I disclaim!

This fic is a sequel to "Sonny with a Chance of Goodbye", but if you haven't read it, don't worry. You might not get all the inside jokes, but this fic stands alone. Of course, it's much better if you read the first one first...

Chapter One: It's just like me to screw this up

Chad paced up and down his dressing room, or, what used to be his dressing room. Everything was pretty much cleaned out now. Some new guy was coming in to take the roll of Mackenzie. Tater or Tyler or Taylor or something. Chad was moving on to bigger and better things. He was leaving tomorrow to shoot his first movie as leading actor. He was done with The Falls. That chapter was closed. He hoped this movie was the first of many roles to come with him as the star. Of course, the role he hoped to win the most was the one it seemed he'd never get. He only had twenty-four hours left to win the role, and so far his auditions had deadpanned. You see, the role he sought the most wasn't on the big screen. It was reality. It was..."husband."

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"Sonny, I can't believe we've only got three months left."

"Come on, Tawni, we've been through this. Just because our show is ending doesn't mean our friendship has to."

"I know, but...I won't see you every day. There will be no one to be nice to me. I'll have to pay someone to do that. If I can find a job, that is. What if I don't? What if I don't get a big movie deal? What if I can't make it as a star on my own?"

"Don't be so melodramatic."

"Oh, but we all know you're the real funny one."

"Yeah, but you're the pretty one."

"Oh, yeah. Thanks. Oh, thanks...that's so sweet."

"Stop crying, Tawni, really. Maybe I should have gone to Vancouver with Ch..."

"Don't you dare. You are not leaving me to finish the show by myself. How could you even think..."

"Just kidding. I wouldn't walk away before the final season. As much as I'm going to die without Chad..."

"Now who's being melodramatic?"

"It's just...these last few days have been crazy. First the weird date on the billboard, then the cake fiasco at the party yesterday, now a shredded teddy bear, I'm starting to wonder if Chad has lost it," she said as she looked on the couch at her once-cute, now-shredded teddy bear and his "I love So Random" t-shirt that might have been cool back in the 80's with its countless shreds.

"Well, I wondered that when you two started dating..."

"Really, Tawni, I'm being serious."

"He's probably just dealing with being away from you for three months in his own weirdo way."

"Can you give him a break?"

"Never."

"Uggh, how I have survived you two crazies for over two years is SO beyond me!"

"You know you love us."

"Uggh, I do. I do. It's sick."

The two friends laughed together as Chad listened outside the door.

"Great, " he said quietly to himself. "I'm never going to get a minute alone with her as long as Blondie is pouting about their final season again."

Chad slapped his forehead with the palm of his hand. His three attempts at proposing had been disastrous so far. He was running out of options.

First, he had taken Sonny up on "their" billboard for a fancy dinner with their favorite sushi chef, hold the water, please. It looked like it might storm, but Chad had checked with his friend down at the local TV station, and he said rain was out 'til after midnight. He told Sonny that he needed to do something very important and just as he was getting set to kneel down to propose, it started pouring rain and they scrambled to get down and get dry. As they made their way to Sonny's apartment, drenched and frustrated, Chad was livid. Sonny asked what was wrong and begged him to tell her what was so important but there was no way Chad was ruining the perfect proposal, so he covered and said he needed to tie his shoes. It was just a joke. Sonny chuckled and said, "okay", which meant, "I don't get it." But Chad wasn't deterred.

His big goodbye party was last night. Mr. Condor had gone all out. After all, it was Condor studios who would be producing Chad's new (and he thought every one thereafter) movie, and Chad was his big star, so Mr. Condor went all out. Chad had ulterior motives, however. He decided to have a huge, Chad-sized cake made. He would pop out and propose to Sonny. Everything was going to plan, everyone wondering when the guest of honor would arrive so they could surprise him. Just as the crowd was getting rowdy, the delivery man showed up with the cake. Everyone thought it was Chad and got ready for the surprise. Just as the delivery guy wheeled in the cake, everyone jumped up, turned on the lights, and yelled surprise. The delivery guy was scared to death. He tripped, let go of the dolly, and the Chad-cake went flying through the room headed straight for Nico, who quickly dodged it, only to have Grady stumble head first into it. Everyone was stunned, especially when Grady crashed through to reveal a cake-covered Chad Dylan Cooper. He quickly pocketed the ring box once he saw his plan was ruined and laughed, saying, "So much for my grand entrance". Sonny thought this was even stranger than the way he acted on their date night.

