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Chapter 13

When we eventually managed to stop laughing I got up and grabbed some clothes.

"Erm, Austin, do you mind if I get a shower?" I asked him. He shrugged.

"Depends…can I join you?" he asked. I rolled my eyes.

"Only if you want me to poke your eyes out." I threatened him, smiling innocently. He frowned.

"Straight down the hall, third door on the left." He sighed reluctantly, passing me a towel from a drawer on his dresser. I smiled, leaning forward to whisper in his ear.

"Maybe one day, baby." I said, a little out-of-character for me, but it was worth it to see the look on his face.

"Al-ly…" he groaned. I just chuckled and rolled my eyes, swinging my hips a little exaggeratedly as I walked out of his room and went into the bathroom. I locked the door, but the lock looked a little insecure so I moved a laundry basket in front of it. Then I stripped off my clothes and climbed into the shower. The whole bathroom was surprisingly clean, although I was willing to bet that it was Austin who kept it that way. I turned the heat up until it was practically burning my skin, the way I always have my showers, and used the shampoo that was there. I assumed it was Austin's moms, and I figured she wouldn't notice me using a little.

When I got out I dried off with the towel and got dressed, tying my hair back to keep it from making the back of my shirt damp. Then I moved the laundry basket back and went back into Austin's room. I froze in the doorway when I saw that he was changing. He was wearing nothing but boxers with smiley faces on them. I felt my face burn bright red but couldn't help laughing at the childish underwear. He smirked when he turned and noticed me looking, and although I had seen it before I couldn't help but feel turned on by his toned abs and obvious six-pack. He grinned, holding out his arms and doing a little twirl, making me laugh harder.

"Like what you see?" he asked. I grinned, licking my lips.

"Looks delicious." I said seductively, making him groan.

"God, Ally, you used to be so shy! Why do you have to be all sexy and seductive now?"

"Oh, I've always been sexy and seductive…you just never noticed before." I shrugged. He smiled, shaking his head.

"Oh, trust me, I noticed. But now you're doing it on purpose, just to torture me." He said, laughing. I grinned.

"Well, I won't deny that…but I need to ask you a question. Seriously, like." I said, walking over and sitting on the bed. He sat next to me, and my breathing sped up a little as I noticed that he was still dressed in only boxers. I shook my head to clear my mind and began.

"Well, I haven't really been in school much recently, but when I start going back properly…will you be ashamed of me? Because when I was there, you mostly seemed to avoid me. While I was going through this whole thing with my mom, I mean. Other than the day when I had that fight with Trish, you never really spoke to me. I wondered if that was just because, or if it's because you didn't want people to know we were friends. Or, as we are now, more than friends…" I babbled. Austin smiled, shaking his head as I trailed off.

"Ally, I would never be ashamed of you. Remember what I said about everyone liking you? It's not like people will judge…well, they will, but hey. Maybe this will help me to get rid of my bad boy reputation. You know I haven't smoked once since you stayed here the first time?" I was shocked.

"Really? But you almost did when you picked me up…"

"Yeah, but that was just because I was so stressed out, and it really hurt to see you like that." He shrugged. I smiled, reaching over to hug him. I felt tingles run through me at the warmth from his almost-naked body next to mine and shivered. He hugged me harder and I gasped, pulling my body over to sit on his lap and kiss him. I ran my hands up and down his bare chest, revelling in the solidness and the shape of his defined abs. He groaned, grabbing my hands in his own and holding them still, attacking my lips with a newfound passion that felt new. I gasped when he bit my lip forcefully and suddenly his tongue was in my mouth, and although we had kissed like this before it just felt different…in a really, really good way.

I suddenly felt like my clothes were just a barrier keeping me from Austin, and I wanted them off. I think he felt the same, because the next thing I knew he had pulled my shirt over my head and rolled us over so he was on top. I sighed as he pulled away from my mouth to trail kisses down my neck, and then my chest, and then down my stomach. I gasped as I felt him nip at the bare skin. And then, all of a sudden, he was gone. I sat up, trying to catch my breath, and looked to see him lying on his back, hands over his face.

"Sorry, Ally. I got carried away. And I just told you I wanted to wait yesterday…you must be so confused." He said, and I could tell he was angry at himself.

