Wow, this story has taken me a year to write and it's not done yet... Auslly was completed within not even a month. I need to get my life together man...
On the plus side, this is like a super long chapter! So, yay!
Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or anything else you may recognize.
(August 12, 2015 - 22 weeks)
Ally's POV
The combination of bright sunlight shining through my curtains, the loud clanging of pots coming from downstairs, the constant vibrating of my phone and the obnoxious moving of my son causes me to jolt awake at 6:30 AM. Perfect beginning to my 18th birthday...
I drowsily grab my phone to make it shut up. 38 text messages from Austin. I don't think that boy ever sleeps.
Good morning, beautiful! :)
Happy birthday!
ALLY! YOU'RE 18!
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
WE MUST CELEBRATE!
I bought 4 tickets to see Fantastic Four! I know you've been wanting to see it:)
Okay... So maybe I wanted to see it...
But I know you'll love it!
And plus, fantastic FOUR... You, me, Trish, Dez... FOUR
Hehe! I crack myself up
So, I just realized it's 3 in the morning... Sorry Als...
And from there it's just Happy Birthday. As childish as he may be, I still love him to death. He makes me smile.
The sound of pots smashing together becomes almost unbearable! I grunt as I throw the covers off of me and trudge downstairs. "Dad," I yawn, "what are you doing?"
"Making you breakfast!" He says like it's normal or something.
I look at the clock just to make sure I'm not hallucinating. "At 7 in the morning?"
"Yeah, why not? I mean, you're only eighteen once so I thought that I would be one of those cool dads who makes their daughters breakfast in bed. But you ruined it!"
I throw my hands up in surrender. "Sorry that my cool dad was being too loud and woke me up."
He sighs. "Oh, I-I'm sorry, baby. I wasn't thinking."
"No, it's okay. It wasn't all you anyways. It was the sun, my phone... him."
"Oh." Dad becomes silent. We haven't really talked about the baby since I moved back in. He's just kinda taboo, I guess - which I absolutely hate. My dad needs to man up and face the facts; he will be a grandfather in four months. It's not going to go away.
"Dad, I-"
"-Here's your omelet, sweetie." He hastily interrupts me, shoving a plate under my nose.
I roll my eyes but accept it anyway. "Thanks, dad." I say, dully.
We're quiet. We don't say a thing. The only noises that accompany us are the ticking of the clock and the clincking of the silverware.
It's driving me nuts! I have to know why! "Dad, why haven't we said anything about the baby?"
"Ally, not now."
"No! Now is a great time! For the past two weeks, we've completely avoided the subject of him! Why?"
"Because..."
"Because why?!"
He looks down at his plate, inaudible.
"Dad?!"
"Because I'm scared!" He finally lets out. "Ally, honey, I'm terrified."
I sigh as my hand goes around his shoulders. "I am, too. I mean, the thought of me being responsible for a tiny human is down right horrifying. But that doesn't mean we should just not talk about it. In fact, the more I talk about him, the less scared I become."
"I just never thought that this would be the way I became a grandparent. I always imagined being in my 50s with my daughter married."
"Trust me, me too. But, it is happening like this and we need to prepare. And to prepare, we need to actually talk."
"I know... I'm sorry."
"I am too." I say as I bring him in for a hug.
We begin to talk. A lot. I tell him how I feel when the baby kicks. He tells me that my mother felt the exact same way. He suggests names. I veto them all. He tells me how happy he is that I found someone like Austin, even though he did get me pregnant. I tell him I'm even happier. I love Austin.
After breakfast and our much needed talk, dad and I sit down to watch The Sound of Music. He hates it but, it's my favorite musical.
I get a text from Trish that says to meet her in the practice room. My only concern with that is, what is she doing at Sonic Boom before lunch? I reply, nonetheless, and tell her I'll be there ASAP.
I go back upstairs to get ready. Y'know, it's becoming more and more difficult to find clothes that I actually like on me. I've basically just been living in oversized tee shirts and yoga pants for the last month.
I try on several different shirts but none of them look or fit right. Time to turn to my trustee sweatshirt. I love that thing. It's bergandy and very large. "I guess this means I'll have to go buy a whole new wardrobe that will only last two weeks..." I say to myself after throwing it on.
I quickly put my hair in a ponytail, lace up my black converse and grab my keys. "Bye, dad! I'll be home later!" I yell.
"So, Trish," I start as I open the practice room door. "why exactly did you want me to meet you here?"
"HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY!" Trish yells, holding out a teddy bear that's almost as big as her.
I gasp. "Oh, Trish, I love it!"
She giggles. "I saw it at the toy store and I instantly thought of you and the baby."
"It's perfect! Thank you." I say as I throw my arms around her.
"It's not the ideal birthday present but-"
"-No, Trish, it's great. I'm sure he'll love it."
She smiles. "Hey! Speaking of him, have you thought of a name yet?"
"Actually, I have! It's either between-"
POP!
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" Austin and Dez sing/yell as confetti flies everywhere. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" Dez blows the confetti cannon again. "HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ALLYYYYYYYYYY! HAPPY BIIIIRTHDAAAAY TOOOOOOOO YOUUUUUUUUUU!"
"Thank you guys!" I laugh just before I give a quick kiss to Austin. "And the cannon was a nice touch."
Dez blushes, flipping his hair. "It was all my idea."
"Thank you, Dez." I say with a smile.
"That's not all!" Austin adds. He reaches into his back pocket and pulls out four movie tickets. "Da da da daaa!"
