Austin stumbled out of the venue and threw himself into his car driven by his long time driver, Andrew. He grabbed the bottle of gin that sat in the door pocket and took the last swig out of it.

"Shit" he muttered as he threw the bottle back in.

"You alright Aus?" Andrew asked the star who rested his head against the head rest with a sigh.

"Yeah I'm good, just out of booze" he chuckled, "is there anywhere we could pick up some?"

"Sorry Aus, I don't know this area very well"

"Take a left up here, I think there's a few bars around here" he pointed with his shaker finger. "How're your kids man? What ages' your boy now?"

"Seventeen"

"Seventeen? Fuck me"

"Yeah he's doing good, he just got a football scholarship so he's good man"

"Seventeen..." Austin rubbed his face in frustration as he realised that he missed the last ten years of his friend's child's life because he doesn't even remember the last ten years of his own life.

Not many people saw this side of Austin, everyone thought of him as a cocky, drugged up rockstar who didn't care about anybody but himself. But that wasn't true, he couldn't help the fact he had his demons that would only drown out when he drank. But he cared about the people around him and their lives he just found it hard to focus on much else.

"Pull up here, that looks like a bar" Austin said as he opened the door before the car even stopped.

"I'll be waiting out here Aus" Andrew said as the rocker fell out the car catching himself on the door of the car.

Austin walked past the long line when Trish, Ally's best friend, caught him as he stumbled through the door.

"Oh my god, you're Austin Moon right?" She gasped.

"Is this a bar?" Austin ignored her question in desperate search for alcohol.

"Yeah but I don't think this is your kind of bar-" she laughed and Austin grabbed her hand in desperation.

"Is there alcohol in here?"

"Yea-"

"Then it's my kind of bar"

Trish guides him to the bar and he plops himself roughly on the stool.

"Can we get Mr. Moon anything he wants, please?" She said loudly to the bartender over the blaring music.

"Gin on the rocks" Austin slurred holding up his finger, "and whatever you want" he pointed to Trish.

Austin looked around the bar and notice that the people performing on the stage were in fact drag queens and he began to chuckle lightly and leaned over to Trish.

"Is this a drag bar?" He laughed.

"Yeah, we do this every Friday night, it's a lot of fun" Trish explained to the singer. "Wait till you see my girl up there, she is amazing. She's coming on now"

The lights changed and out stepped a beautiful woman who was made up to look like a drag queen. She had a black body suit on with sheer leggings and black heels on. Her eye brows were stick thin and her hair was in a tight bun. She saltered across the stage and began to sing.

"Share my life take me for what I am 'Cause I'll never change all my colors for you..."

Austin had never heard a more beautiful voice and a more beautiful creature and all he wanted to do was wipe off all that makeup and see her natural beauty.

"That's her" Trish whispered in his ear as he stared at her in awe.

She continued singing as she strolled of the stage, every person in the place begging to touch her causing her to giggle into the microphone, a sound Austin would never get tired of listening to.

"Don't make me close one more door I don't want to hurt anymore..."

She walked up to the bar and the bartender helps her stand up on the counter where she strutted sensually allowing all eyes to be on her. She gently lid down on the counter right in front of Austin who stared at her in amazement. She slowly turned her head and looked at him dead in the eyes and sang.

"Don't walk away from me I have nothing, nothing, nothing if I don't have you..."

She smiled and hopped off the counter and began her journey back to the stage. Austin watched her as she strolled away.

"She's good right?" Trish said to him as Ally walked away.

"She's amazing" he mumbled in awe.

"You wanna meet her?" Trish said and Austin had to lean forward to hear her as the alcohol was starting to wear off and the ringing was slowing coming back.

"Huh?" He pulled back his hair a bit.

"You wanna meet her?" She said more loudly and watched as his eyes lit up.

"Yeah yeah I would love that" he downed two more gins for liquid courage as he knew his words will fail the minute he sees that beautiful creature.

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"Ya'll decent?" Trish announced as her and Austin walked into the dressing room. "Look who I found!"

Austin walked through the door slowly and waved shakily as they all cheered for him.

"Oh my god Austin Moon!" A Liza Minnelli look-a-like ran up to him with fake breasts hanging out over the top.

"How ya'll doin'?" He said as he scanned the room for the Whitney impersonater that he felt a magnetic pull towards.

"Austin! Over here!" Trish called him over to the vanity where the stunner sat at. "This is Ally Dawson"

Ally looked up into his eyes and for the first time in his entire life he could see and hear clearly. She looked deep into his soul and he could practically see the light radiating around her. She was the closest thing to an angel he has ever seen.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you" she smiled holding out her hand.

