Ally strolled into her house and pressed her back against the door and let out a content sigh after one of the best nights of her life.
"Kitchen now. It's Lenny's birthday" Ally's father, Lester, interrupted her thoughts as she was about to make her way up stairs for a nap before work.
"Ugh Dad! I need to sleeeeeepp!" she groaned as he laughed while pushing her towards the kitchen.
"Yeah well that's what you get for staying out till six in the morning. Who was that guy anyway?"
Ally ignored her father's question and walked past three of her father's friends sitting around their kitchen table.
"Happy birthday Lenny" she smiled and kissed the tall man on the cheek.
"Thank you dear, I'm just trying to forget about them at this stage" he chuckled loudly, going back to his poker game.
She took a look at the large mess that took over the kitchen and glared at her father. Plates and cups loitered the kitchen counters and made Ally want to rip her hair out.
"What is this mess? What? Did a fucking tornado go off in here?" She exclaimed as she threw some dirty cups into the sink.
Every since her mother died, Ally has always felt obliged to take care of her father and he made sure everyday that he was appreciative for her kindness but some days she found it hard to reason with him when he leaves the house in a mess after she has spent a full day at work.
"I'm sorry Lee, we were just really busy-" Ally quickly cut her father off.
"You don't think I'm busy?!" She exclaimed and then sighed in defeat. "I'm sorry daddy I just had a... a weird day" she said as she hugged her father around the waist, closing her eyes.
"It's ok Pumkin, why don't you go to bed and we'll clean up down here" he smiled down at her. "Actually come here for one minute" he said as he dragged her in front of the guys at the table. "Look at this girl boys, she's gonna be fucking famous one day I promise you. The voice of a god damn angel" she laughed as the group of drivers began to cheer for her, clapping their hands.
"Thanks Dad" she leaned up and kissed him on the cheek. "Night guys" she called to the men seated in her kitchen.
"Night Als!"
And in the early hours of the morning, Ally laid in her bed staring at the ceiling thinking about the singer who is slowly stealing her heart.
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Austin sat in front of his doctor as the man told him for what felt like the hundredth time that he needed to wear his ear piece when on stage.
"I mean it Austin, you have to wear it. This is the only thing that will help making it worse" the doctor pleaded.
"Can't you just give me something to make it go away" Austin mumbled as he looked down at his calloused hands.
"We can't make it go away Austin, but we can stop it from going any further"
Austin nodded silently and let his mind drift to last night where he met the most amazing girl of his life and he could only pray that she would be there tonight.
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"Don't ask me 'bout tomorrow Or tell me about my past..."
Austin was doing his sound check with the band when he was interrupted by his manager and older brother, Dez.
"You gotta put 'em in Austin!" He said loudly as he walked down the steps and in front of the stage. He was holding Austin's ear piece in his hand.
"Huh?" Austin questioned as he turned his good ear towards Dez.
"The doctor said you have to wear them at all times when on stage"
"Nah nah I can't be here with them and also somewhere else no" he replied as he gestured to the empty arena in front of him.
"I don't care Austin, do you want to make this worse? Do you not care about yourself... like I do? I'm your big brother I'm supposed to take care of you, Austin!-"
"Well the door is right ther-" Dez cut him off before he could finish because they have this same conversation every single time.
"Don't start that bullshit with me. Don't fucking start it. You would have nothing without me so don't go giving me shit"
Dez had been Austin's manager ever since he was discovered. Since then he had had his work cut out for him and had always put Austin's needs before his own. Also being Austin's older brother made it even harder to work with him as he hated seeing his brother in the usual states he ended up in due to his excess drinking habits. The two had different mothers, with Dez's mother passing away and Austin's leaving him with his alcoholic father at the early age of five.
Austin sighed and took a long drink of his luke warm gin that had been sitting out for hours.
"I just want to know if she's coming..." He mumbled as he stared into his empty glass for some divine desperation.
"Well if you keep going the way you're going, you won't be able to hear this special girl" Dez finished as he tossed the ear piece to a gloomy Austin.
Austin sighed and turned around to his band.
"From the top, this show has to be perfect"
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Ally was rudely awoken by loud banging on the door.
"Ally! There's some guy outside for you!" Her father called up the stairs, resulting in an angry Ally marching down the stairs.
She ripped open the door and was met by Andrew, Austin Moon's personal driver.
"Good Afternoon Ally, I'm Andrew, we met yesterday" he explained.
"Yeah, Yeah... I uh... I remember" Ally said still shocked by the fact Austin Moon's driver was standing in her doorway. "Is everything ok?"
