"Well… hey" this wasn't the best way to start a conversation, but, well none of us were going to do anything it was obvious and I had to start the conversation. The silence was eating me up. He didn't even say a word, he just made a motion with his hand signaling that he heard me. It broke my heart, it really did, I felt worthless nobody to him.

"Please don't be so silent, talk to me"

Seconds past he answered "about what?"

"I don't know, but please don't be so silent… say something" it seemed like I was begging him, In fact I was. Tears were threatening to fall out of my eyes, but I pushed them back.

"Ok, well… what are you doing here? It's quite late" he's said bitterly.

" I came here to apologize"

"Okay, I'm listening" he had no emotions on his face, he was just talking.

"I know what I did in the park was wrong, what we were doing wasn't only for me, it was for both of us and now I ruined all our chances of everything being like before"

"Before? You know Ally things won't be like before" I was bewildered I never thought about this, and I had no idea where was he going with this, I had no other option to just listen.

His voice was calm, it softened and was soothing unlike mine., I was stuttering and taking breaths from time to time between the sentences.

"What? But why?" I was totally lost I had no idea what was he talking about.

"Because Ally past is past, you can't change it and can't go back." He stated simply.

"What? ... But… if not…" I couldn't speak, I couldn't make sentences he left me speechless.

"Ally you need to realize this, that you must not live in the past, you need to live in today. You need to realize that you need to let the past go."

"But I don't want to I want my mom back, my dad being sober, I want my family back." I was crying and I started shouting. I was like a little child, it was like I found out about something disappointing and I didn't want to believe in it.

"Ally please come down don't shout." He walked closer, but I pushed him away. I needed to tell him everything.

"You don't know how hard it is for me every day, seeing by father like that, taking care of him, because he lost his mind. You don't know how much I miss my mum, how much I miss her touch, her voice. How much I need her sometimes. I know I'm not a little girl anymore and I wasn't one when I lost her, but still I need mum and I will always need her like you will need your dad, I needed her to encourage me and tell me that everything would be all right. She was the only one who believed in me, that I could have been famous one day, my dad didn't believe me and that's why I lost hope." I started hysterically crying and Austin pulled me into a hug, I buried my head in his chest.

"Ally please calm down… I don't know what can I do… I can't change anything…" I continued crying. We were still in the hallway. "Do you want to sit on the coach?"

"Yes" I barely let the word out of my mouth.

We sat down.

"I'll bring you some water." He said.

I heard some noises after he left and then came back with a box of tissues and a glass of water.

"Thank you." I said simply.

After some time I said: "Austin please tell me what can I do? Every time I walk in my house when is at home, I see him angry or drunk, or both. I know I shouldn't be silent and I should tell him, but I can't besides I tried but one time didn't really help anything. I love him, I really do, he's still my dad after all, but he's out of control, I don't know what to do." I could feel the blood rushing to my face, I could feel I was red on the face, I was crying, silent tears were running down my face.

He came and hugged me. "Ally please, I don't like seeing you sad or mad, it breaks my heart."

"I really don't know what to tell you, but he's your dad and I believe there are no problems that can't be solved we just need to try."

"I miss the past so much…" it was just a thought which I said out loud, not really loud it was more of a whisper, but Austin still heard it. He let go of me and said.

"Ally, please you need to understand this, it may hurt, but Ally you're destroying yourself, can't you see? You may not understand this, but you can't keep pushing people away, it's not healthy, not only you are hurting, it hurts us all. You need help. I'm not saying that you're insane, mentally unstable or anything, no, you just need help, you need friends, you need us, please you need to stop and open your eyes you went through hart time, I know that and I want to make you feel better. You must understand that there is future, that's waiting for you. I know and I believe that your future will be bright. I believe in you.

I think you don't understand this, but you're stuck, you're stuck in your own memories, they are hunting you like nightmares at nights. They are memories, it's past, they don't mean much anymore. That was yesterday, but there will be tomorrow and I believe that tomorrow will be better." Austin wasn't that kind, he couldn't talk deep, that really got me, he spoke with soul and I could see that he believed in what he said. It impressed me, I guess this time changed not only me.

The reality struck me and I was left speechless, I really didn't want to believe in anything he was saying, but in fact all he said was true, for me to move on and live on, I needed to let the past go, but at that moment it seemed and felt impossible for me.

I hugged him. I didn't want to let him go, but after some time I did.

"Austin can you promise me one thing?"

"Whatever you want "

"Promise me that you will never let me go, that you will stand by my side, always?"

"Promise… only if you promise me the same"

"I promise"

After that promise we were silent.

I wasn't sobbing, but I was still crying silently. When I calmed down I stood up. I straightened my skirt and said:"well I think it's time for me to go"

"Ok, but it's pretty late and I won't let you go alone, I can drive you or we can walk."

"I don't know…" I thought for a little and then agreed. "Ok, but I'm too tired to walk you can drive me."

He turned the long forgotten TV off that I didn't even notice was on, then grabbed his jacket and car keys, I walked out of the house and he closed the door behind.

