Chapter 5: How He Made Me Cry.

Her alarm filled her ears, and Ally groaned, rubbing her eyes. She sat up and looked around her empty room, then turned off her alarm. She got to her feet, and wandered out of her room. She walked down the hall, and sniffed in the nice scent in the air.

She looked over at her kitchen to see Austin cooking over the stove. Ally's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, and Austin looked over at her.

"What are you doing?" She asked.

"Making breakfast. I went out to the grocery store, and got some food, because there wasn't anything in you refrigerator," He explained, and Ally went to open her mouth to say something, but he cut her off. "And, no, you don't have to pay me for this."

"You don't get it," She mumbled.

"What don't I get?"

"It's hard for me to have people buy me things. Even if it's just a small meal, or some groceries. It makes me feel like I'm in debt to you, especially now that you paid off my debt to that loan shark, I just feel like I've gone from owing someone a lot of money, to now owing you a lot of money. I don't like it."

"I'm telling you that you don't have to pay me back-"

"I know...it's just the way I feel," She grumbled, and she walked over to one of the cupboards and got out a small glass, then filled it up with water.

"Did you sleep well?" He asked.

"I slept, alright," She shrugged her shoulders. "I think I might need to go and check on my neighbour."

"I doubt he'd check on you if something bad happened to you," He said, and Ally smirked.

"You're right, he wouldn't," She took a sip of her water, and she glanced at his blond hair to see it was slightly damp. "Did you have a shower?"

"Oh yeah. I hope you don't mind," He replied. "I also fixed it for you."

"You fixed my shower?"

"There's now hot water," He smiled, and Ally put down her water.

"How long is that going to take?" She said, nodding at what he was frying in the pan.

"About ten minutes," He said, and Ally took off towards her bathroom. She took off her clothes, and got into her shower. She turned the knob, and hot water poured through the shower. Ally sighed in happiness, and she let the hot water soak her skin.

After five minutes. She was back out of the shower. She wrapped her towel around her body, then the bathroom door opened.

"Austin!" She snapped, and he stared at her. His eyes travelled down her body, and she felt her face begin to heat up.

"I've got to go to work now. I'll see you at the office," His eyes fell to the floor, and he walked away. Ally picked up her clothes, and she walked into her bedroom. She dried her hair with her hairdryer, then put it up in a ponytail. She slipped on a black pencil skirt, and put on a dark blue blouse. She walked out of her bedroom, and she looked over at the table to see a plate of food on it. She looked back at her front door, and smiled. She sat down at the chair, and began to eat the food.

"Mm," She groaned, and shovelled more of it into her mouth.

Ally finished eating her food, and she put the plate in her sink. She opened up her refrigerator and saw it was packed with food. Ally sighed.

He still doesn't get it...

Ally walked back into her bedroom, and grabbed her rucksack. She grabbed her phone, and she returned to her refrigerator, and grabbed the bottle of strawberry milkshake, and the plastic tub of salad. She put them in her rucksack, then walked over to her front door. She slipped her heels on, and grabbed her keys, then locked the door behind her.

She past her neighbours door, and she wondered if she should knock and see if he was okay, but she didn't want to cause anymore trouble. Ally shook her head, and carried on down the stairwell. She walked outside, and looked around. The street was mainly empty, but there was a couple of people hanging around.

She walked down the street, and she heard her heels echoing against the concrete. She walked past her dad's flower shop, and she saw the old lady through the window. Ally shifted the strap of her rucksack on her shoulder, then that was when she became aware of a second sound of footsteps.

Ally glanced over her shoulder, and saw a woman behind her. She walked past Ally, and carried on her ahead.

I'm getting paranoid now...maybe someone was just messing around, and having a joke.

Ally shivered, and she crossed the street.

RING RING RING.

Ally pulled her rucksack off her back and she grabbed her phone.

"Hello?" She was met by the same husky voice, laughing down the phone. "Who is this?"

Ally hung up, and she looked around the empty street. She didn't like the way she was feeling. She felt like someone was watching her. Ally began to walk faster, and she felt like someone was following her. She heard another pair of footsteps, but she didn't stop to look back.

She took off running as fast as she could in her heels. She was right at the edge of the city, and more people filled her view. She kept running, pushing everyone out of her way. Ally spotted the tall building, and she saw the revolving door. She ran inside, and out into the large reception packed with people.

