Chapter 7: How He Asked Me For a Favor.

Ally was wrapped up in a blanket, and curled up in a ball on her couch. Her head was resting against the arm, and her eyes were focused on the show on her television. Although her mind was elsewhere. She couldn't stop thinking about it. Austin had kissed her. He had actually kissed her.

She had been a work today and didn't even see him. He had a packed schedule, and was in meetings all throughout the day. Not even a glimpse. Squat! Ally grumbled to herself. After he had kissed her. He opened the elevator doors, and said he'll see her tomorrow. She kind of felt used, but that feeling soon faded when she remembered the feeling he had given her when he'd kissed her.

Ally had never kissed a guy like that before. She had only ever shared a quick peck on the lips with a guy. She could never tell Austin he had been her first proper kiss. Being twenty-four and still a virgin, wasn't exactly one of her assets. There was never really anytime for sex to happen. As a family, they had been homeless at one point, living in alleyways, on cardboard boxes. She left school at eighteen, then they had lost their home, and she couldn't afford to go to college, and her parents were more of a priority. So, she lived on the streets with them. No boys ever gave her attention at school. She was always half dressed, deprived of a shower, and there were much prettier girls for them to choose from.

Ally sniffled, and rubbed her nose. She didn't like thinking about her childhood. It sucked.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

Ally jumped. She gulped, and stared at her door. She pushed her blanket off her body, and she shakily got to her feet.

"Who is it?" She called out.

"It's me," Austin said, and Ally looked down at what she was wearing. She was in a vest-top and a pair of hotpants. She cringed, then unlocked her door. He walked in, then turned around to face her. His gaze pinned her to her door, and she stared back at him blankly. His eyes floated down her body, and she felt goosebumps cover her skin.

"What do you want?" She asked, trying not to sound rude.

"I need you to do me a favor," He said.

"Favor?"

"I'm meant to be going to this ball for a charity event in about an hour, and I need you to come with me," He explained.

"You need me to go with you?" She retorted, not quite understanding what he was saying.

"You're meant to take a plus one, and I haven't got anyone to go with, so can you come with me?" He asked, and she looked down at what she was wearing.

"Austin, I-I don't exactly have something to wear to a ball," She replied, gesturing to her clothes.

"So, is that a yes?"

"Well-" The door opened behind her, and three women walked in. One of them was holding a red dress, and the other two were carrying makeup kits, and hair styling tools. "What's going on?"

"They're here to get you ready, I'll see you in an hour," He walked past her, and she crossed her arms over her chest, and he smirked at her. "What?"

"How did you know I would say yes?"

"Because you cannot resist my charm," He pointed out, and she went to thump his arm, but he was out the door in a flash.

Ally turned, and looked back at the three women. "Let's get started," One of the women reached out and began to pull her into her bedroom.

...

Ally coughed, choking on the hairspray. She stared at herself in the mirror. She looked...well...different. She had makeup on. Her eyes were a smoky brown color, and lined with black eyeliner. Her lips were a bold, matte, red, and her face was heavily contoured, enhancing the look of her cheekbones. She tilted her head to the side, and judged herself some more.

The woman who had done her hair, had straightened out her curls. Ally had never realized her hair was this long, it was right to her hip bones. The woman had twirled her side bangs, and pulled the ends to the back of her hair, and clipped them in with a golden bow.

She realized how much she looked like her mom, and she felt tears burn at her eyes. She fought them off not wanting to ruin her makeup. The woman smiled at her through the mirror, and Ally returned it.

One of the other women pulled the dress out of it's protective cover, and Ally got to her feet. It was a long, red dress. It was a dress that would be tight around the top half of her body, and loose around her legs, and Ally wasn't sure she was going to fit into it. She looked at the woman with a worried look, but she gestured for her to come closer.

