Ohhh so new story! Idea just popped into my head and I had to write something down. Had no idea what to call it, "As It Is" just kinda came to me. It doesn't make sense, but oh well! :P I will be updating my over story don't worry! This is just something different. And I'm also working on a sequel for Hot For Teacher ;) Anyway, I'm rating this M just in case, I don't know if I wanna go on full on smut with this story, but knowing me I probably will :P If you like it, let me know! I'd appreciate it a lot.

Austin Moon was 27 years old. He was a superstar in the music industry and had cash flowing out of him 24/7. It had all started when he was 15. He was a young immature teenage boy who always had girls on his mind, and that was the perfect place to start when writing a song. It didn't take long for the song to go viral and before he knew it he was an overnight sensation. Back then it was a lot easier. From that day he had been living in fame and fortune. He met a girl and fell in love. Her name was Piper and she was his everything. They dated all the way through high school and college. He didn't go to college, but she did. Then came the day Austin proposed, he was 20 and was sure he was ready to make the big commitment. Two months later Piper was pregnant and Austin's whole world came crashing down on him. It was a blessing in disguise and ultimately the only good thing that came out of the relationship. The marriage didn't go through and soon the pair became so involved in hating each other. And then one day it stopped. Not the way Austin had planned, certainly not the way he had wanted. Piper had been involved in a car accident, and unfortunately hadn't made it out. This left Austin a single parent who had a very demanding and time consuming career.

"Daddy?" The voice of a small innocent child sounded in the kitchen.

"Mhm?" Austin looked down to his daughter.

"Do we have to get a babysitter?" She asked to which Austin laughed.

"Yes sweetie, we do. And it won't be a babysitter, more like a nanny. She'll be living here too so daddy will be able to get a lot more work done." He smiled and lifted her to sit her on the kitchen counter. "But I don't want you to go away more." The little girl folded her arms.

"Katie, I promise once this project is finished we'll have a lot more time to spend together. It will just be a few more months baby." He sighed to himself and looked back down to the list of candidates he had picked out. "Plus, we get to interview all these people. That will be fun, won't it?" He tried to encourage his daughter.

"I suppose." She rolled her eyes as her voice filled with sarcasm. He had taught her well. His daughter was a lot more intelligent than he had thought.

"Good." He leaned down and kissed her cheek. In that exact moment the doorbell alarmed.

"That will be the first one." He helped Katie down off the counter. "Now remember, be nice."

"I'm always nice." His daughter gave him her biggest smile.

"So, Miss Templar?" Austin raised an eyebrow.

"Oh! Call me Brooke." The woman obnoxiously smiled at him. In fact, she hadn't taken her eye's off him since she arrived. "Brooke." He nodded. "Do you have any previous experience working with kids?" He asked.

"No." She said through her smile. "But I do know a lot about you."

"Excuse me?" Austin's eye's widened.

"I am probably your biggest fan. I can't believe I am sitting this close to you." She said as she leaned in closer to him. Austin gave a worrying look to his daughter who looked very unamused. "Can I take a picture?" The woman asked.

"Um.. oh is that the time! I have a really important meeting, sorry about that." He said standing up and ushering her to the door as quickly as he could. "What about the job?" She asked as he opened the door for her. "I'll call you." He said as he slammed the door shut.

"What a nut job." He heard his daughter say.

"Hey!" He pointed towards her "Don't you be talking like that."

"Sorry." She sighed.

"That was the last one I guess. I have a meeting now so I guess I'll have to drop you off at Uncle Dez's and Aunt Trish's"

"Noooooooooo they are so boring." His daughter whined.

"I know baby but I don't know what else to do." He shrugged.

Ally Dawson was a 24 year old college graduate who couldn't get a job. She was in the same boat as most and hated it. She had worked her ass off to get all the grades she ever needed and now no one would employ her. Typical. In fact her life was quite boring. She didn't exactly have many friends except one. Carrie was her best friend and had been all the way through high school. As far as boyfriends went Ally had no luck. She had dated her childhood sweetheart up until a few months ago. She walked in on him and another girl and that went down so well. He tried to make up some excuse and begged for her forgiveness but she didn't accept. Carrie always tried to set her up with guys, but Ally was never really interested. Her real passion was music, and she was a damn good songwriter if she said so herself. She had never put anything out to the public, she had terrible stage fright. At this point she was desperate for a job and when she saw the ad for a nanny she knew it was probably her last chance.

"Alright you got your things?" Austin asked and his daughter nodded with a sad expression on her face. "Aw c'mon, I'm sure their house isn't that bad." Austin knelt down beside her.

"It's not but all my toys are here." His daughter looked down.

"Look how about when I come pick you up we go to the toy store and I'll buy you a whole new set just for Uncle Dez's place? That sound good?" He asked gaining a smile from his daughter.

"Yeah." She replied.

"Good girl." He hugged her. "Daddy loves you."

"I love you too." And just then the door went. Austin jumped up and looked at his watch. "I'll just tell them they'll have to come back tomorrow." He said as he walked towards the door opening it. His eyes fell onto the small brunette who stood in front of him.

"Hi." He smiled.

