It was early morning and Aria was glued to her x-boyfriend / x-teacher's side. She gave up trying to not cry awhile ago. The short brunette came in with Ezra in the ambulance and right when he was allowed visitors, she sat in a chair close to him. She didn't leave once to change or shower in more than 24 hours. Before, Aria couldn't admit to herself that she still loved and cared for Ezra. But now her heart took over and her brain took a backseat. Aria forgot all of the hurt she just went thru and finally knew she could never lose Ezra. He was her rock and never stopped being it. In the moments following A shooting Ezra, she definitely didn't hide what she was feeling. She had been sobbing so much she was surprised she had any more water left in her body. Aria hadn't talked to anyone since that night on the rooftop. Every now and then she would mumbled no's and Ezra's but no one could understand her.

So that was where she was when Ezra's infamous blue orbs were visible again. Once his eye lids were opened he looked around the room, not knowing where he was. The only familiar thing in the room was the love of his life.

"Aria? Is that you?" Ezra questioned, still in a hazy state of mind.

"Ezra? Ezra! Oh my god you are awake," Aria almost yelled as she jumped up and hugged the man in the hospital bed. She clung on to him like he was the only other person on earth.

"Um, Aria? I'm not complaining, but you are kind of choking me," coughed out Ezra.

Without any words Aria quickly got off of Ezra. An awkward silence passed until Ezra couldn't hold in the question that has been haunting him ever since he woke up in a strange bed. "Why am I here?"

"You really don't remember?" Aria questioned softly.

"Everything is a blank. The last thing I remember is waking up and trying to get my research together because I was going to go to New York to find you. I don't know if I ever did find it. Wait, do you know?"

"I don't know about that, but I do know why you are here." Aria started starring anywhere but Ezra. She was beyond nervous. I mean, how do you tell your soul mate that they had been shot to save your life?

Ezra patiently waited for Aria to continue. After a couple of silent seconds that felt like years she slurred out "A shot you." It was almost too quiet for Ezra to hear. But he heard it.

So many questions were fighting to be answered in his head. He was very uncertain why A would shoot him or why Aria would be there. Heck, he didn't even know why she would care if he was hurt or injured. Finally he said the one thing he completely understood and made perfect sense to him, "Aria, I know I have lied a lot. But I love you and you are the one person I want to spend the rest of my life with! I am so sorry for everything."

He was about to continue when Aria quickly responded with, "I know. Let's just talk about that later. Right now I want to enjoy the fact that you are alive. And I kind of have to call a nurse because you woke up from your coma."

And with that she pressed a button next to his bed and a nurse came plowing in. "Excuse me I need a few minutes alone with him. After that you can send anyone in that wants to see him."

Aria was about to leave when she turned around in the doorway and smiled at Ezra. That same smile sucked him in that first day at the bar. That same smile made him lose himself every time she walked into his apartment. That same smile lit up every room she came in. Without that smile, Ezra would probably be teaching at Rosewood High without a worry in the world right now. But instead he is in a hospital bed and he just woke up from a coma. But even after all of the pain it caused, he wouldn't trade that smile for a anything.

Ezra's doctor came to conclusion that after the traumatizing event that took place, his brain totally forgot the past 48 hours. He would make a full recovery by the end of the month, as long as he rested a lot. Ezra would probably never remember what happened. So his first plan, that included unmasking A, didn't work. He forgot who A was and whatever happened when he was shot. But he did win back Aria, for now. Even if he doesn't remember anything, he is glad he was shot. Aria was back in his life. They decided on being friends for right now because of the emotional state they were both in. He also decided on helping the group of girls figure out who A is.

He had almosteverything figured out when a dirty blonde knocked on his hospital room door. Without waiting for an answer, Hardy nervously walked into his temporary room and sat on the edge of his friend's twin sized bed.

"So I heard you lost your memory," says Hardy after a silence that felt cold and chilling.

"Ya I guess so."

Even though Ezra had been filled in on what Aria and the other knew, he still felt some sort of an absence when it came to Hardy. Almost like he knew there was more to see, but it was still dark. Hardy was the only one that could bring light into the black darkness of Ezra's memory.

Another silence passed. They were both uneasy. Ezra didn't know what to question to ask first. Hardy didn't know what to say at all.

Until Hardy stood up and started to pace. He puffed out a big breath and began speaking, knowing every word he was about to say was going to be out in the world permanently after saying them.

"You know when I got home last night, you had this crazy look in your eyes and written all over your face. You seemed determined, confident." Hardy sighed, remembering the night before. "But we got in a fight. It was about how I went to see Aria and that I talked to her about you. It was also about how she told me about the book you were writing."

Ezra sat waiting for his friend to continue. It didn't look like he was going to, but when he finally did he said something unexpected, "I remember more. But I wish I could just forget." and then his words came spilling out. Similar to the way they did when he fought with Ezra, but completely different. Hardy was now in control and wouldn't regret anything he was about to say, "I want to forget because if I was there with you, things would be different. If we didn't fight I would have probably gone with you to New York to help. I might have been shot. I might have ended up where you are laying now. Maybe known of us would have gotten hurt. Hell, maybe we would have succeed in whatever your crazy plan was. But those are all what-ifs. We can move past this. You know me better than anyone else! You should know I hate what-ifs and living in the past."

Ezra knows there is more of a story to be told, but he doesn't bother Hardy about it. Because Hardy is right. Ezra knows him better than he knows himself. And they both know living in the past is stupid and pointless. So he silently agrees to look toward the future and just hope for the best. That's all you really can do, right?

Hardy sees that something is eating away at Ezra. So he nods his head, giving his friend permission to ask away. But instead of a question that could easily be answered, he asked one completely different. "Does she still love me?"

Hardy was caught off guard at first but answered the best he could, since he didn't quite know the answer. But no one knows. Not right now anyway. He didn't even think Aria knew herself. "She didn't say exactly, but I could see it in her eyes. She loved you and still loves you now. But that's why she hates you. I know that sounds kind of confusing and to be honest it sounded smarter in my head, but its true. She thought you never loved her and betrayed her. Aria still loves you, whether she wants you or not. I think that is why she told you to go. She was afraid that if you were still around you two would end up together and she didn't want you hurting her again. But now she knows you care because of… well you know," he paused to gesture at Ezra's stomach and then continued, "So right now she is just confused. Let me give you some advice. If you love her, tell her. Make her lose sight of all confusion."

That conversation sat heavy in Ezra's mind while he drifted off into a well needed sleep. As he closed his eyes he thought that someday he would find out who A was and what exactly happened the night before, but tomorrow he would devote everything into getting the one person he truly loved back into his life. Aria. Aria had thought about someday in the future while drifting to sleep only a few days earlier. Those days felt like forever sometimes, but other times it only felt like only hours had passed. That's what someday is meant to feel like. Someday is an unknowing word that you can choose put trust in, but you don't have to. Some people realize someday isn't a day of the week. Instead of saying someday those people say today is the day, even sometimes without realizing it.