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.
Thanksgiving Break
Aria's POV
The great thing about Ezra being a teacher is that he gets school breaks off unless he has teachers meetings like he has today. Our kids and I still get to spend Thanksgiving day, Black Friday, and the weekend with him. I am enjoying having one day were Riley, Lucy, and I can have a girls day. Riley has Physical therapy today and Lucy has to go with us because she doesn't have school today. I made the kids Belgium Waffles which is their all time favorite breakfast. They were homemade so they took some time for me to cook them.
"Girls, Breakfast is ready." I said
Riley was already in the kitchen and Lucy ran in the room a moment later.
"Lucy, what did your dad and I say about running?" I asked
"Only run outside because in the house I can get hurt." Lucy said
"Mom, Lucy can get hurt outside as well." Riley said
"I know but if you can't run down school hallways then you shouldn't be able to run in the house." I said
"Lucy is a kid, just let her have fun. Remember her and I used to race each other up and down the stairs all the time." Riley said
"I also remember Lucy falling down the stairs and having to spend the night in the emergency room." I said
Flashback/Memory
It was a Friday in the middle of July. It was also a rainy day. LA didn't get a lot of rain but today the weather forecast called for on and off Thunderstorms all day. Riley and Lucy were both upset because they couldn't play outside. Riley was 8 going on 9 in September and Lucy just turned 3 in June. Aria was supposed to sing that night for the Rhythmz in Riley Park summer concert series. It was supposed to be outdoors at Riley park which is a park in downtown LA. Since it was raining the rain out sight would be at the church across the street from the park. Aria was already at the church rehearsing for the show that would be starting in about two hours. Ezra was busy cleaning up the dinner dishes. Riley and Lucy were playing with each other since it wasn't time for to leave yet. All of the sudden Ezra hears a loud noise followed by the sound of Lucys cries. Then a minute later Riley tells him what happened.
"Lucy just fell. I think she might be really hurt." Riley said
"Where is she?" Ezra asked
"At the bottom of the stairs." Riley said
Ezra rushed over to where Lucy was.
"Riley, what happened?" Ezra asked
"We were racing each other around the house and she just fell." Riley said
"Daddy, Riley pushed me down the stairs." Lucy cried out
"That's not what happened dad, Lucy is lying to you." Riley said
"A three year old doesn't lie." Ezra said
"Lucy just tripped and fell but she is trying to put the blame on me dad." Riley said
"We need to take Lucy to the hospital." Ezra said
"You and mom didn't rush me to the hospital when I fell off my bike the first time I rode it without training wheels." Riley said
"You just scraped your knees and elbows, All you needed were a few band aids. I think Lucy hit her head so she might need stitches." Ezra said
Ezra picked up Lucy and went out to his car. He quickly put her in the car seat while Riley got in the other side of the back seat and put on her seat belt. Ezra handed Riley his cell phone and got in the drivers seat. The hospital was only a few miles away from the house.
"Riley, can you call your mother please." Ezra said
Riley called but it went to voice mail.
"Mom didn't answer" Riley said
"Call back and leave a message." Ezra said
"What am I supposed to say?" Riley asked
"Just put it on speaker and I will talk." Ezra said
"Hi Aria, I know you have your concert tonight but we have a family emergency and I need you to meet me at LA Children's hospital as soon as you get this message. I don't know how it happened but Lucy fell down the stars. I think she is going to be ok but I'm taking her to the hospital to get checked out." Ezra said in the voice mail message to Aria.
Meanwhile Aria just finished rehearsals. She only had an hour before the concert was going to start and less then that before the people started arriving to watch her sing. Aria was in the dressing room getting ready when she checked her cell phone and noticed that she had a voice mail and several text messages from Ezra. She checked the text messages first.
"Aria, Check your voice mail, it's really important - Ezra, Aria, When you get this please call me - Ezra"
Then Aria got the voice mail. Aria knew that her family was more important then performing.
"I can't perform tonight. My husband had to take my youngest daughter to the hospital and I need to go now." Aria said to her manager
"Can you reschedule for tomorrow night because a lot of people are looking forward to this and some people are already here." He asked
"Yes, Tomorrow night is great." Aria said forgetting that tomorrow was her and Ezra's 5th Wedding Anniversary.
Aria got in her car and meet Ezra at LA children's hospital. When she got there she found out what room Lucy was in. When Aria got to the room Ezra was talking to a doctor.
"Mommy." Lucy said
"I'm so glad your ok." Aria said as she hugged Lucy
"How is Lucy?" Aria asked Ezra once the doctor left the room.
"She is fine but they want to keep her overnight for observation. She had to get some stitches on the back of her head. The doctors also want to take an x ray and an MRI to make sure that nothing seriously is wrong." Ezra said
"How did this happen?" Aria asked
"Lucy said Riley pushed her but Riley is saying she didn't do it." Ezra said
"Riley, can you tell us the truth please?" Aria asked Riley
"I promise I didn't push her. She just fell on her own. I was with Lucy when it happened but I had nothing to do with it." Riley said
"I believe you Riley but three year olds don't lie." Ezra said
"Riley, We just want to know the truth." Aria said
Riley was silent. She wasn't acting guilty but she was the only one that knew what happened.
