Author's Note
Hello there. Here is the next chapter. For those who feel bad for Austin, don't. You'll see why in the next chapter. So happy reading.
Disclaimer: I do not own Austin and Ally. No need to rub it in.
Chapter 3
Ally's POV
I woke up to find a warm body heat engulfing me, and a strong arm embracing me. My first reaction is too jump up and scream. But then I quickly regained the memories for last night. Crap! I really need to get out of here. But he's so warm. No! All I have to do is pull his arm off me then flee. Okay, I can do this.
Cautiously, I pick up his arm. Wow, it is muscley. I slowly slide out and place a pillow that must have fallen out the bed last night, where I was lying. I hear him stir, and my heart almost stops. Imagine how the awkward it would be if he saw me sneaking out!
Once I start to walk, I wince. I am really sore. I blush realising it was from last night. Sucking it up, I quietly tip toe around the room to find my clothes. I find my bra on the side of the bed and quickly put it on. Next is my dress. It seems to be hanging on the handle of his door which leads to the balcony. WAIT. He has a balcony? Damn, he is rich.
Now that I think about it, I never really looked around last night. We were kind of busy. Okay, I grab it and slide it on. Next, the panties. I slowly analyze the room. It has a pretty modern décor. Gray wall, and everything else it pretty much gray and black as well. I spot my panties hanging from top of his mirror. Which was completely out of my reach.
I walk over to it and get on the tip of my toe and reach for it. I lean over the chest of drawers which is in front of the mirror. Why do I have to be so short? I would try to climb, but if everything falls then it would make a massive noise that would defiantly wake him. Plus this dress is really skin tight, meaning that I can barely walk in it as it is.
Suddenly I hear a groan. For a minute my body freezes. Then I come to my senses and run out of his room. I'll just have to leave them behind. Why does life hate me? I look around the room I have just entered. It is a living room with an attached kitchen. He has a massive flat screen T.V which is like 50 inch, and a gray sofa. Why does he like gray so much? The kitchen has an island and a bar which has small stools. That is so cool! Me and Trish's apartment isn't half the size of this.
Trish! I better call her. I search around for my phone. Then I realise it was in my purse. And I left the purse in the club. Crap! I hope Trish picked it up. I look around for a clock. 11:25. Man I better get home. Then it dawns on me. I have no money!
So I am in an apartment, a place I don't even know, without any money or phone. I am screwed. Nice going Ally. Have a one night stand; it'll take your mind of Dallas! Trish said. Look where I ended up.
Suddenly I find my gaze fixed on Austin's wallet. I shouldn't. But I need to get home! It's wrong! He's rich, I mean look at this apartment! He won't miss 5 bucks. Shut up!
Okay, after that stupid argument with myself, I grab his wallet. Damn it, the only ones I can find are 10's and 20's. I grab a ten and rush out his door. Oh yeah, it's an elevator! He has an elevator straight into is apartment! Rich basterd.
I see my shoes at the front of the door. I can't be bothered to put them on so I just carry them.
When the elevator finally comes, I rush inside and press ground floor. Wow, I actually did this. I had a one night stand.
The ding of the elevator finally brings me back to earth. I walk out of the lobby bare foot. I understand why they call this the walk of shame. Your clothes are all wrinkled, you haven't had time to properly prepare for the day, and you can't help but feel that everybody is looking at you and judging you while their at it. But actually they don't even notice you.
I walk out onto the streets and hail a taxi. After a minute, a taxi finally stops. I give him the address to my apartment and sink in my seat. When the taxi comes to a halt, I give the taxi driver the $10 I stole from Austin wallet. I wait for him to give the change then get out and try to get into my apartment as quickly as possible.
But luck is still not on my side, because the elevator takes forever to come, and when it does Mrs Marcy, the old lady who lives on our floor, comes in as well. For the whole ride up I can feel her disapproving looks boring into my skull. How does Trish do this so often?
