A/N Hey guys! Hope you all are enjoying the final chapters of the story. :) Six more to go, then I will start writing the sequel probably around the start of June when I get out of school... I will release the name of the sequel / more details about the sequel in chapter 45 (the next chapter). However, I will tell you that I plan on it being about 25 chapters long. Maybe 30. Tell me in a review what you would like to see in the sequel. :) Thanks!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Austin&Ally nor am I associated with it in any way. All characters belong to Disney, however, I created Ian and Tenley. All I did was twist the story line. I also don't own the song "Never Say Never" by The Fray, nor am I associated with The Fray.

"Good to be back home, but I'll miss it." I sigh as I put my bags down in my bedroom floor. Austin crosses the room and lays across my bed. He had driven me home. Dad still hadn't arrived, and I was eagerly waiting for him to get back from work.

It was nearing the end of June now, and the summer of Miami was as hot as ever. I definitely missed that cool New York breeze. I stand on my bed and reach for the string attached to my ceiling fan, pulling it twice and turning it on to full speed. I try not to step on Austin in the process, who has no intention from moving from under my feet. He smirks at me, and I roll my eyes, joining him on the bed.

"I can't wait to tell dad and mom about this!" I say with a sigh, realizing once again with a flutter of my heart that I had been given a full scholarship to MUNY. Austin nods, with a smile. "I still haven't met your mom. When is she coming home?"

I frowned. "She promised to be home when I left for college..." I murmur,
"It'll be a little over a year before I get to see her. But, I'll video call her tonight to tell her. You can talk to her with me, if you want."

He nods eagerly. "That would be awesome. Is she nice?"

"Yeah, she's greatest person I know." I reply with a grin.

We wait eagerly for an hour before I finally hear my dad walk through the front door and call "Ally?" I sprint out of my room and down the stairs and tackle him with a hug. He laughs and hugs me tight. "I missed you so much!" He exclaims, "How was it?"

I jump up and down in place, and I say, "Dad! The headmaster of MUNY offered me a scholarship to attend college there!"

His eyes get huge, then he laughs, smiles, and hugs me once more. "That's amazing, Ally! I'm so proud! But... how?"

I tell him the whole story. From leaving my Book on the bench, to getting the news. He's smiling the whole time, and I eventually feel Austin's arm slip around my waist. Dad smiles at him and shakes his hand. "Good to have you both back home. Ally, you need to call your mother and tell her."

I nod. "Actually, Austin and I were going to video call her later." I explain, and dad just shrugs. "Either way, I'm sure she will be just as excited I am! It was actually a good thing that you left your Book on that bench. I'm going to go make some dinner."

He exits to the kitchen, and Austin and I plop down on the couch.

"I'm gonna miss you." Austin sighs, laying his head on my shoulder and taking my hand, tracing little circles on my palm with him thumb. "I'm going to miss you, too." I whimper. "We'll all have to meet up every chance we can get."

Ian and Tenley were hoping to be married in the fall when it would be a little bit cooler in California. Preferably October, and I would definitely be traveling out there for that. I was beyond excited for the chance to go to California.

"Ally..." Austin says quietly, not looking me in the eyes. "Will we ever be getting married? When we finish college?"

I wanted to so bad. But, it would be at least five years before we finished college. And, that was, after all, a long time. I wanted to keep him, but when we would only be seeing each other once or twice a year, was it possible? What if things changed between us? What if he found someone else? What if I found someone else? There were so many things that could go wrong. But, when I looked at that promise ring on my finger, I felt like we could make it through anything.

"Of course." I whisper back, and he finally meets my eyes and smiles.

After dinner, Austin and I video called my mom.

"Ally! And... Is this Austin?" She says with a grin on the screen. I nod. "Yeah! This is him!"

"Hi, Ally's mom!" He says with an enthusiastic wave. She chuckles and waves back.

"So," she says, "how was New York?"

I grin as I tell the story once more. By the end of it, mom is clapping excitedly. "Oh, Ally, that's wonderful! Congradulations!"

I really just wanted to hug my mother at that point, but I knew with her being in Africa and me being in the United States, that wasn't going to be happening any time soon.

We held conversation for a while before she said she needed to get going to feed the monkeys, so I closed the laptop after saying my goodbyes.

"Wow," Austin says, "she is nice."

I nod, and wrap my arms around him, breathing in his scent. "So," I say, "remember how I was gonna write that song in New York, but I never got the chance to?" It was true that I had actually had some lyrics built up in my head before my Book was lost.

He nods curiously, and I grin.

"Well... I want to write it now. With you."

A/N Sorry that it's so short! The next chapter will be all about their last song together, and it will be a lot longer. Thanks. :) Review, favorite, and follow!