Disclaimer: I do not own Austin and Ally.
Also, to address a question by Lookin' For Treble, Austin is mostly a barista (coffees, macchiatos, tea, hot chocolate), as Dawson's is a fancy café/ restaurant, but most of the fancy cafés I've been in usually offer a few wines and/ or cocktails, so he makes those too. Sorry if it was unclear to anyone.
WARNING: stronger T rating than most of what I've written so far.
Mike was five minutes early, pulled out Ally's chair for her, and all in all was very polite. He even ordered an Austin-approved wine.
Safe to say, the date was going rather nicely, until… "So, what's your favorite position?"
"Excuse me?" Ally was so surprised by the question she nearly choked on her garlic-and-rosemary grilled chicken.
Mike waited patiently for her to finish coughing before he repeated the question. "What's your favorite position? Y'know, as in sexual position."
"I- I don't- I've never really- I'm not into-"Ally stammered, not sure how to get out of the conversation with her innocence still intact.
"Are you a virgin?" Mike seemed genuinely interested.
"Oh, my god," Ally muttered to herself. "Okay, that is really none of your business," she said out loud.
"No need to feel embarrassed about it, we were all at that stage at some point in our lives,"
Mike laughed as if he had just told a great joke. When he noticed Ally didn't join in on the laughter he continued, "Hey, it's okay to not have a lot of experience. If you're feeling shy, I'm willing to share first."
"No, that's fine-"
Mike ignored her protests, and for the next twenty minutes, Ally found herself listening to him describe various poses he liked in the bedroom. She couldn't begin to imagine most of the situations he described, but she was pretty sure the ones she could even vaguely picture would leave her scarred for life.
Ally looked around for someone to save her from the torture. Cassidy, Gloria, Nathan and Beth, the waiters, were busy waiting tables, Gus, the host, was showing people to their tables, her father was dealing with paperwork in his office and Trish had the night off. Finally she caught Dallas, who had deemed it safe to leave his apartment again, and Austin sitting at the bar and watching her. They must have found her red face and horrified expression hilarious, for they both burst out laughing. When she desperately mouthed save me to them– Mike was too busy talking to notice– they cracked up even more. Dallas was clutching his stomach and Austin even wiped away a fake tear. Assholes.
When Mike began talking about his favorite places to… err… do the dead, Ally just decided to tune out of the conversation. Go to your happy place. You're in a small meadow with a pond and geese and pickl- oh, my god, he did not just say that. I am never using public transport again! Ew, I need to bleach my brain.
Finally Mike finished. "So, what about you?"
"Umm…"
"Still shy? Don't worry, you'll open up to me soon enough," Mike winked at her. In your dreams buddy.
"Anyway, do you work out?" he asked, seemingly out of nowhere.
"Not much, no. Exercise isn't really my thing," Ally told him, relieved by the change of the conversation topic.
"That's what I thought. Well, you should know that sex burns quite a few calories. It might help you lose a bit of the flab you've got around the waist," he chuckled.
That hurt. Especially since she was wearing a dress that could hide any (nonexistent) flab she might possess. She really hoped Mike's father wasn't at all similar to his son; otherwise Cassidy's aunt married a huge jerk.
They were quiet for a while, Mike eating his food and Ally trying to find a way to get out of this date. Maybe she could "kill" another one of Trish's relatives.
"So," Mike said after he finished his salad, twirling his fork in his hand. She should probably burn it, as well as his knife, plate and chair. "What's your opinion on monogamy?" he winked again. Why did he do it so much? Did he think it was alluring? Did he have some incontrollable eye twitch? Either way, it drove Ally crazy, and not in the way he probably intended.
"I-"
Mike cut her off. "I don't really believe in it. I mean, how can you expect a man to be satisfied only with his wife? Life will get boring after a while, don't you think? Though, for the right women, I'm willing to try," he finished with another wink.
"I'm sorry, I can't do this," Ally stood up abruptly.
Mike stood up as well. "So, my place or yours?"
"Neither!" she almost yelled, attracting the attention of a few customers.
"Oh, are we going to a back kitchen or something?" the guy just couldn't catch a hint, could he?
"No! Now, please get out of my restaurant and don't come back here ever again, thank you." Ally pushed him out of the door, and an amused looking Gus held the door open for them.
"Feisty, I lik-" Gus shut the door in his face. "So I'm guessing he's not 'the one'," he air quoted the words for emphasis.
"I'm afraid not," Ally smiled tiredly at the fifty year old man. He was a second father figure to her, the one who picked her up from school and bandaged her scrapped knees when her parents were too busy. He worked at the restaurant ever since her father had opened it.
"Well, if he gives you any trouble, tell me, and I'll take care of him," Gus patted her arm comfortingly and then turned to greet a couple who had just arrived.
Ally went to the bar and sat down on one of the high chairs, burying her head in her arms and groaning. She heard Austin tinkering with a few objects.
"So, how was the date?" Dallas asked her, laughter evident in his voice. "You seemed to really enjoy it."
