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Recap:
"We are. So Austin, let's do this." I said to him. He smiles.
"Cool. So who's the first douche on the list?" he asked me sitting back casually. I laughed.
I then looked down to the book he had filled out for me and read the first name on there.
"Look like we're going to Elliot."
"So, tell me why are we looking in a phone book?" Austin asked me as I searched through the Miami phone book. "I mean, people don't even use these things anymore." he finished.
We were still at our house about to actually go and see where my first ex Elliot was but first...I had to find him.
See, Elliot was my very first boyfriend I had when I was 14 years old and I met him at an arts and craft Camp.
But unlike his name that sounded highly attractive, he didn't start off that way.
The Elliot I knew was a guy who had braces, messed up hair, and very big glasses and was what people called a loser back in freshman year in high school.
But it worked itself out. I didn't think he was a loser simply all because he loved the same things I loved like art, crafting, making tied eyed pillow cases and T shirts. You know, all that cool stuff.
And I wasn't considered a loser but I was kind of a loner and this was well before I knew Austin.
Me and Elliot talked to each other all the time, hanged out with each other, and we dated for only a week before I dumped him because all he ever talked about was how our time together at Camp was.
"I told you. The last time I saw this guy was when I was like 14." I told him concentrating on the book, scrolling down each name as he did the same.
Austin then laughed and looked up to me.
"And you're really going to count him when you only dated a week?" he asked. I nodded.
"Yes! I'm counting everyone! So come on, we have to focus. He has to be around this state somewhere, not a lot of people I know is named Elliot." I told him. He sighed and started turning more pages.
"And what are the odds your Elliot is going to be in this phone book? I mean, maybe Trish can help you out on this one since she knows the guy more than me." he said to me. I tensed up and looked at him.
I hadn't told him it was just going to be me and him working on this but it should be fun, we were best friends who could help me out.
"Yeah...there's been a slight change with that." I told him. He then looked up to me a bit confused.
"As in what kind of changes?" he asked me. I had to tell him sometime soon so here I go.
"Well, Trish is doing some family thing and so she won't be able to do it and so I asked Dez if he wanted to help, and he said he couldn't do it either so now...it's just you and me." I explained quickly and a bit afraid of what he was going to say.
I didn't know how he was going to react. If anything, he probably wanted to quit now that he was going to be stuck with me for 3 weeks on this whole trip because when I say every ex boyfriend...I meant every ex boyfriend.
That included if I needed to go travel the world for that.
But instead of him quitting, yelling, or getting mad at me as I looked to Austin cautiously...he sat there and nodded looking at me.
"Okay." he simply said looking through the book again. I was shocked.
He actually still wanted to do this.
"Wait, so you're not going to quit on me?" I asked him smiling. He smirks and chuckles.
"Ally, I would never quit on you. You should know that I care about you too much for that to happen." he told me truthfully. I smiled at him and blushed to myself.
I wished he would stop with all of these compliments he always gives me.
I didn't want to go back to my old high school ways but maybe tracking these guys down, was going to change that.
"And this is why I love you." I told him casually. He shyly smiles at me.
Yes, yes. We could say "I love you" to each other but it was definitely on the platonic side.
Many people thought it wasn't but I knew what we did.
As I continued looking through the list, I couldn't find any Elliot anywhere...or even close to my Elliot.
So, I sighed and sat back groaning putting my hands on my head.
"This is hopeless. I'm never going to find what I'm looking for ever. Maybe you're right, we should give up and call it a day." I said to him leaning back in my seat. He sighs and smirks looking at me.
It was true. I couldn't do this. I had no idea why I even thought it would be easy.
"Ally, you've been at this for 20 minutes." Austin pointed out. I nodded. That was too long for this.
"I know! But what else can I do? I mean, I'm not going to find him anywhere here." I said to him.
He chuckles and began to pull out his phone. I had no idea what he was doing but he was going to tell me.
"What's this dude's last name?" he asked me. I thought about it for a minute.
"Parks. Why?" I asked him a bit confused.
He smiles and began typing into his phone and then looked to me.
