OH MY GOSH! I am so sorry for not updating in like a MONTH! But I finally have a chapter for you, and I promise that I will try and update as soon as possible. This story is a real challenge if I say so myself. Let me know if you have any suggestions or plot ideas because I have a serious writers block. So please REVIEW and tell me what you think!

P.S- Wasn't the Christmas episode just amazing?! I was a little bummed because there wasn't enough Ezria. I can't wait for January 6th for the Winter Premiere! It looks like Aria is in a bit of trouble, Poor Aria…

On a frosty December afternoon, Ezra Fitz stood in the middle of the isolated town, just outside of Rosewood in a phone booth. It looked like it hadn't been used in years. He was hesitant to dial her number. It was so hard. Ezra cursed under his breath, he felt like such a coward.

He dialed in the numbers, his heart started thumping as he heard the phone ring.

Ring…Ring…Ring

The anticipation was too much and he couldn't back out now, he just wanted to hear her voice. The knot in his stomach grew tighter and he felt trapped.

"Hello?" The voice said.

Ezra felt a lump in his throat but his body softened at the sound of her voice. He didn't know what to say.

"Hello?" The voice repeated. "Who is this?"

Ezra waited a few seconds but spoke up knowing that the person on the other end would hang up.

"A-Aria". Ezra's voice croaked, feeling the knot in his stomach grow stronger. "Aria…?"

There was a short silence on the other end of the phone line, followed by a short gasp on hearing his voice.

"Ezra?" Aria cried. "Ezra, is that really you?"

Ezra stood silently in the phone booth, trying to control his emotions. Aria took deep breaths hoping it would help. He let out a big sigh before replying.

"Yes, it is." He sniffled.

Silence grew between the two. Both were at loss for words. Ezra could hear Aria's soft cries from the end as tears fell from his cheeks. He always knew distance was hard, especially with Aria, but this wasn't the kind of distance he thought of. Finally, Ezra decided he'd be the one to break the silence.

"I'm so sorry." Ezra simply said. "I didn't mean for all this to happen." Ezra cried out.

"W-what happened? Where are you? Why'd you leave?"

Aria started throwing a million questions at him.

"I-I can't tell you over the phone." Ezra sighed. "Not yet."

This is what really hurt Aria.

"Why?" Her voice broke.

"You have to understand, it's just not safe."

There was a brief silence for a second.

"How are you Aria?" Ezra asked.

"I'm fine. I'm doing better." Aria said warmingly.

Ezra sighed in relief. Ever since he visited her at the hospital, the only thing he could think about was if she was okay. He spent nights wondering if she was upset or if someone had done something to her.

"Good. That's great."

Again, that damn silence that was present throughout their conversation was there again.

"How are you?" Aria asked.

He wished he could say that he was all right, but he'd be lying if he did. He wasn't okay.

"Aria, being away from you is so tough." Ezra whispered

Aria sighed. "Ezra, I'd like to tell you that things will get better tomorrow…" She paused. "But I've been through so many tomorrows and nothing has changed."

"It will. I promise." Ezra said smiling. There was a hint of 'hope' in Ezra's voice that caused to her smile. She smiled softly, but this time it was different. Her face smiled but her eyes didn't.

Ezra relaxed little in the phone booth and for once, after along time, they started talking about the normal things. And to Ezra, calling her was the best decision he'd made in a long time.

"R-Remember when we'd have those dates were you'd come by my apartment, we'd put on a movie, order takeout and just be there." He stopped, remembering all those good times he'd had with her. "I wouldn't even watch the movie; I was too busy looking at you. Noticing all your little details. Like, you wouldn't be able to sleep if the movie didn't end the way you wanted to or how you could never use chopsticks." He laughed.

"I miss that." She whispered.

Ezra breathed, knowing that the hardest part of his call is yet to come. "Please don't give up on me. I love you." Ezra said.

He could hear her sobbing through the phone. "Okay, can you stop you big jerk? You've already made me cry enough." Aria laughed. "I love you too."

"Bye." He whispered.

"Goodnight Ezra." Aria replied.

He hung up the phone. He ran a hand through his messy hair and started walking.

Dusk was soon approaching as Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily walked along the busy streets of Rosewood to grab coffee at The Brew. It had been a long time since all the girls hung out together. Coffee was probably one of the best things to bring them together.

The four sat down at the furthest table and ordered.

"Aria how's your arm?" Hanna asked. Aria made a speedy recover; her arm was still in a soft cast though.

"It hurts a little. I feel like a kid who fell off the monkey bars at school and broke every bone in her body." Aria said.

"Yeah. But there is definitely something different about you." Emily pointed out.

"There is?" Aria asked. The other girls laughed causing Aria to giggle.

"Yeah! You're smiling and laughing." Spencer smiled. "Just like old times."

