Disclaimer: I don't own Austin and Ally, I just have an overactive imagination.

Key West Epilogue:

Jaquelyn followed her parents into the cottage on Sunset Island. Like always, her parents were holding hands, and they turned to watch as Jaq and her younger siblings looked around for the first time. She was drawn past them to the large windows overlooking the white sand beach outside. Behind her the twins Kaycee and Cameron squealed in excitement and ran in opposite directions to explore.

She glanced back to see her parents kiss and then Dad said to mom, "Welcome back."

"It's been too long." Mom lamented.

"Mom! Can I pick a room?" Kaycee yelled from down the hallway.

"Go ahead. You and Jaq will be sharing one." Mom reminded her and Jaq began to protest. She saw her thirteen year old sister disappear into one of the rooms and then she glared sullenly at her parents.

"Why do I have to share? I'm the oldest." she asked. Being sixteen was awful when you had to entertain a thirteen year old. They had nothing in common.

"You could share with Cam instead." Dad offered.

"Ew, no. He stinks. You really need to talk to him more about personal hygiene." Jaq said.

"This is how we always did it: guys in one room, girls in another, back when we came with our friends." Dad said.

"Yeah, but Cam is the only boy so that's not fair." Jaq responded.

"You can share a room with your sister for a month. I promise you will survive. Besides there is so much to do here you won't be in your room much." Mom said, joining her near the windows. She put her arm around Jaq's shoulders and gave a light squeeze. "Just give this place a chance. It's special."

"I know. You and dad got married here and until now you've only come by yourselves for anniversaries and stuff." Jaq rattled off in a bored voice.

"It's more than that. We also fell in love and worked out our relationship here." Dad said.

"Yeah, but I don't exactly have a boyfriend here with me, do I?" Jaq retorted.

"Sorry sweetie." Mom said.

"Rob didn't treat you right anyway. I'm glad you broke up with him." Dad said and then cringed at the dirty look his wife gave him. "What? You never would have let me or any guy treat you that way, honey."

"Okay, just stop!" Jaq said, putting her hands up in the air and shrugging away from her mom. "Not everyone can be 'Austin and Ally Moon, the world's most famous sweethearts' like you guys okay? Some of us are just normal and won't have an incredible love story, so can we please not talk about this?"

"Okay Jaq." Mom said quietly.

Jaq nodded at her mom's acceptance. Then without a word she went down the hall to see which room Kaycee picked out. She found her sister sitting on a large bed reading a book. Kaycee was so Mom's little clone. Oddly enough, her twin brother Cameron was her exact opposite: hyperactive, loud and all over the place. In other words, he was a lot like dad. The twins both looked like mom with brown hair and eyes though. Jaq was the one who inherited her father's light blond hair and rich brown eyes. She often stood out, whether she liked it or not.

Jaq walked through the room with a quick glance and went out the doors onto the beach where she found some chairs under a shade. She settled back onto one of the chairs and looked up at the blue sky. Jaq sometimes wondered where she came from. She wasn't particularly talented or special in any way and she knew she was hard on her parents. She loved them, really, but they were just so perfect all the time that it drove her crazy sometimes. And if she was completely honest: she was jealous. She wanted to live a great love story. She dreamed of being wanted and loved like that. Sometimes, seeing the way her dad looked at her mom was painful because Jaq was sure no guy would ever look at her like that. She huffed and put an arm up over her face, blocking out the too bright sunlight for a while.

. . .

"Jaqi, Jaqi!" a voice called and woke her up.

Jaq sat up groggily on the beach chair. She hadn't meant to fall asleep. She saw her little brother Cameron running across the sand toward her, a tornado of energy. He was the only one she let call her by that nickname.

"Hey Cam." she said as he reached her, spraying sand over her feet when he stopped abruptly.

"We've been looking everywhere! It's time for dinner and I'm starving." Cam declared. He was generally the most dramatic of the three siblings.

"Okay, I'm coming." Jaq said and got out of the chair. It was comfortable. She just may claim this spot for the entire month she was stuck on this little island.

They went back to the cottage together and then the family walked down the street to the hotel's restaurant on the beach. She sat between her dad and Kaycee with Mom and Cameron across from them. A young man came up to the table and introduced himself as Todd, their waiter.

Jaq looked up at him to order her drink. He was cute with light brown hair, green eyes, and a pleasant smile. She smiled back at him when she ordered her lemonade. After dinner when they were leaving the restaurant, Jaq saw Todd near the entrance as he walked away from another table he was serving. He stopped to let her family pass and nodded to her politely.