"I've been sent by Austin to come pick you up for the concert tonight"
"Oh no... I um.. I told Austin I couldn't go"
"Well I've been given strict instructions to not leave without you"
"Ok... um... well I can't so.. um I'm sorry goodbye" Ally said as she shut the door in his face. When she turned around her father was standing right in front of her.
"Ally what are you doing? You have to go! This is a huge opportunity!" He exclaimed as she pushed past him and walked up the stairs with him hot on her heels.
"Dad, no! No! I'm not going to go with him!"
"Why?!"
"Because he's a drunk, Dad! He's a drunk! You know all about drunks!"
Lester stopped in his tracks and watched as she walked away from him and he sighed knowing she was right.
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"You're saying Austin Moon invites you to a concert after spending the whole night with him and you just don't go?!" Trish exclaimed as her and Ally walked through the kitchen to start their work.
"That's exactly what I'm saying and he has his driver following me around the place like a lost puppy" Ally laughed but was rudley interrupted by Dan aggressively shouldering her.
"You're fucking late" he muttered as he roughly pushed past her.
"I'm what?!" Ally yelled, completely sick of his shit, as he smugly walked away.
"You. Are. Late"
Ally turned to Trish and smirked .
"Are we really doing this?" Trish laughed as Ally nodded. The two best friends linked arms and walked right past Dan.
"Where are you going?" He asked aggressively and the girls laughed.
"I quit Dan!"
"I'll be back tomorrow Dan I promise" Trish laughed as the two ran out the door to find Andrew waiting outside.
"Perfect! Let's roll!" He grinned as he helped the girls into the car who excitedly shrieked as he took off in a rapid speed towards the airport.
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"Alright let's do this" Austin said to his crew as he downed another drink and grabbed his guitar. He dipped his hat to the screaming crowd and little did he know the soon to be love of his life was on her way. "I hope ya'll are ready to party" he let out a gravelly chuckle.
"Don't ask me 'bout tomorrow Or tell me about my past..."
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The girls arrived at the venue and were met by a stage hand.
"Hi, are you Ally?" She smiled and took their bags.
"Uh Yeah... yeah that's me" Ally replied uncertainly as if rethinking this entire decision.
"You guys can come with me, Mr. Moon has been expecting you"
They could hear Austin's voice in the distance and the loud bass that caused a shake through the whole stadium.
"Don't ask too many questions You don't want answers too..."
They arrived at the side of the stage and then she saw him. There he stood, his black flat brimmed hat rested on his dirty blonde hair, the sweat was dripping down his face and the way he gripped his guitar did things to her that she couldn't even explain.
"I ain't lyin' I don't lie Without an alibi..."
Austin looked over his shoulder and saw her standing there with a huge smile on her face and he couldn't help but laugh at how adorable this girl was. He ran over to her a gave her a huge hug, nearly knocking her over due to his slightly drunken state.
"Hey... I have a surprise for you" he chuckled as he rested a hand on the side of her face.
"What?" Ally laughed as he grabbed her hand.
"Come on" he began to pull her onto the stage by her hand.
"No, no, no... Austin this isn't funny" she laughed nervously as she pulled herself back behind the curtain.
"Come here, come here" he said as he cradled her head in his hand and brought his mouth by her ear. "Trust me" he grinned as he backed up moving to the centre of the stage, picking up his guitar and starting to play.
"Tell me something girl... are you happy in this modern world.."
Ally could feel her breath hitch as she contemplated her next move. He seemed to really believe in her and she would kick herself for the rest of her life if she didn't take this opportunity to live her life long dream. So she did what she always did, she took a deep breath and ran up to the microphone and sang like her life depended on it.
"Tell me something boy... aren't you tired tryna fill that void..."
Austin turned around and smiled at her with the biggest smile that has ever graced his face as he began to sing with her.
"In the shallow, shallow... in the shallow shallow shallow... we're far from the shallow now"
They both stopped and smiled as the whole crowd erupted with cheers wondering who the talented girl was singing alongside the troubled musician.
"Thank you" he whispered gently in her ear and gave her a light kiss on the cheek.
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Austin kept a firm grip on Ally's hand as he dragged her through the large crowd. Everyone patted him on the back after one of his best shows in over a year. All of a sudden, his hand slipped away from hers and she could feel herself drifting into the large crowd and she started feeling suffocated.
"Austin!" She called out, praying he would hear her and sure enough she saw his hand reach out to her and he tucked her securely under his arm.
"I got you" he whispered as he rubbed her arm and they finally got to his bus when Dez grabbed his arm and patted him on the back.
"That was a good show man" he smiled genuinely.
"Thanks man" Austin rested his hand on his and smiled wholeheartedly.
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The hours went on and soon enough Austin and Ally were stumbling in the door of his hotel room.
