About two weeks later, I was awoken by a hand caressing my cheek. I grinned and yawned until I opened my eyes to see Ezra sitting on the bed beside me. I sat up and stretched and he kissed me on my cheek. I was so tired from calling all the girls to make sure that we still had the same plans last night, so I didn't wake up immediately when Ezra got out of bed. This whole process of planning was really starting to tire me out, but it was so worth it.

"Happy birthday, babe." He whispered to me as he pulled me into a hug.

"Thanks, Ez." I replied, running my slender fingers through his messy hair.

"Are you ready?" He asked as he took my hand and helped me to stand up. I smiled and gladly joined him in the center of the apartment.

"I was born ready. I honestly can't wait to just be married. I'm so glad we agreed on a small wedding." I said, beginning to get anxious about the events that were to occur today. I was extremely excited to get married and move out, but it's stressful doing so many major things in a single day. "Do you have your suit?"

"Babe, I love you, but I think you're stressing too much over this. I just want you to be happy, and I promise to do anything to help keep your anxiety at a minimum." He replied as he wrapped his arms around my waist. Afterwards, we kissed and I looked around at his apartment, which was now completely full of boxes. "Stress isn't good for you or our baby."

"I know, I know. I just want this to be perfect." I replied while leaning my head upwards to kiss him. He smiled down at me and kissed me gently on the nose. I laughed, completely forgetting how stressed I was for the time being.

"And it will be. I promise. And yes, I have my suit." He said with a smirk resting across his face.

"Good. And Emily is taking care of keeping my mom occupied. I don't know what I'd do without that girl." I replied, smiling.

"And your dad?"

"Byron Montgomery is still very much on house arrest, and his family isn't even in the house." I replied.

"Are you doing okay with that?" Ezra asked. He always liked to make sure I was doing okay with absolutely everything that could possibly cause any kind of stress.

"Personally, I'd be happy if he burned in hell." I replied, as calmly as ever. This made Ezra look at me with surprise. "Sorry. I'm a bit hormotional at the moment."

"Hormotional? Is that a word?" He asked in a slightly condescending tone. I rolled my eyes and smiled at him.

"Maybe not in the Webster's Dictionary, but it definitely exists in mine." I replied, kissing him.

"You win." He said as he picked me up and held me in his arms. This made me laugh and soon after I was off the ground, we were both attacking each other's lips with our own. One thing's for sure: Ezra Fitz is definitely a romantic.

When he put me down, I looked at my phone and began to panic. I had a wedding to attend in an hour; and it was my own. I told Ezra and he began looking for his suit in the almost-empty closet and I helped him to find his tie. I quickly slipped into my dress and walked out of the bathroom with my hair and makeup done in record time.

"Wow. You look-wow." He said, looking at me in awe. He knew how to make me feel like the most beautiful woman in the world.

"A good 'wow' or a bad 'wow'?" I asked, smirking at him.

"A good 'wow'. Aria, you look absolutely stunning. How in the world did I get so lucky?" He said as he looked at me with this sparkle in his eyes.

"I was just about to ask you the same thing." I replied, fixing his tie.

"Let's go get married." He said. He sounded as excited as I did, maybe even more so. It was adorable. I couldn't wait, and neither could he.

Soon, we were out the door. I had only included a mere six people in the guest list, thereby making this the smallest wedding I had ever heard of. I had also instructed everyone on the guest list to wear something casual, as the last thing I needed was more suspicion from other parents. So, this was the definition of an "intimate wedding".

As I walked to Ezra's car, my phone began to ring. Assuming that it was one of the girls, I answered like I would to one of them. That's when I heard Toby Cavanaugh, Spencer's boyfriend, on the other line sounding confused.

"Aria?" He asked in a very confused tone. I could hear Spencer arguing with her mother in the background. I hate to say it, but that family argues more than my own. "Do you have any idea what's going on?"

"With what?" I responded, coyly.

"Spencer said we're all going to the church, but she didn't explain anything." He said in a whisper to keep Mrs. Hastings from hearing him.

"I'm on my way there as well. Just, please trust Spencer." I replied, in a desperate tone of voice. "She knows what she's doing."

Then, I hung up. I felt terrible for not telling anyone except my close friends about my wedding, but they'll find out when they get there. I opened the car door and sat in the passengers seat. I flattened my dress as I sat down, and exhaled deeply. How was I going to tell my friends' boyfriends? How was I going to tell my mom? I soon relaxed, as Ezra sat in the drivers seat and began backing out of the parking lot. Even just his presence was enough to soothe my anxiety.