The next morning Jaq sat at the table on the porch playing cards with Kaycee and her dad. Out on the beach she saw someone in the white hotel uniform opening all the large shade umbrellas and straightening beach chairs. When he got close enough she saw that it was Todd, their server from the night before. He glanced their way and when he saw her looking, he waved.

Jaq's face flushed red with embarrassment at being caught watching him. He was just there, over her dad's shoulder, in plain sight she reasoned. Not her fault her eyes strayed to the movement on the otherwise quiet beach. Passing boats drew her eye as well. No big deal. She refocused on the game in front of her.

The Moon family spent the afternoon on Key West where Austin and Ally showed their kids some of the sights like the southernmost point. After dinner and watching the sun set at Mallory Square they went back to the cottage. Before going inside Jaq paused.

"Everything okay Jaquelyn?" Ally asked.

"Can I just walk around for a little while? I'm not really tired yet." Jaq said.

"Sure. Just be careful okay? And you've got your cell, right?" Ally asked.

"Yes mom." Jaq droned but gave her mom a small playful smile.

Jaq ventured onto the beach so she could listen to the quiet rush of the small waves as she walked. She let her mind wander to her friends back home. She had already exchanged several texts with her best friend Mandy who confirmed that Rob her ex-boyfriend was seen going out with the girl he cheated with. Why did love have to be so confusing and hard?

She had walked halfway around the tiny island when she saw a group of people around a small fire on the beach. She was headed toward them but didn't change course. She was curious and planned to give them a wide berth as she passed. The soft strains of a guitar reached her ears and she thought of her dad and how he often sang quietly to mom. It was disturbing to be jealous of your parents sometimes.

When Jaq was close to the people she glanced over. They varied in age and she guessed it was a large family. Two kids held sticks with marshmallows over the flame and some older men stood off to one side holding bottles of beer. Several women sat on chairs chatting. Suddenly someone called out.

"Hey!" a figure broke from the crowd and jogged over to Jaq. He looked vaguely familiar but she couldn't place his face anywhere.

"Hi." the young man said as he got closer. "Uh, having a nice walk?" he asked.

"Sure. It's not too bad here." she said.

"You're one of the Moon kids, right?" he asked.

Jaq cringed slightly but nodded and tucked some loose blonde hair behind her ear. She was often defined by her association with her parents so she was used to it.

"I'm Todd, remember? I work for the hotel and served your dinner yesterday." he said.

"I remember." she said. She was surprised to realize she didn't recognize him at first because he was out of uniform. Now we wore jeans and t-shirt and she decided the casual look worked well for him. But so did his hotel uniform. She needed to stop this line of thought. "What's this?" she nodded to the group around the fire behind him.

Todd smirked. "I'll only tell you if I can get your name."

Jaq laughed out loud. "I'm Jaquelyn."

Todd nodded and smiled. "Alright Jaquelyn. This is my family and our neighbors. We do this almost every friday night. Come on, we just got out the s'mores." he gestured to the group.

She nodded and followed him over to the people. He grabbed two roasting sticks and offered one to Jaq.

"Do you like s'mores?" he asked.

"Who doesn't?" she asked in response.

Todd got them each a marshmallow and they found a spot on some camp chairs next to the fire.

"How long are you staying?" Todd asked.

"A month. This place is special to my parents." Jaq answered.

"I know." Todd said.

"How do you know?"

"My dad," Todd nodded toward one of the men nursing a beer. "He's worked for the hotel forever, since before I was born. He and mom had just moved here after he got a management position and was put in charge of special events. He was here for your parent's wedding."

"Seriously?" Jaq asked in surprise as she turned her marshmallow above the flames.

"Yeah. Your parents are the hotels favorite guests. They gave us a bunch of free publicity with their break up and public reunion before they got married. I've been told it was great for business." Todd said.

"Wow. So, you work with your dad?" Jaq asked.

Todd shrugged. "You could say i was born into it. But its a good summer job, something to put on my resume for later. And there isn't much else to do here all summer."

"Are you in school?" she asked.

"I'll be a senior in the fall. You?"

"A junior." she answered. "So you live on Key West and this is your stomping ground or something?"

"No, I live here on Sunset. The hotel is only half the island. The other half is private residences. My house is right there." he pointed to a nearby house.

"Such a hard life." she teased.

"You're one to talk. Look at your parents." he said.

"So we are both spoiled brats hanging out on a beach at a private resort. We have so much in common!" Jaq said playfully.