"Nothing can ruin what we have." Hanna encouraged.

Aria's smile slowly started to fade away as a tall figure approached her.

"Aria. Aria Montgomery."

Aria looked down making sure she didn't make eye contact with him.

"W-what are you doing here?" Aria stammered. She looked up and found his eyes. They were icy blue and he had a smirk on his face that Aria was familiar with. It was Jake. Aria stood up facing Jake, but backed up a little as she saw the hatred in his expression. His left hand was closed in a fist and looked threatening.

"Aria?" Emily called out. "Who's this?"

Aria felt speechless. She didn't want to tell her friends about him and all that he'd said to her. Emily, Spencer and Hanna could see her worried expression. Worried, they all stood up and stood next to her.

"Jake." Aria spat out angrily.

"What happened to your arm?" Jake asked.

"Nothing that concerns you." Aria said, trying to sound confident.

"I was just curious. Anyway," Jake touched her arm and Aria moved back a little. "I was wondering if we could go out sometime. Maybe catch up on where we left off." Jake said smirking.

"There is no way I'm going anywhere with you" Aria spat.

"Ouch. That was not the answer I wanted to hear." Jake said.

"That's the only answer you are going to get." Spencer said, trying to stay calm and Jake rolled his eyes. He walked up to the blonde.

"And who might you be?" Jake asked.

Hanna moved closer to him. "Your biggest nightmare if you don't back the fuck away from me and my friends."

He laughed rudely at them as he walked back to Aria. She didn't know this guy for long but she could sense that something was wrong here.

Jake moved closer to Aria to whisper in her ear. "I know that Fitz is alive."

Aria froze dead in her tracks. How did he know? Jake could feel Aria tense up which only made him smirk even more. He thrived on her sadness.

"Can we talk about this somewhere else?" Aria whispered to him, hoping that her friends don't hear.

"Now that more likes it." Jake said. "Rosewood Bar, at 8. I'll be waiting." Just like that, Jake walked out of the small coffee shop.

"Aria, what just happened? Who was that?" Spencer asked.

Aria thought of an excuse for the time being, but nothing popped into her head.

"I met Jake at a bar on the night of the accident…"

"Aria…" Emily sighed, wanting answers.

"And…?" Hanna continued.

"H-He's…we've been going out." Aria stuttered the words out of her mouth.

"No way." Hanna sighed.

"There's got to be more to this story Aria" Emily said.

Aria rubbed her eyes, sensing a headache. "W-We had a fight. He's not usually like this."

The girls relaxed a little but they were not fully convinced that she was telling the truth. Hanna wasn't going to believe one word.

"I have to go. I need to get ready but I'll…text you guys."

"Okay." Hanna and the other two girls said in unison.

The Grille 8:00 PM

Aria opened the door to The Grille and searched for a familiar face. She wasn't even sure why she was doing this, how could she even trust him? He was dangerous, but Aria didn't care. Jake knew something that Aria didn't, and she didn't like that. She didn't like it all.

"You made it." Jake said, holding out his hand.

Aria took it and smiled, though Jake could tell it was forced.

"What would you like to eat?" he said eyeing the menu. "I hear that the puddings are amazing hear."

Aria sat silently and Jake knew she wasn't happy.

"How did you find out?" Aria asked Jake, trying not to meet his eyes.

"Well, isn't that the question of the day." Jake said smirking.

His words were full of sass and hatred.

"Listen Aria." She looked up at him. "I'm going to try and reason with you. If you do everything I tell you too, then I'll keep your little secret."

"Y-You can't make me do this." Aria stammered.

"Oh, I can. I knew he's been alive this whole time. Aria, if one of us gets angry, all of us get angry. You don't want me to hurt him do you?" Jake said while sipping on his wine. He roughly grabbed Aria's hand but Aria quickly pulled away.

"Who's 'us'?" Aria questioned but then realised what was going on. Was he on the A team?

"You know where he is. You've got him. Jake, I swear to God if you hurt him, I will-"Aria stopped.

"You will what Aria?" Jake questioned with attitude in his voice. "You're going to call the cops? Tell your friends? Who's going to believe you? Who's going to believe that he's alive?

The truth was that no one would believe her and she knew that too well. Jake had her in his grips and he was getting everything he wanted, so she had to give in.

She'd do it for Ezra.

Aria looked up at him. The fury in his eyes made her shudder.

"Aria Montgomery. My beautiful girlfriend." Jake smiled and grabbed her hand. Only this time, Aria didn't let go. She was in pain by just thinking about what the future had in store for her.

That is it for now. Jake is back! What do you think is going to happen? Please give me suggestions and ideas because they'd really help. I love all your reviews. Thank you for now. I will try and update for next week.

