Chapter 35:

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Ally's POV

"Honey that is way too much!" Katherine said as I filled up a pan with cookie dough.

"Whoops." I smiled inwardly taking some off.

"Oh honey its okay." She smiled as she helped Mimi take out the chicken pot pie from the oven.

They tasted it and their eyes lit up.

"Mimi this is incredible." Katherine said to Mimi.

It Christmas morning and the mood is just what everyone expects. We don't want have a white Christmas because it doesn't snow in L.A but it is really cold.

We get to open our presents once Austin and Dez get back.

They said they were going to go drop off a present for jimmy but they should have been back by now.

Trish, Mimi, Katherine and I are cooking and baking. We've made different kind of foods and everything looks so good.

My dad and Mr. Moon are out getting some apples for Katherine's famous apple pie. But they are probably buying everyone gifts too. It doesn't take an hour to get some apples.

"Yup Love you too." Trish says getting off the phone aww that must be Dez.

"Was that Dez?" I smirked.

"No it was my mom." Trish laughed.

I barely realized that Trish has been without her parents for a really long time. She hasn't been back to see them since we left Miami. We got so busy with our careers we forgot about even going back, but our lives there are over and she's been doing such a good job at being Austin's manager. It feels like just yesterday we were packing our bags for a summer vacation. Now we live here and she moved in with Dez and Austin and I.. are living with his parents. it doesn't seem right but does Austin want to take the next step? Should I mention it to him? How would I even bring it up?

Speaking of Austin…..

"We're back!" we heard Dez and Austin say as they walked through the door.

I walked up to him as he took of his coat.

"It's freezing out there!" Dez shivered.

"They even put up an ice rink at the corner." He laughed walking in.

"We should so go!" Austin exclaimed.

"Go where?" Mimi said walking into the room.

"To an ice rink that opened up at the corner." Austin said.

"Oh. You kids go while we cook our famous Christmas Dinner then after the dinner we open gifts okay?" she smiled walking back to the kitchen.

"Austin I'm not good at ice skating." I whined.

"I'll teach you." He smiled.

"Just like surfing." He said as I gave him a glare.

"I fell like a hundred times maybe I'll just stay and you guys go I-"

"You're coming with me. Don't worry I will never let you fall." He said grabbing my hands.

"Mmm. Okay." I smiled.

Trish and I went upstairs to get ready while the boys got ready downstairs.

I wore a white knitted sweater with a red scarf and I wore red pants with my favorite pair of ugg boots.

I curled my long hair and applied my makeup.

Trish straightened her long curly hair and wore a red coat with black pants. We went downstairs to see Dez and Austin waiting on the couch.

Dez was wearing a Santa hat with red and white candy cane pants and a green coat. Oh dez…

Austin was wearing jeans and a red shirt and his favorite leather jacket.

We all had Christmas colors, Dez stood out a little bit but we were all in Christmas spirit. That sounded so cheesy..

"Hey gorgeous." Austin smiled getting off the couch and walking over to me.

I blushed hanging my head low as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I hope you like your Christmas gift." He smiled.

"I'm sure I'll love it…can I open It now?" I asked eagerly.

"Nope." He smiled.

"Then why did you bring it up again?" I glared.

"To keep you guessing." He smirked as he walked to the front door.

Ugh.. im gonna kill him. What can it be?

We all walked out the door and started heading to the ice rink. Dez was right. It really is freezing out here.

We passed my old house which still contains my mom's old piano inside. I wonder who plays it whenever I pass the house. What if they got rid of it?

I've always liked the beach houses but during the winter the beaches look sad and gloomy and its always colder by the ocean.

I was so wrapped up in thought I didn't notice we were there until I bumped into…

"Sorry." The girl said turning around.

"Cassidy?" I asked smiling.

"Oh hey guys!" she smiled.

Eliot was next to her and he turned around.

"Hey what are doing here?" he smiled.

"Umm to skate duh." Dez said stating the obvious.

We all laughed and rented or shoes and put them on. Eliot and Cassidy went off with Trish and Dez while I was still at the entrance staring at the ice where my life could end on.

"Ally you'll be fine." Austin said grabbing my hand. How does he know what I'm thinking?

"Yeah, I know that you're nervous." He laughs. Okay now it's just creepy…

"Come on Ally, I won't let you fall." He says grabbing my hands and slowly starts going on the ice.

I close my eyes and walk slowly letting him lead me.

"See your doing fine." I hear Austin say. Easy for him, he's skating backwards. I open my eyes and I see the ice under me. I look back and we are already like halfway away from the entrance.

"Ha! I'm doing it!" I exclaimed as Austin laughed.

Austin's POV

"Oh."

"My."

"God." I said dramatically entering the house. It smelled like Christmas I mean, it smelled like every single food I have ever liked was in the air.

