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ALLY'S POV
I don't know what I was thinking when I agreed to go out with Nathan. I was so upset about Austin's rejection, I guess I just decided it would be a good idea. Nathan had been begging me to go out with him anyway, although I don't know why, so I might as well kill two birds with one stone.
I finally decided to go through with my pointless plan to go out with Nathan. I called him to tell him the news and he seemed very shocked, yet excited.
"Hey Nathan," I said through the phone.
"Ally? Hey what's up?" He answered.
"I was just wondering if I could still take you up on that offer? You know, the dating one?" I asked with forced hopefulness.
"Really? I..I mean yeah, that'd be cool." He said, trying to sound collected about it.
"Well how about today? I'm not doing anything, I'm actually kind of bored. I could use some time out." I told him.
"Sure! I'll be right over if you're ready. You live on that dead end street right beside the school right?" He asked.
"Yep. The house on the left. That's me. I'm ready whenever you are, so I'll be waiting." I said, still trying to sound enthused.
"Kay, I'll be there in fifteen minutes." He said certainly. And with that, the phone call ended.
I sighed with discontentment after I hung up. This was a stupid idea. Why would dating some guy I have no trace of desire for, help me get over Austin? I got ready anyway, and tried to look presentable. I found one of my old floral shirts and a pair of skinny jeans. I had a pair of sandals that I decide to wear too. I curled my hair and used very light makeup. For someone who could care less about her date, I thought I looked pretty decent.
I needed to wait outside, because I didn't want Nathan walking up to the front door. You could smell awful things from the front yard, and there was no need to get closer. He was taking longer than the predicted fifteen minutes, but honestly, I didn't care. After a while though, he did show up. And may I say, even though I had no interest in him, he drives one heck of a sports car. I got up and walked over to him, trying to look enthusiastic about the date. Although, I think my amusement at his car was handling that quite nicely.
"Hey Ally!" He said cheerily, opening his arms for a welcome hug.
I usually wasn't one to be a hugger, but I did anyway. "Hey Nathan! Uh, you ready to go?" I asked, hoping to push things along and get this date over with.
"Yeah sure, lets go!" He said getting into the car. We drove for a little while, and then we arrived at a diner downtown. We walked in and got our table. I was just trying to decide what to eat, while he was nosing in my personal life.
"So, are your parents home often?" He asked. What was with him?
"Uh, no?" I answered, obviously showing him that it was an unnecessary question. We had our food, and the personal questions still hadn't stopped.
"How many boyfriends have you had?" He asked. Seriously?
"Sorry, but that's personal. Why do you care?" I asked rudely.
"Oh, I just wanna know what I'm getting myself into." He said plainly. "Literally." He mumbled under his breath.
He did not just say that. I rolled my eyes, and scoffed in disgust. "I'm ready to go now."
"Okay, uh check please!" He called to the waitress. Fortunately, we did get to eat some of our food before we left. We walked out of the restaurant. "Thanks for letting me take ya out. What do ya say we go somewhere else?"
It took me a minute to think about it. Did I really want to go somewhere else with him? No, I didn't. But the heartache for Austin came back and I answered dishonestly. "Yeah sure why not."
"Great! You rock." He said, wrapping me up in another hug. One of his hands went too far south, and I backed out. I smiled, giving the notion that nothing was wrong, and casually walked over to my side of the car. As soon as we started driving into the city, I knew I was going to regret agreeing to this.
We finally arrived at a club. Yep. Definitely regretting this. There was no way I was going in that building. All people do in there is get drunk, make out with some random person, take them home and 'have fun', then regret everything in the morning. Not my kind of place. He insisted that I go in though. I kept refusing but he wouldn't stop. I proceeded to walk away, then things got personal.
He grabbed my arm and jerked me back. I could feel his fingers digging into my skin. I tried to fight back, but he slapped me straight across the face. Hard. I winced in pain and let out a small shriek, turning downwards holding my hand to my cheek. Tears stained my face as the pain increased. He grabbed a handful of my hair and started jerking me towards the building. But then someone had Nathan. His grip on my hair was released, forcefully, and I figured it was a random bystander that knew Nathan was up to no good.
Before I even got the chance to look at my savior, I knew the voice. It was Austin. I wouldn't have recognized his voice if it hadn't been for that run-in with Dallas a while back. That had been the only time I had ever heard him sound so, menacing. Scary. Dark. Evil. So unlike himself. He spoke his words so deeply and rumbly, that it sounded as if the devil himself were living inside Austin, threatening to show himself. It gave me chills just to hear it, because the sound itself reverberated inside of me. It scared me, yet it made me feel safer at the same time. I wondered why and how he was here, and a bunch of other questions jumbled up in my mind.
I saw Nathan drive away in his car with a bloody, swollen jaw. Then Austin came over to me. He was so deeply concerned with my well-being that it almost made me blush. It's not like he'd see it anyway, because my face was already red from crying and getting smacked. It shocked me how quickly he could go from resembling the devil, to a person who was sweet and caring.
We ended up talking and crying, and talking more. We sat in his car having a normal conversation. Then the conversation became a heated argument. We yelled and screamed at each other. I had walked away from the car after giving him an update on my depressing life story. He followed me out of the car and apologized. He gave me a speech about why he loved me. I, in return, gave a speech about why I had acted the way I did. I used his same phrase from just moments ago, to tell him that I loved him too.
