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Recap:

"Unbelievable!" I shouted out angrily. Austin looked at me shocked that I had that much force in me.

"Okay, what's wrong? I know that look. What does it say that is making you look like that?" Austin asked me a bit concerned.

I sighed and looked at him as I was getting mad at the thought of what was happening.

"Austin, my little cousin is getting married...before me."

Wasn't my life just the best?

I couldn't believe this. My little cousin was getting married before me.

And every time I thought about it, it just made me angrier by the minute.

"What do you mean your little cousin is getting married before you? I thought she was dating that guy for like 2 months." Austin told me still sitting on my couch. I sighed and nodded.

I thought so too. I guessed two months was enough time for someone to get married to each other.

"Yeah, me too! But no, my little cousin is now getting married and I'm going to have to find a way of making everything I do better than her! You know, I thought I was going to get away from this charade and her and her flaunting when I moved out but no...she still finds me!" I explained to him burying my face into my lap sitting on the couch.

Austin sighed and I could suddenly felt something massaging my shoulders as I quickly tensed up a bit...it was him trying to calm me down.

See, he always did this whenever I was stressed out or upset which kinda made a piece of my feelings I use to have for him come back, but of course nothing too serious.

"Oh come on, it's not that bad. I mean, it could have been worse. She could have gotten married to one of the guys you use to date." Austin reasoned with me. That was true.

But still, it wasn't a very good position for me to be in.

"If only. I mean, I think that would be better than having someone who I practically raised all my life when my parents always worked and traveled the world, leaving me to care and clothe her and make sure she eats, sleeps, and whatnot get married before I even could keep down a boyfriend." I said frantic, sitting up as Austin's hands were still on my shoulders. He smirks.

"Ally, you and I both know that it wouldn't be. And don't worry, you are going to find the right guy you just have to wait for it." Austin started to cheer me up. I let out a small smile.

"But what if I don't want to wait for it. What if he never comes?" I asked him. He sighed and looked at me

"I know he will. And you want to know why?" he asked me smiling. I looked at him and shook my head.

"Why?" I asked him.

"Because you're awesome, a cool best friend, and-" Austin started to tell me.

Before he could though, I realized what I needed to do to get things sorted out and straight.

I know I didn't want to but I had to do this one thing that would make me sure this was really happening.

"I'll go over her house and get this whole thing worked out! Yes, that is what I can do!" I said getting up as he took his hands off of me. He nods.

"Or you can do that." he told me casually. I smiled and nodded.

"Yep! That's exactly what I will do! Because I know there has to be some kind of mistake, maybe it's a prank and she's trying to see if she got me." I said thinking to myself out loud as I began walking to the front door.

"Hey, what about my stuff?" Austin asked me. I stopped and turned around to face him.

"You can get them and put the in the second bedroom to the right and if you want, you can help yourself to something in the kitchen but I must warn you if you mess up my dishes and my house when I'm gone...I will kick your ass." I told him jokingly. He laughs.

"I feel very welcomed with that." he told me.

I smirked and noticed I still had the key to my house that Dallas gave back to me, tossing it to Austin as he caught it and looked at me a bit confused.

"What's this?" he asked me. I glared at him playfully.

"It's the key to my...our house. The place is as good as yours now." I told him smiling at him.

He smiled back as I turned around and opened the front door, leaving my house to greet the girl that owed me all the explanations in the world to me.

Amber Dawson.

As I got in my car, I started the engine with the wedding invitation in the passenger seat as I began driving away just hoping Austin did keep my house clean.

I had to worry about that. When I was always visiting his and Dez's apartment, the place looked like a 4 year old boys room with clothes, food, paper, more clothes on the floor and nothing ever put together or right.

Sooner or later, I finally managed to make it to the other side of town where my little cousin lived as I got out the car quickly, running up to her front door and knocking on it.

Eventually, the door opened as I could see the perfect pop princess standing there herself, wearing sparkly top and skirt with her high heels I would never or could ever walk in...Amber.

"Ally! Is that you?! I haven't seen you in forever!" Amber said happily pulling me inside her house.

I know, how could she afford a house if she hated or didn't do any work?

Well, to answer that question the guy she was getting married to was really rich and owned a lot of building all over Miami...not to mention, my parents paid for her house as well.

And no, no one paid for anything for me. But that was fine, I worked and earned the money I had.

"You saw me last week." I pointed out to her as she closed the door smiling at me.

"Yeah but so many things have happened that it feels like forever." she told me.

I smiled the best way I knew how without making it seem real.

