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Title: Bittersweet Memories

Synopsis: What do you do when everything stops? When the breath in your lungs catches in your throat, the beats of your heart struggle? The greatest loss may not be death of something itself, but what dies for those left behind.


Chapter 2: Marry Me Juliet

"He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said, marry me Juliet. You'll never have to be alone. I love you and that's all I really know."

The house was beautiful. Almost instantaneously Chad felt a deep sense of home when stepping through the front door. If this had been the old Chad he would have rolled his eyes and brushed off the space as unlivable. However he was no longer that Chad, but a different one, the type of Chad that loved this house a lot.

Glimpsing around he knew he had to have it. It was a small starter home that needed an enormous amount of fixing up, but with all he had been through this was one challenge that seemed simple enough. The only problem was that he wished his mom was still alive to share the joy with him; to be here to share this home with him also. His dad had left when he was only six months old and he had no other siblings. Chad's mother was also an only child so he had neither an aunt nor an uncle.


Chad had been a very active child from Boise, Idaho. People would have been shocked to learn that their favorite teen heart-throb grew from such humble beginnings, yet it was true. His mother was a quiet girl who had gotten pregnant at seventeen and upon those circumstances was pushed by her old fashioned father into a shotgun wedding. Her marriage lasted a little over a year and Chad's grandfather disowned his only daughter before the ink was even dry. Chad had only vague memories of his grandfather besides being in a crowded church for a funeral when Leo Dylan had died of a heart attack. Chad had been only five years old at the time.

Wanting to get away from the pain and disgrace of a broken family Annabelle Dylan took her only son and left for the sunny shores of the West Coast. Anna tried her toughest to give Chad a good life often working two or three mind-numbing jobs just to put food on the table in their pest consumed apartment. Then one day when Chad was eight he had asked her if he could go to a casting call he had heard about from a friend at school. It was for a national commercial and needless to say Chad had nailed it. The eight year old became the face of Buddy Boys Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Anna assumed that this would be it and would satisfy her son's need for the attention she struggled so much to give him. However soon Chad was getting more commercial offers and one day had received a spot on a children's program called Storybookville. The money came in bunches and yet she continued to work those jobs in the hope it would teach Chad the value of hard work just in case the acting fizzled out. No matter how much they fought financially she never spent a penny of her son's money and put every last cent he earned into a trust for him to open on his twenty-first birthday. Sure she could have spent it so that they could have lived in a nice little house instead of the rundown apartment, but she knew it wouldn't be honest. Chad had earned that money and he deserved to use it when he was of age. Chad had been living in his own trailer by age ten and the rest was history.

Years went by and soon Chad had gotten the coveted lead role as Mackenzie on a new teen drama; Mackenzie Falls. Chad was fifteen and it was the best he could have hoped for. In spite of his greatest success that week the news was overshadowed by the bomb that despite never smoking a day in her life, Annabelle Dylan had lung cancer.


Sitting down on one of the porch steps Chad remembered the day his mother died. He was sixteen years old and it had rained all day. The funeral was a private occasion, a few friends Anna had made at her various jobs, some of Chad's cast mates on Storybookville, including Tallulah Hart, later it would be changed to Tawni. The small funeral was elegant and heartbreaking. Chad had been grateful to everyone that had shown up. His mother had been very important to him and Chad would miss her greatly. That was probably the reason why he acted like a pompous jerk all those teenage years. Chad frowned as he imagined how disappointed Anna would have been in him. Everything was going to change now. Today he was going to be the man his mother died trying to help him become. Reading the letter she had written to him for his twenty-first birthday he knew he needed this house. He remembered the loving way she had always wanted this house as they would drive by. How she would always tell Chad the dreams she had for them in this house. Chad unfolded the letter and read it again, tears clouding his vision.

