Two in a Million | Auslly

Thirty: Stories & Surprises

I could go on a rant about how much this fanfic has meant to me, but I will save my closing thoughts for the end of the chapter as always. For now, here is the final chapter of Two in a Million :')

Just a reminder— the numbers in parenthesis are the time stamps for the episode. As always, I do not own anything you may recognize, including the characters. All credit goes to the amazing writers and creators of Austin & Ally, without whom I wouldn't have found the inspiration to write again. 

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the next day

Ally knew the day would come when she and Austin had to tell the kids about the miscarriage. She didn't know it would come this quickly, however—or in the way that it did. And although she'd been expecting it in some ways, it had completely caught her off guard. She didn't think they would be having this discussion for at least a couple more years.

They were eating dinner together as a family the next day when Ava asked the question. Ally nearly did a spit take and looked at Austin, eyes wide.

"Um...what?"

"Are you having a baby?" Ava repeated. She looked up at her mom, blinking, as Ally searched for a way to answer her question.

"Uhh, no. No, definitely not. What made you think that?"

"You were talking about a baby," Alex mused, pushing the broccoli on his plate around with his fork. He looked up at his parents. "I heard you."

Austin and Ally exchanged glances. "Um, Austin, can I talk to you for a sec?" He nodded and they went into the living room. "What do we do?" Ally whispered. "Should we tell them?"

Austin bit his lip. "I dunno. They're a little young."

"How do we get out of this, then?" Her eyes suddenly seemed sad and desperate. "We should just tell them the truth and move on. They're gonna find out eventually." As she started to walk back to the kitchen, Austin grabbed her hand. He pulled her back slowly towards him.

"Are you sure?" He rubbed her hand with the top of his thumb. "We can figure out a way around it and then tell them later." Ally sighed.

"No. Something's telling me we need to do it now." Austin reluctantly let go of her hand and they both sat down at the table again. They again exchanged glances and Austin gave her a little nod.

"Um, kids?" Alex and Ava both looked up from their plates. "There's something we need to talk to you about." Ava sat up a bit.

"We were talking about a baby, but not because I'm pregnant." Ally sighed. "About a year before you were born, Ava, mommy lost a baby while it was still in her tummy." Ava and Alex looked at each other.

Ava hesitated. "Why?"

"We don't know," Austin replied, "there isn't really an answer to that." There was silence among the four of them for a minute. Ally bit her lip. That's it?

"Is the baby in heaven?" Ava whispered. Ally managed a small smile.

"Maybe. We hope so." Ava nodded.

"Do you guys have any other questions?" Ally asked, looking between her two kids. They both shook their heads. "Alright why don't you guys go play with Paris in the backyard, okay?" She stood to start clearing the dishes as Ava, Alex, and Paris rushed out the back door and down the deck stairs. It was quiet for a few seconds until Ally spoke up again. "Is it just me, or does it seem like their reactions weren't as strong as I expected them to be?"

Austin shrugged. "They probably just don't understand. They're only five and three." Ally nodded.

"I guess you're right. Maybe we should have just waited, like you said."