Aria's POV

It has been such a long day...hell, long year. Ever since we got back from the dollhouse, all I want to do is run into Ezra's arms. I was trying to keep my cool around him; I didn't want to make things harder than they needed to be. But after all that's been going on recently, I know it's time to turn to him.

I was just returning from the Hollis lab, after snooping for evidence against Leslie. Now, I'm heading to The Brew. I need Ezra especially now more than ever. I walked up to the front of The Brew and was about to open the door, when I looked in and saw him.

He was sitting on the couch laughing with another girl; a pretty girl. He looked so happy. I can't take that away from him. With me he has to deal with all of the drama that follows me wherever I go. How did this happen to us? The love of my life is the one person that I am loosing. I let a tear fall as I turn around to leave.

Ezra's POV

It was really late at night and I was having a cup of tea with one of Emily's friends, Nicole from her missions trip. She was very sweet and I was enjoying myself. We were both laughing at one of the stories she told of her and Emily, when out of the corner of my eye I see Aria outside and what appears to be crying. I do a double take and she's not there anymore, but I still could have sworn I saw her.

It's now noticeable that I'm distracted. "Is everything okay?," Nicole asks. "Y-yeah. Hold on. I need to check something".

I get up from my chair and jog toward the door, opening it up, I look and sure enough there is Aria walking towards her car.

"Aria?" I cal out. She turns, and my heart breaks when I see the tears running down her face. "Aria," I say again, but softer. "What's wrong?" Then she does something I don't expect. She comes running towards me and jumps into my arms, crying into the crook of my neck. She's shaking. I hate seeing her like this.

"Hey. Hey, sweetie. Ssshhh. It's okay, it's okay." I try calming her down. It take a while, but eventually she gets there. "What's wrong?," I whisper in her ear.

She clings tighter to me. I hear a muffled "everything" fall from her lips. It hurts so much to see her in so much pain. I look around and see that Nicole is now standing in the doorway. I motion to her a goodnight. She nods in an understanding way, and silently bids a goodnight as so Aria will let it go unnoticed.

I focus my attention back on Aria. I lean down and kiss the top of her head and give her a little squeeze. "Want to go inside?" I whisper. I feel her nod against my chest, but she doesn't move. I swiftly lift her up into my arms and carry her inside over to the couch. The Brew is empty now that it is so late and after closing.

I walk over to the counter and make her some hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, just as she likes it. The room is completely silent besides Aria's sniffling.

I walk back over to the couch and hand her the hot chocolate. I sit down right next to her and put my arms around her. I didn't know if it was the right thing to do, but I get a positive response as she snuggles into my chest so she is as close as she can be to me.

I give her a soft and long kiss on the top of her head and finally break the silence. "So do you want to tell me what's wrong?"