Ezra kept on glancing at me with a look of concern plastered on his handsome face. Again and again, I kept on smiling a nervous smile back. I think he knew I was nervous, but I don't think he read too much into it. Soon, his lecture began, and I began to write notes with my left hand whilst carefully keeping my right one resting on my stomach.

He occasionally cocked his head at me in confusion as I stared down at my feet. Although it probably just looked like I wasn't feeling well, the reality was I was trying to keep my tears from falling. Trying to hide both my fear and pregnancy from my teacher boyfriend proved to be a fairly difficult task. Since the girls sat behind me, I didn't need to worry about their suspicion. Ezra was my main concern right now.

He read off his notes and lectured us on A Tale of Two Cities as I wrote notes in my polka dotted notebook. Then, the bell rang, and everyone began to file out into the hallway as Ezra tried to yell the homework assignment at us as we slumped on to our last class. Then, as I tried to exit without being noticed, I heard my name being called behind me. I turned around, and Ezra was standing at his desk with a pearly white smile and his arms crossed.

"Aria?" He repeated, not changing his position. "Can I see you for a moment?"

I inhaled deeply and headed over to his desk. There were other students still exiting the room, so I had to act as professional as possible.

"Yes, Mr. Fitz?" I said, setting my books down on the desk behind me. I then returned to my newfound habit of crossing my arms over my abdomen. Somehow, I knew that I was doing it, but I couldn't stop. It brought me comfort knowing that my baby was safe and I was protecting him or her. Even though my baby was probably just the size of an appleseed, I couldn't help but begin to love him or her.

"Aria, what the hell is going on?" He said, looking at me. It was cute, Ezra Fitz trying to be serious. His pout made me giggle.

"What's so funny?" He said, cracking a smile.

"You are." I replied, turning to see if anyone was still in the room. No one was.

"Aria, I'm serious. You seem nervous." He said, turning my head to look at him and placing his hand on my cheek. I began to tense up, so he let his arm drop.

"I'm fine." I said, lying once again.

"No, you're not. I can tell you've been crying."

Crap. I knew that if anyone would notice my odd behavior and weird replies, it's Ezra. And I love him for it.

"Yeah," I said, avoiding his piercing blue eyes,"I have. But you don't have to worry about me."

"You don't get it Aria." He replied, lifting my chin up to look at him. "I want to worry about you. It's my job."

"Thanks." I said, leaning in for a hug. He got the message and hugged me back. I could tell he was confused, as I kept my arms snuggly wrapped around my stomach, even while hugging him.

"Can I see you?" I whispered."Tonight? Your place?"

"Of course." He said, releasing me from his arms.

I kissed him on the cheek, which required me to stand on my toes, and I practically sprinted out the door. As I looked over my shoulder, I saw Ezra looking at me leaving, and he was scratching his head.

When the last bell rang, I walked hastily to get to my locker before my friends noticed my behavior as well. I had scheduled a doctors appointment in twenty minutes, and it took ten to get there, so I had to make haste. Unfortunately for me, however, Spencer approached me with a concerned look on her face.

"Aria? What's going on? Are you okay? Why are you-"

"Spence, as much as I love you, you're about as inquisitive as Hanna is at the mall when a sale opens up." I replied, cutting her off. I didn't do it to be mean, I just couldn't miss this appointment.

"Well, I'm a Hastings after all. Did you expect anything less?" She said, brightening the mood. She always knew how to make me laugh. That's why we became friends. Well, that was one reason. The other was Ali.

"No, I didn't." I said, giggling. "But I'm kinda in a hurry. I need to be somewhere soon."

"Where? I could drive you!" She said, dangling her car keys in front of my face.

"Wait, Spence, you got a car?!" I exclaimed in a really high pitched voice.

"Nope." She said, sighing and laughing. "I stole Melissa's."

We laughed for a bit, and then I remembered my appointment. It was scheduled for three o'clock, and it was 2:50 now.

"Crap! I'm really sorry, Spence, but I actually have to run! I'll explain later!" I said whilst grabbing my books and slamming my locker shut. I sprinted down the hallway, while keeping one hand over my abdomen.

After I left, Hanna and Emily stepped out from behind a wall, and began to question Spencer.

"What was that?" Emily said, thinking of any possible explanations.

"She's probably just on her period." Hanna said casually while checking her nails.

"HANNA!" Spencer and Emily yelled in complete unison.

"What?! Okay, okay. I'm sorry." Hanna replied, rolling her eyes at her over-emotional friends.

"Guys," Spencer began,"Aria is NOT okay. I seriously think we should follow her."

"Spencer, are you insane?! That would make us stalkers!" Emily said, in a worried tone.

"Yeah, Spence. I have to agree with Em on that one. That literally brings us down to A's level." Hanna chimed in, holding Emily's shoulder.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about!" Spencer said, even more aggravated and concerned than before. "What if she's being blackmailed by 'A'? We need to help her."

"Fine." Emily said, worriedly. "I still think this is a bad idea, though."

"Let's go. I have Melissa's car parked out front." Spencer said, flinging her bag over her shoulder and running with Emily close behind.

"Wait!" Hanna said, chasing after them.

As I drove to the doctors office, I couldn't help but begin to feel guilty for lying to Ezra and Spencer. I loved them, and I don't want to hurt them, but I needed to do this alone.

I parked in an open spot near the front of the building, and walked inside. I sat in a paisley green chair near the entrance of the clinic. The entire waiting room was completely festooned with murals of baby footprints in blue and pink and storks carrying infants in a white cloth. I felt at ease, knowing that I was in the same boat as the other women in the room. A few of them already had children of their own, and a couple had their boyfriends or husbands with them, therefore making me the youngest in the room.

"Aria Montgomery? Do we have an Aria Montgomery?" A woman on the overhead speakers exclaimed.

"I'm here." I said, slightly raising my arm. I got up and walked up to the desk.

The woman there was very sweet, and she told me that I was to see Dr. Murphy. I smiled and began to open to door to his office when she called my name again. I turned around, and I saw her holding out a small piece of paper with her phone number written on it.

"Sweetie, don't be nervous. I know this is nerve wracking, the thought of being a mother and all, but I want you to call me if you're ever feeling overwhelmed or stressed." She said, smiling. "Oh, and you can call me Olivia."

I took the paper and shook her hand. She waved at me and I walked back into Dr. Murphy's office. He was standing near a bed in the centre of the room with a clipboard in hand. He was scribbling some notes down in his horrible doctors' handwriting. When I closed the door, he looked up and smiled at me.

"Ah! Ms. Montgomery! So nice to meet you!" He said cheerfully as he shook my hand.

"Nice to meet you, too..." I said, looking down. He could tell I was nervous.

He was very nice and told me not to be afraid, as he was only going to perform a few tests and ask a few questions. He motioned me to a chair, and began to ask me some questions.