Ally POV
Why the hell did I agree to do the duet with Austin? The concert isn't even for another six hours but I'm already freaking out. I honestly think I'm gonna have a panic attack. Stupid stage fright!
Well anyways, Rydel told Trish and me all about her date last night and while she was talking, she couldn't get rid of the smile that was on her face. I'm almost positive that it's permanently plastered on her face. Jake took her ice skating and she even gushed about how they held hands the entire time. And the best part of the night, according to Rydel, is when they kissed. That kiss was special for Rydel because it was her first kiss. I'm glad it was with Jake and not some jerk.
As of right now, everyone's getting ready to head to the venue where the concert is being held so Austin can rehearse a little. We asked his cousins if they wanted to watch the concert from backstage or the audience and they said the audience so we managed to get them front row tickets. As for Trish, Dez, Jason and I, we're watching from backstage.
"Alright, everyone ready?" Austin asked, as we all piled up into the living room. We nodded our heads yes. Since there's ten of us, we had to take two cars which isn't a problem. Austin, Dez, Trish, and I went with Rydel in her car while the rest of the guys went with Riker. Since the venue was almost two hours away, I was going to spend that time freaking out.
Trish decided to sit in the front so she could keep Rydel company while Austin, Dez, and I sat in the back. I, of course sat in the middle so I had Austin on my left and Dez on my right. Rydel blasted the music which was perfect so Austin and I could talk without anyone really hearing our conversation.
"Stop freaking out." Austin whispered. I looked at him and raised my eyebrow.
"How did you know I was freaking out?" He discreetly grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers.
"I can read you like a book, Als. I know you're nervous, but I guarantee that you're going to be amazing."
"I would kiss you right now if we were alone." I whispered so only he could hear. He smiled.
"Well you're lucky that I have a dressing room at the venue." He started wiggling his eyebrows and I couldn't help but laugh. I yawned and rested my head on Austin's shoulder. "I'll wake you up when we get to the venue. Love you." He whispered in my ear.
"Love you too." I whispered back. As much as I hate secretly dating, I just don't want anyone knowing yet. I want all our focus to be on the competition, but I don't think I can do this much longer. Maybe we should just tell everyone. I closed my eyes and in a matter of minutes I was fast asleep.
I felt someone caressing my cheek, followed by, "Als, wake up." My eyes fluttered open and I noticed that no one was in the car, except for Austin and I.
"Where is everyone?" I questioned.
"I told them to head inside while I wake you up. And I wanted to do this?" He leaned in and the second his lips touched mine, I couldn't fight the smile that was forming.
When we walked into the venue, my jaw dropped. It was huge and I was starting to freak out even more. There were at least ten thousand seats and I remember Austin telling me that his concert was sold out.
We made our way towards backstage where everyone was hanging out. "Guys, Ally and I are gonna be in my dressing room so we can get ready for the concert." Austin told everyone. I noticed that Jason was smirking but luckily he didn't say anything. And if he did, I would have to kill him later.
We walked down the hall where Austin's dressing room was and the second we walked in, Austin had me pinned against the wall, crashing his lips onto mine. He had my hands above my head as he continued attacking my lips.
"We…need…to…get…ready." I said, in between kisses. He kissed me passionately one more time before unpinning me against the wall.
"Well that was hot." He smirked. I chuckled.
"Can I ask you something?
"Als, you know you can. What's up?" I grabbed his hand and walked over to the couch that's in his dressing room.
"Do you think we should tell everyone we're dating? I mean like, now."
"Well I'm okay with it, but are you?" I smiled and nodded. "Good because I hate not being able to act like a couple around everyone." He cupped my face and kissed me softly. "I love you."
"I love you too." I pecked his lips. "But let's tell everyone tomorrow. Let's focus on the concert which I'm still nervous about."
"I know you're nervous, but when we're up on stage, just look at me. Act like we're in the practice room and it's just the two of us." He kissed my forehead before standing up.
We started getting ready for the concert since we definitely weren't dressed properly. I decided to change in the bathroom while Austin changed in the dressing room. I changed into blue skinny jeans, a red tube top, and for shoes, I chose red wedges. At least I'm matching my red cast.
I re-curled my hair and did a little bit of makeup, which consisted of some foundation, blush, lipstick, and eye shadow. Once I made sure that I was completely finished getting ready, I walked out of the bathroom. Luckily, Austin was already finished.
He was wearing black skinny jeans, a white V-neck with a red jacket on top, followed by his red high tops. "Well we're matching." I commented. He examined my outfit and grinned.
"You look beautiful, by the way." He grabbed my waist and pulled me closer to him.
"And you look handsome." He leaned down and placed his lips onto mine. "What time is it?" I asked as I pulled away.
He looked at his watch. "It's quarter to four and the concert starts at seven." I nodded.
"Then I guess you should start rehearsing."
"But I'd rather be here." He whined. "Because I won't be able to do this," He leaned and kissed me. "When we leave this dressing room." He finished.
