Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally.

This takes place right after Girlfriends & Girl Friends

Secrets and Feelings

Ally's POV:

"How could I have let Austin just walk out that door? I wish I told him how I felt, I wish…" Ally thought.

Her and Trish had finished their picnic and Trish had left and Ally was alone at Sonic Boom. She took the card out of her book and looked at it. "There's no way I can make it without you."

"I wish." Ally said putting the card back in her book. Ally headed up to the practice room. Once inside she closed the door and leaned against the wall. Then slid down the wall. Finally she started crying, it was so hard for her to hear and see Austin walk out in a wonderful mood say he had another date with Kera.

Austin's POV:

Wow pancakes and video games in Dez's basement. Kera was like one of the guys and they had another date-AWESOME.

Austin was heading home when he went by the Mall of Miami and saw the lights on in the practice room of Sonic Boom. He headed over there the mall was quiet and empty except for a security guard or two but neither of them stopped Austin.

"I better see if something is up." He thought.

Knocking on the door he was hoping everything was ok.

Ally heard the knocking and opening the door a crack saw Austin standing there, she ran down the stairs and unlocked the door. "Austin what are you doing here?"

"I saw the lights on and wanted to see if everything was O.K." He replied.

"Yes sure Austin I was just cleaning up and …" Ally started when Austin cut her off.

"Ally your face is all red and your mascara is smeared, have you been crying?" Austin asked breaking in.

Ally tried to play it off as nothing and did her signature "What?" "Ally, what's going on and don't play shy or cute just tell me." Austin said looking her straight into her eyes.

Ally dropped her gaze and said "I can't tell you."

"Why not? Ally I'm your partner your best friend, you can tell me anything." Austin told her.

Ally turned away and took a few steps and placed her hand on the counter. She took a deep breath. She was so conflicted but decided that it was better she did not tell him. "Austin this time I can't tell you." Ally said.

"Ally why can't you tell me, I know everything about you even about Miss Pennyworth. Ally how can we work on songs and be best friends if you can't tell me stuff." Austin said.

"Austin this is the one thing I can't tell you, it could ruin our partnership and our friendship. I can't take that chance." Ally replied looking over at the flowers on the Piano.

"Ally if it's that important then I think I have a right to know." Austin said standing his ground.

Ally walked over to the piano and looked at the flowers and finally summoned up all of her courage. "O.K. I will tell you. Austin when we snuggled up on the blanket the other day it felt great and I realized right then and there I like you. There I said I like you and earlier tonight when you said you had a second date with Kera and you walked out with her it hurt me. That's why I was crying because the first guy I really have deep feelings for walks out with another girl. You know what it's like to lose someone you really like?" Ally blurted out to him.

"Ally your not loosing me and yes I do know. Do you remember Cassidy?" Austin told her.

"Yes I remember Cassidy." Ally replied.

"Wait a minute what about Dallas?" Austin asked.

"He's cute, but that was a crush. My feelings towards you are stronger. Austin you once said things between us would be awkward when you READ MY BOOK, and thought I had a crush on you. Now they are." Ally told him.

Austin nodded his head slowly and walked over to Ally.

"Ally, why don't we both go home and get some sleep and we can discuss this in the morning, because we both have got a lot to sleep on and I got a lot to digest." Austin said. "But Ally you're my partner and songwriter, and there's no way I can make it without you." Austin told her.

Ally smiled at him and they hugged.

"Come on I'll walk you home." Austin said.