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? Ezria's Relationship and Family Life is tested. A mix of Ezria and Jaria. Read and Review or PM with thoughts, and story line ideas.
Author Notes: I know some readers were not happy with some of the story lines I have chosen to write. I am reminding you that this is my story and I can write it the way I want it to. Please be nice in the reviews. I don't like reading "You are ruining your story" or "I hate this story". A better review would be "I think your story would be better if you did this ..." or "I think this should happen ... instead of this ...". Please give this story more of a chance as it only can get better.
I am still fairly new at writing and I can only improve with each chapter. For those of you that wanted Riley biological father to be Ezra, I think you will be happy in the end. Like I mentioned in a previous chapter. "DNA doesn't make a family, Love does." This quote was taken from another ABC Family show "The Fosters".
I made this choice to make Jason the biological father of Riley because I wanted Jason to be a important part of this story. I still want and plan to keep Ezria together even though there will be some bumps along the road with their marriage and other things that might happen to them in the future.
Just a little clue on what might happen in upcoming chapters or later on in the story: Ezria might get into another fight that causes Aria to maybe make a decision she regrets which Ezra may find out about. Ezras mom comes into town for about a month to celebrate Christmas and the New Years holiday with her son and granddaughters that may cause another strain on Ezrias relationship. Old feelings between two characters might resurface but they won't last very long. Aria may think she is pregnant but it might just be a false alarm. Aria will get a offer for a tour but will she take it? Jason offers to manage this tour for her but Aria and Ezra have different opinions about what that means.
The Emergency
Ezras POV
I was cooking dinner for Lucy and I. It would just be the two of us since I made Aria leave and she took Riley with her. It was currently 5 PM.
"Do I have a girl scout meeting tonight?" Lucy asked
I looked over at the calender on the side of the refrigerate. Sure enough under todays date it said "Lucy girl scout meeting, 7 PM, at troop leaders house."
"Yes you do." I said
"You forgot about it didn't you?" Lucy asked
"Sorry, with everything going on between your mom and I my mind just forgot you were even in girl scouts." I said
"Daddy I don't want you and mommy to get a divorce." Lucy said
"Lucy, I promise that your mom and I will do our best to work things out but I want you to know that no matter what happens I love you and so does your big sister Riley." I said
Lucy and I ate Spaghetti and Meatballs. It was the one meal that we could eat as a family. Lucy didn't like sauce on her pasta so I served her first before I added the sauce into the pot. Lucy loved cheese on her pasta but not sauce. Riley used to be that way when she was Lucys age. In the middle of dinner I got a call that I was not expecting. The home phone never usually rings so when it did I answered it without even checking the caller ID.
"Hello" I said
"I need to speak to Ezra Fitz." She said
"Speaking" I said
"I am a nurse from LA County Hospital, I am calling to tell you that your Aria Fitz and Riley Fitz where in a car accident a little while ago. They were just admitted and at this time I have no information on their condition." She said
"That's my wife and 11 year old daughter." I said
"Well, I suggest you come here to LA county hospital as soon as you can." She said
"I'll be there soon." I said and then hung up the phone.
I quickly cleaned all the dinner leftovers from the table.
"Daddy, I can't find my Daisy vest." Lucy said
"Its just a meeting you don't need your vest." I said
"But I wear it to every meeting." Lucy said
"Well, I think your mom might have washed it this morning, its hanging in the laundry room to dry. Your sister still has all her old vests in her room. I'm sure she won't mind if you wear her old Daisy vest." I said
"It not the same thing daddy." Lucy said
"Its close enough." I said
"But the troop number is different and she has different patches on it." Lucy said
"Can you wear her vest just this one time?" I asked
"Yes, daddy." Lucy said
I drove Lucy to her girl scout meeting. I thought about telling Lucy what was going on with her mom and sister but I didn't. I barley knew what was going on my self. Before I drove to the hospital I called the neighbor. She offered to pick Lucy up, take her back home and stay with her until I got back. She even said she would stay the night with Lucy and take her to school the next day. I could tell that she misses having little kids to raise since both her son and daughter are away at college now.
