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Disclaimer: The characters of Austin & Ally belong to Disney and the story belongs to Red as a Rose01 in the Twilight fandom, I just adapt the story. I owe nothing.

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Chapter 14: Safe and Secure.

I don't know how long I was out but the fact my body was shaking heavily seemed to bring me back.

I was lying on the floor, in an alley, shocking wet and freezing.

What the hell happened? I have never been this drunk before. I don't even remember going out.

I...didn't go out. I was at work. I left work and was walking to train station. Then I ran into...

OH! Now I remember, the two men, who followed me from work. I ran into a dead end.

Then... Austin.

Austin came.

As my memory came back to me, realization of what had happened caused my heart rate to accelerate and my breath to increase until I was almost hyper ventilating.

Where was Austin? Was he ok? I forced myself into a sitting position, taking in my surroundings.

In front of me was Austin- I could tell it was him because of the hair- his back was facing me. His muscles were tensed and his fists clenched. He was staring at entrance to the alley, watching a retreating figure. I remained silent for a minute, watching his unmoving figure. But I couldn't handle not seeing his face, not knowing his was fine.

"Austin." I whimpered, tears running from my eyes.

At the sound of my voice he turned to face me. His face was tense, just like his posture. His facial expression told me he was furious. His eyes were hard and the darkest shade of brown I had ever seen. He was livid.

However, as he made eye contact with me, his face relaxed from hard and furious to soft and worried.

The rain had turned into hail and the wind was whipping my hair around my face. I was shaking. Whether from the cold or from the situation I had just found myself in, I couldn't be sure. Tears fell from my eyes, my breathing was heavy and my eyes were still running. I think I was going into shock.

Austin crouched down in front of me. He was talking in a frantic voice but I couldn't register what he was trying to say. I couldn't find my voice. I needed to tell him I was fine, but all I could do was stare at him.

"Please talk to me," his voice was desperate. Hearing the desperation and fear his voice held seemed kick my brain back into gear slightly.

"I'm fine." I managed to get out, only my voice sounded terrified. So instead of my voice giving him reassurance it seemed to worry him even more.

I should have just kept my mouth shut.

"No. You're anything but fine Ally. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

"Why are you sorry? You didn't do anything," I asked, still crying.

He placed his hands on either side of my face, it was then I noticed something red dripping from his hand. "I was almost too late. I don't know what I would have done if I was too late. I couldn't live with that," he whispered in a broken voice, he went from looking into my eyes to staring down at the floor.

"You're bleeding." My voice was still shaky and breathless. I chose to ignore his last sentence, and focus on something that made a bit more sense. I removed the hand in question from my face to look at the damage. "Does it hurt?" Now it was his turn to ignore me.

However, his eyes returned to mine. "Are you okay Ally?"

"I'm fine Austin. I just need to get home," I managed to stutter out.

"Ally I can't just let you go home like this. I won't."

I ignored him and tried to stand up from the floor. I managed to reach my feet but then fell back down, suddenly exhausted and really dizzy. Austin caught me before I hit the floor.

"You can't even stand up! You're not going anywhere."

"Austin please, I just want to go home," I begged.

"No, not on your own, you can stay at mine tonight, so I can make sure you're alright."

My head may not be in the game right now, but I wasn't so completely out of it that Austin telling me, I would be staying at his house didn't register. He chuckled at my expression. However, it sounded forced and not as free as I was used to hearing. Plus his face still held a lot of tension. Slowly I watched as his face turned livid once again.

Before I realized anything he picked me up bridal style, cradling me to his chest. He walked to the passenger's side, somehow managing to open the door. He put me in the seat and strapped me. He climbed into the driver's side, slamming the door shut. He revived the car and sped off down the road, much faster than normal. The furious expression had returned to his face and he was gripping the steering wheel so hard his knuckles were white and the blood to continue dripping down his arm.

"Austin, are you sure you're ok?" I tried to ask; only my voice was ruff and husky, which caused him to flinch slightly at my question.

SHUT UP ALLY!

"No, not really Ally. I should be asking you that question," his voice was livid as he banged his fist against the dash board.

"Austin, please calm down," I whispered.

