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"Mom, can you help me pick out what to wear? Ally's still not here," Austin asked as he entered his kitchen. "Sure thing, sweetie," Mimi smiled before going up to his room.

"Dez, can you call Ally and the girls and ask them when they're getting here?" he said as he got some water. Dez finished his glass of water and smiled, "Sure thing, sweetie." Austin glared at his laughing bandmates before going to his room.

"That's itchy."

"It's too small."

"I haven't washed that since I bought it."

"Makes me look rectangular."

"I look like a pumpkin in this."

"I'll stand out too much."

"This looks terrible on camera."

"Okay!" his mother exclaimed after his 7th outfit got rejected. She rummaged through more of his messy closet before pulling out a peach-colored blouse. "Why do you have this?" she asked confusedly.

He felt warmth rise to his cheeks and look down at his shoes, "Uh, that's Ally's." She put it back quickly, "Why doesn't she come help you? You obviously don't like anything I pick."

"She's not here yet and we're already late," he said. "What's she wearing?" Mimi asked. "A black and grey dress," he replied.

"Let's match you with her. It will make you look more like a couple," she decided.

"You sure you don't want to come today?" he asked. She shook her head, "It's not really my scene. Besides, your father is taking me out on a date."

"Enjoy yourself with him," he sarcastically muttered resulting in getting hit in the back of the head. "Sorry," he winced rubbing his head.

They waited backstage to walk the red carpet lined with cameras and paparazzi. "I can't believe we're finally doing this," she nervously said.

"Me too," he agreed, "Are you ready?" She nodded, "I think so."

"Come on, guys, you don't need to be scared. Worst thing they can do is ruin your careers," Ryder said encouragingly. "That does not help, you idiot," Austin said gritting his teeth.

"Don't listen to him," Kira smiled. "Yeah, they've been wanting you two together for months," Trish added. "That doesn't apply to all of the fans. Some of them really hate me," Ally emphasized.

"They can't all be big fans of Austin either," Cassidy said earning her a middle finger from her brother.

"It's time!" Elliot announced before he and Cassidy stepped into the carpet. After the last couple before them left, Austin grabbed her hand and was about to lead her to the carpet before being pulled back by her.

"What's wrong?" he asked. She took a deep breath, "I just want to feel like a normal couple for the last time." He nodded, "Take your time." He peeked out onto the carpet before saying, "But not too much time. They're going crazy out there."

"Let's do this," she sighed before walking out.

Cheers and chants got a lot louder the moment they stepped out. He wrapped his arm around her waist and smiled for the cameras.

Ignoring the numerous questions being thrown at them, Ally looked up at him, "Let's make this official." He cupped her face and brought her into a deep passionate kiss.

They tried to ignore the flashes and noise around them. "Well, I guess they're happy," he said as he leaned his forehead against hers. "Not all of them. I heard some boo's," she informed.
"Then we ignore them," he smiled before leading her to the group photo.

Ally let out a deep breath as she stepped outside the building to the empty red carpet they walked on just 2 hours ago. She let her head clear from all the noise inside. Although fun, all the conversations, picture taking, and music eventually got too much for her. She never usually walks out on public events, but she got tired of everyone asking her about her relationship. Some were even judging them for lying to everyone.

"Are you okay?" she heard behind her. She turned around to see Ryder standing there, "Yeah, I just needed some air."

"It's really crowded in there," he agreed. "You don't have to stay here with me, Ryder," she smiled.

He sat down on the floor leaning against the wall, "I needed to get out of there too." She took a seat next to him and sighed.

"There's something on your mind."

She looked at him shocked, "How did you know?"

"You're not your usual giggly, upbeat self," he said.

"You think Austin noticed? I tried to not worry him," she asked.

He nodded, "He did. He was about to follow you out here, but he got swarmed by reporters. What's wrong?"

She shrugged, "I don't know. I'm just worried about us going public."

"Didn't you get mad at him a while ago for not wanting to go public?"

