Author's note: I'm SO sorry I haven't updated in so long! I've been so busy and hadn't had any time to write.
"That was great guys!" Ronnie said to Austin and Ally, giving them two thumbs up as Jimmy bounced Ava on his lap. "You guys can take five while we go get the press, they wanna do a few interviews."
Austin and Ally walked off the stage, Ava happily reaching for Ally.
"Did you like that song sweetie?" Ally cooed, kissing Ava all over her face.
"She did!" Jimmy said, standing up. "She wouldn't stop dancing to it!"
"I always knew she'd be our number one fan," Austin smiled, tickling Ava's belly.
Ava laughed as Austin ticked her, Ally's phone ringing in her pocket.
"It's Trish," Ally said, pulling out her phone. "Here, you take her."
Ally handed Ava over to Austin and answered the phone, walking away from the group.
"Hey, what's up?" Ally said into her phone.
"I'm scared," Trish said quietly.
"Oh my god, Trish what's wrong?" Ally asked, suddenly worried. Trish never admitted to being scared, she was always so strong. In fact, Trish rarely spoke openly and bluntly about any feelings that would make her seem venerable.
"I..." Trish said slowly. "I think I'm pregnant."
"What?!" Ally gasped. "Are you sure?"
Trish nodded, her eyes filling with tears; but of course Ally could not see either of those things, seeing as though they were on the phone.
"Yeah," Trish said thickly. "I skipped my period last month, but I thought nothing of it. Ya know, no big deal, that happens sometimes. But then I skipped this month too, so I took a test, and then another, and then another, and they all said the same thing."
"Trish, calm down," Ally said soothingly. "Everything is gonna be okay. Just calm down.
"What are my parents gonna say?!" Trish said, becoming hysterical. "What are the boys gonna say? Oh my god, Ally, they HATE Chuck! What are they gonna do when they find out he knocked me up when we aren't even married?! I can't have my kid grow up without a dad because my two insane best friends murdered him!"
"Trish, you know they won't do that," Ally said, although she didn't fully believe her own words.
"How am I supposed to tell Chuck?!" Trish said, ignoring Ally's words. "We haven't talked about this kinda stuff! We've only been dating for like a year! What if he doesn't even want kids? What if he wants nothing to do with this child's life? What if I have to raise this innocent little baby all alone?!"
"Trish, I promise you that won't happen," Ally said firmly. "Even if your entire family disowns you and Chuck never wants to see you again, you will always have me and Austin and Dez. We will always be here for you. If you get to the point where you have nowhere else to go, you can come and live with me and Austin. And your baby and our new baby can grow up as twins, it'll be great."
"Thanks, Ally," Trish chuckled. "But... I don't know if I can do this... I don't know if I can deal with all the shit you go through while carrying a child INSIDE OF YOU for NINE WHOLE MONTHS!"
"You do realize you're currently talking to a pregnant woman, right?" Ally said.
"I know!" Trish said. "That's what I'm saying! I'm not you! I'm not strong. I'm-"
"Trish De La Rosa," Ally said sternly. "You are the strongest person I know. If anyone can do this, you can. I will stand by you the whole time. I will go to your doctors appointments, I will answer any questions you have, and Google the answers if I don't know them myself. You can come stay with us the whole time if you want, the two of us can pig out with the crazy cravings we'll have and watch any movies we want."
"I love you, Ally," Trish said, through tears.
"I love you, too," Ally said. "And we're gonna get through this. Because let me tell you, there is no feeling more amazing than holding the perfect little person you created in your arms for the very first time."
...
"Yeah, we're both really excited for Ally!" Austin told the interviewers as he bounced Ava on his lap in his dressing room. "I of course have known that she's the best songwriter ever since I was 15, but it's nice to see the whole world finally recognizing it too."
Ava squirmed around, wiggling herself out of his grip and waddling over to where Jimmy and Ronnie were standing near the edge of the room, hiding behind both of their legs, gripping each of their pant legs in her small hands.
