Next chapter has arrived! Let's see what the rest of Austin's plan is. Go on and enjoy the story!


Austin's POV

Let's see, I need to go through my mental to-do list for Operation G.A.B. That stands for get Ally back. Yeah, I'm not good at these acronym things…

Okay, the to-do list.

G.A.B. To-Do List

-Write song

-Call Dez about the plan, tell him to tell Trish

-Prepare picnic basket & blanket

-Wear pancake tie

-Get flowers & card

-Set things up at the mall pond

-Wait for Dez's signal (indicates that Trish and Ally are coming)

-Play soft guitar music when Dez gives signal

-Wait for the right time to approach Ally

-Play song, give flowers and card, have the picnic

Well, everything was going according to the plan except when Ally started to walk away. I had to make my move right then and there.

Running towards her, I call out, "Ally, wait!"

She turns around, and I see the hurt still in her brown eyes.

"What do you want Austin?" she says to me. By this time, I see Trish has left.

"Ally, I know you're mad. Just listen to me for a second. I want you to hear this first." Alright, here goes the song. It only took me a couple days to write, and I thought it was pretty good for my first song, but I hope that Ally will like it. I just miss her so much.

"Alright, I'll give you a couple minutes." Ally responds. She sits down on a bench and waits for me to start.

I clear my throat before I start. My hands start to feel sweaty, my heart starts to beat faster and faster, and all of a sudden, I have this weird feeling in my stomach. Guess I just never really felt this way before, I'm so afraid I'll mess this up. But I know this is my one chance, and I need to take it before it's gone. Strumming the first notes on my guitar, I start to sing.

You're on my mind

Every night

And in the morning when I wake

Don't leave me lonely

Can you just hold me?

Together before I break

I just can't breath

Without you, without you

I'm so lonely

Without you, without you

I just can't be

Without you without you

Cause today

You are all I need

There is something

I see in your eyes

Oh and it gives me butterflies

I just can't stop thinking

You make me weaken

Don't you know I will be true?

I just can't breath

Without you, without you

I'm so lonely

Without you, without you

I just can't be

Without you without you

Cause today

You are all I need

I'm going crazy without you

Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Oh-oh

I'm going crazy without you

Going crazy, Ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh Oh-oh

I'm going crazy without you

Crazy, going crazy, Oh-oh

I just can't breath

Without you, without you

I'm so lonely

Without you, without you

I just can't be

Without you without you

Cause today

You are all I need

I strum the last note and I see a surprised, but happy smile on Ally's face. There were also tears streaked down her cheeks. A smile on Ally's face meant a smile on my face as well. She clapped for me when I finished and stood up from the bench.

"Austin, that was an amazing song. I can't believe you wrote that for me. Thank you." She quickly embraced me and I saw something in her jean pocket.

"You're welcome, I wanted to let you know how I feel about you." We look at each other dreamily when I ask, "What's that in your pocket?"

Ally looks down and sees what I'm talking about. "Hmm, I don't know," she admits. Taking it out of her jean pocket, it's revealed to be the silver heart-shaped locket I got her for our six month anniversary. "How did that get in there?" Ally questions. "How could I not have noticed?"

"Well, it's not like it matters. May I?" I hold out my hand for her to give to her in order to place it around her neck. "There you go Ally."

She looks down at touches the locket with a kind smile on her face. I smile at her, and I quickly remember the rest of the G.A.B. plan. Quickly, I grab the flowers and card that came with it. Holding it behind my back, I say, "Ally?"

"Yes, Austin?"

I take the flowers behind my back and give them to her along with the card. An even bigger and brighter smile appears on her face. Ally reads the card out loud.

"There's absolutely, positively, no way I can make it without you. Love, Austin." Blushing as she reads it out loud, Ally then says, "Aww, that's so sweet Austin." We go in for another hug and hold on to each other for the longest time.

I also remember that we have some food in a picnic basket waiting to be eaten. The pancakes are probably cold by now.

"We should get to the food; it's probably cold by now though," I say.

"That's fine," Ally answers. "As long as I'm with you, everything's okay." Blushing again, I take out the food from the basket and clear my throat again before continuing.

"For tonight, we have," I take out the jar of pickles for us to share.

"Mm…pickles. Thanks again, Austin."

"And…pancakes." Oh, pickles and pancakes, our usual food combination.

"Of course, how could I not have guessed that?" Ally jokes.

"These aren't just ordinary pancakes though," I reveal. That gives her a confused and curious look. "These…" I open up the box. "…are music note shaped pancakes."

"Whoa," my brunette friend says impressed. "How did you make these?"