"I bet a lot has happened because this paper came in the mail today..." I trailed off taking the invitation out and showing it to her.

Now, it was the time for her to jump up preppy and perkily telling me how it was a joke but no...she just smiled and jumped up and down, nodding her head.

"So you did it?! I'm so happy for you! Well, I'm happy for me but I thought my wedding invitations didn't get sent out correctly." she told me casually. I froze. "Aren't you excited, it's in 3 weeks?!" she finished asking me.

It was true. It was the truest thing ever and my younger cousin was getting married before me.

"I'm ecstatic but what happen to our deal? I thought you agreed that you wouldn't get hitched before I did. I mean, that's what we said would happen." I pointed out to her.

She sighed and looked at me apologetically.

Yeah right, she was never sorry for anything and that was a true statement.

"I know I did Ally but look at this way. You know I hate waiting on things and you were taking forever. You're not exactly the hottest girl in the world and besides, people call you the workaholic and control freak for a reason so I didn't want to wait until I was like 68." she explained to me causally.

Okay, well I'll pretend that those insults didn't offend me.

That was another thing about Amber, she would always insult me every chance she got and still act like she didn't know what she was doing...which I knew she did.

"Amber, that doesn't matter. You promised me-" I started to say to her.

"First of all, I didn't promise anything but you understand right Ally? I mean, you are happy for me aren't you?" she asked me cautiously. I looked at her not sure what to say.

I was truly happy for her that she was so in love that she was about to tie the knot, but that wasn't what we told each other we would do and I was all for keeping my word and promises.

"Of course I am. I'm just shocked." I told her. She smiled and lead me over to the couch in her living room

"Trust me, I'm shock to. I thought I would never get tied down to one guy before but Derrick is an amazing guy and he's smart, funny, and most importantly...he has money." Amber told me smiling excitedly.

I knew there was a big reason why she was getting married so early.

"Amazing." I said trying to be nice. She squealed and nodded.

"I know! Okay so remember, you are one of my bridesmaid. I would have made you my maid of honor if my best friend practically beg for the job, but Ally here's one thing that is required for you for this wedding..." Amber began to explain. I looked at her waiting for it.

I didn't want to be a bridesmaid but this was Amber's wedding and even I knew, the bride gets everything she wants.

"And that is?" I asked her confused at what she was going to tell me.

"Okay well during the ceremony instead of having the bridesmaids walking down the isle by themselves, they're going to be walking with their boyfriends, husbands, or dates which is cool because my soon to be husband is friends with them anyway-" Amber started to explain.

I had no idea where she was going for or trying to tell me but it didn't sound good.

"I'm sorry, what does this have anything to do with me?" I asked her nicely.

She smiled at me.

"Ally, you need to have a date to escort you to my wedding. And he's fine with it since he will take anyone, so he really doesn't mind." Amber finished explaining.

I couldn't. I didn't have a date and she would be surprised how hard it is for me to find one within the two weeks of her wedding...hell, I couldn't find one within 5 weeks in anyone paid me to.

I was the workaholic that everyone talked about.

I couldn't be like her and find a date on the side of a street corner and be good to go.

I wasn't that kind of girl.

Now I wished I had broken up with Dallas after my cousin's wedding. This was just great.

"A date?" I asked a bit shocked. She nodded.

"Yep...you do know what those are right?" she asked me slowly. I looked at her bitterly.

Another insult for the day. She just kept it coming.

"Of course I do. And don't you worry, I will have a date and he's going to be the greatest date ever. I mean, people don't call me the date getter for no reason right?" I asked her laughing nervously.

She looked at me weirdly and nodded her head, smiling.

"Please tell me it's not that Austin guy right? I mean, I know he's way out of your league but I want to see someone else with you." Amber explained to me. I froze again.

She was crazy. Austin would never be my date for anything. We were just friends and many people like everyone, didn't think so because of the way we acted toward each other.

But I knew what me and Austin were...right?

But I also knew why Amber didn't want Austin to be there.

Sure she thought he was hot and was famously perfect, but he didn't think that of her.

She didn't like him after she expected him to ask her out on a date knowing she would definitely nail him in the bag, but Austin turned her down.

It was pretty funny though how he never did and Amber waited for 2 years to realize he didn't like her like that...or at all for that matter.

He always thought she was the spoiled little rich princess which in reality...she was.

"No, it's not him. Trust me, I have the perfect date." I told her. She smiled.

"Okay great! Then I can't wait to meet him in three weeks." Amber said to me. I smiled and nodded.

