Title - Ezria in LA.
Characters - Aria and Ezra
Story Summery - Following the adventures of Ezrias life as the years passed by. Starts 10 years after Arias High School Graduation. Ezria is married and they live in a big house in Los Angeles, California. Ezra is a teacher at LAs most known private school and Aria is a singer still struggling to become famous. Can they balance their relationship and a family or will their marriage fall apart when Aria gets offered an opportunity of a lifetime?
Back To School Season
Riley and Lucy always hated this time of year. It was the last weekend of summer vacation and on Tuesday school would be back in session. Riley was ready to start sixth grade. She would be at a new school this year. She went to public school for elementary school but now she would be entering a private school system. The middle school that she would be attending was right across the street from the private high school that her father worked at.
The only school that Lucy has been to was Preschool at the community recreation center. Lucy would be going to kindergarten at the public elementary school that Riley just graduated from. She was really scared to be going to a big school but Riley told her everything would be okay. Riley even was one of the student tour guides when Lucy went with her parents to orientation day. Lucy had already met her teacher and when she found out that one of her preschool teachers was going to be the assistant teacher this year she was really happy.
Rileys POV
I woke up at 6 AM but instead of getting up I just laid there and tried to go back to sleep. That only worked for 5 minutes and then my mom walked into my room and woke me up again.
"Come on Riley you need to get up." My mom said
"Why do I have to get up so early?" I asked
"Summers over Riley, You need to be ready to go to school in an hour." My mom said
"School so that's the only reason why I have to get up early?" I asked
"Yes, If you still want to have a birthday party on the 21st then you better get up and go to school." My mom said
"Fine but for the record just because I go to school nine months out of the year that doesn't mean I enjoy it." I said
With that I got out of bed and threw some clean cloths on. I ran downstairs to see my dad sitting at the table reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.
"Someones happy to start middle school today." My dad said
"Maybe I am but maybe I am just pretending to make you happy." I said
"What class are you most looking forward to today?" My dad asked
"Lunch." I said
"Riley pick a real class, Lunch doesn't count because you aren't learning anything." My dad said
"Okay fine then does study hall count?" I asked
"If you study during study hall. Although technically study hall is a zero hour class that you take either right before or right after school." My dad said
"So I can't text my friends during study hall?" I asked
"That's not what study hall is for besides you are only allowed to use your cell phone during lunch. Your mom and I signed a contract and if you break the rules then you may not be able to attend this school anymore." My dad said
An hour later it was time for my dad to take me to school.
"Come on Riley, you don't want to be late on your first day do you?" My dad asked
"No just give me a minute I want to say goodbye to mom and Lucy first." I said
"Lucy still may be sleeping but you are welcome to go up and check." My dad said
I went upstairs to say goodbye to my little sister. I also wanted to tell her not to be scared for her first day of Kindergarten. When I got to Lucys room my mom was also in there helping to get Lucy ready for the day.
"Shouldn't you have left for school already?" My mom asked
"Yes dad is talking me but I wanted to say goodbye to you and Lucy first." I said
"Have fun." My mom said
"Hey Lucy, I know that you are scared to start kindergarten but just remember that you get to play and make friends while I have to do actual school work." I said
"So Kindergarten is just like preschool." Lucy said in her little kid voice
"Almost." I said
"Good luck Riley." Lucy said
"Thanks Lucy." I said
This was the one thing I really loved about my family. Everyone loved each other and supported each other. Some of my friends don't even have this strong bond with their parents and siblings.
Not only was I at a brand new school but most of my friends are now going to a public middle school. I know my parents had money but I didn't think they would want to spend it on my education until I got to university. My dad was able to get a decent size discount and I did get one academic scholarship but that still was not enough to cover the cost.
I had 7 classes including the basic Math, Science, English, and Social Studies classes that everyone had to take. For my elective classes I was taking acting, dance, and choir. I also have study hall which is an optional class for 30 minutes right after my last class. My last class was choir and the teacher was giving me a weird look and then he asked if he could talk to me for a minute after class.
"Am I already failing this class on day 1?" I asked
"No this has nothing to do with this class but does your mom happen to be Aria Montgomery?" My teacher asked
"Montgomery is my moms maiden name. She goes by Fitz now. Did you know her?" I asked
"Yes, my younger sister was her best friend when she was in high school. Aria and I dated for almost two years during her freshman and sophomore years of high school. We went through a break up and tried the friend thing but it didn't really work out." My teacher said
"Well I will tell her that you said hi." I said
"I feel weird asking you for her current cell phone number so if you could just give her mine that would be great. There is just something that I have to talk to her about and the old number I have for your mom is no longer in service." My teacher said and then handed me his business card.