It was then that she looked back, and saw no one there.

Am I losing my mind?

Ally walked over to the elevator, and she got in with all the people. She stared down at her feet, and saw her ankles were bright red from running. She felt tears suddenly appear in her eyes.

I'm overreacting, it was probably nothing...

The door opened on her floor, and she pushed past the people in the elevator, and stepped out by the kitchen. She saw Elliot standing there making a cup of coffee. She quickly wiped her tears away, and he looked over at her.

"Morning," He smiled at her, and she walked into the kitchen, limping. "What's wrong with you ankle?"

"I was just in a rush this morning. I'll take them off when I get to my desk," She explained. Ally began to make Austin his coffee, and she felt Elliot staring at her. "What?"

"Nothing, you just look really nice today," Ally blushed and he flashed her a smile, then left.

Ally finished making Austin's cup of coffee, and she made her way into the waiting room, only to be met by a grinning face. She had blond hair, and pearly white teeth. She was wearing a tight red dress, and high heels.

"Who are you?" Ally asked.

"I'm new here, is that Mr Moon's coffee. I'll take it to him," She snatched the mug from Ally's hand, and Ally stood their gobsmacked.

What the hell?

She watched the woman race into Austin's office, and the door shut behind her. Ally felt jealously flood her veins.

Why am I jealous?

Ally grumbled, and walked over to her desk. She slipped off her heels, and a satisfied sigh escaped her lips, and she practically melted into her chair.

She wasn't sure whether she should tell Austin that someone called her again, and she wasn't sure if she should mention that she thought she was being followed, because Ally didn't know if it was true either. I might just be paranoid.

Austin's office door opened, and the woman came out, grinning. Ally narrowed her eyes at her, and watched her walk out into the work room.

Bitch.

Ally turned on her computer, and she began to note down Austin's appointments for today. She ripped the piece of paper from her notepad, and walked into his office. He was taking a sip of his coffee, and he had a smirk on his face.

"Here," She held out the piece of paper, and he took it from her.

"You know, if heels hurt your ankles so much, you should just wear flat shoes," He explained, his smirk growing wider. "Or, you could just not run...why were you running?"

"How did you know that?" Ally asked, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Through the magic of sight," He replied, and Ally rolled her eyes. "Are you going to tell me why you were running?"

"Someone called me again," She muttered, staring down at the floor. "They just laughed down the phone, and then I felt like someone was following me, so I ran."

"Can I have your phone," He commanded, and Ally walked back into the waiting room, and grabbed her phone from her desk. She returned and handed it to him.

"Why do you need it?" She watched him type away on it, then he handed it back to her.

"My real number is in there now, because I'm not always going to be at work," He explained.

"I don't want to intrude-"

"You won't be intruding in my life."

...

You won't be intruding in my life...Why can't I get them words out of my head?

Ally was searching through the filing cabinet by her desk, and she kept thinking back to what Austin had said. She shook her head, and pulled out one of the files. Austin was off in a meeting, and he needed her to get some information about one of his clients. But, Ally's mind kept going off into it's own little world.

The door to the workroom opened, and Trish walked in with the annoying girl from earlier.

"Hey, Ally," Trish greeted and Ally smiled at her in return. "This is Cassidy."

"Hi," Ally mumbled.

"Is Mr Moon around?" Cassidy asked.

"Nope," She said, popping the 'p'. "He's in a meeting."

"We had such an interesting conversation earlier. I might bring him his coffee every morning-"

"I bring him his coffee, it's my job," Ally retorted.

"Wait, you said to me that bringing him coffee isn't apart of your job as his personal assistant," Trish explained, and Ally gave her a 'are-you-kidding-me' look.

"He's very handsome," Cassidy spoke up, twirling her curly blond hair around her finger. "He's not seeing anyone, is he?"

"No," Trish replied.

"Hm," She bit her bottom lip, and left.

"Bitch."

"Ally!"

"What?" She grumbled.

...

Ally was sat on the edge of Elliot's desk, eating her salad. Things between them weren't as awkward as she thought it would be. He had his feet up on his desk, and he was eating his sandwich.

"What are you guys doing tonight?" Trish asked from the desk next to them.

"Nothing," Ally replied.

"Same here," Elliot responded.