Wow. He really did get tickets to see Fantastic Four... "Oh yay." I say, trying to sound as enthusiastic as I can. Don't get me wrong! I have been wanting to see it but... For my birthday? Couldn't it have been to some romantic movie that we all would've cried at or something like that? Oh well... It's the thought that counts, right?
"C'mon! We gotta hurry if we wanna eat lunch before the movie starts!" He says as he grabs my hand and pulls me out of the practice room.
"I have to say, that was actually way better than I thought it would be!" Trsh announces after we exit the theater.
"I know right?!"
"So awesome!" Dez and Austin do their little what up hand shake thingy.
"Really?" I ask. "I didn't think there was anything special about it."
"You didn't like it?" My now nervous boyfriend asks.
"No! I did! It just... Wasn't my favorite?"
"Oh." He nods then hesitantly checks his phone. "Ah, crap."
My eyebrows knit together. "Everything okay?" I ask, trying to get a glance at his texts, but he quickly puts it back in his pocket.
"Yeah, it's all good! I just, uh... I-I gotta head home." He kisses my forehead. "Love you."
My mouth hangs open for a moment. "That was weird."
Trish and Dez's phones vibrate at the same time. They check them, then hesitate as well. "Yeah... Really weird. Uh, we gotta go too."
"What? Why?"
By the time I ask this question, they're already half way down the street. "We just do!" Trish yells.
I stand there, silent. What the heck was that all about? Why would they abandon me like that? Not only is it my birthday, but I'm pregnant for goodness sake! I look down at my stomach and rub it. "Looks like it's just you and me."
5 hours. It's been 5 hours and none of them have replied to my texts or calls. What gives? I'm thinking I should just go to Austin's house and confront him, see what was more important than his pregnant girlfriend.
Man, I'm sounding really selfish right now... I'm sure he has a perfectly good reason. There has got to be a million things that are more important than me.
My phone starts to ring. I grab it as quick as I can, thinking it's Austin, but it's just my mom requesting to MyChat with me. I click accept. "Hey mom!"
"Happy birthday, my beautiful!"
I half heartedly smile. "Thanks."
"What's wrong, sweetie?"
"It's nothing."
"Ally." My mother says very sternly.
"Austin, Trish and Dez left me on the sidewalk in front of the theater."
"What?! On your birthday?"
"Yeah! Tell me about it!"
"That's crazy! There must be some explanation."
"I thought so too but none of them are responding to me!"
"Well, maybe-"
My phone vibrates in my hand. "-Hang on, mom. This might be him now." I interrupt, double clicking the home button and going to me texts. "What is this supposed to mean?"
"What?"
"'Roses are red, violets are blue, a challenging treasure hunt now awaits you.'?"
"Treasure hunt?"
I nod, then recieve another text. "'Follow the clues to a gift for you. The first one's easy, it's in your shoe.' I gotta go, mom. Love you!"
"Love you too, baby."
I end the call and hastily run to my closet. I scatter my shoes, looking inside each one. Ah hah! Found the next note!
Bunnies are fast, not like a snail. When you get a letter, they come in the mail.
I smile as I head to our mailbox. This is so cute! I guess this is what was more important then me. Hehe.
You don't have to search very long or far. The next one's where you park your car.
The garage! How the heck did he find the time to hide these?
This one's easy, just take a look... You'll find the next clue with your favorite book.
Austin knows I don't own my favorite book. So, the library? I start my car with a gigantic with smile on my face. This is literally a dream come true.
I open the library doors in a loud rush. Everybody stares. "Sorry..." I say in a whisper. I go to the fantasy section and search for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Page after page and no clue! Ugh!
I look up just before I put the book back. There it is!
The hunt is almost over, but before you relax... Check the place where you find delicious snacks.
Delicious snacks...? Oh, the grocery store! But that's so vague. There are lots of aisles with delicious snacks. Well okay... Austin knew I would go to the library for my favorite book so... Pickles? That's it!
I know this is fun and you think it's neat. Look in the place where we like to eat.
Where we like to eat... We eat like everywhere. Mini's? No. The Melody Diner? Eh. Oh! Shreddar's!
Your very last clue... Try not to gloom. Check the building that says boom.
Sonic Boom. Of course he would end it there.
I crumple up the piece of paper and run for my car. This is one of the most exciting birthdays I've had in a while.
It's dark inside. I hesitate to walk in, though, I don't know why. I close my eyes, breathe in deeply, and open the door. The lights instantly flip on as my friends sing at the top of their lungs. Tears begin to fall while I listen and look into my wonderful boyfriend's eyes.
"Thank you all so much!" I say after they finally finish singing.
Austin puts his arm around me and kisses my forehead. "Happy birthday, Als."
I blush, feeling him guide me towards the middle of the store. There sits a tiny chalk board and a guitar mobile inside a beautiful crib. I throw my hand over my mouth. "Austin... This is... Amazing."
"And that's not all!" He says, picking up the mobile and pressing a button. The guitars start to spin to the tune of I Think About You.
"It's perfect." My smile grows to the size of my face as I look down at my stomach. "He'll love it."
There's a knock on the door. Then a flash. "Hey what's going on in there?!" Yells a reporter.
Oh great.
Trish runs over to the door. "Go away!"
Dez quickly follows her. "Yeah! Don't you understand we're trying to celebrate Austin and Ally's baby in here?!"
"What?!"
"DEZ!" We all shout.
Austin grabs the Sonic Boom key and locks the door just before more reporters are able to come by. "Dez, we are never telling you anything else ever again."
And scene!
That was quite a long chapter.
