Disclaimer:

I do not own Austin & Ally, any of their cast members, the restaurant Palme d'Or or the Biltmore Hotel. The only thing I own are my original characters Megan and Delancy Reeves and Frank.

Author's Note:

I cannot even begin to explain how grateful I am to all of you for how positive the responses to my story have been! Part of my fears when I first started the story was that people would hate it.

But you have all shown such tremendous support, so thank you all so very much!

Please don't be a ghost reader. I'd love to know you have to say.

Thanks, thanks.

My Quote of the Day: It's not worth winning if you don't have to fight for it. - Jackie Dorsey.

- TJN xx

Chapter Three

*Ally's POV*

Tuesday, 20 October

It's exactly 7:27pm I am leaning against the limo windows deep in thought about tonight.

We are about to arrive at the restaurant: Palme d'Or.

The exact same restaurant that Austin and I went on our first date.

If I wasn't already nervous enough, here come the rhino's stampeding into my stomach.

About ten minutes ago Trish hesitantly called my name.

"Ally?"

"Yes?"

"Umm... You know that a lot of people from high school are going to be at dinner tonight. Right?"

"Yes." I said curiously, wondering where this was heading.

"Including... Umm..." she started hesitantly.

I suddenly knew exactly what she was getting at.

Austin.

"Including Austin?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Exactly." smiled Trish sheepishly.

I smiled reassuringly at my spicy best friend.

"It will be perfectly fine. I will be fine. Stop worrying, Madame Freak-Out-Over-Nothing." I reached over and hugged her tightly.

The limo stopped and our driver, whose name was Frank, announced that we had arrived.

I took a deep breath and let it out.

"Well... Here we go." I said with a smile.

Frank opened the door for us and we filed out one by one. Me being last as I took a few more deep breaths.

"Right. Let's do this thing!" Cheered Trish.

Megs burst into giggles at the latina's excitement.

Trish grabbed Megs and the two of them linked arms and made their way up the stairs, towards the entrance, laughing the whole way.

Dee grinned at me and offered her hand to me.

"I'm nervous again. And you promised that you'd hold my hand." she teasingly said.

"Yeah okay, you big baby." I laughed and took her hand.

At the top of the stairs, I took one last deep breath and Dee squeezed my fingers.

The doors opened for us and I immediately spotted Trish dragging Megs towards the back of the restaurant.

Dee squeezed my fingers again and said "Let's go rock this party, babe."

I grinned and we started walking in the direction that Trish had gone.

As we got further into the restaurant, I spotted familiar faces at a huge table right in front of us.

Among others, I could see Cassidy, Brooke, Kelsey and Nicole as well as a few others from the cheer team. I scanned and I could see Dallas and Elliot too. No Austin.

"Oh bloody hell." I murmured.

Dee's sharp ears heard and she immediately turned to me.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

I was about to answer her when I noticed someone else,

I took yet another deep breath.

I had spotted a tall, gorgeous, blonde standing at the end of the table. Trish hugged him and then he shook Megs's hand.

I slowly pointed to where Trish was and Dee's eyes widened.

She let go of my hand and started walking towards Trish. She smiled and greeted the blonde.

Trish turned and spotted me. She said something to the blonde pointed at me and his eyes found mine.

Austin Monica Moon had found me, after I avoided him for five years.

I was jolted out of my thoughts by a voice calling my name.

"Ally Dally?"

I turned towards the voice.

My mouth dropped.

"Dezzy?"

P.S. Sorry that this is such a short, crappy chapter. But don't worry, my next chapter will be lengthy and will definitely make up for all this shortness.