So someone asked about the whole Austin/Gavin/Piper situation, so it is explained in this chapter. Hope you like it :)
"I'm glad you could make it." Ally smiled showing Austin in.
"Of course." He smiled back. "The place looks different."
"I cleaned." Ally laughed. "It usually is always this clean… when Charlie isn't around."
"Boys will be boys." He added.
"I'm sure you weren't this bad when you were a kid."
"I was probably worse." He laughed. "Anyway, you ready to go over this?"
"As I'll ever be I guess.." She sighed.
"Don't be sad, this is a good thing right?"
"It is." She nodded. "I still don't get why you're being so nice to me though.."
"I'm not a bad guy Ally.. and believe it or not I care about you I guess."
"Thank you." She let a small smile creep through. "Anyway… I gathered everything they have ever sent me." She sitting down on the couch.
"Alright, so how much do you own in total?" He asked sitting beside her.
"Just under five thousand…" She watched his facial expression change from happy to shocked. "It's too much, forget it." She said.
"No no." He stopped her. "It's not too much. I have it. Well.. not all of it in total, but I can get it. Just pay them off in installments."
"I don't know about this anymore.." She sighed.
"Ally you need this, it's no big deal to me.. honestly." He said.
"Okay.. okay."
"Great." He smiled. "I'll get it sorted for you."
"Thank you.."
"It's alright." He shrugged.
"No.. seriously.. I can't thank you enough. This is going to change my life.. no one has ever been this kind to me, so, thank you."
"Bring it in." He said extending his arms.
"What?" She looked at him in confusion.
"Give me a hug.." He said.
"Oh.. if you insist." She laughed a little and hugged him.
"This isn't so bad."
"I guess so." She sighed into him.
Austin didn't want to say anything that might ruin the moment. But he didn't have to. Her from door swung open and she pulled away from Austin as fast as she could. "Ally I have given you plenty of time." A man said.
"Dad. You can't just barge in!"
"You should lock the door then." Lester said. "Who is this?" The man looked Austin up and down."
"I'm -" Austin was about to introduce himself but was cut off by the man.
"I don't care. Ally, I need the money for that hotel room."
"I don't just have a grand lying around dad."
"You've had days to go to the bank and get it." Lester shook his head.
"Actually that's why I'm here." Austin stepped in.
"What?" Lester and Ally both asked in confusion.
"The hotel room.. I was in desperate need of a room and Ally was kind enough to pay, so I'm here to pay it back." Austin smiled.
"Exactly." Ally smiled.
"I thought you said you couldn't remember what happened that night." Lester looked between the two.
"It all came back to me a few days ago." Ally lied.
"Uh huh. Well, have you got the money."
"I have some of it." Austin said taking his wallet out. "I'll get the rest to you as soon as I can."
"Right, thank you." Lester said taking the money from him. "Are you married?" he asked noticing the ring.
"No." Austin said. "I mean yes.." He sighed. "It's complicated."
"Sounds it." Lester said. "I'll see you around.. whats your name?"
"Austin. Austin Moon."
"Moon? As in Moon's Motors?"
"Yeah.. that's my dads company."
"You guys are like the biggest car retailers in America." Lester said.
"Tell me about it."
"Well, I gotta get going. And Ally please feel free to bring Charlie for a visit sometime. We do like seeing him you know."
"I will." Ally nodded.
"Bye for now." Lester said before leaving.
"He was nice.." Austin said.
"He has his moments.. and you didn't have to do that. I could have paid for the room."
"Well I'm guessing it was our room. I'm totally fine with this, trust me. I wouldn't be doing it if I wasn't, okay?"
"okay.. thanks again."
"So when do you need to pick Charlie up?" He asked.
"Not for another two hours."
"Great, so you're free to do lunch." He smiled.
"Again?" She asked.
"I do see why not." He shrugged. "I want to be friends, so as your friend, let me take you to lunch.. again." He laughed.
"I suppose I have nothing better to do.." Ally shrugged.
"Awesome."
"You still not remember anything from that night?" Austin pushing his now empty plate aside.
"Nothing." Ally said. She seemed to eat at a much slower pace than he did.
"I don't think I'll be going back to Vegas anytime soon anyway."
"What was the occasion?" She asked.
"It was my birthday. Big twenty five."
"Well, happy belated birthday." She smiled.
"Thanks. How old are you?"
"Thirty six." She replied.
"Wait seriously?" His eye's widened.
"No." She laughed. "I'm twenty four."
"Not funny." He said trying not to laugh.
"Austin?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you think.." She paused. "Do you think we.. you know.. back at the hotel?" She asked, her face turning redder by the second.
"Had sex?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Don't say it so loud." She said looking around to make sure no one was listening in.
"Nobody is listening." He said sitting back and folding his arms. "And to answer your question, maybe." He shrugged.
"This is weird." She said.
"It's not really." He laughed. "I guess we were attracted to each other."
"Uh huh.."
"So you don't think I'm attractive?" He pretended to be hurt.
"I didn't say that." She said. "You're okay."
"Okay? That's all I get?" He said making her laugh. "And to think I was going to say you were beautiful." She stopped laughing at stared at him. "Sorry.." He said realizing what had actually come out his mouth.
"It's fine." She smiled.
"Does this make us friends?" He asked.
"Because we had sex?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Oh my god keep it down!" He mimicked her.
"That was just full on valley girl right there." She laughed.
"Yeah, that was a bad impression, sorry." He laughed too. "I just mean are we friends?"
"I think we are." Ally smiled.
"Good, cause believe it or not I don't have many."
"What about Dez, and that one guy we saw at the restaurant?"
"Dez is my best friend. We've known each other since high school… Gavin.. we used to be friends and then, well. It doesn't matter." He sighed.
"You can tell me. The least I can do is try and offer some friendly advice."
"Well, couple of years ago I met this girl called Piper. She was perfect, everything I had ever dreamed of. I totally fell for her, in every way. We started dating and things were really good. I'd never been happier, and she seemed to be happy too. It was her birthday and I planned on proposing to her so I organized a surprise party. Everyone was in on it apart from her. I sent Gavin to go get her, but they didn't show up. I was worried, they wouldn't answer my calls, my texts, nothing. I had been drinking, trying to calm my nerves, so Dez drove me back home to see if she was still there. I opened the door and boom.. they were sleeping together." He looked down. "And it wasn't the first time either… now they are officially a couple."
"Austin, I'm really sorry.."
"It's alright." He said. "I guess we've both been hurt."
"Why are you still friends with him?"
"I honestly don't know." Austin ran his hand through his messy hair. "He has a better relationship with my dad than I do.. I guess I just pretend to get along with him in the hopes that something good will come out of it."
"Well surely your dad is going to leave the company to you?" Ally asked.
"Maybe, but I wouldn't be so sure about it. But hey, that's a few years down the line. No point no worrying about it now."
"What about your mom?" Ally asked.
"My parents split when I was a little kid and she moved away. She doesn't like Gavin much though. She's coming into town actually, you should come meet her."
"Oh hey mom, here is the girl I accidentally married in Vegas. No big deal" Ally said.
"She doesn't need to know that part." Austin looked at her.
"Maybe."
"Awesome." He smiled and glanced at his watch. "You better watch your time for Charlie."
"Yeah." She stood up. "Thanks for lunch." She smiled.
"Of course, we should do it again sometime." He suggested.
"Okay." She laughed.
"Tell Charlie I said hi."
"I will, thanks again."
Austin smiled to himself as he watched her leave. This whole situation was working out better than he expected.
