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When the bell jingled, I looked towards the door of Sonic Boom, immediately backing up from Ally. Her father, Lester, was the one entering the store, and we haven't exactly told him about 'us' yet. Well, we haven't told anyone - not my parents, or even Trish and Dez.

It wasn't that we were embarrassed by each other or anything. It is just that we want to see if this will really work first, and we don't know how any of them will react. So we have spent the past week in secrecy, labeling our dates as 'friendly outings' when someone asked, and not acting too lovey-dovey around others.

"Hey, Ally," Mr. Dawson called, waving at his daughter. Then he turned and grinned at me. "Hey, Austin. Can I talk to you for a second?" I'm sure that my eyes were as wide as dinner plates, because he looked worried. "You okay?"

I looked to Ally who also looked shocked, but gave me a look that I knew meant to follow her father. I nodded and trailed after him, up the stairs to his office. He shut the door behind me. "So," I said awkwardly, playing with my thumbs. Ally's dad is pretty cool, besides the fact that he leaves her in charge of the store alone very often. He likes me, and I'm sure he would have no problem with me dating his daughter. He is probably just going to give me the standard father talk.

"So," he said, turning to look at me. "What's got you all bugged out?" I started to speak, but he continued. "You look as though I called you up here to detention rather than for some help." Help? I looked over to where he stood with a few large boxes, clearly very heavy. "Can you give me a hand?"

I let out a sigh of relief. "Sure thing, Mr. D," I said, reaching for a box. I lifted it and began walking to the door, but something he said stopped me.

"Austin, what's up with you?" he asked, looking at me quizzically. "You've been friends with my daughter long enough for me to know that something is bugging you. Do you want to talk about it?"

"Um," I stammered, still trying to walk to the door, the box getting heavy. "There is something. But I think I should tell you with Ally. Plus this box is a little heavy, so where do you want it?"

"Oh, downstairs," he said, looking at me with concern. I nodded my head and ran down the stairs, setting the box down.

Mr. Dawson was just to the first flight of stairs, giving me enough time to run over to Ally. "We have to tell him now," I whispered, just as her dad set his box down. She looked worried, but nodded her head.

"So what was that, Austin?" Mr. Dawson asked, walking over to us. "Something that you needed to say?"

I nodded, and looked over at Ally, giving her a reassuring smile. "I needed to say," I said, taking Ally's hand in my own. "That Ally and I are dating."

I waited for Mr. Dawson to protest, hit me, threaten me, something. But instead, he grinned and pulled me into a man hug. "That's amazing," he said, reaching out to hug Ally as well. "We've all been waiting for this to happen since you guys became best friends. It's about time."

Even though he thinks highly of me, his excited response still came as a shock to me. Ally looked ecstatic as she pulled me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around her and nuzzled my nose into her hair. We have finally told one person. "Thanks, Mr. Dawson," I said, looking back at him. "I'm really glad you approve, and I only plan to treat Ally as a princess on a pedestal, since that is what she is." I saw a light pink grow to Ally's cheeks.

"I know, son," Mr. Dawson said, nodding his head. "But please, call me Lester."

I nodded, saying I would, and gave Ally's hand a reassuring squeeze. "Who do we tell next?" she asked.

"My family," I suggested. "They will be easy to tell. My parents love you, and my siblings think we have been dating for a while anyway. I swear, every day in my home is 'Tease Austin Day'." She giggled and agreed, so we walked to my house.

I let us both in through the front door and called out to my family. My mother came around the corner first. "Hey, Austin," she said, smiling. Then she turned to Ally. "Hello, Ally, dear! How have you been? Would you like to stay for dinner?"

"That would be lovely, Mrs. Moon," Ally said, smiling at my mother. "Thank you." My mother scurried back to the kitchen, cooking dinner that would be ready in the next half hour or so.

"Austin, get up here and play Zaliens with us," Rocky shouted from upstairs. I smiled at Ally and took her hand, leading her up to the game room, where my brothers and sister sat, eyes glued to the television.

"Hey," they all said in unison. Rydel seemed to be the first to notice I wasn't the only one that came up. "Hey Ally," she called out, grinning. "What are you doing here?"

"Well we need to tell you all something," Ally responded, smiling. "But we'll wait until dinner." Rydel glanced at us suspiciously, raising her eyebrows. But before she could say anything, Riker and Rocky were jumping out of their beanbag chairs, running towards us.

"Hey, Ally," Riker said, waving at her. "How have you been? Or should I say how have you and Austin been?" He wiggled his eyebrows at the last part, making Ally giggle, and me rub the back of my neck nervously. We knew that they didn't suspect anything new, since they have been teasing us for months now.

"Yeah," Rocky agreed. "You guys have been pretty close lately, huh? A little closer than normal best friends?"

Ally just rolled her eyes in good nature, talking to Rydel some more. I'm glad that my siblings get along well with Ally. They already treat her like a member of the family.
"Time for dinner," my father called from downstairs. Rocky, Riker, and I raced down the stairs out of habit, Rydel and Ally following behind, giggling. "Oh, hello, Ally," my father said warmly upon seeing her enter the kitchen. Both of my parents really like Ally too.

"Hey there," Ally called out, grinning. I pulled a chair out from the table, motioning for her to sit down. "Thanks," she whispered, smiling, as I took the seat next to her. We said grace and loaded our plates up with the delicious food that my mother cooks. "This is so good," Ally gushed.

My mother smiled at her, and we all ate in a comfortable silence, not having time to talk since we were eating. "So," Rydel said, setting her fork down. "Ally, you said you need to tell us all something. What was that?"

I glanced over at Ally, who was smiling to herself. Is dinner the right time to break the news? I know my family will be cool with it, so I reached out and grabbed her hand.

"Well," I said, looking around at all my family members. "Ally and I are dating now."

The blank stares that my family gave us made me nervous. "You're kidding, right?" Rocky asked. I shook my head nervously. "We have been teasing you guys about going out for how long now? And you finally are!"

He let out a whoop, and everyone started grinning. Everyone congratulated us, and we all finished dinner buzzing with happy chatter. "I'm proud of you, son," my father said, placing a hand on my shoulder after dinner.

"My baby is growing up," my mom said, wiping imaginary tears from her eyes. "I can't believe my youngest has a girlfriend - and such a pretty one at that."

I looked over at Ally and grinned, knowing she heard that. "I did nothing to deserve her," I said honestly, talking to my parents, but looking at Ally. "I'm a lucky guy." Ally beamed at me from across the kitchen.

A while later, I offered to walk Ally home. "I love your family," she said, taking my hand as we walk.

"Good," I said, smiling. "Because they love you, too. I swear, they already had a marriage planned before we were even close to dating." Ally giggled. "I meant what I said, though." She looked at me quizzically. "I did nothing that would ever make me deserve someone as wonderful as you." We walked up the steps to her front porch. "I'm a lucky guy."

"And I'm a lucky girl," she said, smiling and leaning closer to me. "You're the best." With that, we kissed, feeling even better than the last time. It was soft and sweet, and I loved every minute of it. I love that Ally is my best friend and girlfriend. I think I might even love Ally. But I am only sixteen, and want to wait until I know for sure to tell her.

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