Chapter 7

Austin's POV:

We broke apart from the kiss and I felt like I couldn't breathe. My heart raced, pounding in my ears. I took a sharp breath in, letting the small amount of air enter my lungs. I looked over at Ally, who had her eyes closed and was murmuring something. We stood there like that for a while, silent. I finally turned around, facing Ally and spoke.

"I'm sorry. I was just so frustrated. I don't know what came over me." I said. She didn't respond. She just focused on the big A that hung at the back wall of the practice room. I waved a hand in front of her face and she snapped out of her trance. She did everything she could to avoid eye contact with me.

"So you regret it?" she whispered. Do I? I mean. The kiss was amazing, but I don't know if I should have kissed her. I thought. Now, she waved her hand in front of my face, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Do you regret the kiss?" she repeated. All I did was shrug.

"Do you?" I ask trying to hide the fact that my voice had risen a few notches. She shrugged too.

"I don't know. I think we should go back to the way things were. It's too weird with us together." She whispered. I felt my eyes go wide. I couldn't believe she wanted to break up with me.

Ally's POV:

"Is that what you want?" Austin asked catching my eye. I swallowed hard, trying not to be hypnotized by his deep brown eyes. "Do you want that?" I asked. He shrugged and let out a sigh.

"It will be really hard for me to just be friends with you, but if that's what you want. I'll do anything for you Als." He said. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, trying not to break down in front of him. "Trish and Dez know nothing about us. Well, Dez doesn't. Trish found it out. I swear she is like a hound, she smells things out." I said smiling slightly. He smiled too. It faded instantly, just like mine.
"So? Should we go back to being friends?" he asked locking eyes with me. That's when I broke. I fell into his arms and started crying. He stroked my hair. "I don't want to. I don't regret the kiss at all. I want to be with you, but it would be best." I said pulling away and wiping my eyes with a part of my dress. "Ok. Like I said, I'd do anything for you." He whispered. He leaned in to kiss me on the cheek, but pulled away, trying to remind himself that we were no longer together, we were just friends and nothing more.

How am I supposed to handle that?