A/N: Edited 10/19/12 for quality purposes

Chapter 1

Aria's POV

I remember the first time I met Ezra. I was in first grade. Most girls in my class thought boys had cooties. I always thought they were fascinating. I saw him sitting under a tree at the far end of the school. He was reading Alice in Wonderland. He always did that, sit under a tree and read. I thought it was cool, mysterious. Most of the kids would make fun of him or hide his books. No matter what, he was determined to read. He would participate in physical activities, but he mainly read.

One day I decided to go up to him. I wanted to understand him. Why would he want to read instead of playing basketball or football?

"What a nerd," Ali said as me, her, Spencer, Emily and Hanna looked at him.

"I think it's cool," Spencer piped up.

"That makes you a nerd too, right Han?" Hanna nodded. She was eating her third Snickers. Ali turned to Emily, "Don't you agree, Em?"

"I-I-I-I don't know," she stammered.

"Even if you want to call him a nerd, he isn't to me. I'm going to talk to him." I stomped over to his direction, not looking back.

"Why do you always sit here? Don't you like recess?" He looked up from his book, "Yeah. I like reading more."

"Can I sit with you?" He nodded and I sat down quickly.

"I'm Aria." I extended my hand. He put down his book and shook mine, "I'm Ezra."

Everyday until he went to middle school, we sat and read under the tree. During summer vacation our moms would take us to the library. We read as many books as we could. As time passed, our relationship grew. We talked about different things like romance and literature. He was the only guy I was comfortable around. I didn't feel the need to hesitate when I wanted to say something. I just said it.

The summer before my sophomore year we started dating. I remember that day like the back of my hand. We were sitting on his porch one night looking at the stars.

"It's funny," he looks at me, "how something so simple can be so beautiful." I looked at him, "Yeah. It's not everyday we appreciate this."

"I know what you mean," he said as he slightly moved in. I smiled at him. There was more to this moment that I would openly admit. I liked him, a lot. At times I felt like he liked me too. I wasn't a 100% sure though. He leaned in a little closer. I moved in closer, hoping I was reading his signals right. He moved in more until our lips met. We kissed for a minute or two before breaking apart and staring into each other's eyes.

"I was wondering," he started, "would you go out with me?"

"He kissed you?" Hanna asked jumping up and down on my bed.

"Yes," I said blushing and looking down at my lap.

"Details?" Ali asked.

"We were looking at the stars and we were talking about how beautiful they were and then we kissed."

"That's it?" Ali asked disappointed. I shot her a look.

"It doesn't happen like it does in the movies, you know," Spencer refuted.

"Are you guys dating now?" Hanna asked excited. I smiled as wide as my mouth could stretch and nodded.

"I still don't understand why you won't date Noel. He's a much better fit. He's cute. Popular. Has money," Ali advertised.

"I think Ezra's a good fit for her," Emily said quietly. Ali rolled her eyes, "Whatever," she gave me a fake smile, "Congratulations."

"Thanks?" I said not sure to be happy or insulted.

"When do you two going to do it?" Ali asked directly. We all looked at her. Our mouths dropped and eyes wide.

"They just started dating!" Spencer stated.

"Okay, and?"

"Ezra and I are going to wait until it feels right. We don't want to rush into anything," I said blushing.

"I think it's sweet," Emily chimed in.

Ali rolled her eyes again, "I still think it's lame."

The school year flew by quickly. Everyday at school we would walk in together, get our stuff for first period and he would walk me to class. After school we would study. The weekends we spent watching black and white movies and cuddling on his couch. Our anniversary came soon afterwards. That night was the most special night of my life. We had just went to the 1951 adaptation of Death of a Salesman. Since his mom was out of town for the weekend we made a plan to have me sleepover. I told my parents I was going to sleepover at Spencer's. Since her parents are barely home, it would be hard for them to disprove.

As soon as we got to his house, we ran up to his room. Without thought or hesitation he pressed his lips against mine, picked me up and carried me to his bed. He gently placed me down, not breaking from the kiss. Our kissing became rougher and more passionate. Before we got lost in the moment he looked at me.

"Are you sure?" I nodded. He went back to kissing me. I took off his shirt and he pulled my dress over my head. He straddled me and took my hand. Everything after that became a blur.

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