"I said yes, of course! That much I can remember!" Ally leaned against her chair, chuckling. Their daughter, Ava, came over to visit, bringing her husband Adam and their son, Anthony. Ava had called to check on her parents, and to get permission to stop by for an afternoon visit.

Of course, Ally was still looking at the book when they had arrived, which brought up conversations about memories. So, Austin and Ally decided to share their story, from banging corn dogs on drums to writing songs to the many adventures they shared. Ally just finished the story of Austin's romantic proposal to her.

Austin chuckled. "You had me worried though, you didn't answer for like ten minutes."

She lightly punched his arm. "It wasn't ten minutes, it was more like three minutes, and I was speechless!"

"That was a first.." Austin muttered as his wife glared at him playfully.

"So what happened next?" Ava asked.

Austin thought. "Well, I waited for her response.."

x.x

"Ally Dawson, would you make me the happiest man alive and… marry me?"

His eyes were full of love for her, but they had the slightest bit of nervousness in them. He was never nervous, he had never been nervous around her before.

She was so in shock that she didn't even realize that he was anxiously waiting for her response. She stood there, hands over her mouth and tears gleaming in her eyes.

"Uh, Ally?" He laughed nervously and his eyes shifted.

She snapped out of it, realizing that this wasn't a dream. He was really proposing. He really wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. That's what she wanted, so she didn't know why it was so hard for her to speak.

"Yes!" She finally found the words. "Yes, yes, yes!" She kneeled down and hugged him tighter than ever. Tears of joy poured from her eyes as she buried her face into his shoulder. He breathed a sigh of relief, holding her equally as tight. It was hard for them to believe that this was really happening.

Neither of them pulled back. Neither of them wanted to. They wanted to remain in each other's arms, forever.

And that was exactly what they were going to do.

x.x

"Can we take a break yet?" Dez huffed from behind the huge box spring.

"Trish sat down at the new marble island. "No you can't take a break! It's only been five minutes!"

"Easy for you to say…" Dez snapped back. "You've been sitting and relaxing this whole time."

Trish scoffed. "I prefer to call it 'supervising'." She returned to her magazine.

Austin ran in. "Sorry Dez… we can get it upstairs now…" He grabbed the other side and together the boys lugged the giant bed frame up the stairs.

Ally walked in with a few boxes and set them down. "Trish, you're supposed to be helping us…"

Trish sighed. "I know, I was just taking a little break." She stood up and opened the cardboard box. "Really? You brought your cuckoo clock? But Owen is-"

Ally glared at her. "Don't say it… I know Owen has been gone for a while now, but this cuckoo clock is a representation of my memories with him."

"Whatever you say.." Trish muttered as she continued digging through the boxes.

Trish was in Miami for the next two months, and Dez and Carrie were there temporarily to make wedding plans. Austin and Ally had been busy moving in for the past week.

Ally paused and looked around at her new kitchen. "I can't believe this day is finally here…"

"I know. It almost seemed like yesterday that you were dreaming of buying this cottage, and now you and Austin are moving in together!" Trish smiled. "I'm so happy for you, Ally."

"Thank you, Trish…" She pulled her best friend in for a hug. "Let's just hope that the boys have matured and won't do anything to wreck the house…"

On cue, there was a huge crash from upstairs, followed by a whiny Austin. Both of the girls rolled their eyes, knowing that destruction was inevitable.

There was a knock on the door, and Ally opened it to see her dad carrying in a box, followed by Chuck who was also helping. Chuck was followed by Carrie, who wasn't helping with the boxes because everyone knew her history of dropping things.

Mimi held the door open and went to hug her soon to be daughter-in-law. "Oh Ally! I never got to tell you congratulations!"

She smiled and hugged back. "Thank you Mimi, that means a lot.

"And as an engagement present, Mike and I got you and Austin your very own mattress!" She turned to the door as Mike dragged a huge mattress through the door, donned with a giant red bow.

Ally's eyes widened as Mike struggled to get the mattress through the door. Mimi went to help him and they eventually got it in.

Mike grinned. "It's a tempur-pedic flex, one of our most popular models!"

Mimi linked arms with him. "We thought it would come in handy for you and Austin when you two ha-"

"Hi mom!" Austin interrupted quite loudly, blushing scarlet. He hugged her and greeted his dad.

"Thank you for the present. Thank you all of you for helping."

Ally stood at the stairs. "Yes, thank you all. We would like to thank you with dinner tonight, at Shredders."

Everyone nodded in response and smiled, thanking the couple.

"That's so sweet, Ally." Carrie commented. "We are happy to help." She spotted a box on the floor and went to pick it up.

