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Hey guys, sorry for the late update, but my R5 concert was just AMAZING! I was in the front, like I could touch Riker, which I did (his feet, his hand and his abs). At the end, the band jumped off the stage and ran down the line to high five everyone. I got to touch Rocky, Ellington, and Ross's abs and Ross looked straight at me when I yelled out 'I love you Ross' and said it right back! It was just so much fun and I wish I could go back! Seeing them in person is so much better than watching them in an interview.

Anyway, here's the next chapter of My Sister's Secret and I hope you love it!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Austin & Ally

Chapter 13

That Sister-Brother Relationship

Ally's POV:

After mom got to feel Aria kick, she had called my dad over to feel as well. It was a first for both of them and I was happy that they had something to distract them from their current situation. I had quickly learned that they both hadn't slept for hours, they wanted to wait up for Elliot and confront him on his attendance record at school, but that had gone to hell in a handbasket. They were, of course, feeling beyond exhausted, but feeling Aria kick and move around seemed to give them a burst of energy.

We were so wrapped up in the moment that I didn't see or feel Austin until he was right in front of me. His hands were in the pockets of his jeans and he had a strained, yet relaxed look on his face, almost like he was happy, but scared of something. My parents and I stood up, well more like struggled to get up for me, at once as he reached us.

"How'd it go?" Mom asked. Austin ran his hands through his hair as he let out an exasperated sigh.

"It went over well." He replied back. "He wanted to know how Ally and I got together, he took it better than I thought he would, but he's not satisfied yet." My eyes widened a little when I heard what he said.

"What more could he possibly want?!" I asked. Austin moved his head towards me as he gave me my answer.

"I don't know." He said. "All I know is that he wants to hear your side of it, about why we chose to do what we did." Now that he explained it a little better, I formed an idea of what my brother might want. I only hoped that he will accept the answers I have to give him.

"Alright," I said as I crossed my arms over my chest. "Let's go see my dear brother and get this all sorted out." And with that, Austin and I walked the short distance from the waiting room to Elliot's hospital room. All of a sudden, I began to feel my heart race and my stomach clench.

I already knew that Elliot didn't approve of my relationship and my baby, but if he wants my side of this, does that mean that he wants to reconcile? And, if so, will he be there for me and Austin when he need him? I didn't want to force too much on him before he was ready, but I just want-

My thoughts were interrupted when I felt Austin's arm nudge me. I blinked and then looked up at the door where my brother lay just beyond it.

"Are you sure you don't want me to come in with you?" Austin asked me. I shook my head in a 'no'.

"Like you, I need to do this in person and in private. I'd rather he not be too overwhelmed." I said, hoping he would understand. Luckily he did and then took me into his arms in a loving hug. He kissed me on the forehead and then walked back down the hallway to the waiting area with my parents.

I turned back to the door, feeling that drop in my stomach again, as I sucked in a deep breath, placed my hand on the handle, turned it and opened the door.

Elliot's POV:

Man, everything and everyplace on my body hurts beyond belief. My head is killing me, the IV in my arm makes it hard to stretch, plus it irritates my skin, and now I have a million thoughts running through my head.

When Austin was talking to me, I kept looking for that moment, that face, where I could see he was lying. Unfortunately, I didn't get that. Everything Austin said seemed to be genuine and honest about his feelings for Ally and this baby and I was fine with that. It's Ally that I'm beyond worried about. She's only 18, still in high school and with her whole life ahead of her, now she wants to throw it all away for a guy! A guy I trusted to NOT go after her and yet he still did it. But, then again, as I think about it, they are kind of perfect for each other.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard the door to my room open and I saw my pregnant sister standing there. I could tell that she had been crying and her expression was one of calm, yet anxious determination. I can only imagine the feelings being doubled due to her pregnancy, so I knew this wasn't going to go by easily.

We stared at each other for a while until she came into the room and pulled a chair up next to my bed, sitting down as she did. The air between us was tense and it wasn't helping that I couldn't think of anything to help break the silence.

"So," Ally said, doing the job for me. "Austin said you wanted to talk to me."

"Yeah," I said, shifting on my bed to reach for the remote to adjust it into an upright position. "I want to hear how you actually feel about all this and why you decided to throw your life away." And there I go again, vomiting words directly without thinking. Ally's face immediately reflected the hurt she probably felt.

"Elliot, I'am not throwing my life away. Austin and I are adults and it's not like we ran off to Vegas and got married!" She yelled at me, realizing that she did have a point in that. "We're more responsible than that, Elliot, and you should have known that."

"Yeah, you're responsible," I said back to her sarcastically. "But not responsible enough to remember a damn condom to help keep you out of THIS." I pointed to her rather round stomach and she proceeded to place her hands around it as if protecting it.

"First of all," She said, her voice becoming gruff and agitated as she continued. "THIS has a name and it is Aria. Second of all, Austin and I were VERY careful. I even went on the pill to help prevent pregnancy, but things happen." She began to calm down as she took deep breathes. "Condoms break or I might have forgotten a pill, besides their only effective like 99.9% of the time." I could feel that she was being honest, so at least we're getting somewhere right?

