**LAST CHAPTER: Aria gasped. Whoever she didn't chose, -A would forward the picture of them to the cops and have him arrested for being sexually involved with a minor.

Aria fell on the floor shaking and sobbing uncontrollably. How could she make this decision? What did she do? She ruined their lives, she broke their heart and now she was sending one of them to prison. It was too much to handle for her! On the floor, her crisis only got worst and worst. Wren pushed his button and a nurse immediately came in the room.**

Two Years Earlier…

"Now boarding Flight 1037 to London, United Kingdom," a friendly voice announced over the intercom.

"That's us," Byron Montgomery professed as he led his family of four towards the growing line to get on the plane.

Aria rolled her eyes at her parents' enthusiasm. She was not looking forward to spending an entire year in a foreign country with her family. She belonged in Rosewood with her friends. With the sudden disappearance of Alison and her learning of her dad's affair, Aria really needed to be with her friends.

Byron displayed his ticket first, then Ella, and then Mike. Aria searched through her neon yellow purse frantically for her ticket.

"Uh-no. I-I can't seem to find my ticket," Aria stated, trying to be as convincing as possible. She had purposely left the document at home, hoping her parents would tell her she can stay in Rosewood while they just went on.

While Ella helped Aria look through her bag in hopes of finding the paper, Byron tried to persuade the clerk to let his daughter on the plane because he had a receipt in his email on his phone proving he did purchase the ticket. But the lady couldn't do that; it was against the airline's policy. When Aria heard the exchange, she smiled on the inside. It looked like her plan was close to working.

"Byron! The plane takes off in five minutes. What are we going to do?" Ella inquired.

Mr. Montgomery was just as puzzled as his wife. Rescheduling flights would be extremely expensive. "Aria, check your purse again. Your ticket has to be in there," he winced.

"Excuse me," a male voice interrupted.

All four of the Montgomerys' swiveled their heads to find the owner of the unfamiliar foreign voice. With a smile sure to melt any girl's heart, the curly haired fellow spoke up.

"I apologize for eavesdropping, but I overheard your dilemma," the man said as he pulled an elongated piece of paper from his bag draped over his shoulder. "My girlfriend bailed on our trip at the last minute, so I have an extra ticket, actually."

Ella and Byron looked at the lady behind the counter. "Can we do that?"

The lady nodded. Ella started clapping as Byron fished in his wallet. "How much sir?" her dad offered the guy.

"That won't be necessary. I'm just happy I could help, actually," the man professed.

"Looks like you're coming after all," Mike teased his sister. He knew she didn't want to go.

Faking a smile for her parents and the Good Samaritan, Aria walked zombified towards the airplane.

On the Plane

The flight attendant led Ella, Byron and Mike to their seats on row 8. When Aria displayed her ticket, the airline employee directed her to row 15 where she took residence in the seat next to the guy who gave her the ticket.

1 New Message from: Mom

Are you going to be ok way back there, sweetie?

To: Mom

Yes :-)

Aria powered her cell off per the flight attendant's instruction after the plane had been loaded. Aria had forgotten that she would have to do that and now she was stuck on a plane with no one to talk to and no music to listen to.

Her seat mate noticed her distraught and playfully nudged her in the arm to get her attention. When her hazel eyes met his caramel ones, she realized just how attractive he was. Taking inventory of his features, she was actually happy she would be seated next to him rather than her family.

He had an MP3 player resting in his lap. He had taken one of his ear buds out and offered it to her because he noticed she didn't have anything to entertain herself for the long flight. Smiling, she took the end and placed it in her ear.

The song that was playing she had never heard before, but she was enjoying it and becoming a fan of it quickly. She asked the guy, "What song is this?"

"Fall for You by Secondhand Serenade," he replied.

His boyish smile that came equipped with his alluring accent sent shivers down Aria's mind. It wasn't like her to like older men. He wasn't old-old like her dad, but she could tell he was in his mid-twenties. He was really cute. Aria had a thing for guys with curly dark hair, hence her crush on Noel Kahn her entire freshman year.

"Do you know this band?" he asked genuinely interested.

"Yes I do but it's the first time I've heard this song. Which one is your favorite?" She smiles at him getting more and more attracted to him.

"Uhhmm, that's a hard one" He takes a minute to think, he puts a hand on his forehead and fakes an over-exaggerated focused expression. She giggles "I have to say 'Stay Close, Don't Go'."

"No way! You're pulling my leg!" She looks at him very surprised; he widened his eyes and smiled

"Is it your too?" He inquired not losing the cute smile.

She laughs and covers her mouth with her hand "No, I was just kidding, my favorite song of theirs is 'Your Call'. You should have seen your face. You were all like" She tries to imitate his British accent "that's such a coincidence!"

He smiles shyly "No I wasn't. I knew it wasn't true. I just didn't want to feel bad for being such a bad liar"

She looks at him still laughing "Admit it, don't be ashamed. Who could think this girl" She points at herself "could lie"

He laughs "I can't admit something that isn't true" He replies still looking at his feet. She takes his face and turns it so that he could face her

"Admit it!" She says still smiling.

He rolls his eyes "Ok, I give up. I admit it I fell for it happy now?" She nods "Well I'm glad one of us is; now I just feel like rubbish."

She twists her hair playfully and bites her lip. "Can I scroll down the list and choose a song myself?" She asks with a high pitched voice at the end of her question.

"Sure" She abruptly takes her hand off her hair to grabs the MP3 player and unwillingly takes off Wren earphone. None of them noticed it since the song was over.

She looks at the list and finally makes her choice. "This one is great too!" The song starts and she moves her head and lip sync to it as if it was her own. He laughs as she realizes that she had an audience.

"Why aren't you listening?" She looks down very uncomfortable suddenly.

"I would love to but I have no earphone, it must have slipped when you went all Mariah Carey on whatever the song was" He teased then looked for the second earphone and bent over to reach it when he localized it. His face was now very close to Aria's. She felt something she couldn't quite describe. It was in her stomach, something like butterflies. It was stronger than what she felt for Noel and she knew it. Her face was unconsciously getting closer to his, she felt attracted to his lips, she just wanted one little, tiny kiss.

He sat back up and hit Aria in the process.

"I am absolutely mortified." He shouted

She covered her eye and couldn't hold back a little scream, her eye would swell she had no doubt about that.

"Let me see this, I'm a doctor."