New Directions
"Sonny" He breathed when he saw my face.
"Chad" I replied shortly.
"Monroe"
"Cooper"
"Tawni!" She yelled popping her head out of the doorway of our office. We both groaned when we heard her say this and turned to look at her.
"Sorry, it's just that…you guys were…never mind" She said before turning back around and walking into the office.
"So, what do I owe this visit? Maybe a marriage" I said while leaning on the frame of the door.
"More of an engagement, per se" He said looking at me unsurely with his big blue eyes.
"Really, so who's the unlucky girl?" I asked curiously
"Well, that's sort of a long story, mind if I come in?" He asked, obviously wanting to talk about something more important.
"Actually, I was just about to leave to get some dessert. Care to join me?" I asked while reaching for my jacket on the hook next to the door.
"Sure" He said reluctantly, after fidgeting around with his hands for a few seconds.
"Great" I said while slipping on my coat and shutting the door.
The walk to my car was silent, as was the elevator ride. Tawni and I lived on the top floor of our apartment building, and we often felt that it was a burden to take the stairs. There was a tacit agreement that we would take my car, and we fell in step with each other as we neared the parking space.
"So, where are we heading?" He asked as soon as I started the car.
"To the new bakery down the street and the specialty ice cream store next to it" I replied curtly.
"Still see you have a love for sweets" He grumbled, before the silence became deafening.
The bakery was a small family owned business. Tawni and I found then when we were planning Caitlyn Geller and Nate Blu's wedding. We've been regulars here for a few months by now.
"Hey Sonny!" Tiffany greeted from behind the counter.
"Hey, Tiffany!" I said enthusiastically.
"The usual?" She asked and I nodded my head in response.
"Here you go" She said handing me two large chocolate chip cookies and four French pastries dipped in chocolate enclosed in a box.
"Thanks" I replied handing her the money.
"Hey, Sonny, if you don't mind me asking who's the man candy?" She asked eyeing Chad.
"Um…he's just my friend" I said blushing slightly.
"Sure he is. Good luck!" She said before giving me a thumbs up sign and waving goodbye.
I motioned to Chad that we were leaving and he followed me out the door and into the ice cream shop next door.
"Hey, I really need to tell you something, but I insist that we get some ice cream first." He said staring straight at me.
"Sure" I replied as we went up to the counter.
"One cookie dough ice cream in a chocolate dipped cone and…"
"One cookie dough brownie mix in a sprinkle cone" I finished for him as I fished out my wallet. Before I knew it Chad's hand was over mind and he turned to me and said something that surprised me.
"I'll pay" He said casually as he handed me my ice cream. Wow, he's really grown up.
"Thanks" I said as he took his hand off of mine and paid the man, before taking his own ice cream. He led me to a table in a secluded corner of the store and we ate in silence for a few moments.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked
"Well, do you remember what your great-grandfather's company is called?" He asked. I thought about it for a few minutes before suddenly remembering the name.
"Yeah, it's Side B Records" I said casually, even though it was a huge record company.
"Well, my great-grandfather owned a company called Vinyl Records" He said and my eyes widened at the name.
"Really" I said uncertainly.
"Really" He said
"So, what does this information have to do with anything?" I questioned
"Well, you know how they're enemies?" He asked waiting for a response from me. I nodded my head and he kept going.
"It apparently as to do something with owning a joint record label, and then some big fiasco occurred where your great-grandfather accused my great-grandfather of something and they split the labels. Well, our grandparents made a pact that the first children of the both family's that were able to marry, a boy and a girl, would marry, in order to unite the labels through family ties." He explained.
"So…" I questioned not really seeing where this was going.
"Furthermore, we're the first children of both families able to marry" He said while looking down at the table.
"You're just kidding right? This is all just a celebrity prank where you're going to shout Gotcha' in my face just like last time?" I said in utter, total, disbelief.
"I wish I was" He muttered.
"I wish you were, too" I replied back.
"So…"
"So…"
We ate the rest of our ice cream in silence. I wasn't about to marry Chad Dylan Cooper just to unite the two record labels. I would never stoop that low, to marry someone that I could never love. I mean, I don't think that I could ever love him. Maybe, in the words of the Jonas Brothers, I should just give love a try. Boy was this just a crummy day.
"So, how is this supposed to work?" I asked as we got up to leave.
"I'm actually not sure." He replied back as he opened the door for me to leave the building.
"Thanks" I replied curtly as we stepped out onto the sidewalk.
"I guess we could give it a try. Go on a few dates. Test the waters?" He suggested after we were safely inside of the car.
"I guess" I replied as I pulled back onto the street.
To say that today wasn't sufficiently awkward would probably be a lie. This was something I was just not expecting…at all. I wonder how Tawni will take the news. I was just about to open the door to the entrance of my apartment building when Chad said something that threw me even more off guard than I already was.
"Pick you up tomorrow at 7, Monroe" He flashing me his infamous grin.
"Sure" I replied in a monotone voice.
"Wear something casual" He called out as I turned back around to go through the door. I waved him off in a sort of whatever way. Boy was Tawni going to have a fit when she hears the reason that I didn't bring back any chocolate ice cream.
Review please. And listen/ watch some Glee whenever you get the chance. I'm in love with Mark Salling's version of Sweet Caroline(he plays Noah 'Puck' Puckerman[who I in vision as Tess' fiancé])…haha.
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