Disclaimer: I don't own Austin & Ally or any characters I didn't make up.
Ally's POV
I looked up when the door opened and Austin walked in with his guitar in its case and his laptop in its bag slung on his shoulder. "Good morning!" I chirped happily. I thought since Austin was nice the other day it wouldn't be so bad to try to become friends. It would sure make this album easier to make. Austin stared at me for a second before sitting on the couch muttering something about annoying morning people. I laughed before turning to face my songbook on the table in front of me.
"I got the rest of the song done, I just need your opinion," I spoke to him over my shoulder. "Let me see," he replied. I gave him my songbook and watched his expression as he read the lyrics, except, he had a completely still blank face the whole time. I frowned, "You don't like it?" He looked up at me for a moment before resuming his intense stare at my songbook. "It's not that I don't like it, It's just that I think the lyrics should be more… powerful or metaphorical or something," he said. I nodded glad to get an honest opinion and smiled, "Well, what do you have in mind?"
He looked at me before speaking in a harsh tone, "Calm down, princess, I'm just gonna change several things to try to make this song better." I frowned. I thought we were past the hatred. Well, if he wants to play that way, so do I. "Don't call me princess," I hissed. He smirked, "I repeat, I'm not good at taking orders." I huffed, "Just finish the song, so we can be done here." He took a pen out of his laptop bag and wrote a few things down and scratched some lyrics off. "Aaand done! Here, look at how much better it is now," he handed me the songbook with a smirk. I looked down at the lyrics and nodded, "It's good. Should we sing it through before calling it a day?" He grabbed his guitar and started playing the song.
I smiled when we finished, "It's amazing. One song down, eleven more songs to go!" Austin rolled his eyes at me, "Relax, princess, we have to work separately on these eleven songs, so don't think you're getting rid of me any time soon." I picked up my laptop and songbook and stood up, "I have to go because I have a date tonight and I want to get away from you as soon as possible, so that I don't have to see you for a week. Oh, the joy of not seeing you overwhelms me some times." He gave me a sarcastic laugh, "You have a date already? Didn't you break up with your boyfriend last week? Or did you lie to Jessica yesterday?" I grit my teeth, "Yes, we broke up last week, but I'm giving him another chance, and that's none of your business." I turned my back to him and opened the door to leave. "If you broke up with him because he cheated on you or doesn't care enough about you, he doesn't deserve a second chance," I heard Austin say behind my back. I replied, "He said he'll change." He laughed, "What a liar, and you're an idiot for forgiving him. Are you that desperate to be in a relationship?" I sighed and walked away. Now I don't have to see him for a week!
I fiddled with my bracelets as I waited for Scott to arrive. He's fifteen minutes late. I assume it's because he got held up back at work, so I decided to not hold this against him. The chair in across from mine was suddenly occupied by a smiling Scott. "Good evening, babe. I got you this," he handed me a single red rose. "Aw thanks, Scott," I smiled. "So, now that you've given me a second chance, I want to do my best to not ruin it. I'll tell you the rules from now," he said. Rules? What does he think this is? A football game?
"Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are off limits. These are my guys' nights. You can have the other days to see me. And also, how come you didn't tell me about this album thing with Austin Moon?" he asked. "We weren't dating when I agreed to do it, I hope that's not a problem," I said. He gave me a tight smile, "Not a problem at all. Just tell him to back off my girl." I laughed and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll never go after a guy like him nor will he go after a girl like me." He took my hand and gave me a light squeeze.
The next day…
I brushed my fingers through Trish's recently curled hair to soften its look before adding some hairspray to hold it. "Are you and Scott back together?" she asked. "Yeah, we're giving it a second shot to see if he can actually change," I replied. "What about your date tonight? Does he know about him?" she questioned. "I didn't tell Scott about tonight because it's not a date for me. I have a boyfriend, so why would I go on a date with another guy?" I answered.
"And done! You look beautiful, Trish!" I smiled. "Thanks! Now, we need to get going or Dez and his friend are going to be mad we're late," she warned. I laughed and took my purse from Trish's vanity and looked over my outfit one last time. I nodded in satisfaction at my white dress with long lace sleeves, beige heels, soft curls, and natural makeup. We exited Trish's house and got into her car. I'm anxious to see who Dez's friend is. Maybe he's nice and I can introduce him to Scott.
The next chapter will be the double date. I wonder what will happen there...