He turned to look at me; once again his eyes were blazing. We stared at one another for a minute before the anger in his eyes died slightly, he sighed before turning back to focus of driving. We both remained in silence for the rest of the ride. I was trying to gain some control. I wasn't used to lack of control and I didn't like it. After a ten minute drive, slowly we pulled up in front of a very modern looking building.

It was about thirty stories high and partly made of glass. I could tell just from the outside that anything inside would be luxuriant and very expensive. I was so immersed by the building I hadn't noticed that Austin had already got out of the car and was standing on my side, with the door open.

"Can you walk?" he asked me softly, his voice was hesitant as he held out his hand.

"Yeah, I can walk." I replied as I took hold of his hand to climb out of the car.

Once I was standing again, everything swayed slightly, I was still slightly dizzy but there was no way I would let him carry me again. He narrowed his eyes at me, before letting the subject drop. He kept hold of my hand and then wrapped his other arm around my waist, guiding me into the building

I half stumbled, half walked through the luxuriant lobby and into the lift. He entered a key into the hold for the 30th floor, before the lift doors closed and we began our descent. Once on the right floor, Austin helped me out of the lift. He let me lean up against the wall as he opened the front door, before helping me inside.

His apartment was amazing.

It was open. So just by standing in the living room, I could see the kitchen, dining area and another seating area. The black, white and silver theme ran through the entire apartment. Also I noticed that most of the walls were in fact glass. It was seriously amazing.

"Your apartment is incredible." I whispered my voice still not back to normal and I was still shaking.

I looked up at him. A small smile graced his mouth.

"Thank you Ally, Mimi designed it."

"Of course she did." I smiled. I should have known. It was perfectly designed. Everything was amazing; I mean Mimi had designed it. As I came out of my musing, I realized I had been standing still and silent in Austin's apartment for a good few minutes. Can you say awkward? After a few minutes of silence and the both of us just standing the living area, he ran his hand through his hair, before he broke the silence.

"Can I get you anything?"

"No thank you. I'm just really tired. I wouldn't mind going to sleep." I felt beyond exhausted.

"Of course Ally." He placed his arm around my waist again and steered me down the hallway. He walked into the bedroom, pulling me along with him.

His room was also black, white and silver like the rest of the apartment. It was minimalist with only a large bed, a bedside table and large vase in the corner. The far wall was made of glass and provided a spectacular view. Well it would if the nonstop down pour and gale force winds would stop.

Seriously, how long could this storm last?

"You can stay in here tonight. I'll sleep on the sofa." His voice brought me out of my admiring.

"Oh no Austin, I'll sleep on the sofa. Honestly," I persisted. I had already inconvenienced him enough tonight; I couldn't take his bed as well.

"Ally, do you seriously think I will let sleep on the sofa?" Of course not, He's too much of a gentleman.

"No I guess not."

"Plus, I think Mimi would kill me." He laughed lightly.

"That's true," I said, laughing with him.

"I'll get you something to wear," he said, still laughing slightly as he walked out of the room, to his closet, I guess. I picked up the cup and started drinking the tea, he made. It was hot and sweet and perfectly made.

Is there anything he can't do?

Austin returned to the bedroom a few seconds later carrying a small pile of clothes.

"Sorry, they might be a bit big. The bathroom is just over there. Feel free to use anything in there." He said softly as he handed me the small pile of clothes. I shook my head.

"They'll be fine Austin. Thank you," I whispered back before walking into the bathroom to change.

I practically fell into the shower but I wasn't really in the mood so I made it a quick one. However, I was freezing. My entire frame was shuddering violently. So I just stood under hot spray from the shower waiting to warm up. I stumbled out of the shower and wrapped myself up in one of the fluffy black towels, trying to hold the heat in. However, it seems that the heat from the shower did nothing to stop the shaking. I was starting to think the shaking wasn't caused by the cold. I dried myself quickly and then swiftly changed into the clothing that Austin had given me. He had given me one of his dark blue t-shirts and a pair of black shorts. He was right, they were too big for me but I didn't care. They were warm, cozy and smelt amazing! I placed the towel in the hamper and picked up my clothes from the floor before walking out of the bathroom back into the bedroom.

Austin was walking back into the room holding a cup. That was when I noticed his hand wrapped in a bandage.

