Author's Note:
Hey everybody! Sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER! My laptop broke recently and I had to wait for it to get replaced. I am, however, still waiting for it to ship off. But, I have been a stealthy ninja and stole my little brother's laptop, just because I knew that the suspense is probably killing you. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I don't know when I will be able to update again. I don't own Austin And Ally or anything else you may recognize. Please Review and PM me! Thanks!

Chapter 23

Austin POV

Ally is a mess. She's sitting in my car on the way from the Teen Choice Awards sobbing her heart out. Trust me, I would be crying right now, but I need to be strong for Ally. I'm all she has right now. "Austin?" Ally says in the quietest voice possible. I take one her hands into mine and rub circles in her palm. "Yes?" She looks out the window and lets a few tears fall. "We will find them right?" I nod my head. "Yes, yes we will. But, I guarantee that nothing has happened to them. Their Moons, all Moons are strong." She lets out an airy laugh, which sounds tired and almost fake. My mood drops from extremely sad...To sad without explanation. My kids are gone. I let that sink in for the first time. My eyes start to water, but I wipe my tears away before any could escape. I cannot cry. Not when a devastated Ally is broken and exposed is right next to me. I must be strong, or, as strong as I can be. "Austin. Let it out. The more you keep it in, the longer your heart is going to morn and be broken." She says. I shake my head. "Even if I let it out, my heart is going to morn and be broken. My kids, my world, everything is gone." My voice cracks and I lose control. I break down crying and I pull over. Ally gets out the car and I meet her halfway. She hugs me. We hug for a long time, the world temporarily slowing. I cry. I cry out everything that hurts me. I cry on her shoulder and she cries on mine. We just...Cry. I think that that's the only thing that we can do. Cry. It's the only thing that really makes sense right now. She slowly pulls away from me and I suddenly feel the world all around me. It feels cold. I shiver. Ally looks into my eyes and kisses my cheek. "It's going to be alright. We are going to find them. The only way that we can do that is to head to the police department and figure something out." I nod and hug her one last time before getting back into the car. I drive to the police station and we park. We both get out and find Gregory already there waiting for us outside. We both run to him and hug him and thank him a million and one times. "We should get in there." I say. I take Ally's hand and we walk inside. "Austin Moon? Allyson Dawson?" We both nod. "I'm Detective Morrison. I'm going to be the head officer in this case. Now, we've looked at the security tapes from your house and it does, indeed show that the girl who was babysitting your children have taken your kids." Ally cries into my shoulders. "Do you know where she's taken them?" I ask him. He shakes his head. "Unfortunately not yet. Some of the detectives are trying to breach into her phone to see if that gets us any closer." I nod. "What do we do now, Officer?" I ask him. He shakes his head. "Sense it's already like midnight, I suggest you get some rest. Go home. If we get any closer tonight I'll call you. You guys come back tomorrow." I nod and shake his hand. I wrap my arms around Ally as she continues to cry all the way home. When we arrive back home, I carry Ally inside. She's stopped crying, but only because she has no more tears to shed. "Hey, I'm going to put you in bed." I whisper. She shakes her head, horror in her eyes. "Don't leave me alone." I nod my head and take her upstairs. I lay her down and tuck her in bed. I kneel down next to the bed facing her. She looks at me and wraps her arms around my neck and hugs me. "Sing me something." She whispers. I nod and quickly come up with something in my head. "Okay."

Just close your eyes,

The sun is going down,

You'll be alright,

No one can hurt you now.

Come morning light,

You and I'll be safe, and, sound.

"That was beautiful." She whispers. I smile. "Your kinda my moose." She smiles. "It's muse." I smirk. "I know. I just wanted to see you smile." She smiles again and kisses my cheek. "Thank you." I look at her, confused. "For what?" I whisper. She looks at me and slightly frowns. "For being for me and being strong. That really helped." She sniffles and I kiss her forehead. "I'm going downstairs to look around for a few minutes." I tell her. Ally nods and closes her eyes. I turn and walk outside of our room downstairs. I instantly go into the living room, and start investigating. I look on the coffee table and find a folded piece of paper. I open it and notice that it's a letter.

Austin and Ally,

This is Jessica. By now, you have noticed the unexpected disappearance of Acton and Adalyn. I am dearly sorry for what has happened and everything I have done was a mistake. You see, I was stupid. When school ended, I went off to college for dance, and met Dallas again. We really hit it off and I found myself falling for him. Little did I know who Dallas Tyler really was. The whole time I was there with him, I felt like a whole new person, and I liked that. We went out to clubs and got drunk a few times. I thought that he really liked me for...well me. A couple of months later, he proposed. I jumped at the idea of being Dallas' wife. I really liked the idea. When we got married, none of my family knew what was happening and Dallas forbade me to have any kind of contact with them. I went with it. We got married and finally moved in together. We had been together for 6 months and I felt like we were right where we needed to be. And that was a bug mistake. Not even a month of being together, Dallas...well...he raped me. He abused me in every which way and he went out every night and hooked up with a new girl. I saw the monster inside of him and I froze. I felt like I couldn't do anything about it. 4 months later, and he is still doing things to me. Dallas has been talking on and on about Ally, his 'little perfection', who his new prey would be. He told me to find you guys and to secretly stalk you guys finding out every little detail about Ally. When he found out that she was engaged, he threw a tantrum and did the one thing that he knows how to do: and that is to hit me and to sexually abuse me. He found out about the kids and grew mad. He ordered me to meet up with Ally and to somehow get the kids. At first, I refused, but that was before he broke me, literally. He broke three of my ribs. When I met Ally in the park, I instantly felt horrible, even more so when she called me asking for help. I am greatly sorry and no matter what happens, your kids WILL be safe, I can guarantee it. Now, I can't tell you where we are, because Dallas doesn't trust me and he has spies, I'm sure of it. But, every once in a while throughout this week, I will bring you little hints as to where we are and you will be able to get your babies by Christmas or the day after. Again, I can't seem to forgive myself for what I did, but if I didn't, he said he would kill me.

As I read the letter, my hope suddenly grows larger. I will find my babies. No matter the consequence.

Author's Note:
I hope you guys liked it. Again, I can't really tell you how sorry I am for not updating in a month. Feel free to PM me and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE leave a Review! I will be responding to some of them in the next chapter. I will probably update soon, but it all depends on when my laptop comes back. Thank you everybody. I LOVE YOU LOTS!

austinandally3

Friday August 16th, 2013

7:13 PM Virginia Time