Forgiven Mistake

Chapter 1

Ezra's point of view:
"Gin!" She exclaimed in my little apartment for everyone to hear, too bad I'm the only one in here with her.

"How are you so freakishly good at this?!" I laughed as I put my cards down on the couch table in front of me.

I had felt the tiredness starting to wash over me as I started collecting our cards to shuffle them.

"I'm not, you're just freakishly bad!" She said in a high pitch waiting for me to get done.

"You know what Aria, I'm sorry. Maybe we can continue this another time? I'm kind of starting to fade." I had just been shot after all. As fast as I said that, I saw the look on her face, and quickly regretted my choice of words.

She was unemotional, she looked down and slowly nodded.

"No it's fine- actually, do you mind if I stayed here? On the couch. My dad are out on Mike's lacrosse tournament in Vermont, and I really can't stand going home to an empty house."

All my feelings started to rush up and my heart was beating faster. Had she really said that? That she wanted to stay here with me, in my apartment? She can't still love me, I treated her like crap, I had had a son and made her feel responsible for him while I tried to figure out how I could happy with her and Malcolm, who then however ended up being Maggie's son after she cheated on me? My mother tried to pay her to stay away from me? I betrayed her. She defended me over her family and her friends. She lied to so many people just so she could be with me...

Was I even worth all of this?

She's the best thing that's ever happened to me. I can't let her go. How come we always end up together even though we agreed not to talk to each other ever again?

But nothing, nothing, could make her love me again. I was a jerk! Why did I do all of this?! I should have told her about Alison the moment I met her.

Even though all of this, I can't help but feel overwhelmed if she wants sleep here.

I woke up from my thoughts and noticed I was grinning like an idiot.

"Ezr-"

"Eegh-of course!" I went to my drawers and pulled out the second one to find a yellow Hollis t-shirt. "This is the one you liked, right?"

"Yeah." She admitted.

I nodded.

"Or, well, you know what, I'm fine. I'm just gonna go home. Thanks for the games."

Suddenly heard I something crack.
My whole body was screaming, it felt like the fire that kept my body warm-was slowly turning into ash. My eyes were like waterfalls, tears streamed down my face like it was a flood. I couldn't control what I felt anymore.

I couldn't control my pride, or my number one rule.

To never cry in front of Aria.

By the time I was bawling my eyes out Aria was already outside my apartment.

I slowly took long steps, reaching for the door. Pulling the handle, seeing her petite body sitting farthest against the window with puffy eyes and red cheeks.

"Stay." I managed to sob out. "I need you."

She started walking towards my door where I was standing, and I walked towards her. Lifting our looks up, locking our eyes.

My vision was getting clearer, the tears slowly vanishing.

As we both met in the middle of the distance, I took her cheek and stroke it with my left hand. I used the other one to caress her neck and shoulder.

In a matter of seconds she crushed her lips into mine, grabbed my head with her hand.

"I've missed this." She said.

I put lips on hers and continued stroking her arm and hip.

"I've missed all of it." I whispered in a husky voice.

Let's say the rest of the night we were very busy.

Okay so I'm baaaack.
This was supposed to be a one shot, but I don't know if I wanna keep on writing this story. I reaaaaaally want to improve my writing skills, I feel like what I've written before has had no emotion put into it. So comment your thoughts and don't forget to vote!
/Rebecca