I got to the hospital quickly since there wasn't much traffic on a Sunday night. I heard on the radio that part of the 405 service drive was closed due to an accident investigation. A 7 mile stretch of that freeway had just recently re opened after being closed for 6 months because of construction.
"How may I help you?" The front desk person asked
"I got a call about an hour ago that my wife and daughter had been admitted here after getting into a car accident." I said
"Ok, Can I have their names?" She asked
"My wife is Aria Fitz and our daughters name is Riley Fitz." I said
The front desk person typed those names into her computer.
"Can I go see them now?" I asked
"In a few moments after you fill out some paperwork." She said
I filled out the paperwork and handed it back to the lady.
"Aria is on the second floor in room 214 and Riley is in the Pediatric ICU on the second floor also." She said
"How bad was the car accident?" I asked
"All I know is that your wife is in stable condition but your daughter is still listed as critical." She said
I hurried up the staircase to the second floor. I went to the PICU first since Rileys condition sounded worse. She was hooked up to machines and I wasn't even aloud in the room since doctors had been in there at the time. A doctor noticed me and walked into the hallway to talk.
"Are you an immediate family member of this patient?" He asked
" Yes, I'm her father." I said
"When Riley arrived she was barley clinging to life. If she would have been brought in any later it would have been to late." He said
"Is she going to make it?" I asked the dreaded question
"No one knows at this point, If she does it would be one big miracle." He said
"Do you know exactly what is wrong with her?" I asked
"She suffered lots of trauma. We are still running some tests as we speak. She lost a lot of blood and we are checking for other internal damage." He said
"Can you keep me updated? I will be in room 214 where her mom is." I said
"We are going to do everything we can for your daughter." He said
I walked out of the PICU and walked to the other side of the second floor. The door was open when I got to room 214 so I walked in. Aria was resting but she was awake as she smiled when she saw me walk into the private room, her condition seemed far better then Rileys.
"What's going on with Riley? The doctors won't tell me anything." Aria said
"I only saw her for a few minutes but its really bad." I said
"Its my fault Ezra, I shouldn't have taken her with me. If I had just left her at home with you then she wouldn't be in this mess." Aria said
"Its not your fault, Rileys a fighter, we are going to get her through this." I said
"I can't even believe you came here. I only had them call you because you deserved to know." Aria said
"Aria, I love you and I can't be mad at you right now." I said
"So wheres Lucy?" Aria asked
"She's at her girl scout meeting. I already arranged for the neighbor to pick her up and stay with her." I said
"Does she even know about this?" Aria asked
"No, I didn't want to bring her here. When I got the call they couldn't even tell me you or Rileys condition. I didn't want her to know anything until I knew some more info myself." I said
"You did exactly what I would have done if I was in your position." Aria said
"I don't want to admit this but we really need to call Jason. Riley is his daughter to and she is going to need all the support she can get." I said
The TV was on a low volume and tuned to a local channel. Whatever Aria had on was suddenly cut off by breaking news. Aria and I turned or attention to the TV screen. Aria used her unmarried last name for her singing career so the news reporter had said Aria Montgomery instead of Aria Fitz when she was reporting the story.
Jasons POV
Aria had called me hours ago saying that her and Ezra got in a huge fight and he told her to leave. I told her that she was welcome to come stay at my place. I guess she changed her mind and decided to stay at a hotel or something. I ate dinner and everything was quiet at my apartment. I checked my email, paid some bills, and looked through yesterdays mail.
Then I walked passed my spare bedroom and noticed a big stuffed animal was left on the bed. I knew it must have been Rileys and I would return it to her tomorrow at school. Yesterday she said the stuffed Rottweiler dog was important to her but she didn't want to tell me the why it was important.
Recently I have been talking to Spencer who is helping me try and get custody of my other two kids. All I really want is to be able to see Noah and Alexandra during the summer months. Spencer is working with a lawyer in Nashville, Tennessee. I have told Spencer about Riley being my daughter and she promised she wouldn't tell Aria I told her. I'm surprised that Aria hasn't told her friends yet but I guess they are not as close to each other as they used to be.
I turned on the TV to watch some evening news. After watching for only a few minutes a breaking news story was being reported.
