Chapter 27- She Doesn't Fall
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"So… how cool is this fork?" Austin awkwardly says, raising a stainless steel one to show me. His face portrayed utter uncomfortableness and he was grimacing. After slowly setting the fork down, Austin looks at me, his face still looking like he wanted out.
A beat passes and we both burst out laughing. I actually shed tears as I double over. My stomach is heaving, trying to control my breakdown, and a quick glance at Austin shows he is looking exactly the same. It takes a while for us to calm down, and once we have, I wipe the tears from my eyes.
"Wow," I say, looking at Austin incredulously. "Was your date really that awkward?" (Did I get ya?) Austin nods his head vigorously. "She was one of those girls, I think, who was secretly obsessed with me. She tried not to show it to scare me off, but for the whole evening, she couldn't stop staring at me. I tried making conversation but she just wouldn't talk. I think I even saw her slip my fork into her purse!"
"Well, I'm not taking your cutlery. That's just gross," I say, imagining why I would even need his fork. It's not like I have a DNA cloning machine…
"I know you won't. That's the reason this date is so amazing: you are so amazing, the first girl who is not obsessed with me or trying to get something from me. At least I don't think so. I'll have to go check my closet later," Austin jokes the last part, and after I giggle lightly at that, I find myself grateful. How was it possible that this was really happening right now? Never had I thought I would find myself in this position: Austin and I on a date. It seemed like such a long eon ago when I despised him, when I wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. Now, somehow, we are together, and everything feels perfect. Austin seems to be thinking the same thing, and he reached across the table to gently grab my hand. I blush as tingles shoot up my arm and I raise my eyes to see Austin staring at me intently.
I cock my eyebrow, "What are you looking at?" Austin shakes his head, as if I snapped him out of his trance. "Nothing…just, you're so beautiful Alls." My eyes widen at his straightforwardness, and I duck my head. "Well, you're very handsome too," I say, trying to gain back some control. Austin grins and looks at me jokingly. "And?" he prompts.
I roll my eyes, "You're amazingly talented."
"And?" I bite my lip, not knowing the outcome of this one.
"You're incredibly sexy," I whisper, seeing Austin's eyes darken for a second. He squeezes my hand tighter and I swear, the way we were looking at each other, it was as if we were the only two people in the world. Suddenly, a waitress comes up and interrupts our moment. She was a tall, blonde haired, gorgeous looking girl. She instantly made me feel small and flawed in comparison. The way she was ogling Austin didn't help either. Even though he had a beanie and fake glasses on, anyone could still tell how insanely hot he was. Unfortunately, this included the Barbie waitress too.
"Good evening, my name is Piper, and I will be your server. What can I get you?" I notice the way she is only talking to Austin and her less-than-subtle eyelash batting isn't going unnoticed either. Nice. Austin wasn't looking at her at all, though. He was solely focused on me, which made my heart feel like it was burning—from happiness.
"Ally, what would you like?" Austin asks me, ignoring the blonde, Piper, completely. I quickly scan through the menu and decide on the pasta. I look up, and surprise, surprise, Piper was still checking Austin out, probably undressing him with her eyes.
I clear my throat dramatically, finally gaining her attention. "I'll have the "Alfredo in Meat Sauce" please," I stress out the word, my patience running thin as Piper leans her hands on the table to write my order, making her cleavage practically spill out the front of her shirt. Just before I finally snap and pour my water on her head, Austin pipes up, saving her from near humiliation.
"And I'll also have what my girlfriend is having. Thanks," he says, emphasizing more than I had. I watch as she quickly stands up, just realizing what was in plain sight: Austin and I holding hands, and she shoots me a death glare before leaving our table. When she's out of sight, I sigh in satisfaction, also in happiness at my loyal boyfriend. Speaking of him, Austin is smirking at me, one of his eyebrows raised.
"You were jealous," he simply states, looking at me like I was transparent and he knew all my secrets. I pull my hand back and cross my arms.
"Whaaat? No I wasn't," I try to deny, but I already feel a blush creep onto my cheeks. After a minute of attempting to cover it up, I just huff and throw my arms in the air, which Austin finds sooooo funny.
"Fine! I was jealous, okay!" I exclaim, glowering at Austin while he chuckled to himself. "But I had reason to be," I quietly mumble. Unfortunately, he heard me and his laughing stopped short. Instead, it was replaced by a frown and questioning eyes.
"What? Piper is a gorgeous blonde, I can't compete with that," I sigh, feeling dejected just thinking about it. A second passes and suddenly, tingles ignite on the left side of my body. I look up in surprise to see that Austin had scooted his chair next to mine and had his arm wrapped around my shoulder.
"Ally, listen to me. Don't ever think that way, okay? Piper, the girls from our school, none of them compare to you. You are beautiful, kind, talented, sexy," Austin playfully nudges my side, "and there's no competition. You are all that matters to me." Tears prickle my eyes at Austin's words. Beautiful, kind, talented, and sexy. I had no doubt that he meant every word he said, and it fills my stomach with wild butterflies. How had I ever thought otherwise? Austin was mine and I was his; we were together, and some random girl wasn't going to change that. I twist slightly so that I am facing Austin.
