We stared into each other's eyes as he simply shook his head when I asked what was wrong. He gave me a smile to try and reassure me that there wasn't anything wrong. I didn't want to have to tell him that I was much more in his face than that. I saw worry, I saw concern and I saw trepidation. I was absolutely certain that this is what I wanted to do, I was nervous as all hell but I was certain. But I got a feeling he wasn't so certain. With only mere hours to go before it was the point of no return I knew I had to bring it up. "Don't lie to me" suddenly his face showed what his eyes already did, he tried to hide it again but I gave him a look that told him I was serious. He sighed and took a deep breath.

"What if your mom gets mad at me, it is my fault after all that we even have-"

"Stop"

"Austin I'm serious"

"So am I, she'll be fine, remember I told her what was going on between us?"

"Well yeah but that was before the show…" he trailed off at the end. And it seemed to me like he was really ashamed of what he did. He did it meaning nothing but good, not knowing I would react the way I did. And I felt bad that I played a part in that.

"This is just as much my fault"

"No it's not"

"Yes it is, I could have told you it scared me but I didn't." But I knew it wasn't that moment that got us to where we were now.

"I could have stayed that night and talked to you instead of running off" now it was my turn to display shame in my voice. And that was the exact moment that sent us to this point. If I had stayed and talked I wouldn't have gotten drunk, Cody wouldn't have had to pick me up, and Justin wouldn't have gotten jealous. The blame didn't rest solely on one person but we each felt personally at fault, and it seemed Justin did more than me. Neither of us knew what to stay so we didn't say anything. Once again all we could hear was the gentle rolling of the waves and the insects and birds chattering nearby. I never once looked away from his eyes and neither had he. I raised my hand up and gently caressed his face, tracing his jawline. His eyes started fluttering shut before he would force them open and I knew he was getting tired.

"Come on babe, let's get some sleep" I kissed him as I started getting up. He dragged himself off the seat with considerable difficulty and once he was standing stretched his arms out as wide as he could. I took his hand and held it on the way inside as we put out the torches by replacing the small metal caps before going inside and climbing into bed. I lifted my arm up for him to lay on my chest as he usually did when we slept together, but he shook his head and lifted his arm instead. I was too tired to argue and gave him a goodnight kiss before laying down. Tomorrow was the big day and I took a deep breath and drifted off allowing his heartbeat to lull me to sleep.

I don't usually remember my dreams. I'm not sure how many people really do. But I woke up and it was still fresh in my mind, like being able to recall every scene after walking out of a movie theater. In my dream I walked out of the house to see Justin standing on the beach wearing white pants and a white open shirt, the wind blowing through his hair. He turned around and upon seeing me his face lit up with a smile. I met him by the water and we watched the birds fly out over the ocean before he turned to me and took both of my hands in his. He leaned in to whisper something. Three simple words that, on their own, are nothing special. But arranged together, and coming from him always gave me butterflies. "I love you" Before I could even consider kissing him he got down on one knee. I knew what was coming next. I mean, who wouldn't? He reached into his pocket and took out a black velvet box. He opened it revealing a gold band with three diamonds embedded on top. He took my hand and looked up into my eyes.

"I've never been good at picking the right words or making much sense. I've never even paid much thought to where I'd be in ten or twenty years, until I met you. I'm not even sure if I'm doing this right but I'm doing it with all of my heart and will continue to for the rest of my life… Austin Mahone…will you marry me?"

That was the moment I woke up. Not long after the panic set in realizing I was laying alone in bed. I got up and hurried into the living room but Justin wasn't there, glancing at the clock on the wall I saw it was eight o'clock. "Just two hours to go" I said to myself. I checked the kitchen on my way to go outside and saw him making coffee. The floor boards creaked as I walked in and he turned around, lighting up the room even more with his smile. "Good morning handsome" I put my hands on my hips and tried not to melt. He realized quickly that I was shaken. He hurried over and hugged me. "I'm sorry I didn't want to wake you up, you looked so peaceful" He stepped back and kissed me.

"I thought you were gone, I got scared"

"I'd never leave you like that I promise" he felt bad, you could tell just by looking in his eyes.

"Plus I planned on waking you up with breakfast…." There was a plate of bacon next to the stove waiting to be thrown into the pan, a bowl of pancake mix next to it and coffee brewing in the corner.