"A few hours ago a car accident happened on the 405 service drive. Witness say that a car traveling at a high speed exited the freeway, ran the red light and slammed into another car driving the speed limit on the service drive. The driver of the speeding car was 21 year old Joshua King. He didn't survive the crash and we are waiting to hear if Alcohol was a factor. Joshua was a senior at UCLA and was on the universitys swim team. The occupants in the other car are 28 Year old Singer/Songwriter Aria Montgomery and her 11 year old daughter Riley Fitz who were transported to LA county hospital. At this time Aria is in stable condition but Riley is listed in severely critical condition." A TV news reporter said
After hearing that I turned off the TV and grabbed my keys. I also grabbed Rileys stuffed animal because I figured she was going want it. I left my apartment and got into my car. I drove to the hospital as fast as I could while maintaining the speed limit. Once I got to the hospital I parked and walked as fast as I could to the hospital entrance doors. I walked right up to the desk.
"I'm here to see Riley Fitz. I found out that she was admitted here tonight." I said
"Whats your name sir?" She asked me
"Jason Dilaurentis, I am a long time friend of the Fitz family." I said, it was a slight lie but I would do anything to see Riley.
"At this time only immediate family can see her. Even if I could let you see Riley we would need to get permission from her parent first." She said
"Thats crazy, I'm Rileys biological father." I said
"Not according to her medical file. We have Rileys father listed as Ezra Fitz." She said
"I have the paternity test papers back at my apartment to prove it." I said
"Well then I suggest you come back when you have those papers in your hand. I would advise you to wait until tomorrow as visiting hours will be over in a few minutes." She said
"Can I at least see Aria then. I need to give her and Ezra something to give back to Riley." I said
"Visiting hours end in 15 minutes but you can go see Aria if you are quick about it. She is on the second floor in room 214." She said
"Thanks so much." I said
I walked over to the elevators and pushed the button. I went up to the second floor and walked to room 214. The door was closed so I knocked on the door. After a moment Ezra opened the door. He gave me a weird look after I walked into the room.
"What's your problem with me?" I asked
"I can't believe You slept with my wife." Ezra said almost yelling
"I don't think now is the right time or place to discuss that." I said
"Just tell me why and if your lucky I'll forgive you." Ezra said
"I still love Aria. I was wrong for sleeping with her but I will never stop loving Aria." I said
"Aria and I are still married so you can't ever sleep with my wife again." Ezra Yelled
Just then Arias nurse walked in the room to check on her.
"I don't know what that was about and I don't want to get involved. Visiting hours are now over so both of you need to leave." She said
"Can Ezra stay for a few hours? We have some things we need to talk about." Aria said
"I'm sure that can be arranged but he is the only one that is allowed to stay." She said
"Before I go Riley left this at my apartment yesterday. I wanted to give it back to her but they wouldn't let me see her." I said as I handed the stuffed animal to Aria.
"Actually I want Jason to stay for a little while. We haven't even talked to him about Riley yet." Aria said
"Fine, but only one of you can be in Arias room at the same time because I don't want to here anymore fighting." She said
Ezra steeped out of Arias hospital room to give her and Jason some time to talk. He hated the idea of leaving Aria alone in the same room with Jason but he figured that they were in a hospital and nothing was going to happen.
