Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or any characters I didn't make up.


Ally's POV

I shuffled out of my car to my front door clumsily and unlocked the door. It's late, so I guess Trish is sleeping now. I'll just tell her everything that happened at the party in the morning. I took off my heels and went into the living room where surprisingly I found Trish watching TV. "Why aren't you asleep by now? It's late and you love sleeping," I said with a smile. "Well hello to you too. We're both not sleeping until you tell me everything," she smiled. She patted the spot next to her on the couch, and I dropped my shoes and took a seat.

"Tell me everything from the start until you opened that door a few minutes ago," she hugged a small pillow to her chest as she listened intently to my story. I poured everything out until she interrupted me with a squeal, "Ally, you met Austin Moon?!" I laughed, "I met him a few days ago when I bumped into him." She looked mad, "And you didn't tell me?! How dare you? Anyway, tell me, is he as nice as people say he is?!" She changed her tone to an excited one.

"Austin? Nice? In your dreams. He's the rudest person on earth with his stupid sarcastic comments," I scowled. She looked shocked, "What? But he's always so sweet and polite in his interviews." I put my hand on her arm, "I don't know what interviews you've seen, but in real life he's a nightmare." She laughed, "That could be part of his bad boy persona, or that he just really hates you; you can be a bit sarcastic sometimes."

I rolled my eyes, "And guess what Mark asked me to do?" She nodded at me to continue. "He asked me to make a duet album with Austin as a Valentine's Day special." She giggled at my gloomy mood, "And did you accept?" I exclaimed, "I had to, Austin kept talking about acting professional and saying that I'm not a good artist if I can't act professional, so I wanted to prove him wrong! And now I have a meeting Monday morning with them to talk more about the album!"

She burst out laughing, "I'm sorry, I can't help it! You and the person you hate have to work on a love album together!" I glared at her. "Oh come on, maybe you'll actually find out that Austin is better than that idiot you dated. Plus, Austin is a genius in music, he's gonna help make this album amazing with his ideas," she calmed down. "This is Austin we're talking about, a dead walrus would be a better boyfriend than him. And no, I doubt Austin is good at making his own songs even though I've never heard any of his work," I said. She rolled her eyes at me.

"Speaking of boyfriends, Dez is coming home next week and I want you to meet him," she smiled. Dez is her boyfriend of two years coming home from college, I never met him because I was always busy with work when he visited. I nodded, "Sure, just tell me when and where and how should I dress and I'll be there." She replied, "Friday night at this new fancy restaurant. And you should probably know that he's bringing his friend to meet me, so it'll be like a double date too." I shrugged, "Sure, I'm not looking for someone right now, but maybe I'll like him and something happens."


Austin's POV

I opened my front door and laughed when I saw who was there. "Dez, you're back! How are you, man?" I smiled and let him in. He took a seat on my couch and replied, "I'm great. How have you been?" I sat next to him, "I've been good. So tell me, what brings you here?" He leaned back and answered, "I wanted to tell you that I finally want you to meet my girlfriend at dinner on Friday." I nodded, "Sure, I'll come. Any specific things I should be aware of before meeting her?" He laughed, "Just that she's a bit feisty, so I'd be careful of what I say in front of her. And that she's bringing her friend to meet me, so you'll kinda have a date as well." I shrugged, "Eh, whatever. I don't really want a relationship right now, but I'll give it a shot."

"That's what I want to hear! So have you been working or planning any projects lately?" he asked. "I have been auditioning for several movies, but I still didn't get any replies from them, and I will be working on a Valentine's special duet album with another artist from the same label as me," I informed. "Which artist?" Jace questioned. "Ally Dawson," I growled. "You don't like her, do you?" he laughed. "She's an extreme pain in the ass," I said with a blank face. "Why did you agree to do this then?" he asked. "I'm always about acting professional and I couldn't let my fans down. Also, I like a challenge," I smirked. He sighed, "This is gonna be an interesting ride."


Monday morning…

Ally's POV

I walked into the small conference room with a heavy sigh. I'm gonna have to see him today. I checked my phone a bit while waiting for Austin and Mark to get here. They entered at the same time and I put my phone away. "Good morning," I smiled cheerfully. Mark was the only one polite enough to reply with a 'good morning' as cheerful as mine. Austin took a seat across of me, and Mark sat at the head of the table. "Let's get into business," Mark announced, "you know about the theme of this album, but can you deliver its message perfectly together? Because I can sense that you don't like spending time with each other."

We both nodded. "Sure, we can put aside our differences and make great songs if we can act professional. I am professional about my work, but I don't know about him," I nodded my head towards Austin who was scoffing at my comment. "I'll have you know, princess, I take my career seriously, so your attitude won't affect me whatsoever," he narrowed his eyes at me. Mark interrupted our little banter and said, "We need you both to write ten to twelve duets for this album together, so you have to get to know each other and give me great songs by January 10th or a lot of people will be disappointed, including me."

"Of course! We promise we won't let you down, Mark. Right, Ally?" Austin turned his head towards me with a fake smile. "Absolutely. Expect the best songs on your desk by January 10th," I said with a tight smile. Mark nodded, "That's what I like to hear. Now get to work, you have less than a month to give me great songs before we start recording." He picked his stuff up and left leaving me… and Austin.

We glared at each other for a while before Austin broke the silence, "Look, princess, I don't want to work with you as much as you don't want to work with me, but we promised a lot of people and we both hate letting our fans down. So here's a deal: I do my part of the job, you do your part of the job, we make a great album, we make everyone happy, and we never have to see each other again as long as we focus on music and only music." I nodded, "Perfect, the faster we finish, the faster I get to not see you."

"I believe we have an agreement. Meet me at the studio tomorrow morning so we can start," Austin said before standing up. I stood up, "Okay, bye now," before walking out.


So, here's chapter 3! I hope you liked it and review please so that I can know your thoughts