Disclaimer: I do NOT own Austin & Ally

Had Me At Hello Part 2

Ally woke up early and got ready for her morning jog. She tied her shoelace of her shoe and stood up and looked at her sleeping boyfriend. He wasn't fooling anyone, especially her. She knew that he had forgotten about her birthday. She knew when she saw his face when she reminded him the day before. Ally shook off her thought as she tied up her head in a single, neat ponytail and headed out. Luckily for her, the day was warm and sunny.

Ally ran around the blocks before heading to her favorite café. As she entered the café, she could feel the cool air of the air condition rush right pass her. She scanned the room and saw a familiar blond sitting at her usual table. Ally smiled to herself before going up the counter and ordering her usual. She paid for her order and grabbed the cup from the counter and walked over to her table.

"Excuse me? Is this seat taken?" Ally asked.

The blond looked up and his jaw almost dropped. Ally was wearing a black sport tank top with matching hoodie and 3/4 tights with running shoes. Her hair is in a messy pony tail after the run.

"Um, no," he said.

Ally smiled and sat across him. The blond was wearing a white button up shirt with his sleeves rolled up to the bigger part of his forearm. Faded jeans and black and white converse sneakers.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Austin," Ally said.

"Well, I wanted to surprise you," he said with a smile.

"Surprise me? For what?" Ally asked suspiciously.

Austin reached for his messenger bag and pulled out a box, wrapped up with wrapping paper. He set the box down and slid it over to her.

"What's this?" Ally said as she took the box.

"Just a little something I picked up for you," he said.

Ally looked at him quizzically. She unwrapped the box and opened it. Her jaw dropped when she saw what was in it. It was a plain book. Ally picked it up and flipped the pages. It was empty. Ally looked up and looked at him.

"I know it's not much. I uh... I saw that your songbook was running out of pages yesterday so I thought that maybe you'd like a new one," Austin said.

Ally just looked at him, speechless.

"Um, I'm sorry, it was stupid," he said, looking at his hands, disappointedly.

"No, it's not," she finally spoke.

Austin looked up to find her smiling at him. She reached out and held his hands.

"That's the most sweetest thing any guy has ever done for me," Ally pointed out.

"So you liked it?"

"I loved it. But why?" she asked after she withdrew her hands.

"It's your birthday today, isn't it?" Austin asked.

Ally looked at him confusedly.

"But... I never told you," she said.

"I know. I had already bought the book when Trish called. She told me," he said.

"Wow," Ally said.

"But how do you know I'd be here?"

"I've seen you around a couple of times. You were always at this very table, working on your laptop," he said.

"Well, thank you for the book but I really have to get going," Ally said as she stood up.

"Yeah, of course," he said.

Ally took her cup of coffee and her book and smiled at him before walking out of the café and headed back to her apartment.

When Ally went back to her apartment, she found her boyfriend pacing up and down.

"Hey Dallas. You okay?" she asked.

"Where have you been?"

"Relax! I just went out for a run before I went to the café," she said.

"What's going on with you?" Ally asked.

Every time she saw him, he looked even more nervous than before.

"Dallas, what's wrong?"

"I've been thinking... I just... Never mind," he said.

"Um okay then," she said confusedly.

Ally took a quick shower and when she got out in her bathrobe, she heard her phone buzzed. She picked up her phone from the table and saw that it was a text from Austin.

Got any plans? - Austin

Not that I know of. Why? - Ally

Can I steal you for the day? ;) - Austin

Ally smiled.

What do you have in mind? - Ally

Meet me cafe in 5 - Austin

See you then ;) xo - Ally

Ally put down her phone and got dressed in a black tank top with a red and blue plaid shirt with a grey hoodie attached to it over the top. She wore navy blue skinny jeans and wore her black high heel boots. She grabbed her black trench coat, her satchel and walked out of the room and almost bumped into her boyfriend.

"Going somewhere?" Dallas asked.

"Out," she said as a rebellious teenager would say to their parents.

"But you just got here," Dallas said as she walked right passed him and grabbed the keys from the table.

"And now I'm leaving. I have plans," she said.

"With who?" Dallas said, his voice rising.

Ally looked at him, "Honestly Dallas? You're getting a little paranoid, don't you think?"

"Ally, that's not-"

She cut him off, "God, Dallas! Why don't you just give it a rest already?!" she exclaimed.

"Nowadays, I can't leave the apartment without having you question my every move! And honestly? I'm getting really sick of it," Ally said.

"Dallas, I'm 22 years old for crying out loud! I can take care of myself!" she exclaimed as she stormed out of the apartment.

Dallas felt a sudden surge of energy as he punched the apartment wall in frustration.

Ally walked towards the café, frowning. She was about to reach for the door when it flew open. Ally stepped back as Austin walked out.

"Someone's a little grumpy on her birthday," Austin said.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I don't want to talk about. I don't even want to think about it," she said.

"Um okay then."

"So, where are we going?" Ally asked.

"You'll see," Austin said as he started walking with her by his side.

They started talking as they walked, getting to know one another. The two found out that they were total opposites of each other but they still managed to make each other laugh and enjoy each other's company. Suddenly, they stopped walking.

"We're here," Austin said.

"Central park? In February? Really?" Ally said skeptically.

"What?" Austin asked with a chuckle.

"Why are we here, Austin?" she asked.

Austin smiled at her as he took her hand in his hand started walking towards the park. The entire park was surprisingly quiet and empty. Ally looked around. There was still snow every where. Suddenly, there was a slow soulful melody playing of violins, cellos and piano. Ally turned towards Austin. He set down his phone, plugged with a small portable speaker. Austin held out a hand towards her.

