It was Ally's favourite kind of day: the sun was out and shining, and the family had decided to spend the day outside. Austin was home from tour and the two of them were strolling through the farmer's market, hand in hand.

"It smells so good, walking through here," she said to Austin, grinning up at him in the sun.

"Don't forget to grab some of those peaches on our way out. They were so good last time!" he said, licking his lips.

"You and Alex really liked them, but Annie wasn't a fan of them," she replied, looking around the market for a different fruit Annie would enjoy.

Suddenly, Ally's eyes landed on someone familiar, and she ducked.

"What?" Austin asked, ducking along with her. He was shocked to see his wife acting so strange, and it surprised him further when she crawled towards the table closest. "Ally, no. Tell me what's going on," he begged, unwilling to follow her under the wooden frame holding up different coloured beans.

After thinking for a split second, Austin stood back up and walked towards the candy section, in search of Annie and Alex. Taking their hands, he led them over to the table where Ally was hiding, and motioned for them to go under.

"But, why?" Alex asked, looking at Austin like he had three heads. He just sighed.

"Just do it. I'll explain later." When the two of them were safely under, Austin stood back up and decided to explore. Something, or someone was here, and it was bothering Ally.

Walking around the market, Austin decided to buy those peaches and looked for something Annie would love, settling on some fresh blueberries. As he was paying for a bouquet of daisies, Ally's favourite kind of flower, he felt a presence next to him.

"Hello, Austin," Phillip said. Austin's stomach dropped and he immediately felt like hiding under that table with the three others. After running from Ally's wedding rehearsal dinner, neither of them had spoken to Phillip again, aside from Ally leaving him a message on his home phone, explaining that she couldn't marry him.

"Hey there, Phillip!" Austin replied, his voice sounding too high, even to his own ears.

"You remember Madison? My wife?" he said, motioning to the pretty blonde at his side. Madison looked as put together as ever, except she also looked like she wanted to disappear through the floor. Austin smiled at her- he knew exactly how she felt.

"Yes, Madison. How are you two? Married, you say?" he answered, tugging at his tee's bottom. Austin's mind was working in overdrive, trying to come up with a good enough excuse to leave this conversation, immediately.

"Yes, quite recently. Actually, that brings me to what I want to say to you, Austin. Thank you. Thank you for taking Ally off my hands. We all knew that it wasn't meant to be between us, and we all also knew that Austin and Ally would end up together in the end. Thanks to Ally running away, I finally admitted to my feelings for Madison, and I'm happy now," Phillip said, beaming down at Austin.

Austin's stomach returned to where it was supposed to be, but his mouth went dry. He couldn't believe his ears. But, he agreed with him- wholeheartedly.

"Well, you're welcome. But, thank you as well. I mean, you could have made it way more difficult on us, but you let us be. And I both appreciate and respect that."

The three of them stood there, awkward, all the words that needed to be said having already been said.

"Well, good luck in the future," Madison said finally, leading Phillip away. Once they had left, Austin could breathe again. He continued to stand there, revelling in what he had just learned and heard.

Over the years, him and Ally had assumed that Phillip had been too angry or too heartbroken to come after her, accepting his fate. They had only brought him up when the conversation called for it. It wasn't that they were ashamed, it was that they felt guilty for having to crush him to find their own happiness. And now it turned out that their happiness had equalled the opportunity for finding his own.

Strolling over to the table where he had left Ally, Annie and Alex, Austin ducked down under it to join them.

"Dad! Can you please tell us why we're under here now? And what's wrong with mom?" Alex asked, consuming all the attitude of a ten year old. Austin looked over to Ally and noticed her wide eyes and panicked face.

"Ally, babe, it's fine. I talked to him, and he's with Madison now and he's happy. He actually thanked me for stealing you away," Austin reassured her, placing the fruits and flowers on the floor at his feet. Ally's mouth closed and her eyes blinked.

"Madison? Really? Well.. that's good then," she said, colour returning to her cheeks. She smiled at him. "I just saw him, and I freaked out. I haven't seen him since… since…"

"Since your wedding rehearsal dinner?" Austin asked, laughing. He picked up one of the plump peaches in the basket, and threw it to Alex.

"Woah! Wait! Who are you talking about?" Alex asked, his eyes, the same colour as his mother's, wide with curiousity. Sometimes, Austin could not believe how much he resembled his mother, with the thick, dark hair and petite frame.

"Phillip. Remember, we told you about him a little while ago?" Ally said, picking up a handful of blueberries for her and Annie to share. If Alex looked like a mini Ally, then Annie looked just like Austin. For five years old, anyone could tell that she was going to be a beautiful woman: blonde hair, blue eyes and the charm of Austin Moon.

"The man you almost married?" the boy asked, peach juice dribbling down his chin.

"Yes, well he was here, just now. And your mom was afraid to talk to him, so I did it for her. But things seem to be okay between us. He found another woman to love, and I have your mother." Austin threw a napkin from his pocket over to his son, trying to keep him as neat as possible. Alex had already gotten grass stains on his knees from playing soccer earlier in the day.

"But he loved mommy?" Annie asked, crawling over and sitting in Austin's lap. He smiled down at her.

"He thought he did. But he was mistaken," Ally answered, passing Annie another blueberry.

The family of four continued to snack under the table, telling stories of Austin and Ally falling in love and continuing their careers together, getting married and having children. After a while, Alex started laughing.

"What is it?" Ally asked, ruffling his hair.

"We're under a table in the middle of the farmer's market. That's so weird!" he said, his nose scrunching up.

Austin and Ally's eyes met and they roared with laughter.

"Under the table is where your mother and I meet up if we need a break from the world or if we need somewhere to hide," Austin said, grinning broadly. Ally nodded, still chuckling to herself.

"It's kind of our place."

"It's all of our place now, right daddy?" Annie asked, looking up through her bangs at her father. He smirked down at her.

"I guess so. Ally?"

"Sure seems like it," she sighed, collecting the garbage and running through lyrics in her head. Under the table. Hmmm, it had a nice ring to it.