Not over you

Chapter 24

⚠️ I posted an extra chapter on Wednesday. Don't start reading this one if you haven't read the last one ⚠️

A few weeks later

1 week before Christmas

Aria's POV

Everything has been amazing since we came back from Amsterdam.

Ezra comes here every day after work and plays with the girls and we talk for a while. He hasn't officially moved in but he spends more time here than at his apartment. He's trying really hard this time. He is always worrying about us, spends as much time as he can with us and always cares about what I think and what I feel and it seems like every day I love him a little bit more.

We're going to have a Christmas dinner with our friends tonight. By our friends I mean Mara and Ethan, Laura and Daniel and his wife, as well as Spencer, Hanna, Emily and Alison.

(...)

The girls and I come home after dinner while Ezra, Daniel and Ethan went out so we can talk for a while. Daisy and Olivia will stay at my parents' so we don't have to worry about making noise and about the time they go to bed. 

"So... How are things between you and Ezra?" Spencer asks once I walk in the living room with a glass of water in my hand. All the girls are sitting on the couch and look at me expectantly.

"Really great. We've spent a lot of time together and he's been amazing. Couldn't have asked for better." I say and take a sip of water.

"When will he propose?" Hanna suddenly asks and I choke on my water.

"What?"

"I mean, you were engaged before all of this happened and after 4 years you found each other and have been together for a few months now." Hanna starts.

"Yeah, and you told me he has been spending more nights here than at his apartment." Mara adds.

"Yeah, that's all true but I also told you that we want to take things slow."

"But what if he proposed..? What would you say?" Alison asks and again all the eyes in the room glare at me.

"I'd say yes, obviously. But we would have to stay engaged for a while. You may not understand this but we really need to take things slow. We both hurt each other and we spent many years apart so we need time to finally heal the wounds and to get to know each other better."

"I thought you'd forgiven him." Emily says, confused.

"And I did. But it happened and that'll never change. I'm not mad at him and I don't blame him either but a lot happened and we can't just forget it."

"Yeah... I get you." She replies and squeezes my hand.

"Well, I think you 2 should get married like tomorrow or something. I see the way you look at each other and I highly doubt that you're not it for each other..." she starts and we all laugh, "But I see where you're coming from and I understand. I really do." She adds and I smile at her.

"I really believe that we'll finally have our happy ending but we've only been officially together since Amsterdam even though we'd been dating and stuff for a while before that."

"I was going to ask about more kids but I take that the answer is no..?" Hanna asks.

"Oh my god, Hanna. Stop with the questions." Spencer says. We all laugh and I take another sip of water, this time not choking on it.

The truth is Ezra and I actually talked about our future, once. He told me that right now, his life is perfect and that he wanted to take things slow and make it right. Although, he also said that in the future he sure wants to get married and have kids.