As always, sorry for the terribly long wait! And thanks to IAmSRAK for reminding me to post this chapter!
My school holidays have FINALLY started, after weeks of exams and exam prep. Hopefully I'll finish this story soon! :D

Saturday

"Sonny, it's almost eleven."

"So?"

I heard him sigh on the other end of the line. Whatever, he should turn his phone off if he actually wants to sleep at night.

"Chad", I pleaded, "I want to go to the park!"

"Did you hear me? It's almost eleven at night, you should be going to sleep and parks are dangerous after dark!"

As if to prove his point, a police car drove past, sirens blaring.

I rolled my eyes. Just a coincidence.

"That's why I want you to go with me! Chad, please!?"

He was silent, probably trying not to give in.

"I haven't been out of the house all day - I've been thinking up new sketch ideas for Marshall. I really want to go to the park, and I want to go with you." I added that last part in for good measure.

His tone immediately changed. "You...you do?"

"Yeah..."

I realised then that my proposal sounded much more like a date than two friends hanging out at the park together. After all - a boy and a girl, late at night, walking through the dim-lit streets...

"This sounds a lot like a date." I heard him say.

"There, you see it too!"

I laughed, but he sounded unsure. Almost as if he wanted it to be a date.

I shrugged it off. There's no way that's possible.

After a bit more convincing - okay, begging - he finally gave in, giving me about ten minutes to get ready. Despite the total darkness outside, I still felt like dressing up.

But not for Chad.

For me. Obviously.

I threw on a dark blue jacket, smoothing out the wrinkles on my clothes. I had been sitting down for far too long. The skirt I was wearing couldn't even be called a skirt anymore - more like a piece of crumpled polyester. I quickly changed into a sky blue (the colour of Chad's eyes, I noticed reluctantly) blouse and moved towards the mirror.

Meh, I looked alright. Nothing a little makeup wouldn't fix.

Five minutes later, I was leaning out the window, searching the darkness for Chad. His car pulled in and he honked wildly at me.

"Typical Chad - waking up the whole neighbourhood." I muttered under my breath.

I bounded down the stairs, stopping at the very bottom step. Shoes. Of course - I needed shoes. I rushed all the way up, grabbed my boots and then ran down again. By the time I'd reached Chad's car, I was panting.

"Excited to see me, Munroe?"

"Don't count on it." I lied, sliding into the passenger seat.

We sat in silence for a few minutes, neither of us knowing what to say.

"Sonny?"

"Mmm?"

"Where exactly are we going?"

Oh, right. The park was in walking distance. We wouldn't even need his car.

"We're going outside."

He looked at me, his eyes wide. "Wow, really?! I didn't know parks were outside!"

I smacked him on the shoulder. "Well then you're about to learn something new, aren't you?" I smirked and jumped out of the car.

Chad followed me down the street. He had to run to keep up with me - I was skipping further and further away from him. He clearly wasn't used to all this moving around...he probably had a limo just to drive him around his backyard.

"Sonny...stop...you're...too fast..." He was breathing heavily, almost hyperventilating.

I stopped and turned towards him. "Are you serious? You really can't keep up?"

That's when Chad's breathing suddenly returned to normal and his face broke into a smile.

He sprinted off ahead of me.

I caught a faint "peace out, suckah" as he sped off towards the park.

"OH, IT'S ON NOW, COOPER!"

I didn't even know he could run.

Eventually, I caught up to him, but only because he'd slowed down while crossing the road. I managed to get a bit of a head start while he double checked the road for cars, then, I ran off ahead.

A moment or so later, I noticed that I was all alone at the park entrance - Chad was nowhere in sight.

"Chad? Chad?" I called into the night, my voice rising a few octaves. I could feel the panic rising up in my chest. "Chad? I'm serious, this isn't funny!"

"Isn't it?" I heard a soft whisper in my right ear.

"Shit, CHAD!"

I spun around, almost elbowing the blond boy in the rib cage.

"Ow!" He yelped, breathless from laughter. He backed away from me, holding his stomach and moaning as if he'd just been shot.

"Oh, grow up."

I walked on without him, admiring the soft glow of the street lights against the pavement. I had never walked through a park in complete silence, but now that I had...I had to say, it was quite breathtaking. I felt as though I could hear even the quietest whisper through the darkness.

And that's exactly what I heard.

"Sonny?"

I didn't answer. Chad's (admittedly sweet) voice was breaking the silence.

"Sonny? Don't be mad, okay?"

Still no answer on my behalf.

"I'm sorry. I know I acted like a jerk. But since you called me over, can we at least enjoy the park together? You know, since I'm here..."

I finally turned to him. "Fine, but if you scare me like that again, then...then...I'm not talking to you."

"Oh, but how I love hearing the sound of your voice!" Chad cried out, twirling me around on the grass.

I giggled as I came face to face with him again.

He stepped a little closer, his voice almost inaudible, "Sonny...are you sure this isn't a date?"

My body froze as his question repeated itself over and over in my head. The problem wasn't the question - it was the answer.

Because the thing is...I wasn't sure anymore.

Oh, I had so much fun writing this chapter! I hope you guys loved it as much as I did! :D