I'm baaack! :D Sorry this update is late compared to my last few, updating quickly just tends to get rough when you're suffering from a combination of massive writer's block and lack of motivation. :l But, I promised myself this would be the first story I ever go through with finishing, and I really do enjoy writing it. :3

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Disclaimer: I do not own Austin and Ally or any of it's characters.

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Ally yawned early the next morning, scretching big. A weird sense of deja vu dawned on her once she realized she was in Austin's bed, and she had to double check to make sure she was wearing clothes. She sighed in relief at the fabric of her pink pajama Tshirt covering her pregnant belly. She got up, slipping on a plain purple tee along with a pair of white shorts before making her way down the steps leading to the living room.

She wasn't very surprised to see that Austin was still knocked out on the couch, and she quietly tip-toed past his snoring figure to make her way to the kitchen. All the kids were sitting patiently at the kitchen table along with Mike, Chad, and Addison - who was feeding little Simon in her lap. Mimi turned away from what she was cooking on the stove, her face lighting up at the sight of Ally.

"Hello, sweetie," she spoke, smiling from ear to ear. "Sleep well last night?"

"Actually, yes," Ally chuckled.

"That's good to hear," Mimi said brightly. "Take a seat, dear. We're having pancakes for breakfast." Ally sat down modestly to Ashley, and within a matter of moments, Mimi had a full stack of pancakes, a stick of butter, and a bottle of syrup layed out in front of everyone.

Ally smiled, taking in the smell of fresh, homemade pancakes. It reminded her of mornings when she was a little girl, always waking up to find her mother at the kitchen stove. That woman used to cook like she had absolutely nothing else to do in the world. It'd been a while since she had pancakes - or any non-cereal breakfast for that matter. Her father had never been much of a cook.

Ally sat like that for a while, eating breakfast with the family. She didn't take her eyes off of her food until she heard a loud yawn coming from the other side of the room, and she shifted her gaze to see a shirtless, half-asleep Austin Moon scretching in the doorway. His blonde hair was a complete mess on the top of his head, and a pair of checkered blue pajama pants sagged comfortably at his waiste. Ally couldn't help but stare a bit at his nice figure, her face suddenly going pink. She quickly looked away and took two large gulps of her milk, hoping no one had noticed.

"Well look who's finally awake," Mike joked at the blonde.

"I smelled pancakes," Austin muttered sleepily, taking the empty seat beside Ally. He stacked about four pancakes on his plate, and smeered some butter over them before completely drowning them in an extremely unhealthy amount of syrup.

"So," Mimi spoke up after a few short moments of silence. "How was babysitting last night?"

"It was good," Austin mumbled.

"I hope the kids were on their best behavior," Addison said, stroking baby Simon's light brown hair.

"Oh, they were," Ally said with a smile. "You really do have some good kids."

"That's good to hear," she said, smiling as she kissed the top of the baby's head. Ally smiled slightly at the motherly gesture, before cutting into her pancake once again.

"So we are babysitting again tonight, right?" Austin questioned, stuffing some of his pancake into his mouth.

"Yep," Chad answered, raising his cup of coffee up to his mouth. "You two take care of them for one more night, then they're all ours."

"Nice," Austin murmured, his lips curving into a small smile. Just one more night to prove to Ally just how ready they truly can be.

"And then, they all lived happy ever after. The end."

Austin closed the hardback book and tossed it aside, looking at the kids around him. Ally smiled from the doorway, taking in the scene of Austin sitting on Ashley's bed with Logan sleeping soundly in his lap, Ashley and Malerie snoozing away on each of his shoulders. He carefully removed himself from the three children, tucking them all in tightly. He tip-toed towards Ally, shutting off the lights and closing the door behind him.

"So," he said, smiling down at his song partner. "Now that that's all taken care of, how about we get into our PJ's, pop in a good movie? I'm pretty sure Zailen's Five is on On Demand now."

"Austin," Ally sighed, rolling her eyes. "You know how I feel about horror movies."

"I know." Austin grinned as they walked side by side down the hallway. "I was just kidding. What kind of a movie do you think we should watch?"

"I'm a sucker for romance," Ally gushed.

"Gross," Austin muttered, scrunching his features together in disgust. "If we're not going to watch a horror movie, we should at least settle for a good comedy."

"How about a romantic comedy?" Ally suggested.

"Sounds fair enough," Austin shrugged. The two entered Austin's room, and he grabbed a pair of navy blue pajama pants along with a grey Tshirt, before leaving to go change in the bathroom. Ally changed into a white tank and a pair of bright pink pajama pants, and as she was throwing her hair up into a messy bun, she heard a loud cry coming from down the hallway.

Simon.

