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Sonny looked up at the familiar blonde, her eyes wide for a moment. Well, this was going to be awkward.

"Tawni!" she repeated, putting on a thrilled face. "How are you? You look great!"

"I know," Tawni said shortly, her reply icy.

Sonny chanced a panicked look at Lucy, as if imploring her friend to save her from what could only be called the second-most awkward experience in her life.

"Hey Tawni!" Lucy chirped, trying to divert the attention of Sonny's old co-star.

"Lulu," the blonde curtly nodded.

The two Wisconsin natives shared an uneasy look as the blonde made herself comfortable and sat in an empty chair, her purse on her lap.

"So how have you been?" Sonny attempted to start a conversation after an uncomfortable pause.

"Oh, save it, Sonshine," Tawni sneered as she rolled her eyes. "This isn't time to play 'catch-up'. I honestly couldn't care less about your life."

"Well then why bother to even talk to me?" the brunette star asked, affronted.

"You're still best friends with our dear old Chad, "am I correct?"

Sonny felt her insides groan. Was friend really the word to describe them at this point? She snuck a glance at Lucy, who was immersed in a magazine featuring a fiery redhead on the cover, holding a shot in each hand. She wasn't going to be any help here.

"Well, yeah, b-"

"Great. Give me his address," Tawni demanded. Sonny seemed taken aback.

"Uh…why?"

"Uh…" the blonde mocked Sonny, "because he called me to 'reconnect' or some shit like that," Tawni explained.

Sonny felt her heart hammering in her chest. Reconnect? What did that mean? Chad knew of the tension between Tawni and herself. Was he really that mad at her?

"Well, if you want, you could just ride with me, I should be heading there in about five minutes," Sonny rambled.

"When I said 'reconnect', that didn't include you."

"Okay…" the brunette said slowly, masking the bit of hurt she felt. "Well, you can still ride with me. I need to stop by anyway; I left something behind this morning before heading out." This caused Tawni's eyebrows to furrow.

"Why were you leaving Chad Dylan Cooper's place in the morning? Are you guys doing it or something?"

"Uh…" Sonny started to reply, fighting the blush that rose to her cheeks. "Actually, Chad and I are roomies," she was able to finish.

"You two are living together? Little Sonny Monroe is living with a man she is not married to? Surprise, surprise!" Tawni called, genuinely shocked. She leaned back in her chair, staring Sonny hard in the eyes. "So, you're living together. Are you fucking?"

Sonny choked on the beverage she had been drinking. Leave it to Tawni to be blunt and bitchy. Why was she so interesting in her sex life anyway?

"Of course not!" she cried, dabbing at her mouth.

"Good." Tawni's grin was one worthy of the Cheshire Cat. "Tawni Hart doesn't share."

Sonny was pretty sure her face drained of color at Tawni's words. Had she always been like this? It was hard to say. They hadn't really talked in three years. Sonny cleared her throat.

"Well, like I said, you can ride with me over there, Chad should be home."

"We leave in five minutes," Tawni instructed, standing up and walking towards the ladies' room, leaving Sonny and Lucy at the table. Lucy looked up from her magazine.

"Did you know that on average, Keisha Wright goes to eight parties a week? Who does that? There's only seven days in a week! How is that even possible?"

"Why are you reading up on Keisha Wright?" Sonny asked her friend, trying to laugh away the awkwardness bestowed by Tawni.

"Well, actually, she dated Nick for awhile. They were pretty serious, and he said that she just got too out of control for him. I can see why. Eight parties a week, Sonny. Eight."

"A party!" Sonny exclaimed, startling the other brunette at the table. At her friend's questioning look, Sonny leaned forward, excited about her brilliant idea. "Chad's birthday is this weekend, right? Well what better way to show him we can still be friends than by throwing him a party?" Lucy merely blinked at her.

"So…you're going to throw him a 'Just-Because-We-Had-Sex-Doesn't-Mean-We're-Not-Best-Friends' party disguised as a birthday party?"

"Exactly!"

"Sonny Monroe, I do believe you are a genius!" Lucy complimented. Sonny smiled brightly before Lucy continued. "Just not when it comes to this. I mean, a party, Sonny? With alcohol? Isn't that what led to this problem in the first place?" Sonny groaned.

"C'mon Lucy! You can come with Nick! See, you're the first two people invited! It'll be at our penthouse, you have to come!" The actress let loose with a puppy dog pout. Lucy sighed.

"Fine, we'll be there."

"Be where?" a third voice chirped. Both brunettes turned to see Tawni walking towards them.

"Oh, just a thing. You ready?" Sonny quickly covered.

"Yes, I'm ready. Bye Lulu," Tawni said, unenthusiastically before leading the way outside.

Sonny waved her hand in the street, trying to hail a cab, and failing miserably. Tawni gave her a disgusted look.