Ally lifted her head and shot him and Austin a death glare. "I hate the both of you. The guy has a sex drive bigger than Russia! I have lost all of my innocence tonight, and you two were no help! And he also implied that I'm fat! I'm an extra small, for heaven's sake!"
"Dawson, you're twenty-something, you aren't supposed to be innocent anymore," Austin told her.
"First of all, it really shouldn't be that hard for you to remember my age, considering you're only a year older than me, and second of all, I'll be as innocent as I please."
"Fine, sorry," Austin handed her the drink he had been preparing. "Will some ginger and cinnamon tea make it better? I even added some honey. By the way," he added when Ally took a sip, "I also heard it's great for losing weight, so…"
Ally choked on her tea. "I-but- extra small-" she sputtered.
"I'm kidding, Dawson, calm down. You're pretty and thin enough just the way you are," Austin laughed.
"Well it's not funny," Ally glared at him. "I've half a mind to tell my father you helped corrupt my innocence."
That shut him up. "Aww, c'mon Dawson, your dad will think we… did something, and I'll lose my job, and possibly my life. Plus, we both know it'll never happen."
That stung. Badly. She may or may not have developed a tiny, minuscule, microscopic, nearly invisible crush on Austin. It was just… the way he always left the spoon in her tea, just the way she liked it, and the way he could be at ease with anyone, and his smile, and his eyes, and his hair… but really, her crush was so small it was barely noticeable.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," she grumbled, continuing to sip her tea.
"So, how did it go? Did you like him?" Cassidy plopped down next to her later that night, when the last of the customers were leaving. Ally hadn't moved from her place next to the bar, and was staring moodily at the wall.
"Your step cousin is a huge perv," Ally told her monotonously.
"Err… is he at least a cute perv?" Cassidy asked.
Ally scowled at her.
Cassidy raised her hands in mock surrender . "Fine, I'm sorry I set you up with a perv. I honestly didn't know that Mike was like that. At the wedding he came off as sweet."
"It's okay, you didn't realize what kind of a guy he is," Ally sighed.
Cassidy patted her back and went to help the other workers with the cleanup.
"Hey, Ally?" Austin asked her. His tone, and the fact that he used her first name, indicated that he was serious for once.
"Yeah?"
"Mike didn't…. he didn't touch you against your will in any way, did he? Because if he did I'll-"
"Austin, it's okay," she cut him off. "He didn't do anything to me. But thanks for caring." She softly kissed his cheek and then left the restaurant.
The two weeks after 'The Mike Disaster' (which everyone had agreed to keep from her father), were free of blind date offers. So imagine Ally's surprise when Gloria, who, at sixty-something was the oldest employee at the restaurant approached her with one. "Ally, dear, I was talking with my friend Betsy, and she said that her grandson, Connor, is a very well mannered, handsome young man, but he just can't seem to find a girl, so I told her I'll ask you if you're interested in meeting him. What do you say?"
Ally nearly dropped the tray she was carrying, but righted herself at the last moment. Since when did Gloria offer her blind dates? It was usually the younger employees, excluding Austin, who tried to set her up with any bachelor in Miami. This made her feel as if her situation was rather dire. She was usually perfectly fine with her twenty one and single status, but if Gloria –who was single herself– thought she needed a guy in her life then maybe-
"Hey, umm, Miss? Can I maybe get my food?" the customer who had ordered whatever it was she was carrying distracted her from her slightly depressing train of thought.
"Oh, sorry," she set his food before him and then turned to Gloria. "Yeah, sure, why not?"
Thank you all for the positive response to the last chapter, it really means a lot to me.
This chapter was really awkward to write because I'm fairly innocent for my age (don't judge me), and I had to stop writing whenever someone walked by the computer, especially my eight years old brother and sister.
I probably won't have a new chapter ready for next week because I have a history test and an English test this week, and both are huge. Sorry :(.
Review replies (God, I hope I did this right):
Lookin' For Treble: Ooh yay! I'm so excited for this story! I just have one question, heh. Is Austin a barista, as in like coffees and macchiatos, or a bar tender, as in wines and beers and mixed drinks?
Okay, so I am totally freaking out that you're excited for my story because you're an awesome writer, and I love your work. I'm, like, bouncing in my seat while typing this. Umm… sorry if I came off as weird, I swear I'm usually normal. By the way, I answered your question at the top, and sorry for any vagueness.
Rauslly-and-Percabeth-Rock: I really liked this first chapter. The plot is quite interesting. Although, I thought that Austin and Ally didn't know each other. So I'm pretty curious to see how their romance will develop since they're already acquaintances. Can't wait to read more!
First off, I love your username and I completely agree, just putting that out there. Second, Thank you so much!
Keke3011: Lol. That was amazing! I can't wait to read more!
Eeep! I'm gonna assume because of that lol that you found it funny, which makes me really happy because I am generally considered a not-funny person. Puns are my favorite kind of jokes, but people don't really appreciate them these days :/
PerfectPictureofanAngelsSmile: Heart eyes can't wait to read more!
Again, freaking out because I love the stories you write.
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Thank you all so much!
Happy Valentines Day, and thank you all so much for reading!