I'm not really motivated to write any scenes of Aria at school, so I'm just going to skip over those last few days. Sorry for anyone who was waiting for it. Also, for those of you who were not able to watch the Ezria clip I mentioned in the last chapter, the scene was played on Tuesdays' episode. Well, here's the next chapter; enjoy!
The next few weeks flew by, and before we knew it, Ezra and I had found a cozy two- story house to live in. As promised, my parents paid the whole house off at once, so that we would not have to make house payments. I was currently standing in my new living room ordering Ezra, Mike, and my father around, telling them where to put each piece of furniture.
"A little more to the right." I commanded them, as they picked up the couch and moved it about an inch over to the right.
"Make it adjacent to the TV on the wall." Ella told them as she walked into the room.
"This is a nice place." Ella gushed. "You don't think it's a little big for the two of you?"
"Soon to be three." I corrected her. "Well, yeah I guess, it's a little big, but better be too big then too small right?"
She shrugged in reply.
"Aria, can I speak with you… alone… for a minute?" Byron asked.
"Um, sure." I followed my dad to the bedroom. I became confused when he closed the door behind us.
"Has he asked to marry you yet?" He whispered.
"Ugh, dad." I wined. "He'll ask me when he's ready." I assured him. "Don't you think that we would be moving too fast if we got married soon? I mean, yes, we're having a baby," I placed one of my hands on my stomach before continuing. "But that doesn't mean we should rush into things! I'm still in high school and I'm about to become a mother… I don't know if I can handle becoming a wife so quickly too." I confessed.
Byron sighed in response. "Fine. I won't push it. But when he does ask, I want you to call me right away and tell me."
"You'll be the first person I'll tell. I promise." I smiled.
We came out of the bedroom greeted by a living room that was piled up with boxes, boxes, and more boxes.
"We've moved all of the furniture into the house." Mike informed us. "Now you guys," he motioned towards Ezra and I, "get the luxury of putting it all away." Mike laughed.
"Thanks Mike." Ezra came up behind me and placed a hand on my back, before throwing Mike a fake smile from his comment, which resulted in laughter from the rest of my family.
…PLL…
"Aria." Ezra sighed, backing away from the closet.
"What's wrong?" I asked, walking into the bedroom.
He looked at me with a sad look on his face.
"Ezra!" I rushed over to him and took his hands in mine. "What happened?" I asked, frantically.
"Our closet's not big enough for all of your shoes." He told me with a very serious look on his face.
I punched his shoulder in response to his comment.
"Ezra Fitz! You're not allowed to scare me like that! I thought something was actually wrong!"
He started laughing at my reaction and I punched his shoulder again. However, before my small fist met his skin, Ezra grabbed both my hands and started walking forward, forcing me to walk backwards until my body was against the wall. He gently pinned my hands above my head against the wall, before leaning towards me for a kiss. Our lips met and I felt the familiar jolt of energy run through my body that came with every touch I received from Ezra. He kissed me back just as hungrily, our lips molding perfectly against each other. His hands moved from holding my arms above my head to one hand resting on the small of my back, while he placed the other hand on top of my stomach. We were both struggling to catch our breath when we broke apart a moment later.
"Ezra Fitz, do you know how much I love you?" I whispered to him against his lips.
"Not any more than I love you." I looked deep into his eyes, which were shining with lust.
"Impossible." He whispered, before kissing me again.
…PLL…
"Ezra, I'm back!" I called, as I walked into our apartment. I threw my purse and keys onto the counter, as I spotted Maria playing on the floor in the living room. I had just run to the coffee shop down the street to get us two cups of coffee due to the fact that we had run out, and by the looks of things, Jackie and Maria must have decided to stop by too.
"Hey, honey." I said, as she got up and gave me a hug. I hugged her back lightly, before pulling away. She must have liked me a lot more than I thought if she was giving me hugs, because I barely knew the girl. I had spent a small amount of time with Maria lately, whenever Jackie brought her over to see Ezra so Maria could spend time with Ezra.
"Where's your daddy?" I asked, as I started walking towards our bedroom.
"Jackie, stop." I heard Ezra say sternly, as if he were talking to one of his students. The door to the bedroom was opened just a crack, and I squinted inside to get a better look of what was going on.
Ezra was sitting at the edge of the bed with a distraught look on his face. Jackie was standing in front of him. I watched, as he put his head in his hands in a frustrated manner.
"Stop fighting me, Ezra. You know you still love me." Jackie took Ezra's hands in hers. I felt a pang of anger and jealously when Ezra did not pull his hands away.
I continued to watch them as a moment of silence followed Jackie's words.
"You're right, Jackie." Ezra whispered, looking back up at her.
"I know I am." I heard her say.
My heart was crushed right then and there. Tears I didn't know that had been forming in my eyes, fell down my cheeks. I was about to burst open the door and tell Ezra that it was over between us, that he could go be with Jackie if that's what he truly wanted, but I stopped myself as soon as I heard him speak again.
"You are right. Because you were my first real girlfriend, first real love, hell, we almost got married! There will always be a spot in my heart for you, even though at the moment, I wish there wasn't. But-"
"So stop fighting your feelings for me Ezra!" She pleaded. "You honestly think that you're better off with some twelve year old girl?"
I watched as Ezra jumped up from his spot off the bed, suddenly angry.
"First off, Aria is sixteen. Secondly, I couldn't ever ask for a more perfect girlfriend."
"Actually, that was me; your 'more perfect girlfriend'." She said, using air quotes.
"You broke it off with me, Jackie!" He said in a frustrated tone. "If you want to be with me so badly, why did you break off our engagement?" Ezra was breathing heavily.
"I was foolish. I made a mistake." Her tone softened, as she caressed his cheek. Ezra closed his eyes at her touch and I could hear his previously ragged breathing slow. "Please Ezra." She whispered, as she leaned towards him, ready to kiss him.
It took all of my willpower to continue to stand in that exact spot and watch how the scene in front of me was going to unfold. If Ezra really loved me, he wouldn't let Jackie kiss him. How many times had he told me that he didn't care about Jackie anymore? That she was a part of his past and will forever remain that way?
I felt another tear slide down my rosy cheeks as I waited for Ezra's response. I bit my lip and slowly felt my heart breaking as Jackie moved closer towards Ezra, and he made no move to back away. She caressed his cheek again and closed her eyes, positioning her face just centimeters away from his. My heart rate sped up. Stop lying to yourself Aria, a voice in the back of my head said. Even if he does love you, he'll always have a place in his heart for Jackie. He'll always wonder, what would my life be like if Jackie hadn't broken it off with me? He was still in love with her when he met you, and while he was kissing you in Snookers, when the two of you met, he probably was envisioning kissing Jackie instead. You really need to stop lying to yourself. I felt another sob escape my throat as I looked back into the bedroom at the scene in front of me. My broken heart fell down to my knees, as I saw Ezra Fitz, my Ezra Fitz, the father of my baby, the love of my life, my soul mate… letting another woman kiss him, and not pulling away.
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