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AUSTIN'S POINT OF VIEW

I am honestly so shocked to see Dez and Trish together. They actually look like they're having a good time. Dez appears as though he accidentally took one of Trish's fries instead of his own and she smacks his hand. He looks down, confused, and then laughs after he realizes.

"I'm so confused," I say to Ally.

She nods in agreement. "I know, right."

They stand up suddenly. We freeze simultaneously even though we both know they can't see us. They hug and head off in separate directions. We relax in our chairs but look at eachother.

"Weird," we say at once.

Later, as we're coming back to Sonic Boom, Ally stops and says, "thanks for lunch," and smiles.

"No problem," I reply. I kiss her on the cheek and say "see you later." I leave.

ALLY'S POINT OF VIEW

Every time he kisses me it takes my breath away. I smile (and probably blush).

I settled back in to Sonic Boom and after I finished helping a customer purchase a clarinet, Trish walks in.

"Hey, Ally," she says. "What's up?"

"Not much," I reply. I wonder if she'll tell me about her and Dez. "I went out to lunch with Austin today."

She smiles. "Ally, that's great. I went out for lunch today, too."

Hmm. "Oh, where'd you go?"

"Lisa's Luncheon," she says, nonchalant.

Exactly where we went. A lunch place with breakfast and dinner specials. "Oh," I say. "Us, too." I eye her suspiciously.

"Oh," she says nervously. "I, uh, didn't see you."

"How could you," I say. "When your eyes were all over Dez?"

"What!?"

"I saw you two. We saw you two. Sharing fries and laughing."

"Ally, I-"

"I don't care, Trish," I assure her. "But I wish you would have told me." I rest my hand on her shoulder. "How was it?"

She laughs. "Oh, Ally, how long you got?"

AUSTIN'S POINT OF VIEW

I'm stopped by a few fans on my way through the mall. I take pictures with them and talk for a few minutes. I politely dismiss myself when I see Dez paying too much attention to a caterpillar.

I walk up and yell, "Boo!"

He turns around. "Oh, hey Austin," he says. "Look at this caterpillar!"

"What? You just.. But I... Ugh," I say, a bit dismayed.

"What?" he asks, confused.

"I just tried to scare you and you didn't even flinch."

"Austin, I knew you were there," he says, triumphantly. "I saw you're shadow, anyway." He laughs at me, the way Dez does.

I sigh and laugh. "So, Dez," I start. "What was going on with you and Trish, earlier?"

He continues playing with the caterpillar. "Nothing," he says finally. "We were just talking about what happened the other day. It was weird, we were trying to get over it."

"So you're not even going to try being with her?"

"No," he says. "I don't think I like her that way. And if I do, well I don't at the moment. I don't know anything about relationships, Austin. I'm not about to jump at the opportunity to."

"Alright, well, whatever," I say. "Good luck, man." I head home.

ALLY'S POINT OF VIEW

"So, basically," Trish says. "I'm never playing Spin the Bottle again." I laugh.

"So," I say. "You two went to lunch to talk about... you know, and you decided to stay friends?"

She nods. "Yep," she says with a yawn. "It's gonna be easy, Ally. I don't like him that way and he doesn't like me that way." She grins. "So how about you and Austin?" she nudges me and winks.

"What about us," I ask, nonchalant, to irritate her.

"Are you officially a couple," she demands. "Or no? Spill!"

"I don't know, maybe. Today was kinda like a date and he kissed me on the cheek before he left. He probably doesn't want to rush anything." I start to tidy the store before closing.

"So I guess your condition had a silver lining after all," she says.

"Yeah, I guess." I smile.

I mean, maybe. Because yeah it solidified Austin's feelings for me and mine for him, but did it mess up everything for his career?

"You okay?" Trish asks, interrupting my thoughts.

I look over at her worried expression and laugh. "Yeah," I reply. "I'm just a little concerned about how this not-a-relationship-relationship is going to affect the four of us as friends and Austin and I as partners." I close the doors and call to the last customer to have a good evening. "What about that song we were writing before hand. The one about chasing your fears and escaping the reality of them. I don't know if we're even going to publish it."

"I wouldn't worry too much, Ally," Trish says. "But here's some advice- don't faint again." She laughs and I stick my tongue out to make a pfft noise.

I know the struggle it is to be scared, I know how badly I want to believe, that some day I'll be free from my own fears, that I can let it all go and be so free. But chasing my fears is one thing, and letting them go is beyond me. I don't have a clue where to start, but, I know I'll be fine if you're with me.

Will I be free from my fears?