Dear Chad,

I'm so sorry that I can't be there with you today love, but I'm sure you would have been too embarrassed by my presence anyways. Happy Birthday love, I want to let you know that I'm extremely proud of you and I'm sure you have become such an incredible young man. I wanted to let you know that I would give anything to be there with you right now telling you this, but as we both know life has a different plan for me. I also wanted to share with you that there is a trust in your name with all the money from the projects you did as a kid. I don't know how much time we will have together in this world love, but I will be waiting and watching over you in the next one.

Love Always, Mom

Chad had been such a terrible person. There was one person that saved him from continuing down that destructive path, one person that reminded him of the faith his mother had in him and he wanted to share this house with her. Chad had told Sonny the story while walking through the house and her eyes filled with tears.

"This house is beautiful Chad." She had said sniffling "I would love to move into it with you."

By the next weekend the For Sale sign was down and they were painting the exterior and shutters. As February came and went the house was finished. Six months of back breaking work and juggling house renovations with their respective shows, but when it was finally done it had became a beautiful home. Press people had often questioned Chad and Sonny about doing the work themselves, but they always answered with the same response. That it would never be a true home unless a piece of you went into building it.

A beautiful home it became. The outside had been painted a deep gray with white shutters. A white wrap around porch complete with swing complimented the small Victorian house perfectly. The inside of the house was homey and inviting. Tawni had always joked it had a very Betty Crocker meets Hollywood feel. Often cast mates were gathered around the large maple table sharing meals and laughter long into the nights until it would begin to reach dawn. Sonny and Chad's house was a tool to make peace between the former rival shows. It was glorious and heartwarming. The more time spent in that house with Sonny the more Chad felt like she was a part of what made that house feel like a home.

This is what led to him making his decision a few months later. You see Chad would eternally remember the night he had asked Sonny to marry him. With Chad's twenty second birthday came revisions to Mackenzie Falls. It followed the main characters journey into adulthood and life after Prep School. More importantly it followed Mackenzie's involvement in being the Vice President of his father's company.

His ploy had been to convince Sonny he needed her to run lines with him for an upcoming episode. This was not an easy task considering even though Sonny was a closeted Mack Falls watcher he knew how much she hated spoilers. She was one of those people that liked surprises on the shows she got time to watch. That night she had no idea what kind of surprise awaited her. Sonny liked being able to watch Mackenzie Falls and not know beforehand by running lines with Chad. However Sara was 'sick' this particular night and Chad pleaded for Sonny's help. With her kind heart and the love she had for him she couldn't say no. They were on the set of Mackenzie Falls one night after So Random had wrapped for the night when Sonny started.

"I don't know Mackenzie; I'm not seeing many options here."

"I know it seems my mother is insisting on this marriage going through."

"So there is nothing we can do? I don't have much of a choice do I; if I want the money for my sister's surgery?"

"I don't think so, with my father in failing health I am the heir to the company and I need a wife." Chad read off the fake script.

Sonny paused from the scene for a minute, "Ok Chad I think I missed something? Did you guys decide on a dream sequence? This isn't making any sense, I'm lost? This doesn't even go with the episodes I've seen?"

Chad smiled, "I am not sure, but this is the script I got." He lied.

He continued quickly fearing that she would lose interest or worse possibly figure him out. "I guess if we have to go along with this marriage I want to do this properly." Dropping to his knees he grabbed her hand gently. Chad couldn't really pinpoint the exact feelings or thoughts that were going through his mind, but swallowing the lump in his throat he went for it.

"Would you marry me Sonny?" His eyes sparkled as he clearly spoke those beautiful words.

Sonny as he expected started to giggle, "You accidentally said Sonny."

Throwing his script over his shoulder he smiled, "No, that wasn't an accident."

She had gotten quiet the silly grin dropping from her face. "Did… did you just ask me to marry you?" Sonny stuttered.

By the look on her face, he had gotten gradually more nervous, "Um… yeah?" Searching his mind for something he had missed. He cautiously put his hands in his pockets. Suddenly he remembered the black satin box. Pulling it out he opened it revealing a modestly square cut engagement ring.