"Well I'll go back to sleep then" I kissed him before heading back to the room. He just laughed and went back to cooking. Much to my surprise I did fall back asleep and only woke up when I heard the TV turn on. I saw him struggling to pick up the tray he had set down on the desk. It was piled with plates of bacon and pancakes, syrup, a coffee pot, two cups, cream and sugar. I closed my eyes so he didn't know I had already woken up. He slowly got on the bed and laid the tray down across me. I felt his hand brush my hair back before he gently shook my shoulder and called my name as softly as he could manage. I pretended to just be waking up and he smiled, giving me a kiss. Once I had pulled myself up to a sitting position he gestured to the tray.

"Breakfast is served!" he announced it grandiosely and with a bow as if he was serving the Queen of England. I just smiled and started making a cup of coffee. Once I had consumed enough caffeine to start functioning I started eating some of the pancakes. I moaned out loud. They were literally the best pancakes I had ever had, and knew they hadn't come from a box.

"What was that for? I haven't even touched you yet" he winked at me before I stuck him with my elbow.

"They're AMAZING, where did you learn how to make pancakes like that?"

"My mom, she makes like the best breakfast ever" he grabbed a piece of bacon and scarfed it down. We kept eating while talking about random nonsense and occasionally laughing at Tom & Jerry. Within ten minutes all that was left on the tray was dirty dishes. Wiping my mouth I grabbed my phone to check the time. It was nine thirty.

"Oh boy" he looked over my shoulder and saw the time too.

"It's ok, let's just do the dishes and watch some TV." I nodded and got up. One step at a time, just like Jenn told me before my first date with Justin. We finished the dishes rather quickly and settled back into the bed to watch more cartoons. The end of Tom & Jerry told me it was now ten o'clock. I saw Justin look over at me. I turned to him, my breathing now very heavy.

"Hey, hey look in my eyes" I did as he said.

"I'm right here. I'm never going to be far away, okay?" I nodded and tried to take a deep breath.

"Go take a shower, I'll finish cleaning up" he got me out of bed and grabbed a pair of shorts and a tank top. I reluctantly did as he told me to, I wanted him to join me, and I didn't want him out of my sight until it was over. But I knew that until our moms knew it was probably best not to risk getting caught like that. I washed up as quickly as I could and when I got out he had cleaned everything up, it was as if we hadn't even been there. Upon going into the bathroom, even our clothes we had left on the railing was now inside the laundry basket and the bed was made. I walked back out of the room as he was coming out of the kitchen. He told me to watch TV while he jumped in the shower and assured me he wouldn't be long. I obliged, knowing he was making me take it all one step at a time. True to his word he was back in the bedroom within three minutes. While he threw his clothes in the laundry basket I quickly checked the time again. Ten fifteen. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. He sat next to me and pulled my head onto his shoulder. I had barely started to relax when I heard a car pulling onto the sand outside. Justin looked down at me, kissed my forehead and took my hand.

"It's time" I took a deep breath and nodded, before walking outside I turned him around and kissed him. I stepped back and looked into his eyes.

"You're with me?"

"Always"

"No turning back now"

"I'm here" I cautiously let go of his hand. He reached out and opened the door, and we stepped outside. Steven was unpacking the Jeep and Pattie hurried over to Justin giving him a huge hug. My mom almost tripped running up the pathway and practically tackled me when she got on the porch. After she finally let go Pattie came over and introduced herself before giving me a hug. Admittedly that put me at ease a little. We went inside and sat down in the living room. Justin almost jumped over the table to sit down next to me. The couch sat in front of the window directly across from two chairs. On either side of the couch and in between the two chairs were glass end tables.

"So how has the tour been?" Pattie seemed to direct her question mostly to me. So I answered it.

"Not too bad, a few bumps but…nothing to serious" Justin seemed to visibly relax after that. I knew he still felt like this whole thing had happened because of him. My mom started talking about a house she found in L.A. and how she wanted to move soon. That of course spurred a conversation between her and Pattie leaving Justin and I out of the loop. I was surprised they had anything left to talk about after a sixteen hour flight. Justin got up when his phone rang, but made sure to stay within eyesight the entire time. When he was done he sat back down and whispered in my ear.

