Austin, Ally, Gavin, and Jeanette had finally finished the first wall by lunch time, which was the wall where the bed usually was. "Can we break for lunch?" Jeanette asked. Everyone could tell she was a little tired. They all were.
"Of course," Austin answered, leading his friends into the kitchen and pulling ham and cheese out of the fridge and setting it on the island. Ally got the bread off of the counter and set it down where the cheese and ham was.
"It's all we have right now, we need to go shopping soon," Ally explained, embarrassed that she didn't have a lot to offer.
"It's okay, sandwiches are great!" Jeanette smiled and got the ham, and she felt a hand on hers and she winced, blushing realizing that her and Gavin wanted the same thing.
"S-Sorry," Gavin stuttered, red. "I'll-I'll get the cheese." He tried to smile, but he knew he was blowing it. Despite the spark that he felt when their hands touched, he still refused to believe in love, or even that he had a small crush on the blond girl.
She laughed nervously and he went in for two pieces of cheese and grabbed the bread, then going back to the ham, realizing Jeanette was now getting the cheese. He reset the cheese and put it on the top of the ham. "Do you have mustard?" he asked.
"Hmm..." Austin went through the coberts and finally found it. "Catch," he tossed the bottle to Gavin, and he caught it.
"Good catch," Jeanette smiled.
"Er... really? T-Thanks," he smiled back and poured the mustard on this sandwich.
"No no no," Jeanette took the bottle. "Like this." She put the mustard face down on her sandwich and drew a smiley-face. "THAT'S how you do it."
Gavin laughed at her antics. "I'll remember that," he winked and gave the mustard to Austin, who looked like he wanted it.
Jeanette made her way into the table and was about to take her seat, but Gavin quickly dropped his sandwich on his plate and ran to her side. "Allow me." He pulled the chair out and the young lady sat down, thinking him quietly.
Austin was already sitting down, and Ally was the last at the table. He smiled and copied Gavin's actions by pulling out Ally's chair. "Thanks sweets," she smiled sweetly and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"No problem sugar," he returned the same sweetness. He never missed an opportunity to flirt and be lovey-dovey with his girlfriend.
"You two are cute," Jeanette spoke up.
"It makes me sick," Gavin teased.
"You know, I've always wanted a boyfriend that was nice, cute, funny and of course a gentleman. He would always protect me from anything and we would fall asleep watching movies together which is the best feeling in the world, so I've heard. And I'd always be number one in his eyes." Jeanette sighed and looked at Gavin lovingly. He pretended his didn't notice, but he did. Everyone did.
Austin and Ally shared the same look: Love is blind.
Gavin shifted and started blushing again. He got her hint. He swallowed and took a big bite of his sandwich. "Maybe someday. The right one for you is out there somewhere. And where he is? You'll have to see that for yourself."
Jeanette looked like she was going to cry, but she smiled. "Right, right..." she got up off of her feet.
"Where are you going?" Austin asked.
"To the bathroom." She didn't say anything else, just exited the kitchen and went straight down through the living room and closed the door.
"Real smooth Gavin," Ally spoke up.
"What?" he asked, trying to pretend he didn't know.
"She likes you!" she whispered harshly.
Gavin shook his head. "No she doesn't. She can't, she's too good for me."
"Gavin-" Austin started, but was cut off.
"Don't pretend it's not true Austin. Someone once told me that if someone loved me they had serious brain damage. They said I would never be good enough for anyone so I might as well stop trying. You know what else they said? 'You were a mistake.'" He put his head down, looking at his hands.
Ally frowned. She knew he must have been talking about his father. "Gavin, you are not a mistake. You've made mistakes, but that doesn't mean you are one. And I believe that there and someone for you. And you know who that is?" He looked up at her, and she whispered, "Jeanette."
"Well said sweetheart," Austin muttered in her ear lovingly, and she giggled.
"How do you know that?" he asked quietly, his voice desperate. But before Ally could answer, Jeanette came back in and quietly sat next to Gavin. Ally though he KNEW the answer to that question.
"Hey," Gavin spoke up, nudging Jeanette gently. "Maybe the right one for you is sitting right next to you."
...
It was about 10:30 at night when the painting was complete. Gavin and Jeanette were getting ready to leave, and Austin was sure he'd ask out Jeanette, but he didn't. "Thanks so much for your help guys," Ally said, stepping in front of Austin to face them properly.
"No problem," the two said at the same time. Gavin smiled at her, but she was too interested in the floor. She didn't want his to see her blushy again. She lost times how many times she blushed today, and Gavin lost track of how much his did as well.