"No wait that's-!" Ally went to warn Carrie, but she already dropped the box, leaving Ally's china in scattered pieces on the floor.

"Oops…"

Everyone's eyes widened. Ally sighed and tried to keep calm.

Moving in was a stressful job.

x.x

Austin plopped down on the bed. They had finally finished unpacking and moving all of their stuff in. He was exhausted. He cuddled up with a pillow, too lazy to get properly under the covers.

Nearly ten minutes into his nap, Ally came in. "Austin, are you ready to go?"

"Huh?" He didn't even bother to look up. His eyes needed rest.

Ally walked over to the dresser, grabbing something. "Dez and Carrie's engagement party is tonight, remember?"

He muttered incomprehensibly. "Yeah.. tonight.. I need sleep…."

"Austin, you've been asleep for the past five hours. It's six o'clock and the party starts in an hour."

"What?!" This got his attention. He sat up a little too fast, causing headrush. His blond hair stuck up in multiple directions.

She chuckled and smoothed it down with her hand. She looked gorgeous in a classy black dress. Her hair was curled and pulled up halfway with a beret. Her dark makeup accented her brown eyes and her red lipstick stood out against her pale skin.

"Well, good morning." He smiled, and admired her beauty.

She chuckled and squeezed his hand. "C'mon.. we can't be late.."

After getting dressed in record time, they arrived to the restaurant at 6:45. His hair was the slightest bit messy, having run a comb through it once. He wore a black dress t-shirt with a red tie to match her lipstick. He also wore dark jeans and dark shoes, being careful not to stand out.

Of course, it wouldn't have mattered. This was Dez and Carrie they were talking about. And the engagement party was anything but classy.

They ate pizza, and the decorations were super colorful. It honestly looked like a birthday party for a child. But Dez and Carrie were happy, so they were too.

Everyone visited after dinner, and sometime during the night, Dez sat next to Austin to talk to him. "Hey buddy, I have something very important to ask you…"

Austin groaned. "Did you get your shoelace stuck in the heating vent again?"

Dez scoffed. "No, I'm not an idiot. I got both of my shoelaces stuck in the heating vent this time." He sighed and looked down at his sock-clad feet, his sneakers were beside the vent, still stuck. "But anyways, I wanted to ask …" He looked at Austin with all seriousness. "Will you be my best man at the wedding?"

Austin grinned. "Yes Dez! Of course!" He hugged his friend.

Dez pulled back. "I was also wondering if you would like to perform? The reception is going to be awesome and we are going to have a DJ. But it would be really cool if you could sing a song and do an awesome dance number."

"I would be happy to." Austin replied. "Don't worry, buddy. This wedding will be awesome, and I will do everything I can to make sure it goes well."

x.x

But when I see you standing at the door

It's like nothing I've felt before

Feelings of doubt fly away

Because we knew it was meant to be this way, be this way

Austin stopped singing when Ally stopped playing piano. They were in the middle of a songwriting session and had trouble thinking of lyrics. Ally sat there with a thinking expression. Her pencil hovered above their songbook, as she tried to come up with lyrics that would match the melody.

Austin groaned. "We've been having writer's block for days… I hope Jimmy and Ronnie won't get mad for not finishing the song.."

"We'll figure it out.." Ally said. "We just need inspiration. We'll get it. Maybe we just need a break…" She stood up and walked into the kitchen.

"But Ally," He followed her. "Our first duo album is scheduled to come out in August. We can't push it back any farther, the fans have been waiting."

She snatched the pickles out of the fridge and twisted off the lid. "But we are also getting married in July. It'll work, Austin. I promise." She handed him one of the spears. "Want a pickle?"

He shook his head. "Nah, they're yours."

She shrugged. "More for me." She bit into one, closing her eyes and savoring the crunch as the juice squirted out and danced across her tastebuds.

Once she finished the pickle, Austin wrapped his arms around her waist and pinned her against the counter, kissing her deeply. They both pulled back after a minute, never getting tired of the sensation.

"Huh. You taste like pickles and watermelon." He observed.

She giggled. "You probably taste my lip gloss."

"Either way, you taste like a summer picnic." He kissed her again.

"And you smell like a fresh summer breeze.." She mummered against his lips.

Summer was their season. They met in the summer and they would get married on the same day. Summer was forever theirs.

x.x

But it wasn't summer anymore. In fact, it was the second weekend of December, which made Austin quite excited. So excited, that he woke up Ally by jumping on their bed.

"Alllyyy.." He bounced on the bed next to her and held her close. "Guess what day it is?"

