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Chapter 7: The Aftermath
Dallas's P.O.V.
I ring the doorbell. After a few seconds, the door opens.
"Hey Dallas!" Ally says. Her face turns from happiness to worry. "What… What's with the suitcases?"
"My parents kicked me out. Can I stay here for a while?"
"One second." she says to me, holding up a finger. "DAD! Dallas needs a place to stay. Can he stay with us?" she shouts inward. Mr. Dawson soon arrives at the door.
"First off, sweetie, he's a boy." he says.
"He's gay now, Dad." she tells him.
"Okay, but, second: We're already tight on money. I'm not sure we can afford another person in the house." he says.
"I'll pay you $100 a month." I say, pulling out my money. It's all the money I've gotten from birthdays, chores, Christmas, doing odd jobs around the neighborhood, and working at the liberry. I'm guessing it's around $5000.
He opens his arms. "Welcome to the family!" he says.
They show me to the extra room and tell me to make myself comfortable. As I finish unpacking, Ally comes in.
"Okay. You want to tell me what happened?" She asks. I sigh and sit on the bed. She comes and sits next to me.
"My mom asked me why I was upset and I accidentally let it slip out that I was dating Austin." I explain. "She left, came back, and threw these suitcases at me. She told me I had an hour, and when the hour was up, she told me to get out. My first thought was to go to Austin's, but I'm still mad at him."
She hugs me. "This must be really hard for you."
"Not really. If they don't want me there, I don't want to be there." I say.
"That's the spirit!" she says, pulling away. "They don't deserve you!" she smiled for a second before saying "By the way, my dad wants first month's rent up front."
Later that night, my phone rings. It's my dad.
"Yeah?" I say, answering the phone.
"Dallas, I talked to your mother and explained what's happening. She admitted she overreacted and said it's okay for you to come home." he says.
"Really?" I say, excited, but then, I realize something. "Wait… You explained it? What did you say to her?"
"I told her I went through something just like this when I was your age. I got over that phase in about a year." he says my heart breaking at the word "phase."
"Phase?" I say angrily. "This is NOT a phase! I like guys, Dad! I. Like. Guys. I'm not going to "get over it." I love Austin and…" I realize what I just said. "Good-bye, Dad. Feel free to cancel this number. I'll get my own." I say as I hang up. I sit on the bed and think about what I just said. I look at the clock. 9:00 PM.
Austin's P.O.V.
The next day, I'm at the counter in Sonic Boom going over song ideas with Ally. Then, Dallas walks in.
"Austin, I-" he starts to say, but I cut him off.
"Wait, Dallas." I say. "I have something I want to say to you. The first part is: I'm sorry. The second part is a little harder for me to put into words." I grab a guitar off a display.
"Austin!" Ally scolds.
"Calm down Ally. I'm not going to break it. Anyway, i thought the second part would be easier to say like this." I say as I start playing.
Sometimes I get in my own way,
I need someone to say, "Hey, what are you thinking"
Your words, there always just in time
Just like a perfect rhyme,
Like your not even trying.
Like pieces of a puzzle, without each other,
We're in trouble, trouble
Hey, I will always stay
By your side forever,
'cause we're Better Together.
Hey, there's no other way
We'll make it through whatever,
'cause we're Better Together,
Uh-who-o-o-oh Uh-who-o-o-oh,
Remind me when I'm losing touch,
When I'm a little much,
Pull, me back to reality,
You, Keep my feet on the ground,
'Cause when your not around,
I feel I am floating
Like pieces of a puzzle,
Without each other,
We're in trouble, trouble
Hey, I will always stay,
By your side forever,
'cause we're Better Together,
Hey there's no other way,
We'll make it through whatever
'cause we're Better Together
Like the waves need the sand to crash on,
Like the sun needs a world to shine on,
Your the bright side of everyday,
Me without you just isn't the same,
It's not the same,
Better,
Oh Better,
Oh Better Together
Hey I will always stay,
By your side forever,
'cause we're Better Together.
Hey there's no other way
We'll make it through whatever,
'cause we're Better Together,
Hey I will always stay
By your side forever,
'cause we're better together,
Hey there's no other way
We'll make it through whatever,
'cause we're Better Together,
uh-who-o-o-o ooh ooh, uh-who-o-o oh oh oh
"So? What do you say, Dallas? Can I have a second chance?" I ask. Instead of answering, he comes up and kisses me.
"I'll take that as a yes!" I say.
"I was talking to my dad last night." he explains. "He thought this was all just a phase. I was so angry I wasn't able to filter myself. Before I knew it, 'I love Austin' came out."
I kiss him. "So where do we go from here?" I ask.
"Why don't we forget all about Sebastian and pick up where we left off?" he says.
"Deal." I say. I kiss him, only stopping when we hear Ally.
"Awwwww." We stop and look at her. "I love a happy ending." We smile at each other and kiss again.
