The next morning Ally had woken up early, the memories of the night before flooding into her mind. She had spent a few hours getting ready. She could not remember ever spending so much time getting ready for a day at the beach. Usually it was; grab a swim suit, flip flops, sunglasses, beach towel and sunscreen and she was done. Not today. Today she had tried on every swim suit she owed, not sure which one would be best. Which one would Austin like? Ally asked herself over and over. She finally decided on a strappy black and purple bikini. She had bought it a few weeks ago, on sale, not knowing if she would ever wear it. She pulled out a black beach wrap out of her closet and wrapped it around herself so it was completely covering her swim suit. As she examined her outfit in the mirror, Ally added a cute pair of black wedge sandals to complete her look. She then went to her bathroom to figure out what to do with her hair. She stood in front of her mirror with her hair up in a ponytail, down, pulled back in a messy bun. She tried everything she could think of and finally decided that a fishtail braid pulled to the side would be not only beach appropriate but also flirty enough and something different but to catch Austin's eye. After finishing her hair, Ally quickly did her makeup and grabbed her beach towel and sunscreen and went back to her room for her favorite beach tote. She put her phone, sunscreen, towel and song book in the toe and left the house headed for Sonic Boom. By nine she was pacing nervously in the practice room, peaking out the door every few minutes, looking for Austin.

Austin walked through the front doors of the store at about 9:15. He looked around for Ally but did not see her so he climbed the stairs to check the practice room.

He looked in the door and saw her bent over her bag. She was looking for something. He looked at her, taking in the sight of her. His eyes darted from her hair to her legs, from her face to her butt. He found himself wondering what she was wearing under that sexy little black dress she had on. He shook his head trying to dislodge the thought and cleared his throat to catch her attention.

All stood up quickly at the sound of Austin clearing his throat. She knew it was him without even turning around. She turned to look at him. He was leaning against the doorway with a smile plastered to his face. His hair was falling into his eyes and Ally fought the sudden urge to brush it away for him. She inhaled deeply, trying to get her emotions under control. "Hi Austin."

His smiled widened, "Hi Ally. How was your night?"

"Long," Ally said quickly, then bit her bottom lip. Why did I just say that?! Now he's going to think I'm desperate.

Austin just smiled thinking that her admission of a long night was sweet. "Mine was too," he said, "I couldn't wait to spend the day with you." Wow I sound like a dork.

"Really?!" Ally asked excitedly, her eyes lighting up.

"Of course," Austin said, he took a few steps closer to her.

Ally watched him walk toward her. She looked him over quickly taking in the full sight of him. He was wearing a black muscle shirt and I white pair of swim trunks. He had traded his usual high-tops for a pair of flip flops.

He stopped a few feet away from her. Austin wanted so bad to rush over to her and hug her close and never let her go, but he knew how shy she was and he knew that he had to take his time. "Are you ready to go meet Dez and Trish?"

Ally breathed deeply, trying to calm herself. She kept looking at Austin and she saw him staring at her, his eyes full of emotion. He was being careful though, for that she was thankful. She wanted so badly just to fall and let Austin catch her. She knew he would, she could see it in his eyes. She could not muster the courage though. She was scared and she was positive Austin knew. "Yeah, let's go."

They left Sonic Boom and headed for the beach. It was only a few minutes away from the mall and Austin and Ally found Trish and Dez relatively quickly. They were at the end of the beach that was near a rock outcropping. Not much was beyond the rocks so not many people came this far down the beach.

"Hey Dez, hey Trish." Austin said when he and Ally approached the two. "How long have you been here?"

"Not long," Trish replied. "We spread out a picnic blanket for lunch and we've got a bunch of food and drinks and stuff."

"Awesome!" Ally said as she set her bag down on the sand.

"Yeah and I brought my Frisbee like Austin asked." Dez said pulling out a bright green Frisbee from his backpack.

"Awesome!" Austin cried, "Let's play! Ally you coming?"

"I don't know Austin."

"Come on," he reached for her hand, "You promised."

Ally smiled and sighed, "Okay." She just could not say no to him.

"Yes!" Austin fist pumped in victory. He dragged Ally away from the picnic blanket. "I promise Ally, it's really easy."

"I am so going to mess this up." Ally shook her head as she followed Austin.

"Watch me and Dez and then I'll help you." Austin said when they were a few yards away from the picnic blanket and Trish.

"Ready?" Dez called.

"Yeah!" Austin yelled back and then smiled at Ally.

Dez threw the Frisbee and it glided gently through the air straight at Austin. He caught it easily and said, "See Ally? Easy." He threw it back at Dez.

Dez returned it and Ally watched for a few minutes. She watched how Austin and Dez effortlessly threw the Frisbee back and forth. She watched as Austin jumped to catch an extra high throw. When he landed he was laughing and quickly flicked his wrist sending the Frisbee right back to Dez.

God he's perfect, Ally thought, Everything about him is perfect.

"Ally, are you ready to try?" Austin asked.

'Um…" she hesitated.

"You'll do fine Ally I promise." He assured her.

"Okay" Ally joined Austin. He showed her how to hold the Frisbee and showed her how to throw it.

"Here" he said and handed her the Frisbee. He stepped behind her and said, "Separate your feet, you need a good stance."

"Like this?" Ally placed her feet at shoulder width apart.

"Perfect, now," Austin stepped closer to her. He gently put his left arm on hers and raised it slightly. "Use this arm for balance." He said in her ear.

"Okay" she breathed. He's so close.

He took his right hand and gently wrapped his fingers around her wrist. God she smells good, he thought as he inhaled deeply, Vanilla and strawberries today. He gently moved her arm for her, showing her how to move her body in order to get a good throw.

He's so close, Ally thought. She could feel her cheeks flushing and was thankful that he was behind her. "Ready?" Austin asked quietly. The question had a double meaning.

"Yes" Ally answered.

"Okay," he stepped away from her unwillingly. "Go ahead."

Ally moved herself like Austin had shown her. She let go of the Frisbee and watch it fly directly at Dez. He caught it with ease and called, "Great job Ally!"

"Oh my god! Austin!" she turned to him and grabbed his arm, "Did you see that?! I can't believe I did it! Oh my god!" Ally squealed in delight. Austin was right, Frisbee was easy, she bounced up and down with childlike joy.

"Great job Ally. I knew you could do it." Austin said smiling widely at her happiness. He then called to Dez, "Send it back so she can catch it."

"You got it buddy." Dez called back and took his throwing stance.

"What?" Ally panicked, "Austin, I…"

"You'll be fine," he interrupted, "Use both hands and it will be fine." Austin gave her an assuring smile.

Ally turned her attention to Dez and took a deep breath. I can do this, she told herself, I can do this. She watched as Dez let the Frisbee fly. She flexed her fingers and as it approached she got ready to catch it. She jumped to the side a bit to get closer and her fingers wrapped around the edge of the Frisbee and stopped its flight.

"I did it!" she yelled and threw herself at Austin. She wrapped her arms around him in excitement saying, "I did it! I did it!"

"Told you," Austin said, melting into the hug.

a/n: Thanks for all the reviews guys. It means a lot. I just want you to know that I carry my notebook with me everywhere so I am always working on this story. I will do the best I can to update regularly. And I promise progress is made in the next chapter. One step closer to Auslly, cross my heart. Hope you guys like it. I'll post again soon I promise. 3