Todd just grinned at her. They pulled their toasted marshmallows away from the flames and he got some graham crackers and chocolate to finish off their treats. They ate quietly, exchanging smiles. Jaq laughed when Todd had some marshmallow on his chin. She caught him watching when she licked some melted chocolate from her fingers. When she finished she stretched and stifled a yawn.

"I should probably go back before my parents start calling me. Thanks for the s'more." she said as she stood up.

"Can I walk you back? I want to make sure you get home safe." Todd offered.

"Because this island is so dangerous, right?" Jaq teased.

"Because I'm trying to be a nice guy and I don't want to say goodnight yet." Todd answered.

Jaq paused, caught off guard by his confession. She searched his eyes and then nodded.

Todd said something to his dad and then joined Jaq at the edge of the group. They started walking along the beach, continuing in the direction she'd been walking to begin with and completing her trek around the island.

"So am I getting special treatment from you because I'm Austin Moon's daughter?" Jaq asked, suspecting Todd's motives.

"You get special treatment because you are Jaquelyn, and I'd like to know you better." he said.

"I'm not special: without my parents I'm nobody." she said.

"That's not true." Todd said. "I've lived around this hotel my whole life and you know what my parents have taught me? Everyone matters. Famous, not famous, who cares? We treat people, the guests, well because people deserve to be treated well. I act the same way around your parents as I act around the guy who saved money for three years to come here on a once in a lifetime vacation."

"Oh."

They walked quietly along the beach for a few minutes.

"It's pretty here. You are lucky to live here all the time." Jaq said.

"It's nice but I'm looking forward to college and going somewhere new." Todd told her.

"Where do you want to go to college?" she asked.

"I don't know yet. Ask me in a year." Todd said with a smile.

Jaq returned his smile. She looked at him for a moment as they walked, finding that she liked the way the moonlight lit his face. He was really handsome.

"What?" Todd asked when he noticed her staring. He wiped at his face. "Do I still have marshmallow on my chin?"

"No. Sorry." Jaq hoped he couldn't see her blush.

"Well here you are: home sweet home, for a little while anyway." Todd said as he stopped walking. Jaq looked passed him and saw the cottage lit up against the night. Inside she could see her parents in the main room.

"Thanks for walking with me." she said.

"Thanks for letting me." Todd responded. "I guess I'll see you around, Jaquelyn."

"I guess." Jaq realized she was disappointed. "Hey Todd?"

He stopped as he began to walk away and turned back to face her.

"You can call me Jaq, if you want. It's what my friends call me." she said.

A huge smile spread across his face and Jaq felt an odd squeeze in her middle. How could a guy be so cute?

"Goodnight Jaq." he said. The warmth of his voice sent a shiver through her. "If you need anything, just ask any of the staff and you can find me."

She nodded mutely as she watched him take a few backward steps while he smiled at her before turning and walking into the darkness. She stood there for a minute, just watching where he had vanished into the night. Butterflies swirled in her stomach when she thought of Todd's smile. She wasn't expecting to feel anything like this so soon after breaking up with Rob. Then she realized that no one, not even Rob, had made her feel this way in a long time.

. . .

The next three days were very busy for the Moon family as they went on day long activities that kept them away from the cottage. They did fun things and Jaq enjoyed it all, but she was relieved when they had a day off to relax on their little stretch of beach again. She put on her swimming suit and joined her family out on the beach. Mom and Kaycee occupied some shaded chairs reading books while Cameron was recruiting Dad to help build a sand castle. Cameron immediately began begging Jaq to help as well and she relented.

A short while after they started Kaycee put down her book and joined in the castle building, giving Dad an excuse to sit down next to Mom. He immediately grabbed one of her hands to hold and soon was pestering her so she stopped reading to pay attention to him. Jaq shook her head and kept working on the walls of the sand castle. Dad convinced Mom to help him look for shells and other things to put on the sand creation.

Jaq was concentrating on building a tall tower in one corner of their castle. She ignored the murmurings of her family nearby and was shocked when Kaycee tossed some seawater on her from a cup she held. Jaq yelled in surprise and then picked up the bucket of water she had nearby for sand repairs and began chasing her little sister. Cameron ambushed her with a bucket full of water she almost dodged, soaking her arm and leg but not much else. An all out water fight raged among the Moons on the beach.

Jaq was chasing Kaycee with a bucket of water and just had her cornered when Cameron dumped a full bucket over her head from behind. She yelped before dissolving into laughter and they all laughed together. Just as she was pushing her wet hair off her face she heard voices and glanced over to see Todd with two other guys walking on the beach. He smiled and waved and she felt her stomach flip. He was shirtless, wearing board shorts and ready for the beach, but she wasn't ready for him. She waved meekly and then ran her hands back through her dripping hair, hoping she didn't look like a mess as he walked toward her flanked by his friends.