I quickly run to my door. Because I don't have my key, I bang loud on the door, knowing that Trish would probably be still asleep. When she does open the door, she looks at me a moment, then pulls me inside.
"Oh my gosh, how was it!" She squealed.
"How do you know I went through with it?" I ask her raising an eyebrow.
"You did, didn't you?"
"Yeah," I sigh.
"So how was it?" She asked going back to her first question.
"It was great," I say, surprising myself and making Trish smile. "But, I'll never do it again," I finish, making Trish's smile drop.
"First I couldn't reach my panties because they were hanging too high for me to reach, so I had to leave them," I say making Trish snicker. I give her a glare and continue with my story. "Then I realised that I didn't have my purse; so no money, or phone!" I exclaim.
"Oh, yeah, I picked it up for you," She said, making me a wave of sweet relief sweep across my body.
"So I had to steal 10 bucks from him," I whisper the last part.
"You stole 10 bucks from him!" Trish exclaimed shocked. "Wow, you're better at this than I thought," She laughed.
"I only did it because I had too, I feel really bad about it," I sigh.
"Who cares! You made it home safe," I roll my eyes at this comment.
"Barely, I had to steal to get here,"
"Yeah, when I saw you purse at our seats I though you either got kidnapped, or you found your guy!" She smiled. "But hey, you've had more fun than on all my one night stands put together," Trish says patting my back.
"I'll tell you what. You were right, I haven't thought about Dallas all morning," I say making Trish smile. "Because I was stealing from a random guy! But between all the craziness, I haven't though once about him." I smile.
"Well can I go and take a shower, then we can go to Starbucks and I'll tell you about him," I say walking towards the bathroom.
After I've had my shower and got dress, me and Trish headed out to Starbucks. I ordered my usual, which a muffin because I hadn't eaten all day. I told her everything about what happened from the dancing, to Austin's penthouse apartment. The last one made Trish's jaw drop.
"Why did you not want him to be your boyfriend?" Trish asked.
"Because that defeats the point of a one night stand. Plus I'm not looking for a relationship,"
"Ashley!" I hear a voice yell. My body stiffens as I recognise that voice. I look over to see if my suspicions are correct. And of course they are. I quickly hide my head behind the menu.
"Why is that hot guy calling you Ashley?" Trish asked confused. I just slip out of my seat.
"Is he really talking to me?" I ask trying to pull Trish with me.
"Yep he is definitely talking to you,"
"Did I forget to mention I used a fake name last night," I say hesitantly.
"You did!" Trish exclaimed. I 'shh'd' her. "And that's the guy?" She asks looking at Austin. "Wow, he is hot,"
"Ashley," Austin says finally at our table. I look up at him. He is wearing a beanie and glasses. And he is even cuter than I remember! I am screwed.
"Hey Austin," I say hesitantly, sitting up on seat, giving up on trying to escape.
"I've been calling you from like over there,"
"Really? Sorry I couldn't hear you over how loud Trish was talking," I say giving Trish a fake look, making her give me a look that say 'what have I done?'.
"So, you left with out saying goodbye," He says giving me a suggestive smile.
"Um yeah..." I look around for an excuse. "I um got a call... From work." I lie through my teeth.
"Really," He says with an amused look. Suddenly my phone starts ringing. "Is that work too?" He jokes. I pick it up and look at the I.D.
"Actually it is," I show him the screen, whipping the smile off his face. "I gotta take this," I say getting up and pressing the call button.
"Ally, I know it's you day off, but I got a big deal for you. Come in as fast as you can," The voice of my boss demands through my phone.
"Of course," I say. On the inside I am jumping. I've been working at that magazine for a year, and I haven't had any good stories. This may finally be my shot!
"Great, I'll see you soon," She dismissed me and hung up.
I turn around to find Trish and Austin staring at me. I walk over to them and pick up my bag.
"That was work, I gotta go," I say, hoping that I won't see Austin after this ever again.
