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They're in Sonic Boom, closing up shop when he asks her. Well, more accurately, she's closing up shop while he watches her and sits on the counter swinging his legs like a five-year-old, but whatever. She freezes immediately, but isn't sure she's heard him properly at first. Soon enough though, the words and the full extent of his meaning process in her brain.
"You want me to what?" Ally practically yells at the shaggy haired, brown-eyed boy staring sheepishly up at her.
"Come on, please? It'll only be for the week, but ever since Piper and I broke up my parents have been non-stop asking me how I am, whether I've moved on, how everything's going and-" He cuts himself off and sighs. "Basically, I'm dying."
"Austin, this would have to be the worst idea in the history of the universe. And that's including the time when Jim Jones thought it would be a good idea to spike the Kool-Aid with cyanide and the invention of fake pockets."
He's majorly confused by her historical reference and has to resist a chuckle at her fake pockets comment, but he powers through like a trooper. She has to do this for him.
"When who did what? Look, please?"
"Why can't you ask someone else?"
He gives her a rueful smirk. "Well, my Mum already loves you, and she's pretty much been wanting us to get together since she met you. Plus, it'll be more believable since we're best friends and you're the only person who I honestly think I could get through this with."
"Austin, I'm flattered, really, but you haven't thought this through at all. You want me to pretend to be your girlfriend. In front of your parents. And the rest of your family. All of whom know you incredibly well. To even make it slightly believable there'd have to be some incredible acting involved–"
"Which you could totally handle because you're an amazing actress."
She rolls her eyes and doesn't acknowledge his compliment or the accompanying wink. She sighs, exasperated. "No, not totally. This is different, it's easy to put on someone else and just be them, feelings, motivations and love interests all included but to have to be myself but pretending to be in love with someone else is crazy. This isn't some movie or romantic comedy where these things all work out perfectly. What if someone found out? Your parents would be crushed that you lied to them, they'd hate me for the rest of eternity and everything would be ruined."
"No one will find out, I promise. It's only one week, and I know you've always wanted to go to the country. Please, Ally? I need you." He gives her those damn puppy dog eyes and she feels herself melting at those three magic words. But she can't. She looks at him and finally gives voice to her biggest fear.
"Austin." She sighs. Suck it up, Ally. Just tell him. "What if we end up not even being able to stand each other anymore?"
He softens and stands up so that he's face-to-face (or more like face-to-chest) with her. "Come on." He tilts her face to his with two fingers under her chin. "This is us we're talking about. It'll all be fine." He lets go of her and pauses, watching as she bites her lip. After she doesn't say anything else, he tentatively asks her: "So, is that a yes?"
"I'm going to hate myself and regret every second of it, but I guess so. When is this fantastic getaway?"
"We leave in two days."
"We what? Oh my God, you're the worst. Two days? And you left it until tonight? Of course you did. How am I even going to pack, or get them a thank you present- have you even asked them if it's alright if I come?" She rambles on, while he watches a strange combination of both amused and semi-terrified.
"Would you calm down? You have plenty of time to pack, it's only a week for Christ's sake, and we'll grab something tomorrow as a present if you really think it's necessary, which, for the record, it isn't."
"So, have you asked them?"
He scratches at his hairline on the back of his neck. "Asked them what?"
Ally narrows her eyes, and stalks forward, poking him in the chest at every step. "Don't play dumb with me, you blonde-haired bastard. Have you asked if I can stay?"
"Well, see, it's kind of a funny story actually-"
She glares him down and he sucks in a breath, taking a step back from her as he does and peeking at her from behind his excessively large hands.
He sucks in a huge breath and gets it out in one go. "I kind of told them we'd been dating for a month but keeping it secret and told them you were coming a month ago." Exhale, Austin. Whew. That wasn't so bad. See, all out in the open-
"A month ago?" She blinks as she processes what he's said, her voice rising in anger as she realizes the full extent of what he's telling her. "You're telling me your parents think we've been dating for two months, and that you lied to them about me for a full month before even asking me about it?"
"Um… yes?"
She gives a scream of frustration and storms from the room.
"So, we're still a go for Monday?"
A door slam is his answer.
The next two days fly by: somehow Ally manages to pack what has to be a year's supply of clothes and books into a suitcase, while he makes do with a duffle, muffins are made, chocolates and other presents bought, arguments had, flights flown and before they know it they're standing in front of the Moon's holiday home in country Texas.
Ally takes a deep breath.
Austin looks at her and takes her hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze.
She looks up at him.
He winks at her.
They knock together and try for a nonchalant-totally-in-love-dating-for-two-months kind of vibe.
And the smiling face of Mimi Moon appears in front of them.
"There you two are! Sweetheart, how are you?" She bundles Austin into a hug before turning to his companion. "And Ally, sweetheart, always a pleasure. How are you, darling?Come in, come in, it's freezing cold out here."
"Thankyou so much for having me, Mrs Moon. I brought muffins?"
Austin rolls his eyes at her unnecessary thankyou gift, and scoffs at her. She gives him a backhanded whack to the stomach, which he dodges, and he gives her a wicked grin, placing two fingers under her chin and tilting her head up towards his. He's beginning to lean in is about to close the gap when she places her fingers on his lips and pushes him away from her with a good-natured roll of her eyes. Mimi watches the two delightedly, before reminding Ally to call her Mimi, taking the muffins from the young girl's grasp and ushering the two inside.
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