Ally's POV

"Thank you for shopping at Sonic Boom," I said to the customer handing over their bag.

"Guess who got a job at Gloria's doughnuts?" asked Trish walking into Sonic Boom.

I giggled slightly and sarcastically replied, "Hmm, I wonder who?"

"It's such a great job though, I get doughnuts for free just for working there, check it out!" Trish exclaimed pulling out her membership card.

"Uhh, Trish, it says you get a free doughnut when you buy 10"

Trish quickly looked at the card and sighed, "Oh well, close enough I guess."

Just as Trish said that two boys came walking through the doors of the shop, one carrying a video camera and the other was busy texting on their phone.

"Hey Austin, hey Dez!" Trish greeted whilst Austin didn't seem to even realise.

"Uh, Austin?" I asked just as his head snapped up.

"Oh hey guys!" he said happily running his hand through his messy blonde hair.

Both Trish and I gave Austin puzzling looks just as Trish asked, "What's got you over the moon?"

"Oh nothing, I'm just happy," he said, whilst his phone alerted him of a message.

Austin went back to his phone and started reading the message with a huge smile on his face. He seemed overjoyed today.

Dez walked up to the counter leaving Austin to reply, "He's texting Kira."

Both Trish and I looked at each other and 'Ohhh-ed' at the same time. It all made sense now, and although I was extremely happy about how things were going with his relationship with Kira, I couldn't help but feel a little sad over it. For the meantime I knew I had to push those feelings aside.

"Uh, so Dez? What's the plans for today?" I asked him with a smile.

"Well Austin and I were going to go to this place where they apparently sell the biggest taco in the world!" he exclaimed happily but then added, "Except he's apparently got a lunch date with Kira soon…"

Dez almost looked dejected by this and it suddenly occurred to me that Dez was being left out, "Dez, if you want… you could hang with Trish and me for the rest of the day?"

Trish looked at me with horrid, "Oh course he doesn't."

I rolled my eyes at her stubbornness but looked at Dez for his answer.

"Thanks for the offer Ally but didn't you hear what I just said… There is a huge taco with my name on it, so I'll catch you around," he told us with a big smile before waving and leaving the store.

I looked at Trish bewildered but just shugged it off. My gaze went but to the blonde boy leaning against the door laughing at his phone. I unconditionally sighed and my gaze lowered to the floor.

"Hey, are you alright?" Trish asked me seriously.

I gave her a reassuring look, "Trust me; I'm going to be fine. It's just, he's so happy and I'm so…"

"…not?" she finished my sentence for me whilst I just nodded in agreement.

"I'm happy for him, I really am… but I just feel so selfish right now."

"Ally, I know that you don't want to tell him how you feel because it could ruin everything… but what if he liked you back?"

I jestured to the boy who was giggling like a school boy at the front of the shop, "Does he look like he likes me right now..? I know where I stand in this friendship and that is just being his friend. I'm better off not ruining it."

Trish gave me a sad look and before I could even reply I heard my named being called.

"ALLY!" shouted an unfamiliar voice.

I turned to see a brown haired boy with a cute face running up towards me. For a moment I swore I recognised him but before I could figure out how I was engulfed into a large hug.

"God, I've missed you."

"Uhhh," I paused pulling out of the hug to see his face only to realise exactly who it was.

Trish looked at me questionably, "Ally, who is…"

"This is my old friend Elliot… gosh, I can't believe it's you. It's been so long!" I exclaimed pulling him back into another hug.

"I've missed you too Ally Bear!"

Austin's POV

I looked down at my phone to see a new message from Kira:

Sorry Austin I can't make lunch today. My dad got me an audition for this new tv show and I really should take it. I promise I'll make it up. Pancakes and a movie? xoxo

Although she couldn't make the lunch I couldn't help but be extremely happy at her compromise as I texted back with a goofy smile on my face:

Sounds great! I can't wait.

Kira was the perfect girlfriend. She liked pancakes, she enjoyed all the same movies as me and she even loved playing video games. It was like she was the female version of a Dez! At this thought I looked up and saw that Dez had left the shop already, this made my shoulders slump. I guess it wasn't his fault that I bailed out on him; it was kind of uncalled for.

Just then a guy with tousled brown hair ran into the shop shouting Ally's name. I saw Ally turn to the voice and look confused before being forced into a hug.

Who is that? I thought not recognising him at all… and what the hell does he have to do with Ally?

I hadn't realised that I had walked up to them and neither had them, whilst Trish asked who he was.

"This is my old friend Elliot… gosh, I can't believe it's you. It's been so long!" Ally yelled excitedly wrapping her arms around his neck tightly.

For some reason, my stomach sunk and I had a very uneasy feeling about this guy… and why Ally was hugging him.

"I've missed you too Ally Bear!" the Elliot guy told her happily and after what seemed like forever they pulled apart.

Before realising how annoyed I sounded I blurted out, "… and how do you know Ally?"

Trish and Ally looked taken back at my displeasure and I faked a laugh with a smile to try and ease the mood that I had just created.

Elliot seemed not to be bothered by this before answering, "Ally and I were at summer camp together. We were like best friends that summer… inseparable."

… Best friends?

Somehow I wondered why Ally had never mentioned Elliot before, and why I was only finding out about this now.

"Speaking of which! What are you doing back here in Miami?" Ally asked him curiously, "I thought your family lived over in California?"

"Oh we are, but my Dad had a meeting here and I remembered you saying that you lived here so I tagged along to come see you."

"How long are you here for?" She asked sadly.

His smile dropped a little, "Only a few days… so we have to spend as much time together as we can together!"

Ally seemed to agree, "We'll make the best of our time here… wait, I have an idea! I'll call my Dad and ask if I can shut the shop early and I can show you around with Trish and Austin."

"That sounds awesome!" Elliot agreed just as Ally pulled out her phone and dialled her Dad's number.

This isn't awesome.

I don't know why but I couldn't help but hate the guy. Usually I'd be overjoyed with one of Ally's old friends coming to town… but something just seemed entirely wrong with him being here. I also did not like the way he kept looking at her.

Trish gave me one of her looks and I stopped glaring at the guy like he was the worst thing in the world… even though my gut was telling me he was.

"Austin, are you okay?" Trish whispered so that only I could hear.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

Trish raised her eyebrows, "Well you are kind of look like you hate this guy."

"I don't even know this guy. Only that he's Ally's old best friend."

Trish seemed to get a knowing look on her face and her mouth curved into a smile, "Don't tell me you're jealous?"

"What?" I said taken back, "Jealous… psh. I don't get jealous."

Trish still had that same smile stuck on her face, acting as if she knew something that I didn't, "I'm pretty sure Austin Moon is jealous."

I shook my head just as Ally hung up the phone, "Dad said it was alright if I close the shop early! He also asked me to invite you around for dinner tonight because he wants to meet the famous Elliot," she laughed whilst asking Elliot.

"Yeah sure, that sounds like a great idea!"

Ally smiled widely and gestured to both Trish and myself, "So are you both going to come with us and show Elliot around."

"I'm in, but didn't Austin have a lunch date?" Trish asked as all eyes looked at me.

"Uh, she kind of cancelled on me… but"

"Great you can come too!" Ally shouted overjoyed, not realising that I didn't really want to go with them. Yet at the same time I had the urge to stick around to see what this guy was like.

We were just about to leave before Trish gave me one last look that made me re think our small conversation.

There is no way I could be jealous… right?