"I can give you a ride if you want?" He offers. Why can't you see I am trying to get away from you?
"No thank you," I kindly decline. "It was nice to see you." I say to him. "Trish, I'll see you at home," after that I walk out.
I turn around to find Austin following me. I inwardly groan. Why does he keep turning up?
"Hey," He says. I turn to him and give him a sweet smile. "You never said your proper goodbye," He says walking closer to me.
"Bye," I say and turn around, but his hand stops me.
"Will I see you again?" He asks. I can see the hope in his eyes.
"If I give you my phone number will you let me go to work?" I ask, making him nod. Who knew he was so clingy.
He gives me his phone and I type my number in it. Then I give him mine, and he does the same.
"Goodbye," I say then turn and walk away. Hopefully I will never use this number. I hail a taxi and tell the taxi driver the address to my work building.
When I get there I walk into the building and straight to the elevator. I press the button to the floor which my boss works on. About a floor up the elevator stops, and in walks a boy who is 20 years old, who is the mailboy.
"Hey Josh," I greet him with a warm smile. He is an intern and people are usually mean to him, but he is a good friend of mine.
"Oh, hey Ally," He smiles. I could tell that he has a bit of a crush on me. I can feel him staring at me sometimes, but other than that he is really nice.
"How's work?" I ask.
"Not too bad, the usual I guess. How about you, this is your day off I do believe?"
"Mrs Bossa Nova asked me to come in about some big scoop!" I exclaim happily. Bossa Nova is a name me and Josh came up with for my boss. She hates me, so I am wondering why she is giving me a scoop.
"Good luck!" He say genuinely happy for me. Suddenly the elevator stops. "Well that's my stop, see ya,"
"Bye," I give a little wave. One more floor, then I find out about this big scoop. I hear the ding that signals that I have made it to my destination.
I step out and walk to her door. I knock on it softly. I hear a muffled but stern 'come in'. I twist he door knob and walk in. When I come in I see my boss Mrs Maxwell looking down at some papers. She is a thin woman. She has a tight bun that looks like it is pulling up her whole face. She wears pointy glasses, and the sit on a long and crooked nose.
"Miss Dawson," She says without looking up. "Please have a seat," She gestures to the chair infront her desk. Quickly I sit down.
"Now I got a scoop for you, do you think you can do it?" She asks looking up at me, her eyes like eagles boring into my skin.
"Yes, of course," I reply quickly.
"Good," She says. "The job is to interview Austin Moon," Austin moon? I don't have time for another though because she continues.
"This was supposed to be Jenny's story, but she went into labour," I smile slightly happy for my co-worker. "So I fired her," This wiped the smile right off my face.
"He will be finishing his photo shoot in about and hour," An hour! "That should be plenty of time to come up with some questions. I am counting on you, am I right to put my trust I you?"
"Yes miss!" I say sounding like a soldier.
"Good, you are dismissed. The place you are meeting him is at the end of his photo shoot. Jeff will know the way." She waves me off. I get up quickly and walk out the room.
Who does she think she is, giving me an hour to prepare for an interview! I walk down to my desk and come up with some questions.
I look up at the clock. I have 15 minutes to get down to the place where the photo shoot is. Crap! I speed I run to find Jeff so we can go to the place. I just read the questions and mumbling sorry to people I walk into. I walk into the set where people are packing up. Jeff drives us to the location, and gives my the visitors pass.
"Oh no! The camera's broken!" Jeff exclaims, making me sigh.
"Go get the back up. I'll find him," I say ushering him to the exit. I push my way through all his fans and go to the door. I find my visitors pass, and they let me in. I walk toward where loads of reporters are, and they all seem to be leaving, having got their interview. I squirm my way through the crowd.
"I'm Ally Dawson; Can I get an interview?" I ask.
When I look up I see the person I least wanted to see, looking almost as shocked as me. Austin Moon.
So yeah. Until next time. And guys, make sure you reveiw! They really make my day.