Brandon, Cassidy, Austin and, Dre were all dressed and ready for the awards show. Dre informed Cassidy that Brandon would not be walking the carpet and would be hanging back with him and honestly both Cassidy and Brandon were relieved. Austin refilled his red solo cup of beer once more before getting into their car. In the large black SUV on the way to the venue, Austin held Cassidy's hand in his lap the whole way. Rubbing small circles into her skin. He knew she was getting more and more anxious by the minute.
They pulled up and Austin turned to smile at Cassidy. "Just breathe. It's gonna be fine! You're going to do just fine, and you'll have fun I promise!" Austin kissed her cheek as they got out of their truck, and waited to walk down the red carpet.
As soon as it was their turn, Cassidy grabbed Austin's free hand so he could leave the way. At first, it was terrifying for Cassidy. She didn't know where to look. She could barely see because of all the flashing lights, but Austin didn't let go of her hand. Austin smiled and stopped for the cameras every few feet, still drinking from his red solo cup. The only time he did let go of Cassidy's hand, was to step to the side and use his hands held out to show her off. This caused her to blush instantly and laugh as she grabbed his arm once again.
He would occasionally bend down and kiss her cheek or the top of her head, and knowing the world would be seeing these pictures in a matter of minutes gave her butterflies all over again. He was literally showing her off to the world.
Once inside, the group (minus Brandon) grabbed their drinks and went to their seats. Everyone was buzzing with excitement and speculating who they thought would win each award.
Only a few minutes into the show, Austin got his cue to run backstage for his performance.
It was so surreal how different being at an awards show was vs just watching them on TV. There were so many elements that aren't shown behind the camera.
Austin was introduced and went right into Psycho with Ty. He looked like he was having so much fun, even though it was a shortened version of each song. Ty's part was over and he went into Better Now. No matter which way you looked in the giant venue, someone was singing and/or dancing.
Austin walked off stage and the crowd went wild. Cassidy knew that one of the awards Austin was up for was coming up soon, and her hands started to sweat. Dre must have caught on because she felt a hand grip her shoulder gently.
"Why are you so nervous girl?!" Dre laughed.
"I honestly have no fucking idea." Cassidy let out a nervous laugh.
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Cassidy watched as Halsey and Khalid performed their newest song "Eastside", and danced playfully at her seat, next to Austin. She was excited to see Ashley later and tell her how great she was. The performance was over and the crowd sat down to prepare for the next presenter and award announcement.
Everything that night went back so quick. Cassidy and Brandon had the time of their life with Dre and Austin. They were currently announcing the award for Best Pop/Rock Male Artist. The card was pulled from the envelope, and Cassidy grabbed Austin's hand.
"Post Malone!" Austin blushed immediately and stood up with Cassidy, Dre, and Brandon.
"You did it, babe!" Cassidy kisses Austin, not caring about the camera looking right at them.
Austin walked up to the stage and smiled as he was handed his award. He stood awkwardly in front of the mic and waved to the crowd.
"This is very very very very cool! Um, I just really want to thank the fans real quick, I wanna thank Dre and everyone that's apart of my team. I gotta thank my girl Cass for keeping my shit straight. Um. I'm not very good at talking in front of people, but I just need to say thank you so much for everything." Austin waved at the crowd and walked off the stage.
Cassidy looked at Dre. "Congrats Dre! He couldn't have done it without your help!" She smiled.
"Ya know you love helped him a lot too lately. Right?" Dre smirked.
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All in all, Austin had won 2 awards that night. He took home the Best Rap/Hip Hop album as well. Cassidy was so proud of him.
Austin had his hand placed on Cassidy's lower back as they stood and talked to who Cassidy believed to be another music producer.
Suddenly, Cassidy felt another hand on her shoulder and she turned to see Ashley and G standing next to her and Austin.
"Hey! You did fucking great!" Cassidy smiled as she pulled Ashely in for a hug.
"Thank you so much!" She smiled. "Are you guys coming to the after-party?" Cassidy looked up at Austin, not knowing the answer herself.
"Yeah, we are!" Austin smiled back at Ashely as he pulled her in for a hug and shook G's hand.
"Great! We'll see you there then?"
"For sure, we're right behind you!" Austin waved.
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Cassidy and Austin arrived home around 2:30 in the morning after a night of partying with some of the top artists and celebrities in the industry.
Cassidy stumbled up to the front door, with her shoes in one hand and purse in the other. Austin had his hands on her hips, and a cigarette in his mouth as she unlocked the door.
They opened the door and chuckled as they both stumbled across the threshold, both trying their hardest to stifle their laughter to not wake up Brandon. Austin sniffed his cigarette out before pulling the door closed behind him.
Dre was nice enough to make sure Brandon got home safe after leaving for the party.
Of course, their efforts were short-lived, as Brandon appeared at the top of the steps.
"Are you guys that fucked up?" He laughed.
"Shutthefuck up Brandon!" Cassidy slurred as she stood back up. Austin only laughed.
"Come on. Let's go the fuck to bed." He grabbed Cassidy and threw her over his shoulder as they made their way up the steps. Brandon also went back to his room and shut the door.
"I'm so fuckin proud of you Austin," Cassidy spoke after Austin dropped her on the bed.
"Thank you, baby. That means so much to me." He whispered as he lay next to her, neither of them taking their clothes off yet.
It didn't take long for both of them to completely pass out from the longest day they'd both had in quite a while.
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A/n: this is pretty bad. So I apologize. Just remember to vote and comment!