Crap! I forgot he had hurt himself.

"Are you ok?" I motioned my head towards his hand.

"I'm fine Ally. It was just a small cut," he insisted, clearly wanting to change the subject. So I humored him and changed the subject.

"I had to use one of your towels. I put it in the hamper."

"It's fine Ally. I see I was right about the clothes." He laughed slightly at the last comment. "I made you some tea. I'll have your clothes cleaned for you." He said placing the cup on the table before taking my clothes out of my hands. Only one of his hands remained on top of mine, as the other took the clothes

"Thank you," I said staring into his eyes again. I really REALLY! Need to stop doing this. But hey, he was staring back and he hadn't said anything about it. After a minute or ten of staring I wasn't too sure, nor did I care. He broke the silence, only he said something I was entirely expecting.

"I really do love, that color on you. It really suits you." His words caused my face to heat up.

I looked down at the floor trying to hide my blush. A large flash from outside, caused me to jump back into Austin arms. I looked up into his eyes, a sight I was used to it and one that helped clam me slightly.

"You're shaking Ally," he said, refusing to break eye contact.

"I'm sorry." My voice was shaking like the rest of me.

"You really should rest Ally," Austin said softly, walking me over to the bed. He pulled the duvet back, allowing me to get in. When my head had made contact with the pillow he pulled the duvet back over me and sat down on the bed next to me.

"I'm sorry Ally. I'm so sorry for tonight. I dread to think what would have happened." He sounded so broken.

"Thank you Austin. Thank you for being there. It scares me to think what would have happened if you weren't there." My thank you really didn't seem like enough. He had no idea how grateful I was.

But thinking about it, what actually did happen?

Part of my mind was telling me that it couldn't cope with knowing right now, it just wanted to shut down for a while. However, another part of me was desperate to know what had happened. In the end the curious side of my personality won.

"Austin, what exactly happened? I don't remember much." I asked him hesitantly, worried about his response.

As guessed, dark storm clouds- like the ones outside- seemed to grow over his face again, his eyes became slight darker and his body tensed slightly. Ok, I guess it was a bad idea to ask.

"I'll explain everything to you tomorrow. I don't think we should go there right now." I wanted to know but judging by his reaction and the fact I still felt like crap I knew he was probably right. So I nodded and smiled gently. He relaxed slightly before leaning forward and kissing my forehead.

"Goodnight Ally," he whispered.

He was about to stand up from the bed, when some stupid part of mind caused me to reach out and grab his hand.

"Stay with me. Please. I really don't want to be on my own," I begged him.

What are you doing!

He was looking at me hesitantly and slightly shocked. His face was torn.

"Please?" I whispered once more, looking down and the black duvet. I heard Austin sigh. He placed one of his hands under my chin, and pulled my face up until I had to look into his eyes. He scrutinized my face for a moment, looking for something. Whatever he found seemed to make up his decision.

"Ok Ally," he said before getting up off the bed and walking into the bathroom. I heard the shower switch on.

Did I seriously just do that?

Did I seriously just beg an engaged man-who I love too- to sleep in the same bed as me because I didn't want to be left alone.

Yep. I did!

Twenty minutes later, Austin came out of the bathroom. He was dressed in a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt. His hair was seriously messy and wet. Small drops of water ran from his hair and down the side of his neck, and under his t-shirt. He was stunning. He turned off the light and walked over to the opposite side of the bed. He hesitated on the other side of the bed for a second before pulling back the duvet and climbing in. I stared at his face, which was lit by the moonlight. It was so angelic, so perfect. I smiled to myself.

"Thank you," I whispered, closing my eyes.

"You're welcome Alls." I heard him whisper back as I finally allowed myself to fall into unconsciousness.

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The sound of heavy rain hitting the window woke me in the morning. I guess it was time to get up.

Was that storm still going?

I peeked through one of my eyes and looked out the window. The sky was black, the wind was blowing the trees with so much strength it looked like they would topple over, and the rain was so heavy it just looked like someone was pouring buckets of water from the sky.

So maybe not work today.

Plus I really didn't want to get up. I was unbelievably comfortable. More comfortable then I normally was. I snuggled into my pillow.

Only my pillow sighed and pulled me tighter towards it.

