I don't on Austin & Ally
Austin's POV
"Welcome to your new home for a while Lynches", an officer in Miami, Daryl Bentley, said. Even though he's the sheriff in Miami, we happen to be in Collierville, Tennessee. We're at their vacation house since it's in such a small town. He and his family are the only other ones that know the truth about us, and were more than willing to help. We're supposedly relatives of them, so that's our story as to why we're currently staying in their vacation home in Tennessee.
"This is really nice of you Officer Bentley", Ally said.
"Oh sweetie, please call me Uncle Daryl. We're family aren't we?", he said.
"Sorry, force of habit", Ally apologized. You see, the Bentleys have always been good friends with my family. Uncle Daryl and my mom were neighbors growing up, and fought like siblings. I guess that's why they're pretending we're related by my mom being Uncle Daryl's sister. I've always called him Uncle Daryl anyway.
"So you're the Uncle Daryl that Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Calum, are always talking about", Ella said.
"I guess I am sweetie", he replied. "And you must be the famous Ella I've heard so much about from Austin."
"That I am, but I go by Starr while I'm here", she reminded him.
"Oh yes, of course. So I'm guessing this is the beautiful Maddie that Mimi's told me so much about. It's weird that I never met her daughter before though", Uncle Daryl said jokingly to Maddie. Oh no, she's shaking! She's about to have another panic attack!
"Uh Lizzie, please calm down. Uncle Daryl is a nice man, and you really scare me when you do that", Ella said. Maddie was still shaking a little, but amazingly began to calm down when she looked into Ella's eyes. She was making her famous puppy dog face, so I'm not the only one that falls for that!
"N-Nice to m-meet you Uncle D-Daryl', Maddie said shaking his hand.
"You too", he replied a bit unsure. When he looked over to me questionably, I mouthed, 'I'll explain later'. He just nodded, still very confused.
"So Ally, how'd a kid like Austin here land such a pretty girl like you?", Uncle Daryl asked. Well that makes me feel so loved.
"Well thank you for the compliment, but it took a while for him to get me", Ally answered. Oh, thanks honey.
"She didn't have much of a choice when I fell in love with her and my baby girl", I said picking up my daughter. They both smiled at me.
"Well I for one am glad you two changed him from the dumb, thick-headed superstar with an arrogant attitude", Uncle Daryl commented.
"Well thanks Uncle Daryl. That sure makes me feel good", I said sarcastically.
"Honey, I'm going to have to agree with Daryl on this one", my mom said.
"Me too", my dad said. I turned to Dez who was just nodding in agreement.
"You people are mean…", I pouted making them laugh, "…even though you're all completely right. My wife and daughter did change my life for the better", I said. Ally leaned into my side, and Ella laid her head on my shoulder while I was holding her.
"Okay then. Dez, who's this pretty girl standing beside you?", Uncle Daryl asked looking at Trish.
"This is my beautiful girlfriend Trish, but while she's here we call her Raini", Dez said. Man, he looks like a love-sick puppy. Is that how Ally and I looked when we were dating?
"Yes", Ella whispered to me. Oops, I said that out loud.
"Thanks Sunshine, but that was supposed to be a rhetorical question…in my mind", I said.
"I know, I'm the only one that heard", she said. I just smiled at her and turned back to Trish, Dez, and Uncle Daryl.
"Thank you Officer Bentley. It's very nice to meet you", Trish said politely. Wow, Trish is being polite? Someone pinch me, I think I'm dreaming. Oh, thank goodness I didn't say that out loud, because I know Ella wouldn't think twice about pinching me.
"Girl, what did I just tell Ally?", Uncle Daryl asked.
"Sorry Daryl?", Trish said sounding unsure.
"Honey, you can call me Uncle Daryl; everybody does", he said. Trish smiled. Well that's weird. Trish is usually way different to new people.
"Okay Uncle Daryl", she said.
"Good, and lastly, you…I have no clue who you are", Uncle Daryl said looking at the kid. And yes, I'm still saying that.
"Uncle Daryl, this is my friend Porter-I mean Zach…", Maddie trailed off not knowing his fake last name.