"Uh.. Austin.. uh... Moon, my name is Austin Moon" he struggled to string a sentence together as he looked into her big brown pools that were her eyes.

"I know who you are" she laughed as he sat down in front of her.

"You're makeup is great. I uh.. I like the eyebrows, are they real?" He looked closely at her.

"What? Oh um... no, no. I make them out of tape" she giggled nervously and he let out a gravelly chuckle.

"Can I try take it off?"

"Uh.. yeah if you want" she said unsurely as he reached over and placed his hand on the back of her neck and gently pulled the tape off her face.

"Amazing" he whispered as he stared at her face.

Ally let out a breathy laugh and held a hand over her eyebrow.

"Why are you covering your eyebrow?" Austin said as he gently pulled at her hand away from her face.

"It's just I look a little crazy" she laughed.

"No no... the whole point is so I can see your face" he smiled and held her hand in his. "Beautiful" he whispered.

She gently cleared her throat and pulled her hand away from hers and reached for a makeup wipe to clear her face of the remaining makeup.

"Let me buy you a drink" Austin smiled as he watched her.

"Um I'm not sure... i uh have to to wash the black out of my hair-"

"That's not your real hair colour?" He slurred reaching out to touch her hair.

"No... I have paint in it, it's naturally brown"

"I can't wait to see it, I'm sure it's beautiful" he smiled as she blushed. "I can wait for you"

"Uh sure if you wanna wait, I can come get a drink with you" she smiled.

"Alright, I'll be right outside" he said as he gripped the edge of the seat, steadying himself as he stood up.

Liza Minnelli ran up to him with a pen and politely asked if he would sign the breasts that hung loosely, which resulted in Austin Moon realising that he liked this place and it wasn't just because of the gorgeous brunette who he was slowly falling for.

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"Mr. Moon?" Trish asked as she collected the instruments on the stage. "Would you mind?" She said as she held up a guitar.

"You want me to play something?" Austin asked as he downed his fifth drink of the night. Trish nodded gently as he took the guitar from her. "Alright, excuse me if it sounds a bit shit. I've had a lot to drink"

"Maybe it's time to let the old ways die..."

Ally walked out of the dressing room and heard Austin Moon's voice in the distance and she couldn't help but question herself. Why had he taken such an interest in her? Why was he taking her out for a drink? Did he realise that she was and will only ever be just a waitress?

"Oh, maybe it's time to let the old ways die..."

She stared up and him and didn't even realise he had stop singing until he smiled at her.

"You ready to go?" He grinned and placed his hand on the small of her back.

"Yeah" she bit her lip to try and hide the smile that was plastered on her face.

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"Alright what's your poison?" Austin asked Ally as they plopped down on two schools in a cop bar.

"Whiskey" she said.

"My kind of girl" he winked as he held up four fingers to the bartender. One for Ally and three for him.

"So why a cop bar?"

"This is the only place that people won't bombard me for pictures and autographs"

"God it must suck being rich and famous" she teased and he chuckled at her.

"Sometimes"

Austin downed the three glasses of whiskey in the whole ten minutes they had been there and Ally simply watched in amazement at the amount of alcohol this man felt he needed.

"So tell me something" he leaned back in his chair.

"What?" She took a sip out of her drink and turned to him.

"Why don't you have a record deal?"

"I'm too ugly"

Austin leaned forward and looked at her and laughed. "Fuck off"

"I'm being serious" Ally laughed at his reaction.

"You are one of the most beautiful women I've ever laid my eyes on and you're telling me that you can't sing because you're too 'ugly'?"

"That's exactly what I'm telling you" she laughed and he rolled his eyes, "it's my nose. It's too big. Every time I went for any auditions they all said the same thing, "you sound great, you don't look great""

It was true. Ally had always struggled with her nose as it slightly stuck out giving her a sharp bridge which was the first thing most people looked at and tended to draw attention away from her other, more beautiful, features.

"That's bullshit, I think your nose is beautiful" he smiled lightly, "can I touch it?"

"What?" She said quietly.

"Can I touch your nose?"

"Um... sure"

Austin reached out and gently ran his finger down the bridge of her nose in the slowest motion that was almost blind to the naked eye. He slowly began to lean in and she felt herself leaning also, but their moment was quickly ruined when they were interrupted by a short, bald man who looked like an asshole cop.

