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So, I really hope that you enjoy this chapter….so….yeah. here it is! Xoxo Courtney
"Ella Montgomery told me what all this was about."
"Oh god," I gasped. "You're…you're not taking him away, are you?" I asked.
Ezra was completely silent.
"Officer Greene?" I heard Ezra ask. The cop just looked at us, and sighed.
We both knew where this was headed. I started to weep, and out of the corner of my eye, Ezra was tearing up. Every time, one of us, or both of us, was afraid, nervous, or desperate, we held each other's hands.
At the same time, Ezra and I leaned over the beds, to reach for each other's hand; but we couldn't reach.
Aria POV:
I gasped at the gap between our hands and I put mine back at my side. I turned back to Officer Greene. "Are you? Please, we didn't do anything wrong, and I mean, look at what happened in order for us to be together?" I started to sob.
The cop walked in between Ezra and my bed. Looking at the both of us. He took a breath. "The law would say that I need to take you in, you'd be in jail for statutory, " he began, his voice smooth.
I interrupted him in the middle of his sentence. "We never did," I said sharply.
"Never," Ezra added. "Not until she was of legal age. Which actually, 16 IS the age of consent in Pennsylvania, but I just thought it would be better when she turned 18," he explained.
"Well, that helps the case," Officer Greene started, looking at him. "But you two were together while you were Ms. Montgomery's teacher," he stated.
Ezra looked down. "We never planned it to be that way, officer, I hope that you see that."
I ignored Ezra. I glared at the policeman. "So you're taking him away."
Officer Greene knitted his eyebrows in annoyance and confusion as he turned to me. "I didn't finish. I'm NOT going to take Mr. Fitz in, but I do have to ask him, that when he fully recovers, he needs a few days to himself, and he needs to leave Rosewood," he explained.
I closed my eyes at the word 'leave'. "I'd rather die than let him go," I said without thinking. It was true though. I thought about all we did to get here, right now. We had just fought for our relationship, and now a person of higher authority is taking him away from me. It isn't fair. Nothing's fair.
"Aria, don't," Ezra started, looking at me. "It's time. It was bound to happen anyway. I'll face the consequences. "
Officer Greene disrupted our argument once more. "I'll leave you two to talk," he said, softly. I saw the hurt in his eyes as he walked away. I knew that he didn't want to, but he was already going against the law as a cop. He had to do something. But, not this, please.
I stood up from the bed, taking a moment to adjust, and slowly walked over to Ezra's side. "You don't deserve to face the consequences," I exclaimed. "You don't deserve this."
"You know, I need some time to think anyway. I need to figure this all out. Look me up in a couple of years, maybe we could try again," he spoke, immediately regretting what he had just said.
"I won't. I can't let you leave me. Not now. Not after all we've been through," I said, taking his hand in mine. I squeezed it hard, imagining that it would give him some sense.
I bent down and kissed his cheek. "Do you really want to leave?" I asked, choking out in a cry.
Ezra lifted his hand and wiped away the tear that was rolling down my cheek with his thumb. "Of course, I don't want to. I want to be with you forever. But, we can't run from the law anymore, Aria," he explained.
'I'll miss you too much," was all I could say, nuzzling my head into his neck. He ran his hands through my hair.
"I'll miss you more. Okay, I'll tell you this. You don't want to go back home right?" Ezra asked.
"Well, ever since yesterday, the only home I wanted was where you were," I replied, rubbing my eyes.
Ezra chuckled. "And I'm absolutely fine with you moving into my apartment. It's yours," he said, smiling.
I stared at him in disgust. "But that's not where you are, it'll just be an empty space when you leave," I answered.
Ezra frowned. He took my face in his hands and brought my face close to his. "It'll be a place where I was."
"I want to be with you. I actually want to be right by your side. Not 500 miles away."
He pushed on my back so I would lean forward on his chest. I did so.
"It's what best. I'll be with you, always. Whenever you need me," he started.
I laughed. "That would be every second, of every day, forever," I corrected him.
He chuckled, and kissed my forehead. "I love you. And I always will," he replied.
"I'll love you until the day I die," I added. For the next few minutes we just stared into each other's eyes, as if this would be the last minute that we would ever see each other.
He broke the silence. "When I get discharged, we'll go back to my apartment, and we'll spend our last three days together. We'll make the most of it; I mean we are officially free now," he said, optimistically.
"Yeah, well not from the police."
"They'll know that I'm gone," he said sighing.
I just rested my head on his chest, as he rested his chin on top of my head. A tear escaped my eye, right before my eyes closed, entering a slumber. At least I was in the arms of the man I love.
Sorry for the short chapter. This was so sad, wasn't it? I'll update tomorrow as long as I get some reviews. It'll be as loving and cute as possible for them, as they're spending their last few days together. Don't worry, he won't be gone for long. Not at all, really, but I'll just keep that a secret… (Sort of a Christmas present to all of you.) So, did you like it? I hoped you did, so please review and tell me your thoughts! Xoxo Courtney