Ally's POV
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? I see a patient whom no one knew was awake conversing with another patient who wasn't supposed to leave his room, and three visitors that were told on multiple occasions not to enter this room", Dr. Murphy said. There was no way I was going to let this jerk talk to my friends and daughter like that, so I decided to step in.
"Well first of all, I should be allowed visitors. Second, your security must be horrible if a four year old escaped and has been here for over half an hour, along with a patient and two others. They didn't exactly enter quietly, so why on Earth did it take y'all this long to realize they were here, huh? Don't you dare ever try to insult my friends and daughter again, 'cause I can promise you doctor, you'll surely live to regret it", I said sternly. Everyone was speechless. They were all just staring at me with wide eyes and dropped jaws…with the exception of Austin who just stood there smiling goofily at me. What an amazingly captivating smile.
Wait, what am I thinking!? I can't like Austin for real, can I? Oh, of course I can. I can't deny it to myself anymore, but to everyone else, that's still undetermined.
"Oh…doc, tough break. Two in a day. That's rough. I'd quit while you're ahead if I were you. Or would you like to try for three? I'm sure several patients around here would love to hear the opinion of a superstar", Austin said.
"Haha, you just got told off twice", Ella said laughing.
"Ella", I whisper-scolded, but I was smiling anyway.
"What? Mommy, you always said to tell the truth", Ella pointed out. She had a point.
"Whatever. I suppose you kids can stay, but only for a little while. Miss. Dawson needs her rest", Doctor Murphy said. I just laughed.
"Are you serious? I just woke up, and I'm a mother of a four year old. How much sleep do you honestly think parents get? I'll rest when I'm dead", I said. He huffed in annoyance and left without another word.
"Ally, that was priceless! Who knew you had it in you?", Austin said high-fiving me.
"What can I say? Mothers always stick up for their children, and friends stick up for each other", I said smiling. A few minutes later, Ella decided she was hungry, so Austin and Trish took her down to the cafeteria. Dez declined the offer and stayed with me. Now I know something's up. It's not like Dez to decline an offer of food.
"Dez, what's up with you? You've been acting weird lately. I know this, and I've only known you, what, four days?", I asked.
"Ally, if I tell you this, will you promise not to hate me forever?", he asked.
"Dez, I already love you like a brother. Whatever it is, I may get mad, but I could never hate you forever", I said honestly. He sighed.
"Okay Ally. Well, as you know, I'm pretty childish…", he started. I nodded completely understanding so far, "…and I'm really good with computers and other technology…"
"Dez, skip the obvious, and get to the point that you for some reason think is going to make me hate you forever", I said getting a little annoyed by his stalling. Maybe it's just these stupid pain killers.
"Well, combining those two qualities makes for a very noisy researcher", he said looking scared as he told me this.
"Dez…what did you do?", I asked suspicious.
"I maybe, kind of researched everything there is to know about you and Ella in my spare time, and found out all your secrets", he said quickly.
"WHAT!?", I shrieked panicking. "How much do you know!?"
"You grew up in an orphanage until your brother became your legal guardian when you were twelve. Then he was drugged by a girl who got pregnant with his kid, and left the baby on your doorstep a year later when she was three months old. He didn't want a kid, so he bailed on you on your eighteenth birthday telling you to put the baby up for adoption, but you wouldn't do that since it was also done to you when you were younger, so as soon as you turned eighteen, you adopted your niece as your own, and haven't seen or heard from your brother since", he said like it was nothing. I felt the air getting thicker, and I think I began to hyperventilate.
"Ally? Ally, are you okay!?", Dez asked worried.
"Okay!? How can I be okay!? Trish is the only other person who knows my secret! Oh, this is bad! This is really, really bad!", I said in full-on panic mode.
"Ally, calm down! I promise I won't tell anyone. I wouldn't do that to you, and it's not going to change anything", he said trying to calm me down. That did help. I'm lucky to have someone as sweet and caring as Dez in my life now.
"Thanks Dez, and you promise you won't tell anyone? Not even Austin?", I asked hopeful.
"I promise. Plus, I think it's really awesome what you did for Ella. You gave up every chance of being an adult for a child that wasn't even yours to begin with. That shows real courage", he said.
"Well first, thank-you Dez. And second, she always has been and always will be mine", I said. Nothing will ever change that.
"Okay Ally, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you", he said sincerely.
"It's fine Dez. I know what you meant. It's great to know I have an awesome friend like you to trust with this secret", I said.
"Sure thing Ally. Oh, but you may not want to tell me too many secrets. I mean we're good right now, but there's not many times that I've ever kept a secret for very long", he said.
"Okay", I said laughing a little. "I loved Elliot so much, but right now you are much more of a brother to me than him."
"Thanks sis", he said laughing as well. "And just so you know, I wouldn't leave you when things get rough. I'd have to have a good reason if I ever left like that", he said and I know he meant that.
That's all folks. ;P Sorry this was a pretty late update for those of you who live in the same time zone as me. Anyway, thanks to all of you who read, reviewed, followed, and favorite. Okay, here's the deal. If I get 10 reviews and/or PMs on this chapter then I'll try my hardest to update twice tomorrow. I've got most of this story planned out, and I think there's going to be 31 chapters. Also, big news…I'M WRITING A SEQUEL! How do you guys like that idea? Please review?