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Chapter 6

(In Chad's car)

They had walked to the car in silence, after stopping by Sonny's dressing room to get her purse. Chad, becoming the gentleman that he never was, had opened both the studio and car doors for her. Sonny's response was nothing more than a grateful smile but it was enough all the same.

Chad had been careful not to slam the doors and had turned the radio down so low that it was barely audible. Knowing from his own experiences just how unbearable headaches could be, he drove in silence.

Sonny sat in the passenger seat with her forhead pressed against the cool glass of the window.

"Thank you, Chad, so much" Sonny said, quietly, without turning to look at him.

"It's no problem." He replied shrugging it off. "I'm sorry you're not feeling well." he sighed sounding sincere.

"It's not your fault." She said, turning to look at him now.

"I know, but our argument earlier probablly didn't help any."

"I suppose you're partially right, but I don't blam you." she looked away again. "I have no idea how I'm going to survive a whole week with Blake, though."

"You know what's weird..." Chad said after a few minutes.

"You being nice for once?" Sonny teased, smiling slightly.

"Well that too, I suppose" he chuckled. "But I was refering to seeing you so..."

"Grumpy? Tired? Bitchy?" She supplied.

"I was going to say agitated, but I suppose any of those could work." he said pulling into the appartment parkinglot." He shook his head. "I'm just use to you being so upbeat, bouncy and..."

"And what?" she ask

"...happy"

"Nothing a nap, a large glass of hot co-co and a good book, can't cure"

"Need me to walk you up to your door?"

Mabey she didn't hear it or perhaps she just chose to ignore it, but there was something in his tone that just didn't quite fit. The wording of the question itself, was mearly an offer to help her inside. The nature of such words, nothing more than commen courtesy. But the way he said them sounded more like he was asking to join her on a walk mearly for the sake of it. It sounded more like he was asking to be there,with her.

"Nah, I'll be okay" she said with a smile. Then she turned and walked into the building.