Chapter 4- Confessions of Love

Ally wandered around the park, looking for Dallas. They had agreed on meeting in front of the ice-cream cart by seven. Sure it was only 6:56 but Dallas was usually early.

"Boo," a voice behind Ally said, startling her. She turned to face Dallas in a gray blazer and a blue button up shirt. "Am I late?"

"No, it's only 6:57," Ally informed him, checking her phone.

"I would have been here sooner but I was a little busy . . ." Dallas said, mysteriously.

"Doing what?" Ally asked.

"I'll show you," he grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the trees.

"Where are you taking me?" Ally asked, trying to avoid stepping on the dirt and stay on the path.

"Here we are!" he opened his arms dramatically. Ally was awestruck. There were standing in a little clearing among the trees. It was where Austin had his date with Kira that one time. Only it looked different today. There was a blanket in the middle on top of the grass, surrounded by candles. A cute basket sat on the blanket, no doubt filled with all of Ally's favorite foods.

"It's amazing," Ally said with a huge smile.

"There's more," Dallas led Ally to the blanket, sat down, and pulled out a laptop from the basket. "We can watch a movie. You pick."

"Aww . . . Dallas. This is the perfect date!" Ally exclaimed, hugging him.

"It's all for you," Dallas said to her, taking a deep breath before beginning his big apology. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry. I'm sorry for blowing you off, and not being a good boyfriend and everything."

"It's alright Dallas," Ally quickly forgave him. "And you are a good boyfriend."

Dallas grabbed Ally's hand and looked into her eyes. "Ally," he paused for dramatic effect. "I love you."

Ally looked a little shocked and soon after began blushing. Before she could respond , Dallas kissed her.

~Later at Sonic Boom~

Ally walked into Sonic Boom after her date. She heard someone playing the piano in the practice room. Ally was confused. No one had the key to the store except her, her father, and Austin. She quickly grabbed a loaf of bread that was randomly lying on the counter, probably because of Dez. Ahe sneakily made her way up the stairs.

"Three . . . Two . . . One . . ." she whispered to herself before bursting through the door, waving the loaf of bread around and screaming.

Austin shrieked and jumped off of the piano bench, surprised. "Ally?" Austin grabbed his heart. "Thanks for the heart attack!" He took the loaf of bread out of her hand and took a bite out of it. "If I was a burglar, how would a loaf of bread protect you?"

"I don't know! I heard noises. I needed a weapon and this was the only thing I could find," Ally tried to defend herself.

"You could have grabbed a guitar or something."

"What are you doing here anyway?" Ally asked.

"Trish and Dez are busy and you were on a date, so I had no one to hang out with. So I came here," Austin explained.

"You wanted to hang out . . . at 11pm?"

"Hey don't judge me! So what are you doing here anyway?" Austin sat back down on the piano bench and Ally went to join him.

"I just got back form my date with Dallas. Didn't really feel like going home yet."

"How'd the date go?" Austin asked, mainly out of courtesy. He really didn't want to hear all the details of her date.

"It was amazing!" A huge smile grew on Ally's face and Austin wondered if her had ever made her smile like that. "He made me a picnic in that little clearing in the park with candles and -"

"I remember the last time we went there," Austin interrupted. " I dragged you through the trees." He chuckled at the memory of twigs getting stuck in their hair and how much fun they had that day.

"Well, we took the path like normal people," Ally sent a look at Austin, who was thinking about how his way was waayyy funner. "Anyways He put candles around our blanket and we ate pickles and all my favorite foods and then we watched a silent film and then we danced together . . ." Austin chuckled again, imaging the two of them dancing together. Ally glared at him yet again and continues. "And then we talked and oh my gosh he gave the sweetest apology and then he told me . . . he told me that he loves me . . . "

Ally stared at the corner of the room with a preoccupied look in her eyes, analyzing what had happened. Austin shifted uncomfortably. He knew that for an old romantic like Ally saying "I love you" was a big step in a relationship.

"He didn't really give me a chance to reply . . . He just . . . kissed me . . ." she trailed off again, replaying the night in her head, wondering what she would have said if he hadn't kissed her then.

"Hey, why don't we take all of this love and turn it into a song?" Austin suggested, trying to avoid the love conversation with Ally. This seemed more like a Trish-and-Ally talk.

Ally snapped out of her trance. "Yeah, that's a great idea!" She began to mess around with the piano keys trying to find a good melody. Suddenly, the pair heard yelling from downstairs. They glanced at each other before running down to find Trish in her pajamas and Dez dressed in orange pants and a yellow T-shirt that read "CHEESE."

"What are you guys doing here?" Ally asked trying to get their attention but to no effect.

"GUYS!" Austin screamed, standing on top of the counter. Dez and Trish stopped mid-sentence and looked up to Austin. "Why are you guys here?" He jumped off of the counter.

Woah, one at a time guys!" Ally set the rules when both Dez and Trish began talking at once.

"This Bozo over here came to my bedroom while I was having my beauty sleep and woke me up. And he won't leave me alone!" Trish whined.

"I just need you to solve my problem with Mandy!" Dez exclaimed.

"How am I supposed to help?!" Trish yelled.

"Because you work at Connie's," Dez said in his "duh" voice.

"Wait that doesn't explain why you're both here," Austin interjected.

"We knew you two would probably be here," Trish explained to him before facing Ally. "Allllyyyy . . . get him to leave me alone!"

"Dez, if you're having problems with Mandy, why don't you just break up with her?" Ally suggested. "You always thought she was creepy and annoying."

"How could you say that, Ally?" Dez gasped. "I love her!"

Ally was sick of that word. Love. What does it even mean?! She grabbed Trish and began walking out of the store. "Why don't you just go to Connie's in the morning and she'll help you then. Meanwhile let's all just go home."

Ally and Trish took the bus home in silence while Austin and Dez decided to walk. However, Austin soon got tired of him talking about Mandy that he decided to just go back to the store and sleep there. The love song that Austin and Ally had planned on writing was forgotten . . .