Protect me Ezra

Countertops..

Arias POV

It felt weird being back in this position with Ezra. You know, him with his tongue down my throat, and me with mine down his. I felt a twinge of guilt as I remembered Liam back home in Boston. I soon, however, batted that guilt off as Ezra picked me up and lifted me onto the kitchen counter-top. I smiled inwardly to myself as I thought of the amount of times we have ended up on a counter top. Since the first time we met in hollisbar, to now. I was pulled back into the moment when I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket, I tried to ignore I but whoever was trying to contact me was very insistent. After the 3rd missed call I had to tear myself away from Ezra,

'Im really sorry I need to see who this is. It might be Ella' I apologised as I jumped down from the counter top and took my phone out.

3 missed calls from Liam. God damnit. I dialled his number to see what he needed me for.

'Hey babe' he answered

'Hey... Whats up? I was kinda in the middle of something' I replied, the annoyance obvious in my tone.

'I just wanted to call you to say I missed you, I also wanted to know the details of where you're staying. Also I think I transferred enough money into your account to get you by...'

'Liam, I am NOT a child. I can deal with these things by myself. I don't need you being in control of my finances and I certainly do not need you babysitting me all of the time! I am 24 years old and I am more than capable of making decisions for myself!' I shouted down the phone, I was getting really tired of him treating me like some kind of child, no matter what I did he always had to be in control and I was growing tired of it!

'Aria, don't you dare shout at me! Who do you think you are?! To think, I trusted you being away from home. Clearly I'm going to have to come there and teach you a fucking lesson!!!' He screamed at me down the phone.

I flinched at the harshness of his voice and immediately stepped on the back foot 'I—I'm sorry, I shouldn't have shouted. Please don't come here everything is fine. I must get back to my meeting. I'll phone you later' I whispered.

'Talk later, and remember that I know all that goes on Aria!' He snapped and hung up the phone.

I placed my phone back in my pocket and sat down on the sofa with my head in my hands. I tried desperately to fight back the tears but nothing could stop them from flowing out. I stifled my sobs as much as I could so that Ezra couldn't hear me. I felt so pathetic, had I known what Liam was like I would never have gotten into a relationship with him, but now I couldn't get out. I was trapped. I missed having my freedom, having the ability to be alone and look after my own things. I was too busy thinking about Liam and how he treated me to notice that Ezra had crouched down in front of me.

'Hey Ar, you wanna talk about it? I heard him on the phone and he seemed pretty pissed. I didn't hear exactly what he said but he seemed angry' Ezra wiped the tears away from my eyes, lifting my chin slightly so I would look at him.

'Yeah I'm okay, he gets like this sometimes. I guess he just wants me to be safe and careful you know' I lied, I knew this wasn't normal boyfriend behaviour but I couldn't say anything. Not again, not after last time...

Hey guys,

I'm back :) I'm so sorry its taken me 3000 years to update this story! I really hope you enjoy this chapter!!

Love always,

Neve :D