"It was my grandmother's" he said more seriously. "I want to marry you; I want to make you happy Sonny. You have given me the real reason for life. You've helped me understand that living isn't about the things we gather, but the people we gain. My grandfather worked so hard to buy this ring for my grandma, my mom supported me working two jobs in order to give me this life. Until I met you I forgot about that reality."

It only took a few words to end his monologue. "Of course I'll marry you Chad."

"You were starting make me nervous Sunshine." Chad spoke blowing out a gush of air.

"I'm sorry; I guess I was a little in shock. Are you going to put the ring on or do I have to do that myself?"

Chad chuckled as he placed the vintage ring on her perfect finger. It was then that the chaos began. It only took the media a week to find out about the engagement and only another two weeks to question whether it would last. Despite the constant negativity surrounding the event Sonny and Chad planned a wedding without question or concern. The wedding took around a year to plan, yet after all the stress and organizing it had been an enchanting day.

On the morning of February nineteenth twenty one year old Alison Monroe felt a sense of bittersweet. By the end of the day she would no longer be little Allie from grade school, she would have to let go parts of So Random's Sonny Monroe and would wake up tomorrow as Alison Cooper. As much as the thought scared her it also amazed her more. She loved Chad greatly and knew with utmost certainty that she was making the right decision. She would be honored to be Sonny Cooper, his wife.

Chad woke up that morning also with a bittersweet feeling. Looking at a picture of his mother and him at his grandfather's funeral it was astonishing how Annabelle had been the same as Chad. He missed her more this day because he knew how much wisdom she had gained already at that age. Chad wished greatly that she could share this day with him and the secrets of how to be a good husband. How he could be better than his deadbeat father.

The fear of possibly letting Sonny down terrified him for awhile until he saw his adorable bride appear in the small doorway of a little church. She had worn a simple white gown with little white flowers in her dark brown hair. Looking up from his hands he saw her and it took his breath away. Her hands were filled with a beautiful arrangement of red and white roses. A bright smile lit up her face and it took all of his strength not to whisk her away right in that moment she approached him. The way she glided down the aisle towards him made him believe in angels. With all their friends and her family gathered in a little church they said 'I do.'

The little white church was filled with white flower petals and candles. Sonny's older sister Elizabeth had stood by her side as maid of honor and Chad had chosen his new friend Grady as his best man. Chad could barely remember the fullness of the day, but he remembered the vow he made to his true love for forever and for always.

The pastor spoke clearly over the crowded church, "Do you Chad Dylan Cooper, take Alison Connie Monroe as your beloved wife? Do you promise to love her and cherish her until death do you part?"

There was no question in his mind as he spoke his "I do." As Sonny's tears of joy mixed with her vow to him, he knew that he would forever be in love with her.

It was difficult for Chad to remember the whole busy night because he had been distracted for most of it. Aside from being rushed to meet various relatives or blinded by photo opportunities and countless interviews with magazines his whole focus was on his lovely new wife. Sonny had looked like as graceful as every last dream he felt she was.

They ate food, cut the delicious chocolate cake creation, and danced to crazy music. No matter how many years would go by Chad would try his hardest to never forget this day and the image of how Sonny looked. He memorized that way she felt in his arms during their first dance to 'This is Love' by Hellogoodbye, he memorized the way she giggled mischievously while smashing cake into his face and the way it tickled when she whispered into his ear how much she loved him. Knowing in those moments he would always try his best to make her happy.


The next year was filled with burnt dinners, water mains breaking, and tons of love. Sonny and Chad did not have the perfect life, but they weren't at each others throats like the media often claimed. They had an honest and true marriage. People often say that marriage changes a couple and they would have been right. It seemed that life went by faster, set itself into a common schedule and before they knew it they had been married for two years. Time just flew away and they found themselves maturing within it.

At twenty three it became harder to be on a teenage drama and Chad's time on Mackenzie Falls ended and led to him embarking on a new movie career. Although it didn't leave much time for them they did their best to make the every last day and night count. Sonny had started a singing tour and sometimes they would meet in random cities for a night to catch up and enjoy wedded bliss. This was fairly common for the second year of their marriage, but their marriage and their feeling for one another never suffered. The big changes in their lives started one night in April. Chad had finally gotten a break. They had recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary and Chad's latest romantic comedy finishing filming. Life for the lovers was excellent. They had planned to take some time to relax and go on a vacation. They found that all the planning could not have prepared them for this night.

