Aria just stared into Ezra's piercing blue eyes. How could he hurt her this way was all that ran through her mind? It was inevitable she thought, he is her teacher and if she and Ezra pursed this relationship then it would be her who would be hurting him. Damaging his reputation and hers further than it already was. She raised her hand and placed it over his, and removed it off her face. "Thank you Mr Fitz" she said as she composed herself, and returned her clothes to an appropriate position, before picking up her bag. "I'm sorry I couldn't have been any more help" she heard him say with a tone of sadness in his voice, while walking towards the door and unlocking it. She let the tears roll down the side of her face, hoping to wash away the feeling of his touch she could feel on her cheek. Aria hurried to her mothers classroom to inform her that she was going home. She couldn't stand another lesson that day, her stomach felt like it was turning inside out, causing Aria to think that her time of the month was going to arrive in the next few days since she always gets cramp just before her period starts. "Mum, i'm going home" "Aria? Are you okay? Were you sick? I'll get your father to pick you up" Ella said hurriedly "I'm going to walk mum, i'd prefer to get some fresh air" Aria whispered through gritted teeth because of the cramps. "Okay, text me when you get home baby girl" Ella said as she gave Aria a kiss on the cheek. - Aria walked home thinking about the past week. She had felt so content with her life, knowing someone who shared the same interests had liked her, and the feelings were reciprocated. She thought it to be unfair that within a few moments that all her happiness had been torn away from her, leaving her emotions feeling bare and exposed. Aria heard her phone ringing, without checking the caller I.D, assuming that it was Emily wondering where she was, she answered "Hey Em, i'm walking home, i have cramps and i feel sick, will you tell Miss Jones that i've gone home ill please?" Aria waited for Emily to reply, "Em? You there?" Finally the waited reply"sorry" came from a rich baritone voice, "hope you feel better soon". Then Ezra hung up, unsure what else he could say to the woman he loved, but to the woman he couldn't be with due to propriety. Aria was shocked that it was Ezra who rang, she was uncertain of his feelings as well as her own, she disliked him for being her teacher but he couldn't help that, if only she had told him her real age and didn't twist the truth then they wouldn't be in this predicament. She decided to text Ezra a simple 'thanks' and put her phone away.

-Aria turned her key and walked in her house "Dad, you home?". The silence answered her question. She went to her room and changed in to her baby blue and white polkadot babydoll pyjamas, and climbed up on to her bed, and watched beauty and the beast, like she done when she was younger when she was ill. Aria drifted off into a light peaceful slumber, but within a few hours the shrill of her phone awoke her.

"Aria, i'm sorry, i feel so guilty"

"Mr Fitz you shouldn't be ringing me, your my teacher remember!" She said with a bitter tone "i'll see you in school, i guess our meeting is canceled on Friday!, bye"

"Aria, wait, i want to talk, do you still want to meet on Friday?" Aria remained silent, and processed what she was hearing before replying to Ezra, "yes, we need to talk, but we can't meet at the grille anymore, it's inappropriate for a teacher to be seen with his student in public"

"We lost all decorum the other day in the bathroom of the grille, do you know the apartment block not far from the grille?"

"Yes"

"Well i live in apartment 3b, how about you come over about half 5? It would have been earlier but there has been a staff meeting called"

"Your trusting me knowing where your apartment is? Aren't you worried i'm going to be the girl that has a huge crush on her teacher and stalks him" she giggled. Ezra liked hearing her laugh, it was the most nicest sound he had heard, and he wished to continue hearing it, Ezra also giggled, enjoying the natural tease Aria had.

"I'm sure, but the feelings would be reciprocated by the teacher,without the stalking part of course" Aria's breath hitched, did she just hear Ezra, no Mr Fitz, say that he had a crush on her. Ezra realised what he had just said and felt guilty considering the same day he had told her they couldn't be, he hated himself for making this harder for her. "I'd better go, i have lesson planning to do, speaking of lessons which book do you think the class should read first, 'Of mice and men' or 'To kill a mockingbird'?"

"'To kill a mockingbird' of course"

"Thanks, well i better start this planning, see you in school tomorrow, and on Friday evening, goodnight" he smiled

"Goodnight" she softly whispered back.