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Chapter 2:

Ezra sat in the waiting room with Aria's and Spencer's parents. When he'd arrived at the hospital with Aria and Spencer, the doctors had rushed the stretchers through the emergency room. That had been four hours ago and there was still no word from the doctor's.

When he'd reached the hosptal, Ezra had called both girls parents and from the time they'd arrived till now, they had been asking question after question. Ezra couldn't blame them, they cared about their children. And at the same time he was grateful to them because, when they talked to him, it gave him less time to think about the fact that just before her car accident, he'd yelled at Aria and now she was lying unconscious in a hospital bed.

Ezra knew deep down that this car accident wasn't his fault, but he still blamed himself. Had he not gone to the school and said the things that he did, Aria wouldn't have left early. It would have been just a normal day and she would be in his arms right now instead of here, in the hospital. At this moment, he didn't care that Aria had kept the secret from him, he just wanted her to be okay.

Just then, the doctor walked out. "Aria Montgomery." he called out and Ezra, Ella and Byron all stood.

"How is she?" Ezra asked.

The doctor looked at him for a moment. "Are you family?"

"It's okay. I'm her mother and this is her father. We're okay with him being here." Ella intervened. Ezra gave her a grateful smile as the doctor continued.

"Very well. Aria has a broken arm and some head trauma. She's going to be okay, but we're keeping her here for at least 3 days." The doctor said.

The three of them all sighed in relief. Ezra felt like a huge burden had been taken off his shoulders.

"Thank God!" Ella said.

"Is she awake?" Byron asked

The doctor nodded. "She just woke up. Although with the head injury, she's a little disoriented."

"Can we see her?" Ezra asked.

The doctor hesitated. "If it's okay with her family, you may, but not for very long. She needs plenty of rest and we want her to be asleep in about half an hour."

"Thank you doctor." Ella said, turning to Ezra. "Ezra, would you like to see her first?"

Ezra was surprised but he nodded. "If that's okay with both of you."

Byron hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. "You saved my baby girl's life." he said, hugging Ezra.

Ezra felt his eyes start to tear up. "I-Thank you." he said, gratefully. "I'll be back soon." he promised, before following the doctor to Aria's room. As he walked in, Aria turned to him.

"Hey." she said, smiling.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Ezra asked, trying to hold back tears. He hated crying in front of Aria, he was supposed to be the strong one that always protected her. But the sight of her arm in a cast and a large bandage on her forehead made him feel like he'd failed her in some way. He was supposed to keep her safe, protect her from everything, yet here she was, lying helplessly in a bed.

"Ezra, stop." Aria said, breaking him out of his thoughts.

"Stop what." Ezra said, taking her good hand in his and sitting in a seat next to her bed.

"Ezra, I know you well enough to know what you're thinking. This is not your fault. This was just an unfortunate accident." Aria said firmly.

Ezra squeezed her hand. "But after everything I said to you..." he trailed off.

"You had every right to say those things. It was true. I should have told you. Love is all about trust, and how are you supposed to trust me when I hide things like that from you." Aria said.

"But you were in a really difficult position. That's a bombshell and you were trying to help. I don't blame you." Ezra replied.

Aria shook her head. "But I should have told you. You have every right to know something like this."

"It's okay, I know now and that's all that matters. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been in that kind of a position in the first place." Ezra said.

"How are you dealing with all of this?" Aria asked.

Ezra sighed. "To be honest, I don't know. I haven't even talked to Maggie yet, and it's all so...surreal."

Aria nodded. "I understand. Just remember, you're not alone. We'll get through this together."

Ezra smiled. "That's all I really need. And Aria?"

"Yeah?"

"No more secrets"

Aria stared into Ezra's eyes. "No more secrets." she promised.

Ezra smiled. "Good. Now you need to focus on getting better right now. Don't worry about me, or anyone else, just focus on getting better. I'm going to get your parents, they want to see you." he said getting up.

"Ezra, wait." Aria said.

Ezra turned around. "Yeah?"

"How's Spencer?" Aria asked.

Ezra hesitated. "We don't know yet, the doctor's haven't told us yet." he said finally.

Aria's smile evaporated. "This is all my fault."

Ezra sat back down and stroked her hair. "No, the roads were icy. It wasn't your fault."

Aria shook her head. "No, I'm the reason Spencer was even driving. I wanted to leave school and so we were going to her Nana's lake house. And she was talking to me. I can't even remember anything after that. All I know is that we wouldn't have been driving if I hadn't wanted to leave." Aria said, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Ezra wiped her tears away. "No, this isn't your fault. You had no idea this was going to happen, and the roads were really bad. Trust me, even if you hadn't been talking, there was no way Spencer could have done anything." Ezra assured her.

Aria didn't say anything.

"Hey, look at me." Ezra said, tilting Aria's chin gently so he could look into her eyes. "This isn't you fault. Now, all I want you to worry about is getting better, okay?"

Aria nodded. "Okay." she said softly.

"I'm going to go get your parents, but I'll be in the waiting room. I'm not going anywhere, okay?" Ezra said, placing a gentle kiss on her lips.

Aria smiled against his lips, running her good hand through his soft hair. After a moment, they broke apart.

"I'll be back, I promise." Ezra said, and with one last peck on her cheek, he left, Aria's parents coming in a moment later.

"Honey, how are you feeling?" Ella asked, coming to sit next to her.

"It's worse than it looks." Aria assured, smiling. "They gave me some painkillers for my arm and head, so it doesn't hurt very much right now."

"That's good." Ella said as Byron came around her bed and examined her forehead.

"My poor little girl." he said softly.

Aria smiled up at him. "I'm fine, really. It mostly only hurts when I try to think too hard. Or when I try to remember things."

"What are you trying to remember?" Ella asked, curiously.

"I can't remember the accident. All I remember is that Spencer and I were driving up to her lake house and then everything's blank until I arrived here. How did I get here, anyway?" Aria asked.

"Honey, Ezra saved your life."

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