A/N: This story is a three-shot written by myself (cabotlove) and MusicChannySkyscraper. The third part should be up tomorrow. I love the reviews so far, so please enjoy! Disclaimer: Neither of us own SWAC.

After their fight, Chad left the room, knowing his girlfriend (hopefully still?) liked to be alone when upset, but also knowing that she wouldn't want him there. If he ever wanted her to forgive him again, he would need to give her a little space. But he knew that he wouldn't be able to stay away for long. He loved her too much to ever let her think that he didn't want her back. But he still didn't believe that he could say anything like that to the girlfriend that he loved, always had and always would.

Sonny's Aunt Liz interrupted his train of sorrowful thoughts.

"Chad?" she asked. "Would you mind taking the kids out for a ride on the lawn mower tractor? You could take them through the woods. We need to start cooking preparations for tomorrow, and they are getting a little too wound up."

"Uh . . . sure." he said, deciding that it would be best.

"But how would I watch all four of them at the same time?" he asked, unsure.

"Just take Sonny with you. She's responsible."

It's strange. What seemed like such a simple solution to her is more complicated than fighting a dragon and winning to him. Sonny would never go along with him.

Oh well. He decided that it's worth a try. So he walked up the stairs again to her room and knocked softly, hoping to not upset her too much.

"What?" he heard a voice ask. It is obvious that she was not in a very good mood.

"Can I come in?" he asked timidly.

"What do you want?" Sonny snapped, but opened her door nonetheless. She glared at him, and he gulped. This was going to be even harder than he had imagined.

"W-w-well, uh, your aunt, she a-a-asked me to, uh," he stuttered, not able to talk when Sonny was glaring at him like she was. She wasn't usually the type of person to get angry, and he guessed that he took that for granted.

"Just spit it out Chad!" she growled.

"She asked me to take your cousins for a ride in the lawn mower tractor." He rushed out. She still understood him though.

Laughing humorlessly, she replied, "And? Did you come up here to rub it in that you get to spend even more time with my cousins?"

"No," Chad tried to explain. "I came to ask you if you would come along with me and help out. After all, you know the place better, and it would be easier for two people to watch the four of them than just one."

"But they like you so much Chad," Sonny said smirking. "Why would you possibly need my help? And why would I want to help you anyways?"

Chad groaned. She was making this impossible for him. "Because you're my girlfriend?" he asked hopefully.

"I am? I thought no one liked me?"

"I didn't mean that." He tried again. When the expression on her face stayed the same, he tried a different tactic. "Don't do it for me. Do it for your cousins."

After he said that, Sonny looked as if she was having an internal battle with herself. One part of her wanted to go, to make sure her cousins were okay. Besides, he did have a point when he said that she knew her way around better. But the other part was the hurt, sensitive part of her that could only remember what he had said to her, telling her that no one cared about her.

Finally, she seemed to come to a decision. "Fine. I'll go. But just for my cousins."

Chad wasn't sure if he should be upset that she wasn't going for him, or happy that she agreed to go at all.

They walked outside, together but still a ways apart (Chad tried to walk closer to her, but Sonny kept a wide berth of space around her).

All of her cousins were already standing there, coats and hats on, ready to be lifted in and go.

"Hi Chad!" they all exclaimed. Chad grinned sheepishly, now knowing what Sonny had meant and realizing, once again, how utterly stupid he had acted. Sonny just walked up to them and lifted them into the wagon hooked up to the back of the tractor.

"Alright. Let's go!" Chad said, trying his best to be cheery, but finding himself unable. Upstairs, Sonny had basically told him that she wasn't his girlfriend.

He started to drive, and they headed towards the woods. He put on his best game-show-host voice and acted like a tour guide, making the kids laugh. But through it all, Sonny said nothing.

Sonny walked along, for once saying nothing and not showing any emotion. She wasn't smiling, but she wasn't frowning either. And that was very out of character for Sonny Munroe. Usually, she wore her heart on her sleeve. She didn't exactly want to go along, but had no choice. She would never forgive herself if she hadn't gone and something had happened to one of her cousins. No matter what, she loved them. They were too young for her to blame them for anything.

Soon, they got into thicker woods, and they had to be more careful. But Chad hadn't been watching the ground, and drove over an extremely large root from one of the trees. The tractor jumped into the air, and the wagon tipped over.

"Waah!" Sam and Andy cried. Sonny rushed over and picked them up, one under each arm. She stayed on the ground though, for Delainey and Brady were crying as well. They came up to her and she hugged them as well. She whispered soothingly to them, calming them immediately with her soft voice. Through all of this, Chad stood awkwardly in the background. Even if he was good with the kids for playing, he would be hopeless in a situation like this, and was more thankful than ever that Sonny came along.

Though she didn't think they cared about her, Sonny was the one they ran to when they were crying. They loved her so much, but she didn't see it. She just cared about them with an amount of love so immense, it was unbelievable.

Soon, they all stopped crying, and Sonny wiped their old tears from their eyes and kissed them. Chad wished that she would be that loving to him, but he knew that he didn't deserve it after what he said.

They all got back into the wagon, and Chad began driving again. But after a few minutes, he spoke up. "Uh, Sonny? Do you know how to get back from here?"

Sonny groaned. Of course. He got them lost in the middle of the woods. Luckily, she did know where they were. "Yes." She answered tightly. She then gave him directions to get back to the house.

Chad was embarrassed. First he tipped them over, and Sonny had to comfort them, and then he didn't even remember how to get back. He was just lucky Sonny had been there . . .

In just a short while, they arrived back. Sonny helped all the kids out, and then took them inside, helping them take off their hats, jackets, and shoes, and putting them away. Then she turned around to go back up to her room . . .

And ran smack-dab into Chad.

"Ow!" she cried, her hand going to her bruised nose. Chad tried to help her, but she turned away.

"I am so sorry Sonny!" Chad exclaimed, feeling ashamed that he had injured the only girl he truly cared about.

"Never mind, just please move out of the way." Sonny mumbled, barely comprehendible. Her stance was stand-offish, as she did not like being in such close vicinity with the man who broke her heart.

Chad decided to let her through, but follow her and try (once again) to apologize for earlier.

"Sonny. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it, what I said earlier."

But Sonny didn't want to hear an apology. Every time he said something, or she saw his face, her mind went back to that morning, what he had said to her then.

"Please listen to me?" Chad pleaded, unable to stand the thought of her hating him.

Sonny still remained silent through it all. By now they had reached the top of the stairs and were approaching the doorway to her room.

"Well, thanks for coming along with me to take your cousins for a tractor ride. I wouldn't have been able to do it without you. First with the tipping of the wagon, then with me getting us lost because I wasn't paying attention." Chad tried once more to get her to look at him, or acknowledge him in some small way.

"Don't mention it."Sonny said coldly, through gritted teeth. She knew that he wanted her to respond differently, but she did not want to risk getting her heart broken again, before it even fully healed.

And Chad knew that, once again, he was not forgiven. She was still upset with him, and didn't want to let him back into his heart so easily. But he also knew something else. No matter what, he wasn't giving up on them.