That was not my pillow!

My eyes flew open, partly in shock and partly because I was curious as to whose bed I was laying in. I was met with the soft grey fabric of a t-shirt. I twisted my head upwards and felt myself literally stop breathing.

Austin was sleeping softy, he looked so peaceful in sleep and even more beautiful than he did when he was awake, I never thought that could even be possible. Oh wow! I was sleeping on Austin's chest, in his arms, on his bed, in his house.

This was not part of my job description.

I think it would save us both the embarrassment if we didn't wake up in this position. I tried to move off him gently so that I wouldn't wake him. However, as soon as I had managed to move an inch off him, he whimpered and pulled me even closer to him, nuzzling his face into my hair. His grip on me was tighter then it was before, it wasn't uncomfortable but I seriously couldn't move an inch.

Ok clearly I wasn't going anywhere.

Sighing, I laid my head back on his chest and relaxed into his side.

Hey, this was hardly an uncomfortable situation, might as well enjoy it whiles it lasts.

I loved the way his arms held me as the gentle rise and fall of his chest lulled me back into unconsciousness with a smile on my face.

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I was woken so time later, when a loud bang from outside caused Austin to jump underneath me. I was still cradled in his arms, lying on his chest.

Only this time we were both awake.

I wonder what he was thinking, what was passing though his head as he takes in the position we are both in.

Would he hate me? Was he disgusted?

Too scared to know the answer, I gave him no indication I was awake. I kept my breathing steady and listened for his reaction. I listened as his heart beat clamed to a normal rate. I guess the thunder seriously scared him and made him jump. After he calmed down was when he seemed to notice me. I heard him gasp lightly and stiffen.

Here we go!

This is where he pushes me off him, tells me he hates me and that he never wants to see me again! That is not what happened.

"Ally? Oh wow." Was his first response

Ok, maybe he won't react that badly. Instead his arms pulled me closer to him.

"You have no idea what you do to me Ally, I'm so sorry," he whispered and kissed my forehand gently, trying not to wake me. As soon as his lips touched my skin, I let out a loud sigh.

We both froze.

ALLY! You're meant to be sleeping!

"Ally? Are you awake?" he asked gently.

I didn't want to move, I was really comfortable and content.

So I didn't reply and kept my pretend breathing even. My lack of response caused him to relax again, at the fact he hadn't been caught. When he relaxed, I relaxed.

I was more than happy to lie here all day but it seems the weather had different ideas. An almightily flashed lit up the entire room, followed by an enormous crash of thunder, which caused me to jump. It wasn't a subtle jump. It was a jump that would have woken me from my sleep, if I was actually sleeping. So now I guess I was going to have to wake up.

I heard a hearty chuckle from above me. I lifted my head from his chest to look into the slightly groggy green eyes of the man I love.

"What's so funny?" I asked my voice groggy from sleep. He chuckled again before answering my question.

"You just literally jumped in air just now. Did the thunder scare you Alls?" He laughed, clearly amused by the whole situation.

You can talk.

"No." I pouted, blatantly lying.

I smiled at him as he smiled back. He was so beautiful. I could just stare forever. So I did and he stared right back. Until another huge flash, followed by an eruption of thunder brought we both back down to earth. It was then that I remembered the position we were laying in and that I was supposed to be shocked by said position. I looked down at his chest, and then round the room, and then back into his eyes, I placed a shocked then an apologetic expression on my face.

"I'm sorry," I said, trying to sound apologetic. It's hard to act apologetic when you're not.

"It's ok Ally. I tried to move but I didn't want to wake you. You looked so relaxed, so I just let you sleep."

No you never!

"Yeah it's fine. I hope I didn't make you uncomfortable."

"No Ally. Not at all," he reassured me.

We both just laid there for a few minutes in a comfortable silence, listening to the nonstop heavy flow of the rain and wind outside. After those few minutes it seemed a little weird for us to still be laying like this.

"Umm...Austin?" I asked, looking pointedly at his arms.

"Oh sorry," he said, releasing me from his hold. The second he released me, I felt hollow. Like something was missing. I didn't have much time to ponder that thought as my stomach made itself known.

"You hungry?" Austin laughed at my impatient stomach.

"Apparently." I laughed with him.