"Mr Moon?" The woman questioned. "I'm very sorry if I'm late, this place was actually quite hard to find and I have a flip phone." She laughed a little. "I'm Ally Dawson."

"Ally, right. You were on the list. I was actually just about to head out." He sighed.

"Oh." She said. "That's okay, I'll just come back another time if the job is still going." She smiled and turned away to walk back to her car. "Wait." He stopped her. "When can you start?"

"Anytime." She replied.

"Cool, how about now?" He asked.

"You haven't even interviewed me or looked at my resume." She laughed.

"Let's just called in a trial run?" He said opening the door for her to enter.

"Oh.. I mean I'm not sure Mr Moon." She began to ramble.

"You'll be fine. I'll be back in an hour. This is Katie." He pointed at his daughter who smiled up at the stranger. "Just don't answer the door, or the phone.. and I'll be back as soon as I can. Help yourself to whatever, Katie will show you around." He smiled. "Now I'm really late, and you're really doing me a big favour!" And with that Austin was gone.

"Um…" Ally was left speechless.

"He's always like that." Katie shrugged.

"Right." Ally laughed. "So.. Katie is it?"

"Yep. I'm 6 years old and love to play!"

"Well nice to meet you, I'm Ally.. I'm old." She smiled down at the little girl who looked up in awe. "This is a very big house, if you don't mind me asking, what does your dad do?"

"You don't know?" The little girl sat down on the couch as Ally shook her head. "He's a really famous singer and he's always busy, but he gets paid a lot."

"Moon.. Moon." Ally repeated trying to figure out who he was. "Austin Moon.. I think I have heard one of his songs before." She smiled.

"Do you live under a rock?" Katie said.

"Cheeky now aren't we." Ally laughed.

"I heard my auntie say it to my uncle Dez!"

"Dez Wayde?" Ally asked.

"Yeah he's sooooooo boring." She rolled her eyes.

"I love his work! I have his book." Ally smiled nodding.

"You must be boring too then."

This was going to be fun.

"Ah Austin! Glad you finally decided to show up."

"Sorry Jimmy, had to find someone to look after Katie." Austin took a seat beside his manager.

"Austin I really think you should consider letting her live with her grandparents."

"No fucking way Jimmy. Look, I found someone it's all sorted, I won't be late again. Besides, Pipers parents hate me, they'd never let me see her if I just gave her away like that."

When Piper passed her parents were straight on the bandwagon to take Katie away from Austin. They said he wouldn't be able to handle it and things would end in disaster. He loved his daughter more than anything, and of course he was not willing to let her go that easily.

"It was just a suggestion." Jimmy said.

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm just stressed. It's hard juggling everything, I just want this album to be done so I can take a break." He sighed.

"Of course." Jimmy nodded. "Well everything is ready and in place, it should be fairly quick. Couple of months tops." Jimmy shrugged.

"Cool, and what about the duet?" Austin asked.

"Well.. so far we haven't been able to find anyone. Most of the new talent out there are way too young to sing a song such as the with you. We'll find someone though, it's what we're here for." Jimmy reassured him.

Austin came home that night to find the house in silence. Panic set into his heart as he looked around. He had been longer than he said he would, much longer. Had he left his daughter with some psychopath? Some obsessive fan like Brooke? Oh no. "Katie?" Austin called raising his voice slightly. "Shhh." His attention was drawn to the corner of the room where Ally was reading a book with the small lamp on. "Katie is asleep." She smiled setting the book aside. Austin glanced at his watch. "It's 10pm, how did you manage to actually get her into bed?"

"She was pretty tired, we spent all day playing games." Ally shrugged.

"I'm impressed." Austin smiled. "Look sorry for dumping all that on you, I was in a rush. I can't thank you enough."

"Don't mention it." Ally said collecting her things.

"How about that interview now?" He laughed.

"I can do that." She smiled.

"Great, take a seat." He said pointing to the overly large couch. "Any previous experience?" he asked as she sat down. "Not much." She shrugged. "I have babysat a lot, it seems to be the only work I can get nowadays."

"To be honest that's more experience than half the girls who came in here before." He laughed. "You ever been to jail, anything like that?"

"Nope." She smiled.

"And are you single?" He asked. "Sorry it's such a personal question but the job does entail living here and having your significant other over wouldn't be such a big deal, but I just need to know who I'm letting in my house."

"I'm single." She answered.

"Alright.. well.. Ally, right?" He asked and she nodded. "The job is yours if you want it.. I mean.. Katie obviously likes you because if she didn't she wouldn't have went to sleep and I'd have a screaming 6 year old beside me currently." He chuckled.

"Are you serious?" She asked.

"Yeah." He nodded. "The jobs all yours."

"Thank you so much Mr Moon!" She stood up to shake his hand.

"Please, call me Austin." He smiled and shook her hand. "Now I'll let you head off because it's late.. are you okay to just sort of pack up and move here as soon as?"

"Yes!" She smiled. "I can do that. I promise you won't regret this." She said as she picked up her handbag. "I don't plan on it." He smiled as he waved her off.

Ally Dawson had just got herself a job.