"I'm sorry you have to miss your concert for this." Ezra said
"It's no big deal. My manager rescheduled it for tomorrow night." Aria said
"Aria, Tomorrow night is our 5 year wedding anniversary. We already got the babysitter to watch the kids for the night and the hotel room is booked." Ezra said
"I'm sorry Ezra, to be honest I forgot about our anniversary. I promise we can celebrate next weekend." Aria said
Ezra didn't say anything at first but Aria could tell he was angry with her for forgetting their 5 year anniversary.
"I'm sorry if your mad Ezra." Aria said
"The point is this isn't the first time you forgot our anniversary. 3 years ago, you forgot our 2nd anniversary." Ezra said
"I didn't forget that one, I just forgot to get you a card that year. I was busy raising a one month old and a 5 year old." Aria said
Before Aria and Ezra got the chance to argue a man and a woman walked in to talk to Ezra. The man was a police officer and the woman was from child protective services.
"What is going on?" Aria asked
"We need to talk to Ezra Fitz." The Police Officer said
"If you have something to say to my husband you can also say it to me." Aria said
"I'm not sure that is such a good idea. We just need to talk to him about how Lucy got hurt." The CPS woman said
"Aria, Let me handle this." Ezra said
"What were you doing when this incident occurred?" The Police Officer asked
"I was clearing the dinner dishes in the kitchen and the kids were in a different room playing." Ezra said
"So there is no chance that Lucy falling down the stairs wasn't just an accident?" The CPS Woman asked
"I can't believe I am being accused of child abuse. I love my kids and my wife. I would never hurt any of them." Ezra said
"You are crazy to accuse my husband of child abuse. Riley and Lucy mean everything to him." Aria said
"Mrs. Fitz, Where were you when Lucy got hurt?" The Police Officer asked
"I wasn't home, I was rehearsing for a concert that was supposed to be tonight." Aria said
"We can't drop this case or the charges until we do a home visit? The CPS Lady said
"Charges and how did you find out about this anyway?" Aria asked
"Your husband has been charged with child abuse and we got a call from someone at this hospital who reported possible child abuse for a three year old girl." The Police Officer said
"Can we get this home visit done ASAP?" Aria asked
"Does 9 AM tomorrow morning work for you?" The CPS Lady asked
"Yes." Aria said
Aria and Ezra called the neighbor to pick up Riley because they were spending the night with Lucy. The next morning Lucy was released from the hospital just before 8 AM. Two people from CPS and a police officer showed up an hour later. The home visit seemed to be going good but they still wouldn't drop the charges.
"You can't do this to my husband." Aria said
Ezra was close to actually being arrested when Riley finally said something.
"My dad didn't do anything to Lucy. I was the one that pushed her down the stairs. I never meant to do it, It was just an accident." Riley said and started crying.
The charges were now dropped, Both CPS and the police officer left.
Aria and Ezra were now discussing Riley's punishment.
"How are we going to punish Riley for what she did?" Ezra asked
"We can't take her cell phone away because she doesn't have one." Aria said
"We can't take her car keys away because she isn't old enough to drive." Ezra said
"Do we really have to punish her?" Aria asked
"Yes, otherwise how will she learn her lesson." Ezra asked
"How about we take away her TV privileges for a week." Aria said
"Also Riley shouldn't be able to use either of our laptops for the next week." Ezra said
Both Aria and Ezra talked to Riley. They told Riley that for the next week she couldn't watch TV or use either of their laptops.
"Why am I being punished for something I didn't do?" Riley asked
"You told us that you pushed your little sister down the stairs." Aria said
"Even if it was only an accident it still happened and you have to accept responsibility for it." Ezra said
"I lied to those people because I didn't want them to take daddy away." Riley said
"You made a choice Riley." Aria said
"I don't know what really happened Riley but for the next week those are the rules." Ezra said
Aria had her concert that night. She was glad that Ezra and the kids were there to watch. Since Aria was sort of famous people were talking about what happened to Lucy. Also of course there was a big story in the LA paper on Sunday.
"For the record Riley never pushed me down the stairs. I just tripped and fell." Lucy said
"How about I take the two of you out to lunch after Riley's PT appointment." I said
I took Riley to her PT appointment. Lucy brought a coloring book so she would be board while Riley was at PT. Then I took the kids out to lunch.
