A/N: I'm back! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! I'm sorry to say that this is probably my last update until around July 10 because I'm going to my uncles cabin tomorrow night, then I'm going to a Cody Simpson concert Sunday night, and then I'm leaving in vacation July 1 until July 9. I should have plenty of time to write in the car though as it is quite a long drive so I should have a bunch of chapters for you when I get back. If I get wifi in some hotels I might be able to update but otherwise it will be a while! Either way I hope you like this chapter!

Chapter 9

Austin's POV

"Showtime!" the voice said. The lights came back on but more of a party style. Some upbeat music began to play and the waiters and other staff started to dance and encourage us to join in.

I grabbed Ally's arm and pulled her up with me.

"Austin!" she squealed.

"What," I asked innocently while spinning her around.

"I can't dance," she said tripping over her feet. I caught her as she stumbled.

"It's easy, just follow my lead," I said placing one hand on her waist and taking her hand with the other. She carefully placed her other hand on my shoulder. I smiled before dancing around, spinning us in a circle. It was kind of polka style music, so we just went with the flow, jumping around all over the place. After a moment or two Ally relaxed and started to have fun. She even started to laugh. She only stumbled a few times but I made sure to catch her.

Too soon the music ended and everything went back to normal. I took Ally's hand and led her back to our seats. They all smiled at us as we sat back down. My mom was beaming at me which was not a good sign. I was definitely going to hear about this later. Sometimes I wish she didn't read so many romance novels.

Our desserts arrived soon. As I ate, my mom kept sending me strange glances which is always a scary thing. Before I knew it we were all finished and were getting up to go. Before we left I leant close to Ally and whispered in her ear.

"Meet me at the staircase in 15 minutes."

With that I walked off after my family, my smile bigger than it has ever been. As we headed towards the elevators I overheard somebody talking about a welcome aboard party up on the lido deck. That is where I would take Ally.

When we got back to our cabin I told Dez about the party and he agreed to come along. I changed out of my tux into more of a party outfit. I threw on some black ripped jeans, a white tank top, and a blue, white and red plaid button up shirt over top. I left it open. I also put on my favourite guitar pick necklace. I slipped on my black high tops and messed up my hair a bit. I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked good. I hoped Ally would think so too. I don't know what had come over me but I really wanted to impress her.

It was almost time for me to meet Ally. I joined Dez by the door and saw that he had changed too. He was wearing bright checkered pants with the suspenders hanging down, and some crazy graphic tee with something about a turtle on it. He was wearing bright yellow shoes. I just shook my head.

"Come on, I don't want to be late," I said pushing him out the door.

"You on time? You must really like this girl," he mocked me. I just pushed him lightly on the arm and we kept walking.

Ally's POV

"Meet me at the staircase in 15 minutes," Austin whispered in my ear before he walked away. I just smiled to myself.

"So, what did he say?" my mom asked excitedly pulling me from my thoughts.

"We are going to hang out tonight so he was just telling me where to meet him," I said blushing.

"Ooh, he so likes you! I just love, love!" she squealed. I just laughed at her behaviour.

"We just met, I doubt he likes me," I said.

"I don't know, the way he acted says otherwise, but you like him right?" she asked. I felt my face turn bright red.

"Whaaaat?" I said, but my voice got higher at the end totally giving away my true feelings. To be honest I was starting to like Austin. I know I just met him, but he'd been so nice to me, and the feeling I got when his arms were around me and when we were dancing was... special.

"Aww, my babies got a crush!" my mom said excitedly.

"I'm going to go get changed," I said pulling myself up from the table and hurrying away before either one of them could stop me. I got to our room in record time and quickly hurried to my closet. I looked through it for a more casual outfit to wear. I settled on a navy blue dress which was tighter at the top and flowed out more at the bottom. It was kind of lacy too. I slipped it on along with my navy blue wedges. I just straightened up my hair a bit and darkened up my eyeshadow. I put on my "Ally" necklace and was ready to go. For some reason I really wanted to impress Austin.

When I was finally okay with the way I looked I headed out towards the staircase.

Austin's POV

When Dez and I reached the staircase, he turned to me.

"Do you mind if I just head on up already?" he asked me.

"Yeah that's fine, go have fun," I said giving him a pat on the back.

"Thanks man," he said returning it before heading off to the elevators.

I just leant there against the railing at the first landing of the stairs. I was watching some kids at the top, when I heard someone approaching behind me.

At the bottom of the stairs stood Ally. She was beautiful and I couldn't help but noticed that we were matching again.

"Hey," I said at a loss for words as she came up the stairs and joined me.

"So what are we doing tonight," she asked me.

"Well there's this party on the lido deck and I thought we could go have some fun," I suggested regaining my composure.

"Alright, that sounds cool," Ally said.

"Shall we?" I asked offering her my arm. She took it and together we headed for the party. We were going to have a great time, I could just feel it.

A/N: I know it was a bit shorter, sorry! This was just a good place to end it. I bet I got some of you with the cliffhanger! The ship couldn't sink now though! So much still has to happen! And hey, who knows, maybe I won't even make it sink! Only time will tell. Anyways they actually did "show time" on the cruise I went on and it was everyone's favourite part of dinner so I thought it would be fun to include. As always favourites, follows, and reviews are greatly appreciated!