Ally removed her vest-top, and slipped off her hotpants. The woman undid the zipper at the back of the dress, and helped Ally step into it. She moved it up her body, and Ally slipped her arms through the straps. The woman did the zip up, and as she pulled it higher. She felt it push tighter on her breasts, they got pushed further and further up, and Ally glanced down at them. Okay, it's a push up dress, and now I can't breathe properly.

One of the other women grabbed her arm, and began to slip golden bangles onto her wrist. The third woman began to put a golden necklace around her neck. She felt like she was some kind of project.

"Here are your shoes," Ally stared at the golden heels, and she sat down on the bed. The woman crouched down and began to put them on her feet.

Ally felt a pit of nerves build up in her stomach. These people are going to judge me...of course they are...he's a billionaire, and I'm a nobody. Ally tried to shake off her thoughts, but it was hard, because it was true. The woman finished putting her shoes on, and Ally got to her feet. Her dress rested on the floor, covering her golden heels, and there was a long red train behind her.

"All done," The three women crossed their arms, and gazed at her.

"And with five minutes to spare," The woman with red hair laughed. "We've got another place to be now. I hope you have fun."

"Thank you," Ally said, and they began to pack their things up, and Ally walked them to the door.

Once they were gone, she walked into her kitchen, and poured herself a glass of water. She nervously chugged it down, and quickly glanced in the metal of her toaster to see if she hadn't smudged her lipstick. There was a black clutch on her counter, and she checked her phone for any messages, then slipped it inside.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Ally felt her stomach do a flip, and she stared down at her dress. She slowly made her way over, and opened the door.

"You ready to-" He paused, and his eyes ran over her body. "Holy fuck."

"Thanks...I think," She laughed, nervously.

He just stood there and stared at her. Ally felt her face begin to heat up under his gaze, and her eyes dropped to the floor. She didn't know if they should talk about their kiss. She was too scared he'd reject her, who am I kidding, of course he's going to reject me!

"Shall we go now?" Ally suggested, and Austin seemed to snap out of it. He held out his arm, and she wrapped her arm around his elbow, then they left.

Outside, Ally was met by a black sports car. She looked at Austin in bewilderment, then she glanced at the beat up truck of her neighbours that was next to it. She smirked at the complete difference between the two.

"You ready?" Austin was holding open the door for her, and she nodded her head, then got inside. He shut the door behind her, then ran around to the other side. He got in, and turned on the engine.

Ally looked around in amazement, having never been in such an expensive car in her life. The seats were leather, and she could feel the leather heating against her back. Everything was so slick, and expensive, Ally was scared she was going to break it.

Austin sped off, and Ally quickly buckled herself in, swallowing the lump in the back of her throat. He had only one hand on the wheel, and her hands tightened around her seatbelt. She looked to see Austin didn't have his seatbelt on, and he pressed down hard on the accelerator, going faster. Ally's eyes widened in fear, and she felt her breathing become erratic, her chest started heaving for air, and tears burned her eyes.

"Austin," She whimpered. "Austin," She squeaked. "Austin!" She snapped. "AUSTIN, STOP!" She screamed, and he slammed his foot on the breaks, and Ally fumbled to find the handle, and she opened the door, stumbling outside. She rested her hands on the side of the car, and she heaved for air. She heard Austin's door open, then felt his hand on her back.

"Ally, what's wrong?" He asked, his voice soft.

"My..." She panted, pushing herself away from the car, and she turned to face him. "My dad died in a car crash...I-I was with him, and it was late at night. He was messing around, and going fast along one of the roads...he was just having fun...then a car came out of nowhere, and hit us...my dad wasn't wearing a seatbelt...he died straight away, as the car drove into his side of the car...I don't like being in cars that much...j-just d-don't go so f-fast, okay?"

"I'm sorry," He said, and she shook her head at him.

"You didn't know," She whispered, and he took a step towards her. He brought up his hand, and he brushed the tears off her face. Ally smiled in thanks, and he held open the door for her, his hand resting on her back, as she got into the car.

