If you've already read this chapter, I just re-posted it because I heard that it wasn't opening properly for some so I just reposted it.

Hey y'all! So I got several different answers from you, but the majority seemed to share the same opinion so here you go! :)

P.S. You may have noticed that I didn't respond to a lot of the reviews like I normally do. I didn't respond because I didn't want to give anything away by accident but I do read all of the reviews.

Chapter 4:

After making sure Daisy was sound asleep, Aria crawled into bed. She felt the bed move as Ezra shifted his body so he was facing away from her and she rolled her eyes. He was being so immature and selfish about the situation. Didn't he realize that Daisy had the right to know her grandmother?

Aria closed her eyes, trying to push her anger aside and just fall asleep, but she couldn't sleep for another reason. She had grown so accustomed to being curled up against Ezra's chest with his arms around her that she just didn't feel right, no matter how she positioned her body. By 1am, she gave up, coming to terms with the fact that she wouldn't be falling asleep anytime soon. Slowly getting out of bed, trying to be as quiet as possibly, Aria went downstairs and turned on the tv, plopping down on the couch. It was another hour before she drifted off into a fitful slumber.


In the morning, Aria woke up in her bed. She looked around but it appeared that Ezra was already up as the other side of the bed was empty. Slowly sitting up, Aria stretched and then stood up and headed downstairs to find Ezra in the kitchen, feeding Daisy. As she entered, he looked up.

"Morning." he said.

"Hey." she replied.

"I made you coffee." Ezra said, gesturing to the mug on the counter.

"Thanks." Aria replied, taking the mug and going into the den. She turned on the tv and started watching cartoons while sipping her coffee. A few minutes later Ezra came over and sat down next to her, cradling Daisy in his arms. Aria shifted away from him and moved to the end of the couch. After a minute, Ezra stood up and put Daisy in her seat, and turned the tv off.

"Can we talk?" he asked.

Aria shrugged.

"I'm sorry. I know that I was being selfish last night and that I shouldn't have exploded at my mother...or you." Ezra said.

"You're right, you shouldn't have." Aria said, still not looking at him.

"I'm sorry." Ezra said honestly. "I just really want to keep Daisy safe."

"Ezra, I get that you and your mother don't have the best relationship, but you should have seen the way she looked at Daisy yesterday. She really loves her."

Ezra nodded. "I believe you. And you're right, she does have a right to see her granddaughter."

"So what are you saying?" Aria asked.

Ezra sat down next to her. This time Aria didn't move away. "I'm saying that I'm willing to let mom be a part of Daisy's life. Daisy deserves to know her grandmother and I'm not going to take that away from our little girl."

Aria was quiet for a moment. "You know you're going to have to apologize to your mother right?"

Ezra nodded. "I know. God, I feel like such an idiot, I can't believe what I said to her last night." he said, putting his head in his hands.

Aria put her arm around him comfortingly. "You were angry."

"That's not an excuse." Ezra replied. "I'll go over later and try to set things right."

"Take Daisy with you." Aria suggested. "She'd like that.

"Good idea." Ezra said, smiling at her. "So, um, are we okay?"

Aria smiled mischievously. "Hmm...I think I'll let you make my breakfast before answering that." she teased.

"Right away." Ezra said, saluting her as he stood up and headed into the kitchen. Aria turned the tv back on and started watching Spongebob. About 15 minutes later, Ezra came back with a bagel and cream cheese.

"Here, your highness." Ezra said, giving her the plate.

"All is forgiven." Aria laughed, patting the seat next to her. Ezra sat down and pulled her into his lap. Aria leaned her back against his chest and felt his lips in her hair as he softly kissed her head.


"Ready to meet grandma?" Ezra said to Daisy as he lifted her out of her booster seat and carried her to the front door. He rang the doorbell and waited until the door opened to reveal his brother.

"Hey." Ezra said awkwardly.

Wes stared at Daisy in Ezra's arms. "So this is her, huh?"

"Yeah. Wes, this is your niece, Daisy."

"She's beautiful. Can I hold her?" Wes asked.

"Of course!" Ezra replied, holding Daisy out to Wes, who took her in his arms eagerly. Daisy focused her big blue eyes on Wes' face as he held her, analyzing his every feature.

"I think she likes you." Ezra said, smiling. "She hasn't cried yet."

Wes smiled back and then his face grew serious. "Bro, why didn't you tell us about her?"

Ezra sighed, the smile disappearing from his face as well. "It's...complicated."

Wes rolled his eyes. "That's not an answer."

"Is mom around?" Ezra asked, changing the subject.

"In her room." Wes said, stepping aside. He handed Daisy back to Ezra and led his older brother up the stairs to his mother's room. "Mom, Ezra's here."

Mrs. Fitzgerald came out of her room, surprised. "Ezra?" Her gaze then fell onto Daisy in Ezra's arms and her face broke out into a smile. "Daisy!"

Ezra handed Daisy over to his mother and stood awkwardly as she played with Daisy, talking like a baby. "Um, mom?"

Dianne looked up. "Oh sorry. What brought you here?"

"Um...I uh, I wanted to say I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said the things that I did yesterday and-"

"Ezra, you weren't wrong. I wasn't the most supportive person when it came to your relationship with Aria. I interfered in places where I had no business being in and that caused you to lose respect for me. I do love you though, and I want what's best for you, sometimes I have a funny way of showing it." Dianne said sincerely.

Ezra smiled. "How about we just pretend none of this ever happened?"

Dianne smiled back. "Agreed."

"So Aria and I were thinking that maybe we could all get together sometime and take Daisy to the park or something?" Ezra proposed.

"Sounds like a lovely idea!" Dianne replied, hugging her son.

Okay so there's that! Most of you wanted Dianne to be nice, so here we go. For next chapter, your questions are:

1) Should Wes become a big part of the story or should he just be a side character?

2) What kind of obstacles do you want them to face in future chapters?

I'm always open to new ideas and suggestions, I usually wait a few days to get all my reviews and then start writing the chapter and I don't really have much planned, so any ideas are welcome. :)

-xox Sobia