I now promised my younger cousin I was going to have a date by the time of her wedding.

But I didn't know how to find someone like this in such short notice.

"Unbelievable!" Trish yelled to the piece of paper she had in her hand.

We were now at my house having our annual movie night as Austin was out getting the rest of his stuff from Dez's house and coming in after a while.

He had put pretty much everything he owned in the second bedroom just like I told him to and surprisingly, he didn't mess up my house or my kitchen.

At least he knew how to follow directions unlike Dallas never did.

But then again, I should really stop comparing my past boyfriends or guy love interest at all to Austin before I find myself getting in trouble with that.

I was now showing Trish though the invitation Amber gave me, as she read it and did the exact same thing I did...was shocked and even a bit mad by it.

Trish knew all about how much me and Amber made that promise and everything.

She never actually liked Amber herself but still, being the loving best friend she was...she helped me get through a lot of things with her.

"Exactly what I said. But that's not the worse part, you know what she told me when I tried to clarify it?" I asked her as we were sitting on the couch comfortably watching TV.

Trish looked at me.

"Is it going to be something I'm going to hate her even more for saying?" she asked me.

I laughed.

"I hope not. But it was horribly rude just like she was. She didn't want to wait on me because she thought I would never get married. I mean, I felt a little hurt at first by it but maybe she's right." I told her sighing.

It was true. Maybe I was never going to get married.

It wasn't like I didn't want to because I really did want to, I just could never find Mr. Right.

"Ally no. Don't listen to her okay, you are going to find someone who is amazing and talented as you to escort you to that wedding and walk down that isle...whatever it takes." Trish assured me.

I smiled and pulled her into a half hug.

I loved how my best friends were so supportive of me.

"Thanks Trish. I knew you would be the one to cheer me up in some way." I told her. She smiled.

"That's what I'm here for." she said to me smiling. She then looked at her watch and saw it was nearly 12am midnight already. "Oh shit, I have to go now and go home but do you want me to stay here until you go to sleep?" she finished asking. I smiled and shook my head.

She use to do that all the time. But maybe I didn't need it this time because Austin was here now.

"Nope, I got Austin here remember?" I asked her. She raised her eyebrows at me and smiled.

"Oh, well excuse me. Then I guess I better go." she said jokingly. I laughed and nodded.

Trish also knew about my feelings I had for Austin back in school and had always kept it a secret the minute I told her after I planned Austin and his ex girlfriend, Kira's date.

"Good night Trish." I said as she got up and opened the front door of my house.

"Good night-" Trish started to say.

Before she could say anything though, Austin had raced in the house casually as Trish looked at him and giggled.

"Oh look! It's Austin! Where have you been?" Trish said smiling at him. He smiled back.

I knew he was going to come back soon.

"I was making sure everything was gotten from Dez's place. What are you doing here? I hope I'm not interfering with your annual girls movie night or whatever." Austin said to us. I giggled and shook my head

"No, you're cool." I told him. He smiles and sighs happily.

"Yeah, I was just leaving. But I have to get use to having my two best friends living together now." she said to me and him as she finally left the house. I felt a small blush creep on my face.

She made it seem like we were dating and everything which I knew we weren't but I still had a problem...I needed to find a date.

Once she was gone, Austin closed the door and walked over to the couch next to me as he jumped on it as I grabbed the remote and began flipping through channels again.

"So how did your little talk with your cousin go?" he asked me. I sighed and looked over to him.

"Horrible. It's true, she's getting married and to make matter worse I have to find a date to walk down the isle with." I told him. He smirks.

"Okay, what's wrong with that? Just get a date." he told me.

Clearly he didn't know anything about my love life...which was true. Me and Austin were best friends but he never got really involved in my relationships or known who I had dated since high school.

Only Trish knew everything about my ex boyfriends but for Austin, he just saw them come and go.

He never asked about it so I never went into detail about any of them.

Not to mention, given the fact that I use to have a crush on him...it would be highly awkward.

"Austin, it's not that easy. Okay, you're looking at a girl who works 21 hours a day and barely has time to do anything else but to sleep, clean, and cook. Oh and by the way, thanks for keeping the house well kept." I told him grabbing the remote back from him. He smiles and looks at me.

"Well I didn't have much a choice. I was gone for almost all day...but I can't promise you that tomorrow. But look at you Ally, for a 22 year old you're beautiful you just have to find the right guy to make you feel that way." he explained to me. I smiled and felt those feelings come back to me again.

It was like it was butterflies but that would be impossible because I only got those when I was interested in a person.

