AUTHOR'S NOTE: SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THIS! I went back to continue the story and decided i didn't really like the non- cliffhanger ending to chapter 5. I've re-written this chapter and i hope you enjoy it! Please leave feedback, comments, ideas and suggestions because they're super helpful! Enjoy!
Aria's hands shook as she pulled the keys from her car. She had promised to meet her mom at Lucky Leon's, the local bakery, after after she was done with work. Before leaving the house again, she'd tried her best to make herself look somewhat socially acceptable. She was still in shock herself and certainly had no idea how to tell her mom. She couldn't even imagine telling Ezra. Does she tell Ezra? She quickly put that thought out of her head. Ezra was the father, he had a right to know. Right next to her, she saw a woman getting out of a small, silver car. "You beat me!" Ella joked as she and Aria stepped onto the curb and started towards the narrow entrance. "Feeling any better?" asked Ella as she got on line. "You seemed pretty out of it this morning. I wanted to stay home and take care of you but you insisted-" "You didn't need to miss work. I was perfectly fine alone," Aria interrupted. Aria felt bad to push her mother out the door this morning, but she had to go out, and she couldn't do that with Ella home. "How was work?" Aria asked, desperate to shift the focus off of her. "Fine. Same as always, i guess" There was silence for a few moments and Aria could tell that her mother knew something was up. "What's wrong?" Ella asked. Everything, Aria wanted to scream. Instead she replied "I'm just tired" and tried her best to smile. When they got to the front of the line, Ella ordered two cups of tea, one for each of them, and a cupcake for herself. They found a table in the far left corner and sat down. "Mom... there's something I need to tell you." Silence. "There's something you should know." More silence. "I'm pregnant." Aria couldn't read Ella's expression. She waited a few minutes for a response before she spoke again. "I just found out this morning and I didn't know how to tell you- anyone." Aria couldn't tell if Ella was calm or seething with anger. It certainly wasn't the reaction she expected. Then again, she really had no idea what to expect... until Ella finally spoke up. "Are you sure?" Ella asked, her face still expressionless. "I took two different tests and they both came out positive," Aria replied. Ella let out a heavy sigh. "Is Ezra..." Ella trailed off. "Yes... but he doesn't know. I wasn't able to fit it in during my last visit to the station," Aria answered. She looked up at Ella as the tears started to form in her eyes. "I'm so sorry mommy," she cried, causing the other customers to look to the back of the store in her direction. "Let's not talk about this here." Ella grabbed her tea, pulled out her car keys and started towards the door. Aria followed behind, keeping her head up and her face forward to avoid eye contact with the people who had been watching her mini breakdown earlier. They walked out the door and instantly found Ella's shining silver car parked out front. "Now that we're alone," Ella said, breaking the extremely uncomfortable silence, "we can talk." "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to disappoint you," Aria cried. "You aren't disappointing me, i just... you're a smart girl Aria. You know what happens when you don't use protection." "It was just that one time! I totally forgot and by the time i realized... it was too late." Aria felt the tears coming again, but tried her best to hold them back... it didn't work. " I don't know what to do! I never thought i would be in this situation..." "Well, telling Ezra is the first step. Get in your car and I'll come with you to the station."