Hey y'all! So I really wanted to say thank you to all of you that gave me ideas! It really helped with my writer's block and I'm really grateful. Unfortunately, I can't use all of the ideas but I still appreciate all of them. Shoutout to TheHeartOfWriting, LAXGRL4EVA, Caro M., and LuvEzriaLucian. If I missed anyone, I'm sorry, let me know in the reviews and I'll add you into the next chapter. Enjoy! :)

Chapter 19:

"Morning!" Aria said cheerfully, as she entered her psychiatrist's office.

Deb looked up from a stack of papers she was shuffling through. "Hey there. What's got you so happy?"

Aria shrugged. "I have no idea. I've just been feeling a lot better these past few days. This whole deal we have is giving me something to work towards and it just feels like I'm in control again."

Deb smiled. "That's great! I'm glad you're doing so much better."

Aria smiled back. "Me too."

"So how have things been at school? Are you all caught up now?" Deb asked.

Aria shook her head. "Not completely, but I'm getting there. Everyone's doing their best to help me catch up and I'm all caught up with English and chemistry, but I'm still working on history and French."

"You're almost there." Deb said, encouragingly.

Aria nodded in agreement.

"How about at home? How are things there?"

Aria hesitated. "My parents are still a little weird when I'm around them but I can tell their trying. My mom's a lot better at it than my dad but I appreciate the effort. Mike's pretty normal though, we went to the arcade yesterday and just hung out like we used to when we were kids."

"I'm glad things are returning to normal for you. And it's great that your friends and family are so supportive and caring, that's a huge part of your recovery." Deb said.

"I know, I could never have done any of this without everyone's love and support. I remember in the first few weeks after I left the hospital I wouldn't even get out of bed, except to go to the funeral. And then I just came back and went back to bed. If it weren't for Ezra or the girls, I don't know where I'd be right now."

"Ezra really seems to care about you. You get this little spark in your eyes every time you mention him." Deb said, smiling.

"I love him." Aria said simply.

"I can tell." Deb replied. "How long have you two been seeing each other?"

"A year and about four months." Aria replied.

Deb smiled. "Do you think he's the one?"

Aria nodded, blushing.

"Aww!" Deb said, smiling widely, which made Aria blush even more.

"What about you? Do you have anyone special?" Aria asked.

This time it was Deb's turn to blush. "I just got engaged actually."

"No way! Congratulations!" Aria said, giving the older woman a hug.

Deb laughed "Thanks sweetie."

Just then the bell dinged to alert them that their time was up. Aria stood up, surprised at how fast the time had gone by. "I'll see you next week."

"Looking forward to it." Deb replied as Aria left.

"I think I actually like therapy." Aria said in the car.

Ezra looked at her, surprised. "Wow, there's something I never expected to hear." he teased.

Aria laughed. "I know, right? I don't know what it is, but I guess now that I'm opening up to Deb more, she seems more like a friend than a psychiatrist."

"I'm glad to hear that." Ezra said, taking Aria's hand over the console.

Aria smiled at him before looking out the window. "Ezra, you just missed our street."

Ezra smiled mischievously. "I know."

"Where are we going?"

"Well, there's a special screening of It Happened One Night at the movies tonight and I just so happened to have bought two tickets, wondering if maybe a certain someone would like to go with me." Ezra said, looking over at Aria with a twinkle in his eyes.

"And who might that someone be?" Aria asked teasingly.

"Well, I was going to ask Mike, but he has plans today so..." Ezra teased back.

Aria burst out laughing. "So I'm your second choice? And your first choice is my little brother?"

Ezra pretended to think this over. "Yup, that just about sums it up."

Aria slapped his arm playfully. "You're lucky you're cute."

"And that I have an amazing personality." Ezra added.

"Don't push it Fitz." Aria joked, before entwining their fingers once again.

"I'm never going to get tired of that movie." Aria said as they exited the theater.

"I second that." Ezra replied, grabbing her hand as they walked to his car. "So dinner? Or, if you're tired we could head home and maybe order in?"

"I'm fine, let's go out." Aria replied.

"I know this vegan place nearby." Ezra said, getting into the car.

"Sounds good." Aria replied.

When they were seated in the restaurant, Aria looked around and spotted Toby sitting a at a table by himself.

"Let's invite him over here." Ezra suggested.

Aria hesitated. "I haven't really talked to him since the accident. I've never really known what to say to him."

"Maybe you could try to patch things up with him?" Ezra said. "You don't have to if you don't want to, I'm just suggesting...especially because he's looking right at you."

Aria turned her head, and, sure enough, Toby had been looking at her. He waved and she waved back, offering a smile. "Fine, I'll be right back." She said, standing up and walking over towards Toby, who watched as she approached.

"Hey Toby."

"Hi."

"Haven't see you in a while."

"Yeah, I've been in Philly these past few weeks, working on a house."

"Oh cool. How have you been?" Aria asked, looking into his eyes.

Toby seemed to deflate a little but he tried not to let it show. "Okay, I guess. It's been hard, which I'm sure you can relate to, but I'm just trying to get by, one day at a time. I really miss her though."

Aria nodded. "Me too. I guess you can never really get over something like this, but eventually you learn to live with the pain."

Toby nodded. "Yeah. It's really great to finally talk to someone who gets it, you know? I mean, people are always saying things like 'I'm sorry' or 'I know how you feel' but really, they don't, and it just makes you angry when they say things like that. But, talking to you about it is really helping. You understand exactly how I feel, Spencer meant so much to both of us."

"Yeah, I totally get that." Aria replied. "Oh, I almost forgot, I came over here to ask if you wanted to join us?" she said, gesturing towards her table where Ezra was sitting, taking a sip of his water.

"Oh, I wouldn't want to intrude on your date..." Toby started.

"No, no, you wouldn't be intruding, really." Aria insisted. "It'd be really nice if you'd join us."

Toby hesitated for a moment. "Okay, why not." he said, getting up and following Aria to her table.

"Hey Toby." Ezra said, smiling at the younger man.

"Hey Mr. F-...Ezra. Nice to see you." Toby responded.

"You too." Ezra replied.

The rest of the evening passed smoothly, with the three of them talking while enjoying their meals. After a few hours, Aria yawned.

"I think that means it's time to head home." Ezra said, standing up and helping Aria out of her chair.

"It was nice to see you Toby." Aria said, smiling at him.

Toby smiled back. "You too."

"We'll see you around." Ezra said, holding out his hand.

"For sure." Toby replied, shaking Ezra's hand as they walked out of the restaurant.

"Thank you." Aria said, when they were seated in his car.

"What for?" Ezra asked, as he pulled out of the parking lot and merged into traffic.

"encouraging me to talk to Toby. It was nice to talk to him, and I feel like it helped both of us to talk to someone who was close to Spencer."

"I'm glad it helped." Ezra responded.

Aria leaned against the console and rested her head on Ezra's shoulder. Ezra kissed her forehead before he turned his attention back to the road.

Hey y'all! So unfortunately this story is going to be ending soon because, although I received many great suggestions, I don't want this story to drag on for too long. There will be one more chapter, which I will try to post sometime next week. I plan to start another story soon, for those of you that read Broken-Hearted Girl, I'm planning the sequel right now so the first chapter should hopefully be up in a few weeks. I also have a story called My Saviour that I'm also working on, so if you would like, you can check that out. Don't forget to review on this chapter, I love hearing from you!

-xox Sobia :)