Here is Chapter 8!

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Chapter 8: I Loved Her First

I was practically jumping up and down in my seat in anticipation of seeing my dad. I really missed him. I was a total Daddy's girl my whole life. I still was, it was just different now that I didn't live with him. Then again I was 20 years old, it was past time to become my own person. I have done a very good job considering everything thing that has happened.

As we pulled into the parking lot I got more and more anxious to see my dad. Would he be proud? I hadn't talked to him since me and Trish left. I felt kinda bad about it. He would understand though. I jumped out of the car and ran to sonic boom without even waiting for Austin. I came to a complete stop when I saw the sirens and ambulance outside my childhood home-away-from-home. Austin came up behind me with his phone in his hand, staring at it in disbelief. I gave him a strange look.

"Tilly just broke up with me. Not that I'm not happy, I'm just totally shocked that she would. She seemed a little obsessed with me," Austin said stuffing his phone in his pocket. "What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know but I'm about to find out. Excuse me! Coming through. Daughter of the guy who owns the store here," I said as I began pushing my way through the crowd standing outside Sonic Boom. I made my way to the front without too much trouble. I didn't knock anybody down which was a plus. Austin was behind me somewhere. I knew he would eventually catchup to me.

"Miss, I'm gonna need you to back up. No one can come in at this time." Some ambulance dude stopped me.

"No you don't understand. That is my father's store. I'm Allison Dawson. I need to get in there. What is going on?" I screamed in hysterics. The one Emt that was holding me back (Lets call him Bob for now) looked at the other one (We'll call him Jim for now). "Jim" nodded and "Bob" let me go. I felt a hand grab mine. I looked back to see Austin.

"I'm sorry Miss. Only family is allowed in," "Jim" said. "He is my fiancée. He's worried about him as well," I said the first thing that came to mind. I instantly regretted it.

"Yea that's right. I need to go as support." Austin said squeezing my hand.

"Very well, go on. But they are wheeling Mr. Dawson out now. He will be at Miami hospital," Jim said. My eyes went super wide. Jim continued. "The store was broken into early this morning. The robber scared your father. It caused him to have a heart attack. A customer called it in this morning. He's still alive. He will be in the best hands once we finally get him to the hospital. The robber wouldn't let him out until just before you arrived. You can ride in the ambulance or ride with you fiancée to the hospital." I couldn't contain my tears. I heard Austin saying something but I couldn't understand. Austin was then pulling me towards his car.

"No! I need to ride with him! Austin let me go! Let Me go!" I fought him to get back through the crowd. People probably thought I was insane with the way I was carrying on. I really didn't care though. I wanted my Daddy. I wanted to know what in the name of Hades was going on.

"Ally-Cat, calm down your not helping him by acting this way. Come on. We can get there about the same time as the ambulance. He needs you to be strong right now," Austin said as he turned me to face him. I quickly sobered up and followed him to the car. When we got to the car Austin cranked the radio up hoping to get my mind off where we were going. It was a country radio station. He knew that I liked this kind of music so he didn't make a move to change it. The song had just started its chorus and I instantly recognized it.

But I loved her first

and i held her first

And a place in my heart will always be hers

From the first breathe she breathed

When she first smiled at me.

I knew the love of a father runs deep

And I prayed that she'd find you someday.

But it's still hard to give her away.

I loved her first.

I smiled through my tears. Daddy would always say that to Austin. I looked over at Austin and he had a small smile. I knew he remembered and though, I felt like I would never smile again, I laughed. I freaking laughed. Austin gave me a side glance than began laughing right along with me. It didn't last long because as soon the song ended we pulled into the hospital parking lot. I gave Austin a ten dollar bill sk that he could pay to park and get close to the door. He knew what I was meaning and it only took us 5 minutes to park. Austin for out as I did and opened the back door and grabbed his coat and tossed it to me.

"It's really cold in hospitals and I know you are always cold," he said in response to my questioning look. We jogged hand in hand to the door and I ran straight to the counter.

"I'm looking for Lester Dawson. He was just brought in. He had a heart attack this morning. I'm his daughter, Ally," I said quickly.

"He's in surgery right now. Emergency heart surgery. If all goes well he will be out in about a hour," the receptionist, Jody as her name tag said. "Why don't you kids go get something to eat?" I nodded and turned to Austin.

"Where do you want to go eat? There is a Mickey-D's just up the road a bit. We can go get some Starbucks right after, too," Austin said knowing that those were my favorite food/drink places. I nodded and smiled gratefully.

"Two Grilled Chicken sandwiches, two large cokes, and a large fry. For here, please," Austin ordered our usual, knowing that my favorite wouldn't have changed. "That will be $12.34. (Btw I have no idea how much it would really be so I wouldn't suggest bringing that exact money and expecting to get the same thing) Your number is 132," the cashier said. Austin nodded and grabbed the cups off the counter after handing the man the exact change. He walked over to the drink machine and began putting ice in the cups. I just figured I would leave him to it and went to sit at a booth. I refused to let my thoughts wonder to dad. I instead pulled out my phone and sent a quick text to Trish.

In Miami. No Arnie. Dad had heart attack this morning. Waiting for him to get out of surgery. Heading to New York in the morning, hopefully.

