chapter 3
(unedited)
Throughout the course of the week, Austin and Ally seemed to grow closer and closer every day. They would text non stop every day, acting like they were teenagers in high school all over again. When they saw each other while dropping their kids off and picking then up, they would talk the whole time causing Ethan and Callie to groan at their parents because frankly, the two kids really didn't wanna spend time with each other at all.
When Saturday came, Austin woke up at 10 am with a jolt, realizing he forgot to ask someone to cover for him in the afternoon. He quickly grabbed his phone, and dialed his best friend's number who was also his co-worker.
"Pick up. Pick up. Pick up." Austin chanted quietly to himself. After what seemed like forever, his redheaded best friend picked up with a groggy voice, obviously woken up from his slumber.
"Dez!" Austin yelled through the phone and Dez let out a pained gasp, probably flinching from the loud noise.
"What happened? Who died? Is Ethan okay?" Dez asked hurriedly in a worried tone and Austin chuckled at his best friend.
"No one died, and Ethan's fine." Austin said, "But, I do need a favor from you."
Dez hummed in response, signaling for Austin to go on.
"Remember that girl Ally I was talking to you about?" Austin asked and Dez hummed in agreement, "And remember how we were gonna make E and her daughter have a playdate to see if they could get along?"
"Where are you going with this, Moon?"
"Iaccidentallyforgottoasksomeonetocoverformeandyou'remyonlyoptionsopleasecoverforme." Austin said quickly, and he could already see Dez's confused face.
"Slower please." Dez told him and Austin sighed.
"I forgot to ask someone to cover for me today, and you're my last resort. So can you please cover for me?" Austin almost begged him and he heard Dez sigh through the phone.
"I was supposed to go shopping with Carrie today.." Dez started but Austin cut him off.
"PLEASE! Dez, I'm begging you. You're the one that told me I needed to start dating again, so please, just this once." Austin pleaded and he heard his best friend sigh in defeat.
"You owe me." Dez finally said and Austin jumped excitedly.
"Thank you! You're the best! I'll make it up to you I swear!" Austin thanked happily and then they hung up after a quick 'go get 'em, Moon.' and an 'I'll try.'
Austin's phone dinged, signaling that he got a text. He checked it and saw Ally's name. His phone vibrated again and he saw that Ally texted him again.
Ally Dawson (:
2 messages
'Hey Austin! I just wanted to make sure that we're meeting at your house at 12'
'Do you want me to bring anything?'
"Just your cute ass." Austin said to himself, smirking at his phone.
to: Ally Dawson (:
'Yup, 12. And u dont hav to bring anything (:'
sent
His phone vibrated again.
'(:'
Austin smiled to himself, thinking about how cute the chestnut haired girl was. He put his phone back down on the table next to his bed and made his way to Ethan's room. His son was still sleeping, wrapped up in his race car blankets. Austin gently shook the blond boy until specks of green appeared from his eyes. The 5 year old groaned grumpily and rolled over, covering his face with the blanket.
"Ethan, wake up." Austin pried, trying to get his usually energetic son to get out of bed.
No response.
"Ethan." Austin tried again, this time using his 'dad' voice, and Ethan peaked out from the blankets.
"Why do I have to wake up? Isn't it Saturday today?" Ethan asked, his voice sounding a little tired. Ethan wasn't used to waking up before noon on a Saturday because him and his dad like to sleep in on weekends.
"Today is a very special day." Austin told him, and Ethan's eyes lit up like a Christmas tree.
"My birthday?" Ethan asked hopefully and Austin shook his head, laughing at his son.
"No, Ethan. Your birthday was two months ago, remember?" Austin chuckled and Ethan pouted.
"What is it then?" The 5 year old asked, his green eyes filled with curiosity.
"You'll see. Now get up bud!" Austin said and grabbed his little boy, throwing him over his shoulder, and trying not to drop him because he was trying to wiggle out of his tight grip. Austin carried him into the bathroom and put him down. They proceeded to brush their teeth together right next to each other. After they brushed their teeth, Austin took a quick shower, wanting to look and smell fresh for a certain brunette woman. When he was done, he put on a pair of black jeans and an unbuttoned denim shirt over a white tee. He dried and fixed his beach blond hair, making it look messy yet put together at the same time. He called Ethan who was playing with action figures into his room to change him out of his pajamas. The five year old put on a pair of blue jeans and a simple white shirt with the help of his dad. Austin fixed his son's slightly wavy hair by putting it in a small quiff to help get it out of his face.
Austin checked the time and saw it was already 11:30. They had half an hour before the two came over. Austin decided to make his son and himself some breakfast, so he went to the kitchen and toasted up some bread. When he heard the bread pop up from the toaster, he spread butter onto his own and peanut butter and jelly onto his son's.
"Ethan!" Austin called, setting their plates down on the breakfast bar in the kitchen, the toast ready for them to eat. His son came and sat down on the tall stool, struggling slightly. He got Ethan a glass of milk and sat down next to him.
"So what's happening today?" The boy asked his dad, and Austin smiled sickening sweetly at him.
