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"So," Ally says as she sits across from me on my bed, with her legs folded as she slowly chews on a cookie from the Chips Ahoy box we were sharing between us, "if you don't mind, tell me more about Dallas and your crew, or whatever."

I nearly choke, but remain calm. I knew this was bound to come up eventually between us. "Well..." I say slowly, "He's not good news. If it weren't for him and a guy named Darron I would have never gotten the reputation I have today."

She cocks her head to the side. "Darron?"

I sigh, realizing that the time has come to just tell her everything. No turning back now... She deserves to know anyway.

"When I was a freshman, I got put into a dorm room with a guy named Darron Travers. He took me to my first party... And my second party... And so on. It was around that time that I met Dallas and began getting drunk... And I lost my virginity, and so on. Darron's grades plummetted and he got kicked out of school, so I had the room to myself for about a week until this tall, goofy redhead showed up at my door with his stuff and told me he had been transferred, and so began my hate for Dez. I still hung around with Dallas and the others, but I haven't seen Darron since then. Eventually, Dez started to grow on me, and thank God for that... I stopped partying a little bit, but I also took Dez to some parties, and we're just great roomates, and that's why we decided to room together once more this year. And that's about the time when I met you..." I take a pause and glance at her, I see her cheeks blush as she studies her hands. "...What you, and pretty much no one else but Dez and maybe Trish knows about me is that I was a perfect kid in high school. My teachers loved me, I had perfect grades, I was in all the clubs, and I was nearly valedectorian. I know my parents would just cringe if they saw what I was like while I was here my freshman year. I'm glad I've changed, though... I like it this way."

I take a moment to push my sleeve up and reveal my anchor tattoo, this one is my favorite and the first I ever got. "I got this on my senior beach week," I smile at the memory, good times with some good friends, "my parents still haven't found out about it... But, it's ironic because I got it as a reminder to not forget who I am... And then I got to college, and that's exactly what I did. I let myself sink."

She frowns, pushing the cookie box to the side and crawling over closer to me. I drape my arm over her shoulder. "You may have sunk, Austin... You didn't hit the bottom, though, and that's all that matters."

I smile and kiss her on the cheek. "How come you always know exactly what to say?"

She chuckles and shrugs playfully, "I'm the best."

I lightly push her and she dramatically falls back onto the bed in a fit of laughter. When she regains her sanity she sits back up, a faint smile present on her face as she speaks. "So I've been thinking, and isn't it kind of unfair that you're making all of these changes for me and I'm doing nothing at all for you?"

I feel my pulse quicken with excitement at her words. "What do you mean?"

Her cheeks begin to blush wildly and I grin. "Well... You know..."

I chuckle, leaning back against the headboard. "You know how bad I want to be with you like that, Ally, but I would never ask you to do something you're not comfortable with."

Her eyes get wide and she says, "I want to, though... I mean, not go all the way obviously, but..." She trails off, obviously embarrassed, and I can't help the smile that creeps on my face.

"Well... Gotta start somewhere, right?" I smirk, and she lets out a nervous laugh. I glance towards the door, and she gives me a look of confusion as I get off the bed and walk towards it. Her eyes flash with realization and excitement as I turn the lock and hear the satisfying click.

A/N: Sooo... Here's the thing, guys, I don't write smut! Sorry to disappoint some of you, lol I know you were looking forward to it. Obviously, they're not about to have sex or anything right now, but just give it time, okay. It'll get a little bit more exciting than this, but not a whole lot. ;) Don't forget to review, favorite, and follow! I appreciate each and every one of you! xx