Ally woke up with a bright light shining in her eyes. They flutter open slowly. Shutting them quickly Ally covers her eyes. As she becomes more awake she starts to realize she is not alone in bed. Her body is pressed up against another solid warm body. Her head is resting right above his heart. The rhythmic sound is so relaxing she almost falls back to sleep. "Sorry, I forgot to close the curtin last night." His warm sleepy voice says. Ally realizes her hand is still covering her eyes. She removes her hand and looks up into beautiful hazel eyes. They both smile at each other. "Good morning." Austin says as he moves a piece of hair that has fallen in her face. "Good morning."

Ally sits up a little more in bed. Her front is now more on top of his chest and she is resting her head on her folded arms. He starts running his hands up and down her bare back. "I guess last night was real." She laughs a little and nods. "Yep, we got back together and made love all night. It kind of was like a dream. In fact I think I've had that one before." He smiles. "Me too. I guess the fact that you are making yourself more comfortable instead of running out the door means you don't regret it." Ally leans up and places a sweet little kiss on Austin's lips. "Nope." She says the word against his lips and then kisses him again. When she pulls away he can't take his eyes off of her eyes. The deep brown pools have always had a power over him.

Suddenly Ally puts her face down on her arms and groans. "So, there is something I have to tell you. I consdiered not saying anything, but I don't know. I think you should know." Austin gets concerned. "What? You know you can tell me anything." She props her chin up again. "You know how you were my first?" He nods. "Well, you aren't just my first. You are my only. I haven't had sex since our first time in New York. So, before last night I had only done it once." Austin bites his lip trying not to laugh because he knows it will upset her. But he finds it funny that she seems to think he would think it was a bad thing. "Ally, that is a good thing." She cocks her head to the side. "I hate to think of you with another guy. It also makes me feel speical that I'm the only guy who has had made love to you." She smiles. "It would never have been love if it had been with someone else. Only you." He kisses her. When he pulls away he kisses her nose. "I feel bad that I have been with someone else. It was the same girl, and it only happened twice. The first time it just wasn't the same as what I felt when we were together. So, I tired again thinking it was just because it had been a while. It didn't work. Ally Dawson you ruined me for all other women." They both laugh. "Good. Your mine." He raises an eyebrow playfully. "Hmm, I like possessive Ally. That's hot." He winks at her, and she starts to giggle.

When she stops she gets a serious look on her face. The serious look turns courious. Austin knows from years of watching her beautiful face that there is some major thinking going on in her head right now. After a few moments of waiting her eyes flicker up to his and she finally asks him her question. "As much as I tried not to know about your dating life these past few years I do know that you have dated. I also know that you are seriously hot and sexy." He smirks. "How is it that the girls you dated were okay with not having sex? You have no idea how hard it was for me to wait as long as we did." He starts twirling a piece of her hair around his finger. "Then why did we wait until after we graduated if you wanted me so bad?" She rolls her eyes and smacks him lightly in the shoulder. "I told you back then. We were too young and if we had an accident it would ruin our careers. Teenage pop stars having a baby together in high school. I'm sure tons of parents would let their kids come to our concerts after that." Austin's doesn't know how many he has heard that. When they were younger everytime things would start going to far she would stop them and give him that lecturer. Even when he wasn't trying to go too far. Ally must have been reminding herself.

"To answer your question. I didn't date as much as the press reported I did. A lot of those girls were friends who were nice enough to go to some awards show or event with me so I wouldn't be alone. The few girls I did date I think they thought I was a gentleman and by the time they brought it up I knew it wasn't going anywhere. So, I would break up with them." Ally laughs and playfully punches him in the arm. "You jerk. You break up with them when they want to sleep with you. Gentleman my ass." Now he is laughing at the fact she used the word 'Ass'. "Oh, I'm sorry. You're right. I should call up those girls right and sleep with all of them." Austin starts looking around. "Now where did I put my phone?" Ally glares at him, and pushes him back down from where he had lifted himself to look on the floor. "Yeah, I don't think so buddy. You are mine again and I'm not sharing. I guess we are still dragging other people into our 'weird thing' as Dez always called it. Why do people always get hurt when we are not together?" He shrugs. "I guess we should never break up again. People just get hurt." They both nod and then burst out laughing.

When they stop laughing Austin gets a serious look on his face. He holds her face with both of his hands and looks her in the eye. "I know we were joking, but I really mean it. Ally we can't break up again. I don't think my heart could take it. I love you so much. You are my forever. What we have is never ending. I know yesterday you were hoping I would give you all the answers on how to make this work, but I really don't have them. I don't think anyone really does, but if you really love someone then you will figure it out. I will do anything to be with you, Ally. I now know what it feels like to know I will never be with you again. I'm not going anywhere and I will never let you walk away again." Ally pulls herself up so she is fully on top of him and her face is in front of his. She pulls him into a passionate kiss. We she pulls way she give him her big Ally smile. "I think that speech deserves panackes." She gets out of bed and grabs his shirt off the floor. She puts it on as she walks to the door. When she gets to the doorway Ally turns to him and smirks. "Someone has to show me where everything is if he wants pancakes." She winks and walks downstairs. Austin jumps out of bed. He quickly puts on some sweat pants, and rushes down behind her.

Ally smiles as she again tries to flip a pankcake, but is unable to because someone is holding her from behind. That someone is also leaving a trail of kisses down her neck. "If you don't want burnt pancakes you might want to stop doing that." She giggles. Austin groans. "That is a hard decision to make. On one hand I love pancakes. They are soft and fluffy. You can put syrup, butter, whip cream, fruit, and just about anything else on them. They are yummy." He let's her go, and she flips the pancake. After she does he spins her around and pulls her close. "On the other hand I love you. I love kissing you, and holding you. " Austin looks her in the eyes for a few moments like he is looking into her soul. "I love you more, the pancakes will just have to burn." He grabs her and kisses her passionately.