He stood in shock for a moment, then his eyes twinkled with so much excitement, and his smile grew so wide, that it was honestly adorable. His hazel eyes locked with mine, and I saw many emotions swimming through his eyes. I knew his eyes were distracting, but that was nothing compared to how they looked now. I could read every emotion through his eyes, and I knew that this was real. Words weren't necessary, because we knew each other too well. This mutual connection between us was growing stronger, and I could feel it.
His smile faltered, and his eyes asked the question, because he couldn't form the words to speak. I answered with a smile as he stepped closer to me. My heartbeat sped up to a pattern that probably wasn't healthy when his hand rested on my waist, as he gently pulled me closer. His forehead rested against mine as he gave me one last chance to back out. The hazel pools of color in his eyes were glowing with a passion of pure happiness, and I knew I wasn't going anywhere. The fact that he wasn't driven by lust or hormones, but the simple fact of love and compassion, was something that made me feel like the most special person on the planet.
My hands were resting on his chest, feeling the rise and fall as he breathed deeply. Finally giving into everything, I gave the sign that I wasn't going to back out, and let one of my hands travel up to the back of his neck. My conscious was yelling at me to stop, everything inside me was telling me that this was wrong. But for once, I wasn't going to listen to myself. About ninety percent of my conscious was the bitter side. This time, I was listening to that other ten percent. Hopefully, 'good side' wasn't gonna blow her chance. Austin smiled one last time before leaning down and finally capturing my lips with his own.
The shock that surged through my body, was something like I've never felt before. My other hand naturally went up around his neck, as I tangled his blonde mess of hair through my fingers. Secretly, I've wanted to know how soft his hair is since I was little. It always looked so soft, and it was tempting to just pet his head. And no, I don't care how weird that sounds. I let myself get as close to him as possible, feeling the rapid pounding of his heart against my own. His hands, resting at my lower back, were gently tugging me even closer, if that were even possible.
I had never actually dreamed of this moment, except for maybe when I was really young, but it was taking me to a high that I never thought I could reach. I decided I should probably give my good side a little more credit. He pulled away for a breath, and let his forehead lean against mine once more. My entire body was rushing with tingles, so much in fact, I was almost nervous that he might be able to feel it. But I knew that was ridiculous. My heart was beating so fast, that I was pretty sure it was probably just vibrating at this point. I felt numb, and that I might actually fall. Austin must've picked up on that sense, because he tightened his grip on my waist.
Every negative thought I had ever had, escaped me in that moment. No thoughts of death, depression, or pain. Nothing but absolute contentment. Austin gave a breathy laugh, as he stood back to gaze into my eyes.
"That,...was amazing." He breathed.
I giggled, as I let my eyes fall back to the ground out of habit. "Yeah, it was." I said shyly.
"How do you do that?" He asked with a smile.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"How do you make me feel like that? You make me feel like I'm floating on cloud nine, or flying over top of the world. You took me to a place that I didn't even know existed. My heart stopped, but it felt so good. It was the craziest thing, and I'll never be able to get enough of it." He explained, not letting his eyes stray from mine once.
I knew I was blushing at this point, but I didn't even care. I knew exactly what he meant, because I felt the same way. I couldn't put into words how I felt, but he just about matched it perfectly. "Ditto." I managed to say.
He laughed as he took my hand in his, and we walked back to his car. I had totally forgot that we were still outside the club in the city. People probably thought we were a couple of drunk teenagers that had just left the club. Oh well. I was so happy, that I didn't even care. Apparently Austin was gonna take me somewhere. But there was nowhere we could go that was better than the place we just went.
AUSTIN'S POV
That moment when Ally told me she loved me too, I could hardly contain myself. I looked into her perfect brown eyes and begged the question I couldn't make myself ask. She only smiled, and my heart skipped a beat as I moved closer. I gave her a final chance to stop, because I didn't want to pressure her. Luckily she showed signs of proceeding, and I was glad, because I honestly don't think I could've stopped.
My hands rested on her waist, and I noticed that her hip bones were still ever so slightly pointed out from months ago. Her hand slid to the back of my neck, sending chills to rush over my skin. It made me think of how easily her touch sent me to the moon and back. I was so in love with this girl, I don't even think my heart had enough room for it. This caused me to smile one last time before doing what I had dreamed of for so long.
Her lips were soft and warm against mine. It felt like electricity was running through me instead of blood, and I might as well have gotten struck by lightning right there on the spot. My hands moved to fit the curve of her body perfectly. Even though I remembered that this technically wasn't our first kiss, a million kisses couldn't add up to this one. Everything in the moment just felt so right, so perfect, that it made the experience a hundred times better.
I had to let go of that amazing feeling, or I was going to pass out. Because I was out of breath. Breathtaking. That's the first word that popped into my head, as I thought of her.
I made sure I told her how amazing that was. She agreed with me and I walked her back to my car. I was going to take her on a great first date. Oh wait, we're not actually dating yet. Better get that on the top of my to-do list. But I don't think she'll need a whole lot of convincing at this point.
Okay, sorry that a lot of that was a repeat of the last chapter, but I wanted to tell it from Ally's POV too. But hey, we got the big kiss! What did you think about that? Auslly is here, and hopefully it's here to stay. Alright, here's your sneak peek for chapter 20:
Somewhere in the conversation we had out there, I suggested living on our own somewhere else. I have no idea where that suggestion came from, but once I said it, I didn't regret it. I could picture it so perfectly, both of us living happily ever after. But after thinking, I realized that it was totally ridiculous. My parents would never let me move out at age seventeen, with a girl, or at all, and I could never come up with the money needed to buy a house. But I promised to get Ally out of that house, because both of us knew how awful it was. And I don't break my promises.
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