Chapter 12
Aria couldn't believe him. He'd shown up at her house, in her bedroom. He'd been so nice to her. He didn't hate her or resent her for ending it. He understood. She had no idea how he knew about 'A'. All she knew is she had to go and talk to him. She stood up slowly and headed to the bathroom. She couldn't go to his house looking like this. She showered quickly, if she dawdled she'd lose the confidence she needed to go and see him. When she was finished in the shower, she pulled her hair into a lose pony tail, watching as the style angled her face. She smiled, and started to put some make up on. It felt weird after a week of solitude and sitting on her bed in sweat pants to get dressed and make an effort. It took her almost an hour to finish getting ready. She wanted to look perfect. Deciding on her short black dress with a red silk lining. She knew Ezra would like it.
She didn't say anything to her parents. In her head she still felt that it was partly their fault. Maybe not her Mom's as much as her dads, but if they could just be mature enough to talk about their problems, then maybe she could be happy. Maybe she didn't have to be blackmailed if they could just own up to what had happened.
On the walk to his apartment, Aria thought of what she was going to say. She knew she was going to tell him everything. She didn't care that she'd sworn she wouldn't say anything. She needed to tell someone, someone who didn't know anything about it. A fresh pair of ears. She had no idea how Ezra knew about 'A'. She froze, wondering if 'A' had communicated with him. She shook her head, she was sure if that was the case then Ezra would have said something to her. And maybe if he hadn't, she was certain 'A' would have gloated about it by now.
She walked up the stairs smiling at the familiar walls. Walking up these stairs always felt like home to her. She reached his door and knocked, hoping he wouldn't mind the sudden interruption. Though... he had interrupted her. "Just a second..." Ezra called, she smiled, she could imagine he was cooking and rushing towards the door.
When the door eventually opened, she was standing face to face with Ezra. She smiled. "Hi..." She said softly.
"Aria..." Ezra stared at her, slowly running down her body.
"Ezra is the red whine okay?" Aria frowned when she heard a females voice drifting from the kitchen. As a red headed woman appeared behind him, Aria felt her heart rip to pieces. She looked up at Ezra, her eyes large and betrayed. She wanted to say something to him, but she couldn't find the words to say. Instead she looked down and ran from the apartment.