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"Chad?"

Chad opened his eyes and looked around. He looked up and behind him, and saw a surprised Sonny standing there. He sat up and turned his torso slightly. He smiled up at her. "Hey."

She let out an airy laugh. "What're you doing here?"

He shrugged. "Relaxing a bit. What are you doing here?"

She shrugged, smiling coyly. "I come here from time a time. It's one of the calmer beaches here in LA." Chad nodded and turned around, staring into the sunset. He heard Sonny walk over to him and noticed her sitting down beside him. They sat there together for a few moments, staring out into the sunset, before she quietly said to him, "Thanks."

He looked over at her, a questioning look on his face. "For what?"

She shrugged, resting his head on top of her knees as she stared at him. "For being so... understanding earlier, I guess," she softly said to him. "Or, at least, being so nice about everything."

He smiled softly and looked down. When he looked back up at her, she was staring back out into the sunset. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and scooted closer to him. Instead of tensing up or flinching away, she leaned over and rested her head on his shoulder. He rested his head on top of hers. "How was rehearsal today?" he softly asked.

She shrugged. "It was okay," she responded. "Forgot a few lines, but we all messed up a bit. Thankfully we don't shoot for another couple of days." He nodded, completely understanding her. "Did you do anything else today?" she asked.

"I had a late lunch with Alex," he said. "We went to one of his favorite restaurants. It was this nice little French place."

She nodded. "Sounds good."

He shrugged. "It was okay. I didn't eat too much, though."

She nodded into his shoulder before wrapping her arms around his torso. He loosely wrapped his other arm around her. He heard her mutter something, but didn't quite catch what she said, so he asked, "What?"

She paused for a moment before murmuring into his chest, "I miss this."

He also paused for a moment. Of course he missed this part of their relationship - the cuddling, the soft words, the intimacy. He was surprised to hear it coming out of her mouth, though. "I do, too," he quietly said.

"Really?" she asked, looking up slightly. Her face seemed shocked, surprised, and and he could see a hint of hopefulness.

He nodded. "I do," he honestly said.

They continued to look at each other for a few moments before Sonny turned away. She rested the side of her head against his side, sighing. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

She didn't respond for a few moments, trying to get her thoughts together. "I shouldn't have completely pushed you away." She paused once more. "I should have told you when it happened, or at least continued to talk to you and just not mention it, though that would have been bad and I probably wouldn't have been able to do that, anyway..."

"Shh," he softly shushed her, bringing her closer to him. "You're babbling." He softly kissed the top of her head before telling her, "It's okay. I... I understand. You were going through so much, and you probably weren't sure how I'd react..."

"I told my Mom," she suddenly blurted out.

When she didn't continue, he asked, "How did she react?"

"She was upset because I didn't immediately tell her," she said. "She was glad to hear that I told you, though..."

Chad smirked. "You didn't tell her you just told me today, huh?"

She let out a laugh, shaking her head. "Nope."

He let out a chuckle. They continued to sit there, watching the sun slowly set into the horizon. He continued to hold her, his arms secured around her upper body. She continued to lay against his side, her head resting against his upper arm / shoulder. They both felt comfortable sitting together in silence. They didn't need to say much; just being together again made them equally happy.

A/N: No, this is not a one-shot... I expect this to be much longer than Intervention. I think. I have a basic outline thought of for the next chapter, but I'm not sure where to go other than my idea... it'll be Chad's birthday! What should happen? And thank you all for the reviews for the final chapter of Intervention! I swear, FF was acting up for a bit... even I couldn't access that last chapter! I'm glad you all were able to read it, though =)