"It's okay, Austin. I'm not confused. Actually, I'm less confused that I was before. I know I want you, and you want me. So bad. I was kind of a little worried that maybe you wanted to wait because, well, maybe you didn't want me in that way." I admitted, ashamed to be telling him. He moved his hands away from his face and looked at me like I was stupid.

"Are you being serious? Ally, I want you more than I have ever, ever, wanted anyone in my life. It actually scares me. I love you, Ally. The only, and I mean only, reason I wanted to wait was because I think it will be better if we wait. Sometimes it physically hurts how much I want you, though." He whispered, and I felt myself tear up at his honesty. I smiled and kissed him softly.

"I want you that much too." I said. He grinned, then stood up and shook his head.

"Okay, we need to get dressed, before we get carried away again." He said sternly. I smiled and picked up my shirt, pulling it back over my head and straightening my outfit out.

"So, what do you wanna do?" I asked him, playing with a loose thread on my jeans. He shrugged, pulling on a pair of ripped jeans and a red and black stripy top that I love. I love it more when he's not wearing it, but that has less to do with the shirt and more to do with Austin.

"Well, I've decided that we are going back to school next Monday. Both of us." He said decidedly. I almost shook my head, but decided that I needed to get some sort of normalcy back into my life. That and I really didn't want the police knocking on my dad's door asking about me. That reminded me; I needed to go talk to my dad at some point.

"Okay, but we still have a few days, so what shall we do?" I asked him.

"Well, you need to try talk to your dad at some point. But I think you should give him a day or two to cool off before you do. So, how about we just spend the next few days chilling, having fun, trying to take our minds off everything?" he suggested. I grinned and nodded. That sounded amazing.

We spent the next few days running around town, hanging on the beach, at the mall, the movies and the park. We watched a horror, which I found boring and ridiculous, but Austin enjoyed. Then we saw a chick flick that I chose, and even though he pretended to fall asleep halfway through, I'm pretty sure Austin loved it.

Eventually Sunday came around and I couldn't put it off any longer; I had to go see my dad.

"Hang on a second!" I heard him call from inside the house when I knocked. Austin was waiting down the road a little. I had a feeling he would only make matters worse between my dad and I if he was there. I tapped my foot nervously, having second thoughts. I half-considered running away before he opened the door, but then he already had and it was too late. We both froze for a second, staring at each other, and I realised this was a big moment. Either he was going to hug me and tell me he was sorry, that he missed me, or he would slam the door in my face.

He chose the latter, causing me to burst into tears. I slumped against the door, head in hands, crying my eyes out. First my mom, now my dad. Could things get any worse? I jumped and squealed a little as the door opened again behind me, and I stood up quickly.

"I'm sorry Ally." He whispered before hugging me and kissing the top of my head. I hugged him back, relieved.

"I missed you dad. I thought you hated me." I sobbed into his shirt. He scoffed.

"I could never hate you, Ally." He whispered.

"Then why…why did you react so badly?" I asked him.

"Because you look so much like your mother, partly. It hurt me to see you, that's the main reason I wanted you to leave the hospital. And then seeing you with him, it made me realise that you were growing up, and that you would be leaving me soon…and that hurt so much, I guess I just got too angry and couldn't hold it in anymore. You get your temper from me, Ally. I've just gotten really good at hiding it over the years." He explained. I smiled through the tears, now happy tears, still streaming down my face.

"Thank you dad. But I promise, I would never leave you. I mean, I'll be going to college. I think. And then I'll have to move out some day. But I promise, no matter what, I will always come back to you. You're my daddy." I assured him. He nodded.

"So, do you want to come back home? Or are you having fun living with your boyfriend?" he asked me, raising his eyebrows. I blushed, looking away, embarrassed.

"Shut up, dad. Yeah, I want to come home." I said honestly. Living with Austin was fun and all, but sometimes it was a little too fun. And I really did want to make our first time special, so I figured it best to move back home as soon as possible.

"Well, I'm finally going back to school tomorrow, so I have all day today to move back in…not that it'll take long. I only took one suitcase." I said, shrugging as I wiped my eyes. He smiled at me, pride written across his face.

"You know, Ally, you are turning out to be one beautiful girl." He whispered, and I smiled.

"Of course I am. You're my dad, aren't you?" I asked. He rolled his eyes.

"Okay, kiss-up, go and get your stuff." He said sternly, but I saw the laughter in his eyes. I kissed him on the cheek one last time before running off down the driveway, waving over my shoulder.

"Be back soon!" I shouted.

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