ALLY'S POV

"Ladies and Gentlemen we will shortly be arriving in Miami, Florida where the local time is 10:00. Please stay in your seats with your seatbelts fastened and turn all electronic devices off. Thank you for flying with us today," the pilot announces, waking me up from my peaceful sleep. I look over to my boyfriend Dallas who unsurprisingly slept through the entire flight.

"Dallas." I nudge him. "Dallas we're landing now," I tell him as I continue to gently nudge him. He opens his eyes and smiles up at me however his smile soon turns into a frown. "What's wrong?" I ask him.

"I'm just nervous about meeting your family that's all," he admits. I've been dating Dallas now for a few months, and because we live in New York, he's never been able to meet my family who live in Miami where I grew up. I'm really looking forward to seeing them again, as some of them I haven't seen since I attended MUNY five years ago. Of course I've stayed in touch but it's not the same.

"Don't worry Dallas, they're going to love you," I assure him and his smile returns.

"Well could you at least go over who everyone is again," he asks me. I know he knows everyone already but Dallas can be forgetful when he gets nervous.

"Well, there's my parents, Lester and Penny Dawson and my older brother Elliot who's engaged to my friend Cassidy. Of course you can't forget my cousin/best friend Trish who I should warn you may start out harsh towards you but she'll warm up to you soon enough." This makes Dallas more nervous as he is aware of how tough Trish can be based on the stories I've told him. Nevertheless I still continue. "However she spends most of her time fighting with Dez so she'll probably leave you alone. There's also Austin, Elliot's best friend who according to my dad is taking a break from his work as his tour's just finished. He may not be family but he was always like a brother to Elliot, and our parents get along really well also. Oh and I forgot; Trish is now dating Roger."

"Austin's back up dancer?" Dallas asks. See I knew he already knew all of this.

"Yep."

"And this reunion is for your mother's book release right?"

"Yep." I lean over and quickly peck his cheek before the plane begins to land. After the plane lands, we grab our carry-ons before leaving the plane and collecting the rest of our luggage. Sadly there's quite a bit as we're staying for the whole summer, but I'm not complaining much. Outside the airport Dallas spots a limo with a man standing beside it holding up 'ALLY DAWSON'. That could only be my dad.

"So will I finally get to see the amazing Sonic Boom?" Dallas asks as we drive to my parent's house.

"Of course you will. Though, I can't promise you that I can show you around. Who knows what changes my dad has made," I joke, secretly hoping that my dad hasn't changed the store that much. It holds so many great memories for me, most of them consisting of the crazy times my friends and I had. Soon enough we pull up outside my house and Dallas and I climb out of the limo and walk up to the front door, hand-in-hand. I quickly peck his cheek for reassurance before knocking, and the door soon opens up to reveal Elliot.

"Elliot!" I scream as I leap into his arms for a hug. He spins me around before putting me down.

"Ally, it's so good to see you," he says before turning his attention to Dallas. "So you must be Dallas. It's good to meet the man who's been watching out for my baby sister." Elliot stretches out his hand which Dallas gladly accepts.

"Well I assure you nothing means more to me than Ally's safety," Dallas says, making me blush a little. How can I be so lucky to have so many people looking out for me?

"That's good to hear," I hear my dad say as he enters the room, reaching out for a handshake which Dallas accepts.

"Mr Dawson, it's a pleasure to meet you," Dallas tells dad.

"Please, call me Lester; you're part of the family now," Dad responds, making Dallas tense up a bit. This worries me a little.

"Well now that you've met is it alright if we take our stuff up to our room, so that it'll be out of the way?" I ask. Dad nods and Dallas and I grab our suitcases to take upstairs. Once there in our room I close the door and turn to Dallas who's sitting on the edge of the bed. "See Dallas I told you they'd like you," I say, hoping to lift the mood a little. It doesn't work as he stays quiet. "I'm sorry about what my dad said down there."

"No I'm sorry I responded the way I did. Believe me I care about you, but it just felt weird having a man I just met call me family; you know?" I nodded, understanding what he was saying. Suddenly there's a knock at the door, and I tell them to come in. I scream as soon as I see who it is.

"Trish!" I run up and give her a hug. "Austin!" Then I give him a hug. "Dez!" I finally give him and hug before dragging all three of them towards Dallas who is now standing up. "Everyone this is my boyfriend Dallas. Dallas these are all my friends. The guys give Dallas a handshake while Trish goes in for a hug which Dallas hesitantly accepts.

