Hi guys! I know a lot of you cried the last chapter, I did too, ahha. As a Christmas/Hanukah gift, it's a little bit more cute!so, yeah. I don't really know what to say right now…this is awkward… ahha

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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.

4 days later:

Ezra POV:

Two days ago, my doctor made sure my wound had healed, and was safe (after taking the stitches out), and yesterday, they discharged me. Aria too. I promised her that she could stay with me at my apartment for a few days until I left; so then she could have it.

She's still upset, and, believe me, I am too, so I just want to take her mind off of it so we can create some last memories together. I had the whole day planned out.

"So…..you said you had a day plan?" Aria asked tiredly as she strolled through the door. We had just taken a morning walk through the park. It was the first thing we ever did after we came out.

"Yes. I have the whole day planned out for us," I exclaimed, smiling.

She looked at me suspiciously. "And may I ask what you have planned?" she asked, curiously.

"It's a secret….you'll just have to wait and see!" I said. I watched as Aria rolled her eyes. "Hey. No eye rolling. I'll make sure that this is the best day ever."

"Oh yeah? I'll tell you what I thought after our day is over," she said suggestively.

I nodded, chuckling. "Okay then. Well, our first thing on the schedule is already done: take a romantic walk through the park."

Aria burst out laughing. "You called that romantic? The wind was blowing my hair in my face, it was beyond freezing outside, and I almost stepped in a pile of dog poop."

I threw my head back and laughed. "Well, that wasn't my fault, wasn't it? It's all on Mother Nature. Deal with it," I said, grinning as I grabbed her arm and pulled her out the door.

Once we stepped into the elevator, she pushed me against the wall. "Now tell me. What the heck are we doing?" she asked.

Oh, just stop with the questions. I crushed my lips to hers as we met in a passionate kiss. She completely forgot her question as she wrapped her arms around my neck, as I tightly ran my hands down her back. I pushed her up against the opposite wall. "Now, what was that again?"

"What?" she asked, confused, still dazed. Mission accomplished.

"Just enjoy the ride," was all I said as I leaned in for one more kiss. The elevator doors opened and we walked out of my apartment building.

Aria POV:

As we made our way out the doors, I reached for Ezra's hand. He gladly took it and squeezed my hand. He intertwined his fingers with mine as he swung our arms. I giggled. Whenever he held me, whether it be my hand, my waist, or was just rubbing my back in support, I felt completely safe. Comfortable. At home.

He walked us over to his Volvo, and opened the door for me. "Why thank you, kind sir," I said, in a royal tone.

"You're welcome, my lady," he replied back, gazing into my eyes before sitting down in the driver's seat.

The car ride was silent except for me singing along to songs in the radio. He had one hand on the wheel and one hand on my leg. I was stroking his hand with my thumb. After I pulled it up to my lips, and kissed the top of his hand.

When we arrived at our destination, I noticed we were in the parking lot of a movie theatre. "The movies?" I asked, suspiciously.

"We don't have to watch the movie, if you don't want to. We could go to my third plan instead," he said, fearful of his now messed up schedule.

I smiled. He really did want to make this day perfect. "No. Let's go in," I stated excitedly as I dragged him into the theatre.

He paid for both our tickets. When I looked at the title, it was a romance/drama movie, that I had been wanting to see. He pulled me into the movie.

He headed straight for the back row. Everybody was sitting in the front, which was weird. I gave him a strange glare, and sat next to him. We talked, laughed and ate popcorn until the Upcoming Attractions started to play. He glanced over at me, and noticed that I was staring back. He lifted my chin with his thumb and brought my lips to his. It was a gentle kiss, but soon became heated. The popcorn was left, deserted and forgotten on the floor, as we were desperately trying to take each other's shirt off. I slid over and straddled his hips, as I adjusted myself, making myself comfortable. I heard him groan, as I moved, and I immediately knew what the meant.

I cleared my throat, and gave him an evil smile. "Umm..are you having an issue?"

