Ally POV
Today's the day I'm finally getting out of the hospital, YAY! We're signing my discharge papers right now. "Well Miss. Dawson, it's been interesting", Dr. Murphy said.
"Yes sir it has, and please, call me Ally. I'm sorry for snapping for snapping at you earlier", I apologized.
"Oh, don't worry about it…Ally. If I was you, I would've done the exact same thing", he said smiling.
"Oh, and thank-you again for dealing with the paparazzi and crazy Austin Moon fans. You really saved us", I said sincerely.
"Anytime kid. Oh, and don't take this the wrong way, but I don't ever want to have to see any of you her again", he said chuckling lightly.
"One can only hope with someone as clumsy as me", I said. We laughed and said our goodbyes.
"Okay Ally, here's your first check, and are you ready to have a lazy day at my place?", Austin asked handing me a check for…TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!?
"A-Austin, no. This is way too much", I said and tried to give it back to him.
"Ally, it's called a salary, and you totally deserve it. The money's yours now whether you like it or not", he said as all five of us walked out the doors.
"Fine", I muttered giving up. I'm actually freaking out inside. I'm going to be able to keep Sonic Boom and the apartment! This is way more than I was expecting.
When we got outside, I was expecting to see his usual limo, but instead Austin stopped in front of a four door car that had just enough room for all five of us. I don't know much about cars, so I have no clue what kind of model it was. There was even a car-seat in the back-middle for Ella. Awe, how sweet.
"I'll drive!", Austin and Dez yelled at the same time.
"Austin, you can't drive, you just got out of the hospital", Trish reminded him.
"Fine, but I get shot-gun. Dez you can drive", Austin said. I was a little scared when Dez hopped in the driver's seat, because I don't know if I should trust Dez to drive me and my daughter anywhere. Austin apparently noticed this. "Don't worry Als, Dez may be a little crazy and act like a kid sometimes, but he's a wicked good driver", he assured me as he was strapping Ella in the car-seat. "There you go Sunshine."
I sat in the back driver's side, and Trish was in the back passenger's side with Ella between us. Then one of my favorite songs by Taylor Swift, White Horse, came on, and I absentmindedly started signing along with it.
Say you're sorry
That face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
As I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you
Holding on
The days drag on
Stupid girl,
I should have known, I should have known
[Chorus:]
That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale,
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
Maybe I was naïve,
Got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
My mistake, I didn't know to be in love
You had to fight to have the upper hand
I had so many dreams
About you and me
Happy endings
Now I know
[Chorus:]
That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale,
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
And there you are on your knees,
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry
Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale,
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rear view mirror disappearing now
And it's too late for you and your white horse
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to catch me now
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Try and catch me now
Oh, it's too late
To catch me now (1)
When the song was over, I looked up to see every one of them staring at me with wide eyes. "What?"
"Ally…that was AMAZING!", Austin exclaimed.
"Yeah Ally, that was great", Dez added. Trish and Ella were just smiling at me. See, Trish knows that I only sing to Ella now after Elliot left. I had horrible stage fright as a child, and into my teenage years, but Elliot was helping me overcome that. He got me to sing in front of a small crowd, but that was the day before he left. After that I only sang to Ella. I wrote many songs that vented my frustration, grief, anger, and heartache about Elliot within that time span. Trish hasn't heard me sing in over four years, so that's why she's smiling so much and not saying anything.
"Ally? Ally!", Austin yelled snapping me out of my thoughts. It was only then I realized I had been zoned out for a while.
"What?"
"Ally, are you okay? We've been trying to get your attention for the past five minutes", Austin asked in a worried tone. Had it really been that long?
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just thinking", I said. He didn't look convinced, but dropped the subject anyway.
"Okay. Hey, why didn't you tell us you could sing like that?", he asked. I sighed knowing this question would be coming sooner or later. I really didn't want to answer him.
"Hey Austin, did you get the stories straight with the press yet?", Trish asked. I mouthed a 'thank-you' to her for changing the subject. She just smiled and nodded.
"No, but we can worry about that later. Like I said earlier, today is a lazy day, so no press. We can do whatever you guys want", he said like an excited little kid.
"Like movies and ice-cream!?", Ella asked getting pretty excited herself.
"Of course!", he exclaimed. "We have a ton of movies, and all kinds of ice-cream, and candy, and-"
"Okay Austin, I think we get it. She's already going to be on a sugar high, do you want to make it any worse?", I asked laughing a little.
"Come on Ally, sugar's great with kids. Just ask Dez. He had a lot of sugar every day when we were kids", Austin said.
I just stared at him wondering if he actually hears what comes out of his mouth, because that wasn't a very good argument in my opinion.
"Still do", Dez said. I just rolled my eyes.
"So now do you see why I don't want my daughter to have a ton of sugar?", I asked pointedly.
"Yeah, I guess that makes sense", Austin nodded understandingly.
"Hey!", Dez said offended.
"Dez! Eyes on the road!", Austin yelled considering we were in the other lane at the time.
"Sorry. Just stop talking to or about me. I can't focus", Dez said.
"Sorry Dez. You know we love you", I said trying to make him feel better about himself.
"I love you guys too. Hey, we're here!", he exclaimed stopping the car. We all just laughed and ran inside.
Austin's POV
Ally has the voice of an angle! I can't believe I haven't heard it before. How have I ever lived without that? I just can't believe she won't let anyone hear her just because of stage fright. It's so sad, because she's so talented.
"Nemo!", Ella yelled as soon as she saw my movie collection.
"Hmm. I wonder what we could possibly watch", I said jokingly.
"Please Austin? Can we please, please, pretty please watch Nemo?", she begged.
"I guess", I said. I would've gave in anyway, but the puppy dog face really did it.
"Yay! Thanks Austin! You're the best!", she exclaimed hugging me. I can't really explain it, but I felt so good when she said that.
"Anything for you Sunshine", I said and meant it.
So that's how we all spent the rest of the day. We watched Finding Nemo(2), The Lion King(3), Cars(4), Toy Story(5), and Warm Bodies(6). Of course we had to wait until Ella fell asleep to watch that last one. Right now we're having a contest to see who can stay up the longest. Dez and Trish lost about forty-five minutes ago, and are now past out on the couch. Ella crashed hours ago. So now it's just me and Ally. She looks really tired, but I don't think she wants to give up any time soon. She eventually got so tired that she just passed out right on top of me, but immediately woke up when she did so.
"Oh, sorry. I guess I just, uh…lost my balance", she said. I just laughed.
"Ally, if you're really that tired, just go to sleep. It's okay', I told her.
"No. I just, I just wanna…sleep", she whispered the last part, falling on me yet again, but this time she stayed asleep. I smiled, not because I won, but because she looks so adorable when she's asleep.
Ally's not like any other girl I've ever met…not counting the fact that she's a mother. She's cool, down to Earth, an incredible singer, and one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. The list could just go n and on. I never really liked all the girls I ever dated much. But Ally….i really like Ally. I-I think I might even be in love with her. Yeah, I know it's really soon, but I've never felt this way about anyone before. She just makes me feel so alive. I can actually be me around her, and not the stupid, jerk of a superstar, Austin Moon. Soon enough I myself fell asleep with a smile on my face just thinking about her.
So, what'd you guys think? What do you think will happen now that they've both admitted to themselves that they like each other? Please read, review, follow and favorite! :)
I don't own White Horse by Taylor Swift
I don't own Finding Nemo
I don't own The Lion King
I don't own Cars
I don't own Toy Story
I don't own Warm Bodies