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CHAPTER 4

I woke to see his flawless face resting on the pillow. He was still asleep. He looked so perfect, so graceful when he slept. I lay there taking in the familiar smells and sights of his apartment. Not much had changed since I had been here last. The typewriter still sat on his desk and was still no more than a paperweight. My eyes continued to skim the room until they were locked on the paper bags on top of the book shelf. They were our paper bags, the paper bags I drew on. The same ones we used to take our first picture as a couple. A smile stretched across my face at the realization that after all this time he had kept them. "What are you smiling at?" I heard Ezra ask with a playful tone.

"You kept them." I said as I tilted my head towards the bags. He simply replied with a smirk and a slight nod.

"How long have you been awake?" He questioned as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"Not long. Why? Are you worried I heard you snoring?" I teased.

Ezra looked confused and slightly worried. "I do not snore!" He remarked.

"I know. I was just teasing you." I laughed quietly. He smiled and lent to kiss me. Our lips touched softly but each kiss got more passionate until eventually we had to pull away for air. We lay there for several minutes just holding in each other's embrace. My head was buried in his chest and my arms wrapped around his body. I breathed in his scent and it felt like home again. Ezra twitched a little and pulled my chin up to look at him.

"Aria, I love you so much. Words cannot describe how much I do but this is dangerous. I'm your teacher again, people know about our past. We can't sneak around anymore." He dropped his eyes from mine and I could see the agony on his face.

"Hey, I love you. We will work this out like we always do." I ran my scrawny fingers through his hair. I turned his gaze back to mine and he grabbed me around the waist and pulled my body flush against his. Our lips moulded together perfectly while his tongue stroked my bottom lip. I opened my mouth to let his tongue inside.

The sound of my phone buzzing stopped us before things went any further. I rolled over to open my handbag. Shit it was my Mom, she had tried calling me seven times. I answered it as calmly as I could.

"Hi Mom." I said quickly

"Where are you Aria? I've been calling you for the past five hours!" she bellowed back into the phone. I turned my head to look at Ezra lying on the bed next to me.

"I'm sorry, I was at Spencer's studying and then we decided to get some pizza for dinner. We are watching a movie at the moment." I lied, it wasn't the best alibi but it was the only thing I could think of. I had been lost in concentration until I realized that Ezra was running his fingers gently across the small of my back. I had to restrain myself from giggling by biting my lip.

"Okay but next time tell me where you are." My mother replied, still slightly angry.

"Bye." I shot out, trying to end the call as quickly as possible. I threw my phone onto the floor and I weakly slapped Ezra on the chest.

"Don't do that when I'm trying to concentrate." I tried my hardest to be serious but a giggle escaped my lips.

"You mean lie. " Ezra laughed back at me. "You lied to your mother."

"Wasn't the first time." I grinned and lent over to give him a soft kiss before rising from the bed. He knotted his brow in confusion.

"Where you going?" he sounded disappointed.

"Did you not just hear my phone call? My mom's looking for me. I need to get home before she rings Spencer." I pulled my floral dress over my head before sitting on the end of the bed to zip up my boots.

I picked up my handbag and I felt hands touch my hips. I jumped and gave a little squeal. I twist to face Ezra and kissed him longingly, not wanting to leave. "I. really. need. to. go." I breathed through each kiss. I eventually broke away headed for the door.

"I love you. I will call you soon." I half yelled before opening the door.

"Love you too babe."

I took once more glance at him before I shut the door.

Please review! Please note this was written before we found out about Malcolm not being his and I am taking a different path with the story to the one in the show. And there is no damn way I am making Ezra -A!