"Do you want to go and get drunk?" Trish suggested, and Elliot nodded his head.

"I thought you'd never ask," Elliot smirked at her, and Ally shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm not sure," She said.

"C'mon, I'll pay for the first round of drinks," Elliot nudged her arm, and she rolled her eyes.

"Fine," She took a sip of her milkshake and they both smiled at her.

Ally looked over and saw Austin walk out of the meeting room. He shook hands with his clients, and he headed over in their direction, a file in his hand.

"Ally," Elliot said, and Ally turned to look at him. Austin was getting closer, and she felt herself feeling on edge. "I enjoyed last night at your apartment. We should do it again, or you could always come to my apartment."

Ally looked to see Austin was standing right by Elliot's desk, and he was staring right at her. He must've heard.

"Sir," Elliot said.

"Here," He handed Elliot the file. "Add these details into the system," Elliot nodded his head. "Miss Dawson, stop wasting time and get back to work!"

She swallowed the lump in the back of her throat, and followed behind him. She returned to her desk and sunk into her seat.

What crawled up his ass and died...

She grabbed the file on her desk, and she read through the pieces of paper inside. Ally grabbed her glasses, and put them on. She rubbed her temple, and stared at the clock on the wall.

"Miss Dawson!" Austin shouted from his office. Ally sighed, and she got to her feet, and walked into his office.

"Sir?" She said, leaning against the door frame.

"Was Elliot there last night before I came?" He asked, and she stepped further into his office.

"Yes," She replied. "Why does this matter?"

"Why didn't you call him?"

"Huh?"

"When you got that call. Why didn't you call him back?" He questioned.

"I just didn't," She whispered, and her gaze fell to the floor.

"Hm," He grunted.

"Sir, I don't understand-"

"You've been here five days now...and I can already see right through you," He leaned forward on his elbows, and smirked at her.

"Excuse me?"

"On the outside you feel as if you need to give the impression that you are tough, that you don't need help from anyone. You complain about your life, but yet you don't do anything to change that. Whereas, the real you, on the inside...you feel a need to impress the people around you. You don't like people giving you things, because you've lived a life of always being in debt to someone. You're devastated that your mom's gone to England, and it makes you feel like you don't have anyone left. All your life you've put everyone else around you first, but deep down inside you, you want someone for once in your life to put you first, just once, even if it's only for a second. You don't believe that anything in your life will get better, and every second that goes by you actually want to cry your eyes out, because you feel like you're the only one alone in the whole entire world...then you think that all your problems will be solved by having sex with Elliot!"

"EXCUSE ME!" Ally shrieked, tears in her eyes.

"Am I right?" He growled.

"NO!" She shouted. "Do you really think I'm like that!?"

"Yes!" He hissed.

"I think your jealous!" She snapped at him, walking up to the front of his desk.

"Jealous? Ha, sweetheart. I don't mean to burst your bubble, but I'd rather die before I have sex with a low life piece of scum like you," He growled in her face, and she took a step back.

"Hm," She whispered. "Okay...I'm glad I know what you really think of me."

Ally turned on her heel, and she walked out of his office. She grabbed her rucksack from her desk, and slipped it onto her back. She walked out into the workroom, and she walked up to Elliot's desk.

"I'm leaving now. Message me what time we're going out tonight," She said, flatly.

"Sure. Why are you going home so early?" He asked.

"It doesn't matter," She walked off, and over to the elevator. She pressed the button, and tapped her foot against the floor. When the door's opened there was no one in there.

She stepped inside, and wiped the stray tears off her face. "God, I'm such a crybaby."

She pressed the ground floor button, and she watched the doors close. Suddenly, a sob broke through her lips, and her hand flew to her mouth. Her back hit the cold wall, and she collapsed onto the metal floor. Tears flowing from her eyes, and her body shuddering.

I hate him.

AN: Hi, thank you for you reviews on the last chapter. I hope you all liked this chapter, well as much as you can like it, because it was exactly a nice friendly chapter :) I knew that when I wrote about Ally throwing her drink on Austin it wouldn't please everyone, and that's fine it doesn't bother me, but for the people who are just going to be plain rude and call my story unrealistic, can I just say that there are stories out there about witches, wizards, vampires, and werewolves, need a say anymore.

Anyway, thank you again for those of you who reviewed, I hope you review this chapter :)

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