An Ezria Pregnancy

Chapter 1 - Telling Ezra

**Aria's POV**

As I stared at the two lines that marked my future, I could feel the nerves starting to swell in my stomach at the thought of telling Ezra. I hoped that he would be overjoyed, at least that's what I was feeling – but what if he doesn't want this? I knew that I was completely besotted with the budding life form growing in my stomach, but what if he, well, wasn't? The phrase 'a mother becomes a mother when she finds out she's pregnant; a father becomes a father when he sees his baby for the first time' was lingering in my thoughts. I was positive that Ezra would never leave me over this, but what if he resented the fact that I had an immediate bond with our baby – what if he resented me for getting pregnant? I was pulled out of my inner thoughts by a shrill ringing.

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"Hello?"
"Hey Aria it's me, I'm about to leave work, do you want me to grab some dinner on my way home?" asked my boyfriend and unbeknownst to him, future daddy Ezra.
"Oh hey sweetie, yeah that would be great," I tried to keep my voice steady hoping that he wouldn't detect the nerves and slight excitement that were building in my stomach.
"Okay, and Aria?"
"Yes?" Oh god, he's figured it out, how am I going to explain this over the phone, why am I so transparent–
"I love you." I let out a big sigh of relief, just when my mind was going into turmoil, along comes Ezra knowing exactly what to say to console me, without even knowing that I needed to be consoled.
"I love you too Ezra, see you when you get home."
"Okay see you soon, bye."

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And with that, I went into a frenzy. Cleaning, dusting, polishing, you name it, this moment had to be perfect, and I was not going to let one speck of dust jeopardise it. I was acting like a crazy woman; cleaning like a maniac even though Ezra wouldn't mind or even notice if I hadn't had cleaned every inch of our apartment, I just had so much nervous energy that needed to be released that I decided to transfer my energy into something useful, and anyway, how often do you get to tell the love of your life that you're pregnant with his baby – well unless you're the Duggar family – but still, it doesn't normally happen often and I wanted this to be special because it was our first. I glanced up at the clock and realised that Ezra would be home soon, so I decided to go and get ready.

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Just as I had left the bathroom after getting changed into a beautiful, new red dress, I heard his familiar footfalls. My heart rate spiked and only continued to rise as he turned to see me leaning against the doorframe.
"Hi," I said timidly, looking up at him though my lashes,
"Hey," He returned "You look beautiful." He gazed at me with such love in his eyes, my nerves suddenly dissipated. I answered with a shy smile and he pulled me into a hug and pressed a tender kiss to my forehead.
"I've put dinner on the table, do you wanna come eat?" Ezra questioned, I nodded and let him lead me to the table.

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After a dinner spent in a comfortable silence, I decided that it was now or never,
"Ezra, I have some kinda big news, but instead of telling you, I would like to show you." My nerves were getting the better of me, my voice wavering and jittery.
"Okay?" He replied, obviously sensing my unease and becoming confused by my behaviour. I made my way to the bathroom, knowing that Ezra was following me silently. I reached down to retrieve the gift box I had placed the package in and handed it to him wordlessly, trying to decipher his emotions as he opened the box.
"A pregnancy test?" He asked quizzically.
"Surprise?" It came out sounding more like a question than I intended it to. Realization dawned on his face.
"Wait, Aria, does this mean what I think it does?!" I didn't know whether his exclamation was one of joy or one of anger, so I remained silent. He clearly couldn't wait for my answer and began tearing at the packaging until he pulled out the pregnancy test stick. His jaw fell open and he turned and stared at me, his eyes darting down to my stomach and back up to my face multiple times until his gaze finally settling on my face, his eyes burning with anticipation.
"You're – you're pregnant?" He asked, disbelief colouring his tone. The corners of my mouth started to curl up and I could feel myself smiling at his giddy reaction. My smile was all the confirmation he need and he swiftly swept me off my feet and into a bone crushing hug.
"Ezra – can't – breathe," He put me down instantly and pulled me into a searing kiss,
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy!" He exclaimed and started peppering my face with kisses. Suddenly, he dropped down to his knees and rested his palms over my still flat belly.
"Hey baby, this is your daddy. I just want to let you know that your mummy and I are so excited about you and can't wait for you to get here, but until then, I wanted to ask if you could be really nice to your mummy whilst she's looking after you in her belly, I want you to try not to hurt her or make her uncomfortable as much as you can, because she loves you and I love you, but I also love her, so I don't like seeing her hurt, which is something I'm sure you'll understand when you're a bit older. For now though baby, we want to let you know that we love you." Tears streamed down my face as I watched the man I loved talking to our unborn child. That had to have been one of the most touching moments of my life.