Aria awoke the next morning wrapped in Ezra's arms. Her shirt was wet with Ezra's tears. Aria tried to get up to get something to drink but as she began to get up, Ezra pulled her back.

"Aria, don't leave." Ezra begged.

"Okay, ten more minutes." Aria said as she wrapped her arms around Ezra again.

They lied there, content in each other's arms for a while before they both got up. After quickly changing, they got into the car to get coffee before heading towards the hospital.

When they walked into Johns room at the hospital, Ezra saw his mother in tears.

She looked up at Ezra before speaking softly.

"The decision is final. We only have until the end of the week." Aria pulled Ezra into her arms as he began crying. After a while, Ezra and Aria sat side-by-side, holding hands.

Aria pulled her hands away as her phone rang.

"I have to take this, I'll be right back." Aria said as she checked the caller ID and saw it flash Mom in big letters.

Aria kissed Ezra quickly before leaving the room.

Hall:

"Hey, mom." Aria answered.

"Hey, Aria. So your birthday is tomorrow, are you sure you aren't going to come home?" Ella asked.

"Yeah, mom, I have to stay." Aria said.

"Okay, what are you going to do for your birthday?"

"I'm not sure." Aria answered truthfully.

"Well I hope you have fun, I'll call you tomorrow."

"Okay, love you mom." Aria said.

"Love you too."

Aria hung up the phone before walking back into the room. She took her seat beside Ezra.

For lunch they all had sandwiches and tea or soda, then when it came time for dinner, Ezra went to a restaurant and brought something for everyone. After dinner Aria was almost asleep with her head on Ezra's shoulder.

"Ezra you guys can come back tomorrow, you both need some sleep." Julie said.

"We'll be back tomorrow then." Ezra said as he picked up his jacket and draped it around Aria's shoulders.

…

The next morning Aria woke up to her phone going off non stop with text messages and Facebook notifications saying happy birthday.

When Ezra woke up, Aria was downstairs with Kayla and they were making breakfast together.

Ezra walked over to Aria and kissed her on the forehead before sitting down at the table. After breakfast, Kayla want back up to her room.

Aria and Ezra made small talk before they suddenly heard a bang. Ben ran up the stairs with Ezra and Aria not far behind.

Ezra, Aria, and Ben ran into Kayla's room to find her trying to cut herself with a razor blade.

Ben jumped for it and Ezra took Kayla into his arms when Ben pried it from her fingers.

"Ezra, I can't live without my dad." She cried. "He's like my only parent and when he's gone I'll have nothing!"

"Kayla, you have me and Ben! Mom may not have been there when we were young but she's here now!" Ezra told her.

Kayla looked up at him sadly and nodded.

"Why don't you go see dad today and talk to him? Tell him how you feel?"

"Will you take me?" She asked.

"Sure, just go get ready."

She walked to her dresser as Ezra mouthed to Aria, "watch her."

"I'm going outside for a little bit." Aria said as she let out a deep breath.

As Aria walked out the door she though to herself, "Ezra hasn't forget my birthday, this has just been a bad day and he probably has something planned. What just happened? Did Kayla really try to kill herself?" Aria finally came to the conclusion that her birthday wasn't going to be a good day.

When she went back inside, Ezra was sitting on the couch and Kayla was coming down the stairs.

"Aria I'm going to take her, do you want to come?"

"I'll stay here, I didn't get that much sleep last night." She said.

"Ok I'll be back soon." He said before leaving.

Ezra returned about an hour later. Aria was asleep on a chair that had once been Ezra's fathers'.

He walked over to her and tapped her shoulder to wake her up.

"Sweetheart, what do you want to do today?" He asked.

"I don't know." She replied sleepily.

"Well are you still tired?" He asked.

"Kind of."

"How about we take a nap." He suggested.

Ezra walked up the stairs and they fell asleep together. Four hours later he woke up and powered on his laptop. He went onto facebook and his heart sunk as he saw the first few posts.

It was Aria's birthday and he had completely forgotten.

It was almost seven and he and Aria hadn't even spent a second of the day with each other.

He walked down the stairs and into the living room to find that Aria wasn't there.

He went outside to find her sitting on the porch.

"Aria, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to forget your birthday. It's just everything right now is so crazy. But I already got your present before we came, it's upstairs. Just please forgive me." Ezra begged.

"It's okay, Ezra." Aria said. "I get it but you didn't need to get me anything, I just want you."

Ezra sat down beside Aria as he put his arms around her and held her tightly to him.

"Aria, let's go get your present and then we will go to sleep, I'm exhausted."

Ezra walked up the stairs and came back with a wrapped up box in his hands.

He handed it to her.

"Open it." He said.

Aria took the wrapping paper off and opened the box. Inside was a locket. She picked it up and saw A+E Forever engraved on the front. She opened it up to find a picture of her and Ezra kissing. On the other side was a message that read, "I love you and I will forever. Aria you complete me, love, your Ezra."

"Oh my gosh, Ezra, I love it!" Aria exclaimed, her voice full of excitement. She hugged him before pulling back slightly and kissing him. It was short but full of passion and desire. Aria wanted more than that but knew that Ezra wouldn't give her anything right now.

"Will you put it on me?" Aria asked as they finally broke apart.

"Sure." He said softly.

Aria handed it to Ezra and he slowly latched the necklace around her neck, letting his fingertips graze her neck as he did so, causing a shiver to run through Aria.

"It looks beautiful, Aria." He said.

"Thank you." She smiled.

He kissed her chastely before taking her hand in his.

"Let's go to bed, it's getting late." He said.

She followed him back into the house and to his room before changing into her pajama's. Ezra sat on the bed, waiting for Aria as she set her phone down onto the counter. She climbed onto the bed and Ezra wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into the bed.

He tickled her, causing loud giggles to fall from her mouth before pulling the blanket over them.

Aria sank into Ezra's chest.

"I love you, Aria." Ezra said.

"I love you too Ezra, forever… Night." She whispered.

"Goodnight darling." He replied, before they both quickly fell asleep.

Little did they know what was to come tomorrow.

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