"Eat up, Ally. I grabbed your mustard for your fries. I hope your taste buds haven't changed too much," Austin said as he set the tray of food down.

"No they haven't. Thank you so much for everything you've done these few days. I really appreciate it," I said taking a sip of my coke.

"Your welcome Ally. I'm really sorry about your dad. I wish we could have gotten here earlier," Austin said taking a bite of a mustard covered fry. We ate the rest of our meal in silence, occasionally looking at each other and smiling. I felt my phone vibrate from the pocket of my jeans (The same outfit as the chapter before) alerting me to a text.

I'm so sorry Ally-Cat. Get me a t-shirt in NYC. Love ya girly! Don't do anything I wouldn't do ;)

I smiled and turned off my phone. I thank God everyday for Trish. She was truly my best friend no matter what. She could make me feel better in any situation.

"Ready to go Ally? I figured you would want to grab some Starbucks and grab your dad a hot chocolate like we use to. He always seemed to love getting those from you," Austin said bringing me out of my daze. "Yea let's go!" I said jumping up. I threw away our trash and our cups. I literally ran to the car and jumped in.

"Are we a little excited to get your caffeine? You know that stuff is bad for you," Austin said as he turned the car on. I just smiled and cranked up the radio.

"Hey Mark. Two usuals plus one Grande hot chocolate,please," I asked my ex-boyfriend who has been working at Starbucks since sophomore year. We broke up right before the whole Dallas incident. We stayed really good friends, though.

"Coming right up, love," He said smiling in his sexy british accent smiling. I smiled and walked over to the table where Austin was waiting. I finally knocked it into his head that I was paying this time and he wasn't gonna stop me. I was only gonna have to pay half price anyway with Mark's employee discount that he insists I use.

"Well Mrs. Dawson, I think we should stay here tonight and go to my parents house tomorrow morning. Then we will leave tomorrow afternoon and drive tomorrow night. We should be back in plenty of time to get you recording Monday morning," Austin said playing with his keys to keep his hands busy.

"What about my dad? We can't just leave him like this Austin!" I said taking a deep breath. Just then Mark came over and brought our drinks. Luckily he just sat them down and and went back to the counter offering no conversation. Austin paused before continuing.

"We are gonna wait until he gets out of surgery, which should be in about a minute if the lady was right. But, Ally," he grabbed my hand. "He is going to be absolutely fine. Trust me, Angel,"

"You gave me a new nickname," I said dumbly.

"Yea, looks like I did," was the only explanation he offered me. We got up with our drinks and walked out to his car. The drive to the hospital wasn't a long one. When we got there the same lady, Jody, pointed us to a room where they put dad. I didn't even wait til she finished talking before I took off down the hall.

"Daddy!" I yelled as I got to the room. I regretted it. Dad was hooked up to all kinds of machines. I had no idea what most of them did. That was what scared me.

"Ally! How did it go in L.A.?" Dad asked sitting up. Austin just came through the door at this point with our Starbucks drinks. Dad's face lit up as soon as Austin's feet came to the door. I was surprised, but didn't voice it. I just listened to their pleasant hellos before I answered his question.

"I got it Daddy. I got a record deal. At the same place as Austin as well. I finally got my dream. Thank you, thank you so much for believing in me," I said finally letting my tears flow.

"Now, Allison Dawson. Why does it seem like your trying to say good-bye? I'm fine. I'm right here. In fact I'm kinda hungry. Do you mind going and getting me some grub?" I smiled and dried my tears. I nodded and motioned for Austin to come with me.

"Oh, and Austin?" Dad asked before we went out the door.

"Yes, Mr. Dawson?" Austin said clearly surprised. "Just remember. I loved her first,"Dad said with a smile.

"Always, sir." The cafeteria wasn't crowded. I just got dad some red jello, a ham and cheese sandwich, and mashed potatoes. He already had his hot chocolate for a drink. We took the stairs back up. I wasn't in a rush now that I knew he was okay. Not to mention he was only on the third floor. Austin was carrying Dad's food in one hand and had mine securely in his other. It almost felt like the old days. Almost. But there was so much more wrong. It wasn't the old days. I wasn't 17. I wasn't with Austin. I wasn't afraid of performing. There were so many wasn'ts. There were to many in my opinion.

There was something very wrong when we got to the third floor. There were people running around around a specific door. My dad's door to be exact. I ran to it just to hear the doctor's final words. "Time of death: 4:35 p.m. Cause of death: heart failure."

I was falling. Falling down, down, down. I couldn't stop. I was falling into a world of blackness. A never ending world of blackness.

I woke up in a hospital bed of my own and for a moment I thought I was 17 and that everything that had happened was just a very long, very vivid dream. Then I saw 20 year old Austin Moon sitting in the chair beside my bed and I realized it wasn't. And look at that another wasn't.

"Ally? Are you okay?" Austin asked. I wasn't sure how to answer him. There were so many options. I settled with a laugh. A very bitter, forced laughed.

"Yea I'm just Peachey. My dad just died, Austin. How do you think I am?"

"I'm sorry. This might not be the best time, but he left you this. He left me one too." Austin said holding up two pieces of paper. I grabbed the one that said Ally in his messy scrawl. It only had four words.

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