She groaned, putting a pillow over her head to drown out the noise. "I can guess what time it is.. It's time for you to be sleeping…"

He stopped bouncing but continued to hold her close to his chest. "It's only seven in the morning."

"Exactly. I'm not even up this early." She sat up slowly, her hair was awry and her body felt like it was being weighed down by a million bricks.

"Ally!" He continued excitedly. "Today is December 12th!"

"And?"

He smiled. "My parents and I always had a tradition, where every second week of December is the weekend to start doing Christmas things. We would put up the lights, do our shopping, watch movies, play music, and all of that. I want to carry on that tradition with you."

She grinned. "Awe, Austin…" She hugged him. "Of course we will do all of that."

"We will?"

"Yes, but next time we're doing it during appropriate daytime hours."

Later that afternoon, they found themselves buying lights and decals to fill their new house with some Christmas cheer. They even dragged Trish and Dez with them to get a tree. Dez was excited and Trish wasn't.

"Ugh, I can't believe I'm doing this." She complained on the car ride there. "It's Miami for crying out loud! You can just decorate a palm tree and have a tropical Christmas."

Austin shook his head. "It's not the same! It has to be an evergreen."

Dez sat in the back, holding his stomach and trying to hold his lunch. "If you keep driving into all these potholes, I'm going to be 'evergreen'."

Ally leaned her head against the window of the passenger seat. "Yeah, Austin. How far is this place? We've been driving for an hour and a half."

"Only ten more minutes." He answered. "It'll be worth it, I swear. This place has the best Christmas trees."

Sure enough, they pulled into a lot ten minutes later called "Pinnie's Pines.". There were acres and acres of beautiful trees.

"Wow." Trish marveled. "I don't think I've ever seen this many pine trees before."

"I know." Ally commented as they parked and started walking around. "But I know Austin's been 'pining' for one! Am I right?" She laughed and held up her hand for a high-five, but no one reciprocated.

After twenty minutes, Austin finally decided on a tree. Actually, Ally decided because Austin wasn't good at making decisions. Trish ended up fighting with Dez and they accidentally set a tree on fire. Luckily, Austin and Ally purchased the tree before they ended up being kicked out.

After a two hour car ride back to Miami, Austin and Ally finally returned home. Ally was exhausted, but Austin wanted to set up the tree right away.

"C'mon Ally! I've got all the ornaments, garlands, and lights!"

She sighed as they brought in the tree. Austin started to plug in and string the lights and Ally untangled their musical note garland. The tree stood high and proud in the corner. After added the trimming and the skirt beneath, they were ready to start the ornaments.

Both Austin and Ally had a lot of ornaments. They used some from their childhood, and they still had all the ones that hung on the tree at Sonic Boom. They opened the box, marveling at all the memories.

"Hey, look!" Austin held up one of a snowman, made with cotton balls and pipe cleaner. The popsicle stick attached to the back read, Austin Moon- second grade.

"Awe!" Ally smiled and pulled out a frame ornament, the picture was of her sitting on Santa's lap at the mall. She looked up at Santa with an annoyed expression. She couldn't have been anymore than four or five.

"You were so cute!" Austin exclaimed as she mockingly glared at him. "You are so cute." He corrected and kissed her cheek.

They found ornaments of snowflakes and candy canes, angels and bells, and elves and holly. They found musical instruments of guitars and pianos. Many of these were Sonic Boom's ornaments, but some were ones that they liked and bought. There was an ornament of four elves, holding hands. One blond, one red-head, one brunette, and one dark haired, it represented them. Trish had given it to them one Christmas when she worked at Orville's Ornaments.

They continued to scatter the ornaments on the tree and put the gold star on the top when they finished. They looked through the box some more, hanging up stockings and little adornments around their house. Austin was just about to take a box of lights to hang up outside when he heard Ally gasp.

"What is it Ally?" He walked over to see her holding a crystal snow globe. Inside was a picture of them, at Christmas. They were just about to perform, sitting at the piano smiling.

He kneeled down, and looked at the base, it wrote:

Merry Christmas, Ally. Even though I'll be on tour, I hope you look at this snow globe and remember that there is no way I could make it without you.

Love, Austin.

"That was my gift to you.. Christmas of 2014… You still have it…" He spoke softly.

She sniffled, tears coming into her eyes. "Yeah. When I went to Harvard, I thought I lost it.. It was and always will be my favorite Christmas gift…"

He turned to her and held her cheek, "Hey… why are you crying?"

She smiled sadly. "I just realized how much I missed, in the four years without you. All of these celebrations and events that I could've done with you by my side. I missed four years of that…"

He kissed her cheek and squeezed her hand. "Well, then I'll make sure to make up for it. This year is going to be extra special, okay?" His finger ran over the crystal diamond ring on her hand. It reflected of the glow of the lights and sparkled.

