I'm on time this time, YAAAAY! So this chapter will be about New Year's Eve. A little early, but whatever. I really loved writing this one, primarily because it has some cute Auslly, but also cause it focusses on another character's side plot. I hope you'll dig it
The 31st of December, New Year's Eve, was on Brown, except for a festive day you were supposed to celebrate with family, the day of the legendary parties. Ally had already been to one, last year as a Freshman, and that made her the most experienced one of the two. It was a themed party, Austin's first themed party he had to admit, since all the other parties on Brown were just, well, parties.
Mathletes and Athletes, a fancy way for saying; dress up as a hot nerd or sexy jock and celebrate the first night of the new year, accompanied by your friends and lots of alcohol. Austin knew he would look quite good in his favorite sleeveless sports shirt, he could even go without a shirt, even though he didn't know if Ally would've appreciated that, thinking of the amount of extra attention that would've drawn to him.
It also would've been quite ironic, since they met in the gym. But Ally managed to convince him to go as a nerd couple after she showed him the outfit she planned to wear. And there was no way he could say no to the foresight of his girlfriend wearing that. So, here he was have another try at creating a decent looking knot in the tie around his neck. They managed to find one having the exact Scottish plaid pattern as Ally's skirt, making sure it was crystal clear they belonged together. Not there was anyone who didn't know the two were a thing after these few months.
''God damn it,'' Austin looks at the horrifically looking tangle he managed to lay in the string before detangling it frustrated. He was going for the casual, loose type of tie, but nothing worked. When he finally nailed the knot, the thin end of the tie was too long, and when the tie was the perfect length, the knot was a mess. When he had to wear a tie for his job at the bar, he usually asked a colleague for help, something that he was made fun of for a while before everyone just kind of accepted it.
He was ready to go, his blouse tucked in his particularly fancy pants on top of his school-ish converses and some hipster-like fake glasses they bought at a vintage store on his nose. His hair, he kept as the usual, really disliking the way it looked in an over-gelled side part. Ally was in the bathroom, making the few final touches on her makeup before they would leave for the party, perfectly fashionably late, of course. But before his tie was the perfect amount of casual, he couldn't leave the room. He's about give the tie another try when he hears the door open.
''Don't come in!'' the person opening the door freezes immediately, leaving the door on a crack. He hears Ally's voice ask him what's going on when he turns his back to the mirror next to his laptop, showing him a step by step guide in handling ties, to face the door. ''Just close your eyes, you can't look at me.''
''Austin, I've seen you naked,'' she pushes the door further open to reveal herself, all dressed up and her eyes closed obediently. He can almost see her roll her eyes through the closed eyelids and she's about to open them when he stops her again.
''I'm not naked, I don't want you to see me when I'm not ready yet,'' he informs her with a chuckle, still fumbling with his tie. He tries to go over the steps once again, hoping this time it'll turn out better.
''Well, get ready. I'm not going to stay in this hallway in this outfit with my eyes closed forever,'' she sighs impatiently, putting her hands on her hips. Austin takes his time to scan her as he stays silent.
''It's a very nice outfit,'' he tells her appreciatively with a wolfish grin. His smile grows as he sees her gasp while walking further into the room, her eyesight still cut off.
''That's not fair! You can see me already, but I can't see you?'' her pout makes her look incredibly adorable, which is in complete contrast to the amazingly sexy clothing she's wearing. Her white blouse, matching his, may or may not be buttoned down slightly more than usual. The blue plaid, flowy skirt was just short enough, the white over-knee socks with lace top follow her skinny legs and the black velvet pumps add the extra imaginary length to them.
''I'm just struggling with this stupid tie. Once I figure it out, you can open your eyes,'' he turns around to face the mirror again, letting out a desperate groan when he already sees the failure in his half-finished knot.
''I have to close my eyes because you don't have the ability to tie a piece of fabric around your neck?'' the jokingly mockery in her voice is undeniable as she shakes her head judgingly.
''Fuck it, I'm going with a bowtie,'' he's had enough as he tries pulls on the chord of his tie, fastening it even more and lowering the chances of him ever untying it.
''Don't be ridiculous,'' while he had his back turned to Ally, she had apparently opened her eyes and walked up to him. Grabbing his shoulders, she turns him around, so she's facing him. Without a word, she starts loosening the knot before expertly measuring the ends. In no time, a very nice looking tie is hanging around his neck. Grabbing the tie knot resting between his collar bones, she pulls it down a bit until it hangs on his rib case. After a final check on his collar, she pats him on his chest. ''There.''
''You know how to tie a tie?'' he asks her in disbelief.
''You don't?'' mocking his question, she raises one eyebrow.
