sorry this chapter is kind of short and a little bleh lol but i promise the next chapter will be EPIC! i want to thank you all for the reviews and the feedback i really appreciate it! :)

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**chapter will be in Austin's p.o.v**

I gave Ally one last kiss before I picked up my jacket and keys walked to the parking lot got in the car and headed home.

I got home and saw a bunch of home improvement supplies loaded in the back of my dad's truck. Let the work begin.

Keep your eyes on the big picture. I think to myself.

I get out of the car and head inside.

"There you are!" dad exclaims smiling.

"You couldn't have given me like 20 minutes?" I ask playfully.

Dad laughed and ruffled my hair as if I was 5 years old again. "Sorry son we got a lot of work to do, especially if Ally's going to be getting out of the hospital tomorrow evening, your mom is going to plan the party while you and I get the spare room fixed.

"Ok, sounds good I guess." I reply back.

"We have to lay new carpet but I want to paint the walls first so we don't risk getting pain on the new carpet." He explains as he hands me a paintbrush.

"Fuuuun" I say unenthusiastically.

But I don't complain any further instead I pick up a bucket of paint and head for the spare room.

A few moments later dad joins me. For a while we're both silently painting, then dad tries to make small talk.

"So, what's Ally like?" dad asks.

"Where do I even start, she's smart, talented, she can write songs like it's nobody's business, she can't dance." I laugh. "Though she likes to try, she has stage fright, she tries hard to be cool, but she's not cool, she's more quirky than anything else, I guess that's what I love most about her, then there's her big brown eyes, the way her hair always falls so perfectly around her neck."

"Ok ok I get it." Dad laughs. "She sounds amazing." He finishes.

"She is, she's the best!" I reply.

"Well then I don't think I'll have any regrets." Dad starts.

"What?" I ask

"Well, I skipped out on the foster papers." He says.

"WHAT?" I exclaim, getting worried.

Dad grins, "You didn't let me finish, I didn't sign the foster papers, because I adopted her."

My eyes widen.

"WHAT?!" I exclaim again.

Before I get an answer though I give him a quick hug.

"Thank you dad! Thank you SO much!" I exclaim.

"Don't just thank me, you're mom really got me talked into it."

I turn and see mom standing in the doorway. I wrap her in a hug as well.

"Thank you, both of you!" I reply.

"You're welcome Austin." Mom replies.

And I just now realize that we've finished painting the room.

"Hey we're done painting!" I exclaim.

"Now for the hard part." Dad replies back.

"Laying the carpet." I say

For the rest of the afternoon we lay carpet, I don't think my knees have ever hurt more than they do by the time we finish.

Dad stands up wiping off his forehead.

"phew, I think that'll about do it for the evening, we'll get Ally's things in here in the morning, the hospital called and said they'd be checking her out about 1pm tomorrow, so that's when you'll go to pick her up, and while you go do that me and your mother will put the finishing touches on the welcome party, we're keeping it small, it's just gonna be us, and then Trish and Dez are coming too."

"Ok, sounds good!" I exclaim, I couldn't wait to see the look on Ally's face!

I went to my room changed, did the usual nighttime routine and sat on my bed, I was kind of bored it wasn't really late yet and I didn't feel tired enough to go to sleep. I decide to try texting Ally, but she's probably asleep.

Hey Ally you still awake?

a few minutes later I'm proven wrong when I hear my phone vibrate and see a text from Ally.

Yea I'm awake, couldn't sleep, nightmare.

Inside I was being suffocated by guilt for not being there.

I'm sorry I wasn't there.

I text back.

Austin it's ok…I know you want to, but you can't fix everything.

I was taken aback a bit by that response.

What do you mean?

I text back.

The nightmares, you can't make them go away, they're always going to be there I think…and lets face it, in the next few days I may be sent away to a foster home.

I wanted to tell her, but I didn't want to spoil the surprise.

Not so fast! I told you, I've got it all taken care of, you'll see, tomorrow.

I text back.

Ok, I'll take your word for it, well I'm going to try going back to sleep, goodnight, see you tomorrow?

She asks.

Goodnight, and most definitely! I'll be picking you up tomorrow when they discharge you.

I reply back.

Awesome, well I can't wait to see what you've been hiding the last few days ;)

I smile.

I can't wait to see the look on your face ;) well goodnight.

I reply.

Goodnight.

She texts back.

I myself now feel a little tired, and there was still a lot of work to do so I turned on my alarm, lied down, and shut my eyes.