"Okay." She smiled.

x.x

Austin kept his promise. That December, they spent the days Christmas shopping and the nights watching holiday movies. Mike and Mimi held their annual "Ugly Sweater" party, and Ally won by giving Dez a sweater of Santa riding on a reindeer. They had done everything they wanted, and now it was Christmas Eve.

"Oh my gosh…" Ally breathed as she walked through the door, kicking off her heels. "Never again am I letting Dez drink red wine. Sure enough, her silver holiday dress was tinted with a dark stain, all over her stomach.

Austin groaned. "And never am I asking Carrie to hold my drink…" He also had a stain on the front of his white dress shirt. They had just come home from Jimmy Starr's Christmas Eve party. They performed a new song and announced their engagement with a toast. Dez misread the memo and brought actual toast.

They fell onto the couch, exhausted from the day's festivities. It was only ten at night, but it seemed much later. Ally lit some candles to fill the house with warmth and light, then she walked over to the piano and began playing a beautiful tune.

On a dark and stormy night, when it's bitter cold outside

And the chilly wind is calling to the lost and alone

Here inside we're safe and warm, where we're sheltered from the storm

As we gather around the candle's radiant glow

Candlelight, burning brightly in the night

Shed your warm and golden glow, and enlighten the heart and soul

Austin sat next to her on the bench, looking at the lyrics of the carol as he added some harmony.

May your flame, kindle spirits once again

And reflect the heart's delight, in your magical candlelight

Austin started playing the harmony, joining her in rounds.

Come into the light (Come into the light)

Leave behind the dark lonely night

Come in from the storm (Come into the warm)

Come into the candlelight

Candlelight burning brightly in the night

Shed your warm and golden glow, and enlighten the heart and soul

May your flame kindle spirits once again,

And reflect the heart's delight, on this wonderful Christmas night

Come into the light (Come into the light)

Come into the light (Come into the light)

Candlelight

They ended the long note in harmony, smiling in content.

"It wouldn't be true Christmas without carols would it?" She smiled.

"Yes," He agreed. "But there's one Christmas thing we haven't done."

She looked up in confusion as he pointed to the ceiling, where a sprig of mistletoe hung.

Before she could even turn, he leaned in and kissed her deeply.

"Sorry.." He mumbled. "We always have a habit of getting interrupted."

She giggled and kissed him again, and Christmas eve was never better.

x.x

It was now March, and things were going quite well. Carrie had gotten the dress of her dreams and they were finalizing plans for the wedding in May. Austin and Ally were also making plans for their wedding, which would be in July. Austin and Ally had finished writing all the songs for their first duo album, but they needed to be recorded. Austin and Ally loved living together. It was like they were already married, just without the title.

It was March 26th, and Ally was cooking dinner. Jimmy had called Austin into the studio, and Ally wanted to surprise him when he came home.

"Ally!" He ran in and hugged her from behind. "Is that lasagna?"

She rolled her eyes. "Yes, I wanted to surprise you.. I thought you would be home later."

He turned her around. "Well Jimmy wanted to ask me something, and I want to know what you'd think of it."

She nodded and looked up at him. "Okay?"

"Starr Records is doing a charity fundraiser concert. It's next weekend in Orlando. Jimmy wants me to perform some of my older stuff, but he also wants me to promote a few songs off the new album."

She held his hands. "So you're saying that you leave for Orlando in a week?"

"Well, no. We are leaving for Orlando in a week. I don't wanna be apart from you, and I told Jimmy that. He said we could perform a few duets. So, what'dya say? Will you go to Orlando with me?"

She smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "Of course, you need to practicing your dancing anyway. We haven't done many concerts and Dez is expecting an awesome performance at his wedding."

"And it will be."

x.x

"When you said we're going to Orlando, you forgot to mention the fact that we're going to Disney World…" Ally pointed out, as the drove past the Disney logo.

"It must of slipped the mind." He answered. He looked at her, "It was a surprise. I know you've only been here once. I've been here multiple times and I want to share the experience with you."

She smiled. "Thanks Austin, that means a lot. Now keep your eyes on the road before we crash."

His eyes immediately shifted, turning the wheel to get back into his own lane. "Right, sorry."

They drove past downtown Disney, so close to the Polynesian Resort, where they were staying. It was one of the nicest hotels in the Disney area. The whole resort was Hawaiian, complete with luaus, cocktails, and a pool by the beach. Austin and Ally were celebrities, and therefore they got only the best. However, they were in public, so privacy was hard to come by.