It was a particular starry night Chad could flashback to like it had been yesterday. Sitting outside on the porch steps he remembered Sonny came out and quietly kissed him. She still smelled like the scent of perfume mixed with the chocolate chip cookies she had been baking.

"Hey Chad?" she had said sweetly sitting on his lap. "If I told you a secret would promise not to tell?"

As he looked into the eyes of his wife he became increasingly nervous, but answered anyway. "Yes Sunshine I promise."


Holly had become quiet as he waited for Tawni to finish speaking. Looking at his daughter he couldn't help but remember that night and a small piece of him came back to life.


"I'm pregnant." Sonny had spoken so quickly he didn't hear her at first so she had said it a second time. "Chad we're going to have a baby."

"Are you sure?" Chad asked smiling feeling his face starting to flush.

Sonny smiled proudly, "I am as certain as the sky is blue; as certain as the stick is blue also."

Chad kissed her gently and the journey began. If he had thought Sonny was beautiful the day the met he would say it was young love. At that time he couldn't have predicted the beauty she would gain by the time she put on that simple white dress and walk towards him. But still neither of those days could prepare him for the first time he came home to see her showing. It was determined by her first appointment that Sonny was two months along by the time April came. The first four months of her pregnancy were quite rough, but not impossible considering Chad had been gone for two months. As much as it killed him he had to do interviews and press junkets for a small independent film. He planned to get all of the press out of the way and after that he made a promise to take time to focus on his new family.

It was a sunny afternoon when Chad silently entered the house to see Sonny looking into the mirror irritated. Over the years he had seen that look directed towards him and a few other rude people. Whether he was a selfish seventeen years old trying to get a rise out of her or if he was in his twenties forgetting to take out the trash he had never seen that look in this way. Happy that for once it wasn't for him he tried not to laugh. Chad looked at her and he didn't know if there would be another moment he would love her more. Glancing at her he smiled attempting to hide the fact he was there, but she had caught him staring.

"It's horrendous isn't it?" She had said with a disgusted look on her face.

"I think it's magical." Chad said giving her a supportive squeeze.

"Sonny shook her head before muttering "says the person that didn't gain fifteen pounds this week."

"See…you are like any other college student." Chad had joked. It might not have been the best thing to say; but at only twenty four he was still learning how to be somebody's husband. This meant that Chad still said stupid things and he knew immediately the mistake he had made when her mouth had formed into a thin line before her icy voice emerged.

"This isn't funny Mr. Teen Heart-throb. I swear on our unborn child's life Chad Dylan Cooper that you make another remark like that and you will have a one way ticket sleeping on the couch."

Chad's voice softened. "I'm sorry Sunshine. I didn't mean to make you feel bad. I think you look beautiful and there is something so alluring about this whole glowing thing."

It turned out that both of them slept on the couch that night. After that night there weren't many like it. Between the busy schedules, the doctors appointments, Lamaze classes, and trying to get everything ready there wasn't much time to be alone besides sleeping. Weeks turned to months and soon it was fall again.

They were suppose to be at the studio an hour ago, but a seven month pregnant Sonny couldn't find anything to wear.

"Honey, it doesn't matter what you wear it is just a simple get together. You don't want to be late for your own baby shower do you?"

"I should moo; I look like a cow in this!" She had yelled from the closet throwing a black and white dress.

"What about the green one?" Chad said cautiously.

"I would look like a giant fat apple." Sonny said emerging from the closet wiping off her tears.

Chad laughed, "A pretty delicious apple, I would say."

Shaking her head she smiled kissing him quietly traveling back into the closet and came out wearing the green dress. "Could you zip me up please?"

Chad smiled and kissed her on the cheek. "Of course Sunshine."

