Thank you guys for being patient with this story. I have a fourth chapter in the works right now as well as a few one shots for the season 3 finale and another chapter of The Songbook. Review and enjoy :)
Austin tucks the paper bag into his backpack and slings it around his shoulder again. He grabs hold of the trellis and climbs up the few feet to Ally's bedroom window. Her dad's car isn't in the driveway, but that doesn't mean it isn't in the garage and it's better not to take any chances. Austin knocks on the window twice before Ally rushes over and opens it.
"Austin? What the heck are you doing here? It's eight o'clock on a Sunday night!" She grabs his arm and helps him inside her bedroom but not without begging her questions as he takes a moment to get himself together.
"Well, you were all upset last night, obviously, and then I had to leave so quickly this morning," Ally blushes and smiles a little at the reminder of the morning's events. "Well, I just wanted to come by and see how you're doing and everything."
"Well," Ally starts, noticing a cut on Austin's thumb. "Besides the fact that you just scaled a wall and cut yourself for absolutely no reason makes me think that at least one of us is not doing so hot right now." She smiles at him kindly and takes a band-aid out of her dresser and presses it around Austin's finger. "My dad grounded me."
"Ally, I'm so sorry," Austin says, nodding at the band-aid on his hand and following her toward her bed. "Where is he anyway"?
"Not surprisingly, he went on another business trip to Tampa. He'll be back on Tuesday but still. It's frustrating. I'm pretty sure he spent a half-hour on the phone with my mom this morning as she had 'the talk' with him. Or at least they talked about having the talk." Austin wraps an arm around her and she laughs a little. He does too and it takes a moment for the two of them to regain their composure.
"Well, now that I know there's no threat of getting violently kicked out by your dad," Austin says, grinning at her, then he reaches for his bag. "I brought some stuff for us." He pulls out a jar of pickles which Ally snatches from his grasp and opens immediately. He also pulls out two cartons of sushi and one of white rice. "I figured we could hang out for a while."
"Thank you," Ally says, taking one of the containers and a pair of chopsticks Austin hands her. "I actually haven't had anything for dinner yet."
"Well, glad I could be of service," Austin offers, taking the other container and pair of chopsticks and beginning to each his sushi.
After both finishing their meals, Austin takes Ally's empty container and puts it back into the paper bag along with the chopsticks and white rice container. He then stands up and walks quickly down the stairs to throw it into the trashcan in her kitchen. When he returns he walks in and quickly turn around and faces the door.
"Oh my god, Ally, I'm sorry." Austin says, flustered.
"It's okay. Austin." She finishes pulling down her sweatshirt and Austin turns back around. "I was just tired of wearing clothes and figured I had a minute to change while you were gone." Austin suddenly feels his face flush and his mind wanders toward the imagine of milky skin he saw mere moments ago. He manages to cough a little and smile at her.
"Well, do you want to watch a movie or something? I know it's late but, maybe, I don't know. Only if you want to." Ally pauses for a moment and waits for any kind of answer from Austin. He nods slowly and in a couple of moments he manages to regain the ability to form words. He glances at the clock which reads nine o'clock and figures that his house is only a short drive away and he parked his car near the corner of her street so her dad wouldn't see it, so why not stay for a movie.
"Sure," Austin answers confidently and Ally walks over to her bookshelf, pulling down a book of DVDs.
"I have a bunch. Anything you like?" She hands the DVD case to Austin and he thumbs through it for a moment.
"Whats' this one? 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.'? Is it any good?" Ally nods and takes it out of the case, slipping it into the side of her TV without giving Austin a chance to take back his suggestion, or rather question.
"I love this movie." She settles herself into her bed and gestures for Austin to come sit down next to her. He lies down and she nuzzles herself in his arms. He takes a moment to breathe in her shampoo and everything else about her. The movie starts and the two of them became silent as they watch a series of couples playing footsie in a restaurant. Ally looks down at her own feet and then rubs one against Austin's. Austin laughs and returns it and for a few moments they battle with their feet at the edge of the bed, both looking at the screen but laughing quietly to themselves.
Ally looks up at Austin through her eyelashes and catches him looking down at her. Her eyes return to the movie but his gaze doesn't shift and soon her finds himself staring more at his best friend than at Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Ally looks up again and notices that Austin hasn't stopped looking at her.
"Can I help you with something?" Ally asks sarcastically, muting the movie and turning to face Austin.
"No," he says, blushing a little, but decides to just go for it. "Well, you're just really beautiful."
Now Ally feels her cheeks redden as she blushes at the impromptu compliment from the boy lying next to her.
"Thank you," she replies softly, and before she can turn back to the un-mute the movie, Austin places a hand on her right cheek and pulls her face close to his, connecting their lips for a few seconds as the world around them seems to dissolve into a faded gray. He pulls away after a few moments and they both stare at each other, both dumbfounded by his audacious move, but Ally puts her hand on his cheek and pulls his face back to hers, stealing more kisses from him as it grows more passionate between the two of them.
They finally unglue their lips and realize that the movie is nearly over, only about twenty minutes from the ending.
"That was…," Ally starts, but her thoughts trail off as she watches Austin as his eyes roam her body.
"Awesome," Austin finishes and the two of them laugh quietly. She cuddles herself back up to his chest and turns of the TV. Neither of them care much about what happens in the end anyway at this point. In her dark bedroom, the two of them pull her comforter over themselves and drift off to sleep, completely forgetting that it's now Monday morning until the alarm clock begins to blast "Double Take" at the highest possible volume at six o'clock in the morning.
"Austin!" Ally yells, jolting awake to the sound of his voice. "Austin! We're going to be late!"
Oooh, well there's a little cliffhanger for you guys. I'll update soon, hopefully.