Dedicated to Cory Monteith. I'll miss him deeply, but I'll never forget him. Rest in Peace Cory, and Stay Strong Lea

A gun shot went off somewhere in school, and caused havoc in the English classroom Ezra Fitz was teaching. "Alright, everyone remain calm." Ezra said, when in reality he was shaking. He closed all the blinds, locked all the doors, and instructed the students to form a huddle with their friends. But, thank god for Ezra, Aria was in the class, shaking. Yes, she was shaking, but as long as he could see her, he was fine. He looked over at her, and she looked at him. So close, and yet not being able to touch her. Hanna was crying over the phone to Caleb who was trying his best to calm her down, Emily was biting her lip remembering the night she killed Lyndon, Spencer was on the phone to Toby telling him what happened and to get down quickly, while Aria was shaking, trying not to have a panic attack, and looking at Ezra. Grabbing his phone, he sent a text to Aria.

Are you okay? – E Aria looked at her phone, trying to breathe steadily. She glanced up at Ezra who was now counting heads, checking if everyone was there. She looked back at her phone, and tried to compose a message with her shaking fingers.

Trying not to have a panic attack, are you okay? Ezra felt his phone beep in his pocket, and instantly grabbed it out, and read over the message. He nervously glanced over at Aria who had her knees up to her chest, her head in her knees, arms around legs, and her back going up and down with the breaths she was taking. Spencer glanced up at him, and he mouthed: Is she okay? Spencer nodded, and replied by mouthing: She's fine, don't worry. He replied with a nod, sat on the floor, and grabbed his phone again, starting to compose another text.

Just breathe okay, cause if you have one I'll probably blow our cover, and then you'd have to run up to me when I get out a jail. Once Ezra sent the text he saw Aria smile, and bite her lip, writing another text to her favourite teacher.

The new cop knows about us, remember ;) Ezra silently chuckled to himself, and smiled.

Then shuffle Ezra typed back, and saw her hold in a giggle. He smiled, saw her whisper to her friends, look over the class, and quietly shuffled to her secret boyfriend, finding it hard wearing her heels. He rolled his eyes, and she smiled. After two minutes of silent shuffling from the corner her and her friends sat she was finally next to Ezra.

"I'm finding it really hard not to wrap my arms around you." Ezra whispered, and Aria nodded, sliding her hand across the floor slightly. He saw her hand, and placed his hand on hers. She closed her eyes, and brought her knees up to her chest. Ezra slightly squeezed her hand, putting it in his lap, as she breathed steadily. Both behind the desk, no student could see what was going on behind the desk. "Are you alright?" Aria nodded, shuffling closer to Ezra.

"Yeah, I'm scared." Aria whispered, taking off her heels, and breathing in a shaky breath. Ezra squeezed her hand, quickly bringing up to his lips, and then quickly bringing it back down to the floor. Aria smiled, slowly calming down, thanks to Ezra.

"It'll be okay," he reassured her, and she nodded her head, wanting to move closer to Ezra, but knowing that she would be well over her boundaries. And, it would stir trouble, a lot of trouble. Aria opened his desk drawer, and grabbed The Great Gatsby out of it. He shook his head. "I was gonna read that."

"I'm scared," Aria whispered, pouting, he shook his head, and let her have the book. She smiled, and when she knew no-one was looking, she gently kissed his cheek.

…

Mrs Welch came into the room, signalling the students could leave, and they raced out the room especially Hanna who jumped into her boyfriend's arms – without him being aware of it, but he did catch her none the less. Spencer ran to Toby's truck, were he was leaning against the bumper, anxiously biting his bottom lip, and Emily ran over to a pale Paige. While Aria stayed behind, pretending she had lost a butterfly for her earing, listening intently to their conversation.

"That was quite scary," Mrs Welch said, inching closer to Ezra. He smiled, and walked behind his desk, away from her, and packing up his satchel.

"Yeah, do you know who shot the gun?" Ezra asked, really wanting to know.

"No we don't, all we know is that the person shut the gun dangerously close to my classroom, and the poor Caleb kid was terrified."

"Of course he would be," Aria shot back, defending one of her best friends. "He was shot in the gut a few months back, protecting Emily, he totally has the right to be terrified." Aria said, standing up, and not forgetting that she was trying to find her butterfly, so she acted like she was putting it back in. Mrs Welch rolled her eyes.

"Well, I better get going." Ezra replied, wanting to watch old movies with Aria for the rest of the day and just unwind from the latest drama at Rosewood.

"I thought we could start doing the planning for the English project." Mrs Welch asked, secretly hoping to be alone with her crush, yeah, she had a husband, but, you know, it was Mr. Fitz. Ezra opened his mouth, but nothing came out of it.

"Oh, actually me and Mr Fitz have an after school studying session. I'm intrigued by the extra-curriculum work I've been doing." Ezra hid his smile, knowing that it had two meanings.

"So, if you excuse us." Ezra said, politely raised his hand to Mrs Welch saying goodbye, and swiftly walked out of the English classroom with Aria walking in front of him.

"Saved your ass." Aria said, walking out of school, still shaking.

"You damn right did," he replied. "And, I'm driving you, I don't want you to get into an accident."

"Ezra, people might see," she whispered.

"Screw 'em." Aria laughed, and eventually gave in, with Ezra saying she could pick up her car tomorrow.

…

As soon, as they entered the apartment, Ezra attached his lips to hers, and placed his hands under her thighs, and she immediately jumped up, and wrapped her legs around his waist. She moaned, when his tongue entered her mouth, and his grip on the bottom of her thighs tightened. She tugged at his vest, pulling it over his head, their lips quickly attached again, as she worked at unbuttoning his shirt. He pulled away, biting his lip, and shaking his head.

"We can't do this." Ezra whispered, and Aria bit her lip, confused. "You promised the cop, and I want you to get better before we…"

"I want to do this, Ezra. And, the cop doesn't have to know anything." Aria protested, and Ezra bit his lip, deep in thought. Eventually, he sighed.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure," she whispered, toying with the loose thread on his shirt. He nodded, and kissed her lips chastely.

"Really?"

"Really."

If you're a fan of Glee, like me, I'm sure you've heard about Cory's death. I've been crying since I found out the news, and listening to old Glee records. We need to stay strong guys, and pray for him, Lea and the rest of the Glee Cast.