Based on Ed Sheeran's song Thinking Out Loud
Rated K
"Hey, Ally?" Austin said knocking on the door of Ally's practice room. She looked up at him, as he opened the door and walked in. A pencil was in her hand and her songbook was open.
"Hey, Austin" she said smiling at him. Every time she saw him she smiled. He brightened every room he was in.
"I have an idea for a song. Well not an idea, but a type of song." He said sitting at her side on the piano bench. She closed her songbook. His hazel eyes looked into hers and she wanted to melt.
"Well we do need a least one more for your album." she finally said
"I think this one should be a slow song like a love song." Austin said. Ally was surprised, she usually was the one to think of a slow song. He liked to dance to up beat tunes.
"What made you think of a slow song?"
"I don't know. I just think it would be nice to have one of the album." Austin lied. He wanted to write a love song because Ally liked them and he loved it when they wrote something personal together. It made them closer, and he loved that.
"Well do you have any lyrics or something?" Ally said
"No," he lied. He had a lot of the lyrics he wanted but he didn't want to show them to her because they were about her. His whole songbook she gave him was about her. That was not something he wanted her to see. Then they would have the same conversation they've had for the past year. It would always end with the "your my best friend". But the conclusion would always be "now just isn't the time, we have to big careers ahead of us". He didn't care anymore. He just wanted Ally.
"Ummm..okay" Ally said, Austin usually had at least a couple lyrics he wanted in the song that they could start out with.
"Any idea what you want the song to be?" Ally asked him
"I think it should be about a guy loving a girl for a long time and that they will never fall out of love." Austin said looking at his shoes. He didn't want to look at Ally
"You already have the lyrics written don't you?" Ally said. She could read Austin like a book. She also knew he wouldn't come up with a song description that detailed if he hadn't already written it.
"Yes" Austin said slowly. He grabbed his songbook and placed it on the piano. Ally started to open.
"Don't touch my book!" He yelled. He wanted to make fun of Ally and he also didn't want her to see all he had written about her.
"Ha,ha very funny. Fine you open it" Ally said. But curiosity took her because he really did seem a little panicked when she almost opened it. What was he writing? I guess this was how Austin felt when she always wrote in hers. Now all she wanted to do was see what he had written about and if it was about her. She already knew he liked her and he already knew she liked him. Things were just complicated. If they did go out what would happen to their careers? Her album had just dropped and she really hoped it would be WMA, which would be amazing even though they were months away. She also just got news that she was going on tour. They were deciding the dates later this week. They were a busy mess.
"Okay here's the page." Austin said "You can't judge on what I've written, I know it's bad that's why I asked you for help. I also had some chord progressions that I liked." he added. He placed the book on the piano. Ally looked over at the lyrics. They were amazing. She started to blush hoping this song was about her even though she already knew.
"So honey know take me into your loving arms. Kiss me under a the light of a thousand stars, place your head on my beating heart. I'm thinking out loud, that maybe we found love right where we are." He wrote in his boyish handwriting.
"Austin these are amazing!" Ally said smiling at him. His face turned a bit red.
"How about this for, these lyrics" Ally said she started playing around with some chords. Austin nodded and he started to sing,
"When your legs don't work like they used to before, and I can't sweep you off of your feet. Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love? Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?"
"I think that fits pretty well." Ally said writing down the chords she used
"We can use what you have as a chorus" She added after writing part of the first verse down.
"Do you have any other ideas for the rest of the verse?" he asked
"Yeah I do, believe it or not I started to write some random lyrics down that might fit. I just need to change them some to fit better with the song but I think they will work." Ally stated. After they played around with some chords and awkwardly brushed hands that caused them to blush they got most of the music for the song together.
"So how about that part of a verse?" Austin said looking over at Ally. Ally smiled and started singing which he loved. Well he loved just about everything about her
"And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70. And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23. And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways, maybe just a touch of a hand. Well, me-I fall in love with you every single day and I just wanna tell you I am." Ally sang. Austin had to know that those lyrics were totally about him.
"And then we can go to the chorus and now we have the song done!" Austin said totally ignoring that Ally had totally poured her heart out.
"We don't have a second verse" Ally said
"Oh, Alls" Austin said smiling making Ally blush. He cracked his neck and fingers and started playing the piano.
"When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades, and the crowds don't remember my name. When my hands don't play the strings the same way. I know you will still love me the same." He sang looking at Ally. Ally hoped none of this happened to him. His hair is to gorgeous and the crowds will always remember his name hopefully. Austin not playing the guitar was something she never wanted to see.
" 'Cause honey your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen. And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory. I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways. Maybe it's all part of a plan. Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes, hoping that you'll understand." Austin finished singing and Ally was blushing like crazy.
"So Austin where did you come up with these lyrics?" Ally asked. Austin looked up and started to get nervous, he should just tell her but he didn't want to hear the same words.
"I...ummm...I..think.." Austin started to say but Ally just kissed him instead. He didn't hesitate to take his hands the place them on her cheeks. The broke apart, both sad.
"Look Ally, we are not waiting. I don't care about my career, I just care about you." Austin said kissing her again.
"I love you" Ally said. She was surprised at herself for saying that.
"I love you too, Ally" Austin said smiling.
"You totally know I wrote those lyrics based on you," Austin said after they fully finished the song.
"I totally knew" Ally said kissing him again. They smiled as they kissed again.
-40 years later-
Austin sat in his seat reading. Well that's what Ally thought. Ally was really reading. Austin was just looking at her like he liked to do. Her face looked serious as she read. Austin looked at her face, she had crinkles at her eyes. She had more wrinkles at her forehead. Her hair had started to turn grey, but Ally was still the most beautiful thing he has ever seen.
"What?" She said looking over at her husband. She walked over to a shelf and turned on the radio. After all these years they still loved music and the white noise the radio gave them.
"You are beautiful" Austin said smiling. Ally loved the little wrinkles that collected around his mouth. The beautiful beach blonde hair had thinned some and grayed some but she still looked as handsome as ever. His eyes still shined with mischief and happiness.
"Austin" Ally said rolling her eyes.
"What? Can't I tell my beautiful wife she's beautiful?!"
"You've been telling me that at least every day since we started dating which was like 40 years ago." She said laughing.
"Well what can I say, I like to remind you." Austin said. She walked over to where she was sitting and kissed him. After being with Austin for 4 decades, kissing him never lost its spark. They were soul mates, they were still as in love as they were when the married at only 23. Austin kissed Ally's forehead. He had never loved anyone quite like e loved ally. Sure he loved his kids, but that was a different love. When he asked her to marry him when they were only 20, it was the best question he had ever asked in his life. And when he said "I do" those were the best two words he had ever said in a sentence. "You're going to be a dad." was the best sentence he had ever heard. All these times involved Ally.
She sat down next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. He started humming a tune. She smiled knowing this tune. It was playing on the radio they just caught the end of the tune.
"Take me into your loving arms, kiss me under the light of a thousand stars. Place your head on my breathing heart." He sang along with the radio. Ally was amazed they still played this song on the radio. It was one of their best songs, and it both meant a lot to them.
He still sweeps her off her feet everyday. He also can still play the guitar and the crowds still do know his name. They grew old together and it was amazing. While some of the things did change like they thought in the song a lot never did.
"I'm thinking out loud, that maybe we found love right her where we are." Ally finished the song. She kissed Austin and he smiled. I guess love never gets old because they loved each other so much, even after all these years together.
