Four Years Ago
Austin returned to Miami for a few weeks after tour to finish packing up the house. His parents decided they were moving to Los Angeles too. They transferred the mattress store to Burbank and sold the house within weeks. Austin was hoping that they would stay in Miami so he could come back to see Ally, Trish, and Dez, but that was never going to happen again. He wanted to call Ally and apologize, but he couldn't find the nerve too. He was so scared that she would never forgive him and he didn't want to deal with what was going to happen next.
Ally on the other hand got accepted to NYU's fine art program. She roomed with her new friend, Rachel, who was a lot like Trish. When Ally left Miami, she didn't tell Dez where she was going. She was terrified that he would tell Austin and within hours, he'd be at her doorstep. Trish moved to Boston to attend business school and beauty school at night. She wanted to open up her own salon and live her own dream. To be honest, helping out Team Austin was her dream, but after Austin left, everything started to fall apart. Ally barely talked to Trish and she understood that. Trish knew what Ally was going through, she was never mad at Ally rather she was mad at Austin for not telling her.
Three Years Ago
Ally paced back and forth in the bookstore, thinking about so many things. She was still furious at Austin. He never called her after he left. But part of her didn't want to be mad at him. She understood where he came from. He was scared. He was doing this all alone. She wasn't sure why he didn't ask any of them to tag along with him. She still loved him and she would never stop.
The tabloid section of the bookstore made her upset. Everywhere she went she would see pictures of Austin's face. Everyday it was a different story. She has read things such as; "Austin Moon and Kira Starr," "Austin Moon caught outside of a club in LA," and so on. She was absolutely horrified at the type of person he has become. She kept telling herself that she didn't want to have anything to do with Austin, but that little voice inside of her head told her to keep waiting and so she did.
Austin was so sick of the image that Hollywood gave him. He wanted nothing but a regular life. Instead he had the image of the typical sleaze bag guy, which he never was. He made a promise to himself that he would wait for Ally. He did not care if she had a boyfriend the next time he saw her, he wanted to apologize for everything that happened. He loved her more than anyone could imagine.
He felt so guilty about it too. If he never stole her song, he wouldn't be where he was. He wouldn't be this far without her. She was his other half; the half that kept his sanity down, his anxiety lower. She was his sidekick through everything and he let that go. Everyday he wondered how she was doing. He thought about calling her a few times, but never did. He was too afraid to even talk to her after what happened.
Two Years Ago
Austin convinced Dez to move out to Los Angeles to pursue his film career. It took a few months of apologizing, but he finally did. Dez always wanted to move on the west coast to pursue his film career. He didn't need Austin to force him to move to Los Angeles, he was going to do it anyway. The debate was whether or not to face Austin. He wasn't really mad at him, but rather upset that he left. Austin didn't need to apologize to Dez, but he felt it was necessary. Dez would forgive him no matter what happened.
Dez packed up everything and moved out to Los Angeles. The first few months were awkward between them, but after catching up, things were like normal again. They hung out everyday, played silly antics on one another, filmed music videos, but never talked about Ally or Trish. Dez knew well enough to not bring Ally up. He wasn't exactly sure what happened because Trish and Ally never told him. He knew Austin was still impacted by it, so he never brought it up. One night, he tried to call Ally, but she hung up immediately. He tried again and all she could do was cry. She didn't want to deal with him.
Last Year
Ally got over the fact that Austin left. She was having mixed emotions about it, but she realized that he would always be there for her. She also reconciled with Trish who was way beyond thrilled to have her best friend back. A few weeks ago, Austin played a show in New York. Ally was considering going, but she was scared that he would call her out in the crowd if he saw her.