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.
Fighting to Survive
Jasons POV
"What are you doing back here?" Ezra asked
"I am here to see my daughter, which apparently even with prof I still can't see Riley." I said
"As of now Aria and I are the only two people aloud to see Riley." Ezra said
"So you wouldn't even let any of Arias friends see Riley, Especially Spencer because she is my sister which would mean that Riley is her niece." I said
"None of Arias friends even know about this yet. Riley has a family, lets not make things more complicated and include your family is this." Ezra said
"Why, other people will find out and want to see Riley. What about her friends or any of her other teachers?" I asked
"We are trying to keep this as low profile as possible. With Aria being semi famous this could get all over the news. I don't want the whole world knowing that you are the Biological father." Ezra said
"I get that but can you at least let me see her?" I asked
"Jason, there is a lot you don't know. Her condition is a lot worse then the doctors originally thought. Last night we were informed that she has less then a 50 percent chance of surviving this. Even then her life might not ever be the same again." Ezra said
"I know you don't want this getting out in the media but I want to see Riley before it's to late." I said
"If Aria allows it then I guess there is no problem." Ezra said
Ezra then walked into the hospital and I stayed out side to make a call.
"Hello." Spencer said
"Did I catch you at a good time?" I asked
"I was just about to leave for work but I don't have a meeting for another few hours." Spencer said
"I shouldn't be telling you this but I wanted you to know because I don't think Aria is going to be telling you anytime soon." I said
"Aria hasn't told me anything yet." Spencer said
"Well last night Aria and Riley were in a car accident. Aria is expected to make a full recovery but Riley is less likely to make it." I said
"OMG, I'm so surprised no one has called me yet." Spencer said
"I know, I had to find out from the local news." I said
"Did you see Riley yet?" Spencer asked
"No but I am hoping to see her sometime today." I said
"If you need me to, I can cancel my meeting and get on the next flight to LA." Spencer said
"That is really nice of you to offer but I don't expect you to travel all the way from New York to California for me." I said
"It wouldn't be just for you. I would also be there to support Aria." Spencer said
"I'm not going to tell you what to do but I don't think it's a good idea for you to be in LA right now. Aria still doesn't know that you know about any of this Riley stuff." I said
"I'm glad that you told me but if Aria wanted me to know she would have called me." Spencer said
"I'm sorry that you and your friends had a falling out." I said
"We didn't have a falling out, Aria and I haven't talked in almost three months since we saw each other at our 10th high school reunion. We are still best friends just not close best friends like we once were." Spencer said
"If it wasn't for me you wouldn't even know about any of this stuff." I said
"Aria and I used to be so close, Know I feel so much closer to you then any of my high school friends." Spencer said
"Well as your older brother, I'm always here for you. You were always the much better sister the Alison was." I said
"I can't believe it's been 12 years since Ali died." Spencer said
"The only good thing is that every year it gets just a little bit easier." I said
"We will always have Alison's memories. Ali was the one that found your moms journal and found out her hidden secret." Spencer said
"True, if it wasn't for her I never would have discovered that we were related." I said
"I'm sure my dad would have told me one of these days if I hadn't found out from Ali." Spencer said
"Our dad kept secrets just like my mom did." I said
"If you need anything just call me." Spencer said
After that phone conversation I walked into the hospital and walked to Arias room.
Ezras POV
"I thought you left already." I said
"No, I had to make a phone call." Jason said
"Jason there is something we need to tell you about Riley." Aria said
"What is going on with her?" Jason asked
"The doctors think her only chance of surviving is if she gets a kidney transplant. Apparently she was pinned in the vehicle and it cause some internal damage. The doctors already did surgery once but it resulted in complications and internal damage." Aria said
"Let me guess, you are telling me this because you expect me to be the kidney donor." Jason said"
"We are just asking you to get tested to make sure you are a match." I said
"Jason, you may be are only hope right now. You are here in LA and the sooner Riley gets this, the better chances she will have at surviving." Aria said
"I have a friend in Vegas that might be a possible match but he won't be here until tonight. Even then you are almost 100 percent certain to be a match." I said
"I'll do it only because all three of us love Riley and I don't want to be the reason she doesn't live." Jason said
"Thank you so much for understanding." Aria said
General POV
Every single second that went by Riley was still clinging to life. As she was fighting for survival Ezra, Aria, and Jason never gave up hope. Jason got tested and was a positive match for Riley. He saw Riley while they were waiting for the results. He hated seeing Riley like this. He had only known Riley for two months but he couldn't imagine loosing her. Jason knew that by doing this both Aria and Ezra would be grateful.
Spencers POV
I just got off the phone with Jason. I get the impression that he doesn't really want me to get a flight to LA. I really want to be there for support. Aria needed me even though she didn't even tell me herself. I decided to call in sick to work and elect to use some vacation time because if I was going to LA then I was going to need some time off. I had booked a flight to leave at 4 pm. I was packing when Toby came home for lunch. He thought that I was going to be busy working so he planned to come home to let the dogs out at lunchtime so they didn't have any accidents in the house.