I smelled like cinnamon and pancakes and more pancakes.

All four of us ran into the kitchen as my mom and Katherine were finishing setting up the table.

"Smells amazing mom." I smiled giving her a hug.

"Dinner time!" my mom chimed. My dad and Mr. Dawson came in the dining room as we all sat down.

She served turkey, pot roast, apple pie, cookies, cake, chicken, ham, mash potatoes, and so much more.

"You do know there are only eight of us. Right honey?" my dad laughed as he saw more food rolling in.

"Yup but left over's are always nice too." She said setting down another plate.

Ally helped her set it down. She did really well at ice skating today. I've been trying to keep it cool ALL day today but inside I'm seriously so nervous and I never get nervous. NEVER.

Today I'm gonna ask Ally a question that's going to change our lives forever. I need a clever way to do it and Dez has been helping me plan it out and for once he managed to keep his mouth shut about it.

It's a big step but I don't care. I'm looking at her as her eyes light up when my mom serves the pickles.

She grabs one and sets it on her plate. I laugh at this and she notices and blushes. There's no doubt in my mind that will make me not go through with my plans today. I want her to be mine, permanently. I knew she was the one since the moment I saw her but it took me so long to realize it was her.

After the dinner we all went into the living room and my mom started getting out all the presents that was under the small tree. I grabbed Ally's arm and pulled her towards me on the couch. She sat next to Trish and I as we started opening the gifts that my mom got us.

My mom got me a jacket and she got Ally a sweater. She got Trish a scarf and she got Dez a candy cane phone.

"Thanks Ms. Moon!" he exclaimed hugging her.

"Ally honey, I have one more gift to give you." My mom said reaching to get it from above the fire place.

She handed it to Ally and Ally looked shocked and her eyes got watery.

"Oh my god.. Mimi." She said as she flipped through the scrap book my mom got her. It had pictures of Penny, Ally's mom. There were pictures when she was pregnant with Ally and my mom was pregnant with me. They were together in the picture and they both were holding their stomachs.

Ally smiled to me as I returned it. There were more pictures of Ally and her mom and then she stood up to hug my mom.

"Thank you I love it!" Ally said hugging my mom.

"I'm glad Merry Christmas sweetheart." She said to Ally.

We all opened our gifts and then my mom made us all drink hot chocolate as we talked in the living room.

My dad told Christmas stories about when he was younger.

I told my mom I was going to go show Ally her gift and she smiled widely. She knows what Ally gift is and she totally supports it.

Almost everyone knows except for Ally.

I pulled Ally aside and she put her hand over my mouth before I could say anything.

"Before you give me your present, I want to give you mine." She smiled walking to the living room.

"No way!" I exclaimed.

"Yes way!" she smiled.

"How did you? But what did you? How?" I asked looking at the guitar that was signed by all five members of the Beatles.

"I got connections." She smirked.

"Do you like it?" she asked hopefully.

"Ally I love it! Thank you." I said putting the guitar down and picking her up.

"Good because it literally took me forever to find it." She sighed.

"Now it's your turn." I smiled.

"Okay." She smiled eagerly.

"But before that, why don't we take a walk." I asked her.

"Just you and me." I said grabbing her hand.

"Sure." She smiled.

I opened the door and saw Katherine and my parents all watching and holding their thumbs up for support which made me more nervous.

We got in the car and I took a deep breath. Why am I so nervous? Stop being nervous.

Ally's POV

"So my gift is outside? I hope it's not a horse." I said getting out of the car as I heard Austin laugh.

"It's not a horse." He laughed.

We walked up a slant side walk. It kind of felt like a driveway. A very familiar drive way.

I heard a few keys jingle and then a door open. Austin pulled me inside a heated place and then that's when he took my blind fold off.

I froze on spot literally.

"Merry Christmas." He whispered into my ear.

He was the one. I mean he IS the one. He bought the house. For us!

I looked at everything! Literally. From the scent in my mom's piano room. To the engravings on the wall of Austin's and I's height overtime to the blue ink stain on the carpet that Austin and caused by fighting over a pen. Everything.

I went into the big living room and saw that it was completely decorated in Christmas ornaments.

I saw the massive tree by the fire place. So that's why he needed two trees.

"If anyone deserves to live in this house it's us." I heard a voice behind me.

"I wasn't going to let anyone buy it, I bought it the day it went for sale." He laughed.

"So Ally Dawson, will you move in your house with me?" he asked as I laughed.

I ran up to him and crashed my lips into him.

I kissed him senseless until we ran out of breath.

"So I'm guessing that's a yes?" he laughed as I nodded.

"This is the best Christmas Gift ever." I said hugging him.

Review! Who else wants the heat to be over? I want Christmas to come already! Just a few more months!