-Recap-

Don't blame me. I can't decide, when I sing it, I think of Ally or the other girl I'm going to ask out. When I told Ally she sort of seemed sad, I'm not sure why. The other girl's name is Kira. I can't decide if I should ask her out or not. I really have to think this through. I don't like hurting people and I really don't wanna hurt anybody. Especially if it's somebody I really care about. What am I gonna do?


Ally's POV.

Ugh, the homecoming dance is tonight. I don't like dances, but my friends are forcing me to go. Me, Austin, Dez, and Trish. We're all going together as a group of friends. It should be fun. I'm sitting at home waiting for Trish to come over so we can get ready. The doorbell rings and I race down the stairs. "Trish!" I squeal. "Come in," I say. She walks in and looks around, then smiles at me. "I like your house," She smiles again, then the smile fades. "Okay, no time to waste, let's we have to get you all ready!" She grabs my hand and drags me upstairs. I lead her to my room, then to my closet. We start looking through it. "How about this?" I ask, holding up a long purple dress. She shakes her head, "Nothing long, you might trip," I giggle and agree. I'm a klutz. "This?" She holds up a short black dress. I shake my head, "I don't wanna wear black. It's not a funeral," I send her a small smile as she puts it back. We both grab the same hanger and squeal. "Perfect," We say together.

Trish is already dressed. I just have to finish her makeup. My hair is curled, and I need to start my makeup. "Viola!" I finish her makeup and hand her a mirror. Her jaw drops, "Ally it looks amazing, thank you!" She hugs me and I hug back, smiling. "anytime," I reply. "Now you're turn, we have to get you ready for Austin!" She says. I send her a glare. "Trish, I told you he li—"she interrupts me. "sh! Just sit and let me work my magic" I sigh and sit. "Not too much, I don't wanna spend 5 hours trying to get it off." She giggles and nods, and begins applying my makeup. She gives me a nice light smokey eye and winged out eyeliner, with nude lips to top it off.

Austin's POV.

We're meeting Trish and Ally at the dance. We decided not to go all together, because Dez said it was bad luck to see them in their dresses. We tried to tell him that was for weddings, but he wouldn't agree. Plus we were all going as friends. Nothing more. I haven't asked anyone out yet, I'm still trying to make up my mind. Dez and I are at the dance already, by the punch table. "Where are they?" Dez complains. "Calm down Dez, they'll be here soon," I reassure. As if by cue, they walk in. She looks so amazing. Trish does too, they both look gorgeous. Trish is wearing a leopard print dress, typical Trish. But Ally, man she looks amazing. She's wearing a light pink dress with those little diamond shiny things, whatever they're called. It has one strap, and she's wearing it with black pumps. It all goes together perfectly. She looks beautiful.

They walk down the steps and walk over to us. "Hey guys," they smile. Ally's nude lipgloss complements her full lips perfectly. "H-hey," I stutter. I feel nervous, I don't know why. I can't take my eyes off Ally. How am I gonna get through the night?

Ally's POV.

"Hey guys!" We walk over to them and smile. They both look great, but Austin looks so cute. Obviously I would say that. I do like him. I still can't believe I like him, I would've never thought I would like Austin. Not in a bad way, but I just thought we'd always just stay friends. Well things change, maybe for the good, maybe for the bad. Who knows? "Let's go dance!" My thoughts were interrupted by Dez. I shake my head, "no way! I'm the worst dancer" I sheepishly say, looking down and blushing in embarrassment. "I'll stay here with Alls," Austin speaks up. I look up at him and give him a small smile, and we watch as Dez and Trish go off to the dance floor. "They're gonna get married one day." He says seriously. "For sure," I agree. "So you really think you're the worst dancer ever?" He asks. "Hey I didn't say ever! But yeah, I'm a pretty bad dancer," I mumble and bite my lip. He chuckles. "It's okay Alls, maybe one day I'll show you," He smiles at me. I blush a little and nod. "The only dance I know is how to slow dance," I blurt out. Why did I just say that? He smiles. Just then A Thousand Years by Christina Perri (1) comes on. "I love this song!" I exclaim. I look around then put my hand on my eyes and rest my elbow on the table. "Ugh Dallas is here. With some girl. I'm gonna look like a total dork just sitting here. I have to avoid him." I tell Austin. He holds his hand out and stands up, "May I have this dance?" He says sheepishly. I look around to find everyone slow dancing. I smile and take his hand, and he leads me to the dance floor.