Ezra nodded quickly, unable to make words. "Don't go any further. I can't hold off much longer," he said, gaining back his breath. Our lips were swollen from kissing, and there was a red mark on his neck. I kissed the mark before settling down. I giggled at his cuteness as we held hands through the entire movie.

Once the movie was over, which was very good, by the way, we headed for his car again.

Ezra POV:

"Next stop, coming up," I said smiling, as I pulled out of the driveway.

"Where to? Can you at least tell me where this is?" she asked, begging. I could tell she didn't like surprises.

"Oh, fine," I gave in. "The bar. There's going to be a poetry reading," I said, sighing.

"Oooo! Who is it?" she said, clapping her hands.

"Now that, I can't tell you," I answered. I parked across the street from the bar.

We trudged into the bar, and we sat at a table. I made sure the table was far away from the speaker's chair.

"Why are we sitting so far away?" she complained. "We won't get to see them."

"Then we'll just have to walk over when they start, I guess," I said, pretending not to care as much as she did. She always loved sitting up front, because she loved hearing and watching the speakers. Why? I don't know, but she always did it, even when the person reading their story was a complete stranger.

She sighed, and I made her smile when I grabbed her hand and twirled her. I brought her to my chest and swayed with her for a few moments, before we both sat down.

We split a plate of fries, like we always wanted to do. Now we could. Too bad that this happiness of ours wouldn't last long.

After about 15 minutes, I got up from the seat. "I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back," I smiled, as I bent, pecked her nose, and hurried away. I had to get ready.

Aria POV:

It had been about 10 minutes that Ezra was gone and I was becoming worried. The sudden start of the poetry reading interrupted my thought process.

The voice was smooth, and sounded really familiar. I could tell apart this voice from anyone else, but I didn't believe it. I quickly stood up from my chair and started to walk towards the reader's section.

I turned the corner and scanned the room. My eyes rested on another pair, as I froze in my place.

I saw Ezra sitting in the poetry chair as he never looked up from the paper. He started to read, as I slowly made my way in shock towards one of the front tables. I sat down. I listened intensely on his words.

"Dear B-26,

I feel like I'm speechless, as I sit in this chair

I feel like no words are coming out

There are…

I wonder why, don't you?

Maybe because when I wrote this the other day

I wasn't thinking

Everything was just pouring out of my chest

I hope it's a good thing

I've been unsure of how things are supposed to work out

These past few days

So many things happened

So many are life-changing

I'm not sure what's wrong and what's right anymore

Should I leave

Should I stay

Should I love her the way I do?

Can I keep her?

Should I let her go?

There's so many questions

But there's one thing I'm sure of

I love you with everything I have

That's a promise I'll keep

For an eternity

(was that terrible?)

By this time he had looked up from his paper, and was staring right at me. He smiled at the tears rolling down my cheeks. He brought up his hand and moved his pointer finger, hinting at me to come to him. I ran from the table and jumped into his arms.

We kissed, just like his last day at Rosewood High, and I ran out to the parking lot to see him one last time there. He twirled me, and then planted my feet back on the ground. I took his face in my hands.

"I understand," I choked out. "There's so many things that are wrong, so many things we don't know, but I know that you love me. And I'm beyond grateful that you'll love me even when we're far apart, even when we're not together. Because I love you just the same."

He nodded quickly and bent down to kiss me once more. "Aria Montgomery, you are the most amazing person I have ever met," he whispered into my ear.

I hugged him tightly. He picked me-up bridal style and walked off the stage. We blurred out everyone's cheers and claps, because really, it was just us in the room. That was the feeling we got from each other.

I grabbed my bags, and dragged him out the door. He ran up and lead the way.

"All of that was true. Every word," he said, out of breath.

I smiled, and took his hand in mine. "It was beautiful. You're perfect," I murmured.

"Next stop, and then we go home," he whispered.

I giggled at his boyish smile that I love so much.

"How am I doing so far, with this planned out day?" he asked.