On the drive to the church, Ezra and I discussed various baby names, how to tell my mother about our relationship and whether to tell my dad or not. He held my hand the entire way and I was imagining what our lives would be like after today, a huge milestone in our relationship.

"I think we should tell your mother about us after the wedding. I mean, soon, she and I will be in-laws." He said, placing his hand on my incredibly tiny baby bump. I put my hands on his and smiled up at him.

"I agree. Let's do it." I replied as I held his hand. He smiled at me and I grinned back. "I love you, Ezra Fitz."

"And I love you, Aria Montgomery-soon-to-be-Fitz." He said, kissing me. He then lowered his hand that originally rested on my bare arm to my belly. He looked up at me and smiled at me. "The both of you."

We kissed again and then we stepped out of the car and walked arm-in-arm to the church's open doors. Hanna, who was seated with the other girls and Caleb, saw that the bride and groom had arrived. She promptly ran over to me (which I still don't know how she did in the heels she was wearing) and hugged me.

Spencer and Emily saw that we had arrived and walked over to greet us. At the back of the church, there stood the brotherhood of boyfriends looking confused as ever. They were probably wondering why our arrival was such a huge deal and why we arrived together anyways. They still knew Ezra as their girlfriends' former English teacher, not my fiancé. And as much as I loved the sound of the word 'fiancé', I could finally introduce Ezra as my husband after today. However, I think Toby and Caleb stopped wondering after Hanna decided to joyfully exclaim our arrival. Ezra had forgotten his keys in his car, and went to retrieve them, thereby leaving me with the girls.

"The bride has arrived!" She happily exclaimed as she grabbed Emily's hand and began jumping up and down vivaciously.

"Aria, you're already showing! Okay, after this, we need to go shopping." Spencer chimed in as I hugged her. These girls are making me really anxious; but I love them anyway.

"Maybe tomorrow. I'm moving in three hours." I said as I checked the time on my phone. They laughed and hugged me again.

"Do you have a name yet?" Emily asked, nodding at my slightly protruding stomach.

"Well," I began with a smile,"we do have some ideas. You'll find out when we figure it out. I promise."

Just then, Hanna's phone buzzed. She looked down, and I think Emily, Spencer and I were silently waiting for our own phones to do the same. We haven't been able to stop worrying about "A" getting in the way of everything, especially when our phones ring or vibrate. She exhaled as she read the text, and the rest of the girls did as well. Phew! It wasn't "A" trying to ruin my wedding day.

"The minister just pulled up!" She said joyfully. The other girls smirked at her, so I knew something was up. I had asked Spencer to help Hanna find a licensed minister. I did not, however, know who she found.

"Who'd you find?" I asked while looking at the girls, who immediately started giggling. I gave them a death glare and Emily looked up over my shoulder at the door, which was opening.

When I turned around, my jaw dropped to the floor and I covered my mouth. There, in front of me, was my little brother in a suit...with a Bible. They couldn't be serious.

"Guess who got licensed online two days ago!" He exclaimed as he stepped through the doors. I ran over and hugged him. Ezra gave a look of gratitude to the girls who just smiled.

"Mike, how did you-does Mom know you're here?" I asked after I looked back at Ezra and the others, who were preparing for the small ceremony.

"As far as Mom knows, I'm on a smoothie run...with you." He replied, laughing. This made me laugh and I hugged him again, thanking him. I felt like such a terrible sister, asking my little brother to lie. But, I'm sure he saw the need and desperation in my eyes, because Mike Montgomery never gives in that easily.

As I backed away from him he noticed my stomach, which now had a small bulge that showed through my dress. He looked up at me with a nervous look in his eyes. He was probably just nervous for my sake, because I had told him Ezra's and my plans to tell Mom about our relationship after my wedding.

"Aria?" I heard from a familiar voice behind me. I turned around to reveal a very confused Caleb standing before me. I smiled at him and he kept his confused look that sat upon his face. "Can someone please tell me what's going on?"

Just then, Hanna grabbed Caleb by the arm and went to explain the situation to him outside. Soon, Spencer did the same to Toby and Emily followed them just in case help was needed. Then, it was just Mike, Ezra and I in a church, preparing for a wedding.

A few minutes later, everyone came back inside, Toby and Caleb having really confused looks about them and Hanna and Spencer leading them to the front row. Emily, Mike, Ezra and I followed and Emily sat down with the others.