"Because you're about to love me even more." he told me smiling. I looked at him even more confused.
"Okay what did you do?" I asked him hesitant. He laughs.
"I just searched for your Elliot guy-" he began to say. I was too eager to let him finish.
"And what?" I asked excitedly. He held the phone up to me.
"He's a bartender at the bar downtown." Austin told me.
Wow, he went from making tied eyed pillow cases to delivering drinks at a bar...it was a first.
"Really?! That's not that far away, let's go! Let's go!" I said jumping up from my seat, grabbing Austin's hand and running outside to his car.
Quickly, I had felt a large shock through my body that came from my arm that I couldn't or didn't have time to explain as Austin got up and followed me outside.
Maybe Elliot might be the lucky one...I just hoped.
Me and Austin were now parking his car in front of the bar as I was getting scared and nervous at the same time.
I wasn't sure that if I saw him, he would look the same or far worse.
But it was only 6 years ago...he can't possibly look that bad.
As I looked outside from the window, I sighed as I could see people walking in and out of the bar.
"So, how am I exactly going to do this?" I asked Austin. He shrugs.
"I'm going to go out on a limb on this one and tell you to go inside." he said jokingly.
I glared at him playfully.
He was right. All I had to do was go inside and try to see if I could ask this guy out on a date.
"You're right. I should just relax and just do it." I told him. He nodded and smiled.
"Good. Well, I'm going to probably catch a little power nap-" Austin started to say.
I didn't think so. There was no way he wasn't going to come with me on this one...or any of the others.
I needed a best friend supporter to be by my side since if I would confront these guys by myself, I would just freeze up.
I wasn't good at communicating to people and since Trish or Dez wasn't here, what better person could help me out if needed than Austin?
"No, no, no. You have to come in with me." I told him. He froze and looked at me like I was crazy.
"What?! Ally, no. I can't go in there. I mean, what if he get the wrong idea and think that we're dating?" Austin asked me.
I tensed up. It wasn't a bad idea...wait a minute. What the hell was I thinking?
"He's no! Okay, and if he does then I'll just make up something on the spot." I said to him. He sighed.
I couldn't do this alone and I was already very good at lying now.
I hung out with Trish, Dez, and Austin for 7 years...I got the hang of it.
"Look Ally, I know you're probably scared but the only thing I agreed to do is to help you find them. Not help you find them and look at them." he told me. I sighed.
I didn't know why he was sounding like he didn't want to see them.
It was a question that I knew it would be forever not answered but he had to.
I couldn't take a no for an answer.
"Austin please, I mean if he ask me anything I can tell him something that logical. Or better yet, we can both be there and pretend like we don't know each other and if I get so nervous about the whole thing, then you can jump in and help me out. Can you just please do this for me?" I asked him looking into his eyes.
It would work out perfectly. Besides, Elliot wasn't a fan of music so he wouldn't know who Austin was.
But he had to come in with me. I couldn't do this alone.
So I started to move my hand over to the middle of the joystick where Austin's was.
But as I put my hand on his pouting at him, I could feel Austin tensing up and looking at me.
He wasn't the only one though.
It was like every time I touched him, I got that feeling that I wanted not to have.
As I looked up to him to plead for his presence to be in the building, I could see him staring at me wanting to say no but something in him was just telling him to say yes.
"Okay fine. I'll go...for you." he said smiling. I smiled back and opened the front door as he did the same.
Quickly, we got outside as Austin walked over to my side as we began walking toward the building.
"What if he doesn't like me?" I asked him worried. He laughs.
"Ally, did he like you before?" he asked me. I sighed and nodded.
"Then you should be fine. Besides, you're you." he told me. I smiled.
Once we were finally in front of the building, Austin opened the door for me as I walked in seeing it not that crowded like it would normally be but then again it was only 7 at night.
No one really came into this bar until like 9 so at least it would be less noise and people talking to him, if he actually worked here.
"So where is this guy?" Austin asked looking around behind the bar.
I soon started to do the same as I looked out as I began looking closer until I saw something I never thought I would ever see.
It was Elliot although Elliot...didn't look like Elliot at all. He was much more hotter than before.
