Chapter 9

*Austin's POV*

"I'm sorry I ruined our wedding," Ally said, as we gazed down at our newborn daughter.

"You didn't ruin it," I said. "It was just stupid of me to book our wedding so close to her due date. The door opened letting our family and friends into the hospital room. Trish and Dez came over next to me while our parents gathered on the other side of Ally's bed.

"This is Desiree Patricia Moon," Ally quietly announced, careful not to wake her.

"We named her after Dez and Trish, but indirectly for Dez because she's a girl," I explained.

"You didn't have to name her after us!" Trish said. "Oh, who am I kidding, this is awesome!"

*Ally's POV*

Desiree stared up at me from in her crib at our new house. Austin and I had bought a beach house villa near the music factory. We were going to go to the courthouse later that day to elope since our wedding didn't go as planned. My dad was going to babysit Desiree while we left and Dez and Trish were going to meet us there to be the witnesses. Desiree was almost two weeks old at this point and Austin was more excited about her than me. Don't get me wrong, I love her more than anything, but Austin doesn't want to sleep at night, he just wants to play with her.

Austin and I drove to the courthouse that afternoon. At first, Austin wanted to bring Desiree as he had been to the music factory, but a courthouse isn't exactly the place for a baby. Then he didn't want to leave her at the house with my dad. Not because he doesn't trust my dad, but beause he didn't want to miss a second of her life.

Trish was late getting to the courthouse. She said she fell asleep, which I believe. After all, it is Trish we're talking about. Dez waited for us outside the building. When we arrived, we all went inside and lined up to get a marriage licence. Trish showed up fifteen minutes later and she explained the story of how she fell asleep. I wasn't paying attention though. We were only a few people from the front of the line and I needed to pay attention to that.

When we finally got in to be married, Dez and Trish sat down and the reverend performed the short, but sweet, ceremony. Austin and I signed the papers and we were out of there in about an hour. Austin picked me up and carried me to the car, which was decorated with ribbons and a banner that said, "Just Married". Trish explained that she wasn't actually asleep and she had to decorate our car for us after she got there. I asked why she did it and she said it was because she wanted to do something nice for her best friend, but I'm pretty sure Austin paid her to do it.

*Austin's POV*

When we got home, I went right into Desiree's room. She was sound asleep in her crib, her arm around the tiny stuffed giraffe Lester had gotten her and her thumb in her mouth. I watched her sleep for a while her tiny fingers moving every few minutes. I loved her more than anything and was so proud to be her father it made my heart melt. I wanted to pick her up and hold her, but I was afraid that I'd wake her, and she looked so peaceful sleeping. Soon, Ally came to get me, telling me to just let her sleep. It was getting late and we hadn't even had supper yet.

*Ally's POV*

By the time Desiree was five months old, she had a favourite toy. It was a little keyboard that Dez got her for Easter and every time Austin played it for her, she'd smile and giggle. Sometimes, we'd prop her up on a cushion in the music factory and she'd play her keyboard along with the band. Although she couldn't play any songs, she always knew to hit the keys when the band was playing and she'd squeal along with every one of Austin's songs they'd play.

*Austin's POV*

On Desiree's first birthday, she decided that her favourite song was 'Finally Me'. When Ally sang it at her party, Desiree squealed and started to sing, "Iawee eee!" It was adorable so Ally played the CD so she'd do it again and Dez put a video of her singing on the internet. It reached 5 million hits in the first 3 hours and went viral. The media was all over the fact that Desiree was such a talented singer for only being one and some people were even talking about how young she was going to be when she got a record deal.

I'm pretty sure Desiree won't get a record deal any time soon, but when she does, she'll be top of the charts, just like her mom and dad.