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Chapter 4

Ally POV

We were back at my house in my bedroom after a long, tiring day of shopping. I yawned, pretending to listen to Trish's story about her mad uncle Darrin.

"Ally, are you even listening to me?" she asked, irritated.

"Nope." I said, lying back on my bed and closing my eyes.

"At least you're honest." She sighed. I chuckled. I was too depressed and tired to deal with Trish.

"Look, Trish, I know you've been looking forward to it for ages, but I don't think I really want to go to this party tonight. I'm too tired, and I don't really feel that well." I said, feeling bad when I saw her face fall.

"Aw, but I really wanna go! And my mom won't let me go if you don't go! Please come, Ally, please! You don't even have to drink or anything, you can just sit in the corner and not do anything, but please come!" she groaned, and me being the pushover that I am, I nodded.

"Okay," I sighed, "but you are not drinking, Trish! My brother will be picking us up and he'll kill me if I let you drink." I said, and she rolled her eyes.

"Whatever. Thanks Ally, you're the best. Come on, we have to start getting ready. We only have four hours until we have to be there." She said, panicked. I laughed.

"Oh no, whatever shall we do?" I moaned sarcastically. She hit me round the back of the head playfully, but laughed.

"Come on. Let's make you look sexy!" she squealed, pulling me up off the bed.

Four hours later I was dressed in a pair of floral patterned tights, a very short denim mini skirt and a very low-cut V-neck top that Trish had secretly bought for me. I was slightly embarrassed, but honestly I liked it. I thought I looked hot!

"Whoa, Ally babe, you look gorgeous. Dallas is going to die!" said Trish. I was glad that she had forgotten about Austin.

"Thanks Trish. You look pretty good yourself!"

She was wearing leopard print leggings with a long, luminous pink top. She had straightened her usually curly hair, and was wearing a white headband. I had my hair down, as usual, despite Trish's attempts to put it in a bun.

"Don't I know it! Come on, let's go, we're late already!" said Trish, glancing at her watch impatiently.

"Hang on let me get my bag." I said, rummaging in my closet unsuccessfully.

"Your bag is downstairs, in the coat closet Ally." Said Trish, bored. I nodded.

"Right, sorry. Come on then." I said, grabbing my phone from my dresser and running down the stairs. As I turned the corner to go into the lounge room, I collided with something tall and skinny.

"Ouch!" he said, and I heard him grunt. Assuming it was Dez, I got mad.

"Watch where you're going, you idiot!" I yelled, fixing my skirt which had ridden up, before looking up to see that it wasn't Dez after all. It was Austin.

"Sorry Ally." He said, smiling apologetically.

"It's fine! I mean, I thought you were Dez, and I was mad, but now I know it's you, so it's fine. Not that I like you better, I mean, it's just-" I babbled, but he cut me off.

"I know what you mean, Ally. Calm down." He said, laughing. He stood up, offering me his hand. I took it and he pulled me to my feet, a lot more easily than it had been for me to pull him up.

"Thanks." I said, blushing. He grinned.

"No problem." He replied.

"Wait, when did you get here? Where's Dez?" I asked.

"Only just. Dez dropped me off, and now he's on the way to my place to get some clothes for me to change in to from my mom." He explained. I frowned, confused.

"Why didn't you go with him?" I asked. The smiled fell off his face, replaced by a sad look. He shook his head, then smiled lightly.

"No reason." He said quickly, before turning around and walking away briskly.

"Austin, wait!" I called, grabbing his arm and turning him around. I then realised why he had walked away so fast; there were tears in his eyes and one had escaped and was rolling down his face slowly, as if in slow motion. I felt so sorry for him in that moment, even though I had no idea what was wrong, so I did what I always do for my friends when they are upset; I hugged him. For a second he stiffened up, and I was about to pull away, awkward, but then he hugged me back and buried his head in my shoulder. We stood like that for a while, before he pulled away and smiled slightly.

"Wow. Don't I feel like a pussy." He said, embarrassed. I smiled lightly.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make things awkward. I just thought it looked like you needed a hug." I said, and he smiled.

"Thanks. You were right, I did need a hug. It's not like I can hug Dez, even when I am upset. You're lucky, you're a girl. When you're sad you can hug any friend, guy or girl. As a guy, that would be pretty awkward." He said, and I smiled.

"Yeah, I guess it would." I agreed.

"So, you heading to that party?" he asked me. That reminded me. We had been talking for ages, where was Trish? And why hadn't she come to get me?

"Yeah, actually, we were on the way out when I bumped into you." I told him.

"You aren't going to be late because of me?" he asked. I scoffed.

"Who is ever on time for a party?" I asked, laughing. He nodded in agreement.

"But hang on, it doesn't start for another hour. Isn't it really uncool to be early for a party?" he asked, more confused. I smiled, walking over to the coat closet.

"Yeah, but we're friends of Lucy's, so we said we'd come early to help her set up." I said. He nodded in understanding.

"Cool. See you later then." He said. He was about to walk away, when I realised something.

"Hey, wait a minute, how did you know that the party doesn't start for another hour?" I asked. He grinned.

"That's for me to know, and you to find out." He said. Just then, my brother walked in.

"Hey, Austin, I got you some clothes for the party Frank invited us to tonight. Hang on, is it the same one Ally and Trish are going to? Oh, hey Ally. Trish is waiting for you outside, and she's getting impatient." Said Dez. I laughed at Austin's irritated expression.

"Looks like I just found out, eh Austin? So, are you guys coming to the party?" I asked.

"Yup." Austin sighed. Dez looked guilty.

"Sorry, we were planning to surprise you and Trish. Oh, Austin, is Kelly going too?" he asked Austin. I turned to the closet to grab my bag, before walking briskly out of the room.

"Ally? Are you okay?" asked Dez worriedly. I panicked.

"Yeah, I just remembered what you said about Trish. Wouldn't want to keep her waiting for too long." I said, smiling. Dez seemed satisfied with this, but Austin looked concerned.

"Gimme a minute." I heard him say softly to Dez. Dez looked confused, but he shrugged it off.

"I'm fine Austin, honest." I said, smiling at him.

"Are you sure?" he replied sceptically. I could tell he didn't believe me.

"Yeah, really." I laughed. I was lying through my teeth, but he didn't have to know that. Finally looking satisfied, he turned to go, but not before adding one last thing.

"Oh, Ally?" he said.

"Yeah?" I replied, halfway out the door.

"You look hot. You should dress like that more often." I blushed.

"Is it better than my sexy outfit this morning?" I asked, joking.

"No, but it's a close second." He said smiling. I froze, blushing wildly. He walked back into the lounge, and I snapped out of it. Closing the door softly behind me, I walked down the garden path towards Trish.

"Sheesh, Ally, what took you so long? Now we're too late to help Lucy out. She's gonna kill us!" Yelled Trish.

"Sorry. Anyway, she won't kill us. She said not to worry if we couldn't get there early, remember?" I told her.

"I guess. But I'm still mad at you. Although I did get to talk to your brother alone…" she said, and I rolled my eyes.

"For all of five seconds." I said. She stuck out her tongue.

"Just get in the car Ally." She sighed. I laughed. Now that I knew Austin was coming, I was strangely excited about this party. Not because I like him or anything. He's just a friend. He makes me laugh. Plus, Dallas will be there. I'm excited because of him, too. It's not just because of Austin…I don't think.

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