He returned to his side, and got inside. Ally watched as Austin buckled up his seatbelt, and she smiled to herself, as she did up hers. He took off, but this time he drove at a steady pace. Ally was still on edge, but not as much. She glanced at Austin out the corner of her eyes, and he now had both hands on the steering wheel.

It's fine. Everything will be fine.

Ten minutes later, they were at this massive mansion. More like a castle, Ally smirked to herself. Austin opened her door, and held out his hand for her. She slipped her cold hand into his warm hands, and he helped her out of the car. His hand came to her back, and he locked his car.

They walked past the other cars, and she noticed how every single one looked around a million dollars. He guided her up the steps, and she felt nervous again. They came out into this extravagant hall. It was packed with people, all of them busy talking and dancing. There were massive glass doors, which led out onto balcony's, and there was a bar along the back wall. There was band up on the stage, and they were playing light jazz music.

"Do you want a drink?" He whispered in her ear, and she felt a shiver run down her spine.

"Yes please," He kept his hand on her back, and they walked over to the bar.

"What do you want?" He asked.

"Just a beer," He raised an eyebrow at her.

"A beer?"

"Yes, do you have a problem with that?" She questioned, and he smirked, waving his hand at the barman. He placed their orders, and she felt someone's gaze on her. She looked over her shoulder, and saw a man with ginger hair grinning at her, it was a very amused grin. He walked away from the people he was talking to and he got closer to them. He placed his drink down on the bar, and smirked at her.

"Let's play, Barbie. I'll be Ken and you can be the box I come in," Ally gasped, and she heard Austin growl from next to her.

"Knock it off, Dez!" He snapped.

"I'm just having fun," He snickered, and he held out his hand for her to shake. "I'm Dez, chairman of this charity event."

"I'm Ally," She shook his hand gently, and Dez sent Austin an amused look, then he kissed the back of Ally's hand. Ally heard Austin growl again, and she smirked, when she realized Dez was doing is on purpose to get a reaction out of Austin.

"Don't touch her," Austin grumbled, and he placed Ally's beer in front of her. His hand returned to her back, and she felt her face begin to heat up.

"Ah, Mr Moon, I'm glad to see you came," Another man walked up, and Ally recognized that it was Dallas, the man who had walked into Austin's office after he had told her why he had been at the graveyard.

"Dallas," Austin shook his hand, and Dallas's eyes fell on her.

"You're his personal assistant...wow I hardly recognized you, you look beautiful," He flashed her a smile, and Austin's hand moved to her hip, his fingers curling around the fabric of her dress.

"Thank you," She replied, politely returning his smile. Ally glanced over at Dez, who was still standing next to her. He was still grinning, clearly knowing that Austin was getting annoyed with Dallas, but Ally didn't understand why, he only gave her a complement.

"He doesn't like that there's guys in here practically undressing you with their eyes," Dez whispered by her ear.

"Pfft," Ally breathed out, rolling her eyes.

"Look around, guys are looking, and girls are wanting to rip your head off," He smirked, taking a sip of his drink, and Ally looked around to see that a few people were looking at her. She didn't like all the attention.

"Austin Moon, it's a pleasure to finally meet you," An older man walked over, and shook his hand. "I think we have some things we need to discuss. I'm sure your date will be fine for a few minutes."

Austin glanced at Ally, and she flashed him a smile, letting him know she was fine for a few minutes. He nodded his head, and let go of her hip. He left with the older man, and she was left alone with Dallas and Dez.

"So, you and Austin?" Dallas asked.

"It's not like that. I'm doing this as a favor," She explained.

"Sure," Dez laughed, and Ally took a nervous sip of her beer.

"It's true. He said he didn't have anyone else to go with, and he needed me to come as his plus one," Ally elaborated, and Dez and Dallas shared a look with one another.

"That Austin Moon sure is smooth," Dallas chuckled, and Ally furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Ally asked.