"Look I know we're not supposed to bother you but can I please get a picture?" He asked and Austin reluctantly nodded. "Take the picture" the small man forcefully shoved the phone into Ally's hand.

"Yah sure could you show me how to work it?"

The guy trudged over and reluctantly took the phone from her and as he took it she smirked at Austin and punched the cop straight in the nose.

"Tell me what to do again, I fucking dare you"

Austin laughed and picked her up. "Ok I think we need to get you out of here"

Ally covered her mouth trying to conceal her laughter as that one punch turned the whole crowd into a bar fight.

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"Austin, honestly I'm fine" Ally said as Austin dragged her into the 24-hour supermarket.

"No you need to get something on that to reduce the swelling" he said as he stumbled drunkingly through the aisles causing Ally to laugh. They reached the freezers and he pulled out a pack of frozen peas and placed them on her hand.

They walked around for what felt like hours and had ended up at the cashier desk with bandage wrap, peas and a bag of Cheetos for Andrew. Austin was in the middle of paying when a flash went off in his face and they both looked up at the cashier.

"I'm sorry, I had to" she let out a breathy chuckle.

"It's alright" Austin smiled and picked up their belongings, pulling Ally along by her good hand.

"It's not alright actually but whatever" Ally said aggressively as he pulled her out the door.

"Be careful she'll punch you" Austin laughed falling out the door.

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The two were sat on the floor in the parking lot and Austin was trying his best to fix Ally's already swollen hand. This resulted in him wrapping the pack of peas to her hand in a desperate attempt to reduce the swelling.

"Do you play piano?" He asked as he applied bandage tape to her hand.

"Yeah" she said as she stared at his concentrated face.

"Well it's a good thing we're fixing this cute little hand of yours" he smiled as he held her hand gently in his own.

"Thanks" she looked down bashfully.

"No problem" he kept a firm hold on her hand in case she'd slip away. "I'm not gonna lie I get a bit nervous when I'm around you"

"Really?" Ally sounded shocked as she thought he had been particularly confident all night. "I guess the few drinks you had probably made you loosen up a bit huh?"

"What? Oh um no... that uh.. it helps me with this ear thing I've had since I was a kid"

"Oh I'm sorry about that"

"Nah it's cool, I've found a way to deal with it"

They sat in their comfortable silence for what felt like a lifetime but they would have stayed there for a thousand more lifetimes if it meant they could be together.

"Tell me something boy... are you tired tryna fill that void... or do you need more... ain't it hard keeping it so hardcore" Ally sang softly as she smirked at him.

"Is that supposed to be me?" He laughed and she nodded. "Did you write that?"

"Yeah, I wrote that bit awhile ago. Didn't realised I'd ever come across a person who it would apply to"

"You know what I think?" Austin whispered and leaned into her, almost falling due to his lack of balance.

"What?" She whispered back, giggling.

"I think you're a songwriter" he whispered back. "Don't worry, I won't tell nobody" he chuckled.

She smiled as she stood up and stretched out her arms and sang loudly.

"I'm off the deep end! Watch as I dive in! I'll never meet the ground!"

She then began laughing historically as she recalled her crazy night with the famous rock star sitting in front of her. She looked at her pea covered hand and burst out laughing.

"What the fuck is this? Is this supposed to help me?" She laughed and he burst out into a laughing fit and soon enough the two of them were doubled over in a drunken state laughing and singing until the sun came up.

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"It's just up here and the third house on the right" Ally explained to Andrew as they arrived at her house in the early hours of the morning. They had stayed out all night running around town like two idiots.

"Nice house" Austin looked at the large number of cars that loitered outside. "What's going on here?"

"Oh my Dad is a driver so his coworkers usually stay at our house. They're like family" she replied, rubbing her eyes tiredly.

Austin just stared at her with a giant smile plastered on his face.

"I have a show in Memphis tonight, come" he didn't mean to sound forceful he just desperately wanted her to come.

"I can't Austin, I have work tomorrow and I need to sleep" She said as she exited the large vehicle.

"Please?" he begged with a soft tone.

"You have my number" she smiled and walked away but before she could open the small gate, he called her back.

"Hey" he called, sticking his head out the window.

"Yeah?" She swiftly turned around to look at him.

"I just wanted to get another look at ya" he smiled lightly.

Ally giggled and ran her hand down her face, outlining her nose in a joking matter causing the country rockstar to laugh wholeheartedly.

And with that the two parted ways, but they knew they would see each other again, especially if Austin had anything to do with it.

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