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Chapter Two

"I'm sorry Mr. Montgomery," Jason started, but was cut off.

"You know you can call me Byron." Then he yelled a bit louder "Ella, you owe me twenty bucks." I looked at my dad in confusion as my mom came down the stairs.

"What?" She asked, until she saw Jason and I. His arm, which had made it around my waist during the kiss, was loped around me, keeping me close to him.

"Oh fine." She rummaged her purse and handed the bill to her husband. I gaped at my parents, mortified that they had been betting on…Jason and I? What the hell? I opened my mouth to speak, trying to think of what to say, but Jason beat me to it.

"Right, great to see you again Byron, Mrs. Montgomery, Aria." His voice sounded awkward and slightly disappointed. My parents were watching me carefully.

"Umm right. Bye Jason." My voice was shaky, much like my emotions. Now that the heat of the moment was over guilt overwhelmed me. I had let Jason kiss me even though I was dating Ezra...did that make me a cheater?

I barely noticed my parent's goodbyes, but my attention spiked when I heard mom say, "I'm sure Aria would love to!" My head snapped up quickly, trying to figure out what she meant.

"Sorry, I missed that." I said, trying to catch up. Mom looked amused and dad just rolled his eyes before kissing mom on the cheek, ruffling my hair, clapping Jason on the back and walking out the door to run the Saturday errands.

"Jason was just saying that he needs some help picking out paint colors for the house, and you're so good with that! I was just thinking that you could help him out! Every home needs a woman's touch after all." Mom probably thought she was being subtle and stealthy but I, and Jason as well if his amused smile was anything to go by, could tell she was just trying to throw us together. Mom had been preaching about him these past few days. He all but walked on water.

I cracked under both of their intensive stares. "Oh, umm yeah. No problem." I tried to calm my voice, but it still came out slightly strained. Mom looked pleased and quickly spewed out some excuse to leave the two of us alone.

"Sooo," Jason said smugly. I took this opportunity to put some space between us, checking around the corner to make sure my mom was out of earshot before I turned on him.

"What the hell was that?" I demanded tersely. I was fairly certain he knew that Ezra and I were together if the looks he was giving the two of us at the dinner party were anything to go off of.

"What?" His eyes widened in the most innocent expression I had ever seen. It was endearing and very sexy…NO! I mentally slapped myself, thinking of my boyfriend. I put on the hardest glare I could summon, which probably put a kitten to shame, and he spoke again. "Right, you mean the kiss."

"No, I mean the fact that you just shot a puppy. OF COURSE I MEAN THE KISS!" I took a deep breath, trying to halt my erratic breathing.

"I was just trying to show you that you're lying. To me, to Ezra," He said the name like a foul word that disgusted him, "And most importantly you're lying to yourself. If you really didn't want me to kiss you, you would have pushed me away. You seem to forget that I know you Aria. I know that if you really wanted to stop me than I wouldn't have been able to kiss you. You would have stopped me."

The look on his face fazed me. He looked so passionate when as he spoke, his green eyes ablaze. I was mad at myself for letting this whole situation happen. It should have never happened. But it did, and it was great, the little voice in the back of my head spoke up.

It was true; the kiss with Jason held everything that my kiss with Ezra didn't, even if it was slightly hesitant and brief. I was in trouble. I tried to think of other factors. My friends. I already knew what Emily thought, but Spencer would be furious! She hated the guy! Hannah would…well to be honest Hannah wouldn't really mind. She would make some comment about how his abs glisten when he works out…Crap! Now I have the image of a sexy as sin, glistening, green-eyed Adonis in my mind.

"I'm not." I muttered weakly.

"You are. But it's okay. I'm going to prove it to you. I don't care how long it takes." His voice was set and held no room for negotiation. It unnerved me. "Now do you really need to study or can you come help me pick out paints. Your mom is right after all; all homes need a woman's touch." The way he put emphasis on the word 'woman' had butterflies fluttering around in my stomach. I mutedly nodded, unable to answer.

..AJ..

Later that night I lay on my bed staring at the wooden beams on my slanted ceiling. I sighed, wishing I could turn off my brain. I had spent the majority of the day in the home building center with Jason. It had escalated from paint selections to bathroom fixtures, to a new washer and dryer. I would be lying to myself if I said I hadn't had fun.

