Another story, this one will be two chapters I think, maybe three. It's about Ella coming around to Aria and Ezra. I was always interested in the conversations Aria and Ella must have had about Ezra, so I decided to write my own version.

ELLA POV

It was another beautiful day in Rosewood, sunny, breezy and not a cloud in the sky. Ironic, considering how much tragedy and drama this town had seen. Look at my family alone. My husband cheated on my with his student, my son was arrested for breaking and entering and my own daughter was dating her ex-English teacher. Ha, I laughed a bit to myself as these thoughts ran through my head. I was taking a walk through town, on my way to pick up some groceries at the store. As I made my way around the corner, I was stopped by the scene in front of me.

Aria and Ezra were walking down the street, holding hands and looking as if they hadn't a care in the world. They were talking animatedly, Aria snuggling up to Ezra's side, hugging his arm in the process. A few more steps and they would see me, but as soon as the thought crossed my mind, Ezra stopped and pulled Aria to him quickly.

"What's wrong?" Aria asked with a confused look on her face.

"Nothing," Ezra responded, sighing as he did, " it's just, do you have any idea how much I love you?"

Aria smiled and responded with a knowing smile upon her face, "I think I have an idea, but maybe you should remind me just to be sure".

Without any words spoken, Ezra pushed her hair out of her face, cradled her head carefully in his hand, and brought his lips to Aria's. While Ezra clearly meant for the kiss to be short and chaste, Aria clearly had other ideas. She wove her arms around his back and pulled him to her as if her life depended on their closeness deepening the kiss in the meanwhile. After a minute, Ezra finally pulled away, whispering something in Aria's ear as he did. She smiled and they changed their route, I noticed. Clearly they were making their way back to Ezra's apartment.

'Should I stop them?' I thought. But then I remembered the smile Aria had on her face and I tried to remember the last time I saw that smile. A few moments later, I realized that I hadn't seen that smile in months. It hit me that maybe Aria hadn't been this happy in months, and if Ezra made her so happy, maybe I should just let them be. Whatever I decided, one thing was clear, I needed to have a chat with Aria.

_ LATER THAT EVENING AT ELLA'S APARTMENT_

"Aria, is that you?" Ella asked as she heard her apartment door close.

"Yeah, it's me, mom. I got your message earlier about dinner, sorry I didn't respond, I was …. Uh … preoccupied," Aria said as she made her way into the kitchen.

Ella looked up from her chopping with a knowing smile on her face. "Occupied, huh? Were you with Ezra?" she asked, already knowing the answer but wanting to hear Aria's answer.

"Yes, is that a problem?" Aria asked with a sudden change in attitude, changing her stance to a defensive one with her arms crossed.

"No," Ella answered calmly "no need to get defensive I was just curious. I was wondering if we could talk a bit more about that, this, you and Ezra? I want to know you two, as a couple. I get the feeling he isn't going anywhere anytime soon, and I want to try and understand how important he is to you."

"You really want to know?" Aria asked, obviously shocked at her mother's interest. "Ask away, anything you want to know, I'll try and tell you, but there may be some things I just can't put into words" she finished, grabbing a seat at the breakfast bar and stealing one of the tomatoes Ella was chopping.

"That's fair," Ella responded, contemplating what her first question would be.