So it's been a couple days since I last posted a chapter. I want to thank everyone who has stuck by my story. I'm at over 100 reviews and I'm so proud and thankful. I haven't received many reviews on my last chapter and I'm having a hard time determining if it's because it was bad or if everyone has been busy. I look forward to your reviews and thoughts; it makes me better at writing. This chapter is a little fluffy.
Later, I woke up, disoriented. I look at the clock and it says 4 am. I blink a few times to wake up and realize that Dez had fallen asleep, too. And that we were still on Skype with Ally and Trish. And they were sleeping.
I chuckle. I end the video call and go curl up on my bed. I'm out like a light once more.
ALLY'S POINT OF VIEW
I woke up feeling refreshed. Somewhere between chatting with the guys at my desk and waking up, I must have moved to my bed. I look at the clock and it's 9:30 am.
I yawn and stretch. My phone buzzes. There's a message from Austin.
Let me know when you're awake,it says.
I smile and type back, I will.
I can almost see the confused look on his face at my response. I giggle. I open my balcony doors and step outside, putting a light knit sweater on in the process.
Oh, he replies.
I laugh again. I gently tousle my hair and put it up in a messy bun.
So what's up? I text him.
Nm, wanted to know if you wanted to go to lunch?
I smile widely. I'd love 2
Great. See you at 12. Love you. :)
Love you more x
Doubt it. ;)
I roll my eyes and laugh. I just sit there for a while, watching the sky and listening to birds. The clouds are beautiful today. Thinking back to the cloud watching club, I remember these clouds are cirrus clouds. Not easily made in to shapes, but beautiful to look at. The sky was blue with a very light tinge of orange still holding on to the sun rise. The western part of the sky was still a little dark, but that was very far away.
Everything is tranquil. I curl my knees in to my chest inside my oversized sweater and drift off to sleep in my little patio recliner.
I must have been asleep for a while because when I wake up, Austin is there, leaning on the balcony looking at the sky.
I'm slightly confused at first, but soon realize that we were supposed to go out at 12. I glance in my room to try to see the time but I can't.
"It's 1:30," Austin tells me softly without turning his head. "I came here and your dad let me in." He looks over to me and smiles. "I came upstairs to find Trish on your floor, snoring like a freight train by the way," he chuckles. "And the door was open. I came out here and found you sleeping. You looked cold so I brought a blanket out."
I notice the blanket and I turn a shade pink. "Sorry," I apologize.
"Don't apologize, Ally," he laughs. "It was cute." He comes over and plants a soft kiss on my lips and pulls away far too soon.
I get up and stretch, stiff from my nap. I'm about to go inside but Austin grabs me from behind and holds me, evidently with no intention on ever letting me go. I smile and turn to face him. He wraps his arms around my waist, my arms around his neck and we just stand there, listening to the hypothetical soundtrack of our lives. My head's on his chest because I'm so much shorter and his chin rests o.
"We should go," I say but hug him tighter. He laughs and responds with a tightening grip.
"Okay," he finally agrees. "Get dressed and I'll wait out here."
"Oh," I say, stopping in the doorway. I turn to face him. "What about Trish?"
"Good point," he agrees. "I'll call Dez to come keep her company. I know she'll love that." He winks at me. I laugh and go inside.
He makes me feel... well, he just makes me feel. And I love it. I wrap my arms around myself before closing the blinds to the balcony.
AUSTIN'S POINT OF VIEW
I laugh aloud when Ally closes the blinds.
I pull out my cell and phone Dez.
"Hello," he answers groggily.
"Dez," I say. "Can you come to Ally's to keep Trish company while she sleeps? We're going out for lunch."
"Awh," Dez complains, sounding more awake. "But Trish is mean!"
I laugh. "Just bring a movie for you to watch. Like Zaliens or something."
"Oh, okay," he says.
I just finish speaking with him when Ally comes out. Her hair lightly sitting on her shoulders and she's wearing a navy blue dress. Her shoes are little black flats with a small bow on each. I never really understood the craze women went through when it came to shoes, but I guess I'm just as pretentious considering I own about 2 dozen different colour pairs of the same shoe. I laugh internally at myself. I give her look of awe and smile. She's so beautiful.
"Don't stare," she playfully scolds.
I roll my eyes. "Don't give me a reason to," I say, somewhat seductively. She catches on and winks. She laughs and goes back through the door. As I follow her though, she picks up the majority of the garbage from last night's junk food binge. She straightens out Trish's sleeping area, but it's kind of hard because of you know, Trish.
As she's finishing, Dez walks through the door with his entire Zaliens collection.
We thank him and leave.
Today will be a good day.
