Chapter 7:

Aria's POV:

I sit sobbing on the couch when my friends walk in the front door that was left ajar.

Hanna: Aria!

My friends come over and comfort me.

Emily: What's happened?

Aria: Me and Ezra had an argument.

Allison: Do you want to talk about it?

Aria: I don't know. I guess. It's just, I think he's been drinking before he came home from work today.

Spencer: Why did he leave?

Aria: He, he thought, well he said that he thinks that I cheated on him.

With this, I burst into tears again.

Hanna: How could he think such a thing?

Aria: I don't know, I think it's because I've been talking to the dean a lot lately, not because I like him, but he's helping me with way ps to improve my teaching. There's nothing wrong with that is there?

Spencer: No, of course not.

Aria: So, he came home. I could smell the alcohol on his breath. He started accusing me of cheating and he even thought Jade and Oliver were not his children. They are the splitting image of him. We started shouting and then he stormed out and walked away. Thank god he didn't take his car.

Emily: Where are the kids?

Aria: Upstairs.

Allison: I'll go and check in them.

Allison goes upstairs and cons back down with a smile in her face.

Aria: Are they awake?

Spencer's POV:

Me and the other girls sit and comfort Aria.

Aria: I just want him to come home. I want him to tell me everything is ok and he's sorry.

Emily: Look like your wish came true.

Aria wipes her tears and we can see Ezra standing at the front door.

Aria: I'll get it.

My friend gets up to answer the door. She opens it and he just stands there.

Ezra: Aria, I'm sor-

Aria: No Ezra, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I let you say those things to me. I'm sorry I let you make me feel worthless. I'm sorry that you got drunk.

Ezra: What are you talking about? Aria, I didn't mean to say those things, being drunk is not an excuse, but I love you Aria and I know that you would never cheat on me.

Aria: I love you to Ezra, but you hurt me. You wouldn't just say hose things for no reason. You wouldn't say that Jade and Oliver are not yours, but there are yours, can you not see that they are the splitting image of you?

Ezra: I can. I'm sorry ok. I made a mistake, please. Forgive me and let me back in.

Aria: Ezra, I've heard enough. Until you prove that your actually sorry, when your sober, then I will decide. I an smell the alcohol on you. It's disgusting. I don't want you smelling like that and stinking the house out.

Ezra: Aria please!

Aria slams the door in Ezra's face.

Aria: Wait, I shouldn't have done that.

Aria opens the front door again and we all follow her. We stay at the house and she starts running towards Ezra who is at the end of the road.

Ezra: Aria?

Ezra stops and turns to face his running wife. As soon as she's into his arms, she is hoisted up on his waist. They kiss and you can tell that they really, really love eachother.

Aria: I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

Aria's POV:

The girls made sure I was ok and then they left. I'm about to get into bed when I feel a sudden wave of sickness wash over me. I run to the bathroom and throw up in the toilet.

Ezra: Aria are you ok?

Aria: If your asking how my sickness is at 4 months pregnant then yea, I'm fine.

I think Ezra can tell he's being sarcastic. I flush the toilet, wipe my mouth and wash it out with some minty mouthwash. I turn the bathroom light off and get into my soft bed with my husband who no longer smells of alcohol.

Ezra: I'm sorry.

Aria: It's ok.

Ezra: No, it's not. How dare I cause you of cheating on me with and then having three children. It's me and my disgusting behaviour.

Aria: Just shut up Ezra.

I roll over and kiss my husband. He puts his soft palms on my small baby bump. I roll off him and fall asleep.

Ezra: Goodnight, my beautiful, darling angel.

Ezra kisses my head. I wake up the next day feeling sick, but it's worse than ever before. I run to the bathroom and throw up, over and over again. I'm there for about 15 minutes before I finally finish.

Ezra: Do you need time off work?

Aria: I think it would be best, I might go and sit with Hanna and Spencer today. I can't deal with the stress of students and teachers.

Ezra: Ok, I'll tell the dean when I get to work.

My husband kisses me and then leaves with the kids. I get dressed and drive to the bridal boutique.

Hanna: Hey Aria. You ok from last night?

Hanna gets up to hug me as I walk in. I sit with them behind the front desk and I start reading a baby magazine.

Spencer: How's your morning sickness been?

Hanna's POV:

Aria: Actually, quite bad. How about you Hanna?

Hanna: It's been ok I guess.

Aria: Hold on.

Aria clasps her mouth and then runs to the bathroom at the back of the store. She comes back out with a few tears down her face.

Spencer: It's really that bad?

Aria: It's not the amount of throwing up I'm doing, it's the pain that comes with it.

Hanna: I've had that to, it's like a burning sensation in between my chest and stomach.

Aria drinks some water and then returns to the magazine.

Spencer: How far along are you Hanna?

Hanna: 5 months.

Spencer: And you Aria?

Aria: Nearly 5 months.

Spencer: What's it like being pregnant. I mean I remember with Isabella and Mason, but I sort of forgotten what it feels like.

Hanna: It's the best and worst feeling ever. So much pain, but so worth it.

Spencer: God, I would live another baby, but I'm getting sterilised.

Aria: That's a big step Spencer, I mean, once you've done it, there's no turning back.

Spencer: I know, but Toby is having the same thing done, just the man version.

Hanna: Well, I'm not going to stop you from something that you and your husband, I hope, have decided together.

Spencer: We have decided it together.

Spencer eyes me. It's about twelve thirty and no one has walked in today.

Aria: I'm going to go down to the store and buy some lunch, you guys want anything?

Spencer's POV:

Hanna: We will come with you.

Aria: Ok.

We go to the store and to return with our lunch. I have a smoked salmon and cheese bagel with a lightly salted bag if chips and a bottle of Sprite. Hanna got a ham and cheese sandwich with some sweet chilli chips and a bottle of Diet Coke and aria got the same, except she got a pickled onion sandwich.

Aria: I don't know why, but I'm actually craving pickled onions so much right now.

Hanna: We can see.

As me and Aria and Spencer eat our sandwiches, Aria scoffs hers like she's never eaten before. The day flys by and Aria drives home. It's the usual routine for me, Hanna drops me home, but Toby picks the kids up.

Hanna: Whens your next appointment for your shoulder?

Spencer: Tomorrow, so I can't come to work.

Hanna: Ok. Text me how it goes yeah?

Spencer: Ok. Thanks for the ride.

I hug my friend and then go in my house. Toby and the kids should be home because his car was in the driveway.

Spencer: Toby! I'm home.

Toby: Spencer, can you hear me? I'm in the garden!

Spencer: What are you doing?

Toby: I was playing with the kids and the locked me out and I can't go to the front of the house, they have barricaded the door.

Spencer: Well, I'm here now.

I unlock the door and Toby gets in the house, wiping his feet on the mat.

Spencer: Where are the kids?

Toby: Upstairs I think.