"Hold on" he laughed as he took the key out of his pocket and struggled to put it in the door resulting in the two of them to burst out laughing and making him fall in the door, gripping the door handle tightly. "There we go"
He turned to her as she giggled lightly and pressed his lips firmly against hers. It wasn't what she had expected their first kiss to be like but somehow it was still perfect. He tasted like stale beer and gin but somehow that enticed her and she couldn't figure out why.
"Hold on... hold on, just one second.. I'll be right back" Ally giggled as she made her way to the bathroom to freshen up. He slurred something incoherent as he plopped down on the couch, feeling his eyes droop.
After a quick shave of everywhere, Ally returned from the bathroom with an excited smile on her face which soon turned into a frown as she saw the star asleep on the couch.
"Austin?" She whispered gently as she brushed the hat off his head and sighed as he didn't even stir, she was surprised he was still breathing. "Shit"
Ally left the room to ask Trish for advice, which was completely useless in case you were wondering, and when she got back she saw Dez laying him down on the king-sized bed and she let out a soft chuckle as he fell limply.
"I wasn't sure what to do" she explained as he walked out of the room.
"It's ok, not many girls do. He gets like this when he's had a lot to drink, usually after a good show" he smiled lightly.
"So I'm not the first girl he's brought up here?" She asked, not really surprised given Austin's current profession and his rugged good looks.
"No. But I'll tell you one thing, you're the first girl he's ever brought on stage" he winked as he walked out of the room, leaving Ally alone and most importantly... horny but she couldn't do anything about it due to the passed out rockstar in the bed in front of her.
At some point she had fallen asleep but was awoken by gentle kisses being placed along her shoulder. She turned around and was met by Austin Moon's lips being pressed against her own and soon their clothes were being shed, she was pulled to sit on top of him and soon enough the two were where they were supposed to be and they had never felt more united.
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The next morning was anything but awkward and this surprised Ally as usually when she had ever slept with someone it resulted in a cringe-worthy encounter and the horrid walk-of-shame.
But this was different. She had been awoken with kisses peppering her face and was dragged out of bed to be met with a long table full of room service breakfast. Austin Moon really was something and the best thing was she was finally going to witness him sober but he was always slightly tipsy due to the heavy volumes he consumes.
"...And that's how I got that scar on my forehead" Austin had just finished telling her another story about his childhood and they were both in stitches as they told each other different stories and they were quickly learning more about each other.
Ally was sat across from him and he couldn't help but smile at her in adoration. She was wearing his white tee and nothing else, her hair was a mess and he let out a little snort every time she dropped some crumbs down her shirt, resulting in her giving him a gently slap. In his eyes, she was perfect and he was positive he would'nt meet someone more amazing than her.
"So where's your dad now?" She asked as he finished another story in the adventures of Austin and Mike collection.
"He.. uh.. he died a few years ago" he looked down at their joined hands.
"I'm sorry" she rubbed her thumb across the faded cross tattoo that stained his forefinger.
"It's fine... He's actually buried in this cool ranch about a half hour from here"
"Well why don't we go there? We got time"
He smiled at her with the most genuine smile she had ever seen in her life.
"Yeah... yeah we do, baby. Lots of it."
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When they arrived at the ranch, that was officially the first time that Ally has ever seen Austin cry and to say it broke her heart would be an understatement.
Austin had ridden his motorcycle there and with Ally on the back he didn't think that life would be able to get much better. They spent the journey touching and kissing and he could spend the rest of his life in her arms.
When they got there Austin's body filled with anger as he looked out and saw nothing but windmills in the short distance. He walked the whole perimeter to find his father's grave and there was nothing there.
"Austin?" Ally called out from her seat at the motorcycle. "Everything ok?"
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Austin barged through the door with Ally hot on his tails and once he came face to face with his brother, he clocked him in the jaw.
"You sold Dad's ranch?! For a fucking wind farm?!" He yelled as Dez picked himself up off the floor. "What about Dad's grave?!"
"Oh my god, Austin! Grow up! His body blew away years ago in a fucking storm!" Dez exclaimed pushing his younger brother back. "He was a piece of shit anyway! He only ever kept you around to be his little fucking drinking buddy" he stood right in Austin's face and Austin looked him dead in the eyes.
"That's not tru-"
"Cut the shit Austin! I can't do this any-. You know what? I quit" Dez muttered as he walked away and Austin knew that he was being serious this time.
Austin felt a tear run down his face in frustration and he had never felt more alone in his entire life. That was until he felt two petite arms wrap around his waist and softly kiss his shoulder, whispering reassuring words in his ear and he felt that as long as he had her by his side they would be ok.