a/n: La la la I am so excited for this chapter. Tell me what you think!

Austin had one hand on the wheel, and one arm wrapped around the back of my seat.

We were in the car, heading to Miami beach.

I was still mad at him. He had told my mother we were in a relationship, and then agreed to go on vacation with my family.

Pretending that Austin was my boyfriend could get a little. . . complicated.

"Are you still pouting?" Austin grinned at me.

"Shut up." I growled at him, though my voice wasn't nearly as cold as I would have liked it to be. "I can't believe you told my mother we would go on vacation with them!"

Austin just smiled and turned his attention back to the road.

We'd been having this argument for the past couple days and he still hadn't told me why he'd agreed to go. Probably just to piss me off.

I blew out a breath and decided that if I had to spend the next two hours in the car with Austin Moon then I needed some music to help keep me sane.

I turned on the radio and "Mason Jar" by Smallpools was playing.

Austin leaned over and turned it up, humming along. Not to be outdone I cranked the radio full blast.

He started humming louder. All right, if that's how he wanted it.

I began to sing, trying to be as loud as possible.

And to my surprise, he started to sing along.

And damn. He was good. I guess just another thing to add to the list of Stuff I Did Not Know About Austin Moon.

Forgetting about the competition and even that I was mad at him, I matched his pitch.

He looked at me and smiled. I couldn't help grinning back.

He was beautiful when he smiled, and being the one he smiled at. It was intoxicating.

The next two hours passed in a blur of music and Austin. It was probably the most fun I'd had in a long time.

We pulled into the driveway of my family's beach house, the gravel crunching under our tires.

I loved the beach. It was my favorite place in the whole world. The ocean was beautiful and rough with all sorts of creatures living in it.

It was so far away from normal life, like a hidden world you could escape to if the real one got too intense.

"Ally!" Violet, my sister-in-law squealed, running down the path to meet us.

My brother, Tate, had fallen in love with Violet when they were still in high school and they had gotten married right out of college. I loved 'em both, but sometimes it was hard to be around them. They had what everyone wanted. Everything I didn't have.

I smiled. "Hey Violet."

She pulled me in for a hug, and then pulled back, staring at Austin appreciatively.

I sucked in a breath. Introduction time.

"Austin, this is my sister-in-law, Violet. Vi, this is Austin. My, uh, my boyfriend."

My face was pink. Calling Austin my boyfriend hadn't been terrible, I had actually liked it.

I was fucking losing it.

Introducing Austin to the whole family and waiting for them to get over the shock of me actually having a boyfriend took ages.

By then, it was dinner time.

We were all sitting in our seats, enjoying the ravioli my dad had made when the interrogation started.

"So, how long have you two been dating?" My mom asked us.

"Well, uh," I stuttered, trying to think.

Austin just laughed. "You always forget don't you?" He ruffled my hair.

Turning to my mother, he smiled. "We've been dating for about two months now."

Two months ago. That's when we'd first started filming the movie.

"Allyson," my dad chided. "Why did you wait so long to tell us?"

"Oh, you know." I smiled nervously. "I just wanted to make sure it was going somewhere."

"So, you think it's going somewhere?" Tate had turned towards me.

Oh my god, what was this? The Spanish Inquisition?

"Well, I mean I don't know." I think I had started sweating.

"But you like him, don't you Als?" Tate was giving me his big brother look. The youcan'tlietome look.

I blushed. "Yes." I didn't even know how much was made up anymore.

Tate turned to Austin. "And you, do you like my sister?"

"Yes, I do." He was so straightforward. No nervous blinking or twitching.

Vi giggled. "You are both so cute."

Everyone had had far too much wine.

My dad grinned. "Let's see a kiss!"

"What, no, no-"

Everybody was talking at once. "Yeah, yeah a kiss!"

I waved my hands, trying to calm them down. "We're, just not really into PDA. Sorry."

"Oh come on, Ally." Austin was grinning. "One kiss couldn't hurt."

I couldn't believe the jackass. I was going to kill him later.

I shook my head firmly. "Nope. No. We are not going to-"

"Oh come on, Al. You're no fun." My mother laughed.

