming over and standing next to Aria.
"I want to keep it. I love California and Myra but I want to be able to have a family with you and it will be so much closer to my parents." Aria said looking up at him.
"So when do you want to move?"
"Well I was thinking after the school year because I think the school would frown upon me not coming back and them losing their best teacher." Aria said nudging his arms that were crossed over his chest.
"I think that, that is a good idea. My aunt was going to stay in New York for a few months for her job so she could take care of it until school is out and then in May we can move in." Ezra said with a huge smile on his face. "I can't wait to have a house with you."
"I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you Ezra Fitz and have a dog and more kids and a white picket fence." Aria said as she got up and wrapped her arms around Ezra, only to be interrupted by Lila who was crying from her place in the pack and play Ella had brought them.
"I guess we should break the news to her." Ezra laughed looking over at Lila who continued to cry.
"Hey baby girl." Aria said picking her up from her pack and play. "Guess what you and me and daddy are going to live here in a few months just as soon as we finish school." Aria said to Lila who continued to cry but leaned her head into Aria's chest.
"I don't think she really cares does she?" Ezra asked seeing Lila snuggle into Aria.
"No she doesn't, she does this when she's fighting sleep it's like if she snuggles into me I will keep her awake and it never works she will be asleep in five minutes flat." Aria said looking down to see that Lila was just now whimpering and kept closing her eyes.
*PLL*
"Aria do you know how beautiful you look tonight." Ezra said looking down at Aria who was snuggled into his side. They were sitting in the living watching an old movie.
"Oh my gosh Ezra, please." Aria said blushing at him.
"No really you look amazing." Ezra said as he leaned down and kissed Aria.
Aria then grabbed the back of his head and pulled him down closer to her. The kiss became heated and both were fighting for dominance. Ezra wrapped his arm around Aria and pulled her as close as he could, Aria could feel his hand on her back and she removed her hands from his neck and head and began to unbutton his shirt. She made her way down to his pants and reached for his belt buckle when he stopped and pulled back.
"Aria, stop." Ezra breathed between kisses.
"What Ezra do you not want to be with me?" Aria asked pulling away and feeling self-conscience.
"No that's not it believe me I want to be with you more than anything but we can't not until we are married. Even though I love Lila more than life itself I don't want to do anything rash like that again." Ezra explained.
"So let's get married now." Aria said looking up at him.
"You're serious aren't you?" Ezra asked looking her in the eyes.
"Yes, we can call my parents to come up and your brother can be there and Lila and then we will be husband and wife and there is nothing anyone can do about it." Aria said as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"What about the school? Won't they frown upon a teacher marrying a student?" Ezra asked her as he brought his hand to cheek.
"I uh looked it up as long as you do not teach me in a class there is nothing they can do about it." Aria said embarrassed that she had asked about it.
"Have you had this planned all along?" Ezra asked with a smirk on his face.
"No I just didn't think we were going to wait until I graduated so I asked so if it ever came up that I would know." Aria told Ezra.
"So tomorrow?" Ezra asked her looking her straight in the eyes.
"Tomorrow; let me go call my parents and you call Wes." Aria said before kissing Ezra and getting up.
*PLL*
Although Ella and Byron were upset at first the realized that by Aria and Ezra getting married it would eliminate lots of gossip and trouble for the couple. They agreed to come up first thing in the morning along with Mike and Ella said she had the perfect dress for Aria.
Wesley agreed to be there as well and teased his brother relentlessly about getting married spur of the moment and to a girl that was his age instead of Ezra's. And although Lila had no idea what was going on the baby smiled more than she had in the few weeks that Ezra had been with her.
"Good night baby." Ezra whispered to a half asleep Aria and kissed her on the head. "Tomorrow you will Mrs. Ezra Fitz and Lila will have a mommy and daddy that will be together forever." Ezra said before getting out of bed and making his way to the couch where he spent the rest of the night. Ezra wasn't that old fashioned but he wanted all the wedding traditions to be here including the tradition of not sleeping in the same place as your fiancé.
The next morning Aria woke up to an empty bed and a letter on Ezra's pillow addressed to her. She slowly sat up and picked up the letter and smiled when she read it.
Dearest Aria (Soon-to-be-Fitz),
I am so happy that in a few hours I will call you my wife and that we will be one. There is no amount of words that I can say to let you know how much I love you. Thank you so much for giving me the most beautiful baby girl in the entire world and for forgiving me and giving me another chance. You are the most amazing woman in the entire world and I am beyond lucky to have you. Thank you for giving me a chance and for being with me forever.
Love Always,
Ezra
Aria walked over to her closet and went in search of the white dress that her mother had brought her a few days ago. She was unsure whether or not it would fit but at least it was white and she would make it work. There was no time to go dress shopping.