"I know, and I'm glad we did come out, but what if this ruins it for us?" she questioned. He furrowed his brows, "How could it ruin it for you?"

"You know how many celebrity couples break up because of the media. Not everything I heard today was positive," she laughed lightly to hide her sadness.

"I still don't understand why you care about what everyone else thinks. If you're really in love, nothing else would matter," he said.

"I know, and you're right. But in our careers, what people think of us actually matters," she sighed.

"When me and Kira went public, people went crazy and hated her. But we didn't care and focused on each other. When they saw that she wasn't going anywhere, they gave up trying to make me leave her. They love her now. Real fans don't break your happiness," he spoke.

"You really love her, don't you?" she smiled. He nodded and blushed, "That's why I want to take it the next level with her."

She gasped and shifted to sit in front of him, "Ryder, you're gonna propose?!"

"I haven't decided when yet, but I have a plan in my head."

"Why didn't you do it today?" she asked. "We have enough weddings in this year. I'm thinking sometime next year, maybe her birthday," he replied.

She squealed excitedly, "I can't believe you're actually gonna do it!"

He laughed, "And you're back. But don't tell anyone, even the guys. You're the only one that knows."

She nodded and stood up reaching her hand out to help him up. "Thanks, Ryder," she said before hugging him.

They went back in and rejoined the group. "Ally," Austin said as he took her to an empty corner, "I was just about to come look for you. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I just needed some air," she smiled. "You were acting weird," he said worriedly.

"I was. I talked about everything with Ryder and I feel better now," she replied.

"Anything I should know about?" he asked. She shook her head, "Nope."

She caught Ryder looking at her from the corner of her eyes. He smiled and winked at her.

Turning back to her boyfriend, she leaned in and placed a soft kiss on his cheek. "Let's have fun tonight," she said.

One week later…

"I really hate not being there with you for this," he huffed.

"You had to go to LA for work. It's only four days. Plus, I wouldn't have let you come even if you were here," she kept her eyes on the road as she spoke to him through her phone on speaker.

"What if he tries to do something?"

"He can't. I chose the busiest café in town," she replied. "Aren't you scared? I mean he is your abusive ex-boyfriend," he said.

"I'm terrified. But I have to do this if I want to end things completely with him."

"If he tries anything, and I mean anything, you call me immediately. I don't care if I'm in the interview. Got it, Alls?" he ordered.

She rolled her eyes as she parked her car a distance from the café where it was much less crowded, "Yes, yes. I need to go, Aus. I'll talk to you later."

With a last "Be careful," he hung up.

She sat down at the table in front of him and sternly said, "Let's get this over with."

2 hours later…

Ally walked out of the café feeling happier than ever. She felt a like a load has been taken off her chest. She put her phone to her ear when it rang, "Hello?"

"That took a long time," she could hear the frown in his voice.

She started her long walk to her car and giggled, "Well, it took a long time to get the point across."

"Based on your laugh, I'm guessing everything went well," he assumed.

"Yup. He didn't try to do anything at all. It was like I was having lunch with a friend."

"What did you agree on?" he asked. She answered, "He will move back to LA and never try to contact me again as long as I drop the restraining order and keep the subject from the spotlight."

"I'm glad-" Ally didn't get to hear the rest because she was pulled into an alley making her drop her phone and hit in the head.

"Ally?! Ally?! What happened?!" he shouted into his phone when he heard her let out a blood curdling scream.

"If I can't have you, no one can," he spat into her face before she lost consciousness.

"FUCK!" Austin yelled as he threw his phone against the wall smashing it.

The guys burst in worried. "What happened?" Dez asked.

"We need to get to Miami! Now!" he exclaimed as he pushed past them to the parking lot.

"Why?" Elliot yelled as they ran after him to the car.

"Scott," he said. Their eyes widened as they got in the car quickly.

Please be okay, Alls. Please.

Well that escalated quickly;)

I had to rewrite this chapter 3 times to get to this. It's still not my best work, but I need to put it up to move on in the story. I hope you like it though!

Not updating until this chapter gets at least 5 reviews.