Ally awoke the next morning surprisingly at peace with her situation. Trish was still snoring away but a quick throw of the pillow at her head roused her from sleep. "Hey!" Trish grumbled sitting up. "Hey…you need to get up. It's almost 9 and I have to open the store in thirty minutes." Ally explained.

"Fiiinnnee…" Trish consented wiping the sleep from her eyes and standing up. "Are you feeling okay? I mean I know yesterday you seemed kind of happy before you went to bed but are you alright?" Trish asked seeing how pale Ally still looked in the full light of day.

"Yeah…I'm still pretty terrified but I know you have my back and I think I'm going to tell Austin today. He deserves to know and if the way he looked after me yesterday is any indication then I know he will be there for me just like you have been." Ally declared feeling confidence wane with every word. "b-but do you think that you could be there with me? Ya know…for support and everything…"

Trish beamed at her friend and pulled her into a hug. "Of course Ally…I'll be there. What time do you wanna do it?" Trish inquired.

"Well…I was thinking that I should go ahead and do it this morning. You know…as soon as he gets here." She replied as almost a question, "If I don't I'm afraid I'll chicken out and never do it."

Trish nodded in understanding and sat down on the couch. "Well I guess I will just wait here then because he should be here any minute."

As if on cue the blonde bounded through the door carrying a small bouquet of roses and a jar of pickles. "Hey Ally...Trish…I brought you something Als. I know you were pretty upset yesterday and I hoped these might cheer you up a little." He commented handing over the contents to Ally.

Ally felt her heart melt a little and a wave of nausea wash over her. She wanted to blame it on the pregnancy but she knew that this feeling had more to do with the fact that she was about to tell him life changing news. Trish seemed to pick up on Ally's hesitation and stepped in.

"Uh…Austin…speaking of yesterday…Ally has something to tell you." Austin looked confusedly from Ally to Trish and saw the same terror from yesterday filling Ally's eyes.

"Uh…okay? Are you sure though? She doesn't look so keen to tell me if you ask my opinion." He observed.

Trish squeezed Ally's hand which elicited a quick glance toward her. Ally's eyes were growing redder by the second and Trish could see that tears were welling in the corners.

"Yeah…I'm sure..b-but you should sit down…" Trish assured him. He did as he was told and Trish pulled Ally aside for a moment where she could whisper out of earshot of Austin. "Ally? It's okay…this is what you wanted to do…I know you're scared but I'm here for you…you can tell him."

A single tear slipped from her lid and the petite brunette turned to her friend. "I-I want to tell him but I-I can't…it feels like my head just emptied of all coherent thought…c-can you tell him? Please?" she begged grasping onto Trish's hand like her life depended on it.

Trish felt her own nerves begin to grow but nodded in agreement. It this was what her friend needed her to do then she would do it. She led Ally to the couch and sat her next to Austin where he took her hand. She nuzzled her head into his shoulder unable to look at him when he heard the truth.

Trish took a deep breath and thought of how to begin. This was delicate and she had to handle it with grace despite her usual bluntness.

"A-Austin…Ally wants me to tell you what's going on. She is too scared to tell you herself and she is afraid you will be upset." As she spoke she could see Austin's demeanor fade from its usual cheer to a fearful doubt.

"I-I'm not really sure how to tell you either but you need to know…" she continued. It was in the middle of this sentence that she saw a change in Austin. It was like a light bulb went off in his head but instead of a brilliant idea he had come to a horrifying realization. She knew just from his face that he had guessed what was going on. He shifted Ally so that she was facing him and looked into her eyes. She was full on crying by now and he felt her start to shake.

"Ally?..." he addressed in a trembling tone. "A-Are you pr-pregnant?" Ally had no words but let out an audible sob and fell into his chest. He glanced to Trish who silently nodded in confirmation.

"Oh…my god…" he whispered in shock pulling the crying girl in his arms tighter. He felt tears coming to his own eyes but refused to wipe them away because that would mean unwrapping himself from Ally.

"Shhhh…shhh…I'm so sorry Ally…" he murmured rubbing circles in her back. He could feel the hot tears soaking through his shirt but he didn't care. He just closed his eyes and rocked her back and forth trying to be strong. This was all his fault he thought to himself. If he hadn't been so stupid and so focused on the moment he would have insisted they use protection.

Trish melted at the scene and decided she would leave them alone. She clicked the door closed and went down the steps knowing she would help Ally out by opening up the store. That girl was in no condition to work right now and Trish knew exactly what to do.

The room filled with soft melodies of piano music, sad slow and sweet. Neither Ally now Austin really noticed but to an outsider it would have appeared like a scene from a movie. Austin kept whispering words of comfort to Ally trying to keep her from falling apart and trying to hide his own hurt for the moment.

It was over an hour before Ally was able to lift her head from his tear soaked shirt and look him in the eye. He knew it wouldn't reach to his eyes but he smiled back at her as a sign that he was here. She leaned back and wiped some of the dampness away hiccupping softly from crying so long.

Austin was still crying but in the darkened quite room it wasn't overly obvious. The curtains had been pulled on the windows and it was like there in that little room the outside world didn't exist. They could hear the occasional patron from the courtyard outside but even they sounded distant and unreal.

"I-I…" she started but Austin brought his finger to her lip.

"You don't have to say anything…but I do…" he insisted. She didn't have any energy to fight him so she relented.

"I am so sorry you've been going through all this alone until yesterday. I feel like such a horrible person for not being there for you….please forgive me…I-I know you must be terrified and I just want you to know that whatever you decide I will never leave you. I will be there holding your hand every step of the way. I-I love you with all my heart Ally Dawson and I know that this is not the most ideal situation but I'm not going anywhere. I want to be with you no matter what and if you decide to have and keep this baby then I will be the best father I can be. I could never abandon you no matter what…so don't worry about that…don't be scared of that. I know there is a lot for you to be scared of right now but I will never leave you until you order me away….you have my word." Austin spilled taking Ally's hand and kissing it gingerly.

Ally blushed a little though it was virtually undetectable beneath her reddened cheeks. She ducked her head and swallowed the lump in her throat. His words did lift a small burden from her but she still felt a weight on her chest…her dad.

"Austin…I'm scared…I'm only 15. You're 16. I don't know if I can do this…I don't know what to do. I haven't told my dad yet either but I have to soon. He is going to be so angry though. I couldn't even tell you…how am I ever going to tell him. But…thank you…I'm glad I have you and Trish to lean on…and I'll never order you away. I was afraid you would be mad or hate me for ruining your youth and career." She said choking back more hiccups.

Austin lifted her chin and looked her directly in the eyes and spoke in a sincere, honest and serious tone.

"Listen to me..." he hummed, "I…could never ever hate you Ally. I don't care about any of those things. I can still be a singer but I want to do this more than anything. I want to be with you and I'm in this for the long haul. I love you and I love that baby. You two are my life…and I may only be 16 but I am ready for this. I have a steady job and with the record sales we made there is more than enough to support you and a baby. Plus, you and I will have a whole new muse for songs now."

Both of them smiled at the thought and Ally kissed his lips. "I love you too…" she muttered between pecks. "Okay…let's do this."

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