A/N: You guys will love me when I tell you that I'm done school now for the summer holidays and I have time to write. YAY! No more studying, no more fastball, no more homework, all done! :) I apologize again for the wait, I just wrote my exam yesterday and it was easy. I guess that's what studying for weeks in advance does haha.

Enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: don't own A&A, but I own Maci.

Ally POV

"Hey Ally, how about these?" Austin called from somewhere close in the store. I looked around the rack I was skimming through to see him a few racks away, Maci sitting in the stroller beside him. He was holding up two costumes. One was Jasmine, the other was Aladdin. "Maci could be like, the genie or something!" Austin said excitedly.

"That Jasmine costume is kinda slutty, don't you think?" I hesitated as I crutched over to them.

"Are you really going to ask me that question?" Austin said. "I'll reply no to everything."

"Ha ha," I said as I rolled my eyes. I pulled at the fabric. "Can we just try and find something else?"

Austin sighed. "Fine. But Maci was really looking forward to wearing a genie costume."

"I'm sure she was," I giggled. I went back to skim through the rack I was at before. A few minutes later, I found something. "Oh my god, Austin, what about these?"

I held up an Ariel and Prince Eric costume. "Maci can be Melody!"

"Ha, no." Austin said. "Besides, how are you going to do the tail?"

"It has a long green skirt that looks like a tail."

"Do you know how annoying it's going to be shuffling in that tight thing all night?" Austin said.

"It's not that tight," I protested.

"Mommy, why is Austin Moon shopping in the Disney section?" some random little girl said. Her mom shushed her and they hurried away.

I started laughing and Austin playfully shoved me. "Thanks for defending me."

"Oh, come on, she looked like she was four!"

"Well, I think we should go with the Jasmine and Aladdin idea," my boyfriend said.

"Ariel and Eric."

"You have the hair for Jasmine!"

"How?" I challenged.

Austin pretended to be stumped. "Um, let's see. Oh yeah. It's really long, thick, and brown!"

"My hair isn't that long. And it's not all brown!"

"Ally, it's as long as Kylie Jenner's. And that's pretty much at your belly button. And okay, it's blonde as you move down, but it's still better than the Ariel hair. You're not a redhead."

"It comes with a w-"

"Ally, can we please just go with me on this one!" Austin interrupted, exasperated.

I sighed. "Okay, fine, I'll wear the Jasmine costume."

"Yes! Don't worry, you'll look hot in it," Austin grinned as he put the costumes on top of the stroller and pushed Maci towards the register, me trailing behind.

"I better," I commented. I grabbed a bag of chocolate, two magazines, three lip glosses and two nail polish bottles and tossed them onto the conveyor belt. "These are for making me wear it."

Austin rolled his eyes and got out his credit card as the lady at the till rang us up. When we finished paying, we heading to the food court to eat. As usual, we got shameful looks from parents, fanatic ones from teenage girls (Well, Austin did), and some people wanting autographs and pictures. Some people also wanted to see Maci. We couldn't go anywhere anymore without any of that, but we didn't mind. We were used to it.

"What time are we going to Quinn's tonight?" Austin asked as we sat down. I sat Maci in one of the highchairs provided in the food court and handed her some crackers.

"Around six, that's when everyone else is going. Maci needs to have a nap first before she goes."

"Are Dez and Trish going?"

"Yeah, you didn't know?"

"Well, truthfully, I haven't hung out with Dez in a while," Austin admitted.

"What do you mean? You guys are like brothers!"

"I know, it's just, I haven't had lots of free time. I've been busy rehearsing for my tour almost every day and I've been helping you around the house with your ankle for the past five weeks, plus taking care of Maci adds to it. But he understands, he's been busy with helping his parents with renovations on the house anyway."

"It kind of makes you think, doesn't it?" I said as I bit a fry.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, we're all 21 now. You and I have a baby together. It's scary to think we all might drift apart."

"Ally, that'll never happen," Austin said.

"You said it yourself, Austin, you haven't talked to Dez in weeks!"

"We're both just busy with our lives. That doesn't mean we aren't going to stop being friends. Dez and I have been best friends since we were in diapers, same with you and Trish. I promise you, babe, we'll always be Team Austin, no matter what."

I sighed and grabbed another fry. "I hope so."

"I know so. Now stop worrying, you'll get wrinkles."

"And that's a bad thing?" I said, raising my eyebrow.

"When you're 21…yeah."

"Yeah, I know, I'll stop," I said.

"More cwackers!"

"More crackers?" Austin asked as he shook some onto the tray of Maci's highchair. "There you go, sweetie."

"Yay, daddy!" she shrieked before snagging them and sucking on them. After we all finished eating, we went back out to the vehicle. As soon as we got in, my phone rang. "Who would that be?" I wondered aloud as I rummaged through my purse and pulled it out. "Hello?"

"Ally, thank god you picked up!"