Austin's POV.

We're gonna dance. I wasn't planning on asking her to dance, but I was talking before my mind could catch up. But she said yes, so it's okay. I lock my hand in hers and wrap my arm around her waist. We begin dancing and swaying back and forth. She rests her head on my chest every once in a while. I extend my arm and then twirl her in. Her back is to me and we're swaying back and forth. She looks up at me with those beautiful eyes.

One step closer…

The song sings.

It hits me. One step closer and I'd kiss her. One step closer and our lips would connect. One step closer and I'd be the happiest guy in the world. All it takes is one step closer.

One step closer…

I lock eyes with her and begin leaning in, slowly and cautiously, unsure of whether to do it or not. "Alright Ladies and Gentlemen!" We both pull back quickly and look up at the stage where the voice came from. "Time to announce homecoming king and queen!" And after that, I zone out. Thoughts race through my mind. Unsure of what just happened. We were about to kiss, but that would completely ruin everything, or maybe it wouldn't. I don't know. I'm so confused. I can't ruin our friendship. I don't want our friendship to end. Ally's an amazing friend. We go sit down and Trish and Dez follow. "You guys wanna go?" Trish asks. "Huh?" Ally and I both say, then look at them. "Oh yeah," Ally says. "Let's go," I continue. We get up and walk to the car.

Ally's POV.

We almost kissed. I can't get over that. We almost kissed. Oh my god. We almost kissed! Tonight was amazing. I'm not gonna let the almost kiss thing change anything. Everything will stay the same. We're still really good friends. I don't want that to end and neither does he. Trish is in the passengers seat and Dez is driving. They stuck Austin and I in the back. I look at him, "Hey Austin," I begin. He looks at me. "Thanks, for tonight," I continue. "It was nothing," He reassures with a smile. "How could you say that? Yes it was Dallas would've thought I was a complete dork just being there alone," I chuckle a bit. He shakes his head, "I never liked him," he says. I shrug. "But really, thanks," I say sincerely. He smiles, "Anytime alls, I'm here for you." He says. I grin. "I would hug you, but we're sitting… so yeah," I giggle. He laughs and squeezes my hand slightly. We stop in front of my house. "Thanks Dez!" I say. "Bye Trish, I'll text you, bye Austin," I smile at them and walk out and go inside. Everyone's asleep, so I go straight to my room and begin removing my makeup and getting dressed in my PJ's. I go under my blankets and wrap myself up. "Ahh," I sigh in relief. I'm all cozy and warm.

Austin's POV.

I'm in bed now. Tonight was beyond amazing. But also confusing. I mean we almost kissed, which makes my decision even harder. I lay in bed, staring up at my blank ceiling, thoughts going through my head. I'm making a pros and cons list, of dating Ally. She loves those. I can't get her off my mind. Is that supposed to be a sign? Nahh. We'll just go on like nothing happened tonight. We'll stay great friends, or more. I don't know yet. But no matter what, I'll always be there for her. She can always come to me.

Ally's POV.

I can't sleep. I can't stop thinking about tonight. Austin is so sweet for doing that for me. Dallas would've laughed if it wasn't for Austin. He's such a good friend. Can a crush really ruin that? I don't know what to do, but for now we'll just go on as friends. I know he has feelings for me, but for all I know he still wants to ask that other girl out. Oh well. I'll be there for him when he needs to talk, when he needs advice or anything. He can count on me and I know I can count on him. Hmm lyrics maybe?

When you're on your own
Drowning alone
And you need a rope that can pull you in
Someone will throw itAnd when you're afraid
That you're gonna break
And you need a way to feel strong again
Someone will know it (2)

That's all I got now. But I have a feeling this song is gonna be really great. This is awesome. An amazing end, to an amazing night.


(1) I don't own A Thousand Years-Christina Perri (:

(2) I don't own You can come to me-Austin and Ally. That song is amazing though. Their voices are just so beautiful together, okay I'll stop now.

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