Please Review. You can review a paragraph or even one word. It still means a MY GOSH! I am so sorry for not updating in like a MONTH! But I finally have a chapter for you, and I promise that I will try and update as soon as possible. This story is a real challenge if I say so myself. Let me know if you have any suggestions or plot ideas because I have a serious writers block. So please REVIEW and tell me what you think!

P.S- Wasn't the Christmas episode just amazing?! I was a little bummed because there wasn't enough Ezria. I can't wait for January 6th for the Winter Premiere! It looks like Aria is in a bit of trouble, Poor Aria…

On a frosty December afternoon, Ezra Fitz stood in the middle of the isolated town, just outside of Rosewood in a phone booth. It looked like it hadn't been used in years. He was hesitant to dial her number. It was so hard. Ezra cursed under his breath, he felt like such a coward.

He dialled in the numbers, his heart started thumping as he heard the phone ring.

Ring…Ring…Ring

The anticipation was too much and he couldn't back out now, he just wanted to hear her voice. The knot in his stomach grew tighter and he felt trapped.

"Hello?" The voice said.

Ezra felt a lump in his throat but his body softened at the sound of her voice. He didn't know what to say.

"Hello?" The voice repeated. "Who is this?"

Ezra waited a few seconds but spoke up knowing that the person on the other end would hang up.

"A-Aria". Ezra's voice croaked, feeling the knot in his stomach grow stronger. "Aria…?"

There was a short silence on the other end of the phone line, followed by a short gasp on hearing his voice.

"Ezra?" Aria cried. "Ezra, is that really you?"

Ezra stood silently in the phone booth, trying to control his emotions. Aria took deep breaths hoping it would help. He let out a big sigh before replying.

"Yes, it is." He sniffled.

Silence grew between the two. Both were at loss for words. Ezra could hear Aria's soft cries from the end as tears fell from his cheeks. He always knew distance was hard, especially with Aria, but this wasn't the kind of distance he thought of. Finally, Ezra decided he'd be the one to break the silence.

"I'm so sorry." Ezra simply said. "I didn't mean for all this to happen." Ezra cried out.

"W-what happened? Where are you? Why'd you leave?"

Aria started throwing a million questions at him.

"I-I can't tell you over the phone." Ezra sighed. "Not yet."

This is what really hurt Aria.

"Why?" Her voice broke.

"You have to understand, it's just not safe."

There was a brief silence for a second.

"How are you Aria?" Ezra asked.

"I'm fine. I'm doing better." Aria said warmingly.

Ezra sighed in relief. Ever since he visited her at the hospital, the only thing he could think about was if she was okay. He spent nights wondering if she was upset or if someone had done something to her.

"Good. That's great."

Again, that damn silence that was present throughout their conversation was there again.

"How are you?" Aria asked.

He wished he could say that he was all right, but he'd be lying if he did. He wasn't okay.

"Aria, being away from you is so tough." Ezra whispered

Aria sighed. "Ezra, I'd like to tell you that things will get better tomorrow…" She paused. "But I've been through so many tomorrows and nothing has changed."

"It will. I promise." Ezra said smiling. There was a hint of 'hope' in Ezra's voice that caused to her smile. She smiled softly, but this time it was different. Her face smiled but her eyes didn't.

Ezra relaxed little in the phone booth and for once, after along time, they started talking about the normal things. And to Ezra, calling her was the best decision he'd made in a long time.

"R-Remember when we'd have those dates were you'd come by my apartment, we'd put on a movie, order takeout and just be there." He stopped, remembering all those good times he'd had with her. "I wouldn't even watch the movie; I was too busy looking at you. Noticing all your little details. Like, you wouldn't be able to sleep if the movie didn't end the way you wanted to or how you could never use chopsticks." He laughed.

"I miss that." She whispered.

Ezra breathed, knowing that the hardest part of his call is yet to come. "Please don't give up on me. I love you." Ezra said.

He could hear her sobbing through the phone. "Okay, can you stop you big jerk? You've already made me cry enough." Aria laughed. "I love you too."

"Bye." He whispered.

"Goodnight Ezra." Aria replied.

He hung up the phone. He ran a hand through his messy hair and started walking.

Dusk was soon approaching as Aria, Spencer, Hanna and Emily walked along the busy streets of Rosewood to grab coffee at The Brew. It had been a long time since all the girls hung out together. Coffee was probably one of the best things to bring them together.

The four sat down at the furthest table and ordered.

"Aria how's your arm?" Hanna asked. Aria made a speedy recover; her arm was still in a soft cast though.

"It hurts a little. I feel like a kid who fell off the monkey bars at school and broke every bone in her body." Aria said.

"Yeah. But there is definitely something different about you." Emily pointed out.

"There is?" Aria asked. The other girls laughed causing Aria to giggle.

"Yeah! You're smiling and laughing." Spencer smiled. "Just like old times."