Ezra had made arrangements at a small church in Manhattan with a pastor that his aunt knew. There small wedding was at 6 tonight which gave Myra enough time to get a straight through flight in time for the wedding. Aria's parents and brother were on their way as well with a surprise for her. Wesley went to pick up Ezra's aunt from the airport.
Aria was shaken out of her thoughts by the cries of Lila. She made her way over to her and picked her up. Lila quieted her cries a bit but still made herself known that she was hungry. Aria sat down on the bed and began to feed Lila, who just gurgled in response.
"Baby, your daddy and I are getting married tonight. Are you excited?" Aria asked and Lila kicked a foot in response. "I take that as a yes." Aria said with a smile.
About twenty minutes later Lila was finished, burped, changed, and laying on the bed looking at Aria who was deciding what to wear. A few minutes later the doorbell rang which startled Aria.
"I think grandma Ella is here. Let's go see her." Aria told Lila as she scooped her up into her arms. Aria made her way down the stairs and to the front door where her mother, father, and brother were waiting.
"Hey honey." Ella said as she pulled Aria into a hug. "I can't believe my little girl is getting married today."
"I can't believe mom and dad are letting you marry Fitz." Mike said with a laugh as he reached for Lila who grabbed onto his hand.
"Ha ha Mike you are just so funny. You sound just like Wesley."
"Speaking of Wesley, he invited Mike and I to go have a men's day before the big wedding so we should probably get going." Byron said as Mike handed Lila back to Aria.
"While they have a men's day we are going to have a girl's day." Ella said as she pushed Aria inside. "But first I have to go get your surprise." Before Aria could object Ella had went outside closing the door behind her.
"Your grandmother is crazy." Aria said to Lila who was sucking on Aria's t-shirt.
"Okay honey close your eyes." Ella said as she peaked her head around the door. Aria rolled her eyes and did as her mother told her. Spencer, Hanna, and Emily all tiptoed into the living room and sat down on the couch. "Okay open your eyes."
"Oh my gosh I can't believe you guys are here." Aria said as she almost ran to them and they all stood up to greet her.
"Did you really think that we would miss the day that you marry Fitzy?" Hanna asked.
"Besides we have yet to meet our niece." Emily said as she reached for Lila who just looked at her.
"She is beautiful. I am not lying when I say that she is the most gorgeous baby I have ever seen." Spencer said as she walked closer to the little girl.
"Thanks, she takes after her daddy." Aria said blushing.
"And her mommy." Hanna said as she rubbed Lila's arm who grabbed onto her finger when she made it to her hands.
"I really can't believe you guys came." Aria said as they all sat down to get caught up. Lila was now passed onto Spencer who just stared in awe at the fact that her best friend had a daughter.
"Your mom called us as soon as she got off the phone with you and told us that we had to be there for you." Hanna told Aria still playing with Lila.
"Aria what happened? One day you just up and leave and we find out from your parents a week later that you were pregnant?" Spencer asked handing Lila to Hanna who insisted it was her turn with the baby.
"I knew I was pregnant for a while and one day I got up enough nerve to tell Ezra because I couldn't go through it alone anymore. Well that day he had went to get us something to eat and his mother came and basically told me he didn't want more or the baby and told him the same thing. I went off to California to stay with my grandmother and he went on to believe that I had an abortion. About a month ago I decided to go back to school and what would you know that the first class he was the teacher. I dropped the class and hoped to never run into him again, but my grandmother had other ideas. Apparently my father helped Ezra get the job close to me and my grandmother set up this date thing. There was a storm, he stayed with us for a few days, we had a fight, I got in a car wreck, we made up, he proposed to me, then his father died and here we are today." Aria said to the three girls who just looked at her with mouths open.
"What did Ezra do when he found out about Lila?" Emily asked.
"He was happy, he wasn't angry with me. It was amazing to see just how much he loved her in only knowing her for a few minutes. He helped me get through so much lately. I was really pregnant with twins but shortly after I got to California I lost one of them. I hadn't told anyone but my parents and grandmother and when I told Ezra he wasn't upset or angry. He was there for me." Aria told the girls, who all gave her a sympathetic look.
"I'm so sorry Aria." Spencer said grabbing Aria's hand.
"Thanks, I'm getting through it and I am almost off of my depression pills. I feel like I have more than one reason to live now. Ezra saved me." Aria told them truthfully.
"We need to get you ready." Hanna said as if the thought had just hit her. "Your mother said that you had a white dress that would work and now we need to get you all dolled up and what about the rings?"
"I'm picking out Ezra's and he is picking out mine." Aria told them.
"Let's go get that ring first and then we can go get your hair done and your make-up and oh we need to get a cute little flower girl outfit for Lila." Hanna rambled on.
A/N: again please don't hate me. I hope you guys liked this chapter and the little twist. Pleas review and let me know what you think. If you have anymore ideas feel free to tweet me. (han_itsthelaw20)
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