So, I know I was suppose to update earlier in the week, BUT I have an excuse: I was in a play and I had a lot of trouble memorizing my lines. I needed the time to work on that...and I had a lot of school crap to do! So please don't be mad at me :(

Here's chapter 8, please enjoy! AND REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!

(I do not own)

Ally POV:

As I woke up, I felt my eyes pop wide open.

I looked around and found myself in my bedroom. What happened last night?

Suddenly it all came back to me: MY DATE WITH AUSTIN! But as I laid there longer, everything came back in a hurry.

Falling asleep in Austin's car, being in his arms as he carried me up here, and him saying...I gasped and jolted up in bed.

I got up from under the covers and peered in my long mirror at the end of the room.

"He said he loved me." I said out loud. I carefully analyzed myself in the mirror...Nope still the same. Except I now have a boyfriend that is in love with me.

I saw my cheeks turn a slight red and covered them with my cheeks. I smiled and figured it was the proper time to get ready for the day.

That smile never left my face the whole morning. Through the shower, picking out my clothes, eating breakfast, and especially when I picked up my phone to see if I had missed anything.

A call from Trish, of course. And my heart stopped when I saw a text from Austin:

From: Austin Moon

I had fun tonight. See you tomorrow?

Love, Austin

Of course it had only taken me about a millisecond to read the whole thing, and I found myself typing faster than I ever have in my life:

To: Austin Moon

I had fun too. See you around 10, as usual.

Love you, Ally

As soon as I sent it, I realized Austin hadn't said "Love you, Austin" but just a "Love, Austin".

Maybe me saying "Love you, Ally" was a bit too much. Maybe he only wanted to say it face-to-face?

Soon it was 9:30 and he still hadn't texted back. The "I love you" is a big deal, and maybe it wasn't casual yet; texting it might have been a bit too much.

It only takes about ten minutes to get to SB, but I was eager to see him so I went early. As I drove down the road, I thought more and more about that text. It wasn't a big deal, and I'm sure when I get there everything will be just fine. Reassurance is all I need right now! Right? I saw my fingers tighten on the driving wheel and I could feel just a bit of sweat building up in my hair. I rolled down the window and turned some music on to calm myself down. I then peered at the speedometer: "HOLY SHIT." I was going 92 mph. I gently glided my foot off the pedal and took a deep breath.

And thanks to my speeding (understatement) I was already at SB in less than five minutes. As I parked, I looked around and found Austin walking up slowly with a solemn look on his face. I smiled and realized that all my troubles had gone away by just seeing his perfect face.

He smiled back and I saw him mouth 'Hi' right after I rolled up my window.

I felt my smile turn up even more, and I quickly got out of the car. "Hey there."

His face dropped and he started looking at me up and down seductively. Suddenly, a 'WOW' look appeared on his face.

I put my arms in the air and spun around, "You like?" I was wearing my new outfit I had bought with Trish a couple weeks ago: A v-neck black (but slimming) tee and a short denim skirt with a laced belt. And of course, the cowboy boots. I know it seems a bit slutty, but why not flaunt it when ya got it? Not quite sure I had waited until now to wear it! Austin obviously liked it. Or maybe loved it.

He was still staring until I walked up to him waving my hand in his face, "Hello? Earth to Austin?"

He then must have snapped out of it because he was now looking at my face, "Don't you think that's a bit revealing, Alls?"

WHAT? "Um, I thought you loved it?"

He was pulling off his sweater while talking, "I'm a guy. Of course I love it. You've never looked hotter, but it's also distracting! We're going to be working today right?" He swirled his pointer finger around, telling me to turn. I did as I was told, liking the protectiveness. I smiled in satisfaction. "And you're Dad's coming in today, so I want to be on full 'work mode'."

I laughed, "Yeah, we're suppose to be. But I already talked to Dad, he wants to open a little later. Just to test out the customers and business...Not quite sure what kind of difference it'll make." He looked at me confused as I pulled my hair out from underneath the jacket, I rolled my eyes, "It has to do with some seminar he's taking. Apparently, opening a business later may help gang more customers."

We were walking to Sonic Boom, and I was babbling on as usual. Until I noticed he wasn't even listening, he was too busy staring at me. What part of me, I'm not sure, but he was still staring!

I opened the door with my key and walked straight to the cash register, needing to count the money. He closed the door behind him and just stood there.

As I pulled of the jacket, due to it being below zero in here, I noticed his stare hadn't dropped. "Honestly, Austin, if you want me to go change-"

"NO! No, that's not really necessary, babe." Aw, babe. He walked over, obviously done with his peep fest and put his hands on my shoulders, "I'm just really going to have to concentrate today..."