"Ally's right, you are cute," Trish says, gaining a punch on the arm from me. "What! I'm just saying."

"Well Trish now that I've thought about it how's Roger?" I ask her, hoping to take some of the attention away from Dallas as he clearly is feeling quite nervous.

"He's great. I'm just so glad the tour's over. I missed him so much."

"Trish you were talking to him every chance you had," Austin complains. Same old Austin.

"Oh yeah how was the tour Austin?" I ask him, almost forgetting that he's a world-wide superstar. That's probably because I don't write so many songs for him anymore, as we don't live in the same state anymore and he can actually write his own songs now.

"It was really good. Everyone loved that song that you sent over to me a few months ago," he tells me.

"Not to mention we made an awesome music video out of that song," Dez says. "Oh hey, cool suitcases by the way," he continues, pointing at my red suitcase covered in white musical notes. That's just reminded me...

"Oh yeah we still need to unpack," I tell them.

"Cool, well I need to help Elliot and Lester out with the barbeque. See ya both later," Austin says before leaving the room along with Trish and Dez. Dallas and I start unpacking in silence, until he speaks up.

"Ally, how did you're panties end up in my suitcase?" Dallas asks me, holding up my underwear for me to see, while smirking.

"That must be from the spare set of clothes that I keep round yours," I tell him. Dallas and I may not be living together since it has only been a few months since we started dating, but we do still spend a lot of time round each other's apartments, so we both generally leave a spare set of clothes around the others.

"Oh I think I remember you in these. I wonder what you look like in the ones you have on now," he jokes, dropping the underwear on the bed and walking towards me. I smirk back up at him, walking away.

"I'm sure you've already seen me in these so you don't need to see now," I say as he continues to approach me. I start giggling when he grabs me around the waist and pulls me close to him. I would start pulling away but he starts leaning down and I can't resist those lips. He kisses me gently, smiling throughout. I wrap my arms around his neck, and soon bite gently onto his bottom lip, causing him to moan and tighten his grip on my waist. We continue this for a while until Trish shouts that lunch is ready from downstairs.

AUSTIN'S POV

"Hey Elliot, you need any help with the barbeque?" I yell as I make my way out into the garden. I always loved the Dawson's garden; it's so large, not to mention they have a fountain with glow-in-the-dark lights a really cool tree house down the far end. I remember Ally and I always used to love going up to that tree house, mostly to do jam sessions. I missed Ally; it was amazing seeing her again as beautiful as ever, but I don't really trust that Dallas guy. He seems nice enough but they don't appear all lovey-dovey. My thoughts are interrupted by Elliot's reply.

"Nah I've got it under control. You seen Ally yet?" he asks me.

"Yeah; just now. Hey, what do you think about that Dallas guy?" I ask him, hoping I'm not the only one who disapproves of the relationship.

"He seems nice enough, and I'm convinced he cares about her, I'm just not convinced they're right for each other."

"My thoughts exactly." See this is why he's one of my best friends. "And speaking of relationships how's the wedding planning going?"

"I wouldn't know. You know what girls are like when it comes to weddings. They make all the decisions. However Cassidy did remind me to choose a best man, and since you're like a brother to me I wanted to ask you. Also Cassidy wanted me to ask you if you would like to perform at the wedding. I know you're taking a break but it would mean a lot to us."

"Well Elliot, I'd be more than happy to be your best man; and just because I'm taking a break, doesn't mean I still won't perform this summer."

"True," he agrees before turning his attention back to the barbeque. "Oh by the way, Ally doesn't know that the wedding's sooner than we told her yet, so I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell her anything."

"Don't worry I won't," I assure him.

"Won't what?" Cassidy appears out of nowhere, and goes to hug Elliot round the waist while he continues to cook the food.

"I won't tell Ally about the change of the wedding date," I tell her. When the foods ready he asks Trish to let Dallas and Ally know and we start setting the food out onto the table. I can see Ally introducing Penny to Dallas. I wonder what she will think of this guy. Everyone sits down and just as we start our food, Trish speaks up.

"So Cassidy, what made you suddenly decide to have a summer wedding?"

"What do you mean Trish?" Ally asks her, looking very confused. Uh oh!