A/N

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"Alllllyyyyy," I wine stretching out her name. It's five days until our wedding and as promised, Ally is stressed. I tug on her arm and she holds up a finger signaling she's almost done.

"Yes…I'm sorry, I'll decide soon…don't worry I will…thank you," I hear her say and then she hangs up. She was talking to the place where she looked at dresses. They're impatient; they were already asking if she's decided. "What do you want Austin?" she asks me irritably.

"Can't we take a break and do something together? You've been so busy!"

"Well, I'm planning my wedding in a week! How can you not expect me to be busy? Besides, the Lynches and Ellington are supposed to be here in just a couple hours and we need to be ready!" she snaps, her eyes scrolling down the list she made for herself. She says it helps her organize her thoughts, but I just think it stresses her out more every time she reads everything that has to be done. I still don't understand why so much has to happen. I mean, you get flowers, outfits, food, friends and family, go somewhere, say some stuff and you're married. Why is it such a big issue to plan every little detail?

I grab her hands and look into her eyes, "Als, you need a break. We'll just go do something for a couple hours until everyone gets here, ok?" She sighs and nods. "C'mon."

I get my keys off the counter and we get into my truck. I'm driving to the harbor when I spot a chocolate shop. We park and go inside. It's a little shop decorated in dark browns, a caramely color and white. In the window hangs a little wooden sign with fancy handwriting saying that it's open. A bell rings as we open the door. It smells so good in here. In the middle is a little table with things like teddy bears, gift bags and gift cards on it. Every wall is hidden by shelves covered in chocolate things. There're truffles, fudge, white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chocolate with caramel, chocolate with nuts, chocolate with berries! Behind the counter at the back of a shop stands a middle aged woman with really dark brown hair. She smiles at us, her sapphire eyes shining. I think this lady must really like working here. Personally, I wouldn't be able to control myself. I'd end up eating everything.

Ally goes up to the table in the middle and hugs one of the teddies. "It's so soft, Austin!" she exclaims excitedly. I smile; it's so good to see her smile. The past few days, she hasn't "had time" to smile because of all the planning. She assured me that she's ecstatic, but that there's just so much to be done. Her words, not mine. I pick up one of those assorted chocolate boxes. It looks tasty; I think I'll buy it for Ally.

We walk over to the lady, "Did you find everything you wanted?" she asks pleasantly.

"Yes, thank you," I respond handing her the teddy bear, chocolate box and a bag of dark chocolate with nuts I'm buying for myself. She scans them with the red laser thing and I hand her my credit card.

She smiles, "Have a good day, you two!"

"You too." We leave, the bell tinkling behind us and get back into my truck.

I pull out the box of chocolates and teddy bear, "For you," I tell Ally.

"Thank you, Austin! You know you don't need to do this kind of thing," she says and smiles.

I kiss her cheek, "See the thing is, Als, I wanna." She blushes and opens the box. I try some of the chocolate I got for myself, it's really good. The package said it was made on location so I guess all the good smells are made by fresh chocolate. "Which one are you eating?" I ask.

"Well, I just tried one of the coconut and dark chocolate which was delicious. Now I'm having a salted caramel toffee," Ally replies, popping a chocolate into her mouth.

"Mmm, sounds good!"

"Yup, thanks for buying them for me!"

I chuckle, "You're welcome, Als." The teddy bear is sitting on her lap. It's about a foot tall so a pretty average size; it has white fur and is wearing a pink bow around its neck. "What are you gonna name it?"

"What?" Ally looks up from her chocolates.

"The bear," I answer smiling.

"Oh, hmm…what do you think I should name it?"

"Definitely Austin."

Ally giggles, "I don't know, it looks more like a Lucy to me."

"Well, how 'bout Moon then? It's white and all and it could be a girl's name."

"Hmm, Moon. Moon…Moon…Moon…" she mumbles holding it up in front of her so she can study it. "I like it!" she looks seriously into Moon's face, "I christen you Moon." Ally touched its nose with her finger and set it back into her lap.

I laughed, "You christen them?"

"Yeah! That's just an official way to name them," she laughs along with me. I turn on the radio for some background noise as we drive.

You could be my luck

Even if the sky is falling down

I know that we'll be safe and sound

We're safe and sound

I could fill your cup

You know my river won't evaporate

This world we still appreciate

You could be my luck

Even in a hurricane of frowns

I know that we'll be safe and sound (safe and sound)

We're safe and sound (safe and sound)

We're safe and sound (underground)

We're safe and sound (safe and sound)

We sing along even though we don't know all the lyrics to some songs and occasionally have to sing in different octaves than the artists. I park and the music shuts off. We get out, Ally leaving Moon and her chocolates in the truck. We walk to the edge of the water where boats of every type are docked. There are yachts, canoes, kayaks, row boats and sail boats. There's a little building nearby and we go inside.

"Hi, I'd like to rent a sail boat," I tell the man who's working.

