About 20 or 30 minutes later they pull up to a beautiful beach house. It was a two story modern style with white stucco. There is a large window next to the front door. Austin pulls into the driveway. Ally looks up at the beautiful house. She is very impressed. It is very much Austin's style. "I'm guessing this is your house." Austin turns to look at her. "It's quite and we won't be disturbed. I thought it would be the perfect place to talk. Come on." He opens his door and gets out of the car. Ally takes in a deep breath and follows.
When she walks through the front door she takes in the beautiful room that surrounds her. The front window isn't the only one bringing light into the large room. On her left there two windows on either side of a large tv. In front of the tv and entertainment center there is a large black couch with two large comfortable looking chairs on either side. A grand piano is sitting in front of the front window. On her right is a white wall with black and white photographs of city scapes from all over the world. Most likely taken by Austin while he was on tour. Photography was a hobby he took up while he was unable to perform.
"Would you like something to drink or eat?" Ally turns her attention back the handsome blonde. She nods. "Water would be nice. It's really hot out today." He nods and walks into what Ally assumes is the kitchen. She follows him. There a half wall dividing the two rooms. There is an entrance on either side of the wall. The kitchen is full of light as well. The there is a large silver fridge to her right that flows with the cabinets that rap in an 'L' shape against the wall. The sink is in the bend and above it is a seamless window that also seems to bend in the shape. There an island in the middle of the room. On the other side of the room is a dark wooden table. Where the cabinets end there is a large sliding door that seems to lead out to a deck. She walks over and takes in the view. It wasn't just a deck. There was a medium size rectangular shaped pool. A few lounge chairs sit in front of the pool. There where stairs that led you right down to the water.
Austin walks over to her and hands her a glass of water. "I can see why you like this house so much. Easy excess to the beach for surfing. Tons of natural light. Modern and new. It's very you." He nods. "Yeah, it almost feels like home. It's still no Miami. But it just didn't feel right living there with out you guys. So, L.A. seemed like the best option." Austin gestures towards the living room. "Come on. Let's go sit down." They walk into the room and have a seat. They don't sit very far apart, but there is still some space between them. He sits on the side of the couch close to the kitchen and she sits on the part close to the front door. He turns his body in her direction. He wants to be able to see her when they talk. Ally is looking down at her hands as they fidget in her lap. "It really hurts that you gave up on us." Austin starts. "You said we couldn't do it anymore because it hurt to much, but it hurt so much more not having you in my life. I've missed you so much."
Ally fights back her tears. His words are like a knife in her heart, but he is right. Being with out him has hurt so much more then just missing him. "I have missed you too. I kept telling myself it would get easier, but it never did. I just didn't know what else to do." Austin studies her beautiful face. He sees the sadness and pain. This is not what he wanted. He doesn't want to hurt her, he wants to love her again. "We can't change what happened in the past. I'm not angry or bitter about it. I guess I just needed to tell you that. It wasn't meant to hurt you. I don't want to live in the past. I want to plan a future. A future I want you to be apart of." Ally looks over at him. She doesn't know what to say. She isn't sure she should trust the feeling swirling inside her. A clinking sounds gets her attention. It is followed by the sound of nails on the hardwood floor. The next thing Ally knows a wet knows comes in contact with the part of her leg her shorts do not cover. "Sorry about him. Don't worry he is very friendly." The dog jumps up on Ally. "Maybe a little too friendly. Pickles get down." He snaps his fingers and the dog walks over and sits at his owners feet.
Ally raises an eyebrow. "Pickles? You named your dog pickles?" He shrugs. "You named a goose Pickles, so why can't I name a dog Pickles?" Her heart warms. She knows why he named that dog Pickles. Scooting down closer to Austin she leans over and pets the dog. "Hi Pickles. It's nice to meet you. I like your name." The dog licks her hand. "I think we are going to be good friends." Austin looks at her. "You are going to have to stick around if that's going to happen." He puts his hand on her knee. He moves so close that their legs are now touching.
She gives him a soft smile. "I want that, but we will still have long periods of time when we will be apart when we go on tour. I will be going on one at the beginning of the year. I will be gone for almost an entire year. How will that work?" Pleading with her eyes she begs him to give an answer that will end their pain. The hand that was on her knee now moves lightly to skim across her cheek and buries it self in her hair cupping her head. "I will come with you. I'm kind of on a break right now. I do a show now and then. I'm doing some writing, but nothing really important that I couldn't leave behind." He moves his hand out of her hair and takes her hand in his. He looks down at their joined hands. "A couple of years ago I learned how important spending time with the people you love is. My Mom got sick." Ally squeezes his hand. "Dez and Carrie told me she had cancer." He nods. "I am so sorry Austin. I know our relationship was messed up then, but if you had called me I would have been there with you by your side." He smiles. "That's good to know. It was really hard. The thought of losing my Mom scared the Hell out of me. But it taught me something important and changed my life. Mom said at least something good came out of it. I finally stood up to Jimmy and walked away from Star records. I slowed down and stopped touring so much. I spent more time with my family and friends. I wish I could have had this epiphany four years ago." He looks up at Ally. "I will do anything to make this work. I love you, Ally. I never stopped, I never will." A tear slips down Ally's cheek. He gently brushes it away. "You know our fans always loved when we sang together. There were a lot of Auslly fans. I bet if at some point when we both had albums to promote they would love it if we toured together." She says giving a little shrug, and a playful smile. He smiles really big. "I would love that. I really miss making music with you. Almost as much as I miss kissing you." He smirks, picking up on her now playful mood.
Ally leans forward and places her lips on his. He immediately cups her face. She pulls away only enough to look him in the eyes. He can still feel her breath on his lips. "I love you, too. Something I learned when we were apart was that my love for you is never ending." Austin crashes his lips down on her's again. Her arms wrap around his neck, and he feels her fingers playing with his hair. There is more to play with then when they were eighteen since he has grown it out a little more. After a while she some how ends up stradling his lap. Knowing where this is heading Austin pulls away. "If this is heading where I am hoping it is, I think we should move this somewhere else." Ally is still trying to catch her breath, so she just nods her approval. Just as she is about to get up he slides forward on the couch. He wraps her arms around his neck then holds on to her thighs. She doesn't have time to ask what he is doing before he stands up. Eyes wide with surprise she watches as he lifts her like she weighs nothing. Her legs wrap around him as he walks down a dark hallway. They past a couple of rooms before he starts up a set of stairs. Before she knows it they are in a bright sunny room with a large king size bed. When they come to the side of the bed he stops and her legs drop from his waist. They are standing with their arms wrapped around each other. "If you don't want this, if you want to wait you have to let me know now." Ally lifts herself up on her toes and kisses him with a passion she hasn't felt in years. When she pulls away she smiles and says. "I want this, and I want you." That all he needs to hear. Love and passion that has been buried away for three and a half years is expressed into the late evening.
AN/ That is it for this chapter. There will be more Auslly love and we will find out what happened with Austin and Jimmy Star. I never liked Jimmy by the way. I'm sure you will notice that.