I then felt his lips on my shoulders and found his hands sliding down my arms. My whole body went warm, and I closed my eyes. His lips moved up to my cheek before he finally spinned me around and lifting my up to sit on the counter. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms on his shoulders, "Before we do this," I started, "How did you sleep last night?"

I looked straight in his eye, "Honest?" He asked. I nodded. "I didn't sleep a wink. Do you remember what happened last night?"

" The, um, I love you thing?" He nodded but before he could interrupt, "Sorry about saying it over text. I know it's not casual, in face it's very serious, but-" He then cut me off with a quick kiss.

He laughed lightly and nervously, "Is that what you're worried about? The love thing is only half of what happened."

I felt my heart beat fast; was I really that tired last night? What else did I miss?

Austin POV:

I put my arms around her waist, "I spent some quality time with your Dad. We watched a couple of the baseball games that were on. It was so freaking fun. You're Dad's a great guy."

I felt her shoulder drop a little, but I let it go. She then smiled and started kissing me.

But unfortunately, this didn't last for long. Dez soon came in with a weird look on his face, and after that, it was work work WORK.

Although the whole time, the only thing I could work on was keeping my mind away from Ally. Every second I could, I looked at her. My work was definitely not paying off; she just looked so good. I'm a guy, I can't help it! I'm not the only one either. Every time I looked at her, she was looking right back.

Her smile was absolutely priceless, I must say. Her smile literally took my breath away.

"Dude." I heard Dez near my face, I didn't even notice he was there. Damn, I'm so whipped...

"What?" I asked innocently.

"Stop staring at my sister. Jesus." He walked away with a loud sigh. What's his problem? I wanted to find out so I followed him upstairs to the practice room.

"Dez, what's wrong, man?"

He looked back startled, "You don't expect me to make out with you? Right? That's my sister's job...obviously the other morning."

What the hell? "Chill out, I just want to know what's going on. You can tell me anything."

He seemed to think about it before answering very quickly, "I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH TRISH AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT. WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS KIND OF SHIT!" I felt my mouth drop to the floor before I slowly walked over to the door, closing it while he still ranted. "And I mean," Thank god he's quieter... "It's freaking Trish! She's sort of like a sister. I watched her grow up. But lately, she hasn't been a little girl anymore...I mean look at her." I kept quiet while he walked over to look out the window. His eyes grew wide.

I walked over to the window next to him and found Trish across the street handing out hot dogs; she must have gotten a job at the new Hot Dog Stand.

I peered at Dez and he was still staring at her, "Dude, listen. Don't even sweat it." He rolled his eyes and plopped on the couch, "Seriously. Last night, I told your sister I loved her."

"You don't think I already knew that? You've loved my sister since the moment you met her..."

I looked at him suspiciously, "Uh..."

He rolled his eyes again, "I'm not being a creep! She's loved you and it's obvious you've been the same- Okay this is NOT about you and Ally. This is about Trish and me."

I laughed, "Alright, alright. Why are you freaking out about telling her you love her?"

"I don't know. Lately, it's only been about sex and it's just...weird."

I took his arms and pulled him up from the couch and pushed him toward the door, "DEZ GO TELL THAT GIRL YOU LOVE HER."

I opened the door and pushed him out; he turned around and started but..."GO!" He then nodded and ran downstairs and out the door. I looked down and found Ally pointing with her thumb towards the door and looking at me questionably. I just smiled and realized how perfect things are.

Ally and Me.

Trish and Dez.

I walked down with a smile on my face, still thinking about how it's all working out.

As soon as I got to the bottom, I opened my arms and Ally was then hugging me. I wrapped my arms around her tightly, "Your brother loves Trish."

She looked up and rolled her eyes, "I know...it's weird."

I shook my head, "Nah, it's not. But guess what?"

She already knew what I was going to say, she reached up and kissed my cheek. "I love you too, Aus."

I kept smiling, like the romantic dork I am and stated out loud, "You're my world. I hope you know that."

I then hugged her tighter and led her to the cash register, letting her know I'm still up for work. And I knew she'd start, right on cue. "Yes, right. Let's get to work!"

I kissed her on the cheek and started working, knowing that the girl I loved would always be there and she'd always know that she has my heart.

DAMNIT! I am whipped...

I know, I know. It seems a little short! But the next chapter will be really long, and things will REALLY start to get intense. And this story can't all be happy and joyful. I'm gonna have to change it up a bit.

Let me know what you think!

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