Let's Hope They Don't Find Out.

The Montgomery History

Ezra's POV

As I'm driving towards Ella's house I see that Aria fell asleep. I smile at her and turn the music in the car down driving at a slower pace as to not wake her up from any loud noises or a sudden movement.

I arrive at Ella's a moment later picking up Aria and walking to the front door. I ring the doorbell and wait, silently praying I haven't woken up anyone in the household.

"I've got it!" I hear someone call from inside and I let go of the breath I've been holding. A moment later the door's open to reveal Mike standing on the other side giving me a confused look. "Fitz its...great to see you." He says awkwardly and I smile back just as awkwardly.

"You too Mike." I say back and gently shift Aria in my arms to shake he's hand.

"Mike, who is at the door?" I hear Ella ask him as she dries her hands on a towel and walks to the door that Mike is covering from Ella's small from to see out. "Oh, hello Ezra!" Ella smiles and shoos Mike out of the way letting me in.

"Hi Ella, sorry for coming over unannounced." I smile apologetically at her and she waves her hand to dismiss it.

"Its fine Ezra! You two know that you're allowed here anytime!" She looks at Aria and runs her fingers gently over Aria's cheekbones, an action that I do to sooth her when she's upset and doesn't want to talk. "How is she?"

"Shes doing okay...she's put on some weight but I recently found out that she's backtracked and I feel so stupid for not realising it. I mean there were signs I missed and I can't believe I let her go down that road again. I should've paid more attention to her, I don't know, made her feel more beautiful-" I start saying and Ella cuts me off.

"Ezra this isn't your fault. Yes there were signs but everyone would've missed them because those signs don't scream anorexia. You couldn't of known that she was spiralling down neither would I if she lived with me. And this, everything thats going on with Aria, isn't your, the baby or Aria's fault. Its really mine." Ella says looking down as she wipes a tear off her cheek.

"Ella..." I start but she shakes her head.

"It is Ezra. I'll explain it to you and then its your choice if you want to tell Aria or not. Why don't you go and put Aria to bed in her old room, because I assume you came here this late because she doesn't want to be in the apartment, and we can talk." She tells me and I nod. I walk up the stairs and put Aria in her old bed, changing her into something more comfortable and then I walk downstairs finding Ella sitting on the couch with a glass of wine.

I sit down next to her and wait for her to speak. "I was 13 Ezra. I was 13, barely a teenager, but that didn't stop the anorexia for taking control of me. It controlled my life. I wouldn't eat, making up lies that I was allergic or I felt sick or I already ate with my friends. I didn't go to parties because I didn't want to eat, I couldn't eat. My days were revolved around exercising. How much I could do after I finish my homework till I had to sleep. I didn't know what was wrong with me but I just knew I couldn't anyone." She takes a sip of her wine and I see the tears in her eyes, "It was a week before my 14 birthday when I passed out in the middle of school, I heard a crack and knew I had broken something before everything went out. I woke up a week later, my mom told me I was anorexic. I was in the hospital for 2 years, not once did I leave for more than 4 hours. The other 6 years were spent going in and out. Weighing, measuring all that stuff. It wasn't until I was 22, fully recovered from Anorexia and pregnant with Aria that I found out my mom had anorexia and her mom had anorexia and my great grandfather had bulimia. My family has a line of eating disorders. I tried delaying Aria's as much as I could, hoping that maybe she wouldn't ever starve herself or purge." She's playing with her fingers now as they shake, more tears falling down her face. I move closer to Ella and place my hand on top of hers. "I told her that she was beautiful every day and whenever she came home crying because someone said she was fat, I made sure she knew that she was wasn't. That she was perfect in her own way. I made her eat, even if she was throwing up and her stomach couldn't hold anything, because I was scared that she would stop eating. Ezra I know that you'll take care of my baby girl and I need you to promise me that you won't let her fall too deep back into the hole she's dug herself into." Ella looks up at me with pleading eyes and I nod.

"Of course Ella." I whisper and squeeze her hand gently my own voice cracking. I hug the older woman and she cries. I let her cry and then she pulls away wiping her eyes as she chuckles and shakes her head.

"You are the first person I've ever told Ezra. Not even Byron knows. You can tell Aria if you want to because I know I won't be able to tell her." She tells me and I nod.

"I'm glad you could trust me." She nods and gives me a smile.

"I wish I trusted you earlier." She smiles sadly at me, "If I did, maybe non of this would've happened you know? You and Aria would've had a baby by now and I would've been a grandmother. But I had to take Byron's side and tear her away from you. I thought I'd lost her for good when I did that. She told me she hated me and it took everything in me to not punch Byron for making my own daughter hate me....did Aria tell you?" She asks and I look at her confused.

"Aria tells me lots of things." I say and she nods.

"Right. Did she tell you about Byron and I?"

"The divorce?" I ask her and she nods.

"Yeah." She sighs, "It's funny actually. Because I always dreamed of Byron and I being together forever and look at us, we've fallen apart." She chuckles and shakes her head. "Do me a favour and wait with marrying Aria. Wait until you are both ready, even if you have a child before you're engaged, don't rush it. Thats how you fall out of love." She smiles sadly at me.

"I don't plan on leaving Aria for the world." I smile at her and she nods.

"Good. I'm going to get some sleep and you should too. Night Ezra."

"Night Ella."