"Are we doing anything else today?" Lucy asked
"Actually I was thinking about stopping by the homeless pet shelter of LA on the way home." I said
"Are we going a pet mommy?" Lucy asked
"Your dad and I have talked about getting a dog or cat but I don't plan on adopting today." I said
"I want a dog." Riley said
"Can we get a puppy mommy? Lucy asked
"Puppies are a lot of work but Riley you could help me with the training." I said
The kids were both excited to go look at the dogs. At the shelter they looked at all the dogs before they decided to play with one. It was a female, two month old, Rottweiler/Lab/Dalmatian mix named Bella. She was on the smaller size now but would be a big dog once she grows up.
"Bella, seems like she is the perfect fit for your family." The shelter worker said
"Can we adopt her mom." Both Riley and Lucy said
"I can't just bring a dog home without talking to your dad first." I said
"Mommy please." Lucy said
"I'm sure dad will love her as much as we do." Riley said
I usually don't give in to them this easily but I couldn't help it. I was in love with this dog just as much as Riley and Lucy were.
"Alright but you two have to promise to help take care of her." I said
"All you have to do is fill out some paperwork and as long as everything checks out you can take Bella home today. Bella's puppy vaccines are up to date but she will need another round in a few weeks." The shelter worker
I filled out some paperwork. I had to answer questions about finances, house size, back yard size and if it was fenced in, how much time I would have to take care of the dog and a few other things.
"Congrats." The shelter worker said
Then she recommended a vet and gave us a list of things that we would need to buy at the pet store. Since she was just getting of work she was even nice enough to go to the pet store with us. I bought Bella a leash, a collar, food bowl, water bowl, dog food, dog treats, a dog crate, some training pads, and a few toys. Them we went home. The kids were playing with the dog while I unloaded most of the stuff that I bought from the pet store.
Shortly before I expected Ezra to come home the doorbell rang. I didn't know who it was but I answered it anyway.
"Hi, Is Ezra Fitz here?" Malcolm asked
"Not at the moment but I'm his wife." I said
"My name is Malcolm. Um, according to my mom, Ezra is my father." Malcolm said
"Ezra did tell me about you recently." I said
"He knows that I exist?" Malcolm asked
"Ezra didn't even know about you until you were 7 and then he signed his rights away." I said
"Why?" Malcolm asked
"At the time Ezra and I were dating, we just had a baby girl ourselves. I hadn't even finished high school yet and Ezra's job was hanging by a thread. We couldn't afford to raise one kid yet alone two." I said
"So, I have a younger half sibling." Malcolm said
"Two actually, Our daughter Riley is 11 and our daughter Lucy is 5. Ezra should be home really soon if you want to wait." I said
"No, Can you just tell him to call me." Malcolm said and then handed me his number.
After Malcolm left I almost ripped up the piece of paper with his phone number but then I realized that wasn't up to me. Ezra got home a few minutes later and I knew I needed to tell him about out surprise visitor.
"Sorry meetings ran late." Ezra said
"It's fine, the kids and I had a fun day." I said
"Whose dog is this?" Ezra asked as he was being greeted by the puppy and two kids who missed their father
"Mommy, let us get a puppy." Lucy said
"Her name is Bella." Riley said
"I'm sorry Ezra but I took the kids to the animal shelter and they just fell in love." I said
"We were going to get one in a few months anyway so I guess now is the right time." Ezra said
"Ezra, Can we talk in private for a few minutes?" I asked
Ezra and I went upstairs to talk.
"What is this about?" Ezra asked
"Malcolm showed up at our front doorstep today. He gave me his number and he wants you to call him." I said
"Do the kids know?" Ezra asked
"No, they were busy playing with the puppy." I said
"I guess I will give Malcolm a call tonight." Ezra said
"I'm surprised because I thought for sure you would rip the note up and throw it away." I said
"I want to do the right thing this time." Ezra said
Ezra and I cooked dinner for us and the kids. After dinner the Kids and I took Bella for a walk while Ezra called Malcolm. After the kids went to bed Ezra and I were lying together in our bed. Bella was sleeping in her dogie crate on the floor in our bedroom. Lucy wanted Bella to sleep in her bed but we told her no because Bella isn't potty trained yet.
"What did Malcolm want?" I asked
"He wanted money for university so he can go to UCLA. Malcolm also wants to meet me and since I told him I was an English teacher he wants me to tutor him in English. Malcolm told me that he found me on his own so Maggie doesn't know anything about this." Ezra said
"What did you tell him?" I asked
"I'm meeting him at Panera Bread for lunch on Saturday so we can talk." Ezra said
"So are you going to give him money.?" I asked
"I told him I wanted to think about it for a few days. Aria, I really feel like I should give him money." Ezra said
"Now you changed your mind because before you wanted nothing to do with Malcolm." I said
"Malcolm asked for my help so I want to help him." Ezra said
"How are we going to tell Riley and Lucy that you have another kid meaning they have an older brother?" I asked
"I don't know but in the meantime it is better for them not to know about this. Riley has been through enough, I don't think she can take anymore big news right now. Lucy is so young that she won't even understand the situation." Ezra said
Ezra and I kissed. It would have gone further then that but both of us were really tired.
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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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