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.
Family Visiting
Aria's POV
For some reason I was really glad that Ezra's mom had moved out of the country and she wasn't that close to me anymore. I had enough problems dealing with my own parents and now I had to deal with an in law on top of that. Riley is glad to see her grandma and Lucy was excited to meet her for the first time. I mean can you really like the woman who didn't think your marriage to her son was going to last.
Flashback to Ezria wedding
I couldn't believe that today was finally the day that I was going to marry Ezra. We have been dating for almost 5 years and we have been engaged for almost 9 months. We also have a 3 year old daughter named Riley who will be turning 4 and starting pre - school in September. We didn't follow the tradition of not seeing each other before the wedding. We had a kid outside of marriage so we already brook tradition there. Riley was going to be the flower girl so she was really excited for the wedding.
Hours later at the wedding I still couldn't believe I was moments away from marrying the man I loved. The wedding ceremony began and we said our vows followed by us both saying I do. After we kissed I looked down at the ring on my finger. I love Ezra but part of me was just marring him because of our daughter. Riley was so excited for the wedding and she even helped us plan it.
The party followed after the wedding. I was 21 now so yes I was drinking. Riley was the only kid at the wedding and I could tell she was getting board but the party would be over soon anyway. Ezra's mom was with her and I went over to check on her.
"How is my little girl?" I asked Riley
"Tired." Riley said
"I know it's past your bedtime but that is ok for one night." I said to Riley
"I don't mind going back to my hotel room so Riley can go to bed." Ezra's mom said
"That might be a good idea." I said
"Do you have pajamas for Riley?" Ezra's mom asked
"Riley's suitcase is in Hardy's hotel room since he is going to be watching her for a few days while Ezra and I go on our honeymoon." I said
"Don't upset my granddaughter if you and my son end up getting a divorce in a few years." Ezra's mom said
"Ms. Fitz you don't have to worry because that won't happen." I said
I said goodnight to Riley and then I went to go tell Ezra.
"Riley is getting tired so your mom is taking Riley up to her hotel room. Hardy is going with her so they can get Riley's pajamas." I told Ezra.
"Ok, Well let me go say goodnight to Riley." Ezra said
When Ezra went to say goodnight to Riley I went to go talk to Spencer, Toby, Hanna, Caleb, Emily, My brother Mike and Mona.
"How does it feel to be married?" Spencer, Hanna, Emily and Mona all asked me
"It feels great. I'm just really glad Ezra and I didn't rush into things." I said
"How is Riley?" Caleb, Toby, and Mike asked
"She is a great kid but being a stay at home mom is a lot of work. Riley is going to start pre school in the fall and I think I might have to get a job." I said
"Are you having money problems?" Spencer, Hanna, Emily, and Mona asked
"A little but mostly we are trying to save up for a house and Ezra is getting tired of paying all the bills out of his paycheck." I said
"Maybe you will win some money in Vegas." Caleb, Toby, and Mike said
"We are not going to Las Vegas just for the casinos. We decided to go to Vegas because we could drive there in 5 hours." I said
"Why didn't you go to Hawaii?" Spencer, Hanna, Emily, and Mona asked
"For one we would have to fly to Hawaii and two the airline tickets are way to expensive during the summer." I said
"Well maybe if you save up some of the wedding money gifts then you can go to Hawaii another time." Caleb, Toby, and Mike said
The wedding was now over and I was back in the hotel room with Ezra. Ezra was a little drunk but I was clearly more drunk then him. After spending the last hour in the bathroom throwing up we finally had time for just the two of us.
"I'm sorry." I told Ezra
"Don't be sorry for throwing up because it has happened to me before." Ezra said
"Really when?" I asked
"I got drunk for the first time at a college party. I was under 21 at the time but I was in college so the age thing didn't really stop me from partying with older college students." Ezra said
"Are you sure Riley will be fine with Hardy for a few days?" I asked Ezra
"Don't worry Aria. Hardy's first job as a teenager was babysitting." Ezra said
"It's just that this will be Riley's first time away from me. She handled being away from you for a few months well after the first week but she has never been away from both of us at the same time." Aria said
"This is good for both you and Riley. How else are both of you going to get through Riley's first day of school." Ezra said
"What if I home schooled Riley?" I asked
"Aria, you know you can't do that." Ezra said
"Why not?" I asked
"Besides the fact that you only have a high school diploma you need to let Riley try out school first. If Riley hates it then once she starts first grade we can consider home school." Ezra said
"I know and I'm sorry but I don't think I'm ready to let Riley grow up yet. I'm with her all the time and the thought of letting Riley go is scary." I said
Ezra was right I needed to let Riley grow and explore things on her own. Pre-school for Riley is going to be harder on me then it is for her. Both Ezra an I were relaxed but we couldn't fall asleep just yet. We still hadn't celebrated our wedding night alone together. Both of us were really tired once we had finished our special moment together. We fell asleep moments later only to be woken up hours later by a knock on the hotel room door.
Ezra and I both jumped out of bed and threw some of our cloths back on. I thought for a moment someone was trying to break in but when Ezra opened the door it was just Riley. Hardy was holding her and she was crying.