We went to his car, I climbed inside and set in the front passenger side I put on a seat belt, Austin set on the drivers side.

While he was getting ready to drive; I let myself wander. My dad came back and he seemed in a worse mood than I have seen him for a long time, in times like this I got scared of him, but he never even put a finger on me, this may seem stupid, but I think that he loved me too much even his drunk state didn't let him hurt me. Besides everything I still didn't want to face him. I was always too shy to ask this kind of thing anybody, but now I had no other option.

"Austin can I stay at yours, I really don't want to face my dad now"

"Ok sure, whatever you want." We got out of the car and went back inside his house.

It was obvious that his mother wasn't at home, I was really curious where she was, but I couldn't get myself to ask him, so I just stayed quiet.

By the time we entered the house I was extremely tired, my eyes were closed, I could barely keep myself on my feet to stand straight.

" Can you give me a pillow and a blanket so I can sleep on the couch?"

"No, you can sleep in my bed, it's way more comfortable that way."

I was too tired to argue so I agreed. "Ok, but can you give me something to wear to bed?"

"Yes of course, just wait a second." He seemed a little panicked and nervous, it was funny even.

He ran upstairs and I followed him. He dug into his clothes and gave me an old shirt and sweatpants. I took them from him, thanked him and went to the bathroom to change. The shirt was too long for me, but I still managed to put it on. The pants were too long and they hardly stayed on my hips. After some time trying to put sweatpants on I decided to sleep without them, I would get uncomfortable with them on. I came out dressed and was about to go to bed when I decided to grab a glass of water, I went downstairs. I saw Austin already lying on the coach, he had his eyes closed, but when I turned the lights on in the kitchen he opened his eyes and looked at me, he smiled and said. "Can you give me a glass of water too?" "Sure" I poured some water for me and for him, then turned the lights off and went into the living room.

I gave him the glass, he drank some and then put it on the coffee table near the couch.

I was leaving when I heard "good night Ally"

"Good night Austin" I said and smiled.

I went back upstairs. I closed the door behind me and snuggled in sheets and pillow. The bed smelled like Austin and I found that very comforting. Slowly I drifted off to sleep with thoughts about the day.

Austins's POV

Thought the day was pretty rough and a lot happened I was really calm and in a good mood. I fell asleep as soon as Ally went upstairs.

It was about 4 o'clock when I heard screams coming from upstairs. The first thing I thought was that there was a thief in the house, and he was in my room where Ally was.

I ran upstairs as fast as I could, I opened the door of my room and grabbed s baseball bat that was lying by the door.

I looked around the room, it was dark and I couldn't see much, but I saw Ally on the bed twisting and turning. She was asleep and clearly seeing a nightmare. Not thinking much I ran and hugged her.

"Ally, ally wake up" I yelled. She had tears streaming down her face and she was sweating.

"Ally, it's a nightmare, Ally wake up."

Slowly she opened her eyes and instantly hugged me.

I felt helpless I couldn't do anything to help her I had no idea what happened and what was her nightmare about. I did the first thing that came to my mind. I held her close so she could calm sown.

"Ally please come down… it was just a dream… it didn't mean anything."

"It was so real, it was just like that day."

"What day Ally"

"The day my mom died."

"I'm scared, I really don't want something like that to happen to me again."

"Ally you have nothing to worry about right now, you got me I'm here."

I held her for some more time until she stopped crying. When her breathing became steady again I said: "well ally trying to sleep ok, I'm going to go now."

"No please don't leave me alone."

"Ok, but what do you want me to do?"

"Just stay with me…" she had her eyes closed and was close to falling asleep.

I crawled under the sheets next to her. I didn't want to make her uncomfortable but I wanted to hug her so I did, I hugged her and she nuzzled her face in my chest. Slowly she drifted to sleep and some time later I did too.

As you can see I decided to stick with my idea, because it felt like it was rushed if they got together in this chapter so yeah, it's better this way isn't it?

Yeah they won't get together yet, but I have something else planned ;) I think it has its own time for it to happen so yeah, but it won't be less interesting I promise.

Reading reviews is such a great thing, I really enjoy reading them, so please go write some more.

I asked couple of chapters ago that I needed a song for them both to sing, it will be pretty far away, as you see know they don't sing, but I plan to make them write a song together. So leave song suggestions in your reviews.

Mikamimi-R5I will agree with you on this one, it would have been really rushed if they got together, it would have made scene, I think it's better this way.

Isabellurs- Our country is pretty small and not very known, and our language is even less known, but yeah I love my language one thing I can say is that for me it's harder than English.

aesham01- I won't be using Bella's character any more, she was just for that scene, but your idea is good, sadly I won't use it. But maybe I'll use that in the future like Ally's rambling on and on about how she feels and Austin will chuckle lightly and then go and kiss her, I can totally imagine that, I don't know, maybe I'll use it ;)

I wrote this, because I didn't really want to make you guys wait, it was kind of like second part of the last chapter and now I can rest some :D

Almost forgot I don't own Austin and Ally and anything else you might recognize.

Until next time...

Salome ;)