"Quinn? Are you okay?" Austin was looking at me now from the driver's seat, and I gave him an I-have-no-clue look.

"I can't find Sheridan!"

I paused. "What do you mean, you can't find Sheridan?" Austin's eyes widened and he gestured to give him the phone. I held up a finger.

"I mean exactly that! I was setting up for the party tonight when I turned my back on her for a second, and now she's gone! I've looked everywhere."

"Okay, Quinn, just take a deep breath. Austin wants to talk to you, alright? Everything's going to be fine." I handed the phone to Austin.

"Quinn?" Austin asked. "Yeah, it's me. Are you sure you've checked everywhere? She has to be somewhere in the house, just relax. Are there any places she loves to be?" He paused, and I could hear muffled shrieking on the other end. "Quinn, you just need to calm down, take a deep breath and think. Okay, check there. Just a second." Austin pulled my phone away from his ear. "She's checking the basement."

"The basement?" I asked, confused. "Sheridan can't get down those stairs."

"Never know with babies," Austin said. "Here, Quinn, I'm going to put you on speaker. Okay, Ally's here now, too. And Maci," he added, just so she would know not to swear, because from the way she was panicking, she most definitely would have done that.

"I checked the basement, she's not here," Quinn said before bursting into tears.

"Honey, she's in the house. Do you want us to come down there?"

"No, no, I live on the other side of the city, it's out of your way, don't worry about it."

I paused. "Wait, the laundry room."

"This no time to be thinking about doing laundry, Allyson!" Quinn shrieked.

I winced as she used my full name. "No, I meant check the laundry room. I always see on TV shows that babies or little kids are usually in the weirdest places," I told her.

"Well, I'm desperate, so fine." Austin and I looked at each other as we heard her run down the basement stairs to the laundry room. A few seconds later, all we heard was Quinn screaming, "Sheridan! What are you doing in here? How did you get in here? You scared the HELL out of me, don't you EVER do that again, do you hear me young lady?!"

"But mommy, I was playing hide and seek; you were supposed to come find me!"

"Next time tell me you're playing hide and seek before I'm about to call the cops!"

"I take it you found her?" Austin said.

"She was in the dryer," Quinn said into the phone this time.

"How did she get in the dryer?" I asked, astounded.

"I have no flipping clue, but thanks for the suggestion, Ally. A few seconds later and I would have had a heart attack."

"No problem, girl, we're glad you found her. We'll see you tonight!"

"Once my heart is restarted. Bye, thanks again, you guys!"

"Later!" we called before I hung up my phone. "Well, that was eventful."

"No kidding. Thank god she found her," Austin said as he started the vehicle.

"I can't even imagine if that was Maci."

Austin shuddered. "Don't even bring that up, I'm getting mental images."

I turned backwards to see Maci. "Don't ever scare your dad and I like that, okay?"

She nodded, so that was enough for me. "I still have to figure out a way to tie my hair up like Jasmine's for tonight."

"It comes with those blue hair tie things."

"Really?" I asked.

"Well, duh. Otherwise it wouldn't be a Jasmine costume. It would just be a blue genie costume."

"You're quite the expert."

"Disney was my childhood growing up."

"Oh, really," I smiled.

"Really! Cinderella was the best."

"You have got to be kidding me," I laughed.

"I'm being dead serious. Those singing mice made me want to be a singer! It's not like I knew any better, I was like, five."

"I'm sorry I'm laughing, but you have never told me that before," I gasped.

"I haven't told anyone that before, I would lose my manhood."

"So you're telling me?"

"Well, yeah, you're my girlfriend, best friend, and the person I trust the most, so of course I'll tell you. But if you tell anyone, you are so dead."

"Oh relax, I won't tell anyone." I started laughing again.

"It's not even that funny!" Austin exclaimed.

"Yes, it is! Cinderella, of all the Disney characters, you pick Cinderella! Why couldn't it have been Simba from The Lion King or something?"

"Oh, I liked Timon and Pumbaa. Simba was cool, too." That only made me laugh harder, and Austin glanced into the rear view mirror. "Your mom is losing it, Maci."

Maci started giggling. "Mommy!"

"See, she agrees," Austin grinned. "Remind me to never tell you anything about my childhood again."

"Like how you're scared of umbrellas?"

"Hey, I'm not anymore! I told you that in confidence!"

I reached over and pat his knee. "Awe, I still love ya."

"Not really sure if the feeling's mutual anymore." Austin mumbled.

"Austin!"

"I'm kidding, Ally, you know I love you. But seriously, if you tell anyone-"

"I won't… at least not to many people."

"Ally!"

A/N: Filler, yes, I know, but the next update will be TOMORROW. You don't have to wait so long again. I'm going to try to write a bunch of chapters in advance so you guys don't have to wait so long, and I have one done after this one already, which is tomorrow's update, but I promise I'll try to do as many as I can in advance so they are ready for updates! Thank you guys for your patience, I love you all so much! xx

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