Five Years Later – 2007

Things were going great. I had graduated top honors and was working at the New Yorker. To make things better I had just begun dating this wonderful man; Dallas. He was a lawyer.

He is a wonderful man, everything you wanted; handsome, charming, successful. I had been invited to go to Washington to cover a press confrence at the White House; so Dallas brought me to the airport.

We were kissing goodbye at the gate. He had gotten special clearance to go through security with me even though he didn't have a ticket. He started with small pecks, then he licked my bottom lip for entrance which I allowed. The kiss got deeper and deeper, Dallas wrapped his arms around my waist and I his neck. If I didn't need to get some air I would of never noticed this man staring at us.

Dallas doesn't want to stop kissing me I smirk and I nudge his shoulder and point to the vistor. Dallas turns and the man speaks "Dallas, I thought it was you. How are you?" Dallas and the man shook hands.

"Austin hi; I'm doing great. Ally this is Austin Moon we used to live in the same building." I look at the man and think oh my God this is Austin, I thought I would never see him again. He looked good, for him. I really hope he doesn't recognize me. Dallas kept talking "Austin this is Ally Dawson. So Austin what have you been up too?" as Dallas talked I could of sworn that Austin recognized me but he didn't say anything.

" I'm working as a politcal consultant now, you still with the DA?" Austin asked.

"no I am now working for a firm now."

"well I have to go I have a plane to catch. It was so great to see you Dallas. Nice to meet you Ally." And with that Austin walked away.

I let out a sigh of relief "thank God he couldn't place me. I drove from Miami to New York with him after college and it was the longest night of my life!"

I didn't mean to have it come out so mean, but it did. "what happened?" Dallas asked with concern.

I softened my tone a bit "well he was a pain in the ass and then to add to it he made a pass at me. I told him no because he was seeing my good friend. I can't think of her name though. This is so sad I can't remember her name and we were so close." I began to laugh.

"what happened when he made the pass at you?" Dallas asked ; I could hear there was a hint of jealousy in his tone.

"oh nothing, I said we can just be friends." I furrowed my brow as the night was coming back to me. "I do however remember this he told me men and woman can't be friends. Do you believe that?" I looked up at Dallas who thought for a moment. "no I don't believe that."

I smiled "well do you have woman friends just friends?"

"no but I'll get some if you want me too" he said. The way he said it made me laugh. "your wonderful."

"I want you to have a safe flight, I love you" Dallas kissed me.

My eyes widened "you do?"

"yes I love you" he kissed me again. " I love you too" I was now on clound nine.

I borded the plane and didn't even notice when the flight attendent came over to take my drink order. "what will you like ma'am?"

Since it was only 1pm I wasn't going to have a cocktail "I'll have a sprite, but only sprite if no sprite then I want pepsi. I will also like a lime on the side please." After I ordered I went back to thinking about Dallas saying he loved me. I love him too; I just can't believe we actually said it. I was deep in my thoughts when a voice from behind said "University of Miami right?"

I turn around and see Ausin ugh I think to myself but reply "yes."

"did we ever do it?"

"please, no." The man next to me seem to be enjoying our conversation so I clued him in "we drove from Miami to New York after college."

Out of all the people in the world I could have been sitting next too I had to sit next to the guy willing to get out of his seat so Austin and I could sit together. This plane ride just got even more horrible.

Austin took his new seat " you were good friends with Amber?"

"Amanda, God you can't even remember her name." even though I had just remembered it within the last five minutes.

"amanda right that is what I said. How is she doing?" does he take me for a fool? 'right that's what I said' I mocked in my head.

"I don't know" I honestly reply. "really you were such good friends with her, we didn't make it because you guys were so close."

"whatever" I wanted the conversation to end but alas it didn't.

He took a sip of his drink " so you were going to be a metrologist?"

"a journalist" I sighed.

"right that's what I said, hows that going?"

