"Alright Prince, roll over!"

The dog did nothing.

"Good boy!" Alex cooed, rubbing Prince's head and giving him a treat. "Here's your treat!" The dog ate in delight although he had done nothing to deserve the treat.

"Shake Prince, shake!"

Prince just sat there.

"Good doggie!" He gave him another treat.

Ally made her way into the kitchen. "Hey kiddo, what are you doing?" she asked.

"I'm training Prince!" he told her proudly.

"Ah," Ally smiled, going for the food. "Now tell me, what have you taught him?" She pulled pulled out the milk and poured it in her cereal.

"I'll show you," he said, about to show his mother everything he "accomplished".

Before he could even move he realized the home phone was ringing. "I'll get-"

Ally already beat him, sticking her tongue out and answering. Alex scowled, folding his arms crossly."Moon residence Ally speaking, who's this?"

"Hey, Ally, I need your help," Patrick's voice said anxiously through the phone.

"What is it?"

"Dad is driving me crazy!"

"What did you do?" Ally asked slyly.

"I didn't do anything. I just forgot to clean one stupid plate and he freaked out!"

"That's Dad for you," she laughed.

"I don't think I can take this any longer," he murmured.

"You could always move out," Ally suggested.

"I don't have money."

"Then we're back to the plate."

"Listen, do you think I could stay at your place for a few nights? It's a three day weekend and I need to get away from him," his voice grew desperate.

Ally sighed. "Okay, I'll talk to Austin and the kids about it. I'll text you."

"Thanks, Ally."

She hung up the phone, sliding through the kitchen and onto the table.

"What did Patrick want?" asked Alex as he played with Prince on the floor.

"He wanted to come over this weekend," she told him.

Alex shot immediately, excitement filling his eyes. "Is he coming now? Oh! I can show him-"

"I told him I'd talk to you and your brother and sister's and Daddy about it."

"I'm sure they won't care," Alex insisted. "We don't barely see him anymore," he whined, sitting next to his mother and putting his hands on his cheeks and elbows on the table.

"He's very busy sweetheart," explained Ally gently.

Alex sighed. "How long are they going to sleep? It's almost noon and I've been up since 6 o'clock!"

Ally shook her head, eyebrows furrowing. "Patience, Alex, for the hundredth times."

"Sorry Mommy," he mumbled sheepishly.

After Ally finished her cereal She got up on her feet. "Why don't you go wake your siblings up? I'll wake up your father."

"Finally!" He dashed up stairs. Ally was about to tell him to walk but she let it go and make her way upstairs and into their room where Austin lay on his belly, the comforter kicked off and he was hugging a pillow.

Ally couldn't help but smile. But her face dropped when she saw his eyes were shut tightly and he was squirming.

"Don't cry Ally," he said in his sleep. "It's okay Andrew Daddy's here…" he rolled over to his side; his breathing increased as his body rose and fell.

Frantically, Ally raced to the bed and looked at him. He now had his teeth clenched together. "Austin," Ally said quickly, shaking him. "Austin!" she repeated anxiously, and his eyes flew open.

His pupils grew wide. "It was a dream…." he whispered as she touched his face. He took ahold of her arm and rubbed up and down.

"A-Are you o-okay?" she stammered.

"I'm fine. It was just a nightmare," he said briskly.

"You've been having a lot of nightmares Aus," she whispered.

"Hey…" he smiled, hugging her. "I'm alright. I always open my eyes afterwards."

"I know you took it," a voice said, causing them to pull away from their embrace.

"I did not!"

"Did to!"

"I don't have it!"

"Yes you to! You always take things. From both me and Alex!"

"Well I didn't take it this time! You misplaced it. Boys never take any responsibility."

Ally groaned. "There's always on each others throats."

"I'll patch up the argument," Austin said, kissing her head and getting up of bed, slipping on a shirt and shorts and sliding out of the room and going into the hallway to see Andrew and Ariel bickering.

"What's the problem, guys?" he asked, rubbing his temples. At the same time he was happy to see them after his nightmare…

"Ariel took my songbook!" Andrew yowled, pointing to his sister accusingly.

"I. Did. Not!" she spit out every word, her face red with anger.

"Did to!"

"Yeah, that proves your case very well." The little boy stuck his tongue out.

Austin sighed, then bent down to their levels and smiled despite the way he was feeling. "Did you see Ariel take it, Drew?"

"Well, I mean...not exactly," he said, putting his hands behind his neck. "But she always takes my things!" he added more confidently.

"I didn't take it this time!" she shouted.

"Please don't yell honey. Now Andrew, where was the last place you saw it?"

"It was in my book case...like it always is," he said. "And when I woke up it was gone."

"We'll go look then." Austin made his way to his room. Andrew looked surprised as he followed behind his father, Ariel hot on his heels.

"Stop breathing on my neck!" he snapped. "Bleh!"

"I'm not! I always get blamed for everything!"

Ally didn't know how long she was sitting there, thinking about the past month. She was worried for Austin. He had been having a lot of nightmares lately that he wouldn't tell her about, and that scared her. What if there was nothing she could do? Some days it felt like they were drifting away...

"Mommy," Alex said softly, knocking on the door, interrupting her thoughts. "Ariel and Andrew are fighting again."

"I know sweetie," she sighed.

Alex crawled into the big bed and sat on Ally's lap and laid his cheek her her thigh. "Why is Daddy acting strange?" he asked suddenly.

Surprised, Ally stared down at her son that was looking at her with those brown eyes. She had no idea how to answer that. "He's just...he's…" she trailed off, feeling as if she told him about Austin's nightmares he'd worry too.

Austin came back in with Andrew and Ariel following. "I told you I didnt take it. You misplaced it."

"I'm sorry Ariel," Andrew apologized, sounding a bit crestfallen.

"That's alright." She smiled, hugging him.

"Now that's what I like to see," Ally smiled. Alex jumped off of the bed, scrambling out of the room with his siblings.

"Hey guys! Let's play house! I'll be the Daddy and Ariel will be the Mommy and Drew has to do what we say!"

"Why can't I be the Daddy? You always do!" Andrew whined as the door shut, leaving them to figure it out themselves.

Austin smiled, then looked to see that Ally was frowning. "Are you okay Alls?" he asked, pulling her closer and she leaned on his shoulder.

"I was just thinking…"

"Bout what?"

"You," she answered without hesitation. "Me," she added, then paused. "Us."

"What about us?"

Ally sighed. "Are we broken Austin?" she asked weakly, but seriously, not meeting his gaze.

"Hey, look at me." He gently grabbed her chin with her finger and eventually got her eyes to meet his.

She sniffed.

"Why on earth would you think that?" he asked, trying not to sound too demanding.

"Sometimes I feel like we're drifting apart." She let out a few whimpers. "Are we? Are we still as in love as we were in high school? A few years ago, even?" She went back to her original question. "Are...Are we broken?" she repeated.

Austin couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Where is this coming from? I don't share my nightmares with you because I don't want to worry you or the kids," he explained desperately wanting to make her understand. "We're not broken sweetheart. We're just bent."

"I-I-"

"And to prove it to you I'm asking you out on a date to the movies and the park."

Ally couldn't help but smile. "I accept."

We're not broken just bent and we can learn to love again ?

I forgot how much I loved that song! I was thinking of it when I wrote this. I have to say this chapter isn't horrible. It has cute Ally/Alex moments and good Auslly moments of I don't say so myself :)

Hope you're still reading please review!