Arias POV
"Thanks for returning this. I didn't even realize that Riley left this at your apartment." I said
"When I was with Riley yesterday she told me that this stuffed animal was really important to her so I wanted to give it back to her as soon as possible." Jason said
"Speaking of Riley, from what Ezra was telling me it didn't sound to good, so you might want to see her while you still have the chance." I said
"I tried to see her before I went to see you but they wouldn't let me since I'm not immediate family." Jason said
"Did you explain that you just recently found out that you were Rileys birth father?" I asked
"I did but I was told to come back tomorrow with the proof. She also said that even if I had proof, I would still need permission from you and Ezra since I'm not listed in there records as Rileys father." Jason said
"I give you permission to see Riley but getting permission from Ezra might be more of a challenge." I said
"I saw the news story, Why do you still go by Montgomery?" Jason asked
"I don't, I just use Montgomery for my singing career because it lessons the chances of my personal life getting in the newspapers. I didn't want to be treated like a celebrity. Also I don't want Riley and Lucys every move to be photographed by a paparazzi." I said
"I can understand that, As a manager in the music business I know how hard it is for singers to keep there personal life private. Half of the guys Taylor Swift supposedly dated were just rumors. The internet makes it seem like she dated a new guy every week when most of those guys were just friends of hers." Jason said
"I can't believe she is a pop singer now. Her new music is great but I hope she doesn't forget about some of her older songs." I said
"One day I was managing her as a country artist in Nashville, Tennessee and then the next thing you know she finds a new manager behind my back and moves to New York City to become a pop artist. I'm not really mad at her though, she just wanted to change her singing style. We still talk on the phone so we are still good friends. " Jason said
"I've met Taylor Swift a few times myself. I presented an award to her at the CMAs a few years back. Riley is a Taylor Swift fan and she got mad at me when I wouldn't take her to Nashville to meet Taylor. She forgave me as soon as I got back to LA. Her exact words where "Mom, Just seeing you and Taylor on the same stage was good enough for me." I told Riley that maybe when she was older I would take her to the CMAs so she could watch the awards show in person instead of on TV." I said
"I think this stuffed animal might be Rileys good luck charm so I really think this should be in her room." Jason said
"That Rottweiler is special. Riley named him Rufus and it also means something to both Ezra and I." I said
"Do you want to tell me the story?" Jason said
"Sure." I said
Flashback/Memory - Arias POV
Riley was almost 15 months old. Aria had raised her alone the last 4 months because Ezra had gone to LA to start a new teaching job. It was almost Christmas and both Aria and Riley missed Ezra a lot. Aria and Riley were going to LA to be with Ezra. Aria was unsure if she really wanted to be with Ezra or if she was only moving to LA so they could be a family. Riley had a vocabulary of only a few words. She hadn't started walking yet which is good in a certain way because I didn't want Ezra to miss out on anymore of Rileys firsts.
As we were waiting at the Philadelphia airport for the plane to LA to board I noticed a young lady in a wheelchair. She had a service dog with her. It was a Rottweiler. Personally I had a bad experience with a Rottweiler/Pit Bull mix as a young girl. I was in the park with my younger brother Mike and our parents when this stay dog ran up to us. He tried to attack both me and my brother but our parents kept us safe. I wasn't going to let that one little incident keep me away from dogs. I knew that this was as service dog so I assumed it was nice.
"Whats that." I said to Riley as I was pointing at the dog. I was trying to get her to add another word to her vocabulary as she only knew Mama, Dada, Uncle, and Grandma at that point.
"Dogie." Riley had said with a little bit of struggle.
The young lady had noticed Rileys interest in the dog and wheeled over next to us.
"Cute kid." She said
"Cute dog." I said
"Thanks her name is Riley, I just got her before I left home to study at U Penn." She said
"What a coincidence, My daughters name is Riley." I said
"How old is your daughter?" She asked
"She will turn 15 months on December 21st. I was 17 when she was born and I turned 18 this past July. I somehow finished high school with help from family and friends." I said
"My best friends name was Riley. 3 years ago my best friend and I got in a car crash. We were both 16 and had just gotten our drivers licence. She was the one driving, She didn't make it and I ended up paralyzed from waist down. Recently my parents got me a service dog and I decided to name her after my best friend." she said
"So do you live in LA?" I asked
"Yes, I just got done with my first semester and my parents want me to come home for Christmas. What about you?" She asked
"I grew up in Rosewood, Pennsylvania but Rileys father relocated to LA for a job so I'm moving to LA so she can be closer to her father." I said
"What do you plan on doing about your future." She asked me
"I completed one semester at Rosewood community college and I will most likely end up going to Los Angles community college." I said
"Well I never thought I would be able to go to college. After my accident I was in a coma for awhile. When I finally got out of the hospital and went back to High school, I had missed so much school that I almost had to repeat an entire year." She said
"Was this your first semester at U Penn?" I asked
"Yes and I really love it there. I just wish it wasn't so far away from home." She said
"Well at least you get to go home and see your family over the holidays." I said
We boarded the flight. It was a 6 hour flight. Luckily Riley slept most of the flight. This was her first flight and I was glad that I didn't have to deal with a crying kid. We landed at LAX and got off of the plane. I texted Ezra to let him know I landed.