"I thought you would be at work." Toby said
"Plans change." I said
"What is with the suitcase?" Toby asked
"I have to go to LA, my flight leaves at 4." I said
"Why are you suddenly going to LA?" Toby asked
"It's Aria, she got into a car accident. Riley was in the car and from what Jason said things don't sound good with Riley." I said
"Are Hanna and Emily going to LA to?" Toby asked
"No, I don't even think they know about this. Like I said Jason called me not Aria." I said
"I don't get what Jason has to do with this." Toby said
"I guess I should explain this to you now then." I said
"What's going on Spence? You've been having secretive conversations with Jason for 2 months now." Toby said
"You know that a few months ago Jason accepted a teaching job in LA and he moved to California. Since then Jason and Aria have reconnected as friends. I have been helping Jason with Lawyer stuff. I found him a really good Lawyer in LA. A paternity test was done, and as it turns out Aria's daughter Riley is actually Jason's instead of Ezra's. " I said
"We're married Spence that means Riley is not just your niece, she's my niece as well." Toby said
"I know that but Jason didn't want me telling anyone right away. As it was he told me all this and Aria hasn't even bothered to call me in three months." I said
"Then maybe it's not a good idea for you to go to LA." Toby said
Arias POV
I know I should have called my friends but I feel like they all have their own lifes. Spencer and Toby have been married for a few years and are currently living in Upstate New York only about 3 hours from the NY/Canadian border. Hanna and Caleb have also been married for a few years and currently live on Long Island only about 1 hour from NYC. Emily still lives in Rosewood and she coaches a swimming team at Rosewood high. She also teaches swimming lessons as the Rosewood YMCA.
Ezra and I were both waiting in the one of the hospital waiting areas. I was still a hospital patent but I was able to leave my room. We were waiting on the news that would either make or break our lifes. While we were nervously waiting we got a chance to talk about us.
"I'm so scared Ezra. What if this doesn't go the way we need it to?" I asked
"Aria, the doctors are doing everything they can. Riley is having the surgery right now and everyone is going to be ok even Jason." Ezra said
"What if something goes wrong?" I asked
"Aria, I know it's stressful but you need to try and remain calm." Ezra said
I rested my head on Ezra's shoulder. I don't know how he could be so calm right now. I was so scared that something would go wrong. In that moment you could feel that spark between us again. It was true love, Ezra and I would never be done. We will always love each other no matter what we happens.
General POV
Several hours later Aria and Ezra received good news the surgery had gone as well as the doctors hoped it would. Jason and Riley were in separate recovery rooms and it would be awhile before they could see Riley. Aria and Ezra where tired of waiting so Aria went back to her room to rest. She told Ezra to go home but he wouldn't listen to Aria. Aria tried to get some rest but her plans changed when three unexpected visitors showed up. Spencer, Hanna, and Emily were had flown to LA. They all gave each other a group hug. Ezra was just as shocked as Aria was when they arrived. Neither of them knew how they found out but Aria knew that Ezra had nothing to do with it so she was happy.
"How did you three even know about this?" Aria asked Hanna, Spencer, and Emily.
"Jason called me, Please don't be mad at him, He just thought I should know." Spencer said
"I'm not mad at Jason." Aria said
"Spencer called me, She told me there was more to the story that she didn't want to tell me." Hanna said
"I will tell you the whole story. Don't worry I was going to tell all of you eventually but then this car accident happened and I had other things to worry about." Aria said
"I found out because the 21 year old drunk driver was a graduate of Rosewood High. He was on the swim team that I coached. I didn't find out that you were involved until I bumped into Hanna and Spencer at LAX." Emily said
"Thank you so much all of you for getting on a plane to LA. I know we haven't been as close as we used to. My life has been so crazy recently and we have a lot to catch up on." Aria said
"So fill us in on everything else we need to know." Hanna said
"Less then two months ago Ezra and I found something out that changed our lifes forever. We are still adjusting the the change. It turns out that Riley isn't exactly Ezra's." Aria said
"So Riley is Jasons daughter. How could you not have known that for 12 years?" Emily asked
"I slept with Jason 12 years ago and I didn't even remember it." Aria said
"Wow and you just figured that out recently." Hanna said
"Jason believes that it was from this Christmas party. I must have been drunk that night because I really don't remember it." Aria said
"Thanks to Jason you know the truth now." Spencer said
"How much did Jason tell you?" Aria asked Spencer
"He told me everything. I've known for awhile because he called me so I could recommended a Lawyer for him in LA area. I kept it a secret for as long as I could but when Toby confronted me about all my secretive phone calls to Jason, I had to tell him this morning." Spencer said
"Well you all had to know eventually. I hope that none of you are mad at me for keeping this a secret." Aria said
"No, in fact I have a secret of my own to tell you." Hanna said
"So do I." Spencer said
"What?" Aria asked both Hanna and Spencer
"I'm pregnant." Both Hanna and Spencer said at the same time
"Congrats to both of you." Aria said and so did Emily moments later.
"Despite everything that's going on how are you and Ezra?" Spencer asked
"Things haven't been easy for us recently but we are doing the best we can." Aria said
Discussion Questions
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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.
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