My jaw dropped. He was unsure of how he was doing? "I don't even have words to describe it. But the day isn't over yet," I smirked.

"Right," he chuckled.

After about 15 minutes we arrived at our next destination. It was one of the fanciest restaurants that I knew in Rosewood. I had only been there once, and I was like, 2 years old.

"You're kidding me, right?" I blurted out. Ezra just smiled, got out of the car, and walked over to the other side to open the door for me.

I stepped up with my eyes popping out of my head. "You're serious."

"Anything for you. I said I wanted to make this day as perfect as I could."

"I need to say, you're doing a fantastic job at it."

"I'm glad," he exclaimed, as he started to take my jacket off me and put it over his arm as we walked through the glass doors.

We walked up to the desk. "Two for Fitz," Ezra said, happily.

"Right this way," said the woman, as she winked at Ezra. I rolled my eyes. She did not just do that. I wanted to slap her, but that would ruin the night. Instead I stared at Ezra with my eyebrows raised. He smiled, and bent down to kiss me hard right in front of the girl. She cleared her throat and tehn walked away.

"Better?" Ezra asked, before he sat down.

"Yes," I confessed, shyly.

"Hey. You're mine. And I'm yours, I'm not anybody else's. I smiled.

The dinner was spent by talking about memories, and laughing about jokes that he made up. Sooner than I wanted it to, the night was over, and we left the restaurant.

"Now, home. But even though it's dark, my night for you is not done yet," he reassured me.

"Really?" I asked, flabbergasted.

"Really."

Back at the apartment:

Ezra POV:

I walked over to my stereo and pressed play. I saw Aria glancing around the room out of the corner of my eye. I smiled.

A slow tune, began to play through the speakers, as Aria shot her head up and toward me. I raised my hands up and shrugged as I made my way over to her.

I took the glass of water she was holding from her hand and rested it on the table. She put one hand on my shoulder, and I took her other hand in mine. My other hand rested on her slim waist.

We swayed back and forth around my small but cozy apartment for about 15 minutes. I had twirled her, picked her up and spun her, and we ended up standing as close as we possibly could to each other.

"Amazing, perfect, fun, romantic, loving, smart, funny, awesome, magical," I heard Aria whisper into my shoulder.

I knitted my eyebrows in confusion. "What?" I asked.

"That's how our day was. All of those," she replied, smiling.

"Objective completed," I chuckled. "I just wanted to make you just a little happier before I left," I whispered, soon regretting my words.

Aria frowned, and her smile faded. " I'll be happy as long as you're here," she answered.

Okay, time to do something else. Maybe something she's been wanting to do for a few months now. I crushed my lips to hers.

She moaned against my mouth as she wrapped her arms around my neck and stood on her tip-toes.

I lifted her up and walked towards my bed. I lay her down on the covers.

She smiled, and sat up immediately to unbutton my shirt.

I allowed her as I pulled up her shirt as well. She threw my shirt across the room but I didn't care.

She went for my belt and unbuckled it. She ran her hand down my chest. I was breathing heavily from all our kissing.

We were both naked a few moments later and laying in bed. She was lying on top of me, and I flipped us over. "Are you sure?" I asked.

"I've always been sure with you," was all she replied, as I dove in for another kiss.

I positioned myself and then I took her in. She was officially mine.

Aria POV:

After a few hours, I was resting my head on Ezra's sweaty chest. "Ezra?" I asked .

"Mhmm?" he mumbled.

"I change my answer. Tonight was beyond perfect," I whispered.

Ezra POV:

I chuckled, and then after a few minutes, I fell sleep with her in my arms. I agree with her. It was beyond perfect.

Was this the longest chapter ever? Merry Christmas then! Haha I really hoped you enjoyed it, and I wanted to give you something happy before the holidays. Maybe the next chapter won't be so happy…. I'll make it juicy and good, I promise. Please review! Xoxo Courtney

PS: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, and have a happy New Year!