Hours passed and he was already in California. He waited at baggage claim with Dez for easily three hours. He had so many bags to take home with him. Dez didn't know why he had so many bags, but he assumed that it was a whole new wardrobe set for him.
Dez crashed at Austin's house for the night to help him brainstorm ideas for a new tour video. Austin went into his bedroom to store Ally's suitcases. He immediately called her as soon as he settled down. Dez couldn't help but notice that Austin was acting strange. He went to go into his room and check on him, but instead he probably heard something he shouldn't have.
"Yeah," Austin sighed. "I have a few extra rooms. When you move in, we'll fix it up," he laughed. "Yeah, I'll talk to you tomorrow. Two more weeks," he grinned. "Alright, I'll talk to you later. Bye," he whispered and hung up. He turned around and saw Dez in the doorway and jumped. "How long have you been standing there?" he asked.
"Enough to hear that you have a girlfriend," he cooed, causing Austin to blush. "Who is it?" Dez asked. "I don't have a girlfriend," he replied. "It's complicated," he sighed. "Who is it?" Dez asked again and Austin shrugged. "It's Ally," he whispered and Dez' jaw dropped.
"Like Ally Dawson?" he asked and Austin nodded. "I ran into her a few nights ago and have been crashing at her apartment. Nothing went on between us. I convinced her to move out here so we can work together again," he blushed and bit his lip.
"I thought she was pissed at you and what about your career?"
Austin laughed at Dez' comment. "She was, but we talked it out. I apologized at least a hundred times. She agreed to work with me again. Speaking of that, I have to talk to Jimmy to put Ally back on the label. When I left, I told Jimmy to drop her," he sighed. "But now," he paused, adding a tone of hope into his voice. "We'll be working together and then things will be normal again," he smiled. "So no dating?" Dez asked and Austin shook his head. "No dating. To be honest, I'm not ready to get that attached to Ally again. Like what if she hates it here and moves back? I can't do the long distance stuff," he groaned. "I kissed her a few nights ago and it felt weird."
"Did you have sex?"
Austin immediately glared at Dez who seemed to find the whole situation funny. "No."
"Did you want to?" he asked and Austin sighed.
"We shared a moment when I thought we were about to, to be honest. I was willing to go through with it and so was she, but I had to stop it."
"She has been your one and only," Dez cooed and Austin groaned.
"I guess. I mean I am 23 and have never had a real girlfriend because I have been waiting for Ally for so long that when I saw her again, I wanted us to work out so badly, but now I feel that it would not be right. I mean we are working together again. That is unprofessional."
Dez' jaw dropped. "I honestly would just go with it. She is your high school sweetheart to an extent. You guys are right for each other."
"We are, but I just worry about her. I want to take things slow. Like start from day one."
"So I have to reintroduce myself to Ally?" Dez asked and Austin started to laugh hysterically.
"No, just fix things between us and if the time is right, we'll pick things back up."
"Usually I would have to agree with you, but just pick things up when she moves here. Austin, you are in love with her. Stop hiding your feelings and live a little."
"You're right, Dez," he beamed.
Ally sat at her computer to book a plane ticket while scribbling down lyrics in her songbook. She was stressed over the idea of moving. "Why am I even doing this?" she thought to herself. "It's not like he wants to pick things back up again," she whispered. "We would be working together…" she sighed.