"He has women begging to be with him all the time, he could find a plus one with the click of his fingers, girls would be throwing themselves at him," Dez explained.

Does this mean he wanted me to come with him? So, he didn't need a favor...

"So, your Austin's plus one," A girl with dark brown hair walked over. She was wearing a short black dress, and stiletto heels. She was drinking from a champagne glass, and glaring at her with her dark eyes. "Hm, you definitely a downgrade from the last one," She laughed to herself, and the three of them just stared at her.

"Kira, surely you have some place better to be," Dez said, and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"I just wanted to see what carcass Austin was dragging along with him tonight," She looked Ally up and down, but Ally just stared back at her, not wanting to give her a reaction.

"Jealously does not look good on you Kira, just like that dress," Dez remarked, and Dallas and Ally laughed.

"This dress cost me ten thousand dollars!" She snapped, and Dez smiled.

"I think you mean it cost your dad ten thousand dollars, and it was a pretty crap investment," Ally tried to fight her smirk, so she quickly sipped her beer.

"I don't care what you say to me Dez. I know that once he's buried himself in that hole," She pointed at Ally. "He'll come crawling back to me."

"I wouldn't count on that, he was only with you, because he needed you dad to invest in his company, and he did, so he no longer needs you," Dallas reminded her, and Ally's eyes widened slightly.

Austin really did that?

...

Kira had left them alone after a few more minutes. Then after that, Austin never came back. So, she was stuck with Dez and Dallas, but she was having fun. They introduced her to their friends, most of them were guys, but they were all lovely. They all told her stories of how they invested their money into charities, and Ally was fascinated by all the things that they had achieved. It was admirable.

She was kind of annoyed with Austin, well she was really really annoyed, but she was blaming that on her alcohol intake. She may have accepted a lot of drinks from all the men that offered them to her. She just wanted to distract herself from Austin, but it just seemed to be making things worse.

Austin had invited her here. She'd expect to see him a bit more than she had. She understood that he was a busy man, she totally got that, but to be invited to a place, which she didn't really want to be, then to be left with people she hadn't met before, it was kind of rude.

"I'm going to go outside," She told Dez, and he nodded his head.

Ally ditched her beer at the bar, and she made her way outside. She walked down the steps, her ankles aching. She let the night air cool her skin, and she sighed. She felt a bit dizzy, and she struggled to keep her balance.

"Where are you going?" She looked up the steps, and saw Austin standing there.

"More like where the hell have you been?" She mumbled, but he heard.

"Oh, you know I'm a-"

"Busy man. I got it," She cut him off, and she stumbled forward a bit.

"Those men were trying to get you drunk," He growled, his mood completely changing. He walked down the steps, and stood next to her.

"Well, they succeeded, I had a great time," She narrowed her eyes at him, and he glared at her.

"I bet you had fun, being with all them guys, flirting," His tone was taunting, and she tutted, walking over to his car.

"You really are a jackass," She grumbled, "Take me home."

"I bet you loved all the attention," He crossed his arms across his chest, and tilted his head slightly.

"I want to go home," She said, firmly.

"I want. I want," He mimicked.

"Austin are you kidding me. Grow up!" She snapped. "You asked me to do you a favor...then you disappeared, and I get it your a busy man!"

"I had business to take care of!" He shouted.

"Then why ask me to come!" She shouted back. "I was fine at my apartment!"

"You didn't have to come!"

"I was doing you a favor!"

"You loved being in there with all them guys, you loved all the attention they were you giving!" He hissed, and she let out a frustrated noise.

"I don't have to listen to this," She growled.

"Are you annoyed, because I'm telling the truth?" He mocked her, and Ally shook her head.

"No! What the hell is wrong with you? You were fine when we got here?"

"Because you went off and started flirting with every guy in the room!" He shouted, pointing his finger at her.

