Marriage-Hood
By: Rita Marie
Chapter Four
I looked from Chad, to his parents. They all stood looking at each other, before I broke the silence. "Mr. Cooper, and Mrs. Cooper, why don't you come in?" I asked nervously. They looked at me, before they stepped inside the apartment, closing the door behind them. I looked up at Chad, and he looked shocked, and nervous. I hesitantly sat down next to Chad, on the couch, while his parents sat down on the other end- which was about five inches away. Yeah, the couch is pretty long.
"So, like I asked before, dad, mom, what are you doing here?" Chad asked rather harshly to his parents. I'm guessing his parents aren't close. "Son, we had lunch reservations for this afternoon, don't you remember?" Chad's mother said looking at her son with disbelief. "I thought that was next Friday?" Chad asked scratching the back of his neck. "No son, it's today. Now, who is this young lady?" Chad's dad asked nodding his head towards my direction. I sat back in my seat a little, feeling self-conscious. I know I shouldn't feel that way, but I feel I should get on Chad's parents good-side. For some strange, bizarre reason.
"I thought you knew, you know, Sonny, and I are married." Chad said putting a hand on my knee. I looked at his parents, who both stood up after a few seconds, letting the words process. "What!" They both screamed together. "No, no, no, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Cooper, we aren't married, as in, married like we are in love," Chad coughed. "We have this assignment for school, and each of us got a partner to live with, and to act as a married couple." I said reassuring the two. They both sat down slowly. "Didn't you get a email from, Ms. Bitterman?" I asked. They both looked up, with a confused face. "I suppose Thomas didn't inform us." Chad's dad said. I looked at Chad confused, and he mouthed the word: butler.
"Yeah, and Sonny, and I were on our way for a date. So I guess that's canceled." Chad said bitterly. I glared at him for being so disrespectful to his parents. We could always reschedule. Chad's mother looked up with a smile on her face. "Chaddy, why don't we have a double-date. It can be fun!" Chad's mother said with a change in attitude. I looked at Chad, and he looked like he was processing this thought. "Okay. But, I kind of need to change first." Chad said motioning to his blue robe he was still wearing. "Take your time!" Chad's mother called out, once Chad was in his room.
Both of his parents looked at me. I had that sick feeling in my stomach again. "So, your name is Sonny right?" Chad's mother asked me. I smiled at her, and nodded. "Well, my birth-name is actually Alison, but most people call me Sonny because it's my middle-name, and I have a 'sunny' personailty." I said. They both nodded, and smiled. Wow, change in attitude once they find out I'm not another, Chaddy tramp. "Well, my name is Sarah." Chad's mother said extending her hand. I gladly shook it, while Chad's father cleared his throat. "I'm Jimmy, but you may call my Jim." Chad's father said. I shook his hand too, and relaxed in the couch again. Just then, Chad came out of his room.
He was wearing a long-sleeved dark blue shirt, with dark blue jeans, and black shoes, with his hair perfectly done. "Ready to go?" He asked. I stood up, and walked over to the door. Chad's parents followed, and we all left the house, and stood outside of his apartment. Chad locked his door, and stuffed the keys in his pocket. We all walked down to the lobby, through the entrance doors, and to Chad's car outside. Chad drove, while I sat next to him, and Chad's parents sat in the backseat. Chad drove off, and went to our spot for the double-date.
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We arrived at the restaurant an hour later. We all got out of the car, and made our way to the front entrance. Chad opened the door for all of us, and went up to the sign-in sheet. He wrote down the name, Cooper, and stood there for a minute. A women with short brown hair, and welcoming green eyes came up to us. "Hello, welcome to the Black Knight, my name is Melody, and I'll be serving you today, table for?" She asked. I smiled, and told her four, while she led us to our table. The inside had black floors, black walls, and black tables, they even dimmed the lights to make it seem much darker. This place really fit its name. We got to our table, and Melody sat down four menus on the table. "I'll be back in a few minutes." She said, and scurried off. Chad, and I sat down on one side, while Sarah, and Jim sat on the other side.
