Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long but this chapter is pretty long so I hope this makes up for it! Just to be clear, I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! No songs, no characters, no places. Just the plot. Thanks! I'll update soon!
After I explained the whole story, she let us go and told us that they would call us if they needed more information. She also said that they would have a bodyguard in the same room as Ally at all times if I'm not there. Well, I asked for that because what if this guy is trying to get her now? When we get in the car, Ally smiles at me. "I love you" I tell her and she smiles wider. "I love you too." She says and I start driving. "We have to start planning our wedding babe." She says and I grin. "Lets start today," I suggest and she looks at me like I'm crazy. "I'm exhausted, maybe tomorrow." She says with a laugh and I join her. "Okay, tomorrow then." I tell her and I grab her hand.
The rest of the ride, we don't speak, both of us singing along to the radio. When we get to the apartment, we go upstairs and go straight to bed.
The next morning, I wake up to find Ally already up n the bathroom. She's throwing up... Morning sickness... "Alls?" I call, know king on the bathroom door. "Ugh" she groans "don't come in here!" She says and I slightly frown. "Alls, let me in." I say and she moans again. "No! I don't want you seeing me like this." She says and I roll my eyes and walk inside. "Austin!" She says turning her face away from me and I chuckle. "Will you relax? It's just me! Okay?" I ask her and she nods her head and turns to me. "You okay?" I ask pushing her a strand of hair behind her ear. "Yes." She says in a quiet voice and I give her a sad smile. I pick her up bridal style and carry her into our room. I place her on the bed and put the blankets over her.
"I'll go to the meeting with Jimmy, Alls." I tell her, grabbing the garbage pail and bringing it over to her. "Are you sure? I can g-" I cut her off. "I'll be fine Alls, I'll explain everything. I promise. I'm gonna get Trish and Dez to come over though, I don't want you here alone." I explain to her as I start getting dressed for the meeting. "Austin, you don't need to do that. I'll be fine." She says and I roll my eyes. "Just in case Alls. I need someone here, okay?" I ask her and she just nods in response. Once I'm done getting ready, I call Dez and Trish. They come through the door only five seconds later.
"Hey Austin!" They say in unison and I smile. "Hey guys, I need to go talk to Jimmy and Ally isn't feeling well. Will you please stay here with her?" I ask and they nod. "Dez, you can't leave. Not for a second." I tell him and they both look at me with confusion written all over their faces. "Why?" Trish asks and I shake my head. "It's a long story, I just-I need you watching here at all times okay? Don't answer the door for anyone. Please protect her." I tell Dez, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Okay, what if it's someone we know at the door?" Trish asks and I shake my head again. "Don't answer. Just ignore them until they leave. I promise that there is a reason for this. Thank you guys so much! I'll see you later." I say jogging out the door and locking it behind me.
I get to Starr Records and walk in quickly. "Mr. Moon, Jimmy is upstairs, you may head up." She tells me and I say a quick thank you before going up to his office. When I get there, I knock on his door and walk in after he opens it for me. "Hello Austin. Where's Ally?" He asks and I take a seat across from his desk. "She had morning sickness so Dez and Trish are with her." I tell him and he nods and raises his eyebrows. "So, care to explain?" He asks and I sigh.
"Okay, well, someone kept calling me from a blocked number. They were blackmailing me, saying that they would kill me if I didn't do what they said." I say and I see concern on his face as he leans forward. "What he told me to do was to quit singing and let Ally do it. That's why I quit but I wasn't expecting her to quit also." I tell him as my anger builds just thinking about it. "He also blackmailed me to break up with her yesterday after we quit and Ally saw a text that said that. We both agreed that we would explain this to you and the police. So, here I am." I finish, taking a deep breath to calm myself.
"Oh my- I'm sorry." He says and I give a sad smile. "It's alright." I say and he nods at me. "Well, I'm glad you guys are both okay." He says and I thank him. "Moving onto good news, what would you say if you got to go on tour?!" He asks and I jump up. "No way! Really?!" I ask and he stands up with me. "Yep! It starts in two months, if you take up my offer." He says and I can't get the smile off of my face. "This is amazing! Of course I'll take the offer!" I say and then I calm down.
"Wait, how long is the tour?" I ask and he stops smiling also. "It's seven months." He says and I sit back down. "I-I'm so sorry Jimmy, but I can't. With Ally being pregnant and the blackmailing thing, I just- I need to see the birth of my child. And we're engaged, so we have wedding plan-" I say but he cuts me off. "Why don't you talk to Ally about it first?" He asks and I shake my head. "Of course she'll tell me to go. She thinks of others before her self. I'm sorry but my answer is no." I tell him and he nods. "Okay." He says, understanding where I'm coming from. "Thanks for the offer though Jimmy." I say and I start getting up. "I better get going, I'll talk to you later Jimmy." I say and he stands up also. "Alright Austin. The offer isn't closed for another six weeks." He says shaking my hand and I nod my head.
When I get back to the apartment, I find Ally crying and Trish and Dez comforting her on the couch. Ally gets up, runs to me and tackles me into a bear hug. "Hey, hey, hey..." I say softly into her ear. "What's the matter?" I ask her but she just keeps sobbing. I rock her back and forth slowly and look up at Dez. He has a look of shock and horror on his face, which is making me worried. "What happened?" I ask him and he looks at Trish. "Alls, you okay?" I ask her and I bring her to the couch as she shakes her head no. "Someone tell me what's going on!" I say loudly but I take a deep breath. "Please..." I beg and Dez clears his throat.