"Just landed, see you soon." I texted Ezra
"Can't wait to see you and our little girl." Ezra texted back
Ezra was waiting for me by the baggage claim. Before I met Ezra I did some browsing around the airport because LAX was one of the biggest airports in the country. Ezra held Riley while we were waiting for the luggage. You could tell that he really missed Riley. As we were getting the luggage Riley pointed out the service dog.
"Daddy, dogie." Riley said
Ezra smiled at both Aria and Riley
"Thats a special dog Riley." Ezra said
"Hi again?" She said
"You two met each other." Ezra asked me
"She was on my flight." I said
"I wanted to give this to you, I did some browsing around LAX and I thought your daughter might enjoy this." She said as she handed me a large Rottweiler stuffed dog.
The dog was a look a like of her dog. She must have bought it at the Build a Bear workshop located in the airport. I almost took Riley into the store myself. She had even bought the stuffed dog its own service dog vest. I loved stuffed animals growing up and I knew Riley would love them to.
"Thank you so much." I said
"Well it's the least I could do for you. It must be hard raising a kid at such a young age." She said
Ezra helped me with my suitcases. I was glad once we finally got to Ezras apartment. He gave me and Riley a tour.
"So I know its not that big considering we are in LA but I hope you like it." Ezra said
"Its great and it seems so much bigger then your old Rosewood apartment." I said
"At least we have two bedrooms now." Ezra said
"True, that will give us a little more privacy." I said
The family was reunited and the first night together in LA was great. Riley fell asleep early because she had no idea about the three hour time change. This gave Ezra and I some time to catch up and get our relationship back to a better place.
End of Flashback/Memory
"That is one great story." Jason said
"I wish I would have been able to stay in touch with that nice young lady. I should have at least got her phone number." I said
"Well maybe if her family still lives in LA you will see her one day." Jason said
"Thats kind of unlikely considering it has been almost 10 years and LA is a really large city." I said
"I know you told me not to tell anyone about me being Rileys biological father but I sort of told Spencer a few days ago." Jason said
"She's your sister so I'm not surprised." I said
"Wait, so your not mad at me." Jason said
"No, I was going to tell Spencer and my other friends eventually. Were just not as close as we used to be and I don't know how they will react." I said
"I only told her because I needed some Lawyer advise and I wanted her to understand the situation." Jason said
"What kind of Lawyer advise did you need?" I asked
"I want to be able to see Noah and Alexandra again. So I needed some prof that I can be a good father. I told Spencer about Riley and she thinks I actually have a good chance of seeing my other two kids by the time summer arrives." Jason said
"Jason, If Riley doesn't make it, I want you to have this stuffed animal." I said
"I barley know Riley, but I think she would want you and Ezra to keep the stuffed dog." Jason said
"I'm hopeful that it won't come to that." I said
"I probably should get going before Ezra comes back. I want you to know that I will pray for both you and Riley." Jason said
"I'm sorry that Ezra was yelling at you when you first got here." I said
"I get it, He has a right to be mad at me. I just want to know if you were planning on calling me or if you hoped that I didn't find out until it was to late." Jason said
"Ezra and I were just about to call you when you knocked on my hospital room door." I said
Discussion Questions
What do you think of this chapter?
Will Riley survive?
Should Jason be able to see Riley?
Will Ezra and Riley be able to bond like father/daughter or will things be different now?
Will Ezria ever be the same again?
Thanks you so much for reading and please review. Reviewing helps me write this story. Also PM me if you would like.
What I would like from you readers is a few other characters that I can use in this story. They can be adults or children of any age. I am planning on using other PLL characters in this story but they will have minor parts compared to Aria and Ezra. Submit your character by either a review or by private message.
I also would like ideas for this story. You can submit those ideas either by a review or private message. I would love it if my readers can help me write the story along the way.
Also the title might be changed. So any title ideas can be submitted in a review or by private message.
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