Hey guys, Chapter 7, here we go! :) Thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed, followed, and/or favortied this story. Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
Austin's POV
"Trish, try this one on." Ally approached the group, holding a zebra print dress with tons a sparkles and ruffles. "I think you'll love it."
Trish took the dress. "I'm going to need your help for the zipper."
"Sure. Austin, will you please hold this for me?" Ally held out her dress.
"Of course." Austin took the dress from her and the two girls went into the dressing room.
"Dez, I'll be right back."
Dez shrugged. "Ok."
Austin made his way to the front of the store where the counter was.
"Hi," he said, handing the cashier the dress.
"Hi. For you girlfriend?" she guessed, ringing it up.
He nodded. "Yup."
"Does she know you're buying it for her?"
"Nope," he grinned.
"Do you want me to cut off the price tag?" she offered.
"Could you do that for me? That'd be great," Austin replied. He hadn't even thought of the price tag. There was no way he wanted Ally to see the price of the dress.
"Sure." The girl cut the price off the tag and folded the dress. "Your girlfriend's really lucky, you know? To have such a great guy like you."
"Thank you. I'm sure you'll have your own great guy too," Austin reassured her.
The girl smiled. "We'll see. That will be eighty-two dollars and sixty-four cents."
Austin paid and took the bag. "Thanks for your help, Megan," he said, reading her name tag.
"My pleasure, Austin. And will you tell Ally that I said hi? She is your girlfriend, right? She's like, the best songwriter in the world. And her voice is so awesome!" Megan sighed, then added quickly. "And you're a really good singer too."
Austin laughed, not wondering how Megan had known his and Ally's name. Almost everyone seemed to know who they were these days, unless of course, that person lived under a rock. "Sure, no problem. And yes, she'd my girlfriend. And thanks. I'm glad you like our music. And yes, Ally's the best songwriter in the world. Have a great day!"
"It's already been a great day. Have a great day yourself!" Megan replied.
Austin headed back to the dressing room. He got there just as the girls walked out the door, Trish wearing the dress Ally had suggested.
"What do you guys think?" Trish asked, giving a little twirl.
"It's totally Trish," Dez said.
Austin agreed with Dez. "Yup. You should definitely get that one." The dress reminded him of Trish's quinceanera dress.
"Told you it was perfect." Ally gave her best friend an 'I told you so' look. "That's the one you're getting. I know you love it."
Trish nodded. "Yes, I do!"
"Right, you get changed. Austin and I will meet you at the Sonic Boom. My dad just texted me. I have to watch the store for an hour while he runs some errands. Here, I'll help you unzip your zipper" The two girls briefly stepped into the room, and a moment later, Ally emerged. "Ready to go?" she asked Austin.
Austin decided to tease Ally. "And what makes you think I'll go with you?"
"You won't?" she asked, confusion showing on her face.
"Kidding. Of course I will. See you later, Dez." When they got to the front of the store, Ally headed for the counter while Austin walked toward the door.
"Austin, what are you doing? We have to pay for the—" That's when Ally finally noticed the bag Austin was holding. "You paid for it," she whispered, stunned. "Why would you do that?"
Austin grinned and walked over to her. "A gift for you, Ally."
She shook her head. "You didn't have to, you know. I could have paid for it."
"But I wanted to. Now, are we going to stand here arguing, or are we going to the Sonic Boom?"
His girlfriend sighed and started walking. "Seriously, you didn't have to do that for me. But thank you."
Austin winked at Megan as they walked past and mouthed, Thank you. Megan returned his smile and mouthed, No problem. She gave them a little wave.
"You're welcome, Ally," Austin turned back to her. "By the way, Megan, the blonde girl behind the counter, told me to say hi to you. She's a big fan."
"Oh!" Ally turned and waved to Megan who smiled from ear to ear, no doubt excited that Ally had waved to her. She waved back. "I'm going to go say hi to her. Want to come?"
"Sure, why not?"
The two headed in Megan's direction. "Hey Megan, thanks again for your help earlier," Austin said. "And Megan? This is Ally. Ally, Megan." Austin introduced the two girls.
"Hi Megan. Austin told me that you were a big fan. I just wanted to say thanks for your support!" Ally smiled at the girl.
"Ally!" Megan yelled. "Of course I love your stuff. You guys are awesome. Keep writing awesome songs, ok? I'll be your fan forever."
"Aww, that's so sweet!" Ally said. She hugged the girl behind the counter. "Thanks, Megan. You're pretty awesome yourself."
The girl gladly returned Ally's hug, then hugged Austin as well. "Thanks for saying hi, guys."
Austin smiled. "It was the least we could do after you helped me so much."
"And it was really nice meeting you! I do hope we meet again. But right now, I've really got to run. I'm already late," Ally said apologetically.
Megan nodded. "Of course! See you guys around!"
They said their goodbyes and left the store. Austin had a feeling that Megan's family would be hearing a lot about this day.
"Ok, I really need to get to the Sonic Boom," Ally remarked. "My dad will be waiting."
"Right. Let's go." Hand in hand, Austin and Ally headed across the mall to the well-known music store, where everything had begun.
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~amillipede