"About ten minutes after you left, Ally had fallen asleep so Trish and I came in here to watch tv so we didn't bother her but we kept the door open." He says, looking around. "About ten minutes after that, we heard Ally scream and when we looked in your room, there was a man standing in front of her bed. I immediately ran in there and pushed the guy to the floor as Trish grabbed Ally and took her to our apartment. He had a knife. A knife!*" he says and I look down at Ally.
I lift her chin and look at her face. "Did he hurt you?" I ask. "Did he touch you? I swear Ally I w-" I say and she cuts me off. "He didn't touch me, it just scared me really bad." She says and hugs me again. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. "Thank you guys so much. I don't know what I'd do if I left her here alone. Are you guys okay?" I ask them. Trish gives me a scared smile, nods and Dez nods his head. "Glad to help." He says and I smile gratefully at him. "You guys don't have to stay if you don't want to." I tell them and they slowly stand up. "Thank you guys so much." I tell them again and I see Trish is crying. Dez hugs her and they walk out of the apartment.
I watch them walk out of the apartment and a tear slips down my face. "A-Ally..." I say turning back to face her. "I'm so s-sorry." I say and I start silently sobbing. "I sh-shouldn't have left y-you here. I'm sorry." I tell her, no more tears. Just silently sobbing in fear. "Austin..." She says and starts to get up and walk to me. "This isn't your fault." She tells me and I shake my head. "I should've been smarter, I should've waited for you to feel better before going to the meeting. Why am I so stupid?!" I ask myself as I sit down in one of the kitchen table chairs. Ally sits beside me and grabs my hand. "Austin, please. This isn't your fault. None of it is. Okay? I'm not mad at you, or upset with you. You didn't do anything* wrong. Alright?" She asks and I nod my head even though I don't believe her. I should've* waited for her to feel bad, I shouldn't* have left her here alone. What I did was stupid.
Later that night, Ally and I lay in the bed of the guest room. Ally didn't feel comfortable laying in our bedroom because she said she kept picturing the man staring at her. So now, Ally and I are in the guest bedroom and she just fell asleep. I watch her sleep and I can't help but think that if I fall asleep, someone will come in and take her. I can't fall asleep because of those thoughts and I'm up all night. For hours on end, I think of how I should've been there for her. How I shouldn't have left her alone. How I can't leave her alone anymore. Finally, at five in the morning, I stand up and go into the kitchen. There's no window in the guest bedroom so she will be fine.
The guilt is killing me. I hate feeling guilty more than anything. I mean, I risked Ally's life by telling the police and Jimmy about the man who was blackmailing me. I risked her life by taking my job back. I risked her life by staying with her and now a man has tried to take her and I wasn't there! How could I leave her alone?! Especially* after what just happened.
As I stand in the kitchen, I look around. I grab a knife and push it against the skin on my wrist. I close my eyes in pain and relief at the same time. I used to cut myself when I was younger, not for long. The scars are long gone. When I was twelve, I started cutting when my grandpa died. He was like my best friend and right before he died, he gave me his lucky whistle necklace. I wear it everyday, in reminder of him. When I was fourteen, I stopped cutting. I stopped when I first asked Ally out because she made me feel happy again.
I start crying because of the guilt and brought the knife back to skin once more and dragged it across my wrist. I stopped crying and I put the knife in the sink and rinsed it off before putting it in the dishwasher. I wait for the blood to stop pouring from my wrist before I rinsed my wrist off and started making breakfast for Ally because it's already seven thirty. I'm not really hungry so I'll just make it for her. I make eggs, bacon and pancakes for her.
By the time I'm finished, it's eight fifteen and Ally is just walking into the kitchen from the bedroom. "Hey Alls." I say and she gives me a smile. "Hey..." She says training off. "I made you breakfast" I say as I place the plate on the table and I walk to the counter to start cleaning up. "What about you?" She asks as I start scrubbing the pan I used. "Eh, I'm not really hungry..." I trail off and she eyes me suspiciously. "You sure?" She asks and I nod my head in response.
When she's done eating, we both sit down and watch tv. As we're flipping through the channels, she stops because she thought she heard my name. "Austin Moon turned down world tour to stay with his pregnant fiancé, Ally Dawson. He told his manager, Jimmy Starr, that he was not going to talk to Ally about it because he didn't want her to feel bad that he wasn't going. H-" the woman on the tv is cut off when Ally turns it off.
She turns to me and looks into my eyes. "I'm sorry Ally..." I say as I look down at my hands. She grabs my chin with her finger and forces me to look at her. "You're going on that tour." She says quietly and I shake my head. "No I'm not Ally." I say, trying yo be strong and firm but my voice is small. "Austin, this is a one in a life time opportunity! You can't turn it down!" She says a little louder. "I already did Ally! I'm not leaving you! Okay?" I ask and she shakes her head, tears falling from her eyes. "I can't live with myself if you don't go because of me." She says and I inwardly groan. "I wouldn't be able to live with myself, knowing that I left you hear alone, missing the birth of my child. Ally, it's seven months long. I can't leave you alone." I tell her, grabbing her hand. "Austin, it's a world tour*!" She screeches. "You're going! I'll do anything I need to for you to go." She says and I shake my head, "I'm not going Ally. That's the last I want to hear of it." I say and she groans. "Then we're through."