She had convinced herself that it was just Chad's way of dealing with leaving The Falls when this strange looking teddy bear sat outside her dressing room door this morning. It had a big ribbon tied around its neck. It was wearing an "I love So Random" t-shirt. Sonny inspected the bear a little closer and realized it must have been one of Mr. Condor's new lines of "create-able friends" that you can stuff and dress yourself in the mall. Sonny wondered what in the world, and then she saw Chad peeking around the corner. She smiled and asked him what was up with the bear. He told her that it was a special hide-and-seek bear and that it had a special treasure that she had to find. When her puzzled look made him realize how unclear that sounded, he explained that somewhere on or inside the bear there was a special prize for her, she just had to find it. Excitedly, she took the bear into the dressing room and began searching the bear for his hidden treasure. When she found nothing on the outside of the bear, she took cuticle scissors from her drawer and began snipping at the bears seams. Impatient, Chad resisted the urge to rip open the bear. Just when Sonny had an opening big enough to fit her hand through, she reached inside and felt around. She gasped when her hand touched something and she began pulling it out. Chad knelt beside her as she pulled a tiny satin heart out of the bear's insides. Just as she was getting ready to tell Chad how sweet that was, he grabbed the bear from her and stabbed it with his pocket knife, ripping it to shreds. He pulled out stuffing and felt the bear's insides before throwing it across the room. Sonny sat in feared silence as she watched Chad's outburst. He quickly recovered, explaining that the heart wasn't the treasure, it was really a locket and the girl must have forgotten to put it in the bear. He told her he'd check on it and took off.

Sonny thought maybe he was having a nervous breakdown or something because he definitely was acting strange. She was kind of worried about him being so far away when he was acting like this. She worried that he might flip out or something. She thought seriously about changing her plans and going with him, despite the fact that Tawni, Marshall, Mr. Condor, and her mom would all kill her. Before she had time to think it over, there was a knock at her door.

"Yes?"

"Sonny….can I come in?"

"Hello? I'm here, too. Ask me."

"Fine, Tawni, can I come in, please?"

Sonny shot Tawni a "See-what-I-mean" look quickly before she opened the door.

"Hey, sweets. What's up?"

"Can we talk?"

"Sure, sure, I'll leave. It's just my dressing room, too."

"No, that's okay, Tawni. I was hoping that we could go for a walk. That okay, Sonny?"

"Sure. I'll grab a coat, okay?"

As Sonny and Chad left Sonny's dressing room, Sonny turned to give Tawni a quick look. Tawni just shrugged her shoulders and raised her eyebrows. So she had no idea what this was about, either. Chad took Sonny's hand and led her to an empty studio. It was the same studio where they shared their memorable proms. It was also the studio that Chad turned into a princess paradise for Sonny's birthday party a few months ago. She confessed to him that she'd always wanted to dress up like a Disney princess and have all her friends dress up and have a castle and tea party and the whole nine yards when she was little, but never got that party. So, of course, Chad had to make it happen for her.

"Why are we here, Chad?"

"Here. Sit."

"What is going on?"

"Okay, here it is, " Chad began. He took a deep breath. "I have been trying like crazy to make this happen in a huge, special way all week, and I have blown every attempt. I can keep trying to do something amazing or I can just do it simple and plain. But at least then it would be done and we can move forward."

"Oh my gosh. Are you really…." Sonny started crying.

"Sonny, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? WHAT's WRONG?" she started yelling. "You're breaking up with me and you want to know what's wrong? Why did you wait until the day before you leave? Why…."

"Oh my gosh, Sonny, NO! NO, NO, NO! I am NOT trying to break up with you."

"You're not?"

"Oh, good grief, I've just got to do this before anything else goes wrong."

Chad fished the tiny black box out of his pocket and kneeled down on one leg, facing Sonny. He held the box up and looked into her eyes. Her mouth was starting to open wide as he managed to choke out the words quickly.

"Allison Munroe, love of my life, reason for my existence, will you do me the honor of spending the rest of your life with me? Will you marry me?"

Sonny was truly speechless. Her tears of disappointment at the thought Chad was breaking up with her had turned into tears of pure joy. She didn't know what to say. Yes hardly seemed enough to convey the thoughts in her head.

"Sonshine….are you going to say anything?"

"Yes, Chad! A thousand times YES!"

She wrapped her arms around him and he barely got her to pull away so he could put the ring on her finger. She sat back down and held out her hand. As he slipped the ring on her finger, which fit perfectly, she felt the most amazing joy she'd ever known. This explained why Chad was acting so crazy this week. She finally realized he'd been trying to propose the whole time. Every crazy mishap was him trying to sneak the ring in something to propose. Now she felt awful for thinking he was crazy. He was trying to be sweet. Awesomely sweet. She was so lucky…and happy…and engaged! AH! ENGAGED!

" I have to go tell Tawni!"

"Of course," not that she waited for his answer.