Chapter 2: 19 You & Me
Hi y'all (: I realized that I haven't put up an introduction to this story. Anyway, I never thought would write anything for this site, but I was watching an episode of Nashville, and I've always loved Austin & Ally, so the idea just popped into my head and I have to see where it leads. So to whoever reads this, I hope you enjoy! (:
All rights go to Dan + Shay for the song. It's an awesome song, and they're an amazing duo, you should check them out!
There were no seats available, so Austin made his way to the back, partly so he could escape any possible fans, but mostly so Ally wouldn't suddenly see him and run away. He just stood there in awe as the songwriter adjusted her mic stand a bit before simply saying, "This one's called 19 You & Me." Behind her, a guitar player started to strum a beautiful melody that no one other than Ally Dawson could have come up with.
It was our first week, at Myrtle Beach
Where it all began
It was a 102, nothin' to do
Man it was hot, so we jumped in
Austin remembered that trip like it had just happened, even though it was almost four years ago. It was right before him and Ally started at the University. She had just turned nineteen, so as a present, he decided that they would road trip up to the town in South Carolina as a last hoorah before the stress of college would get to her. And he knew for certain that it eventually would (it did), so she definitely needed to blow off some steam before it did.
We were summertime sippin', sippin'
Sweet tea kissin' off of your lips
T-shirt drippin', drippin' wet
How could I forget?
Yes, Austin had kissed her on that trip, and maybe more than just once. But in his defense, he just discovered how good a long island iced tea tasted, so his judgment was off. Plus, she just looked so damn pretty; he couldn't help himself. Later, they talked about it and in fear if ruining their friendship (Oh how ironic), decided it was a mistake. He didn't realize that she thought about it as much as he did.
Watchin' that blonde hair swing
To every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful
I was playin' everything but cool
I can still hear that sound
Of every wave crashin' down
Like the tears we cried that day we had to leave
It was everything we wanted it to be
The summer of 19 you and me
As memories of that trip continued to flood Austin's mind, he suddenly became conscious of the fact that it was the first time really got to know Ally. Sure, they had been partners since high school, but it was during those two weeks that they had really become inseparable.
We had our first dance in the sand
It was one hell of a souvenir
Tangled up, so in love
You said, let's just stay right here
Till the sun starts creepin', creepin' up
Right then I knew
Just what you were thinkin', thinkin' of
When I looked at you
That particular night was his favorite. They brought a boom box out onto the beach at around midnight, and literally danced around in the sand. Sure, it was childish, but it was so much fun. "We have the rest of our lives to be adults," he told her when she had tried to protest, "Live in the moment, would ya?" And that's exactly what she did; throwing up her hands to do that little awkward dance of hers that he loved so much. In a totally platonic way of course.
Watchin' that blonde hair swing
To every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful
I was playin' everything but cool
I can still hear that sound
Of every wave crashin' down
Like the tears we cried that day we had to leave
It was everything we wanted it to be
The summer of 19 you and me
You and me
Watchin' that blonde hair swing
To every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Watchin' that blonde hair swing
To every song I'd sing
You were California beautiful
I was playin' everything but cool
I can still hear that sound
Of every wave crashin' down
Like the tears we cried that day we had to leave
It was everything we wanted it to be
The summer of 19 you and me
As Ally sang the lyrics of the chorus those couple times, Austin figured out that maybe that trip meant more to her than she ever let on. He suddenly had flashbacks to her faltering smile when he came up to her saying that maybe kissing her was a mistake and could lead to a rough patch that he was too afraid to deal with. He could picture the love that shown in her eyes when they watched the sun rise over the pier after pulling that all nighter on the beach.
It was then he realized how oblivious and idiotic a nineteen year old could be.
First week, Myrtle Beach
Where it all began
The room erupted in applause, and he could understand why. As good as Ally's songs were when they were younger, they were even better now. Austin couldn't help but feel proud of her for conquering her biggest fear to get signed to the same label as Tim McGraw and Taylor freaking Swift! It made him so happy to see her smiling from ear to ear, eyes sparkling with excitement up on that stage. But he couldn't help the nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach about the rest of the album that, after that beautiful song, was no doubt about him.