"You used to work in the music industry. That's so cool. My mom is a singer but she is not famous. She is only known in this area and in her hometown." I said
"I still technically work in the music industry. I lost my only client and I decided to move here and become a choir teacher. I already had a teaching degree that wasn't being used." He said
My dad picked me up and took me home.
"Where is mom?" I asked
"She said she had a business meeting and then she is picking up Lucy on the way home." My dad said
"I have something I want to ask her but it can wait until later." I said
"She should be home really soon." My dad said
I got a head start on my homework. I didn't have much considering it was only the first day. I was done by the time my mom got home with Lucy. We ate dinner as a family like we always do although this time the dinner time conversation went from good to bad.
"So how was the meeting today?" My dad asked my mom
"It went just great. I will talk to you about it later but right now I just want to have a pleasant dinner." My mom said but she didn't sound very convincing.
"That doesn't sound like it went that good." My dad said
"My manager quit. He said that I was never going to be successful and that because my debut album never went platinum then none of my other ones will." My mom said
"I am sure that you are making it sound a lot worse then it really is. We will get you a new manager and everything will work out." My dad said
"What about Jason DiLaurentis? He lives here in LA now. He could be your manager." I asked
"How do you even know who he is?" My mom asked
"To make a long story short he is my choir teacher. He gave me his business card and asked me to give it to you so you could call him." I said and I gave my mom Jasons contact information
"Thanks for giving me this but I really have no need to call him." My mom said
"He might be able to help you with your career. You should call him and catch up with him. The two of you used to be friends so maybe you can be friends again." My dad said
"Are you really okay with me talking to him? My mom asked
"Now that he's Rileys teacher I don't really mind if you want to be friends with him. I Know you two were together before I came into the picture but I think you should at least give him a call." My dad said
I helped my dad clean up dinner while my mom gave my sister a bath. I was at that age where I was expected to help with the chores around the house. I really didn't mind cleaning up the dinner dishes or folding and putting my laundry away. Doing chores made me feel more grown up.
General POV
Later that night Aria read Lucy a bedtime story before she went to bed. Lucy was still young so she had an 8 PM bedtime. Rileys bedtime was 9 PM on school nights and 10 PM on weekends. Lucy always cooperated with her parents and went to bed but Riley was another story. Aria decided to give Jason a call even though she really didn't want to. Aria took her cell phone out of her pocket and dialed the phone number on Jasons business card.
"Hello." Jason said
"Hi Jason." Aria said
"Is this Aria?" Jason asked
"Yes, My daughter Riley gave me your number and told me to call you so here I am calling you." Aria said
"Sorry about that but I didn't think it was right to ask Riley for your number." Jason said
"So what did you want to talk about?" Aria asked
"I heard that you were in the music business. I thought we could maybe work together. I recently lost my only client and I only took this job offer because I knew you were in LA and I thought maybe we could be friends again." Jason said
"I don't know Jason. Friends is one thing but I don't know how my husband would feel if we worked together." Aria said
"You called me so just think about it and let me know." Jason said
"Maybe we can go out for a meal as friends sometime and talk about it." Aria said
"That sounds good. How about Saturday night if you are available." Jason said
"That might work. Ezra is going to a baseball game with his work buddies so as long as I can get the neighbor to babysit Riley and Lucy." Aria said
After that phone conversation Aria joined Ezra and Riley on the couch. Ezra was watching a baseball game and Riley was reading but also pretending to watch baseball. 9 PM quickly approached and Riley had to go to bed.
"Riley, why don't you go put your pajamas on and brush your teeth and then you can stay up for another 30 minutes." Ezra said
"Thanks dad." Riley said and then got up to do what she was told.
"I thought we agreed about the 9 PM bedtime. She won't get out of bed in the morning if she doesn't go to bed like now." Aria said
"I know but she was watching baseball with me." Ezra said
"Really, you were so into the game that you didn't realize that she was sitting here with a book in front of her face." Aria said
"So she was reading but it was nice to not have to sit here alone while I watch a game." Ezra said
"Next time I will watch with you." Aria said
"Really because the last time I asked you said you hated sports in general." Ezra said
"I can sit her with you but I will probably end up doing what Riley did and read a book or magazine while you watch the game." Aria said
"This is why I wish we had a son. I love Riley and Lucy but I have nothing in common with them." Ezra said
30 minutes later and Riley reluctantly went to bed. This left Aria and Ezra alone for a few minutes so they could talk.
"I called Jason. He is looking for a singer and he wants to manage me." Aria said
"Thats great, I told you that you would find a new manger quicker then you thought." Ezra said
"I didn't accept it yet. I just told him I would think about it." Aria said
"You already know him so I don't see why you have to think about it." Ezra said
"I just don't know if it is a good idea to work with him. I wouldn't want to make you jealous." Aria said
"I promise I won't get jealous but I also won't stand in the way of your career." Ezra said
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