Chapter 14:

Aria woke up the next morning feeling sick. She had a really bad headache and she kept throwing up so she spent the day in bed. Ezra took the day off to take care of her and he was making her soup while she lay in bed.

"Ezra, could you grab me some Tylenol? My head is killing me." Aria said, moaning.

Ezra grabbed the bottle of Tylenol and a glass of water, taking them to Aria. He felt her forehead. "On the bright side, you don't feel warm so you don't have a fever. But you're on bed rest until I say so." he said.

Aria nodded. Then, her face turned green and she ran to the bathroom, throwing up. Ezra followed her, holding her hair back as she threw up. When she was finished, she leaned weakly against the bathroom wall. Ezra picked her up and brought her back to bed, tucking her in. Aria lay there for a moment, then her face turned white as she realized something.

"Ezra, what's the date today?" Aria asked, a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Ezra thought for a moment. "The 25th? Why?"

Aria gasped. "Oh no! No, no, no, this isn't happening." she said, tears forming in her eyes.

"What's wrong? Why is the date so important?" Ezra asked, completely confused and very worried.

"Ezra." Aria said, looking up at him. "I'm late."

Ezra stared at her a moment, realization dawning on his face. His mind automatically went into panic mode but he took a deep breath, trying to calm himself. "Wait, wait. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Let's not jump to conclusions yet, let's make sure." Ezra grabbed his jacket and keys.

"Where are you going?" Aria asked.

"I'm going to go buy a pregnancy test. We need to know for sure before we start freaking out." Ezra said, then came to stand in front of Aria. He bent down and looked into her eyes. "But whatever happens, we're in this together, okay? Don't worry." he said, kissing her forehead before leaving. Aria sat there in the silence of the apartment, dreading what was to come.

*PLL*

Ezra walked back into his apartment half an hour later, seeing a very nervous Aria sitting in bed. She looked up when he arrived and Ezra saw the fear in her eyes as he went and sat down next to her.

"I got a few different ones...just to be sure." he said holding up the bag.

Aria nodded and stood up, taking the bag from him.

"Aria, hold on." Ezra said, grabbing her hand before she went to the bathroom. She turned around. "I love you. No matter what that test says, that will never change. Whether it's positive or negative, I'll always be by your side." he said, brushing away the tears that had escaped her eyelids.

Aria smiled slightly. "Thank you. I really needed to hear that." she said, kissing Ezra gently. She went to the bathroom a moment later, Ezra coming in when she was waiting for the results.

"Ezra?" Aria said nervously.

"Yes, sweetie?"

"What if it's positive? I still have a month of high school before graduation, how am I going to hide this?" Aria asked, frightened.

Ezra wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's small body. "Well, whatever happens, we'll figure it out. You won't have to deal with this alone and I'll make sure we get through this together." he said, holding her against him. Aria buried her head in his chest and Ezra whispered soothing words into her ear, calming her rapidly beating heart.

A few minutes later, Aria's cell phone beeped, signalling that it was time to check the tests.

"Ready?" Ezra asked, looking down at his love.

Aria took a deep breath and nodded. "I guess so."

They stepped forward together and Aria reached for the first test. "One..."

"Two..." Ezra said.

"Three." They said together, flipping over the test.

Uh-oh! Is she going to see a plus-sign or a minus? What's going to happen next? Don't forget to review :)