<Li> Ezra Fitz ( Fitzgerald ) ( Ian Harding ) ( seasons 1 -- 7 ) is a former English teacher at Rosewood High School and later teaches at Hollis College . He became romantically involved with Aria after the two met at a bar and instantly bonded . When he discovered that Aria was his student , he attempted to break things off , but found himself unable to do so . He broke up with Aria for a little while in order to take time to think about their relationship . He quit his teaching position at Rosewood just before Noel threatened to expose Aria and Ezra 's relationship . Ezra later explains to Aria that he was engaged to a girl named Jackie when he was in college , but that she broke it off ; Jackie later returns to Rosewood after getting a teaching position at Hollis . Although Ezra loves Aria , he seems to still have some lingering feelings for Jackie , and the two remain close . His relationship with Aria is often strained by the fact that they have to hide that they are together . He confesses to Ella that he loves Aria ( though she misunderstands and believes he is talking about Spencer ) when he comes to comfort Aria after her arrest . In `` Through Many Danger , Toils , and Snares '' we find out that Aria broke up with Ezra because of Jackie threatening to expose their relationship but they later get back together after Aria explains to Ezra that Jackie was the reason why she broke up with him . Ezra and Aria later tell Byron and Ella that they are a couple which leads him to getting punched by Mike ( though it 's told he only did it fearing what Byron what would have done instead ) . Ezra later tells Jackie , who comes into his office trying to convince him it 'll never work out for him and Aria due to age difference and the fact she 's still a teenager , to get out of his office , saying he will not let her do anything to harm or hurt Aria ever again and that he wants nothing more to do with Jackie herself . Aria continues to attempt to convince her parents to allow her to date Ezra but in the meantime they try to set her up with someone else . When Aria calls Ezra , he tells her not to call him again . The two later rekindle their relationship when Aria leaves him a voice mail telling Ezra that , if he does n't meet up with her , their relationship is over for good . Ezra turns up at the last minute after a student tells him to ' be bold ' and the two kiss in the rain . Aria decides not to tell her friends that the two are back together , hoping that , by keeping it from them , she can also keep it from `` A '' . They later have sex in his apartment after Ezra finds out that he has been fired from Hollis . In season 3 , Aria and Ezra celebrate their one - year anniversary . Their relationship seems to be going smoothly until Ezra 's younger brother Wesley `` Wes '' drops by unexpectedly . Bumps are soon formed in their relationship when Aria learns of Ezra getting his high school girlfriend Maggie pregnant and his mother paying her to disappear from his life , even though he wanted to do the right thing . Aria tracks Maggie down and discovers that she kept the baby , who is now a healthy 7 - year - old boy named Malcolm , whom Ezra finds out about from a distraught Spencer . This leads him to leave Rosewood and seek out Maggie and his son ; Ezra is back in Rosewood but only one day after he 's back he gets a phone call from Maggie ; Mrs. Fitzgerald sold Maggie 's condo . Maggie asked Ezra if she and Malcolm can stay in Rosewood near him for a couple of days . Later when Spencer is part of the A-team , she picks up Malcolm from his karate class but is actually kidnapping him . Aria frantically tries to find him and when she does he tells her that Aria 's friend Alison picked him up . Ezra gets a job at Rosewood High as a substitute teacher . After all the incidents with Malcolm , Aria decides that it is best that her and Ezra break up just after kissing him on the school stairs . In season four Ezra starts teaching full
<Li> Ezra Fitz ( Fitzgerald ) ( Ian Harding ) ( seasons 1 -- 7 ) is a former English teacher at Rosewood High School and later teaches at Hollis College . He became romantically involved with Aria after the two met at a bar and instantly bonded . When he discovered that Aria was his student , he attempted to break things off , but found himself unable to do so . He broke up with Aria for a little while in order to take time to think about their relationship . He quit his teaching position at Rosewood just before Noel threatened to expose Aria and Ezra 's relationship . Ezra later explains to Aria that he was engaged to a girl named Jackie when he was in college , but that she broke it off ; Jackie later returns to Rosewood after getting a teaching position at Hollis . Although Ezra loves Aria , he seems to still have some lingering feelings for Jackie , and the two remain close . His relationship with Aria is often strained by the fact that they have to hide that they are together . He confesses to Ella that he loves Aria ( though she misunderstands and believes he is talking about Spencer ) when he comes to comfort Aria after her arrest . In `` Through Many Danger , Toils , and Snares '' we find out that Aria broke up with Ezra because of Jackie threatening to expose their relationship but they later get back together after Aria explains to Ezra that Jackie was the reason why she broke up with him . Ezra and Aria later tell Byron and Ella that they are a couple which leads him to getting punched by Mike ( though it 's told he only did it fearing what Byron what would have done instead ) . Ezra later tells Jackie , who comes into his office trying to convince him it 'll never work out for him and Aria due to age difference and the fact she 's still a teenager , to get out of his office , saying he will not let her do anything to harm or hurt Aria ever again and that he wants nothing more to do with Jackie herself . Aria continues to attempt to convince her parents to allow her to date Ezra but in the meantime they try to set her up with someone else . When Aria calls Ezra , he tells her not to call him again . The two later rekindle their relationship when Aria leaves him a voice mail telling Ezra that , if he does n't meet up with her , their relationship is over for good . Ezra turns up at the last minute after a student tells him to ' be bold ' and the two kiss in the rain . Aria decides not to tell her friends that the two are back together , hoping that , by keeping it from them , she can also keep it from `` A '' . They later have sex in his apartment after Ezra finds out that he has been fired from Hollis . In season 3 , Aria and Ezra celebrate their one - year anniversary . Their relationship seems to be going smoothly until Ezra 's younger brother Wesley `` Wes '' drops by unexpectedly . Bumps are soon formed in their relationship when Aria learns of Ezra getting his high school girlfriend Maggie pregnant and his mother paying her to disappear from his life , even though he wanted to do the right thing . Aria tracks Maggie down and discovers that she kept the baby , who is now a healthy 7 - year - old boy named Malcolm , whom Ezra finds out about from a distraught Spencer . This leads him to leave Rosewood and seek out Maggie and his son ; Ezra is back in Rosewood but only one day after he 's back he gets a phone call from Maggie ; Mrs. Fitzgerald sold Maggie 's condo . Maggie asked Ezra if she and Malcolm can stay in Rosewood near him for a couple of days . Later when Spencer is part of the A-team , she picks up Malcolm from his karate class but is actually kidnapping him . Aria frantically tries to find him and when she does he tells her that Aria 's friend Alison picked him up . Ezra gets a job at Rosewood High as a substitute teacher . After all the incidents with Malcolm , Aria decides that it is best that her and Ezra break up just after kissing him on the school stairs . In season four Ezra starts teaching full
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