I don't own Austin and Ally
Ally's POV
Today when I got to Mimi's house to pick her up for Christmas and the continuation of my dress shopping, I found her looking through a bunch of boxes. "Oh, Ally look. I wanted to show you the wedding dress I wore when I married Mike", she said holding up the most beautiful dress I've ever seen in my life.
"Wow", I said admiring it.
"Please try it on. I want to see it on somebody again, and it definitely won't fit me anymore", she said. I shrugged and tried the dress on. When I looked in the mirror, I couldn't help but gasp at my reflection.
"Oh Mimi, this is the most beautiful wedding dress I've ever seen in my life! It's much better than any of those other tacky ones we saw the other day", I said honestly. I still couldn't believe it was me I was looking at.
"I'm so glad you feel that way, because it's yours. Only if you want it that is", Mimi said. I just stared at her in disbelief.
"N-no Mimi, I can't take your wedding dress! It's yours!", I said. She smiled at me.
"Ally, this dress was also my mother's and grandmother's that was passed down to me. I always wanted to pass it down to my daughter, and now I can", she said.
"Oh Mimi, thank-you so much! This is amazing. I love it! Are you sure you want to give it to me? It has a lot of your family history", I said still unsure, no matter how much I love and want the dress.
"Of course you can have it, and if Ella wants it when she gets married then you can pass it down to her", Mimi said.
"Thanks so much! I love you Mama", I said without even thinking. Oh no! I didn't mean to say that! How did that even slip? I mean, I never had a mom. "Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean t-"
"Ally, it's okay. I'm fine with you calling me that", she said cutting me off.
"Are you sure? I really didn't mean to say that", I said looking down.
"It's fine Ally. Actually, I like it. You know Dez calls me Aunt Mimi sometimes even though he's practically my son too", she said.
"He and Austin really hung out all the time, didn't they?", I asked.
"Well, they really didn't have much of a choice", Mimi said laughing. Huh?
"What do you mean?"
"Neither of them told you that Mike and I adopted Dez their kindergarten year?", she asked. I was totally shocked by this.
"No, why would you've had to adopt Dez? What happened?", I asked confused. This all seemed oddly familiar, but I don't know why.
"I don't really know what happened. Dez never really talks about it. A few months after they met and became best friends (on the first day of school), Austin found out Dez had been in an orphanage since he was a little baby. We became his legal guardian right after we found out, because we couldn't stand seeing a little kid being that miserable" she said.
"Wow. I never knew that", I said. Just then Trish, Maddie, and Ella came in and gasped when they saw me in Mimi's dress.
"Ally, you look incredible", Maddie said.
"I agree. That dress looks great on you, and it doesn't even need sparkles or bright colors", Trish said.
"Thanks guys. Mimi's letting me have it", I said.
"Mommy, you look like a princess. I want to wear that when I get married", Ella said.
"Thanks baby, and I would love for you to wear this at your wedding", I said smiling at my daughter.
"Ally, I thought you said you were going to call me mom?", Mimi asked.
"Mimi, you are a mom to me, and a great one at that, but I really like calling you by your name. It just seems to fit you. Is that okay?", I asked telling nothing but the truth.
"Of course it is", Mimi said smiling at me.
"I'll call you mom if you want me to", Maddie said quietly.
"Really!? You want me to be your mother too!?", Mimi asked getting excited.
"I've actually wanted that since I met you, I just didn't know how to ask", Maddie told her.
"Well, you're eighteen so I don't need to become your legal guardian, but I can adopt you if you're okay with that", Mimi said. I think she got her answer when Maddie tackled her in a huge hug.
"Thank-you so much! I never thought I'd have an actual family! I can't believe it! This is AMAZING!", she exclaimed.
"Alright, so we'll draw up the papers later, but right now we need to get Ally out of that dress before Austin gets here and sees her in it", Mimi said. Oh Crap, Austin's coming!?
"Oh man, help me out of this please!", I said. Mimi and Trish were helping me get out of the dress, while Maddie and Ella kept a lookout for Austin.
"He's coming!", Maddie whisper yelled in a kind of panicky voice.
"Oh no", I said panicking even more. That's when Ella ran out to Austin, and Maddie ran over to help me more.
"Daddy!", I heard Ella yell.
"Hey Sunshine. Where's your Mommy?", Austin asked. Oh no!
"Oh, she's just taking her dear sweet time changing", Ella said. I took that as a hint to hurry up. I really hope that excuse works.
"Okay…why does she need to change over here?", he asked. I'm doomed.
"Grandma found something she wanted Mommy to try on, so she's now changing back into her clothes", Ella said. Good explanation that wasn't even a lie Ella! I'm so proud!
"Oh, okay. Wait, why-", he started, but Ella cut him off.
"For goodness sakes Daddy, what's with all the questions? How hard is it to get that Mommy is changing?", she asked exasperated. Wow.
"Hey guys. What's going on?", I asked walking out in my new clothes. I even was putting my hair up in a ponytail so it looked like I was changing even more. The girls were busy putting the dress and the other boxes up so he wouldn't get suspicious.
"Daddy can't get it through his thick head that you were changing", Ella said making both of us laugh.
