In this story, Jackie and Ezra haven't seen each other for three years. Here's the next chapter! Hope you like it, and please review! :)
Aria awoke the next morning in Ezra's arms. She smiled as she recalled the previous nights' events. Turning over in the bed, she saw Ezra sleeping peacefully. Gently, she lifted Ezra's arms off of her, trying not to wake him. In the process, she heard a small giggle escape his lips. She looked back at him; he was definitely still asleep. A previous memory flashed across her mind of the reading Ezra invited her to, when he still worked at Rosewood. It was then, that Aria had learned that Ezra laughed in his sleep.
She got up and walked over to Ezra's dresser. Her bare feet padded quietly against the cold wood floor. Quietly, she opened a drawer and pulled out an oversized t-shirt. She pulled it over her head and tiptoed over to the bathroom, not wanting to wake Ezra. She sighed as she studied herself in the mirror. She gathered her hair up into a ponytail and applied some much needed chap stick to her bruised lips from all the kissing that happened the night before.
She walked out of the bathroom and checked her phone. The time was 9:15; she was going to need to wake up Ezra soon. Walking over to the bed, she studied Ezra's figure. He looked so content, causing Aria to smile. Wondering what in the world she did to get so lucky to get such an amazing man, she climbed back onto the bed. She softly pressed her lips against Ezra's neck, causing him to moan slightly. He opened his eyes slightly and whispered, "stay here with me," while grabbing her arms and pulling her closer to him. She gave in, and crawled back into Ezra's arms.
"I love you, Aria." He whispered in her ear.
Aria's heart skipped a beat. She had been waiting for him to say that to her for weeks.
She turned in his arms so that she was facing him.
"I love you too, Ezra." She smiled widely and kissed him softly on his lips.
An hour later, Aria found herself sitting in Ezra's kitchen watching him brew a pot of coffee for the two of them.
Ezra noticed Aria staring at him with a look of utter amazement on her face.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" Ezra asked, while bringing his hand up to his face.
"Nope. I'm just thinking about how much I love you." Aria smiled.
Ezra chuckled and poured the freshly brewed coffee into two cups. He handed one to Aria and sat down across from her. Aria sighed before speaking.
"I think we should tell my mom today... and if she asks us if we've done what we did yesterday, then you need to lie. I don't care what they say, they can't know the truth.
Ezra nodded in agreement.
"I need to run up to the school today though, just for a minute. But afterwards, do you want me to stop at your house? So we can tell her together?"
"Sure, I guess. I don't think my mom will be that hard on us, considering how my dad did absolutely nothing. Honestly, I was more scared of my dad than my mom." Aria chuckled.
It was now 5:30, as Aria walked through the long hallways of Hollis College. She had the location of every classroom on campus memorized, due to the lengthy tours her father gave her when he first got accepted for the job. When she arrived in the hall Ezra's classroom was in, she smiled when she saw that his classroom light was still on.
"Ezra, I need to talk to you." She heard a voice from inside the classroom say.
Peeking inside, she spotted a brunette, tall, and more importantly, older woman standing next to Ezra.
"Jackie, please. We don't need to do this." She heard Ezra say. She watched as he ran his fingers through his hair in frustration.
"You broke it off with me, remember? And I've moved on."
"No, Ezra you don't understand. There's someone I think you should meet. They might change your mind."
"W-what are you talking about?" Ezra asked, as he leaned against his desk.
"Maria, honey, you can come out now." Jackie said.
"Wait, who's-" Ezra furrowed his brows in confusion, but stopped mid-sentence as soon as he saw her come into view. He froze as a small girl, who couldn't be older than three, came out from behind her hiding spot under one of the desks towards the back of the room, and slowly started walking towards Jackie.
"Mommy? Who's that?" She pointed to Ezra as Jackie picked her up.
"This...This is your daddy." Jackie sighed.
I know it's really short and I'm really really sorry! I promise the next chapter will be longer! Review please!