"Let's get this wedding started." Mike announced, making everyone take their seats and Ezra and I stood hand in hand in front of Mike, who had a Bible in front of him. Soon, he began reading through the speech he had written for this special occasion.

Ezra and I said our vows and, both of us being writers, this made Mike and the rest of our guests almost fall asleep. After ten minutes of vow-reading, we were pronounced husband and wife, therefore making us an official couple. We kissed and I had to hold back tears. This was the best moment of my life. I had my best friends before me and the most important person in my life kissing me at our wedding. I was beyond ecstatic.

Suddenly, I was swept off my feet (quite literally) by Ezra, who held me in a bridal-style cradle. He carried me outside the church and we kissed all the way down the stairs of the church. We were stopped halfway by Emily, who was taking pictures of us while I was still in my husband's arms.

"Ezra, can you put Aria down and kiss her stomach?" Emily yelled as we reveled in the fact that we were now an officially married couple. We looked at her simultaneously and chuckled. "What? It's cute, it's cliche, and it'll make for a great photo to look back on."

"Gladly," He began, putting me down on the ground and running his hands up my midsection lightly as he began kneeling down,"I mean, it's not like we don't do this at home, right?"

"Mmm, right." I replied as he placed a soft kiss on my belly. Emily snapped the photo, and he stood up and kissed me passionately on the lips as he held me in his arms tightly.

"I love you, Ezra Fitz." I whispered as Em snapped another photo.

"And I love you, Aria Fitz." He replied, kissing me. "I love you so much."

I had about two hours left to prepare for the movers to arrive, so I decided to take that time to tell my mom about what I have done in secret these last five months. Not my pregnancy or marriage, of course. I wasn't going to be ready to drop that bomb until my son or daughter was already walking. And that's being generous. Personally, I never wanted to tell my parents. But, Rosewood was a really small town and I knew that someone would figure it out eventually.

I changed into something more comfortable at Ezra's apartment and picked up Mike from Spencer's house. I was planning on driving him over to my mom's hotel. Then, my phone rang. Since I wasn't driving, I picked it up; and my mom's voice flooded into my ears.

"Aria, when are you bringing Mike home?" She asked. I began panicking, and Ezra held my hand and Mike started talking to himself in the back seat so my mom would know that we were on our way.

"We should be there in a few." I responded. My voice was obviously wavering, but I don't think she noticed.

"I was driving through town and I saw the cutest small wedding going on at the church. You would've loved the dress, hon. But I couldn't see their faces."

When she said this, I became as pale as a ghost. I didn't expect her to actually see the wedding! Well, at least she didn't see Ezra's or my face. That would've gotten ugly, and fast.

"I'm sure I would've. But, I'm driving, so I have to go. I'll see you in a few, okay? I love you. Bye." I said into the phone before I quickly hung up. We were over near my old house, so Ezra decided to take a shortcut to the hotel: right through my old neighborhood.

When we passed my old house, I saw my mom's car in the driveway of my dad's house. That's just perfect. Now, it was now or never to tell both of them. Ezra was driving us over there, and I think he saw the cars in the driveway as well. We both began to tense up; and I think Mike, who was seated in the back seat, noticed this.

"If there's anything I can do to help, let me know." He said from the back of the car. I turned around and smiled at him.

"Well, you did just marry us, so it would be rude to ask you to do anything else. We'll be fine." I replied, holding on to Ezra's hand as he pulled into the driveway of my old house. He looked at me and squeezed my hand softly.

"I insist. I can go in before you to make it look like I had nothing to do with it so you and Mr.-Ezra don't have to explain why I was with you. Just wait here for ten minutes. Aria, I'll text you when it's go time." He said as an entire plan formed in his head.. I quickly agreed and he smiled at us and told Ezra to park down the street.

"Hey, Mike." Ezra said as Mike stepped out of the car. He stopped and turned to face him. "Thank you for helping us."

"Anything for my brother in law! Man, you're family now." Mike replied, grinning. I smiled and Ezra shook Mike's hand as he left the car and put his small plan into action. Ezra drove to the end of the street and parked there. We sat there in silence until Ezra spoke again.

"Your brother is a really great kid." He said, looking at me.

"Yeah, he really is. He was always there for me." I responded, smiling back at him. He kissed me and I held his hand. Then, my phone beeped. I checked it and Mike was texting me to tell me it was time to head inside. I told Ezra and we both nervously stepped out of the car.

Author's Note: Realists beware: I'm a sucker for fluffy scenes :) I hope you enjoyed this chapter!