"Come on lets go find something to eat," he said getting out of the bed.

"Can I use your bathroom first?"

"Yeah sure go ahead. There is a pack of unopened tooth brushes in the cabinet and hair brushes. Help yourself." He smiled before walking out of the room.

Well this was turning out to be an interesting morning.

I climbed out of the bed and made my way into the bathroom. I found the hair brushes and the toothbrush easily. After brushing my teeth and then combing the knots out of my hair I made way out of the bathroom and through the bedroom, seeking Austin.

He wasn't hard to find.

I just followed the smell of bacon, to the kitchen. His back was facing me as he cooked something over the cooker. He was humming along with radio which was playing a Bruno Mars song. He hadn't heard my approach so I leaned up against the pillar, watching him at work. I stared at him for a while longer before my stomach moaned about its lack of food.

"I didn't know you could sing," I said as I walked into the kitchen area and sat down on one of the chairs at the breakfast bar. He turned and smiled at me.

"I'm full of surprises Ally," he said placing a plate of food in front of me.

"Thank you," I said as he placed a cup of juice in front of me.

"You're welcome," he replied before carrying his food and drink to the table and taking a seat next to me.

We ate in semi- silence, only breaking into song when a song we recognized came on the radio. After we had eaten and cleaned up the breakfast stuff, my attention was grabbed by the weather. I hadn't failed to notice that the storm hadn't died down at all since yesterday. If anything it was worse. The clouds in the sky were pitch black, the rain had turned to hail, the wind was borderline hurricane winds and the nonstop lightning and thunder were a hint that maybe it wasn't a good idea to venture outside right now. However, I needed to get home. As much as I would love to, I can't stay here forever. Austin who had been quiet throughout my musing caught me looking out the window. He narrowed his eyes at me and his face turned serious.

"You're not going anywhere."

"I don't know what you mean." I tried to play innocent.

"Ally, I can see it in your eyes and I'm telling you that you're not going outside. I'll just drag you back if you try," he threatened, guessing my train of thought.

I raised an eyebrow at him. If he seriously thought that threatening me was going to stop me he had another thing coming. I was an unbelievably stubborn person, and I would do what I wanted to do. He stared at my face for a few seconds before the fight left his face and his eyes grew scared and pleading.

"Please Ally. It's not safe for you go out in that weather. You are more than welcome to stay here until the storm passes. Please Ally." He was pleading with me now and there was no way I could deny that face.

"Alright," I said softly.

"Great. Now that's all taken care of, what do you want to do?" He seemed to have recovered his humor.

We spent the rest of the day and most of the night trapped inside, due to the weather. We spoke for hours about everything from the books we read to what flavor of Ben and Jerry's ice cream was best. However, whenever I tried to ask about last night he became really tense and angry, Like he didn't want me to know or even think about it. So I decided to let it slide for now, he'll have to tell me one day. After much persuasion on my part, I cooked dinner for the two of us before we curled up on the sofa and watched episode after episode of True Blood, until I fell asleep.

In the morning I woke up in Austin's arms once again. I could seriously get used to that.

Only the storm had stopped and the sun was shining brightly in the sky once again.

Time to get back to reality.

A reality where Austin is going to marry someone who isn't me, and I just plan their wedding and then disappear.

True to his word, Austin dropped me at home.

"Thanks for everything," I said as I unclipped my seat belt.

"You are more than welcome Ally. I had fun."

"Me too" I returned the smile before leaning in and kissing his cheek, causing him to blush slightly.

"I'll see you soon," he said, smiling back at me with full force.

"Yeah, and I'll make sure I get these clothes back to you," I said, refusing to keep his t-shirt and shorts, which caused him to laugh.

"It's fine Alls. Keep them," he said as I climbed out of the car.

"Okay. Bye Austin."

"Goodbye Ally," I heard him reply as I closed the door.

I watched his car drive away before I entered the house.

What a crazy couple of days.

I relaxed into the sofa, still in Austin's clothes and marveled in the smell.

I swear I was never going to wash these.

What a beautiful day is isn't? what did you guys think about what happened? Ally had a good couple of days after the worst day of her life don't you think?

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Btw, a shout out to helloraura 123 (I love your penname) you are awesome!

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