"Ally and I just finished rehearsing our performance for the show tomorrow," Austin said. "We're really excited for everyone to see it. And be sure to tune into the award show live tomorrow night to hear a special announcement Ally and I have."
"What kind of announcement?"
"Is it another album?"
"Are you collabing with another artists?"
"Sorry guys," Austin smirked, standing up. "You're just gonna have to wait until tomorrow night. Now if you'll excuse me, I have a wardrobe fitting."
"Okay people, you heard him," Ronnie said. "Out ya go, out ya go."
The interviewers began to filter out of the dressing room while the wardrobe people came in; during all the bustle of people entering and leaving the room, Ava decided to follow all the people leaving the room.
...
"What did Trish want?" Austin asked as Ally entered the dressing room, holding his arms out while they fitted him for his tuxedo.
"Nothing," Ally said quickly. "Just couldn't decide which shoes to get."
"Classic Trish," Austin laughed.
"Hey..." Ally said slowly, once their fittings had finished and Jimmy and Ronnie had gone off to talk to the producers of the show after giving them a rundown on what they expected from them; they had been very tight on them with award shows and live TV things in general ever since Austin's big stunt at the WWMA's and when they decided to become an official duo on live TV without consulting Jimmy and Ronnie about it at all. "Where's Ava?"
"Ronnie and Jimmy have her," Austin reassured her. "She got bored while I was doing interviews and went over to stand with them."
"Are you sure?" Ally asked, growing worried. "She wasn't here when they were talking to us."
"Maybe one of their assistants took her to get a snack or something," Austin said.
"I'm gonna call Jimmy," Ally said. "They probably don't wanna deal with her while they're trying to do businessy stuff."
"Hello?" Jimmy answered his phone.
"Hey Jimmy, you guys don't have to watch Ava anymore," she told him. "You can bring her back to us."
"We aren't watching Ava," Jimmy said.
"Oh," Ally said. "Then does one of the assistants have her?"
"Not that I know of..." Jimmy said slowly. "They're both with us and neither of them have her..."
"Oh..." Ally said, trying to keep herself from becoming frantic. "Well thanks!"
"Ally-" Jimmy said right before Ally hung up her phone and rounded on Austin.
"OUR CHILD IS MISSING!" she screamed at him.
"What?!" Austin said. "I thought Jimmy and Ronnie had her!"
"Apparently they don't!" Ally said, pacing around the room, growing frantic.
"Ally, calm down," Austin said, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO CALM DOWN?!" Ally said. "OUR DAUGHTER IS LOST! WHAT IF SHE WAS KIDNAPPED?! WHAT IF WE NEVER SEE HER AGAIN?!"
"At least we already have another one on the way..." Austin joked weakly.
"NOT THE TIME AUSTIN!" Ally said.
"Right, sorry," Austin said quickly. "Well, let's go find her!"
Ally nodded before the duo ran out of the dressing room.
"AVA!" they called out loudly. "AVA!"
"AVA! THIS ISN'T A GAME!" Ally said. "COME OUT HERE RIGHT NOW YOUNG LADY!"
"AVA! WE HAVE BROWNIES!" Austin said.
"No we don't," Ally said, confused.
"But she loves brownies!" Austin said, growing just as, if not more, frantic than Ally. "So maybe if she thinks we have them, it'll lure her to us!"
Austin and Ally continued their search, yellingtheir daughter's name at the top of their lungs.
"Maybe we just have to think like a toddler," Austin suggested. "Where would you go if you were Ava?"
Ally thought for a minute.
"I don't know!" she said, frustrated.
"Wait, I know where she is!" Austin said suddenly, taking Ally's hand and pulling her back into the main part of the arena where the stage was.
Sure enough, there was Ava. Skipping across the stage, singing her own songs, having the time of her life.
"She loves stages," Austin smiled at Ally. "She really is our kid."
And with that, Austin and Ally took off towards Ava and pulled her into their arms, kissing all over her face and hugging her tightly.
"Don't you ever scare mommy and daddy like that again!" Ally said, holding Ava close to her.
"I won't, mama."
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