"Maybe you're right. But if you mess up my house tomorrow-" I started to say to him jokingly.

"I know, I know...you'll kick my ass. Give me the remote." he said taking the remote out of my hand as I laughed along with him.

Quickly, he began to flip through the channels again looking for something to watch as I sat there.

I really didn't care what he watched or what he turned it to...until I heard an interview that definitely caught my attention.

"Welcome back to the Helen Show. We're here now taking questions from the audience so we can help their problems-" the TV announcer and host Helen said.

"Ally check it out...the place where everything changed for the both of us." Austin said causally.

I smiled and knew he was right.

The Helen Show was where the magic began to happen...well for Austin anyway.

It was the place where he sang his first single that was really mine.

But I was getting reminded of how I destroyed the set when he wanted me to break my stage frights at first.

"You mean changed your life?" I asked him playfully. He laughed.

"So we're taking the next question from that girl right there. So, tell me what's the problem?" Helen said into the TV as the camera pointed at an audience member standing up.

"I have this huge problem Helen. You see, my little sister is getting married and she loves to rub it in my face on how I'm not even dating anyone yet. So I would like to know what should I do since I do want to get married, I just don't know how to find the one-" the lady in the audience said.

Okay now, I was intrigued into this.

But as I was continuing to watch it, Austin had flipped the channel as I turned to him anxious.

"No, no, no! Go back for a second." I told him. He looked at me a bit confused.

"Really?" he asked me. I nodded.

"Yes go back!" I told him again nicely.

He sighs and turns back to the station again as I turned my head toward it.

"Well, according to many journalists and therapists around here it tells you that when it comes to dating, you get passed a certain point where you can already say you're never going to get a husband. Researchers actually tell us that if you have dated more than at least 20 guys in your lifetime at such a young age as you, chances are you won't get married if you have a 21st." Helen explained to the girl.

I couldn't move. I had exactly 20 guys I've dated in my life...or at least 20.

Dallas could have been 21 though, I was now losing track after a while. No, he was 20.

"At least 20?" I asked shocked. Austin smirked.

"Yeah I mean, that has to be a lot. Trust me, I don't even or ever had that many girlfriends in my life...and that's saying something." he told me. Well, this was just getting better and better wasn't it?

I was never going to get married...ever. If I dated one more new guy I was going to live alone for the rest of my days. This number couldn't go up anymore from this point on, I wouldn't allow it.

"So what should I do?" the girl asked Helen.

"Well do what I did and it worked for me. Your number will not go up unless you date a new guy right? So instead of dating a new guy...why not date an old, new guy?" Helen asked her raising her eyebrows up.

I looked at the screen confused. I had no idea what any of that meant.

"What do you mean?" the girl asked her. She laughed.

"It's simple as this. Remember all those boyfriends you use to have? Don't you want to know what has happened to them, see if any of them changed or is the one. I guarantee you that if you go back to all of your ex's and see where they are now...one guy is going to come out on top again and you will have a date to your sister's wedding and an old new boyfriend to be together with forever." Helen further explained.

And then it hit me. That was it. This is what I had to do.

I didn't need to keep dating new people if I don't even remember why half of them ended up not being with me or the other way around.

Maybe they weren't ready for a committed relationship at that time and now, they are more than ready.

Maybe they weren't serious before and now, they are the exact opposite.

A lot of maybe going through my head until I realized what I needed to do.

If my younger cousin wanted me to go to her wedding with a date to walk me down the isle, it will be with someone I know already and not just some stranger I picked up.

"I'm doing it!" I shouted out loud standing up. Austin looked at me confused.

"You're doing what?" he asked me.

I smiled and turned around running past him to go into a drawer I had in the living room, looking for a little black book I always kept.

"I'm doing the only thing that will make me feel like I can have happily ever afters!" I said to him.

He now got up and walked over to me sitting at the dining room table that was behind me.

"And what would that be?" he asked me. I turned to face him as I showed him the book I was looking for.

It was the book of dates I had dated back ever since I was 18 and legal. Of course I had to add the ones from high school too though.

But it was going to be the only book I needed.

"Austin Moon, I'm not going to be the girl who doesn't have a date come Amber's wedding night. I'm not going to walk down that isle by myself." I told him as I sat across from him at the table.

He looked at me unsurely.

"Why?" he asked me. I smiled and held the tiny book up.

"Because I'm going to track down my ex's and if you want...you're going to help me." I told him smiling.

He froze and looked at me like I was insane which at this point, I could be.

But I had no other options...I had to do this.

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