Wild Heart

"I'm pretty sure that Austin is going to be fine Ally" Peter murmured as he took the phone out of my hand and placed it on the coffee table in front of us, a sigh escaped my lips as my gaze wondered over to it. He hadn't called me for a few day and I was beginning to get worried, it wasn't like him to never ring me; usually he did it 24/7 which I was gradually getting used to, until they stopped. The day that his dad was sent into hospital, was the day he hardly talked to anyone.

From what Jimmy told me I found out that he was rather close with his dad, sure they had their differences but who didn't? Everyone has a disagreement with their parents at some point in life. But it turned out his dad had heart attack, and it soon became clear that Austin was no longer the annoying person who had me pulling my hair out, but instead I saw a different side to him; the caring side that I never expected to see.

"Earth to Ally" a voice called as a hand waved back and forth in front of me, causing me to blink and snap out of my thoughts. "I'm fine" I said, watching as he gave me a concerned look before turning his attention towards the TV. Snuggling closer to him, I leaned my head on his shoulder as the news reporter talked about the breaking news and the current headlines.

"Can you believe that we've been dating three months as of tomorrow?" I asked moving my head slightly to look up at Peter, he looked down at me as a small smile appeared on his face, "I can't believe it" he said "But I've got something special planned, so don't make any plans". I smiled back at him and gave him a small kiss on the lips.

It was nice to have someone holding me in their arms, but a small voice in the back of my head was nagging me to pick up the phone and call him.

-x-

"We're going to Wings?" I asked, looking up at the five star restaurant in front of us. Many people were sat down, laughing at a joke that someone told them or enjoying a romantic dinner. If anything I felt out of place as I looked down at the simple red dress that I was wearing, compared to everyone else who looked as though they had just been to an award show.

Peter looked at me as he opened the door, allowing me to go in first. "Of course, a beautiful woman like you deserves to be treated like a princess" he said, putting an arm around my shoulder as we walked over to the reservation area. A young woman stood behind the desk as she flicked through a large book, but soon looked up when she heard the sound of our footsteps getting closer. Her eyes lit up at the site of us, but as I got closer I realised who it was that her attention was drawn to; Peter.

"Welcome to Wings" she greeted in a polite tone "Do you have a reservation?" she asked, her eyes staying on Peter at all times. "Yes we do" he said with a slight smirk, which caused a faint blush to appear on her cheeks. He gave her the information that was needed before she lead us over to a quiet booth in the far corner of the restaurant. "A waiter shall be here shortly" she said, I watched as she handed Peter a small piece of card which he looked rather confused for a moment, before let out a cough as his eyes widened.

"Thanks for everything, you can leave now" he murmured before sitting across from me as he adjusted his tie. "So" he began "Are you ready to order?". I looked at him for a moment, his cheeks were still red from the attention that the woman gave him, but it was clear that he was trying hard not to enjoy it. "Sure" I replied, picking up a menu and casually flicking through it, but nothing caught my attention. I would have just been happy with a Big Mac from McDonalds if anything, rather than being stuck in a place were I stick out like a saw thumb.

-x-

By the time that my meal finally arrived I was ready to fall asleep, there was no entertainment or anything. Just a simple restaurant and the occasional small talk between me and Peter. But the moment that my phone began to vibrate in my bag, I had never been so eager to pull it out and see who the caller is. 'Austin Moon' it flashed, I looked at Peter for a moment to see that he was just as curious as I was to see he was calling after all this time. A frown appeared on his face as he glared at the phone in my hands, "Just take it" he murmured.

I stood up and pressed the answer button as I walked away, trying to hide the small smile that was trying to appear on my face. "Hello" I said, opening the door to the bathroom and making my way towards the sink. "Are you busy?" he asked in a quiet tone, but as I heard his heavy breathing I knew something wasn't right. "It depends on what you need". The other side was quiet for a moment before he spoke up "I just... I just really need someone to talk to right now" he said.

"Why would you want to talk to me of all people?" I asked.

"Because... I- I feel as though your the only one who understands me".

After the phone call finished I made my way back to Peter who had almost finished his meal, "Sorry about that" I said "But I really need to go". Just as I was about to grab hold of my purse, a large hand clasped around my wrist. "Why are you going to him" he asked "This is supposed to be our night and instead your spending it with him" he growled, as the grip on my hand got tighter.

"Because he needs me, and anyways this can be arranged another time" I said as I tried to pull my wrist away from his hand, but instead it only tightened once again, causing me to wince from the pain. "No Ally" he argued "He is always going to come first before me!" he shouted, a few people around us looked in our direction but I gave them a reassuring smile. "Shut up " I snapped "Your causing unwanted attention when this could just be talked out".

"No!" he snapped "He hasn't called you since the day his dad went into hospital, and now all of a sudden out of the blue he calls and your running into his arms to comfort him. Your choice Ally, it's me or Austin". I looked at him for a moment, let the words process in my mind, with a small tug I removed my wrist from his grip.

"It will always be Austin".

-x-