Austin POV

I walked into my house and threw my board on the ground and landed on my couch screaming into a pillow. Why? Why would I do that? God could I not control myself for a few more days?

She has a boyfriend.

Those have to be the most painful words to ever think but they're true.

She. Has. A. Boyfriend.

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The next morning, I walked down the beach, board in hand. I saw Ally sitting down on her towel looking out at the the ocean.

"Hey" I said quietly walking up to her sitting down beside her.

"Hey" she replied not looking at me.

An awkward silence passed and I couldn't take it anymore.

"Look Ally about what happened yesterd-"

"It's ok Austin"

"No Ally you have to listen to me I actually lik-"

"Austin can we just forget it ever happened, I saved your life, it was just a spur of the moment kind of thing" she said placing her hand on my knee looking me in the eyes

"Plus it doesn't matter because we have to get ready we only have a few days till you are being judged and we still have a lot of work to do" she said getting up holding out her hand to help me up. I grabbed her hand and she pulled me up and I grabbed my board.

"Why don't you join me today? You can borrow one of the boards?" I said pointing to the row of boards stuck in the sand

"Nah" she said looking down, drawing lines in the sand with her toes.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I need to pay attention to what you're doing"

"Ok"

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Ally POV

"Good work today, you looked amazing out there!" I exclaimed feeling like a proud mother.

"Thanks Als" Austin said looking down

"Hey Ally!" We heard someone yell and we saw Dallas running towards us.

"Oh hey Dal-" I was cut off by him kissing me deeply, all of a sudden kissing Dallas just didn't feel the same anymore. "Dallas please" I said embarrassed he just did that in front of Austin.

"Oh hey Austin" Dallas said to Austin who was standing there awkwardly.

"Sup"

"So do you wanna go get lunch?" Dallas said to me

"Uh sure, let me just grab my stuff" I said running down the beach to my towel and bag.

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Austin POV

"So Allys' really something right?" Dallas said to me while we looked at Ally running away.

"Yeah she incredible" completely forgetting who I was talking to.

"Look moon I'm gonna be straight with you"

I looked at him confused "Ally is mine"

"Excuse me?" Now I was really confused

"She is happy with me. I know everything about her, from her dad to her accident, I know her better than anyone and if you think you can just swoop in and steal her away you're sorely mistaken"

I was so in shock I couldn't even string a sentence together.

"Hey you ready to go?" I heard ally say

"Yeah, I'll see you later Austin" Dallas said glaring at me, putting his arm around her, walking away.

What just happened?

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"Fucking asshole!" I shouted as I threw my board across the room.

"Well that's just mean" I jumped as I heard a voice and turned around and saw Dez

"Jesus! Don't scare me like that!"

"God, who put a stick up your ass?"

"Don't start with me"

"Who's an asshole?" He asked

"Dallas" I sneered

"Ally Dawson's boyfriend?"

"That's the one"

"What did he do?"

"He told me that Ally was 'his' like what a loser he doesn't own her he.. he.."

"Sounds like you're jealous" he smirked

"I'm not jel- you know what I am, because he is not the right guy for her... I am!"

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that I need to get rid of Dallas because he's not right for her"

She's the girl for me.

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"Hellooooo Ally" I said walking up to the brunette beauty.

"Hello, what's got you in such a good mood?" She said giggling at my smiling face.

"Just feeling great Ally"

"Well that's good, we have a lot of work to do, we only have a week left"

"I'm gonna miss this, spending time with you"

"Who says it has to stop?" She said smiling at me.

Austin-1 Dallas-0

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"So do you wanna go get a drink or something later?"

"Uh yah sure"

"Cool how about we meet here at 7?"

"That sounds great"

"Perfect, well I'll see you later Ally"

"Bye Austin"

I watched her walk away and I couldn't help but smile.

I have a date with Ally.

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We both arrived at the beach at the same time and I couldn't help but stare at her, she was dressed in a white, off the shoulder, crochet dress and brown sandals. She looked breathtaking.

"Hey" I said in awe of her

"Hey"

"So you ready?"