''Living in a house filled with only women didn't really pay off in this situation,'' he shrugs as he turns back to the mirror, moving the tie a bit while looking at the impressively laid knot. He had told Ally about his father, how he had ran away with another woman when he was very little. It wasn't necessarily a tough subject for him, but they both knew better than to introduce it again.
''Well, my mum met my dad because he couldn't tie his own tie and she helped him. That's why she taught me just in case it would come to handy if a cute guy ever needed help,'' stepping forward, she takes place next to him as she studies her own work approvingly in the mirror. Nudging him, she throws him a wink. ''And what do you know.''
''Thanks, babe,'' leaning down, he presses a short kiss on her lips as he feels them curl in a delighted grin.
''No problem,'' on the other side of the desk, she grabs her fake glasses before putting them on, checking her reflection in the mirror. Turning her head slightly, she inspects her face from all angles. ''You look quite dashing yourself, may I add.''
And he did. Those glasses gave him just the extra sex-appeal that made him into the sexy nerd she hoped he would be for the party. The confident chuckle he gave her proved he knew exactly how he looked It would be hard to keep her hands off of him, but, if she heard his voice filled with lust when he saw her right, he felt the same way about her. A healthy balance.
''So,'' she finishes putting a final coat of natural pink lipstick on her lips, she turns to him to see his eyes looking at her intensively. ''are you fitting the character?''
''Are you kidding me? I even have nerdy pick up lines,'' after clearing his throat, he puts his hands in his pockets and looks at her seriously. He knows she always melts when he gives her this look, but, combined with his outfit, it makes her giggle a bit. ''Do you want to seize the day? Cause, Carpe Damn,'' at the last word, he lowers himself a bit, like guys do when they're appreciating a girl from a distance before he shrugs cockily. ''That's right, I know Latin.''
''That was horrible. Let me show you how it's done,'' brushing her hair, she had casually pinned the two front locks back, out of her face while giving him her most sensual look, she takes slow steps in his direction until she stops right before him. ''Are you a keyboard? Cause you're just my type,'' tracing a finger from his jaw all the way down to the front of his collar, she takes hold of his tie to give it a teasing pull. A knowing smirk appears on her face when she sees his Adam's apple move in his throat.
''That was even worse,'' she hears him say unconvincingly once she abruptly turns around to step away from him. He didn't know how she managed to make the stupidest pick up line sound sexy, but she did.
''That bulge in your pants tells me something else,'' she looks over her shoulder just in time to see his eyes widen before looking down, finding nothing out of the ordinary. ''Aw, you looked. I'm happy to see there's still a little bit of innocent Austin left in there.''
''Horrible, horrible girlfriend,'' he mumbles, running a hand through his hair in disbelief she actually got him there. It wasn't the first time, he had to admit. ''Who's party is it anyway?''
''Kianna and Melanie, the Philip sisters,'' looking for her purse to get ready to leave, she explains what she knows. ''I don't really know them, but their parties are amazing.''
''So, why did I have to be a nerd again?'' using two hands to straighten the glasses on his nose, he fakes his annoyance.
''Hey, I never said you had to be a nerd. But you do, so we can be a cute couple,'' she smiles innocently, batting her eyelashes. ''And don't act like you don't love it.''
''If there was a contest, we'd so win,'' Ally nods proudly in response before grabbing his hand to head over to the party.
''Girl, you look on fleek,'' Hannah beams at her friend, who twirls once, making her skirt rotate around her waist. ''You should consider wearing glasses, like, all the time.''
They were exactly 45 minutes late and the party was already crazy busy. There was a good balance between athletes and mathletes, mixing it up in the large hall the girls had rented. An amateur DJ was playing the latest popular music while a part of the crowd was dancing wildly while others were either hanging at the bar or chilling on the few couches that were placed in the corner.
''Thanks, Han. You both went all out, too, I see,'' Ally studies the couple in sports clothes. While Hannah went for pink shorts, a white top and her hair in a ponytail, Dan matched her with his white tennis shorts, white T-shirt and a white and pink snapback backwards on his head. Both holding a beer, it seemed like they had been at the party for a while already. ''Have you seen Lib and Ian yet?''
''You called?'' at that moment, Lib appears behind them. In a simple top, covered by suspenders she fits the typical nerd look perfectly.
''You look really cute!'' Ally tells her in which she shakes her head.
''I don't look cute. I look hot as fuck,'' the girl corrects her confidently. As she takes the beer Ally hands her, she looks around the room. ''Has anyone seen the walking collection of sexual diseases?''
''I think that's him,'' Dan chuckles as he nods to the figure behind them. Wearing a black wife beater, grey sweats, paired with some trainers, Ian was talking to a girl in a field hockey uniform, inclusive the hockey stick. The unknown girl, they could only see from behind, was twirling one of her two braids, the other hand holding the stick. On Ian's face, a confident smirk was plastered and even from a distance, the group didn't fail to see the way his eyes scanned her body, better said, her cleavage, once in a while. ''Talking to his next victim, perhaps?''