"Nothing can ruin what we have." Hanna encouraged.

Aria's smile slowly started to fade away as a tall figure approached her.

"Aria. Aria Montgomery."

Aria looked down making sure she didn't make eye contact with him.

"W-what are you doing here?" Aria stammered. She looked up and found his eyes. They were icy blue and he had a smirk on his face that Aria was familiar with. It was Jake. Aria stood up facing Jake, but backed up a little as she saw the hatred in his expression. His left hand was closed in a fist and looked threatening.

"Aria?" Emily called out. "Who's this?"

Aria felt speechless. She didn't want to tell her friends about him and all that he'd said to her. Emily, Spencer and Hanna could see her worried expression. Worried, they all stood up and stood next to her.

"Jake." Aria spat out angrily.

"What happened to your arm?" Jake asked.

"Nothing that concerns you." Aria said, trying to sound confident.

"I was just curious. Anyway," Jake touched her arm and Aria moved back a little. "I was wondering if we could go out sometime. Maybe catch up on where we left off." Jake said smirking.

"There is no way I'm going anywhere with you" Aria spat.

"Ouch. That was not the answer I wanted to hear." Jake said.

"That's the only answer you are going to get." Spencer said, trying to stay calm and Jake rolled his eyes. He walked up to the blonde.

"And who might you be?" Jake asked.

Hanna moved closer to him. "Your biggest nightmare if you don't back the fuck away from me and my friends."

He laughed rudely at them as he walked back to Aria. She didn't know this guy for long but she could sense that something was wrong here.

Jake moved closer to Aria to whisper in her ear. "I know that Fitz is alive."

Aria froze dead in her tracks. How did he know? Jake could feel Aria tense up which only made him smirk even more. He thrived on her sadness.

"Can we talk about this somewhere else?" Aria whispered to him, hoping that her friends don't hear.

"Now that more likes it." Jake said. "Rosewood Bar, at 8. I'll be waiting." Just like that, Jake walked out of the small coffee shop.

"Aria, what just happened? Who was that?" Spencer asked.

Aria thought of an excuse for the time being, but nothing popped into her head.

"I met Jake at a bar on the night of the accident…"

"Aria…" Emily sighed, wanting answers.

"And…?" Hanna continued.

"H-He's…we've been going out." Aria stuttered the words out of her mouth.

"No way." Hanna sighed.

"There's got to be more to this story Aria" Emily said.

Aria rubbed her eyes, sensing a headache. "W-We had a fight. He's not usually like this."

The girls relaxed a little but they were not fully convinced that she was telling the truth. Hanna wasn't going to believe one word.

"I have to go. I need to get ready but I'll…text you guys."

"Okay." Hanna and the other two girls said in unison.

The Grille 8:00 PM

Aria opened the door to The Grille and searched for a familiar face. She wasn't even sure why she was doing this, how could she even trust him? He was dangerous, but Aria didn't care. Jake knew something that Aria didn't, and she didn't like that. She didn't like it all.

"You made it." Jake said, holding out his hand.

Aria took it and smiled, though Jake could tell it was forced.

"What would you like to eat?" he said eyeing the menu. "I hear that the puddings are amazing hear."

Aria sat silently and Jake knew she wasn't happy.

"How did you find out?" Aria asked Jake, trying not to meet his eyes.

"Well, isn't that the question of the day." Jake said smirking.

His words were full of sass and hatred.

"Listen Aria." She looked up at him. "I'm going to try and reason with you. If you do everything I tell you too, then I'll keep your little secret."

"Y-You can't make me do this." Aria stammered.

"Oh, I can. I knew he's been alive this whole time. Aria, if one of us gets angry, all of us get angry. You don't want me to hurt him do you?" Jake said while sipping on his wine. He roughly grabbed Aria's hand but Aria quickly pulled away.

"Who's 'us'?" Aria questioned but then realised what was going on. Was he on the A team?

"You know where he is. You've got him. Jake, I swear to God if you hurt him, I will-"Aria stopped.

"You will what Aria?" Jake questioned with attitude in his voice. "You're going to call the cops? Tell your friends? Who's going to believe you? Who's going to believe that he's alive?

The truth was that no one would believe her and she knew that too well. Jake had her in his grips and he was getting everything he wanted, so she had to give in.

She'd do it for Ezra.

Aria looked up at him. The fury in his eyes made her shudder.

"Aria Montgomery. My beautiful girlfriend." Jake smiled and grabbed her hand. Only this time, Aria didn't let go. She was in pain by just thinking about what the future had in store for her.

That is it for now. Jake is back! What do you think is going to happen? Please give me suggestions and ideas because they'd really help. I love all your reviews. Thank you for now. I will try and update for next week.

Please Review. You can review a paragraph or even one word. It still means a lot.