"NO, I DIDN'T!" She screamed. "You're deluded! You're the one that left me at the bar with two guys, and I had to listen to one of the bitches you used, and fucked, tell me that I'm a downgrade from the last girl you were with, and then call me a fuckin' carcass! All those guys were actually nice, they weren't trying to come onto me, we just talked! Like normal people! It's not my fault you get jealous so easily! You keep acting like you have a claim on me, which you don't!"

He stared at her, and she swallowed the lump in the back of her throat. She un-clenched her fists, and she glanced into his eyes.

"You're the one that kissed me, and then acted like it didn't happen," She whispered. "You don't get to do that...you can't be my first proper kiss, and just act like that," She muttered to herself, staring down at the ground.

"What?" Ally looked up at him, and she saw the shock on his face. "Why didn't you say anything."

"It's not like you gave me the chance," She replied. "B-But, I don't regret it."

"You don't?"

"No," She whispered, and she watched a smile grow on his face. "What?"

"That kiss in the elevator, that wasn't a proper kiss," He said.

"It wasn't?" She asked, and he shook his head.

"No," He stepped closer to her, and she had to look up at him. His eyes were glued to her lips, and she felt his hot breath against her face. "You're so beautiful," Her face softened, and she stared up at him with beaming eyes.

He slowly lowered his head, so his lips were only inches away from hers. She gazed into his brown eyes, and she felt like she was becoming lost in them. She could feel a sudden build up of tension in her chest, and it was like she was fighting to breathe.

Being this close to him, she noticed how defined his jaw was, and how he had slight dimples on the sides of his mouth. He had a small scar above his eyebrow, and another faded scar along his jawline.

She felt his hands run up her arms, leaving a trail of goosebumps behind. His hands brushed over her shoulders, then he rested them on the sides of her neck. He finally brought their lips together. It wasn't like the last time they had kiss, that was rough, but this time he kissed her so gently, it was like he thought she was going to break.

His hands came up to her hair, and her buried his fingertips in her her long, silky hair. He pulled her closer, and her body melted against his. Her knees felt weak, and she thought she was going to collapse to the ground.

One of Austin's hands fell from her hair, and he wrapped his arm around her waist, bringing their bodies even closer. She felt his tongue trace a line along her bottom lip, and she moaned in response, as her mouth parted he slipped his tongue into her mouth.

Their tongues met, and she suddenly felt like her whole body was on fire. His tongue danced around hers, and his hand tightened in her hair. She brought her hands up to rest on his chest, and her fingers immediately curled around his shirt.

It was then that things changed. The kiss suddenly went from being soft and gentle, to rough and passionate. His lips moved more aggressively against hers, and she felt her back come in contact with his car.

Her hands moved up his chest, and she found them venturing towards his hair. When she reached his hair, she buried her fingers in his blond locks, and she tugged on the strands slightly, pulling him closer to her. His leg went between her legs, and Ally was pressed up against his chest.

Ally disconnected her lips from his, needing to catch her breath. Both of them were panting for air, and she looked up into his eyes. Her red lipstick was smudged all over his lips, and she was pretty sure her lips looked a mess.

"I'll take you home now," He breathed out.

"Okay," She whispered.

Austin opened the door for her, and his hand went to her back. She slipped into the seat, and he shut the door behind her. He got into his seat, and started up the engine. He buckled himself in, and Ally smiled to herself. She buckled herself in, and Austin drove away from the mansion.

She turned to look at Austin, and she smiled some more. He drove down the driveway, and he came to the gate. He looked over at her, whilst he waited for them to open. He glanced down at her hands, which were squirming in her lap. He reached over and grabbed one of her hands from her lap, and he intertwined his fingers with hers. The gates opened in front of them, and Austin drove through.

I'm glad he asked me for a favor.

AN: Hi! You guys all made me smile with your reviews, and I hope you review this chapter again :) So, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and in the next chapter Austin and Ally are both in for a little surprise...hehe :)

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