''We've only been here for, what is it,'' Lib checks her phone, shaking her head in disapproval and disbelief. ''seven minutes and he managed to lure someone into his trap. Poor girl.''
Austin laughs with the rest, but his smile drops as soon as the girl turns her head sideways. This makes her profile visible for the rest and the way her recognizable big, blue eyes look at Ian give away her identity.
''Wait, is that Sarah?'' Ally speaks everyone's mind, disbelief clear in her voice. Without wasting another second, Austin hands Ally his beer without even glancing at her as he keeps his narrowed eyes on the two before taking big steps in their direction. Ally furrows her eyebrows in confusion at the two drinks that now keep her hands occupied for a second before watching Austin disappear in the crowd.
''You two are getting along, I see,'' he finally arrives, eying the two with a faked smile on his lips, making the two fall silent in the middle of their conversation.
''Oh, hey, Austin!'' Sarah smiles brightly at him before pointing at Ian, who's eyes were now big in fear as they try to avoid the piercing look Austin is sending him. ''Ian was just telling me the story of how he beat you at tennis and you apparently cried like a little girl.''
''One of your friends was looking for you,'' he bluntly ignores her comment as he tells her the lie he made up on the spot. ''Apparently, someone is hanging over the toilet already.''
''Must be Sydney, she likes to start early with getting knocked up. I'll see you later,'' Sarah rolls her eyes with a giggle as she explains before she starts looking for her friend, who, she would soon figure out, was not throwing up the content of her abdomen.
''What do you think you're doing?'' Austin turns his attention back to the guilty looking Ian as soon as she's out of eyesight.
''I couldn't help it! I bumped into her, we started talking and before I realized, I had bought her a beer and she was flirting with me,'' he starts explaining in a fast tempo, trying everything to convince his friend that's starting to look angrier with every word he drops. ''I... I think I may actually like her. She's nothing like anyone I've ever met, she's special, she's-''
''Don't give me that bullshit, Ian. If I hadn't come up to you two, you would be giving her false promises while pulling her on your bed right this second,'' Austin snaps at him, having no struggles with shouting down the loud music. ''I don't want to see you anywhere near her, with any intentions. If she comes to you, you'll make up an excuse and walk away. Got it?'' and without giving him a second glance, he turns around to walk to his friends, who had moved to the seating area at the other side of the room.
Occupying two couches on opposite of each other, they're talking and laughing while taking the occasional large sip from their beers. They fall silent, though, when the rather frustrated looking boy walked their way. Without spilling a word, he takes place next to Ally, grabs a new glass filled with beer that seemed to be reserved for him and gulps down half of it in a few seconds.
''You okay, babe?'' Ally asks him worried, laying a hand on his knee sweetly.
''Peachy,'' he murmurs, his jaw still tightened as he can't stop thinking of the passed conversation. ''Ian tried to get Sarah to sleep with him.''
''And you prevented it?'' she asks him with wide eyes. He nods once after he finishes his beer, not even trying to hide the foul look he's sending to Lib. The fact that she was the one who encouraged him to go after her at lunch the other day, wasn't forgotten by him. She notices quickly, in which she looks at her feet guiltily while playing with her knee high socks. ''You did the right thing.'' Ally assures him.
''I'm sorry, Austin. It's all my fault,'' Lib finally admits after a short time of silence. They had never hear a sincere apology coming out of her mouth, causing them all to stare at her in awe. She sounds genuine, though. Genuine enough for Austin to pity her as he sends her a forgiving look.
''It's alright, you couldn't help it,'' he shuts the subject up by eying the table between the couches filled with empty glasses. ''How about we do get some shots before midnight?''
''Great idea!'' Ally squeals as the rest nod in agreement. ''It's my turn to get drinks. How about I'll get twelve lemon drops?''
''Oh, I love lemon drops!'' Hannah claps her hands excitedly. Ally squeezes Austin knee once after giving him a quick peck on the jaw before standing up, adjusting her skirt while walking towards the crowded bar. As Ally waits in line, she looks over her shoulder to see Ian carefully making his way to the group. He and Austin have a short conversation before they give each other a quick bro hug, Austin not looking like he's completely forgiven and forgotten, but okay enough.
''Allison, what a pleasant surprise,'' she hears a voice she'd been trying to forget, but still managed to stay saved in the back of her mind. Hoping she had misheard, she turns around, only to find her assumptions proved right. He gives her a toothy grin after taking a long drag from his cigarette. ''Never thought I'd run into you here.''
Dot dot dooooot... I rarely use a cliffhanger, but I couldn't help myself this time. Mainly cause the chapter I wrote was way too long to post so I split it. Who do you think it is? If you read Work Things Out you might have a clue
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