Hope you're all enjoying the story so far. I have been trying to post a new chapter each day but I'm wondering, would it be better for me to post a new chapter every few days so that everyone can keep up? Or do you prefer that I post a chapter each day? Let me know in the reviews as well as any suggestions or comments. I love reading what you have to say. Enjoy the chapter! :)

Chapter 12:

"Could you excuse me for just a second? I'm just going to run to the bathroom." Ezra got up and left Aria with their hot chocolate. He walked quickly to the bathroom and dialed Spencer's number.

"Hello?"

"Spencer! It's Ezra! I need your help, but you have to promise me you won't say a word to Aria." Ezra said in a rush.

"Umm...You know she's my best friend, right? What's wrong?" Spencer asked, starting to sound worried.

"Promise you won't say a word?" Ezra insisted.

Spencer was silent for a moment. For a second Ezra thought she had hung up, but then she said "Okay. I won't say a word. Now spill."

Ezra explained the text from A to Spencer. He also explained why she couldn't tell Aria. If Aria knew Ezra was getting texts from A, she would insist on him leaving, or worse, break up with him to keep him safe. He wanted to be there for Aria, to protect her, even if it meant he would be in danger. He couldn't stand to let Aria go through this alone.

"Okay, I won't tell say a word to her...if you promise me something too."

"What?" Ezra asked, not liking where this was going.

"You have to promise to tell me before you do anything. I don't want you doing anything stupid and getting yourself into a dangerous situation all because you want to protect Aria, okay?" Spencer said.

"Okay but on one condition. If Aria is put into a dangerous situation in which I can help her, I will. But I won't purposely throw myself headfirst into a situation if I don't have to." Ezra reasoned.

"Deal! Oh, and Ezra?"

"Yes?"

"Aria's going to kill you if she finds out you're keeping this from her. I just want you to know that before you make your decision." Spencer said. "But I can see where you're coming from. Good luck!" Spencer hung up. After splashing water on his face, Ezra went back to where Aria was sitting, her cup of hot chocolate empty.

"Ready for more adventure?" he asked.

"Lead the way." Aria smiled and took his hand.

"Hey, what do you want for dinner?" Aria asked, turning to Ezra. They were seated on his couch, Aria doing her homework, Ezra reading a book.

"How about I cook tonight? You have a crapload of homework and I promise I won't poison you. I think I've gotten spaghetti down." Ezra said with a smile.

"I don't know...I'm too young to die." Aria teased. They both knew that letting Ezra into a kitchen was just asking for a disaster. "Are you sure you can handle it?"

"HA-HA, you're so hillarious I totally forgot to laugh." Ezra mock-glared at her as he got up to get started on dinner.

"Just tell me if you need any help from the master." Aria said with a laugh. She felt her phone vibrating in her pocket and checked it. Unknown number. Why was it that whenever Aria managed to forget about A for a second, she ended up getting a text. She checked it:

"The Grille. Midnight. Come alone. Don't be late" -A

Aria looked over at Ezra, who was looking at her, his expression grim. "It's okay, it's just Hanna. She's wondering if I can sleep over later to help her pick out an outfit for her date with Caleb. But it's okay, I'll go after dinner. Wouldn't want to miss out on what my amazing personal chef is cooking" she teased.

"Just you watch. One day, I'll be a better cook than you!" Ezra shot back.

"Ok chef Fitz. Then please, elighten me. What this called?" Aria asked holding up a colander.

"Umm.. the drain thingy..." Ezra said, with a goofy smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...CHEF OF THE YEAR!" Aria said, holding the wooden spoon as a microphone.

"You're hillarious!" Ezra said. He took a bit of Spaghetti sauce and put it on Aria's nose. "Take that!" He said as he ran away, Aria chasing after him with a handful of spaghetti noodles. Pretty soon, they (and the kitchen) were covered head to toe in their dinner.

"So...let's order a pizza?" Ezra asked, as they started to clean the kitchen.

"Sounds good." Aria laughed. "Now, I'll let you clean this place up while I go take a shower. I need to be at Hanna's by 11 so...have fun!" With that, Aria blew a kiss to an open-mouthed Ezra and ran off to the bathroon, leaving her boyfriend to clean up the big spaghetti-covered kitchen.

LATER:

Aria pulled up to the Apple Rose Grille at approximately midnight. She got out of the car and walked up to the main entrance.

Maybe I should've told Ezra where I was going. Or atleast one of the girls. This is probably a bad idea. Aria was so consumed in her thoughts, she didn't hear a dark hooded figure coming behind her. They grabbed her and held a hand over her mouth to stifle her screams as they carried her into a car parked behind the Grille.

Moral of the chapter: Never meet your stalker in a place without witnesses in the middle of the night without telling your boyfriend or best friends. lol. What's going to happen to Aria? Will Ezra and the girls get to her before it's too late? Wait till the next chapter to find out. Leave your reviews/comments below. :)

P.S. I've been trying to write longer chapters (This one and the last one.) So i was just wonder if I should stick with short chapters or if you prefer chapter that are longer, like these? Let me know in the reviews! :)