"Ok, the wind's favorable today so it should be fun for you guys." He scans my credit card and tells us, "Go ahead and choose a life vest and sail boat. Come back with it whenever." I put my wallet back in the truck so it doesn't get stolen and I don't drop it. I go back to Ally and we put on the life vests. She has a red one and I have a yellow one. These sail boats aren't like the big normal ones. These are made out of white plastic and are low in the water. A colorful sail hangs from the mast and there are a few ropes attached to it. We get on and put our shoes in the little area in the right side designed to hold stuff.

"So do you know how to control this thing?" Ally inquires.

I smile sheepishly, "Not really, but I've seen loads of people do it. I've also ridden on them before while I was in California. I'm sure it won't be too hard to get a hang of."

"Ok, just don't tip us over or get us stranded!" she instructs me. It actually doesn't take long. There is the rope that controls how far out the sail is and there're the ropes that control to which side it's on. At the back where I'm sitting is the tiller which controls which way we're going. Once out of the harbor, the wind billows the sail out and we start moving faster. It's so cool! From my position, I can see Ally sitting on the edge instead of the benches. Her feet are dangling in the water and her hair is being blown back.

Ally laughs and shouts back to me, "This is so much fun!"

"Yeah, it is!"

"We need to do this again sometime!"

"Ok!" We sail around a little more, enjoying the salty spray and breeze. The wind dies down some and I leave my post at the tiller with all the ropes to sit by Ally. We're facing away from Florida and so the huge expanse of rolling blue is stretched out before us. I hold her hand and we sit there in companionable silence. Seagulls fly around and squawk overhead.

When the wind picks up again, my fiancé sighs, "We should probably be getting back soon."

I squeeze her hand, "Ok, Als. Just try to relax while we're still out here." I return to the tiller and we start back. Turning around, I realize how far out we've actually come. The coast looks tiny! Some of my hair blows into my eyes and I quickly brush it away. I wonder what dress Ally'll pick. She hasn't let me see any of them although I know she took pictures of them on her with her phone and sent them to Rydel and Mom for their opinions. She did tell me though that there are four different ones she's considering. I don't really think I'll care which one she chooses though, she'll still look beautiful. Heck, she'd look gorgeous even if she wore a sack! Hmmm…I have to make sure the caterers bring pancakes and pickles… All too soon, we're back. We grab our shoes and disembark. We return our life vests and thank the boat rental guy.

Ally checks her phone, "Austin! We've been busy for the past hour and a half; Rydel just texted me saying that they're about to land! We gotta get to the airport to pick them up," she exclaims.

"I thought you said we had a couple hours," I respond getting on the road to the airport.

"I did, it's almost been a couple hours. The plane is about ten minutes early."

"Ok, we're on our way, Als." I turn on the radio, but it's back to wedding planner Ally so we don't sing like we did on the way to the harbor. I notice she's eating some more chocolates. I chuckle, "Hey, Als, you might want to save some of those for later."

She smiles slightly, "Oh, right. Thanks, Austin." We drive around the airport until we find the Lynches and Ellington standing under the Alaska Airlines sign. Wait, how are we going to fit them all? We only have three open seats and there are seven extra people…

"Hey, guys! Hey, Mom and Dad!" I yell out the window. We stop and they put all their luggage in the back. "So, here's the deal. There are only three seats open. I choose to give them to Mom, Dad and Rydel," I tell them. My almost sister, mom and dad climb into the truck while the boys stare at me blankly.

Ellington speaks up, "So what're we gonna do then, Ross?"

"Firstly, call me Austin here. Secondly, you guys'll ride in the bed," I smirk. They sigh and get in along with the luggage. Rydel will be staying with Ally in the spare room while she's here; I have to deal with Riker, Ryland, Rocky and Ratliff all in my house! I love them like brothers, but that doesn't mean I want them all in my house for days! I guess two will crash in the guest room, one on the floor of my room and one on the couch downstairs… The ride is noisy as my mom, Rydel and Ally discuss wedding plans. My dad says hello to me, but any conversation we would have tried to have is soon drowned out by the women. I can still hear the shouts from the bed of my truck though.

"Ouch, that was my foot!"

"Ross, slow down!"

"We're supposed to call him Austin!"

"Right, Austin, slow down!"

"Ow! I think I just banged into someone!"

"No kidding, that was me!"

"What if there's police somewhere nearby and they hear or see us?"

"Should we keep it down?"

"Yeah!" They fall quiet for a little before starting up again. I sigh, what if a police officer really does see them? Does anyone even know how much I'll get fined for four guys riding seatbelt-less in the back of my truck on the freeway? Once we arrive back at the houses, everyone unloads and I release a breath I didn't even know I was holding.

Ally comes up to me, "Thanks for the get-away, Austin. It was great," she smiles.

"No problem, Als." She stands on her tip-toes 'cause she's pretty short and kisses me on my cheek.

"Well, bye. I gotta get back to planning and settling Rydel in. You should help the guys," she chuckles. I smile and let everyone into my house.

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