No one braces, no more glasses, and he definitely had the body of the perfect guy I always wanted.
He was already Mr. Perfect before I even talked to him. Maybe first time was the charmer.
"That's him." I told Austin pointing to the guy who was largely and highly attractive.
As I looked to see Austin looking at him, I could see his eyes widening as he looked at me shocked.
"I thought you said he was a loser when you dated him?" he asked me. I smirked.
"Doesn't look like a loser now. And besides, I didn't say he was a loser. All I did was show you a picture of him." I pointed out to him. He chuckles.
"Yeah trust me, that was enough." Austin told me. I giggled and smiled at him.
He never really knew any of my ex boyfriends...he didn't even know the ones I recently had.
He barely knew Dallas when I had him.
He never wanted to or gotten involved in my love life so all he knew about them, was that I was dating them at the time.
He never went on any dates with them and I didn't date them long enough for any guy to meet my friends, besides Trish.
"Let's just do this." I said walking over to the bar slowly.
By the minute, I was getting more scared and worried by how it would turn out.
But I could do this. I knew I could, I just needed to have the strength to do so.
When we were there, I then sat down with Austin next to me as we both watch Elliot carefully taking other people's orders around him.
"So how are you going to do this whole thing?" Austin whispered to me. I shrugged sighing.
I honestly didn't know how I was going to do it but I was going to try.
"I don't know, I just have to wing it. Don't worry, how hard could it be?" I asked him smiling a bit nervous.
As soon as I saw Austin nodding, I finally saw Elliot turning over to me smiling and walking up to me as his smile was actually perfect too. And by the looks of it, maybe he did remember me.
"Hey, what can I get for a pretty lady like you tonight?" Elliot finally said to me smiling.
See, we were already making progress and I hadn't even uttered a word to him.
I smiled at him shyly trying my best not to blush as Austin was looking around the place.
I could tell he wanted to leave already but I really needed his help.
"Um...I can't decide. Surprise me." I said gracefully as he smiled turning back around.
I sighed once he did and turned to Austin.
"I'm confused, what are you doing?" he asked.
"I'm just playing it cool. That way once I finish the drink, he gives me the check and then I would write my name down, give it to him, and hope that he will take it." I explained to him. He looked at me bluntly.
"Really? You're going to do all of that instead of just asking the guy?" Austin asked me. I nodded.
"Look I know what I'm doing." I assured him.
He nods and begins to look around again, as Elliot turned around smiling at me still handing me the glass.
Now was my chance to put my plan in action before it was too late.
Amber couldn't win again. I wouldn't allow it.
"Um, do you mind if I get the check in advanced please?" I asked Elliot.
He nods giving me a piece of paper.
"You know, I haven't really seen you around here before. Are you new to this bar?" Elliot asked me.
I smiled and nodded as I signed my name on the check, handing it back to him.
I was still kinda shocked though that he didn't even know who I was yet...but let's hope that was going to change.
"Yeah. My best friend Trish usually takes me to a bunch of places but this one was still untouched." I told him.
He smiled and looked down at the check.
Here it was. The time I would find out if he really did know who I was.
"Well then, Miss Ally Dawson welcome." he told me casually turning away from me. I was shocked.
He didn't remember me.
He didn't remember me. How could he not? I was literally the first girlfriend he ever had.
Even by saying my name, I was still unknown.
I looked at Austin shocked as he looked at me in the same way knowing that this had to be fixed.
So, I resulted to do the only thing I knew how...tell it like it was.
"Um excuse me?" I asked Elliot. He casually turned around and smiled at me. "I know you." I finished telling him. He looked at me confused.
"You do? I thought you've never been here before." he said curiously. Wow, after all we had together.
I couldn't believe this.
"I knew you when you were 14... at camp actually. It's me Ally Dawson?" I asked him hopefully he would know.
He looks at me confuse even more. He really didn't know who I was...this was just great.
"I'm sorry but I don't recall you-" Elliot started to say to me. I could hear Austin smirk and sigh.
"Let's just cut to the chase! Do you remember a girl with goofy glasses, bushy eyebrows, and a social life the size of a walnut?" Austin asked him sounding a bit annoyed at how he didn't remember me.