"What can I say? I have skills." Ally smiles at me when I confess, "Well…with the help of my mom."

Ally giggles at my little confession and I do too.

We enjoy the soft sounds of nature all around us. The frogs croak, the owls hoot, and the crickets chirp. The air is fresh, and I watch my beautiful songwriter eat another pickle. Everything is so perfect that I wish that this could last forever.

I realize I still need to apologize, even though it looks like everything is back to normal. "Ally?"

"Yes, Austin?"

I start to blurt out everything. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have forgotten our anniversary, I knew it was special, and my career got in the way. It shouldn't have though, you're more important to me than all of that. I'm so sorry for everything. It's my fault."

"Austin, I accept your apology." I smile at her, but she continues speaking. "But, this isn't entirely your fault. I over reacted to this. I know your fame is rising, and I want you to achieve your dreams. I shouldn't have broken up with you either; it made both of us miserable anyway. I'm sorry."

"I accept your apology too, Ally." We hug again; it felt so good to have her in my arms, I always had a warm, fuzzy feeling when we hugged. "So, what do you say? Will you take me back as your boyfriend?"

Ally sighs. "Look, Austin," She has a serious look on her face, and I feel my heart begin to sink. "As much as I want us to be together again, we can't be."

"But, why?" I ask confused.

"Because, I don't want there to be the chance of ruining our friendship again. Look at what happened, we became miserable after breaking up; I don't want that to happen again. We'll just be friends like we were before. " Oh, Alls. Why this?

"Ally, we can make this work. I promise I won't let my career get in the way again. I promise I won't forget anything anymore. I don't want us to be just friends. You know that we're meant to be together as much as I do."

"I'm sorry Austin," she apologizes. "I love you. I want you to know that. But I can't stand the fact of the chance of jeopardizing our friendship again." Ally leans in and gives me a kiss on the lips and I kiss her back. I felt those sparks flying and everything felt magical, just like it always does. Sitting in shock, she stands up. "Thank you for everything, Austin." I'm still sitting at staring at her in shock, as she takes the flower and cards and heads out of the mall pond.

Now what do I do?

My Ally is back in my life, but only as my friend. My best friend, my partner, my songwriter, my friend, but not my girlfriend. I'm glad we're on good terms again, but I didn't expect things to be like this.

I wish she said that she'd stay with me.

What do I have to do?


Ally's POV

"As much as I want us to be together again, we can't be," I say to Austin.

"But, why?" he asks with a confused look on his face.

"Because, I don't want there to be the chance of ruining our friendship again. Look at what happened, we became miserable after breaking up; I don't want that to happen again. We'll just be friends like we were before. "

"Ally, we can make this work. I promise I won't let my career get in the way again. I promise I won't forget anything anymore. I don't want us to be just friends. You know that we're meant to be together as much as I do."

"I'm sorry Austin," I apologize. "I love you. I want you to know that. But I can't stand the fact of the chance of jeopardizing our friendship again." I lean in and give him a kiss on the lips and I feel him kiss back. I felt those sparks flying and everything felt magical, just like it always does. Standing up, I excuse myself to leave. "Thank you for everything, Austin." He's staring at me in what looks like shock as I walk out of the mall pond and go home.

Getting home, I immediately go up to my room and replay our conversation in my head. Something feels a little off.

Why does this feel so wrong?

I mean, things should be back to the way they were before Austin and I started dating. Everything should be normal.

But, I feel that things can't go back to normal. What is normal anymore? Is normal us being just friends? Or is normal us going out again?

Even if we were like the perfect musical couple, I know that we should be only friends, nothing more, and nothing less. He sings the songs that I write for him. All those times of us watching movies, having picnics, teasing and flirting, and having our regular pickles and pancakes meal were awesome. But, it might have to stop. Everything should be fine, right? Can I simply just forget the times my ex-boyfriend who I am know friends with again and I had? Couldn't we just go back to being best friends? Here we go with questions again.

What's wrong with me? Why can't things feel normal? What has to happen for things to be normal again?

Unless…things won't be normal again. Things might never be the same again.

Would the only way for things to be even close to normal…would be to accept Austin back as my boyfriend?

Could I have just made another mistake by not allowing myself to date Austin again?


Looks like things are back to normal. Well, not really... What shall Austin do now?

I DO NOT own the song Without You which is by R5. It's a pretty good song, even though it's an older song. I suggest you watch it on YouTube. There's a music video R5 made for it. Plus, everyone in the band looks younger, well Ross does at least.

Anyone else excited for Girlfriends & Girl Friends? I know I am! It's tomorrow for us in the U.S. Yay! :D

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