"Bye Gavin." Jeanette got on her tippy toes and kissed his cheek and took out a slip of paper from her pocket and a pin and scribbled something down and handed it to him. "Here, call me sometime."
Gavin smiled. "Of-Of course! Yeah!" His voice came out lighter than he expected.
"Great!" Before he could process what was happening, she was hugging him, her face buried in his face. He returned the small hug that felt like hours. She gave Austin and Ally a hug too, but it wasn't as emotional as the one she shared with Gavin.
"See you guys," she smiled, skipping out and approaching her house- across from theirs- and shut the door. Gavin watched her every move as he watched her go.
"Aww I never thought I'd see the day that your heart actually allowed people in," Austin teased.
"Whatever," he muttered.
"Not a bad choice either, Young. Jeanette is pretty."
"What's that suppose to mean?" Gavin said a little louder, finding himself getting jealous.
"Dude, calm down, I'm taken." He put his arm around Ally and she nuzzled up against him.
"Wanna stick around for awhile? Maybe watch a movie?" Ally suggested.
"Nah I'm gonna go," Gavin dismissed, gesturing his hand. "You guys probably want alone time." He winked at them, and they laughed. "I should head home anyways."
They said their goodbyes and watched Gavin walk out. He looked truly happy. "We did good today," Ally smiled.
"You think?" he turned to her.
She nodded. "Yeah. We helped Gavin, and I like the feeling of helping people. He might have a girlfriend the next time we see him."
"Maybe," he grinned.
Gavin was always alone and angry at the world, but today there was a change. It's as if his heart forgot about its scars, and forgot about everything he'd been though. Austin never saw him blush that much, in fact, he never saw him blush. He rarely saw a real smile form on Gavin's lips. He never saw him so gentle with anyone. Sure he was better with getting his life back on track, but he was still the same angry, moody, pain-in-the-rear. But with Jeanette he was so different. Austin hoped he would always be like that. At least with Jeanette he was happy.
Love can change people, he thought, looking at Ally, and remembering the person he was before he met Ally; how lost and sad he was. How broken he felt. But when he saw her face, it was as if everything changed. Things were different now, but they were better.
"Why are you staring at me?" Ally asked through giggles.
"Because I love you," he answered, cuffing her cheek and kissing her.
"What was that for?" she asked, smirking. "Not that I didn't like it," she added awkwardly.
"I was just thinking about how different Gavin acts when he's with Jeanette. He's so gentle, and he's always smiling and blushing. And that's when I started thinking about us."
"What about us?" she bit her lip.
"I thought about how much I've changed since I met you, and how much you made a difference in my life. You never gave up on me. I've changed so much since I met you, and I've changed for the good. I can't thank you enough for that," he vowed, and he saw small tear roll down her cheek. He wiped it away, place his forehead on hers, and whispered, "You changed me Alls. Here comes forever."
They pulled away when they heard a noise. It was Prince, hopping onto the bed that was in the guest room that had to be moved to the living room along with the rest of the stuff. The puppy yawned, curling up into a ball and closed his little brown eyes. "What's he tired from?" Ally asked, amused. "He didn't paint a room all day."
"Who knows," he shook his head, than an idea popped in his head. "How about we sleep out here tonight?" he suggested.
"Sure!" Ally agreed.
They got into their pajamas and crawled into the guest bed that was just as big as their bed.
Ally rose up and put her head across his bare chest.
"Austin?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you," she tightened her grip, and whispered, "Here comes forever."
THIS AUTHORS NOTE IS IMPORTANT SO DON'T SKIP.
Here Comes Forever is like the best R5 song everrr and ones of my favorites. It's cute and it seems like a fun song to dance to.
Anyway, I hoped you liked this chapter. I know I know it is really cheesy... like all of my stories! XD. So if you have read my one-shots and obviously this one I think you should be used to it by now in all honesty. I know by this time you're probably thinking, "How cheesy can this girl get?" and "Why does she update so much, doesn't she have a life?"
Outside of school? No. It's kinda sad but oh well, at least I have friends!
And also I wanted to say in case you were wondering, no, I don't like using curse words in my FanFiction's. I've been meaning to say this for a while. It just makes me feel bad inside. Granted, I have said bad words. It slips out, but I just don't like putting it in my FanFics, no matter what or how bad the drama is. I just don't like it. It's just in case you were wondering but never asked. So yeah. And that's why I feel like people don't always like my writing because my stories- for the most part- are innocent.
Getting to my next thing, I also wanted to warn you that something bad is gonna happen in the in the next chapter. I'm not giving hints other than no one dies. This is the main reason I said this was an important authors note. Well, this is important to those who care at least.
So just a warning :). And I'm gonna try my best to make it longer.
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