"Parker. Zach Parker", he said.
"Well, nice to meet you Parker, Zach Parker. Let's save time here, and you call me Uncle Daryl too", Uncle Daryl said. Wait, what!?
"Yes sir", he said.
"He's not your uncle", I mumbled, earning an elbow to the ribs from Ally who I forgot was still leaning against me.
"Daddy, be nice. He's not that bad", Ella whispered.
"I guess", I huffed.
"And learn his names", she added. Wha-Oh crap, the puppy dog eyes.
"Fine", I sighed, giving in.
"Daryl, we're home", someone called from the front door. Oh, I know that voice.
"Aunt Claire!", Dez and I exclaimed at the same time, and ran to the door.
"Oh boys! I didn't realize you were here already!", she said hugging us tightly.
"Kelsey, quit pushing me!", a little voice I know all too well yelled from outside.
"Then move out of the way", another said. Both stopped in their tracks at the doorway when they saw us.
"No way!", Toby, Daryl and Claire's five year old son exclaimed. He ran in, immediately hugging me and Dez.
"Hey Buddy", I said ruffling his hair.
"Where have you guys been?", he asked.
"Getting girls", Dez whispered. We all laughed.
"Hey Buddy, you know you're going to have to call me Ross, and Dez Calum for a while", I told him.
"Mom and Dad already told us that, but we didn't know you were here!", he said excitedly.
"Surprise", Claire said smiling. She knew we were coming, she just thought we'd be getting in a little later.
"Come meet the rest of our family", Dez said bringing Toby and Claire in the living room with everyone else.
"Kels, you coming?", I asked their fourteen year old daughter, Kelsey, since she was just standing there. She just rolled her eyes and stomped upstairs. Well that's weird.
"What's up with Kelsey?", I asked, coming in the living room.
"She's a teenage girl", Uncles Daryl said simply. That's true, and I haven't really seen them in a while.
"Daddy, am I related to Toby?", Ella asked.
"No, why Sunshine?", I asked confused.
"Oh, no reason", she shrugged and smiled a little. Now that's weird.
"Hey Ella-I mean Starr, I have some cars in my room, wanna play?", Toby asked.
"Sure", she replied cheerfully, and they literally took off racing to his room.
"Lizzie, sweetheart how old are you?", Aunt Claire asked. Maddie just sat there, obviously forgetting that was her fake name.
"Mads, Aunt Claire's talking to you", Dez said elbowing her.
"Oh, sorry, forgot my name for a second. Um, what were you asking?", Maddie asked.
"I said how old are you?", Aunt Claire asked again, laughing a little.
"Oh, eighteen", Maddie replied.
"Oh, so you're still a teenager. Tell me, is that normal teenage behavior?", Aunt Claire asked gesturing towards Kelsey's closed bedroom door.
"Not to be rude, but how would I know what it's like to be a normal teenage girl? I lived in an orphanage all those years, being beaten every day and deprived of all the regular teenage stuff", Maddie said. Uncle Daryl and Aunt Claire's eyes went wide at this since we didn't really explain that part of the story yet. I noticed P-Porter's did too. Hey, I promised my daughter I'd learn his name, and unfortunately I can't break a promise I made to her.
"Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry! We had no idea!", Aunt Claire apologized.
"It's fine Aunt Claire. I may not know much about being a normal teenager, but I can go talk to her and see what's up", Maddie suggested.
"That'd be great if you don't mind", Aunt Claire said.
"Not at all", Maddie said and left.
Maddie's POV
"Hey, can I talk to you?", I asked this fourteen year old girl that I've never met when she opened the door.
"Sure, why not", she replied blankly, and moved out of the way so I could come in. "I'm guessing my parents want you to talk to me since you're only a few years older than me and might know what's up?"
"Pretty much", I said honestly.
"Then don't bother. They've tried this before, and nobody knows what I'm going through", she said defiantly.
"What if I tell you my story", I sighed. She looked skeptical, but nodded for me to go on.