The baby shower went off with a hitch as well as the rest of Sonny's pregnancy. During those days Chad never assumed anything when it came to Sonny and the pregnancy. He often felt lost in a minefield wishing his mom could be there to guide him through things. Chad wished he were in a video game at times, just for a cheat code to help him understand what to say. Sonny was never difficult, but he felt so sad at her unhappiness. Often times he felt like he was saying the wrong things or getting the wrong ice cream. Sonny never complained and always appreciated him. He respected the way she tried so hard to be happy even when she was uncomfortable and sore. Even when Sonny had been two weeks overdue she never blamed him; never cursed him out. Sonny had a refreshing sense of humor about the whole thing. It was in these two weeks that they decided against their former ideas to give their daughter a name.

"I swear I'm going to be pregnant until Christmas." Sonny said sitting on the couch flipping through the channels.

Chad began humming Holly Jolly Christmas when suddenly Sonny's eyes lit up. "I like that name!"

"What name?" Chad said looking up from his copy of 'The Father's Guide'.

"I know we said we were going to wait, but I think we should name her Holly." Sonny suggested excitedly.

"Holly Annabelle Cooper; I like it too." Chad said letting the name echo around the living room.

They began talking about Wisconsin and the snow that Chad had never seen before. They promised to make a trip to Sonny's home state after Holly was born.


It would have figured that Sonny would go into labor in the middle of the biggest rainstorm California would see that November. That night had been fairly normal, they had eaten dinner and Sonny had fallen asleep by eight from exhaustion. Chad had decided to invite Grady over to play a new video game when the worse of the storm hit. In California it had been raining for three straight days, but this night was the weathermen predicted floods and straight line winds. He remembered convincing Grady to stay and when he declined wishing him a safe journey home. Chad was closing the door when he heard Sonny tip toe out.

"I'm sorry did we wake up?" Chad had said apologizing.

There was a slight look of panic on her face as she winced. "At first I thought she was just being a little soccer player, but then I started leaking. I believe my water broke. I think we are having a baby tonight." Sonny had taken a huge shaky breath.

Chad's mind went completely clear as he opened the door. "Grady wait!"

The rest of the night was like a blur. Explaining to Grady the situation and how his car would hydroplane in this kind of rain. He remembered being in such a rush of adrenaline he needed Grady to help him bring Sonny to the hospital in his SUV. Chad could vaguely remember a loud delivery room, and a little girl born at 11:49 on November 28th. When everything had settled down he remembered watching his girls sleeping and thinking how proud he was to have this life.

If only the joy of these moments would've lasted forever.

However it didn't and it would destroy him. Now, he was only left with memories.


Hi Folks, I'm super excited about this story. I guess that is why I am being so quick to update.

I feel like their aren't a lot of stories about Chad's mind on things. So this is it. Enjoy!

I changed the title because I didn't like the first one. I needed a title before and just kind of through it out there. It had a purpose, but as I began editing Chapter 2 this title made more sense.

I have loved everyone's reviews and appreciate them greatly. So as a thank you I will send some shout outs. I know it seems kind of silly and juvenile for someone of my age, but I don't care because I want every last person to know how amazing their comment was for me.

VeVe2491: I hope this was ASAP enough for you. Thank you!

LOLChanny819: Thanks I am proud. This is the first story in which I have written most of it before posting. I think I was just in a mood. Thank you so very much.

Tatiana: I am sorry for all the mystery, but I hope this chapter was a little more straight forward. I'm trying not to be as mysterious, but if you haven't guessed it. There is one more secret (or not so secret) thing I have. However I will update in time and you will know. (If you don't already see it coming) Thank you Thank you Thank you. Your comment made me explain myself better.

channy4eva16: Chad and Sonny are so cute thank you so much and your sn is inspiring.

As for everyone else. Who is reading now. Send reviews. I'm not demanding or in high need of praise or anything. It is just cool to hear what people think. Especially considering a more emotional story like this one. You will get a shout out I promise. I have read some of the stories you've written and they are amazing.

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