"Yeah" she smiled

We walked down the beach the bar that me and Dez always go to. It's an outside bar and it's really nice.

"I have to say, I'm not used to seeing you in fancy clothes instead of a swimsuit"

"I know I'm not even used to it" she laughed

"I'm not complaining though" I winked

"Shut up" she shoved me playfully.

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Ally POV

One thing led to another and soon me and Austin got a bit tipsy and we were laughing our head off about random stuff.

"Wait you're telling me you've only been surfing for 8 years?!" I laughed

"Yah I was 13, why? When did you start?"

"I got my first board when I was 5"

"Jesus"

"I know my dad kind of threw me into it, he taught me everything I know" I said smiling looking down at my wine glass.

"What happened to your dad?"

I looked down frowning, "I'm sorry Ally you don't have to tell me"

"No no it's ok, he died surfing, he fell and hit his head really hard"

"Is that why you stopped surfing?"

"No I kept doing it after he died, kind of felt like I owed it to him, you know?"

He nodded in agreement. "I stopped because I uh... I had an accident" I said looking down.

"Ally you don't have to talk about it" he said putting a hand on mine.

"No, no it's ok. I um... I was attacked by a shark"

I heard him gasp slightly, squeezing my hand.

"I was in a competition and I wanted to show what I could do and I wanted the best part of the wave. So, I went out a bit further than I should have and—" I cut myself off letting out a sigh.

"It tore me apart Austin, I- I thought I was gonna die, he grabbed onto the bottom of my board and if I hadn't have detached my foot, my leg could be gone or..or.." tears started welling in my eyes.

"Hey hey you're ok now" Austin said as he hugged me close.

"That's why I never wear bikinis, I still have the scars, it's just a constant reminder of what happened" I looked at my twiddling hands. "I lost a lot of blood, I didn't even go to the beach for 6 months after that happened"

"You're amazing you know that?" I looked up as he said that.

"Thank you" I kissed him on cheek.

We stared at each other for what seemed like eternity. When I spoke,

"Wanna take a walk?"

He looked at me and smiled.

"Sure"

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Austin POV

We walked down the beach in a comfortable silence, shoes in hand, just enjoying each other's company.

"So why are you only starting college now? I mean you're 21 right?" Ally asked me curiously.

"I only got offered the scholarship now and for the past two years I've been trying some new things. I went to art school, didn't stick it out, went to law school, sucked at it and then med school, honestly could have killed someone if I tried to perform surgery" we both laughed.

"How did you even get into those professions?"

"Hey I was a smart kid in high school not just a pretty face" I said putting my hands under my chin, grinning, we both laughed. "Anyway, everything I did I always ended up coming back to surfing"

She nodded understanding exactly how I felt.

"Whay about you? Why did you never go to college?" I asked

"Well before my dad died I was gonna go to NYU, but then he died and I had to take care of the store and my mom, there was too much to do I couldn't just up and leave. But then I kind of realised maybe it was for the better, I mean there's no oceans in New York City" she laughed looking out at the sea.

"You would be lost in a city and you know it"

"Oh without a shadow of a doubt"

We both laughed at each other feeling so content in each other we could sit there for hours.

"I have to be honest with you" I said looking at her, she looked at me and in that moment I felt ok. "I like you"

She looked back out at the ocean with a worried look on her face.

"And I know that you're with Dallas and I should be focusing on the scholarship but Ally, you have to feel the connection I do,"

"And what do I do Austin? Just up and runaway with you? That's not how it works Austin!"

"I know that, but I promise you if you give me one chance I can prove to you that I'm worth it" I pleaded.

We looked at each other trying to figure out what we should do. So I did the only thing that came to my mind.

I kissed her.

We pulled away after a few seconds and when I expected her to hit me or runway, she kissed me back. We started rolling around on the sand, trying to get the clothes of each other. I pulled off her dress and ran my hands along the scars on her stomach.

"You're beautiful" I whispered in her ear.

We definitely got carried away and took things too far but in that moment I didn't care.

Because I just made love on the beach to the girl, I love.

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