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Chapter 12

Aria was sitting in the waiting room with Ezra. The doctor came out and called his name and Aria helped him up and followed him down the wallpapered hall and then into a white room where the doctor was sitting down, and motioned for Ezra and Aria to sit in the empty seats near him.

"Okay, so let's get this cast off and then get an x-ray, then we'll know if I need to put another on or not," the doctor said, putting his chart down on his desk and getting up. It was five weeks after Aria's parents had left to go travelling, and six weeks since Ezra's accident. The doctor sawed the cast off Ezra's leg and then helped him into the x-ray room and Aria sat anxiously waiting.

Ezra came back in limping a little and then laid on the bed, waiting for the doctor to return with the results. When the doctor returned he began prodding in different places on Ezra's leg and Aria winced in pain, but Ezra showed no pain, it seemed his leg was healed. Ezra grinned at Aria and she smiled back at him.

The doctor was called out and when he returned he was holding the x-ray. He clipped it to the board and examined it.

"Looks pretty good to me, I can't see any clear breaks or imperfections on the bone so it looks like you're free of the burden of the cast," the doctor explained and then smiled at Ezra and Aria. Ezra laughed and Aria had a huge smile on her face. Aria gave Ezra a quick congratulations peck on the lips and then thanked the doctor.

After a little while Ezra had paced back and forth getting used to putting weight on his leg and began to lose his limp. When he could put full weight on his leg and walk fairly normally the doctor said he was free to go. Ezra gave the doctor a warm handshake and thanked him. Aria thanked the doctor once again and laced her fingers in Ezra's and walked with him out to the car. Ezra insisted on driving to test his skills out, and after a few trials of his foot, they were on their way home.

Mike was lounging on the couch flicking through the TV channels waiting for Ezra and Aria to return. When he heard the key in the front door lock he jumped up and ran to the entry. Ezra walked in and Aria followed behind.

"Yay! You're normal again!" Mike shouted and gave Ezra a bear hug. Aria saw Ezra's face start to go red and whacked Mike on the back and he let go and smiled sheepishly. The three began talking and then Mike returned to his position on the couch and Aria walked off to call her parents and tell them the news. Ezra stretched his legs out and smiled to himself.

"Shame you can't sleep over anymore now you're not a special case with your broken leg and all," Mike joked, and Ezra jumped at the sound of his voice in the silence. Ezra shrugged and then laughed.

"Oh well. I'll drive home, go to sleep and then wake up and come back here," Ezra teased and Mike nodded. Aria came back into the room and handed Mike her phone.

"Dad wants to talk to you. Have fun," Aria waved him away. She came to where Ezra had his legs stretched out and tugged his shorts once.

"I'm not used to seeing half of your legs, and both of them," Aria joked. But it was true; Ezra always wore long pants, except for if he was going for a run.

"Oh yeah. I don't own many of them, I don't like them very much," Ezra agreed laughing and then pulled Aria down so she was sitting on his lap and they smiled at each other. Aria leaned down into a kiss and Ezra responded and brought her closer to him in a tight embrace. From the doorway Mike cleared his throat and they both jumped and turned quickly to him. He was standing there with a smug look on his face like he was a father who'd just caught his daughter and her boyfriend making out. Aria scowled at him and got up and grabbed the phone he was holding out. Mike mouthed 'it's your mother' to her and she rolled her eyes at him. She took the phone and walked into the kitchen and Mike walked towards Ezra and began chuckling.

"Your face was classic! It's like you're teenagers I swear," Mike joked and punched Ezra lightly on the arm.

"Shut up," Ezra mumbled into his hands and shook his head and then finally laughed as he pictured his face.

When Aria returned, she looked at the clock on her phone and gasped. It was 6 o'clock and she hadn't started dinner yet.

"Mike, do you want to pay for takeaway or cook, or do you want me to?" Aria asked him, he was lounging on the chair in his previous position and grunted a reply she couldn't understand. She looked to Ezra in confusion.

"I think he said you?" Ezra suggested, uncertainly. Aria sighed and walked into the kitchen to begin cooking. She'd gotten everything out and started when she felt the familiar hands tighten around her waist. Ezra kissed the side of her head.

"Enhanced macaroni and cheese?" Ezra guessed. Aria laughed and nodded. She turned around in his arms and looked into his eyes. She smiled and pulled his head gently down for their unfinished kiss. Ezra hoisted her up on a clear space on the bench. Aria felt his tongue slip into her mouth and she gladly opened her mouth a little wider to give him more access. When they broke apart Aria smiled to him and brushed his hair to the side and then rested her hands around his neck. Ezra's hands slid down her back and rested on the bench behind her. They both jumped when the water from the pot boiled over and onto the stove and began hissing. Ezra laughed and Aria quickly jumped down and took the lid off and cleaned the mess.

"No more distractions while I cook dinner, or you're going to end up eating charcoal," Aria mumbled as she swiped at the steam in front of her face. Ezra laughed and leaned against the opposite bench.

"Okay, deal. Would you like some help or are you good with me watching from a safe distance?" Ezra asked and then smirked at her still trying to push all the steam away from her face with her hands waving around in the air.

"No, I'm good. You stand there and watch the expert over here," Aria joked. Ezra chuckled and settled into the bench to watch the show.

