ARIAS POV:
I stared at the walls for days. I'm starting to believe my butt is glued to this small chair in the corner. I was still wrapped up in a blanket. I had to put on one of ezras shirts a few nights ago because it's getting pretty lonely around here. I missed his smell. I missed his eyes. I missed his brown curly hair. somehow smelling his scent wasn't enough. I couldn't sleep much. I can't even sleep on his side of the bed. the last I've heard of him was about a week ago when he called telling me nicole was alive. I didn't know how I was supposed to feel when the moment came he called. I wasn't hoping she was dead. I wasn't because then I knew Ezra would just have to settle for me. I was hoping she was alive. I just want him to be happy I thought as I looked down at my finger. I twisted my ring all around my finger not knowing what to expect when he comes home. is this even home anymore? I looked around and went through Ezras desk to find their picture together. I began to cry. he looked happy. I looked around to seeing plenty of my stuff around this apartment that they once shared. I started picking things up and packing it away. I want to be prepared for whatever comes next. I called emily. she rushed over. she helped me pack but she was confused about it all. she loaded everything between mine and her car. Ali is allowing me to stay with her for awhile. emily drove her car back to alis while I sat here and just waited. I went and looked in the mirror and saw how swollen my eyes have become this past week. I heard the door open as I wiped my tears and walked out to be standing and seeing Ezra. he dropped his bags and finally looked up at me. I saw that big smile run across his face.
"hey." he said quietly
"hey." I said trying to pull a smile over my face
"I tried calling... I lost connection after that day." he said as he sighed
"it's fine. I should um go."
"Why? where are you going?"
"Alis I'm staying there now."
"wait why?" he asked looking around the apartment. he grabbed my hand and held it against his chest then he realized
"Aria..." he said sadly
"Ezra I don't want to come in between you and her." I said handing him the ring from my pocket
"Aria me going there didn't change anything."
"it didn't?"
"no." he smiled
"I just kinda felt like it would."
"Aria when we were at that airport and you let me go and get the closer I needed I knew you loved me and didn't mean any harm in deleting that call... when I walked away and didn't kiss you I remember when I walked away mad from her and never said goodbye. I couldn't do that to you. what if something had happened to me. that was me saying I'm still in love with you I just need to go and figure this out."
"you still love me?"
"of course I do. I proposed to you... not her. you're the love of my life I could never leave you. don't you ever worry. everyday I was there all I could think about was how you must feel. all I thought about was waiting to get home and kiss you again. all I thought about was you and what you must be going through. Aria when I saw her again I didn't know what would happen. I knew for sure I was still very much in love with you. I just had to tell her goodbye. thank you for letting me do that. Aria I need you. I can't lose you."
"and I can't lose you." I said letting my tears fall wrapping my arms around his neck as he picked me up. this was the hello I was waiting on. being here in his arms... I realized I didn't need to go anywhere I was already home