"You'll see." Austin said smugly and Ethan looked at him weirdly before taking a bight of his sandwich. After they finished eating, the two decided to watch TV for a while. The doorbell rang 5 minutes into Power Rangers, and Austin excitedly jumped up, leaving his son to sing along to the theme song by himself. He felt the damn butterflies in his stomach again and tried to calmly walk to the door wanting to puke more and more the closer he got. He checked the mirror next to the front door and quickly fixed his hair. He smoothed his shirt down and dusted off imaginary dust from his shoulder and mentally prepared himself to open the door. He straightened his posture and finally unlocked his
door, opening it to reveal Callie, and Ally... carrying a baby?
"Hey Austin." Ally greeted with a guilty expression, bouncing the small human being on her hip. "This is my son, Luke. Luke, say hi to Austin." Ally held up the baby to Austin, and he gurgled excitedly, reaching for the blond man.
"Hey wittle buddy." Austin said in a baby voice, tickling Luke's stomach with the tips of his fingers causing him to shriek happily.
"He likes you." Ally said, bringing him back to her and kissing his smooth forehead. "I'm sorry I had to bring him, my roommate Trish was supposed to babysit him, but she got called in to go to work last minute."
"No! It's fine! Don't be sorry. I love babies." Austin reassured her and Ally smiled softly at him. "Well, would you like to come in?" He moved to the side and gestured them to come in. Callie walked in shyly after her mom, twirling her long brunette hair with her finger. Her big brown eyes looked lost and confused. He Austin bent down to meet her eyes and he smiled at her.
"Hi Cal." Austin greeted and Callie shyly smiled.
"Hi.." She replied softly and looked up at her mom who was watching the two of them fondly. Austin stood up and took closed the front door. He took the baby bag that Ally was carrying on her shoulder and guided them to the living room where Ethan was lying on the couch, enjoying his Power Rangers.
"Ethan, we have guests." Austin said loudly and Ethan looked up from the TV. He widened his eyes when he saw who was right in front of him.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, shocked and slightly scared. Callie crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at the blond boy, her shy personality completely vanishing.
"My mommy told me that she'd buy me ice cream if I played with you." Callie stated and Austin looked at Ally who just shrugged.
"You both need to get along. So, we arranged this play date for the both of you." Austin told them and they both furrowed their eyebrows.
"No!" They both yelled, horrified at the idea of 'getting along'.
Ally narrowed her eyebrows and put one hand on her hip, the other arm still holding onto Luke. "What did you just say Calista Marie Dawson?" Ally asked, her 'mom' voice sharp and slightly terrifying. Callie paled slightly, looking a bit scared and she looked down.
"I mean, okay, I'll play with him..." Callie said quietly and Ally smiled victoriously.
"That's more like it."
Ethan opened his mouth to protest before Austin shot him a look and he closed his mouth right away, looking down as well.
"I'll play with her..." Ethan mumbled and Austin nodded.
"Why don't you take Callie to your room to go play with some of your toys?" Austin suggested and Ethan nodded. The blond boy motioned Callie to follow him and they both trudged down the hallway to his room.
Austin and Ally looked at each other before bursting into fits of laughter because of their children. After they both calmed down, they stared at each other with a smile stuck on both of their faces. Austin's eyes roamed down her petit figure, seeing that her hair was straight this time, reaching to the middle of her stomach. She had a thin line of eyeliner on her eyelid, flicked into a wing, and a coat of mascara on. Her lips were as rosy and glossy as ever and she had just a touch of pink blush on her cheeks. She was wearing blue high waisted jeans and a floral crop, showing a sliver of skin on her stomach, looking more like a teenager than a mother of two.
"Checking me out in blatantly in front of my baby, eh?" Ally noticed, snapping Austin out of his trance. The tall blond man blushed, sputtering out nonsense and Ally giggled causing Austin to become redder than he already is.
"I- I was not checking you out." Austin argued lamely and Ally nodded slowly.
"Sure Austin, whatever you say."
"Let's sit." Austin suggested, ignoring her sarcasm and walked over to the couch, plopping down. Ally followed him and sat down a few inches away from him with Luke in her lap. They sat there in comfortable silence for a while before Ally spoke.
"Do you wanna hold him?" She asked, gesturing towards her baby.
"Can I?" He asked and she nodded, smiling. She gave Luke to Austin and he held him in his arms as gently and delicately as he could.
"He's cute. Looks like you." Austin pointed out and Ally looked at him.
"Are you saying I'm cute?" Ally asked, almost jokingly and Austin nodded, sending the brunette woman a wink. She blushed, laughing the compliment off and stood up, looking at the framed pictures around the living room.
She saw younger pictures of Ethan, pictures of Austin and Ethan at the park and at the beach, some pictures with some red headed guy, pictures with presumably Austin's parents, and one picture that caught her eye, in the corner of the room, almost hidden from sight. A picture of Austin, a baby Ethan, and a green eyed strawberry blonde woman in a hospital bed carrying Ethan. Ally looked at Austin who was occupied playing what seemed to be peek a boo with Luke. She was about to ask him about the picture before she heard shrieking come from one of the rooms.
"Oh god what did they do." Austin groaned and he stood up, carrying Luke close to his chest and made his way to Ethan's room with Ally following closely behind.
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play date pt 1 to be continued! shout out to xxSmileYoureBeautifulxx and Rauslly-and-Percabeth-Rock! Thank you guys so much! It means a lot (: I hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter! feel free to drop a comment and tell me what u think aha
xx jessica