Mike had set the table and soon Ezra was helping Aria carry the food out from the kitchen to the table and Mike jumped up from the couch and practically ran to the table. He looked hungry and hardly waited for Aria and Ezra to sit down before he began dishing out his own food. Ezra grinned at him and Aria shook her head. They began eating and made small talk, but Mike only mumbled and grunted because he was wolfing down his food.

Mike's phone rang as he was taking his plate into the kitchen and he answered and began talking. Aria rolled her eyes and looked to Ezra who chuckled. They both knew Mike had just gotten out of doing the dishes, again.

"So I'm going out, and probably going to sleep over at Noel's, is that okay?" Mike asked when he came back in, putting his phone in his pocket and looking to Aria. She shrugged.

"You gotta call Dad and ask him, it's fine by me," Aria replied and then got up and started clearing the table. Mike ran up the stairs, dialling Byron's phone. Ezra helped clear the table and began to wash the dishes when Mike jumped down the stairs and then leaned on the bench.

"I'm going now, I'll be home tomorrow some time. I'll text you when I know more," Mike said and gave Ezra a light punch on the arm and said goodbye to Aria before they had a chance to speak. Ezra shook his head and Aria looked at him.

"Men," Aria teased and bumped Ezra lightly with her hip. He grinned and flicked water on her. She screamed and took a step back. Her face turned evil and she splashed Ezra, wetting his shirt so it clung to his chest. He just grinned at her before pulling her into his arms. She reached up on her toes for a kiss, and Ezra bent down to relive her. He picked her up and put her on the bench.

"Time to finish what was interrupted before," Ezra mumbled into Aria's lips and she laughed and tightened her hands around his neck and in his hair. Ezra's arms slipped around the bottom of her back and pulled her closer to him. Aria gave a short laugh into Ezra's mouth when she started to feel the water from his shirt seep into hers and she pulled back a little to look at it.

"Your fault, not mine," Ezra teased and started to unbutton his shirt. Aria watched as he shrugged his shirt off and hung it over a chair to dry it. She grinned at the sight of his bare chest and when he was within arms reach she began tracing her fingers along his skin. Ezra gave a small shiver of pleasure show and he brushed Aria's hair off her face and looked into her eyes. Her fingers began to move slower until they came to a stop at the place where his ribs were broken a few weeks ago and then smiled at him.

He couldn't resist any longer. He took Aria's lips in his and they kissed deeply and passionately. Aria's hands slid up his bare back and into his hair. Ezra began to lift Aria's shirt, sending an unasked question. Aria nodded and lifted her shirt off and was careful where she threw it, because they were in the kitchen and she didn't want to cause a fire or something. She watched it as it landed on the clear table and then returned to Ezra's mouth. He hitched her up onto his waist and began to carry her out to the couch. Aria slid comfortably under Ezra and after a few more minutes of intense kissing Aria tugged at Ezra's belt.

They both looked to the door and then decided to take it upstairs. Aria quickly grabbed her shirt from the kitchen and then led Ezra up the stairs and into her room. Ezra closed the door with his foot and smiled hungrily at Aria. She pulled him on top of her as she fell onto the bed. She once again tugged at his belt and he quickly kicked his pants off after undoing his belt and they landed with a thud on the floor.

Aria and Ezra laced their fingers together and held that hand up on the pillow and continued kissing. Aria felt something brush against her leg and knew how turned on Ezra was. She grinned and undid her bra and threw it onto the floor. Ezra's lips left hers and began to make a trail down her neck and along her collarbone. He continued to leave hot kisses down her chest and then made his way back up. Aria moaned and she felt Ezra smile against her neck. He returned to her lips and they began to passionately kiss once again.

Aria wriggled out of her pants and kicked them to the floor, then wrapped her legs around Ezra's back to bring him even closer. Ezra and Aria broke apart to discard their underwear at the same time and then came back together. Aria gently guided Ezra's head down and he left another trail of fiery kissed down her chest, but continued down. He began to work on Aria as she gasped loudly as the sensation of his tongue. She moaned in pleasure and arched. Ezra made his way back up to her mouth and captured her lips in his.

He slid his tongue in once again and Aria gently dug her fingers into his shoulder blades, he smiled against her, taking the sign and then thrust into Aria and they both let out a loud moan. Their breathing became rapid and Aria pressed herself against Ezra's chest, closing all the space between them. Ezra began slow and deep thrusts and Aria let out another moan of pleasure. Ezra smirked and then got caught up in the pleasure he increased his pace.

They rolled over without disturbing their rhythm and Aria was now on top of Ezra and they were in sync once again. Aria screamed out in pleasure and her whole body shook in pleasure and just after Ezra felt the same sensation rock his body. Aria lay next to Ezra with her head on his chest and they caught their breath. Ezra kissed the top of her head and brushed her hair out of her face.

"I love you Aria," Ezra whispered into her ear and Aria's face broke into a wide smile.

"Lucky for you I love you too," Aria replied, looking up into Ezra's bright blue eyes before planting a single kiss on his chest. She could hear his heart beating fast in his chest and she smiled to herself.

"Your heart is racing," Aria mumbled into Ezra's chest and she felt him laugh.

"That's all you Aria, it tends to do that when you're around," Ezra sincerely replied, as he softly stroked her bare arm.