Chapter 9
I woke up from the sound of the phone ringing loudly in my ears. I groaned and turned to answer it.
"Hello?" I said groggily. There was a laugh on the other end of the phone.
"Hi Ally. It's Jimmy. I just heard about Austin's breakup with Kira. I talked to her and she said she wanted to give him another chance. There's a party tonight at the Grande Boudwa Hotel tonight. Tell Austin that Kira will be there and feel free to ring a friend of your own. The party's at nine." Jimmy stated. The words that he had said stung. I had just finished telling Austin my feelings last night and now Kira wants to get back together with him. Well, I guess it wasn't meant to be. I felt the tears roll down my face but answer Jimmy surprisingly strongly.
"Ok. I'll tell him. Thanks Jimmy. We'll be there." I said. I hung up before another round of sobs could engulf me.
After about two minutes of this, I got up and got ready to go swimming in the pool downstairs. I left Austin a note and went down. I did laps until I felt as if my arms would break off. I know sat at the deep end, my feet dangling just above the water.
"Hey you." A voice said. I jump and nearly fell in because of how quiet it was, the voice echoed across the entire pool. I looked up to see Elliot getting in the pool. I smiled slightly. It was funny that at the most depressing moments in my life, he could make me feel happy and make me smile.
He swam over to me and surface, his hair dripping wet. It was kind of sexy. I sighed and he frowned.
"What's up?" he asked. I opened my mouth but then shut it. I couldn't tell Elliot that I had poured my heart out to Austin last night and he had said nothing in return, leaving me wondering what he felt.
"I just can't decide what to wear to this party I'm going to tonight. Hey, do you want to come?" I asked. He smiled broadly and nodded.
"Yeah. That sounds great! And don't worry, whatever you wear, I'm sure you'll look beautiful in." he said sweetly. I smiled. I thanked him and then went to change. On the way out, I told him to pick me up at 8:30 so that we could walk to the hotel. He said he'd couldn't wait and then headed out.
When I got back Austin wasn't in our room. There was a note on the keyboard. I read it aloud:
Dear Ally,
I went to go pick up a tux for tonight's party. I loved the song, hopefully we could practice it tonight after the party? I called Kira and told her to come by at 8:30 so we could walk over to the hotel. I'll see you when I get back.
Austin
I sighed and then crumpled the note and threw it in the garbage. I then walked over to my suite case. I realized that there was a small closet and dresser to put my clothes in. I did just that. Once they were all organized, I decided on what to wear. I finally settled on a short, sweet-heart neckline, pink dress with sequences on the front and ruffles on the bottom.
I got showered, curled my hair and put it to one side, twirling one piece in the front and pinning it back with a bobby-pin. I then got dressed and then started to put my makeup on. I put on a little more eye makeup than usual. I put on eyeliner, eye shadow and mascara. I also put on foundation, powder and blush. Then, to top it all off, I put on a little bit of pink lip stick. I looked in the bathroom mirror and smiled slightly. I then turned and headed out of the bathroom just as Austin came through the door in a tux. My throat closed and my eyes nearly fell out of my face. He looked so good! The tux was black and his dress shirt white, the bow tie was messed slightly and I smiled at that. He looked up at me and his jaw dropped several feet.
"Hi Austin! You look nice." I said innocently. He blinked, closed his mouth and then smiled.
"Thanks Ally. You look amazing." He said. I blushed slightly and turned my head to hope that he wouldn't see it.
"Is Kira here yet?" I asked breaking the awkward silence. I watched as his lips parted into another smile.
"She'll be here in a few minutes." He stated. I nodded and then we lapsed into awkward silence, the sound ringing in my ears. It was going to be a long night.