"What are you doing?" Before Sonny could reply, Tawni held up her hand to silence her. "Actually, save it, I don't want to know. But Tawni Hart doesn't take cabs," she stated, getting out her phone, pressing a button, and holding it to her ear. "Around the front," was all she said before hanging up. And within a minute, a sleek black sedan pulled up to the curb. Tawni opened the backdoor and gracefully entered the vehicle, leaving the door open for the brunette, who slid in and closed the door.

The driver stared into the rearview mirror, waiting for instructions from his employer. The blonde gave her old friend an impatient look. Sonny realized this and quickly told the driver her and Chad's address, and the sedan started moving.

The brunette was fidgeting in her seat, not comfortable with the tension in the car. She turned to her former cast mate after about ten minutes.

"So…what are you doing now?" she asked cheerfully.

"I'm a model."

"Oh really? That's awesome! What kind of modeling do-"

"You know what Sonny, zip it. You forfeited all rights to being my friend when you abandoned So Random! all those years ago. You left us all. You left your friends, just for a bigger break," Tawni hissed at her. Sonny's mouth was open in shock.

"What? Tawni, I thought you would all be happy for me! We all knew we were all going to get too old for the show. I loved that show, it's what brought me here in the first place, and I'll never forget that! But you would have done the same thing!" she defended as the driver pulled up to her building. Enraged, Sonny all but kicked open the door and stormed out of the sleek vehicle, marching towards her building. As she entered the foyer, she heard the door of the sedan slam shut as pricy heels click-clacked after her.

"Maybe I would have! But I'm Tawni Hart! I was born for great things! You're just some little farm girl who got lucky once and stepped on everyone around you to get to where you are now!" the model screamed at her, drawing the attention of people in the lobby. Sonny folded her arms and pressed the button for the elevator.

"You are causing a scene, Tawni," she whispered as the blonde approached her. Before the model could say anything more, Sonny shoved her into the elevator, where their argument would be more private. The doors closed and the brunette turned on her old friend.

"I see what this is. You're jealous that I left before you! You always thought you were such a great actress, and that you should get all of the roles, and you just can't get over the fact that somebody wanted me instead of you!" Sonny yelled at her, which caused Tawni to explode.

"What? You think that I'm jealous of you? Ha! Don't make me laugh! I'm a successful model, living on my own. I only go to the best clubs, I wear designer everything. I'm pretty! My life is perfect!" She shouted as they arrived to Sonny's floor. The doors opened and Sonny led the way out, unlocking her door with her key.

"Is it Tawni? Is it really?" Sonny questioned, not realizing she was taking a leaf out of Chad's book. "Or do you just convince yourself that your life is perfect? I don't see why else you would obviously hate me so much if it wasn't for what I suggested earlier!"

"When are you going to realize that not everything is about you?" Tawni growled as they entered into Sonny's living room. The brunette scoffed.

"And this coming from you? I don't think you're in any position to lecture me about self-centeredness."

The two girls were now standing in the living room, staring each other down, waiting for the other to make a wrong move.

"I thought I heard voices," Chad smirked as he leaned on the doorframe of his room. "Not that it was hard to miss your yelling."

"Chad!" Tawni exclaimed, backing up from his roommate. Sonny rolled her eyes at her transparent enthusiasm.

"Glad you could make it Tawni," he nodded to her. Sonny made her way to the kitchen to get something to drink. She didn't want Tawni to notice how awkward things were, and she wasn't going to mention the party until she was out of earshot, or better yet, gone.

"So, why did you want to see me?" Tawni asked, though her tone implied that she knew exactly why.

"I thought we could catch up. You know, maybe over dinner," Chad suggested, turning on the charm. Sonny gagged on her water. Really? He was going to this in front of her?

But it's okay. Because you guys are just friends. Just friends. Just friends. Just friends. Nothing more. Remember the party, Sonny, remember the party.

Around that time, Tawni excused herself for one reason or another. Psh, models. Chad stood awkwardly in the center of the living room, avoiding looking at his best friend. His best friend, on the other hand, was gathering the courage to speak.

"Do you have any plans for your birthday yet?" Sonny finally managed. Her voice seemed to startle her blonde roommate, who looked up in shock.

"Um…not that I'm aware of." This caused the actress to smile.

"Good. Because I. Am throwing you. A party," she announced, pausing after every few words. Chad's face was blank for a second.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm sure! C'mon Chad, I threw you a party last year! Why would this year be any different?" she asked, acting as if it was the dumbest question in the world.

"Well, things have been a little weird since-"

"Hope you didn't miss me too much!" Tawni interrupted, strutting back into the room and nestling up to Chad's side. "What were you two talking about?"

"Sonny's throwing me a birthday party next weekend," Chad informed her as he looked Sonny in the eyes, as though daring her to uninvited Tawni, yet begging her to as well.

"Sounds…awesome," the blonde female faked a smile.

"Yeah, it's going to be great," Sonny nodded, inwardly groaning. Tawni was standing her ground, and Sonny knew that her life just got a little more complicated.

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