The sun shines in his blonde hair as he eats the pancakes that survived. After making breakfast Austin suggested they eat out on the deck. Ally was not keen on the idea since she was only wearing his shirt and anyone could walk done the beach and see her. Austin explained it was a private beach. He owned it and it was fenced off on his propterity line.

Ally can't help staring at him. He just looks so handsome sitting there eating his beloved pancakes. She giggles when a bit of syrup drips down his chin. He gives her a little smile as he wipes it off. "Don't you laugh at me Miss. Dawson." Grabing her own napkin Ally reaches over and wipes what he has missed. "I will laugh if I want to." She winks at him. They spend breakfast joking and flirting. When they are done eating a comfortable silence comes over them as they enjoy the view before them. They could see and hear the waves crash on the shore. Ally looks over at Austin. She remembers something he said earlier. Something she meant to ask him about. "Austin." He turns and looks at her. "What happen with Jimmy? What made you finally walk away?" Austin turns back to the waves. "When my Mom first found out she had cancer I hadn't seen my parents in over a year. I wanted to be home for the holidays, but they kept booking shows so close I wouldn't have had time to get there and back. One year I was in Japan for Christmas. I felt so horrible that I hadn't been there. To think if she had died and I had missed that time with her." He looks down and starts rubbing his forehead. Ally places a comforting hand on his back. "Of course as soon as she told me about it I wanted to hop on a plane and head to Miami. I think I was in Brazil. I'm not sure. It sort of becomes a blurr after ten countries. I would lose track of where I was sometimes. I told the tour manager, and then statred packing. He comes up to me as I'm getting off the hotel elelvator and stops me. He said Jimmy will not let him cancel the shows. That I have to go on." Austin grits his teeth and shakes his head. Even thinking about that time makes him mad. "I have never been madder at anyone in my whole life. She's my MOM." He turns to Ally and she nods. She knows how close he is with his Mom. Of course anyone would feel that way if it was their Mom. "What did you do?"

"I didn't know what to do. I went back to my room. I called my Mom and told her I missed my flight and that I would be there as soon as I could. I laid on my bed thinkng for so long that I didn't realize it was time to head over the the venue for the show. In the middle of a song I just stopped. Everyone was looking at me. The stage manager was yelling at me to keep going. The band thought I was going to get sick or something. That happen once." He kind of laughs a little, so she does as well. "I just stood there staring into space. I just couldn't bring myself to do the thing I love the most. It just didn't make sense to me. My Mom was possibly dying and I was singing on a stage in another country. I looked at the audience and saw the faces of fans who would stand by me. I knew that they wouldn't stop buying my music if I cancelled a concert because my Mom is sick. Walking to the edge of the stage I just told them what was going on and apologized. Then I walked off stage. I made it back to Miami in time for breakfast."

He takes her hand in his and starts rubbing it with his thumb. "Let me guess. Jimmy tracked you down and flipped out." Austin shakes his head. "I didn't give the chance. After breakfast with my parents I went to Starr Records and walked right into his office. They had not even told him what I did yet. Let's just say he was very surprised to see me. We talked about what happened. I told him I needed a break from touring to be with my Mom. He told me he would not cancel the shows that were already booked, but wouldn't make anymore. I told him flat out I was staying in Miami. He gave that same speech he gave me when I was seventeen backstage of the award show. That did it. I don't know how I stayed so calm, but I did." Standing up Austin and looks Jimmy in the eye and says 'Then you will be hearing from my lawyer and I will be looking for a new label. I hate that it had to come this. You gave me my start. I will always be greatful for that, but I can't do this anymore. I already lost the girl I loved more than anything in the world. If I am going to lose my Mom too I want to spend every second I can with her. Ally kept telling that this non-stop touring wasn't normal. I told her you knew what you were doing and that I trusted you. Even when other artist would tell me how crazy it was that I toured this much I still trusted that you were doing what was best for me. Obiviously it was never about what was best for me. When I was under eighteen you had to follow all the child labor laws so it seemed like you were cool with me going to school and doing shows when I could. After I graduated that is when I saw that you were just about the money. Well, I'm done making you money. Bye, Jimmy." Austin waves and walks out of the room. Jimmy looks like his will explode and moment.

Ally covers the hand that is holding hers. "I'm proud of you. Starr Records was not the right place for you." He smiles at her. "Yeah, I guess I should have listened to you." She shakes her head. "It's not about who was right or wrong. You stood up for yourself. Jimmy was too controlling. You have always been independent and done your own thing. You are spontaneous and adventurous. Jimmy wanted to control your every action and even every feeling. He tried to tell you when to love. You have the biggest heart with so much love in it. That kind of thing can't be controlled. It was just not the right place for you. Do you like this new label you are with? Do they seem like a better fit?" Sometimes he thinks he can't love her anymore, but then she says or does something that proves him wrong. She is right about how much love is in his heart, but most of it is for her. "Yeah, they are a much better fit. I took time off to be with my Mom. We got through it togther as a family. I even let her call me her little prince." Ally laughs and starts to say something. Austin cuts her off. "No, I didn't wear the crown." He playfully glares at her and she laughs. They spend another hour talking about his Mom and his new label. He also asks her about Harvard and her new record coming out.

AN/ Sorry it took so long. It felt like it was longer when I wrote it. I hope it's not too short. Trish and Dez in the next chapter.