Of course there was a bit of tension, but he had dropped the subject of the kiss and acted like it had never happened. He joked and told me about all of his plans for the house, which sounded like it would turn out beautifully. I asked if he was going to leave the shed but he just smiled at that.

He had told me that he had already fixed that one. He turned it into a dark room. He had found rolls of film in a box in his closet that he had no idea how they got there. He said the closest thing he had ever don't to photography was snapping a picture on his cell or digital camera. He said they would be fully developed soon and offered to show them to me when they were. I had to admit that I was curious. Could the pictures be Allie's?

I was brought out of my thoughts by my cell ringing. I checked the ID and saw Emily smiling up at me. "Hey Em." I greeted, thankful that she had called.

"Hey! What's up?"

"Ugg, too much to say over the phone. Can we grab coffee? I really need someone to vent to."

"Of course. Is something wrong?" She sounded worried and I could just picture her eyebrows creasing in her concern.

"No…yes. I don't know! Meet me at Blendz in ten?" I really didn't want to get into this over the phone.

"Sure thing, see you there." Her voice was still worried, but I let it go. She would know everything soon enough.

"Kay thanks. See ya." I hung up and grabbed a jacket to put over my thin tank and headed downstairs.

"Mom I'm going out!" I hollered in the general direction of the kitchen. I was picking up my purse and keys when mom's head popped around the door.

"Going out with Jason again so soon?" She asked cheekily. I blushed and shook my head.

"Mom!" I cried, frustrated. "No, I'm going to meet Em for coffee."

"Okay have fun!" She blew me a kiss before disappearing again. I huffed and went outside. Blenz was not too far away so I opted to walk there. I passed the small shops that made up the town. By the time I got there Em was already sitting at the table at the back with two cups of coffee. I smiled as I sat down.

"Thanks Em!" I took a sip and sighed. Em had put in the sugar and cream for me.

"Yeah yeah. Now talk! You have me running all kind of crazy scenarios through my head!" I sighed at let the whole story pour out of me, holding nothing back. Em didn't interrupt me once throughout the whole thing, she just listened with a thoughtful expression on her face.

"Well," She started when I finished, "That's a lot to take in." I nodded my head glumly.

"I just feel so awful! I mean I'm with Ezra but I still let that happen! And a part of me, an admittedly big part, liked it! It's so wrong! I need to figure this out because I am not the kind of girl to cheat." Em put a consoling hand on mine, which had started shaking.

"Do you like him? Because if you really, truly do I will support this. Support you. But before you do anything I suggest you talk to Ezra. People fall out of love all the time, especially young people. I want you to be happy." She looked at her phone and stood up. "I have to head back to Hannah's to get ready. Samara and I are going bowling with some of her friends." I said goodbye and watched her leave. I was slightly jealous of her current living conditions. With both her parents in Texas she was staying at Hannah's. Like a permanent sleepover.

She was right; I had to talk to Ezra. Should I break up with him? Or explain what's going on in my head? Ugg, why is life so complicated! Em was defiantly right though. There is a small part of me that liked him, but it was getting bigger. I needed to sort all this out.

..AJ..

Later that night – Aria's Dream

I was leaning back against whom I assumed to be Ezra as we looked out onto the river. It was chilly and he was running his hands up and down my arms to help me stay warm. I sighed in content with the perfect moment.

'Ezra' moved closer to me so that his body was all but wrapped around mine. Wait, this isn't right. This body was too hard to be Ezra. I turn my head only to be met with Jason's loving gaze. Upon meeting my eyes he dipped his head to kiss me.

His tongue swept into my mouth, teasing me. I couldn't help the moan as his hands weave into my hair. I turn around completely, now straddling his lap as we continue to kiss.

"Aria," He sighs, pulling away so we can catch out breaths, "You can't get me out of your head, your heart."

I jolted up in bed, my heart racing violently in my chest. What the hell was that? Why is this happening to me? I glanced at the clock grouchily to be met with the glowing green numbers. 2:36am. I decided to get up and grab a cup of tea to calm myself down.

As I drank my tea at the kitchen table I allowed my mind to wander. So obviously my subconscious was telling me that I liked Jason. I was already aware of the fact, but apparently it went deeper than I wanted it to go. I needed to set things straight with Ezra. I decided to see him on Monday and work all this out.

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