ONE HOUR LATER

"Now set the picnic blanket under that huge tree" Ally directed me, as I neatly spread the checkered blanket out. "Awesome" Ally nodded her approval as I sighed in relief.

I wiped the sweat from my brow. Ally really had us working. She had an idea all planned out. With some stuff from the dorms, we were creating an 'evening picnic'. I saw Dez approaching us, with a basket of food in tow. He especially, was working hard to make sure everything was perfect.

"You think she'll like it?" Dez paused next to me, as Ally, Dez and I stopped to admire our work.

"Of course she will man." I smiled at him as we high fived. I took a small box from my pocket containing the necklace and handed it to him.

"You did amazing Dez" Ally chimed in walking over to us. She smiled at him gesturing with her hands. "She'll definitely forgive you. We were able to pull this together in such a short time."

"Thanks Ally. And thank you guys," Dez smiled and turned towards both of us, "Without you two, I would have never been able to have pull this off." He set a basket of fresh fruits and desert he managed to scramble from Trish's favorite bakery.

"Alright. Now while Dez and I set up the finishing touches, you go get Trish" Ally beckoned me.

"Fine. Only because you asked so nicely sweet pea" I deadpanned as she turned to glare at me.

I quickly walked to Trish's and Ally's dorm hands stuffed in my pockets. I meagerly knocked on the door. Trish answered it, decked in a bathrobe and her hair stuffed in a towel.

"Austin?" Trish cocked her eyebrow looking somewhat disappointed. Guess she had expected Dez. "What are you doing?"

"Umm I need you to come with me" I told her as she looked at me curiously.

"Austin it's already 8:45 and I'm tired. Can we talk tomorrow?" She closed the door.

"Wait! Ummm Ally's in trouble!" I stuttered as Trish looked at me confusedly.

"What kind of trouble?" Trish asked me as I mentally slapped my head. Shoot!

"She's stripping her clothes or something" I mentally laughed greeting Trish's shocked face. I felt so High-school. And Ally was definitely going to kill me.

"Wait a minute" Trish closed the door, then re-merged a second later in a simple blue dress and a jacket with some flats and her curly hair flowing.

"Nice" I nodded as she smiled.

"Thanks. At least someone appreciated my efforts" She mumbled as I led her to the tree.

"Where is she?" Trish asked me as I shrugged. Everything looked pitch black. The tree looked empty.

"Ally, are you seriously hiding because you're naked? Austin told me about the stripping. Are you drunk-" Trish stopped mid-sentence as lanterns started lighting up from the tree revealing the beautiful picnic setup, even more illuminated by the soft edges of the moonlight.

"Dez" Trish sucked in her breath as Dez laid her over to the blanket.

"Trish just hear me out. I know I forgot the most important day of my life. And I'm such an idiot. But I'll never forget that loom in your eye the first day I saw you on campus. I'll never forget the day you came back to Northeastern after you got your acceptance letter. I'll never forget the touch of that flowery dress you wore, or the taste of pineapple on your lips the first time we kissed. I want to be your everything. And Trish" Dez paused as teardrops glistened off of her smiling face "I love you more than life itself." He presented her the box as she gasped.

"Dez!" Trish tackled him in a kiss.

I smiled, taking this as my cue to leave, when suddenly someone mugged me from behind the huge Oak tree.

ALLY P.O.V

"Stripping? Really?" I tapped my foot as I saw the crevices of Austin's cute nose sparkle in the moonlight.

Austin chuckled nervously. "How else was I supposed to get her here?" He questioned as I shrugged.

"Alright. I let it slide for tonight moon boy" I joked pointing to the moon. "Get it? Moon boy?"

"Don't ever make jokes again" Austin deadpanned as I rolled my eyes. We slid down behind the tree, as I handed him an extra sandwich I had packed.

"So how'd you even think of this place?" Austin questioned in between a bite of his sandwich.

"It's where my dad proposed to my mom during their college reunion" I smiled remembering the nostalgic storybook moment. I took out a bottle of sparkling water as I heard smooching on the other side of the tree.

"I presume the picnic's going well?" Austin smiled slyly.

I let out a dry laugh. "Thanks for helping me out today Austin." I poured a glass of water for him as we toasted to our own feast. "You aren't as horrible, I guess."

Austin smiled. "Guess this is our own little picnic?" He raised the glass.

"Yeah" I smiled. As Austin's eyes suddenly started to sparkle.

"I almost forgot!" He fished out a small velvety box from his pocket and handed it to me. I looked at him with curiosity.

'Austin" I slowly breathed opening the box to see the gorgeous necklace I had been admiring in the store. "What-"

"It's nothing" Austin shrugged as I looked at him, awe-struck.

"It's not nothing! Austin I can't accept this" he closed my fingers around the necklace before I could hand it back to him.

"Ally, though you make horrible jokes, and you're annoying as hell you're an amazing friend to Trish and Dez, and sometimes just sometimes you're tolerable." Austin smiled cheekily.

"Gee thanks" I deadpanned, only slightly, as I put the necklace around my neck.

"Austin it's beautiful. Thank you" I hugged him quickly, surprising both myself and Austin.

"Well I'm pretty hard not to thank" He smirked as I groaned.

"Don't get any ideas" I rolled my eyes, taking a bite of my sandwich.

Maybe Austin wasn't such a pain in the ass after all.

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