Austin pulled up to the front of the hotel, where hounds of fans and paparazzi were waiting for them. Security immediately came out to help usher them to their room, and the manager promised that their luggage and belongings would be carried up to the room right away.

"Ally! Ally!"

Ally was surrounded by screams and camera flashes. Although she was used to this, they have never been so close to her before. She felt her palms get sweaty and her eyes diverted. She started to have an anxiety attack.

"Please give her some space and go somewhere else!" She heard her fiancee come to her defense as he rubbed her back and led her to the door.

When they finally got through, the manager immediately took them a back way to get to their room. Once they were alone, Ally sighed and fell onto the bed.

"Wow." Austin took a deep breath. "This charity gig must be huge…"

Ally nodded. "Yeah, but it's for a good cause."

He sat next to her and held her hand, giving her a concerned glance. "Are you okay?"

She nodded again, sighing and resting her head on his shoulder. "Yes, I just need to catch my breath."

And so they spent the rest of the night relaxing. They saw the fireworks show from the beach and visited the luau that night, security did a great job making sure that the couple had their privacy.

The next night, Austin and Ally found themselves in Cinderella's castle, waiting in a room for Austin's concert to start. They spent the day exploring the Magic Kingdom, they hadn't been there together since they were sixteen, and it was a treat going back, now getting to do the coupley stuff that they've always wanted to.

They could hear the crowd chanting his name and singing his songs. He sang them to himself as well, feeling over the moon. He was dressed in dark skinny jeans and a blue and black plaid shirt. Ally wore a flowy red shirt and a silver skirt. They patiently awaited until the stage crew was ready for him to go on.

"Alright, so you're singing 'Double Take' and "Heartbeat', and then I'll join you with 'Don't Look Down'?" Ally summarized.

"Yeah. It's going to be awesome. I've been working on a new dance move for my opening number. It's a 180 degree spin flip. I would do it for you now, but I want it to be a surprise!" HE said excitedly.

She looked a little worried. "Just be careful, you've never performed on this stage before, and they are all different. It sounds a little dangerous."

He chuckled and put a hand on his shoulder. "Ally, I've been doing these dance moves for years and I haven't injured myself once."

"You sprained your ankle. Twice." She pointed out.

"Well yeah, but that was caused from sports and you. Not from performing. Trust me, it's fine." He assured her as they stage manager went back and gave him the thumbs up. "Anyways, I'll see you for our duet." He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss. "I love you."

"I love you too." She smiled. "Good luck."

He winked and bounded on the stage. "How are we feeling, Orlando?!"

The crowd responded with shrieks and shouts of adoration, many from younger fans who were there with their families. Homemade signs were made and waved throughout the crowd.

"We're gonna start with the song that started it all tonight." He announced. "Are you ready?!"

Before the crowd responded, the music blasted and he grabbed the microphone, dancing and interacting with the lucky fans in the front row.

Flip a switch

Turn up the lightning

Get it right

Show 'em how it's done

Freak it up

No matter how you dress that song

Girl you know

You got a number one

He smiled at Ally, who was cheering him on from the sidelines. She blew him a kiss, giving him even more energy.

Go with it

You got 'em where you want 'em

Drop the beat

They need to hear your sound

Play it up

It's coming down to you right now

There was screaming from the crowd as he continued to jump around. His background dancers were copying his movements and the beat was loud and clear. There were strobe lights and visuals in the background, making the performance even more awesome.

They wanna, know, know, know

Your name, name, name

They want the, girl, girl, girl

With game, game, game

And when they, look, look, look

Your way, way, way

You're gonna make (make) make (make)

Make 'em do a double take

Make 'em do a double take, yeah, yeah

This could be

An overnight sensation

You and me

Tearin' up the floor

He headed up to the ramp, readying himself to run and astound the audience with his 180 degree spin flip.

Let it go

This party's up to you right now

He handed the microphone to one of his dancers and ran up the ramp, ready to fly through the air, but he got off on the wrong footing.

Ally watched in horror as Austin tripped and landed on his leg with a sickening crack.

"AUSTIN!"

Don't hate me guys.

I am three days late on the upload, and this chapter was supposed to include Dez and Carrie's wedding. But alas, plans change. The Dez and Carrie wedding and A & A wedding will be the next chapter. Which will be up by next Monday. This chapter is kind of a filler, showing how their life is and what is going on with everyone.

Also I'm working on two new oneshots, so keep on the lookout for those. The songs were "Candlelight Canon" by Dave Williamson and "Double Take" by Ross Lynch. Their random songwriting lyrics were just some lyrics I made up on the spot.

Read and review please?

-Evelyn