"Hey. Looks like fun." he commented.

"Hi Todd. Yeah, just, water fight, little brother, you know." she babbled and internally cringed at her inability to speak to the cute guy standing in front of her.

"Nice. So, it's my day off and I was wondering if you want to hang out?" Todd asked.

"Sure. It's my day off too: no big family stuff planned." she said and he laughed which helped to calm her nerves. He liked her. She could calm down and not try so hard, she told herself.

There was a lull in the conversation then where she and Todd smiled at each other until one of his friends moved closer and cleared his throat.

"Oh, these are my friends, Mike and Spencer. Guys, this is Jaquelyn." Todd said.

"Hi." she said.

They responded and the four of them waded into the water, chatting about nothing in particular. Jaq and Todd later ended up sitting on the sand next to each other while the other guys went after another cute girl they saw. Waves washed up over their feet and Jaq sifted sand through her fingers mindlessly as they talked and traded smiles.

Eventually Austin walked over to them and nodded at the teens.

"Sup?" he said, trying to sound casual.

"Dad." Jaq moaned while Todd tried to hide a laugh beside her.

Austin's smile faded slightly and he shrugged. "It's time to clean up for dinner. We're going to catch the ferry in an hour."

"Okay." Jaq responded. She and Todd stood up.

"Do you want to introduce me to your friend?" Austin prompted.

"Dad, this is Todd. Todd, my dad." Jaq made the introductions.

Todd held out his hand and Austin shook it.

"Nice to meet your sir." Todd said.

"You too." Austin said, impressed. "Where are you from Todd?"

"Here. My parents work for the hotel and I grew up on the island."

Austin suddenly snapped his fingers and pointed at Todd. "Jim and Patti right?"

"Yes." Todd answered with surprise.

"They are great. You look just like your dad. Tell them I say hi okay?" Austin said and began to walk away toward the cottage.

"I will." Todd said as they watched him go. He shook his head and turned back to Jaq.

"So. . ." she said.

"So. . ." he echoed.

"Thanks for coming by today. It was nice." She said.

"Will you go out with me?" Todd blurted out.

"What?" Jaq was caught off guard.

Todd rubbed at the back of his neck in an endearingly nervous gesture. "I know there's probably a smoother way to do that. I like you Jaq, and I want to take you out instead of waiting around and hoping I get to see you some time."

Jaq gaped at him a moment, speechless in surprise.

"Unless I read this completely wrong." He began to backtrack.

"No! I mean yes!" Jaq said and then shook her head when he only looked confused. She took a deep breath and slowed down. "No you didn't get this wrong, and yes I'd like to go out with you." she amended.

Todd breathed again and smiled in relief. "Good."

"I don't know what my parents have planned though, so I have to find out when I'm free." Jaq said.

"Okay. Just call me." Todd said.

"I need your number." Jaq said. She grabbed his wrist and pulled him toward the cottage. "My phone is inside."

Todd laughed happily as he let her drag him along. She stopped on the porch and plucked her phone from inside a bag sitting on the table. She handed the phone to him.

"Put your number in." she instructed.

"So bossy." he teased her as he typed in his number.

Jaq rolled her eyes but kept smiling as he handed her the phone.

"Done." he said.

"Thanks." she smiled up at him and realized just how close they were standing.

Todd lifted a hand to her cheek, brushing some of her blonde hair back with a feather-light touch. He leaned in and kissed her cheek softly, the feel of his lips lingering as he pulled away slowly.

"Call me soon." he said.

Jaq nodded, spellbound.

The sound of voices inside brought them back to earth.

"I should go inside. Bye." Jaq said, reluctantly stepping away from Todd.

"Bye." he said and walked off the porch.

Jaq went through the glass door and watched Todd walk away as she closed it. He glanced back at her and they grinned at one another one more time before she turned to go to her room. She sighed happily and hardly registered a thing around her. Maybe the next three weeks wouldn't be so bad after all. Sunset Island really was a great place.
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The End

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A/N: Thanks everyone for reading, following and favoriting. You make me SMILE.

So I know this chapter wasn't exactly Auslly-centric but did you still like it? I kind of wanted to show the cycle of falling in love there continuing as well as give a glimpse into a happy future for our favorite couple. Did it work? I'd love to hear honest opinions on this since I know it was a little risky to end with such a big change. Your input keeps me writing. You guys rock!

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