She left the room, power-walking her way down the hall and into the guest room. She picked Simon up out of his traveling crib and rocked him in her lap for a bit - but unlike the previous night - his crying didn't stop.

"Austin?" Ally called desperately after a few minutes passed and little Simon was still bawling in her lap. "Help!"

"Sorry," Austin said as he jogged into the room. "I wanted to get a little shower in." He sat down on the bed by the two, watching as Ally desperately rocked the crying baby in her lap.

"I don't know what's wrong with him," Ally spoke exhaustedly. "Yesterday, all it took was a little rocking and he was completely fine. Now he won't stop crying." She paused, her nose scrunching in disgust. "And he smells really bad."

"Here," Austin said, taking the baby and setting him on the bed. "He probably just needs his diaper changed. Grab me that bag over there, would you?" Ally did so, strolling over to the corner of the room to grab a blue duffle bag and handing it to Austin. Austin unzipped it, grabbing out a fresh new diaper.

"You mean...you actually know how to change a diaper?" Ally asked, confused.

"You mean...you don't?" Austin chuckled, removing the dirty diaper out from underneath the baby and replacing it with the new one.

"Like I said, I don't have much experience with kids," Ally muttered, watching as Austin strapped the new diaper onto Simon.

"It's easy," Austin said after a moment, picking up the now calm child up into his arms. "See? All better." Ally smiled, taking the baby out of Austin's arms.

The three made their way downstairs and Ally plopped down on the living room couch, making funny faces at little Simon as she waited for Austin to come back with the popcorn. He did eventually, and he popped in one of his mother's romantic comedies before sitting down beside Ally.

Ally passed Simon into Austin's lap, and Austin began making funny faces to him as well, tickling the giggling baby's tummy. They turned their attention to the romantic comedy, both laughing along to the funny scenes while Austin pretended to gag through the romantic ones. They occasionally dipped their hands into the bowl of popcorn sitting between them, and at one point, their timing perfectly matched one another's. Their hands brushed softly against each other's in the popcorn bowl - just like you'd see in one of these cheesy romantic comedies.

Austin felt his cheeks go pink, but at the same time, he found that he didn't want to let go. So there they sat, their pinkies intertwined in the bowl of popcorn. Once Ally realized what was happening, she reluctantly pulled away, pretending to cough and fix her hair before lacing her hands over her swollen tummy. Austin pulled away just as awkwardly, wrapping his arms around Simon, who was now sound asleep in his lap.

He smiled down at the sleeping child, closing his eyes and leaning down to kiss him gently on the forehead. Ally smiled, staring directly at her best friend's face as he gazed at the sleepy child.

"What?" Austin laughed, turning his head to see his song partner staring at him knowingly.

"Oh, nothing," Ally responded, grinning from ear to ear. "I'm just a little...surprised, is all."

"How so?" Austin asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It's just...who knew Austin Moon - the guy who I could barely trust to watch my pet bird - would actually be good with kids?"

"What can I say? Kids love me," Austin shrugged, a cocky grin gracing his lips.

"They sure do," Ally whispered, looking down at her stomach. Her daughter happened to be kicking away at the moment, and for the first time throughout her entire pregnancy, the feeling brought her nothing but sadness. No, sadness wasn't the right word. Disappointment, perhaps?

Austin took notice of this, and his eyebrows furrowed in worry.

"Everything okay, Als?"

"Oh," Ally said, shaking her head. "Yeah, everything's fine."

"Alright," Austin murmured. "Well I'm going to go put him to bed, I'll be back in a few." With that, he got up, disappearing up the stairs while craddling little Simon in his arms. Ally watched the romantic comedy closely, although her mind was far from the movie. She tilted her head back, suddenly beginning to drown in her own thoughts.

Ally was a smart girl, and by now she was totally aware of what Austin was doing. Why he wanted her to be here in the first place, why he was dangling around these kids in front of her, why he was showing her all of the skills necessary to become a parent. It was all apart of his plan to get her to change her perspective of this entire situation. To show her that maybe, just maybe, they were ready to take on the responsibility of being parents, despite all the obsticales that were bound to come up. That maybe, they can face their fears of these obsticles together, and just decide to co-parent. That maybe, this baby was a lot more of a gift, rather than a curse.

And her biggest fear of all...was that it might actually be working.

Well, there it is! I really hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'm feeling a lot more motivated now than I did the last time I updated! You'll just have to keep reading to see what goes down during Day 3 of Ally's stay at the Moons' house - the day where Austin and Ally are said to have some alone time to figure things out. This just leaves one question: will Ally change her mind and keep the baby, or is she going to go through with the adoption?

Please don't hesitate to review! I'd love to hear every single thought/prediction/comment you have about this story! :)