They went downstairs. "I'll get us something to eat." Dez said running to the kitchen. Trish went off to get a movie for them to watch. Austin sat on the couch with Ally in his lap. He put his feet up so she could lie on him. He stroked her hair gently. She let out a soft whimper. She felt his grip tighten on her. She didn't want to ruin things with their partnership but she couldn't bring herself to lie that she was fine now. Trish came back putting the movie in. Dez came back putting the food on the table. They sat down in the chairs and Trish started the movie. Ally focused her attention on the movie. She relaxed into Austin's hold more. He let out a purr resting his head on hers. He'd never tell her but he loved having Ally like this. As much as he hated seeing her upset, he was enjoying having her this close to him.

They watched some movies until late afternoon when Austin heard the front door open and close followed by a familiar voice. "Austin? You home?" His mother called. "Yeah. In the lounge." He shouted making sure to cover Ally's ears so it wouldn't make her head hurt. "Alright." Mimi and Mike both walked into the lounge looking over at the teens. Mimi smiled seeing Ally on Austin. "Someone looks comfy." She said softly. Ally blushed and Austin chuckled. Mimi walked out into the kitchen and Mike sat down in an arm chair opening up his newspaper. The teens went back to watching the movies till it finished and Trish convinced Austin to go down to the basement to practice a few songs for the upcoming concert. Ally stayed in the lounge talking to Mimi who had started talking to her.

Austin was downstairs playing his guitar but nothing in particular while Dez was waiting to record him. Trish smiled watching them both acting like little children. He then looked up at Dez. "Ready?" Dez smiled focusing on him. "Always." Austin started playing "Better Together" while Dez filmed his performance. Trish sat down watching them both.

Ally finally managed to slip away from Mimi when she started watching some program on the tv. She headed down to the basement hearing Austin singing. She came up next to Trish watching the boys. Trish hugged Ally gently. "Wanna sneak out for some ice cream?" She whispered. Ally smiled nodding. The two girls snuck out of the basement and out of the house. They headed off to the mall. They stopped by the ice cream shop getting their ice creams. They sat outside talking to each other for about an hour before they absentmindedly started walking down towards the beach talking. They sat down on the pier edge. Ally watched the water rolling onto the beach and then falling back out. Trish felt her phone go off and looked down to see Austin had texted her.

Austin: Where the hell are you two girlies?

Trish: At the beach

Austin: What are you doing there?

Trish: Checking out boys

Austin: …Wait….What?!

Trish: Jk. We went to have ice cream and then headed down to the beach. At the pier

Austin: Don't go anywhere. Plz? (Does puppy face)

Trish: Ally says we won't. :)

Trish shook her head. Ally walked onto the sand sitting down. She took her heels off letting the water run over her feet. Trish watched for the boys so that they couldn't scare them. She then saw Austin and Dez running over towards them. They skidded to a stop behind Ally. "Why'd you both leave?" Austin asked pouting. Ally giggled. "We just went out for a bit. We were going to come back." She said. "Really? We were?" Trish said only to have Ally glare at her. "Joking!" Trish said lying. Ally just rolled her eyes. She looked back at Austin who was pretending to contemplate if what she'd said was actually true. He glanced down at her. "Alright. But it's not cause I was terrible?" Ally frowned. "What?! No! You've gotta be the most amazing and talented person who lives here! You're awesome when it comes to your songs and you've got the voice of an angel when you sing!" She said. She watched as Austin slowly smiled his million dollar smile. "Way to increase his ego Ally." Trish muttered. Ally smiled shrugging slightly. "What's wrong with what she said? The girl's got taste." Austin said. Trish shook her head. "So, anyone fancy going for a swim?" Dez asked. They all nodded. They headed off to get changed before going back to the beach.

They got back to the beach tossing their towels onto the sand. Trish and Dez ran off into the water before a high pitched scream. "It's cold!" Dez shouted and Trish hit him over the head. "Of course it is!" Ally looked at the water wondering if it was such a good idea with the injury on her head. She felt Austin's gaze on her. "Are you coming?" He asked walking up next to her. She shrugged looking at him seeing the corners of his mouth curve into a smiled. She wondered what he was thinking but she didn't have to wonder for long. Austin pulled Ally into his arms and lifted her up off the ground. She grabbed hold of him tightly as he ran into the water. He jumped into the water before he surfaced. Ally turned looking at him. Austin laughed softly. "Don't looked so shocked Ally-cat. It's just water." He said before smirking. "Oh wait, I forgot. You're a cat and cats hate water." Ally rolled her eyes. "Well if that's the case, I better leave." She teased swimming back for shore. She felt Austin grab her waist pulling her back against him. "You'll stay right here." He growled softly. "Right where I am. So you're safe." She turned her head looking at him confused slightly. He's never been like this that she could remember. He nuzzled the side of her face gently before swimming off to Dez and Trish. Ally shook her head following after him.

They splashed around for a few hours. Trish looked up and frowned. "Seriously?" The others looked at her. "What?" Dez asked. "That creep is over there." She said. Ally dove under water. Austin glared over towards the shadow before it took off. He dove under water pulling Ally back up. "Why don't we leave and go to the movies for a while." She nodded. They swam back to shore getting dry and into their dry clothes. The four of them then headed off for the movies. Ally stopped outside the building looking at the movie that was on. "Scream?" she murmured. Dez smiled. "Yeah. It's great! My sister hates it and ended up with nightmares for weeks!" Ally just looked at him. "Yeah. Great help Dez." Trish said sarcastically before pulling Ally in behind them. They got their tickets and went off.

Two hours later the movie finished. Ally had moved from the seats to the floor with her ears covered so she couldn't watch it or hear it about half an hour into the movie. Austin tapped her gently. Ally shrieked. "Austin!" She snapped. "Sorry. But it's finished." She sighed leaning on the chair. Austin stroked her hair. "Poor kitty doesn't like it." He teased. Ally looked up at him. "Shut up blondie." She muttered. They left the cinema heading out of there. "I'm gonna head back home to get my things ready for school tomorrow." Ally said looking at the others. They nodded and she went back to Sonic Boom. Lester was still there. "Oh Ally." He called as she headed up the stairs. "Yes dad?" She said looking at him. "I'll be heading away for a convention tomorrow for two weeks so you'll be running the store." She froze. "Ally?" He said. "Oh….yep. Alright. Sure." She ran upstairs and Lester smiled. Great. Now I'll be responsible if anything happens with that person and this store! She sighed flopping down in a chair. This wasn't going to go well.