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Why Can't I?- Liz Phair:

I've been dating Noel for about four years; since I got back from Iceland. He was perfect, everything I could ever want. He was nice and decent and polite and my parents loved him. We'd finally had sex after three years of him waiting and afterward nothing was the same. We were still Aria and Noel, the perfect Rosewood couple, but there was something missing. I found myself looking at other guys and thinking about other guys, especially the bartender and aspiring writer at Snooker's Pub in the downtown college area. His name was Ezra. Over the past six months we had become the best of friends, somewhat unbeknownst to Noel or Ezra's girlfriend. We talked about everything from old movies to our favorite books.

One day I was in the library studying with Noel when I got a text from Ezra. Of course Noel wasn't completely oblivious to my connection with Ezra, but he didn't know to what extent. I smiled when I saw 'E.F.' light up my screen. Noel got extremely jealous and we had a big argument. I ran out crying and drove straight to Snooker's. Ezra was locking up but he saw me and immediately let me.

"Aria! What happened? Whose ** am I kicking?"

That made me smile. It was such a boyfriend thing to say. What am I thinking? Noel is my boyfriend! What if I don't want him to be my boyfriend?

"There's that beautiful smile I love."

That caught me a bit off guard. He had never said he loved anything about me before. We both knew we liked each other, but never did we try and act on it. He was staring into my eyes as we leaned closer to each other. Our lips finally met in a defining moment for both of us. We broke away smiling. He led me over to the bar and mixed me a drink. We sat in an awkward silence for what seemed like hours.

Finally I spoke, "What of this is just the beginning?"

He seemed relieved that I had said it and to be honest I wanted it to be the beginning. I wanted to kiss him everyday for the rest of my life. "Ezra... You've got a girlfriend, this isn't right."

"Actually, as of an hour ago I am a free man. Aria! I can't breathe whenever I think about you, and I can't speak whenever I talk about you. This was inevitable. We knew it would happen sooner or later! All those late nights? All those texts? I-I love you..."

This was so much to take in. Of course I loved him too! How could I not have realized it sooner?

"Ezra, of course I love you too... But Noel..."

"Isn't Noel the reason you're here now?"

My silence answered his question. He leaned over the bar and kissed me. It was perfect and comforting and everything I needed. That's what it came down to. I needed him. Without breaking the kiss, Ezra walked around the bar and came over and picked me up bridal style. He carried me upstairs to the apartment he rents above the bar. He laid me down on the bed. We both knew in that moment that this is what we needed.

I woke up the next morning, naked, in Ezra's arms. He was also naked. I remembered last night and realized what I had done. It took me all of eight seconds to realize that as long as I was with Ezra, I was safe. He would never let anyone hurt me. I decided to deal with Noel later. I'm sure me not coming home last night was some indication that we were so over. I just rolled over to Ezra. As soon as I rolled over he wrapped his strong arms around me and kissed me passionately.

I couldn't believe how lucky I had gotten! I asked him, "Isn't this the best part of breaking' up? Finding someone else you can't get enough of; someone who wants to be with you too."

"Yeah. I think you're the best thing that has ever happened to me..."

"I love you."

"I love you too."