"Is everything ok." Ezra asked him
"Riley woke up crying for both of you. I tried to get her to fall back asleep. I didn't know what else to do besides bring her to you." Hardy said
"We will handle it, thank you." Ezra said
"What is wrong Riley?" I asked
"I dreamed that daddy hurt mommy. Someone took me away to go live with another family that didn't care about me." Riley said
"Everything is fine Riley. You had a nightmare." Ezra said
"So none of that actually happened?" Riley asked
"No, you never have to worry about that Riley because you dad and I not only love you but we also love each other very much." I said
Ezra and I got Riley to sleep. She has never had a nightmare before and I am worried about it happening again. The next morning Riley gave us a little trouble when it was time for her to go with Hardy.
"I want to be with Mommy and Daddy." Riley said
"It's only for a few days Riley." Ezra said
"I promise I will take good care of her." Hardy said
"No, you can't go." Riley said
"Riley, We are only going to be about an hour away. Your dad and I will call to check in on you." I said
"Plus Riley you can call your mommy and daddy if you miss them." Hardy said
Riley went with Hardy. Ezra and I followed them in our car most of the way. I just hope Riley will be ok without us for a few days.
End of Flashback
Today is Friday. Ezra's mom has only been staying with us since Monday and I was ready for her to go home. She would be staying with us and wasn't planing on leaving until right after the new year. Ezra was already at work. I just got back from dropping Lucy off at school and taking the puppy to the vet to get more puppy shoots. Riley has yet to go back to school so Ezra's mom was watching for a little while. Before the car accident Ezra and I had let Riley stay home alone for about an hour or so at a time. Riley's choir was having a concert tonight. Riley was supposed to be apart of it so even though she doesn't know all the songs she is going to be up on the stage with her class.
"When is Riley going back to school?" Ezra's mom asked
"Next month when the new semester starts." I said
"Really because I asked Riley and she had no idea." Ezra's mom said
"We didn't tell her because Ezra and I had a meeting with her principal the other day. She seems to think Riley should be out until next fall and have to repeat 6th grade." I said
"They can't force you to hold Riley back." Ezra's mom said
"It's not only that. We would lose the tuition money that we already paid for this year. Just because Ezra works at the school that doesn't give us free tuition." I said
"Is there something you and Ezra are not telling me?" Ezra's mom asked
"I don't understand why you have been distant for years and now all of the sudden you are back here acting like nothing changed." I said
"I thought it was about time I finally met Lucy." Ezra's mom said
"You had the last 5 years to meet her and you chose now."I said
"I was just letting you and Ezra live your life." Ezra's mom said
"A life that you didn't think would last and guess what you were wrong about that." I said
"I found some interesting papers today." Ezra's mom said
"What are you talking about?" I asked
She showed me the envelope the Ezra and I were trying to hide from her.
"I know it looks bad but Ezra and I have gotten passed it." I said
"I'm certiantly not ok with pretending that Riley is my granddaughter when I know for a fact that she isn't." Ezra's mom said
"DNA does't matter, You love Riley and that's all that matters." I said
"More importantly is this why Ezra want's a divorce?" Ezra's mom asked
"I admit our marriage hasn't been great recently but Ezra never said anything to me about wanting a divorce." I said
Ezra's mom handed me another envelope filled with important papers.
"Has Ezra said anything to you about this?" I asked
"Well no but if you look at the date on the papers it is within the last month." Ezra's mom said
"Before I got into that car accident with Riley all Ezra and I would do was fight. At one point I thought we were heading for a divorce but I didn't think he would actually want to go threw with it." I said
"You better talk to him and see what is going on." Ezra's mom said
I decided to pay a visit to Ezra while he was on his lunch break.
"Can you explain this to me." I said as I handed Ezra the envelope with divorce papers.
"You weren't supposed to find these Aria." Ezra said
"Truthfully, do you really want a divorce from me?" I asked
"After I found out that you had cheated on me with Jason, I thought we had no other choice but to split up. The car accident made me realize that life can change at any moment. I realized then that you made a bad decision but that didn't mean I couldn't give you a second chance." Ezra said
"These divorce papers are dated after the accident happened so how am I supposed to believe you Ezra?" I asked
"At the time I got these divorce papers I was still unsure if I really wanted to put ourselves through this. It wasn't until last weekend when we watched our wedding video as a family that I realized that our marriage is far from over." Ezra said
"I will see you when you get home. Just so you know your mom found out about that thing we were trying to hide from her." I said
"So you told her the one thing I asked you not to." Ezra said
"No, We didn't do a good enough job hiding the paternity test result envelope from her." I said
"How did she react?" Ezra asked
"Not good, Your mom said that she didn't want to pretend that Riley was her granddaughter." I said
"I expected that she would react that way. Now you know why I didn't want her to find out." Ezra said
That night Ezra, His mom, Lucy, and I all went to Riley's choir concert. We were all siting towards the front. I was so proud of Riley. I could tell that she was happy again. Just before the concert started I looked back to see how many people were siting in the schools auditorium. I thought I saw someone that looked like me and even looked to be right around my age. I know I was probably imagining things but she looked like just like me.
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