"So Chad, how is Mackenzie Fall's going?" Sarah asked, looking at Chad. "It's going great, the ratings have increased a ton, while other shows ratings are decreasing." Chad said nodding towards me. "Hey, my show is doing fine too." I defended. "Sure it is Sonny, sure it is." Chad said. I huffed, and looked at the menu. For the today's special, they had spaghetti, and salad. I thought that was good so, I set my menu back down, and smiled at Sarah, and Jim. They looked up, and smiled at me. "So Sonny, you are on that show So Random right?" Jim asked. "Yeah, I'm a comedian." I said smiling. I heard Chad scoff, and set his menu down. "Not a very funny one." I heard him mutter. I kicked his foot hard, from under the table. He yelped, and I smiled innocently at Jim, and Sarah. They returned it, and Melody came back with a pad, and pencil in hand.
"Okay, are you guys ready to order?" She asked politely. We all nodded, and called out our orders, and drinks, while she wrote it all down. She left, with our orders, and we all sat there in silence. "So uh, how long is this assignment going on?" Sarah asked. "For a month." Chad answered. She nodded. "So son, I hope you are being responsible, and are treating Sonny with as much respect as possible." Jim said. "Oh, I am." Chad said winking at me. I sunk down in my seat. Yeah right, him being a pervert, and stealing my belongings is being very respectful. "Are you two a couple, or just friends?" Jim asked. Chad coughed nervously. "We are uh, just friends." Chad said. I felt a little disappointed how he said: just friends. But, I guess it's better than, just a enemy.
Melody came back with our food, and drinks, and we all kept talking. About how we have been, and how work is. After a few hours went by, I seemed pretty comfortable with Chad's parents. So, that was a plus. Chad drove his parents to their house, and then drove us to his apartment. When we got up to his room, he opened the door, and sat down on the couch roughly. "Gosh, I hate it when they just drop by like that." Chad said rubbing his eyes. I sat down next to him, and observed him. He looked tired, and drained out. "Why? I mean, they are your parents, I figure you'd be close to them." I said. He looked up, and cleared his throat. "It's not that I don't like them, it's just they don't trust me that much, and they call me everyday. And me being close to them, that's a joke." Chad said laughing bitterly. "Why is it a joke?" I asked pushing for more answers. "Like I said before, if people want to know where I'm at 24/7, I'm not gonna wanna be close to them." Chad said standing up.
I stood up too, and nodded my head. "So, what are we going to do now?" I asked. As he opened his mouth, his phone rang. He held up a finger to signal- be quiet. I nodded, and watched him dig in his pocket for his phone. "CDC here," Chad said. He nodded his head, and his eyes went wide. "Wait, what is it, and why?" Chad asked. He nodded his head again, and pressed the 'end' button. "That was Ms. Bitterman," Chad said nervously. "What did she want?" I asked. "She said she is giving us something to take care of as a married couple." Chad said. "What's the something?" I asked. "She said to just drop by the studio, and pick it up, so we can take care of it during the weekend. "Okay then, lets go." I said walking out of his apartment.
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We arrived at the studio, and we both got out of the car, and went into the studio to the classroom. We opened the door, and saw Ms. Bitterman sitting there with a fake smile in her face. "Ah, Ms. Munroe, and Mr. Cooper, how is the newlyweds?" She asked. I faked a smile. "Just fine. Now, what is it that you wanted to give us?" I asked, trying to get out of here as soon as possible. I saw her reach down under her desk, and pull out the thing. "Sonny, Chad, meet your new responsibility." She said holding up a little poodle-puppy. "We have to take care of a dog?" Chad said with a horrified face.
A/N: Hey people, happy Monday! I hate Monday's but I'm sure a lot of people do so, I added a new chapter to brighten the day. A dog? Uh-oh, you know poodles can bark really loud, and it's a puppy so you know what that means, it's gonna poop, cry, want to be fed 24/7. Let's see how this couple can take care of that. Review, and give me any ideas you have.
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~Rita