((Updated 9/15/2012 because of spelling/grammatical errors))

A/N: It's here! :D But before the chapter starts, I wanted to make a couple of notations:

Aria is 20, Ezra is 22, and the twins are 3.

Emily and Ali will appear in later chapters. An explanation for why they're not here is in this chapter.

And just to clarify, Lewi is Tristan nickname and Ali is Alice's nickname.

I think that covers it for now.

Enjoy! :D

Chapter 1

Aria's POV

June 2016...

"We're here!" I heard them say as they jumped out of the car and ran into the school. I quickly hopped out of the car, running in after them.

"Come on, Mommy!" Alice yelled before she disappeared out of sight.

After saying 'excuse me' a few times and breaking through the crowd, I finally caught up with them.

"Lewi! Ali! Come here!"

As I caught my breath, they ran back to me.

"You two know you're not supposed to run away like that."

They held their heads down slightly, "We're sorry."

I pulled them into a hug, "It's okay. I'm glad you two are excited to go to school. I just want you to be safe, okay?"

They nodded before holding each other's hand and walking to their classroom.

Since I had a week before summer school kicked in, I decided to meet up with the girls. Well, just Spencer and Hanna. Emily was in California trying to win Ali's heart.

"How did they like going to school?" Spencer asked after taking a sip of coffee.

"They really liked it. They ran inside."

Hanna rolled her eyes, "Nerds in training."

I jokingly scoffed, pretending to be offended.

"Hey! There's nothing wrong with them liking school! They need to get used to having a good quality education."

"Yeah, but they're excited about going to school during the summer! What kid gets excited about that?"

"I did," Spencer said.

"Spence, you were never a kid," Hanna said

"I take offense. I so was a kid! I liked playing hide-and-seek and tag."

I laughed as they went rounds with each other. Their images were soon replaced with those of the twins. Every time they got into arguments, it was very similar to how Hanna and Spencer handled theirs. I was snapped out of my train of thought by Hanna shaking my shoulder.

"Hello? Anyone home?"

I shook my head, "Huh? What?"

"What's got you so caught up?" Hanna asked.

"I was just thinking about the twins. They're growing up so fast. Soon they'll be in elementary school. I miss them being babies. I know it sounds weird, but I think I want to have another baby."

"Do you think Ezra would be on board with that?"

That was the one thing about Spencer I both hated and loved. She was everyone's reality check. She was asking a valid question. Was Ezra on board with having another baby?

"I don't know. I haven't talked to him yet. I'm afraid of what he'll say."

"Just talk to him. That's the only thing you can do," Hanna suggested.

"Yeah, you're right."

Spencer looked at her watch, "I gotta get going. I have to be back to my internship in a half hour."

Hanna stood up, "I got to meet up with Caleb. We're apartment hunting."

"You guys are moving in together?"

She nodded excitedly.

I sighed, "I'm going to take a quick nap before picking up the twins."

"Good luck with your talk!" They said before giving me a quick hug.

"I'm going to need it," I mumbled to myself.

Ezra's POV

I sat in Hollis's library, preparing my next paper. Graduate school was very intense. Some days were harder than others. When I thought of Aria and the twins, it made me realize what my purpose was. It wasn't just so I could have a piece of paper with my name on it. It was to make my family proud and to help me provide for them.

Aria was my biggest inspiration. Despite all of the crap that happened, she still graduated from high school and is about to finish up her bachelor's degree. What's making it easier for her is that the twins are starting school. It makes me feel unsure if thinking about having another child something we want right now. I mean I want to have another one. I don't know if she does. She's never mentioned it. But then again, neither have I.

I felt afraid that she wouldn't want to go through another pregnancy. I couldn't blame her after everything Byron put us through. But I missed having babies around the house. I love the twins, but I miss holding them like I did when they were first born. I missed them smiling for the first time and learning to walk. I especially enjoyed when Aria was pregnant and we would cuddle. I'd rub her stomach, feeling them kick in response. I wanted to experience all of it again, well, the good parts.

I knew I had to talk to her soon about it. I wouldn't know if she was ready unless I talked to her.

I came home around 5. On the days I didn't have class, took advantage of it and did as much work as possible. As soon as I got into the door each night, the twins would ask me to play with them, I spent some time with Aria and then we put the twins to bed before falling asleep ourselves.

As the twins ran up and gave me hugs, I couldn't help but think what it'd be like to have three or even four children running up to me. They would all hug me and I would pretend that they encumbered me and fall gently to the ground.

That night as Aria and I laid in bed, my thoughts were centered around having another baby.

"What's on your mind?" she asked, bringing me back down to earth.

"I was imagining what it'd be like to have another baby in the house."

She sat up, "You want to have another baby?"

"I was thinking about it. But I don't want you to feel like you have to."

"I want another baby. Watching the twins grow up so fast makes me want another one."

"Same here. Do you think we can handle it?"

"We weren't expecting to have the twins, but I think we handled it pretty well. Don't you?"

"Yeah, I think so. We're going to need a bigger house."

"Yeah, especially since Ali's going to want her own room."

"Yeah. I swear she's three going on thirteen."

She laughed, "I think I need to talk to Hanna about influencing her."

I couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah. She's a lot like Hanna."

Aria buried her head in my chest, "So, we're going to try for another baby?"

"Yeah, we are."

A/N: I finally got some brain juices flowing for this story! :D I hope you all enjoyed it! Please read and review! :D

~reneexoxtyler15~