"Thank you Austin, so much," I whisper, in the process of wrapping my arms around his neck. "You are the best thing that has ever happened to me." I lean in until we are a mere breath away, not caring that we were currently sitting in a fancy restaurant, probably getting disapproving stares from adults, and then we kiss.
Immediately, fire burns my lip in a pleasant sensation as I feel Austin's mouth close over mine, his sweet breath washing over me, dulling my senses. He gently bites my lip, smirking as I softly moan, and allow him entrance. We fight for dominance until I realize it's a failed attempt and he takes over, deepening the kiss even more. All of a sudden, the sound of glass clattering interrupts us and we pull away, both trying to calm our breathing. There stood Piper, arms crossed, our plates dropped angrily on the table with pasta falling off the side. I couldn't care less, though. Piper was no threat to me, and we just sat there until she spoke.
"Excuse me," she fumed, obviously taken aback, either from our kiss or she was still reeling from getting rejected by Austin. Either way, she was mad. "I'll have you know, this is a public restaurant, and PDA's of that sort are rude and will not be tolerated here." She tried to sound professional, really, but I could hear all the jealousy and irritation in her voice as she spoke.
"Also—," She started, before Austin cleared his throat and interrupted. "I'm so sorry," he apologized, not sounding apologetic at all. He was still flushed and smiling goofily from our kiss. "I guess we'll just take our food to go, please," he said, and he even lifted both of the plates to give back to Piper. Her eyes bulged out at this action and she grabbed the plates and whirled away.
"Ally?" Austin asks, when she is gone again, looking at me childishly, as if something funny had just happened. "Are you hungry? Like really hungry?" In all honesty, I had had a bite to eat before Austin came to pick me up, just in case something happened. I shake my head at him, wondering what Austin was thinking. He breaks into a smile. "Good, I'm not that hungry either," he smiles as he fishes out a whole wad of money and throws it on the table. Before I can question him, Austin grabs my hand and whisks me out of my chair and towards the door. As we pass the kitchen, I have the pleasure of seeing Piper stare at us incredulously, her jaw wide open. I just smile and wave, probably looking as surprised as she was, okay, and maybe also a little smug, too.
"Whoa!" I let out a gasp as we break through the doors and out onto the warm Miami street. Austin, his hand still holding mine, is tugging me along the street. We walk through the parking lot to his car, but then, Austin pulls me past it and up onto the sidewalk.
"Austin, where are we going?" I wonder. The restaurant was now behind us, obscured by trees, and I was now being led through a maze of leaves and bushes. He doesn't answer me, but a minute later, the bushes disappear and I see something amazing in front of me.
"A park!" I exclaim like a child, letting go of Austin's hand and running to the multi-coloured structure. Luckily, the grounds were deserted, as I might've scared off the children. I laugh as I jump onto the swing, hearing the metal groan with my weight.
"Wow, Ally," Austin breathes as he comes up behind me, breaking into a smile. "I'm glad you like this place. This is actually, sort of, my park," he says, looking as if lost in happy memories. I blink and stare more closely at the park, seeing the long slides, teeter- totters, and monkey bars. A part of me could very much see a young, energetic Austin running around and having fun here.
"I would always come here when I was younger," Austin says, moving to sit on the swing next to mine, his eyes still trained on the view in front of him. "This was my "man cave" and I would always come here to just hang, or think, or…," Austin trails off, frowning ever so slightly. "…To get away from the bullies." Austin shakes his head, quickly moving on. "I would also come here to play my music all the time. Just me, jamming out with my guitar. It was peaceful…" Austin sighs in content and finally turns to face me, a smile on his face.
"Aw, Austin, thank you for showing me this place," I say, delighted that he trusts me enough to reveal his safe haven. "But, do you come here anymore?"
"No, this is my first time back since I was 10. I wanted to come, but, between the paparazzi and screaming fans, I didn't want anyone to follow me and find out about this place. But, you can come here any time you want. I trust you with this place." I beam wide and get up to hug Austin. He is seriously so sweet. But, I can't help but replay three words in my head. I trust you. I trust you. I trust you. Austin trusts me, yet I'm keeping a huge secret from him. I bite my lip, debating on what to do. If I tell him now, our date would be over, and I know that's selfish, but I've been playing it out this long, it wouldn't hurt to keep in it for a few more hours, right? I nod and untangle myself from our embrace. I would tell Austin. I would tell him after our date.
"So," I say, looking up into his warm eyes, "Race you to the teeter- totter!" and I take off, hearing Austin's laugh from behind me.
Austin and Ally's date—Part 1. I really, really wanted to fit their date all into one chapter, but, in the end, I was rushing to update my story, so I stopped it here. Hope y'all enjoyed it anyways!
So, about my story, in general, there are about 3 more chapters. I don't want to go over 30, and I don't think this story will. But, I am hoping I can get up to 200 reviews before the last chapter. Let's see what happens.
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