She looked at the hand.

"C'mon, Ally," he said.

Ally took his hand as he gently pulled her closer to him. His left hand went to her waist, while his right held her left hand. They began dancing slowly, back and forth. Austin took her hand and twirl her around and they were inches away when the music stopped.

Austin smiled as he pulled away and picked up his phone and unplugged the speaker and kept it in his messenger bag.

"So what was that about?"

"That was the first thing on the to-do list today," he said.

"Slow dance at Central Park."

"Why here?" she asked.

"You ask a lot of questions," he pointed out.

"You never answer them," Ally retorted.

"Touché," he said. "Well, why not Central Park?" he asked.

"Central Park at this time of month, look absolutely breathtaking. The entire place is still covered with snow. It's just... Beautiful," he said.

Ally just looked at him in awe. "It's even better in the spring," he added.

"Anyways, let's go," he said with a smile.

They went to several different places. Even though they had very little things in common, Austin managed to blow her mind. They ended the day with a cup of hot chocolate at their favorite café.

"You know, I have to admit. This has been the best birthday I've ever had," she said.

"I'm glad," he said with a smile.

Ally looked at him and tried to stop herself from smiling, "Stop it," she said.

"Stop what?"

"Stop being so freaking adorable. I could take you right here, right now."

"So why don't you?" he challenged her.

"I have a boyfriend," she said.

"Oh," he said disappointedly as his smile faded.

"But I'm not really sure about our relationship anymore," she said.

"Want to talk about it?"

"I said I wouldn't but..."

"You don't have to, if you don't want to," he told her.

Ally took a deep breath and tried her best to explain her situation with her boyfriend, Dallas. She kept talking but Austin just kept listening.

"What should I do?" Ally asked.

"Confront him," he blurted.

"What?"

"You said that you had a feeling that he was hiding something from you. You should confront him and ask him straight up."

"If it's nothing, then you don't need to worry about it," Austin added.

"I didn't think you were listening," Ally said.

"Of course I was listening. Ally, I.. I care about you," Austin admitted.

Ally felt her heart race as she became speechless. Austin was looking at his hands nervously. The noise around her faded. She felt as if they were the only two there.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that," he said.

Ally felt herself sucked back into reality when he spoke. They sat there in silence.

"I feel the same way," Ally finally spoke as she dared not to look into his eyes.

Austin looked up as his eyes lit up. A smile began to form on his face.

"What?" he asked.

"You heard me," Ally said.

"But what about-"

Ally cut him off, "I'm not really sure how or when but I need to settle some things first before anything can happen."

"I'll take it," he said without hesitation.

"I'll see you soon," Ally said as she gathered her things and got up.

Before she walked out, she walked towards Austin and gave him a soft kiss at the corner of his lips. She pulled away and walked away. Austin's smile widened as he began to smile like a lovestruck idiot.

Ally went back to her apartment and noticed Dallas's duffle by the door.

"Dallas?"

Then, Dallas walked out of the room, looking even worst than before.

"Hey Ally."

"What's going on?"

"We need to talk," he said.

"Okay then," she said.

The two sat on the couch of the living room.

"What's up?" Ally asked.

"You were right before. I was keeping something from you," he said.

"Okay," she said, worriedly.

He then took out a small red box from his jacket.

"I wanted to give this to you but um... I realized that I couldn't."

Ally looked at him, waiting for him to continue. Dallas took a deep breath.

"Ally, I loved you for a really long time. I just... I screwed up."

"What did you do?"

Dallas didn't answer her, nor did he look at her but he didn't have to. Ally knew what he was about to say. Calmly, he stood up and walked away from him slowly.

"Ally..." he said, getting up.

"No! Don't 'Ally' me, Dallas! You gave me your word! But you broke it," she exclaimed.

"I'm sorry! But you and I both know that our relationship wasn't going to last!"

"How would you know?"

"Because of Austin freaking Moon!" he shouted.

"How did you-"

He cut her off, "It doesn't matter."

"Nothing happened, Dallas! Yes, I care about him! Yes, I've been spending time with him! But nothing happened! I wouldn't cheat on you."

"But you did anyways," she said softly. "So don't you dare accuse me of cheating when you're the one cheating!" she hissed.

"I think you should leave," Ally said, looking away.

Dallas grabbed his duffle bag and walked out of the apartment. Ally fell to her knees and cried her eyes out.

The next day, Ally woke up to a knock on the door. She got up and checked her phone. 15 missed calls from Austin. Ally put her phone down as she got up and answered the door. The moment she opened the door, she met with a bouquet of flowers.

The person carrying the flowers was none other than Austin Moon.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," Ally said softly,

"These are for you," he said, as he gave her the flowers.

"You didn't return any of my calls. I figured something bad happened."

Ally put the flowers down as she walked towards him and hugged him.

"He cheated on me," she said softly as she rested her head on his chest.

Austin hugged her back and he kissed her head softly. Ally pulled away and looked up. She realized that he was literally a foot taller than her without her heels.

"I guess Dallas was right about one thing," she said.

"And what was that?"

"Our relationship wouldn't last," she said.

"I never understood why until now," she added.

"And what's that?"

"I was falling in love with you," she said.

Austin cupped her face and gave her a soft and gentle kiss on her lips. He pulled away and smiled.

"I love you too," he said as he kissed her again.

Ally tiptoed and kissed him back.

There you have it! Thanks for reading! Please leave a review. By the way, I know nothing about New York. I've never been there before but I'd like to. New York is one of the places I'd like to go, next to L.A. So if you're a New Yorker and somehow I got the facts wrong, I apologize.