That was it. Who's mother tells them they're no fun?

I grabbed Austin's shoulders, and brought his head down to meet mine.

This kiss was so different from all the others.

It was deep and unexpected. His lips were warm, and his taste thrilled me.

Moaning, Austin grabbed the small of my back, pulling me in closer.

I was practically in his lap when I remembered we were sitting at the dinner table. . . surrounded by my family.

Gasping, I broke away.

"Wha?" Austin was looking at me like I was the only person left on the earth.

Licking my lips, I turned to face my family.

"There, happy now?"

Nobody answered. Shock clearly written across their faces.

Finally, my dad cleared his throat. "Well I was gonna offer dessert, but I feel like we've already had it."

Later that night, my parents were leading Austin and I upstairs to our bedroom.

It had been a little awkward after our kiss, but everyone had quickly gotten over it.

They had laughed and joked with Austin, like he was already a part of the family.

I had actually had a really nice time, but as soon as I walked into the room and saw the huge double bed, I froze.

Nope. No. Nu uh.

After that kiss I was not going to be sleeping in a bed with Austin Moon.

Because honestly, I did not trust myself with him. Not at all.

"Goodnight guys." My parents winked at us. Winked at us!

"Sleep tight. Or you know, don't." My dad grinned. "Sleep, I mean."

Holy fuck. My own father.

They closed the door, leaving us alone.

Austin had a way too happy look on his face.

"What are you smiling about?" I scowled at him.

"Oh, nothing." Austin was still grinning. "I just really like your parents."

"Yeah," sarcasm was practically dripping from my words. "They're fucking peachy."

Grumbling, I walked into the bathroom. I needed to sort out my thoughts. And brush my teeth.

I inspected myself in the mirror. I looked so, different.

Happier. More alive.

Why?

I frowned, staring at the door.

I knew why. And he was on the other side of the door.

Changing into a green V-neck, and sleeping shorts, I walked back into our room. "You can use the bathroom if you want."

Austin wiggled his eyebrows at me. "Don't mind if I do."

I giggled despite myself. What a nerd.

I was lying on the bed, checking my email when Austin walked back in.

I glanced up, and did a double take. He was wearing blue boxers. And only blue boxers.

I mean, I've seen this boy naked, but at the sight of him in his tight boxers. . .

Not thinking, I licked my lips.

Austin grinned. "I know ya love me, baby."

I rolled my eyes. "Shut up."

Falling on the bed, he rolled over so he was right next to me.

"Um, personal space, Austin." I really liked how his body felt next to mine.

Austin frowned, giving me a pleading look. "But I'm a cuddler."

I groaned, shoving him away. "I'm sure you are, but I am not."

Lie. Lie. Lie. I love cuddling.

"Sure, Ally." Austin gave me a knowing look. "Whatever you say."

We lay there for a bit. I tried to keep going through my email, but I couldn't concentrate on anything with him so close.

And then my mom must have gotten hot, because the temperature dropped at least twenty degrees.

It was only early fall, but my mother gets hot very easily. Our house is usually thirty degrees lower than the outside temperature.

Shivering, I tried to get warm under the blanket, but it was very thin, and I'm practically cold blooded.

Austin seemed fine next to me, not even under the blanket. I glared at him, why did he get to be warm when I was freezing.

Subtly, I tried to scoot closer, but he just moved farther away.

He looked over at me. "You know, I'd offer to keep you warm, but you're not a cuddler so. . ."

Pig. But I was freezing.

Groaning, I relented. "Fine, fine. I'm sorry. I love to cuddle. Now please get your warm ass over here."

And then I was surrounded by Austin.

His arm slid under my head and his leg slipped between mine.

I was practically lying on top of him.

I shivered, I had never felt so good in my life.

His warmth and his smell made my head spin, and suddenly I was exhausted.

He looked at me with warm brown eyes. "G'night, Ally."

"Night." I whispered back, and fell asleep to some pretty amazing dreams.

a/n: So no worries, our beach weekend is not over yet. :) I've still got some surprises in store.

Oh, and if you caught my AHS mention then good job. I am unbelievably excited for season three.