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Chapter 8
Ally POV
The next morning I woke up really late, and for a second I panicked, worried I would be late for my movie date with Dallas. Then I remembered what had happened last night, and I realised that our movie date was never going to happen. Surprisingly, I wasn't as upset about that as I thought I would have been. A few days ago, this would have seemed like the end of the world. But the thing is, ever since I met Austin, I haven't really thought about Dallas the same way. And I never will again after last night.
"I'm sorry dad!" I heard Dez yelling from downstairs. I assumed it was on the phone, since dad is in Washington. There was a pause, and I climbed out of bed and ran to the door to listen in.
"No, nothing was taken but the money in the cash register." Another pause.
"It was only about 2k. I emptied it the other day." I could tell he was upset. From what he said I gathered that the store had been robbed.
"No, don't come home. I'll talk to the police myself….Don't say that dad!" I could hear the tears in his voice. I silently left my bedroom and crept down the stairs.
"I swear, it won't happen again." I walked in just as he put down the phone. He looked pissed, and I could tell he was close to tears.
"What happened Dez? I asked him.
"Nothing. Its fine Ally, leave it alone." He said, sounding tired. But I wasn't letting him off that easy.
"Come on Dez, I'm 16, I'm not exactly a kid anymore. Just tell me! I'm guessing the store was robbed, but why?" I said angrily. He whirled around.
"I forgot to lock up, okay? I was stupid and I got distracted talking to Austin on Friday night and I forgot to lock the store. Dad blames me. I think he hates me, Ally." He said, shouting at first but getting quieter with every word. I hugged him.
"It's not your fault. If anyone's, its dads fault. He's the one who owns a store and expects his kids to look after it alone. How many times has he been at the store in the past six months?" I said. He smiled.
"Once. To tell us he couldn't help out that day." I laughed.
"Exactly. Come on, don't beat yourself up about this." I said. He nodded.
"Okay, thanks Ally. Now I've told you what's wrong with me, you have to tell me what was wrong with you last night." He said. My eyes widened and I shook my head.
"It was nothing. I just overreacted because Austin locked me out and it was cold." I said, but he shook his head disbelievingly.
"No, I've done that in the middle of winter before and you've laughed it off. What really happened."
"Just…some stuff happened at the party with Dallas, and when you got mad I guess it just all came back to me and…" the real reason was because Austin had nearly kissed me and made me fall for him a little more, before pulling away and locking me outside in the cold. But I wasn't about to tell him that. He could never know that I liked his best friend.
He nodded, satisfied, and hugged me.
"Come on, let's go wake Austin up and go to the mall. I'm guessing your date tonight is cancelled?" I nodded, following him upstairs. When he went into the guest room to wake Austin up I went into mine to change. I heard the guys laughing and running downstairs, so I started changing, throwing my pyjamas on my bed.
"Hey, Ally, Dez wants you-" Austin said as he walked in, freezing when he saw me stood there in just a bra and pants. Wide eyed, I grabbed the closest thing to cover up with, which just happened to be a clean bra I was planning to change into. Blushing harder, I squeaked and ran into my bathroom, slamming the door shut behind me. I leant back against the door, embarrassed as hell. After a few seconds I peeked my head out of the door, shocked to see that he was still there, frozen as if he was paralysed.
"Austin? Can you please leave? I kinda need to change." I whisper-shouted. He shook his head, as if only just realising what was going on.
"Yeah, right, sorry." He replied, walking out. I got changed into my red skinny jeans and black and white polka dot top as fast as I could before running out of my room and down the stairs quickly. Pretending like nothing happened, I smiled at both guys before grabbing the cornflakes and milk and pouring myself a bowl of cereal.
"You ready to go Ally?" Dez asked. Austin just pretended to be busy with his phone, but his cheeks were still suspiciously red.
Austin POV
I felt so bad last night when Ally got upset. She told Dez it was because of Dallas, but I knew it was because of me. I had nearly kissed her. I was so close. Then she closed her eyes. Kelly never closes her eyes when I kiss her. So, obviously, that made me think about Kelly, then I felt guilty, so I pulled away. Then I picked her up and took her outside. I wasn't planning to lock her out there, but I had to get away from her for a minute. I needed to calm down. Not in that way, it wasn't that bad, but my heart was racing and I was short of breath. And I knew that if I was alone with her for much longer I really would do something I would regret. Then she got upset, and I wished I had done something I would regret. Anything would have been better than seeing her upset. At least now I know that my feelings, however strange they may be, are returned. If she didn't like me back she wouldn't have been so upset. Yeah, I'm admitting it, I like her. She's so different to Kelly. Kelly's lovely, but lately she just seems more like a friend than a girlfriend.
"Austin? Austin! We're her!" called Dez, jolting me out of my reverie. I automatically looked back at Ally, but she was already out of the car and halfway across the parking lot.
"Sorry dude." I said. He shrugged.
"Are you meeting Kelly today?" he asked me. I shook my head.
"Nah, I thought I'd hang out at the store with you today."
"Well, it's a Sunday, so we're only open for a couple of hours. But I was thinking of taking Ally to see a movie. I don't know if you heard, but she had a bit of drama with Dallas last night." He said. I snorted.
"Heard? I was the one who stopped him from dragging her upstairs and doing God-knows-what with her." I said. Dez looked shocked.
"What?" he said, outraged. Whoops. I figured he knew the whole story, but apparently not.
"Never mind." I said quietly.
"Austin." He said threateningly.
"Look, I think it's up to Ally to tell you about this. That wasn't the only thing that happened, but I don't know if she would really want me to tell you. That's up to her, I only mentioned it because I thought you knew everything." I said. He nodded reluctantly, sighing as he climbed out of the car. I followed him, silently berating myself. Ally was going to be so angry.
When we got to the store Ally had opened up and was already behind the counter, although there were no customers yet so she was sat there writing in a book. I wandered over, looking over her shoulder.
When I think of you
And the things we couldn't do
And the places we couldn't see
I wish you were here with me
'Cause you're the one I wanted
To do those things with
They say I should be happy
They say I should be pleased
That I have light in my life
But I'm just stumbling through the dark
All I want is a guide
All I want is a light
All I want is you
To lead me through the dark
And take me home tonight
"That's really good." I said, making her jump. She glared at me, closing her book and jumping down.
"Don't read my book, Austin! Just leave me alone, for fucks sake ! Stay out of my life!" she yelled, tears in her eyes. She stormed off and left me alone, wondering what the hell I had done to make her so mad.
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