winter wonderland

chapter 16

I'm sorry for the delay; I was trying to work out what direction I was going to take this. I'd like your thoughts at the end; you'll see :)

Aria smiled and immediately responded, "I love you too," as they walked over to the bed. Aria pressed her back to the bed and let Ezra fall on top of her as his hand began to undo the buttons on the front of her dress. She began kissing his face, his forehead, his cheeks, his ears, his nose while he undid her buttons, before Aria's lips found his. Ezra pushed her dress open slightly and placed his hand on her bare stomach as they both let out a soft moan. She undid a few buttons of his shirt and pulled it over his head so their torsos were bare. Their arms wrapped around each other's backs, their lips trailing each other's necks.

It was Christmas Eve and Aria and Ezra were asleep in Aria's bed. Aria's cheek was on top of Ezra's chest, her brown hair had fallen every way in a mess; yet she still looked flawless. Her mouth was slightly open as she slept peacefully . Ezra's face wore a soft, content smile as he slept with Aria in his arms. Aria began to stir, which woke Ezra up as he looked at her. Her hand flew to her mouth while she sat up on her elbow slightly. Ezra pushed some hair behind her left ear, his eyes worried as he looked at her face. Then suddenly, Aria climbed over Ezra and sprinted to the bathroom.

Ezra immediately pushed the covers off of himself and ran after her.

"Aria," he said as he slowly entered the bathroom, her head slumped in the toilet.

She wiped her mouth then looked at Ezra with a tight, knowing smile. They both knew why she was sick, as he came next to her and wrapped his arms around her bare back, softly rubbing his hand up and down her spine.

"So, this should help keep Byron unaware of our relationship, right?" Aria said sadly as she curled into Ezra. She let out a soft sigh as she pulled herself in closer to his torso.

They held each other in their embrace for a long time. Aria's arms were around Ezra's shoulders with her head snuggled against his neck; his hand was trailing up and down her back. Aria pulled back and looked into Ezra's eyes and gave a soft smile. Ezra's face finally showed his true feelings; he was so happy. Aria's smile grew wider as she pinched his cheeks and kissed him.

"I didn't think I'd be so happy with such news so young; but right now, with you; it's perfect timing," she said while her eyes cried with happiness. Her face suddenly changed to a frown as she slowly looked at Ezra. "I'm terrified of what Byron's going to do with this," Aria said as she slumped back against Ezra's chest. Ezra kissed her cheek then her nose, then her bottom lip softly.

"Right now, I am the happiest man in the world," he said fixing her hair behind her ear. "It will all work out," he said placing his hand on her stomach. "We'll worry about Byron later, okay? Let's just, enjoy our Christmas," he said kissing Aria again, before kissing her stomach.

Aria let out a giggle as Ezra kissed her stomach a few more times, before she ran her fingers through his hair.

He then tenderly and longingly kissed her lips as they both cried. When they broke apart, huge grins spread across their faces.

"We're having a baby!" Aria excitedly exclaimed. "But hang on, school," she said before she quickly did her maths, "Oh, I'll be out by the time we have our delivery," she said with a giggle as he kissed her forehead.

"Happy Christmas, Ezra," Aria said beyond happily.

Ezra pulled his arms around Aria and kissed her shoulder, before bringing his eyes to meet hers again with a smile. He was genuinely excited, and Aria thought what a wonderful father he'll be.

"Happy Christmas, Aria," he said before he kissed her lips tenderly.

Ezra scooped her up in his arms. He carried her down the corridor toward her bedroom, and placed her back in her bed, before crawling in next to her.