"Well tomorrow we're going to tell everyone so you'll be able to do that as much as you want."
"I like the sound of that."
When we made our way backstage, Austin went straight towards the stage while I went to the seating area they had. There were a couple of couches and a love seat and I decided to take the love seat.
"Did you plan on matching with Austin?" Trish asked, when she glanced at him.
"No, I just wanted to match my cast and red's my favorite color so…" I trailed off. "But we really didn't plan on matching." When I looked at Jason, he was smirking again. My brother is so weird.
When the concert finally started, my heart started beating out of my chest. Austin and I would be singing our duet after A Billion Hits, which is the song he's singing now.
"Guys, I don't think I can do this." I said. My heart was beating really fast and I thought it was going to beat right out of my chest.
"Allyson Dawson," Trish said, as she grabbed my shoulders. I hate it when she calls me Allyson. "You are going to sing your heart out and you're going to be amazing."
"But-"
"No buts." She interrupted. "You'll be fine."
"Now signing Don't Look Down with me, please help me welcome, Ally Dawson!" Austin shouted in his microphone. The crowd erupted into cheers. I grabbed a microphone from one of the stage handlers and walked out on stage. Just breathe, Ally.
"Hey everyone!" I shouted. Using the microphone of course. I took a breath and looked at Austin when he started singing.
Austin:
Yeah
Woah
I'm walking on a thin line
And my hands are tied
Got no where to hide
I'm standing at a crossroads
Don't know where to go
Feeling so exposed
Ally:
Yeah I'm caught in between
Where I'm going and where I've been
But I know, there's no turning back
Yeah
Both:
It's like I'm balanced on the edge
It's like I'm hanging by a thread
But I'm still gonna push ahead
So I tell myself
Yeah, I tell myself
Don't look down, down, down, down
Don't look down, down, down, down
Don't look down, down, down, down
Don't look down, down, down, down
Austin:
It'd be so easy
Just to run
It'd be so easy
To just give up
Ally:
But I'm not that girl who go turn my back
There's no turning back
Both:
No turning back
Ally:
It's like I'm balanced on the edge
Austin:
It's like I'm hanging by a thread
Ally:
But I'm still gonna push ahead
So I tell myself
Yeah I tell myself
Both:
Don't look down, down, down, down
(Ally: Dooowwwnnn!)
Don't look down, down, down, down
Don't look down, down, down, down
(Austin: Don't look down! Don't look down!)
Don't look down, down, down, down!
I smiled widely when the music stopped. Austin wrapped me in a hug and whispered in my ear, "I'm so proud of you." I thanked the audience and walked off stage where I was pulled into a group hug by my friends and brother.
"You were amazing, Als!" Rydel squealed.
"Thanks."
When the concert was over, Austin thanked the crowd and walked off the stage. Everyone started surrounding him and I just stayed back because when we get back to the house, I'll congratulate him on a job well done. I'm glad I decided that waiting until the competition was over to tell everyone that Austin and I are dating was ridiculous. Whenever we're around each other, all we want to do is kiss and hold each other, but that's difficult when you're around people who don't know you're together.
When we got home, it was already eleven at night since the concert ended at nine and the drive back to the house was two hours. Since everyone was tired, they all went straight to bed. Austin and I decided to stay up a little longer since we didn't get to spend that much time together. We went down to the basement since that's where we get most of our privacy.
We were sitting on the couch, well actually he was, I was on his lap, just enjoying the silence when he decided to speak up. "You were amazing tonight." I smiled and leaned against his chest while he put his head in the crook of my neck.
"So were you." I felt him smile against my neck. He then started kissing the side of my neck and I couldn't help but bite my lip.
"I can't wait to tell everyone that we're dating." He sighed.
"Me too. But you don't think they're gonna be mad at us because we didn't tell them right away, right?"
"I don't think so. But who cares if they are. It was our decision to keep it a secret." He kissed my temple. "Besides, we've only been dating for like, a week."
"True." I got off his lap and grabbed his hand, pulling him up. "We better head to bed." He pouted his lip and shook his head. "If you don't go to bed, I won't kiss you." His eyes widened and he bolted upstairs. I was about to call after him, but he ran back downstairs and crashed his lips onto mine.
We said our good nights and went our separate ways. I took off my makeup and changed into my pajamas before carefully climbing into bed since Trish was asleep and I didn't want to wake her up. I closed my eyes and let sleep take over.
"Allyson Dawson, wake up!" My eyes snapped open and I noticed an angry Trish hovering over me.
"What?" I groaned.
"What?" She mimicked. "I'll show you what." She handed me her iPad and it looked like an article was popped up. I noticed a picture of Austin and I kissing yesterday in the car followed by the article title. "Austin Moon Dating Songwriter Ally Dawson?"
Crap.
Hope you liked the chapter! And I would just like you guys to know that I probably won't be able to update as frequent because I go back to school. I'll try to update as much as possible, but I don't know if I'll be able to do it every day. Thanks for reading and review!