"Now, however you're giving up everything you've worked so hard to achieve!" I said, hoping against hope that she might understand where I was coming from. "You worked so hard throughout your entire high school career; numerous clubs, straight A's and beyond perfect attendance. Ally, you could have really made something of yourself, now you're throwing all of that away for some guy, who would probably drop you and this kid when something else comes around." Instead of seeing reason, she fought back.

"Elliot, I know what I'm giving up by having this baby and frankly, I don't give a rat's ass about it! I love Austin and this baby and there's nothing I'm looking forward to more than being this baby's mother." Again with the love thing!

"And another thing, Ally, what do you know about love?! You're only 18, never had a serious boyfriend, what could you possibly know about love?!"

"I know that it's something I feel with mom, dad, Trish and you! I love each and every one of you, but with Austin, it's completely different." She said.

"How is it different from that?" I asked.

"With you guys, it's platonic and like any other family relationship, but with Austin… I feel completely different." Her entire face had now done a complete 180 and turned soft as she explained to me how she felt about Austin. It was a face I had never seen on my baby sister before and it was oddly calming to see. "When I'm with him, everything seems to fade away. All my problems, all my worries didn't matter as much as might have seemed at the time and I could always talk to him about anything. I could call him up at midnight and we'd just talk about whatever until the sun rose in the sky. He always listened and would love to give me advice on anything I needed."

"But, what about the age difference, didn't that bother you at all?" I asked, soon becoming way too wrapped up in the story. Even though I hated to admit it, everything she's said so far has been working in her favor. Hearing talk about Austin and their relationship began to put me a little more at ease with the whole thing. I can't really tell if that's a good or bad thing, though.

"Of course, it bothered me, at first." She said. "But, the more time we spent together, the more I realized that age really is just a number. As long you and your partner are true to each other, who cares if they're a little older than you are?"

"What about when it came to…you know…the physical part?" I asked, dreading what I might hear. I mean, what big brother wants to hear that from his little sister? "Did he ever pressure you to do anything?" I could see, as well as feel, her cheeks begins to burn bright red as the wheels in her brain began to turn, thinking of something to say. She raised her right arm as she scratched the back of her head, inhaled a breath and then exhaled.

"Well, actually Austin never pressured me to do anything I wasn't ready for." She said as the blush on her face settled a little. "We waited until we both felt ready and when it did happen, it was amazing. In fact, the first time he kept asking if he was hurting me, so I kept having to-"

"OKAY!" I yelled, not wanting to hear any more about my sister's sexual life. "I think I get it and I guess that does put me at ease a little."

"Why's that?" She asked me. I noticed that she winced a little as she rubbed her hand on her stomach, but I attributed it to a baby kick, so I ignored it.

"To be honest, I thought that Austin had seduced you for fun and then pulled some nice guy routine when he found out you were pregnant." I hung my head a little in shame as I reflected on the way I had acted to Ally and Austin over these last couple of months. "I guess I had it wrong the whole time." My head then fell into my hands as I rubbed my eyes to keep the tears from falling.

I realized then how big of a jackass I had been. My sister and best friend getting together behind my back just scared me because it was like there was no trust between us at all. My baby sister is now at a time where she needs family the most because raising a baby isn't easy at all. She's gonna need all the love and support she can get, but I don't know if I can give that to her. Even though, I so desperately want to.

In my haze of thoughts, I felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around my shoulders. I looked up to see Ally sitting on the edge of my bed and embracing me in a hug.

"It's okay to cry, you know." She said. "There's only you and me here, so I won't tell anyone." And then the waterworks began to flow. It was like everything I had bottled up had finally been let free and I felt a tremendous weight being lifted off my shoulders. It felt so good to be able to talk to someone, especially when that someone is your little sister.

After a couple of minutes, my tears had finally stopped and I was left with red eyes, a headache and a weight completely lifted off of me. Ally had moved from my bed back to her chair and I collapsed onto the mattress. I shifted onto my side to look at her before asking the obvious question.

"So, where do we go from here?" I asked her.

"Mom and dad are setting you up with an AA group to get your drinking under control and then hopefully, get you back on track with your classes. Then, maybe, you'll be there when your niece is born and your little sister gets mar-"She stopped talking when she winced again and gripped her stomach in her hands.

It looked to be more painful than the last one I saw and now I was getting worried.

Ally's POV:

I was trying to explain the situation to Elliot, but I kept feeling these sharp pains in my stomach. I thought it was just Aria kicking, but now I'm not so sure. She's never kicked like this before.

"Ally, are you sure you're okay?" Elliot asked me.

"Yeah, I'm sure it's because I haven't slept in a while." I said as I got up from my chair. "So, I'll leave you alone to get some-"I stopped when I looked down to see a dark, red stain on my chair. I felt my breath leave me when I realized what it was: blood. Elliot must have seen it too because he immediately began calling for a nurse, who showed up a few seconds late, and escorted me out of the room.

Bleeding during pregnancy and sharp pains in my stomach was definitely not a good sign and I was beginning to get beyond scared. Please, don't let this mean that I'm having a miscarriage. Please God don't take my baby from me!

I was being lifted onto a hospital bed when I felt my mind slip and my eyes slipped shut. The whole world turned dark.

CLIFFHANGER!

I will let you know now that nothing is wrong with the baby, but I won't say exactly what it is. Please review, follow and like for the next chapter!

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