Trouble

Chapter 10

Ally wasn't a pessimistic person, she usually looked for the bright things life had to offer. However she wasn't blind either. The first time in her life when she had good luck, her mother abandoned her father and her, choosing to travel Africa instead of raise her daughter. The second time anything good had happened, she was a bit more suspicious, her grams' died the very next day. The third time she still hoped nothing bad would happen. However she was wrong once more, Austin left her. Ally couldn't help the unsettling feeling that had carved a niche for itself in the pit of her stomach. She couldn't help the frown that had settled upon her petal pink lips. Her face was impassive, devoid of any emotion as she sat at the Baby Grand Piano in her practice room. Lester was managing the store, leaving her time to herself as Devon spent the day with Austin.

Her fingers floated absently over the ivory keys as a haunting tune drifted to her ears. She wouldn't admit it out loud, but she was scared. Something about today just felt off, and she couldn't for the life of her put her finger on it. She shook her head, attempting to put words with the haunting melody, words that just seemed to escape her mind. She released a huff of air, shaking her head as she pushed away from the piano, sliding her phone out of the back pocket of her jeans. She honestly didn't care if she sounded like a fretting mother, she needed to know that her Little Man was alright. The phone rang three times before Austin's breathless voice answered.

" Ally? Is everything alright?" she released a breath she didn't know she was holding, chewing her bottom lip between her teeth.

" Yeah… everything's fine. I just wanted to check on Devon. I was… getting a little lonely with out him here constantly," she was lying, but it sounded real even to her own ears. She didn't stutter, she stumble, she just really needed to hear her baby's voice. Austin chuckled before calling out Devon's name.

" Mama! Guess what Austin got me?" she could hear the excitement in his voice. Austin had decided to take Devon to an amusement park, somewhere the little boy has never been. She couldn't help but smile at his childish glee.

" What did Austin get you baby?" Ally questioned her son, a small smile curving on her lips.

" He won me a giant blow up sword!" Devon nearly shouted, his excitement bubbling over, she could practically hear him bouncing in place.

" That's great Baby. Are you having fun?"

" Yeah. Hey, Mama?" his tone put her on alert as her brows knitted together.

" What Baby?" she spoke softly, fear gripping the base of her spine.

" Is it okay if I call Austin Daddy now?" her heart nearly stopped in her chest at his words. That wasn't something she had been expecting.

" I don't know Baby, you need to ask Austin that," was Ally's answer. She couldn't believe it. A month ago, if some one had come to her and said she would give Austin another chance, that her Baby would know his father and call him Daddy, she would have laughed in their faces because they honestly didn't know Her or Devon.

Yet here they were. She could hardly wrap her mind around it. Devon had denied every other man that title. He would look in their eyes and tell them they were not his Daddy. She could only shake her head as a smile played on her lips. Her little family was knitting itself back together. She heard Devon as he handed the phone back to Austin, she could practically see the grin stretching on his lips.

" He actually wants…" he trailed off, his excitement coloring his voice as he spoke. She chuckled, nodding her head even though he couldn't see it.

" Well Austin, it's your decision. Do you want Devon to call you Daddy?" Ally questioned, rolling her eyes. She pulled her cell phone away from her ear as he shouted.

" You're okay with this right?" he wanted to verify, wanted to be sure that Ally had no complaints with their son calling him Daddy.

" Austin, he's your son too. I… I'm happy he finally has his Daddy," Ally whispered, sliding her free hand into her back pocket. She heard Austin chuckle saying he would see her soon before hanging up. She ended the phone call, pushing the red button. The unsettling feeling never left her as she collapsed on to the piano bench. She inhaled a deep breath, shaking her head as she rested her elbows on her knees.

" Ally, I'm closing up the store for lunch, will you be okay here?" Lester's voice drifted through the wood of the practice room. Ally lifted her head before answering her father.

" Yeah, Dad. I'll be fine. Go eat something," she called, smiling softly at her father and his routines. He always checked on her, always made sure she would be fine before leaving her alone. She turned her body to face the ivory keys and replayed the haunting melody that had been bothering her. Finally the words came, and the lyrics flowed from her lips.

You and I walk a fragile lineI have known it all this timebut I never thought I'd live to see it breakIt's getting dark and it's all too quietAnd I can't trust anything nowAnd it's coming over you like it's all a big mistakeOh, I'm holding my breathWon't lose you againsomething's made your eyes go coldCome on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outSomething's gone terribly wrongYou're all I wantedCome on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outCan't breathe whenever you're goneCan't turn back now, I'm hauntedStood there and watched you walk awayFrom everything we hadBut I still mean every word I said to youHe would try to take away my painAnd he just might make me smileBut the whole time I'm wishing he was you insteadOh, I'm holding my breathWon't see you againsomething keeps me holding on to nothingCome on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outSomething's gone terribly wrongYou're all I wantedCome on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outCan't breathe whenever you're goneCan't turn back now, I'm hauntedI know, I know, I just knowYou're not gone. You can't be gone. on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outSomething's gone terribly wrongWon't finish what you startedCome on, come on, don't leave me like thisI thought I had you figured outCan't breathe whenever you're goneCan't go back, I'm hauntedOhYou and I walk a fragile lineI have known it all this timeNever ever thought I'd see it thought I'd see it... She knew exactly who inspired her, who these lyrics were dedicated to. A small smile curved her lips before a scream was wrenched from her throat. A large hand clamped over her lips, ending it before it could leave. Her eyes widened, fear gripped the base of her spine as she was spun to face exactly who had decided to surprise her. Dallas was crouched in front of her, a menacing smile twisted on his lips as he began to speak.

" You know, I always suspected Austin Moon was the father of your Bastard child. It only made me hate him more, the fact that he had a link to you, a bond. Well now that he's taken to the whole Daddy roll, I suppose that means I can have you all to myself now," he pulled her to her feet, his arm wrapping around her waist as he pressed the blade of a knife to her side.

" Don't make a scene, Allyson, I know how much you hate attention. Write a note, tell them you give up your parental rights, Devon is Austin's son. And you are leaving, do not coming looking for you," he instructed. Ally swallowed before defiantly shaking her.

" They won't believe a note I write, Dallas. Devon is my world, everyone can see that. I would never give him up. I would rather die than break his heart like that. He just got one parent back, I refuse to take another one from him," Ally spoke, her eyes glaring at a spot on the wall just beside the door of her practice room. She didn't flinch, didn't yelp as he pressed the blade harder into her side.

" Don't make me do something I'll regret, Ally," Dallas growled, Ally only shook her head.

" Either way you look at it, you're going to do something you regret. I am not going to cooperate with you, so decide on something else," Dallas was growing angrier by the second. He didn't enjoy have the tables turned on him.

" Do you really want to fight me on this?" he yelled, his lips beside her ears. Her eyes hardened at his words, venom filled her voice.

" I'm not the same girl I was when I was fifteen, nor when I was seventeen. I will fight you every step if you honestly think you can take me away from my son. Every second of every day until the fire in me dies, I will fight as if my life depends on it. Devon is my life, and that fire will never diminish because of him," she hissed, her body perfectly still as she felt a steady flow of blood drifting from the cut she was receiving.

A/N: And I'm going to end the chapter there for now. The next chapter will hold the conclusion. Trouble is coming to a close, I think it will only have a couple more chapters and than that'll be it. I wanted to thank you for being patient with me and not yelling about the shortness the chapters got. Enjoy.