"Well, I grew up in an orphanage my whole life, but let's just say it wasn't your average orphanage", I started. She gave me a confused look, obviously not knowing what I meant.
"Have you ever seen Annie (1)?", I asked. She nodded. "I always cry during that movie because it connects to my life so much, but mine was ten times worse", I said. Her eyes went wide, but I didn't stop.
"The married couple that owned the orphanage were horrible, abusive people. They would work kids to death, and beat them if they did one single thing wrong. Apparently I was one of their few favorite targets from the past eighteen years", I sighed. "Ally and Dez in there were in the same orphanage as me for years", I added. She gasped.
"Austin's wife and Dez were there too!?", she exclaimed. I nodded. "I thought Dez was Aunt Mimi and Uncle Mike's real kid all these years. I never knew he was adopted", she said. Oops, maybe I wasn't supposed to tell her that.
"No, but they adopted him not long after I was born, so he was only there for five years", I explained.
"What about Ally?", she asked.
"When her brother Elliot turned eighteen, he got out and took her in with him when she was twelve. She was constantly beaten like me, but miraculously, her brother never was", I informed her.
"Wow", she breathed.
"Kid, that's not even half of it", I said. She looked so shocked. "The owner's daughter got pregnant with Ally's brother's kid when he got drunk at a party, then she left her on his doorstep a year later. Elliot left the next day, which was also Ally's eighteenth birthday, without his kid. He told Ally to put her up for adoption, but she wasn't going to put that baby through the torture she endured, and adopted her herself", I explained.
"Then where's the kid?", Kelsey asked.
"In your brother's room", I laughed.
"I thought that was Austin's step-daughter?", she asked.
"Daughter", I corrected her. "Ally adopted her niece as her own that day. She always said Ella was her daughter; not Elliot's. Austin loved her as his own, even before he knew all of that. When Ally told him, he didn't feel any different about her, and adopted her on Christmas, which was about a month after he proposed to Ally. They got married on Valentine's Day, so Ella was his daughter before he even got married. Now they both say she is really their daughter, and only theirs. They'll bite your head off if you say otherwise", I warned her.
"That's really sweet. That sounds nothing like the Austin that turned into a jerk and stopped visiting because he became a superstar", she said.
"People change", I shrugged.
"You got that right", she mumbled.
"What?", I asked confused.
"Nothing", she said quickly. "Tell me more", she begged. So I explained everything, from how I found Ella, them trying to save me, the kidnapping, the shooting, the wedding, Trish and Dez, me being adopted, my panic attacks, Porter, the threats, Ally's pregnancy, and pretty much everything else I could possibly think of.
"Wow, you've had a busy year", she commented. I nodded. "And I can't believe Austin was shot and we didn't know"
"Yeah, long year, and it's still going on. I'm just glad to be out of that stupid orphanage", I said. I decided to overlook what she said about Austin being shot, because I don't know if I was supposed to say that either.
"I'll bet. Now, what's about the crush you have on this Porter guy?", she asked. I nearly choked on air.
"What!? I have no clue what you're talking about; we're just friends", I defended.
"Yeah right. He calmed you down during a panic attack when he didn't even know your name. He came to see if you were okay when rumors started, and he barely knew you. He helped you run away when he could've just left and saved himself all this trouble. He even changed his name for you, and had to deal with your dad and brothers", she said looking at me pointedly.
"Fine, I guess I do really like him, but he'd never like a girl like me", I said looking down.
"Mm hmm, whatever you say. Just you wait though", she said smirking. What does that mean?
"Okay, nevermind. So, are you ready to tell me what's up with you?", I asked.
"Uh…"
Hey guys! So, I decided to update a little faster since I kind of owe you guys for being such faithful readers. I did kind of leave you on a cliffhanger though. Sorry about that. So, who liked the new characters I added? Yes, they will be important in this story so don't forget them. I got Toby's name from Good Luck Charlie, and Kelsey is one of my friend's names. I hope you don't mind Kelsey, but you have been reading my story this whole time, and I thought the name went good with the family ;P Just know that it's only the name I based off of her, not her story. Okay, please read, review, follow, and favorite!
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