"Remind me to never walk a red carpet pregnant ever again," Ally whispered to Austin as they made their way to their table.
Austin simply chuckled and pressed a kiss to his wife's forehead.
"You nervous about our performance?" Austin asked as they sat down.
"Nah," Ally shook her head. "That's not until the end of the show. I'm more nervous about the speech I'll have to make if I win songwriter of the year."
"Which you will," Austin smiled.
Ally smiled back and kissed his cheek as the lights dimmed and the award show began.
The host launched into the opening monologue, earning many laughs from the audience.
"Austin Moon and Ally Dawson are performing tonight!" the host said enthusiastically while the crowd broke into applause and the camera cut to Austin and Ally.
"Okay, but I've gotta tell you guys," the host continued, talking directly to the couple. "We all know your history with award shows and live television, so all we're asking is you keep it PG, it's a family show!"
The crowd laughed while Austin and Ally shrugged, impressed by the accuracy of the joke.
After the host finished the opening monologue, they began presenting the awards.
Once the first few awards had been presented, they cut to commercial, announcing that the songwriter of the year award would be presented right after the break.
"You ready?" Austin asked Ally.
"I think so," she nodded, pulling out the small piece of paper she had already prewritten her speech on.
Once the commercial break was over, Ally's nerves had really set in; she even tried to subtly sneak a lock of hair between her teeth before remembering the amount of hairspray she had in her hair.
Austin noticed her jitteriness and reached over to take her hand in his, rubbing his thumb over her skin to calm her down.
"And now..." the host said. "To present the award for songwriter of the year, please welcome Jasmine Fiera!"
The crowd cheered as Jasmine Fiera walked onto the staged, and Ally gripped Austin's hand tighter and tighter as she announced each of the nominees.
"And the songwriter of the year is..." Jasmine said as she opened the envelope. "Ally Dawson!"
Ally gasped loudly as Austin began cheering. Ally laughed as she stood up, leaning down to press a quick kiss to Austin's lips before walking up on the stage.
Jasmine was smiling and clapping before she pulled her into a hug and then handed her her award.
"Umm, wow!" Ally began, speaking into the microphone to the still cheering crowd. "I had a whole speech planned out, but I literally can't remember any of it now.
"So I wanna start out by thanking my parents, who I know are watching right now, so hi mom and dad! And I wanna thank both Ronnie Ramone and Jimmy Starr for being the best bosses ever. I wanna give my best friends Dez and Trish a shoutout for being so amazing and for babysitting for us tonight! I wanna thank our amazing fans for sticking with us and still supporting us after all these years.
"And last but not least, I wanna thank my incredible songwriting partner slash husband for being the first person to actually believe in me and my music; I would not be standing up here today receiving this award if it were not for Austin Moon. So Austin, thank you for everything you've done for me since we were 14, which range from helping me get over my stage fright to being my first kiss to giving me not just one but two beautiful children-"
Ally stopped once she realized what she had said. The crowd gasped. Austin's eyes widened.
"Oh yeah, baby Moon number two on the way..." Ally said softly. "Surprise!"
The crowd was silent for a few short moments before erupting into the biggest cheers that had happened all night.
Needless to say, the most talked about moment from the award show the next day had nothing to do with an award.
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