I roll my eyes,"I am a journalist,I work for the New Yorker." I look down maybe he will stop talking, but this is Austin, if I remember from our drive he won't.

"so you're with Dallas, that's really great, you're together what like 3 weeks?" he took another sip of his drink.

"a month how do you know that?" again his comments were getting me interested in a conversation.

"Because you take your signifiant other to the airport in the beginning of a relationship. It's why I've never done it." He said.

Before I could tell my brain to tell my mouth to not talk to him anymore I asked "why"?

"well because things move on and you don't take people to the airport anymore and I don't anyone to ask me why I don't take them to the airport"

The stuff the comes out of his mouth "wow."

"what?" Austin asked.

I sigh softly "it's just that you look like a normal person, but you are the angel of death."

Austin only shrugged "so where do you see it going?"

I shrug "I don't know as you pointed out we have only know each other for a month, I am not jumping into anything. I'm not ready for marriage."

"I'm getting married" Austin said. I burst out laughing. "what is so funny?" he asked not amused by my laughing.

"I'm sorry, it's just that you of all people I never expected to get married. Who is this woman?"

"her name is Teddy Duncan, shes a lawyer and she is keeping her last name."

"you know what I am really happy for you. I like to see that you are being more optimistic in life Austin." I smile at him.

"well you get to a point where you are just tired of it all."

Here we go again I have to ask what one of his comments mean or I won't be able to rest. "tired of what?"

"you know the single life, you meet a girl have the safe lunch, move to dinner. You take her dancing, you do the white mans over bite" which he showed me. "you have sex and you ask yourself how long do I have to hold her until I can leave. Is 30 seconds long enough."

I knew I shouldn't of asked. "that can't be true, do you really think that?"

"of course all men think that. You probably like to be held all night right? That's a problem."

Did he ever actual think before he spoke. " I don't have a problem" I defied.

He nodded "yes you do, somewhere between 30 seconds to all night is your problem."

I couldn't take it anymore I was not going to talk to him for the remainder of the flight which was 20 minutes. Who does he think he is saying I have a problem, he is the one with the problem. He has too much time on his hands to come up with this weird science of why things are the way they are.

The flight landed, I decided to go onto the travelator, it is pointless but you can't not go on it. I was reading an article when I look up to see Austin next to me. I thought I ditched him back in baggage claim.

"how long are you going to be here?" Austin asked.

I turn back to my paper. "For two days" I reply without looking up from my paper. "do you want to go to dinner with me?" Austin asked.

"with you? As friends? I thought you said we couldn't be friends because I'm a woman and you're a man?" I asked annoyed.

Austin looked shocked " what when did I say that?"

"on the drive to New York." I walked ahead of him. He quickly followed "No, no, no, I never said that... Yes, that's right, we can't be friends. Unless both of the said parties are involved with other people, then they can... This is an amendment to the earlier rule. If the two people are in relationships, the pressure of possible involvement is lifted... That doesn't work either, because what happens then is, the person you're involved with can't understand why you need to be friends with the person you're just friends with. Like it means something is missing from the relationship and why do you have to go outside to get it? And when you say "No, it's not true, nothing is missing from the relationship," the person you're involved with then accuses you of being secretly attracted to the person you're just friends with, which you probably are. I mean, come on, who the hell are we kidding, let's face it. Which brings us back to the earlier rule before the amendment, which is men and women can't be friends."

I shook my head and look at him "Austin."

"Yes" he said with a smirk on his face.

"Goodbye." I started walking again, and prayed to the universe I won't bump into this pompus ass ever again.

a/n: so ik I said no author notes just wanted to say something. For people who are familiar with the movie can probably notice I have a few quotes that are the same; I am going to tweak them a bit, but some are just so awesome espcially the ones harry says to change. So I mention again I don't own when harry met sally nor do I own vctorious. this story is going to be in Ally's point mostly but as it progresses it will go back and forth between Austins and Allys POV's.