I wanted to smile at how he was about to help me out but he could have possibly blew our cover.
Elliot wasn't suppose to know he knew me through Austin.
Elliot looked at him mystified then back to me and snapped his fingers, looking at me carefully.
"Yes! Now I remember you! Ally Dawson! You were my first friend at Camp." Elliot said to me pulling me into a hug over the counter. I smiled and nodded.
"And first girlfriend." I corrected him. He could have at least gotten that right.
I then looked back to Austin as he was looking at us, mouthing a "thank you" toward his direction as he smiled at me.
"That too. Hey, how have you been? You look definitely different." Elliot said smiling at me pulling back as I sat back down in my seat.
"You do too! I've been good though." I told him smiling. He nods.
"Great! So what brings little Ally Dawson back to me?" Elliot asked me leaning against the counter.
Here it goes. I just had to be subtle.
"Oh you know, looking around Miami. Getting ready for my cousin's wedding soon, but you look amazing. Great, actually." I told him.
"Well it's nice to see you again. Never thought I would ever see the day this happened." he said to me. I nodded.
"Exactly! So since we haven't seen each other in forever, do you happen to be free on Friday night this weekend? I was hoping maybe we should catch on how our lives have been and even get some dinner after." I explained confidently.
Okay, I wasn't good at subtly.
I could already hear Austin groaning and putting his head down over his hands.
Elliot smiled and chuckled to me. I didn't know if that was a no or a yes.
"Um...what did you have in mind to do first?" Elliot asked me. Okay we were getting somewhere.
"Actually there's this new arts and craft festival coming up there, would you like to come?" I asked him.
He thought about it for a minute and sighed, looking up to me.
Sighing was never a good sign...unless it was a good sigh which I really couldn't tell with him.
"Ally I would love to go with you, but my wife is actually taking me there on Friday." he said holding his hand up.
Well that was a waste of my time.
But if he was married already then why the hell did he ask me all those questions?
I hated when guys like him did that to me. I could see Austin looking at him appalled.
I knew he was thinking the exact same thing I was thinking by the look on his face.
"Then why the hell did you-" Austin started to say to him annoyed. I nudged him in the ribcage. "Ow!" he finished yelling off looking at me. I gave him a signal looking back to Elliot.
At least he could speak his mind. I loved how he was just looking out for me.
"You're married?" I asked him. Elliot smiled and nodded.
"Yep. But what did you want to talk to me about anyway?" he asked me. I shook my head.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." I told him getting up trying my best to look like I didn't care.
"If it was something that involved both of you, wouldn't do much good now would it?" Austin asked him getting up along with me.
Elliot looked at him even more confused as to why he was acting like this. This was just who Austin was.
Especially for people he cared about which made me feel special.
"Come on Austin, we have a lot to do." I said gesturing Austin to follow me out of the bar.
"Hey, if you still want to catch up we can still talk here-" Elliot started to say.
"No! It's well okay! You and your wife have a lovely life together though! I have to go right now with this guy!" I said as I was finally at the door with Austin, opening it up trying to leave elegantly.
"Uh, thanks!" he shouted out to me as me and Austin were finally outside.
Once we were by ourselves on the sidewalk, I sighed grabbing my book and crossing Elliot's name off the list.
"Well that didn't go as planned." I told Austin.
"Don't worry about him, that guy is an ass anyway. I mean, he could have just told you he was married. Now I could see the real reason why you dumped him." he told me.
Now I could see the real reason too.
But complaining about Elliot wasn't going to help my situation. I'd just have to try again.
"Well look on the bright side! At least I still have two tickets to the arts and crafts festival on Friday night...wanna go?" I asked him trying to put a positive spin on things.
Austin looked at me smirking and shaking his head.
"Ally I love you as the greatest friend in the world...but no." he told me sternly. I laughed.
I knew he was going to say that.
He hated pretty much everything I loved, but somehow we made us work.
"Fine. Come on partner." I said pulling his arm to the car.
One horrible boyfriend down, 18 more to go.
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