"Well Ella, you're right about two things. One, I was changing. And two, Daddy does have a thick head", I said making her laugh and Austin pout. That's when Dez suddenly walked in.
"Hey Ella, will you go stay with Grandma, Aunt Trish, and Maddie while I talk to Daddy and Uncle Dez for a minute?", I asked. She nodded and ran off. I noticed Dez and Austin were looking at me questionably, and they were obviously confused.
"Let's just cut to the chase. Why didn't either of you just tell me that Mimi and Mark became Dez's legal guardian when you were both in kindergarten?", I asked. They were both just looking down not saying anything. "I won't be mad at you guys if you just tell me why you didn't want me to know this."
"De told me not to tell you", Austin said.
"Okay…Dez?"
"At first I didn't know what you'd think of me, but then I found out about your past…", he trailed off.
"Yeah, and?"
"And we were at the same orphanage. Don't you remember we were really good friends until I left?", he asked. Wait, Dez was my friend!? I knew he looked familiar when I first met him!
"I do remember now! Why didn't you ever say anything?"
"Well, when I looked you and Ella up on the internet, I was just trying to see if it really was you. Then I realized what happened, and thought you would hate me if you knew I was there too", he said.
"Dez, I've told you this before, and I'll tell you again. I. COULD. NEVER. HATE. YOU.", I said slowly.
"Thanks Ally."
"Hey, now I remember you always talking about your best friend Austin", I said.
"And you were always talking about Trish", he said nodding.
"You're the same Ally Dez talked about so much?", Austin asked.
"Yeah", we both said at the same time.
Flashback
Five year old Ally Dawson walked in the cafeteria of the orphanage she lived in and sat by her only friend in the entire place. "Hey Dez. Who was that cute blond guy you were talking to at lunch?", she asked her friend she'd known since birth.
"That's my best friend Austin. He's really cool. Who was that pretty curly haired short girl you were talking to?", Dez asked.
"She's my best friend Trish. Did you know she can speak Spanish?", she asked him.
"That's awesome. You know, I really wish they hadn't put us on different ends of the school", Dez said sighing.
"It's okay Dez. We'll still get to see each other here", Ally said trying to cheer up her friend who's usually so fun and playful.
"Yeah, I guess. Hey, is that a new baby?", Dez asked pointing to mean Mrs. Tina who was holding a baby while she was dragging a little blond girl around by the arm.
"Yeah, her name's Maddie. She was just born three days ago and is already here. The girl with Mrs. Tina that's our age doesn't go here though, but nobody knows why she's here. She's a mean girl in my class that keeps pinching and kicking me", Ally said.
"Ally I'm-Oh no! What are they doing to that baby!?", Dez asked horrified. Max and Tina were fighting over who was going to have to watch the baby, when they both just let go and they baby fell to the ground screaming and crying.
"Shut up!", Max yelled, but that just made her cry even more. Tina just rolled her eyes and walked inside without a second glance at the child. Max soon followed, but not before kicking the baby over who cried even more still on the ground. Ally and Dez forgot all about their food as they immediately ran over to the baby.
"Maddie!", Dez exclaimed. He was scared Max had knocked her out or worse when he kicked her, but luckily he didn't kick her that hard, but that was still no excuse.
"Shh. There, there baby. It's alright. Everything's alright now", Ally whispered as she picked up the baby.
"Ally, you should sing to her. You have a great voice, and it'll make her feel better", Dez said. Ally smiled at the compliment and began to sing to the little baby.
"Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wrench like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind but now I see (1)", she sang until the baby had stopped crying and was smiling up at the two five year olds.
"Ally, we really need to protect this one", Dez said. Ally nodded in agreement.
End of Flashback
"Maddie!", Dez and I exclaimed at the same time. I can't believe it. That was Dez and Maddie eighteen years ago!
"What?", Maddie asked coming out of the room all the other girls were in.
"Ally and I have known you your whole life", Dez said still looking shocked.
"How?", she asked confused. We explained the entire story again, and she was just staring at us like we head three heads.
"I don't mean this offensively, but you didn't do a very good job of protecting me", she said.
"Well, I still tried to protect you after Dez left, but they always locked me up or hurt me to where I couldn't. When I finally got out, they said you were adopted the week before. We were going to take you too", I explained.
"This might just be enough to get them life behind bars", Maddie said.
"What!? I thought they already had that sentence", I said.
"They did, but it got reduced. They can be out in five years or less", Maddie said sighing. I could tell she was really scared. "T-they said we have to go to court."
"When's it scheduled for?", I asked in shock.
"March."
This is just great!
Whoa, major twist huh? Now do you all see why all three kept saying each other looked "familiar"? So Dez and Austin are kind of brothers, and Dez and Ally were best friends as little kids. Maddie was the little baby they saw. So, the next chapter is probably going to be pretty short, but the one after that will be Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Don't worry, the story of the "secret" isn't over yet, it will come up again in a few chapters, and small spoiler: I'll put in another flashback from around the same time as the one in this chapter. That's all I have to say for now. Please continue to read, review, follow, and favorite! Bye! :)
I don't own Amazing Grace, but does it sound familiar to anyone?