"Jenn suggested we tell them over lunch, she ordered it to be delivered, it'll be here by twelve"

"Ok" I wasn't sure what else to say. It had to happen and sooner was better than later, or so they say. We spent the remainder of the time talking about the tour so far, and what we would be doing in the next few weeks. Surprisingly neither of them asked why they had to come out here. I know my mom had missed me, I had missed her too over the past few weeks. With everything going on I hadn't even texted or called her. I regretted that now. I could have used her advice more than once. I found myself silently wishing that Jenn and/or Cody were here too. They could have helped break the ice a little. But truth be told deep down I knew that this had to be done with just us. After what seemed like days we heard a car coming down the driveway. Justin got up to get the food and I found myself following right behind him. Thankfully there was a lot of food so it made sense for me to get up anyways. We brought everything into the kitchen. And laid out plates. Today's menu was Italian. Chicken and Eggplant Parmesan, Spaghetti and Meatballs, antipasto, risotto, three kinds of dessert, and foods I didn't even know. We started eating and Justin and I kept looking between each other trying to see who would bring it up first. After we finished eating our entrée's and Pattie plated out the desserts Justin came to the conclusion I was too nervous to.

"So…Um…Truth be told there's a reason Jenn called you guys to come out here"

"I kind of figured she didn't just fly us out here on her dime for no reason" Pattie answered Justin as she brought the plates over.

"Yeah…"

"What's wrong?" My mom turned to me and I tried to act like nothing was bothering me.

"Nothing's wrong"

"Austin, don't lie to me"

"Nothing's wrong" she kept staring at me waiting for me to cave in, but Justin came to the rescue just in time.

"Nothing's wrong Michele, but-"

"But what?" she was getting worried and cut Justin off quickly. Knowing how he felt last night I knew it was going to put him in the same position I was.

"Mom, nothing's wrong, we just have to talk to you about something"

"Ok, well just say it, we're freaking out over here" I took one breath, hoping I was brave enough to explain myself.

"Ok, well remember what we talked about before you left?" she nodded, Pattie however was completely confused. Justin jumped in to explain to his mom.

"Um… remember when I kind of dropped off the face of the earth for a few months after my last tour?" she nodded but didn't say anything.

"Well I had gone through a really bad breakup…"

"I know, with Selena-"

"No not with her…it was…oh god…well it was with Cody..." she didn't seem to react negatively she just took a breath and nodded.

"Ok, well shortly after we got here Austin and I kind of started…well I don't even really know how to describe it…dating I guess" Pattie and my mom still hadn't said anything. Justin just kept explaining though, probably worried if he stopped he wouldn't be able to finish.

"Well after a few rough weeks and A LOT of tension between Cody, Austin and I…Austin left my room the one night and I thought he cheated on me with Cody because I saw them together…and…I…well I made a mistake…but by the time I realized that it was too late and Austin wasn't sure he wanted to be with me…" I had to hand it to them they never interrupted, they just listened intently. Most likely realizing how hard this was. To be honest I don't think we needed to explain much more but they needed to know everything. I grabbed Justin's hand under the table and decided to jump in.

"I told him before I even thought about getting back together he needed to earn my trust back and at the first show he…well he sang a love song to me on stage. I reacted quite badly, ignoring him except when we were on stage. Thursday night he went to the bar and when no one could get ahold of him Cody told me to try. He finally answered and when I picked him up he was drunk. I brought him back to my room so I knew he was safe. The next morning Jenn told us that someone had blogged that he 'serenaded' me" Pattie looked mad, but I was sure it was because he had been drinking, I made sure to remind myself to apologize extensively for that later.

"That morning we had decided to get back together before Jenn showed up and after she did we decided that…" I looked at him, one more push of confidence and it would all be over. He squeezed my hand, just as he promised he was right there.

"We decided to…go public with our relationship…" What followed was an uncomfortable silence in the worst way. Pattie and my mom looked at each other and let out a long sigh. I looked down and felt Justin rub his thumb across the back of my hand, letting me know the hardest part was over. After what seemed like an eternity of silence and torture my mom reached out and touched my hand that was on the table. I looked up sheepishly, afraid of what they were going to say. Justin hadn't looked down like I had, he was definitely the braver person in this situation. Pattie looked at both of us before talking.

"Are you sure this is what you want?" before we could answer my mom injected her own question.

"And are you happy?" I didn't even need to look at him, but I did anyways. We looked into each other's eyes and collectively took a deep breath before nodding.

"Yes…Yes we are" Pattie's and my mom's questions came in sync.

"Are you certain?" once again I nodded.

"More certain then I've ever been"

"Me too" Justin squeezed my hand as Pattie and my mom both got up and gave us a big hug. The hardest part was over. I honestly didn't care what happened on Ellen, my biggest concern was always how our parents would react. I didn't care if I could ever perform again. As long as I had Justin by my side I was the happiest guy in the world.

A/N: OH MY GOD I DID IT! I honestly had a hard time writing this without crying. I still can't believe I've written 25 chapters already! As always thanks to everyone who reads this. If i keep churning these chapters out the way I have been you should have three more tomorrow. :)