Chapter 10

Weddings & Woes

Austin POV

I tried ringing the doorbell but no one would answer. I immediately let myself in. I really needed to talk to Ally about this. I hope she can give me some advice. As I was looking for Ally, I heard sweet music coming from a nearby room. The door was open so I peeked inside. I noticed that it was an exact replica of the practice room in Sonic Boom. I looked around and noticed Ally playing the piano. I remember all those times I would accidentally walk in on Ally making a song or doing her vocal warm ups. I listened to her voice float around the room as if she was casting a spell.

Everybody's got something

They had to leave behind

One regret from yesterday

That just seems to grow with time

There's no use lookin' back or wonderin'

How it could be now or might have been

All this I know but still I can't find ways

To let you go

I never had a dream come true

Till the day I found you

Even though I pretend that I moved on

You'll always be my baby

I never found the words to say

You're the one I think about each day

And I know no matter where life takes me to

A part of me will always be with you

Somewhere in my memory

I've lost all sense of time

And tomorrow can never be

'Cause yesterday is all that fills my mind

There's no use lookin' back or wonderin'

How it could be now or might have been

All this I know but still I can't find ways

To let you go

I never had a dream come true

Till the day that I found you

Even though I pretend that I moved on

You'll always be my baby

I never found the words to say

You're the one I think about each day

And I know no matter where life takes me to

A part of me will always be

You'll always be the dream that fills my head

Yes you will, say, "You will"

You know you will, oh baby

You'll always be the one I know I'll never forget

There's no use lookin' back or wonderin'

Because love is a strange and funny thing

No matter how I try and try, I just can't say goodbye

No, no, no, no, nooo

I never had a dream come true

Till the day that I found you

Even though I pretend that I moved on

You'll always be my baby

I never found the words to say

You're the one I think about each day

And I know no matter where life takes me to

A part of me will always be

A part of me will always be with you

I started clapping, startling Ally. She turned around to see me standing there in the doorway.

Ally POV

I was really surprised to find Austin standing there. Surprised and embarrassed. I started chewing my hair again because I really didn't want him to see that. He walked over to me and asked, "Can we talk?" I just nodded my head. He sat down beside me at the piano bench and removed the hair I was chewing. I remember being this close to him, feeling the sparks fly between us. I looked down at my hands, thinking it would make me feel less awkward.

"Ally, you know that I'm engaged right?"

I nodded my head at this. At the same time, I still felt something snap inside of me. That must have been my heart. "Well, Cassidy moved the wedding to this Friday," he finished. I nodded at this but then did a double take. What?! Why did she move it? Is she jealous? I turned to Austin and said, "Aren't you happy? I mean you finally get to be with her."

"I know but I'm not sure. I came back here to work things out but it seems that my life just got complicated even more."

"So are you saying that I complicate your life," I asked feeling a bit hurt.

"No, it's just that when I saw you, all my feelings for you came back."

Did he just say what I think he said? No, I must be going insane.

"I love you Ally. I always have and I always will."

I was crying tears of happiness at this.

"I love you too, Austin." I saw him smile at this. We started leaning in at this, our lips a few inches apart. But then I just pulled out. "Austin, you can't leave Cassidy."

He had a questioning look on his face as I said this. "Why?"

"It's just that, what if we get married again? We might end up fighting as usual or you might get better offers. Plus, you always were afraid of commitment."

"Ally...please."

"I'm sorry, Austin."

After that, he just left. I let the tears spill, knowing that this was the end. The hole in my heart just got bigger. I then fell asleep, dreaming of growing old and turning into a crazy, abandoned cat lady.

Four Days Later

I've been avoiding Austin for the past 4 days. After what happened that night, I don't want to see him. My little girl keeps me company and keeps asking me what's wrong but I never give her an answer. It's now the day of the wedding but I'm obviously not going even if I got the invitation.

I heard the doorbel ringing. I opened the door to see Trish and Dez standing there with serious looks on their faces. "Guys, if you are going to try to convince me that I should go stop the wedding, I won't do it."

"See, Trish, I told you that it won't work," Dez complained. Trish just said, "Do I need to tell you how small your brain is?"

She then turned to me. "Ally, you are making a huge mistake. You know you love Austin. Why don't you protest?"

"Because Trish, nothing can ever happen between us. He's famous now. He might leave us again and I do not want to keep on marrying and divorcing him again and again."

"But Mommy, you need to!" I turned around to see Annie out of her room, looking at me with sad eyes.

"Annie, I can't. Your dad might leave us again."

"I thought he died."

"No, he didn't. We divorced."

"Whatever it was, Daddy loves you so much. I want you to live happily ever after."

"Annie, this isn't one of your fairytales. It's real life."

"No, Mommy. You can live happily ever after."

She then ran down the stairs and went to Trish and Dez. "I'm going with Auntie Trish and Uncle Dez." And with that, they left. I never felt so alone in my entire life. I got into my car and drove off to Sonic Boom. I ran up the stairs and entered the practice room, remembering how Austin and I always loved to hang out in here. Not a care in the world, just us and nothing else.

I walked over to the pile of CDs kept wit the recording equipment. I chose a CD and popped it into the CD player. To me, this was the best song I've ever written.

We were both young when I first saw you

I close my eyes

And the flashback starts

I'm standing there

On a balcony with summer air

See the lights

See the party, the ball gowns

I see you make your way through the crowd

And say hello, little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles

And my daddy said stay away from Juliet

And I was crying on the staircase

Begging you please don't go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

So close your eyes

Escape this town for a little while

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter

And my daddy said stay away from Juliet

But you were everything to me

I was begging you please don't go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run

You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess

It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel

This love is difficult, but it's real

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess

It's a love story baby just say yes

I got tired of waiting

Wondering if you were ever coming around

My faith in you is fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone

I keep waiting for you but you never come

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, marry me Juliet

You'll never have to be alone

I love you and that's all I really know

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress

It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh, oh

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you. (1)

Alright, next chapter is the wedding already. I absolutely love but DO NOT OWN

(1) Love Story by Taylor Swift