I'm so sorry that I haven't updated! Between School, Church, and Choir, I can't find the time to write! Well anyway, here's chapter 7! Oh! And also, I would so appreciate if you would comment…. It would make my day.

Sonny heard the fiddle and banjo booming loudly from the dock as she hurriedly got ready for the hoedown. She wore a pretty cotton royal blue dress with yellow flats, and a long gold necklace. She was just finishing the last curl, when all of a sudden, she heard Vanna yell "Oh, Mom! You can't do this to me! Dad, Please, please, please take it off-for my reputation's sake!" from the other room. Sonny ran out to see what all the commotion was about. Then all of a sudden she stopped dead in her tracks and her jaw dropped open. "So honey, what do you think?" Connie asked. Her mom was wearing a bandana-patterned dress, denim vest, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. Her dad wore a tucked in shirt in a matching bandana pattern with jeans and a cowboy hat and boots. "Vanna is right- guys, don't go humiliate yourself!" Connie and Tim were puzzled. "Well, we thought we'd fit in just fine, hon." Her dad said. "Do they expect them to be a bunch of hillbillies?" Sonny whispered to her sister. Vanna shrugged. "Gus, seriously- go put on some real clothes." Then the parents looked disappointed. "Alright, but if everyone else is dressed like this, I'm changing back." Then they ran along, not noticing Sonny behind them. Then Connie whispered to her husband, "I hope that stalled her long enough." Hmmm….I wondered what they men? Oh, well. It's really none of my business, anyway. After five minutes, Sonny insisted on thoroughly inspecting Tim and Connie's outfits to make sure she wouldn't get embarrassed. It was then 7:45-the gathering had been going on for 30 minutes. As they were heading out, Connie handed Sonny a big pot of green beans to contribute to the rather large dinner. Then the Munroes walked out their front door and around the building to the dock. As Connie, Tim, Brendan, and Vanna ran along to the party, Sonny saw Johnny sitting on their rock, looking out on the water. She felt so bad for him, that she decided to walk over and apologize. When she was about 50 feet away from him, suddenly someone stepped in front of her. "Sonny!" She shocked. Was she seeing things? "Chad!" The two had a big embrace, and He picked her up and swung her in a circle. "I can't believe you're here….UGH I missed you so much!" Sonny exclaimed. Then Chad revealed a beautiful bouquet of white carnations. "They're beautiful…but why'd you come here, anyway?" Sonny asked, completely forgetting that Johnny was behind them. "Well, your parents told me about the potluck, so I decided to fly over on my private jet." Ah, I love dating a rich guy. Sonny thought "Well, shall we?" Chad said, and they walked over to the dock holding hands. It was beautifully decorated with twinkle lights and lanterns, and was garnished with children swimming and splashing in the lake. After a couple of songs, the MC announced a slow dance, "All you pretty little ladies and studly cowboys, please come to the floor to participate in a sssllllooowww dance." Then Chad led Sonny to the middle of the 'dance floor', which was really the middle of the dock, bordered with a crowd of friendly 'cow-folk'. As Sonny put one arm on Chad's neck and the other around his waist, he pulled her closer, and she rested her head on his shoulder. She took in this thrilling moment: she knew there wouldn't be another quite like this for awhile. As she opened her eyes for a moment, she looked across the dance floor at all the other couples…and then she saw Johnny, dancing with another girl; a particularly attractive girl at that. Her heart sank, but then she remembered that she was in the arms of her warm-and-fuzzy, romantic, and rather handsome Hollywood boyfriend. Can I really ask for more? Sonny thought. This place sure was a lot different than Hollywood, and she knew for a fact that it would really take someone special to drag Chad out of the glamorous town for a couple nights. Sonny decided to relax, and enjoy spending time with her boyfriend; her loyal, loving boyfriend. After a minute or two, the MC announced the end of the song, and she was rather disappointed after the glorious moment. Then all of a sudden, everyone started clapping and cheering, and the MC announced the "Barnyard Hoedown', an apparently popular square dance. The jolly crowd welcomed the mayor, who would act as the caller and he started calling out the dance moves, "DoeSeeDoe your partner 'round…." As Sonny and Chad made their way to a barrel of lemonade, she said,"Awww this is so festive! I wish we knew how to square dance!" "Ah, but we do!" Sonny laughed,"What? No we do-" "Well, it just so happened that was required to learn a square dance or two for the movie, Kentucky Dreamer, and the Barnyard Hoedown just happened to be one of them. Come on, just hop in; I'll show ya!" before she had a chance to turn down his proposal, Chad had pushed his girlfriend into the crowd of dancers. At first, she stumbled a little bit on the moves, but then got the hang of it, and before you knew it, they were both laughing as they whirled around the dance floor. Sonny was thankful to Mayor Huckiblitz for calling out the dance steps. "Click yer heels, 1 2 3, now fellers, let yer gals spin free!" Then the couple broke apart, and Sonny twirled to Chad's right. When the dance ended, Connie came up to Sonny, tellein her how impressed she was. "Oh, that was all Chad." Then they shot each other knowing smiles. Then they took care of their unfinished business at the lemonade stand, and went to th end of the dock to look at the ducks. "Sonny, I can't tell you what a great night I've had so far. I never thought I'd like all this country stuff." Chad said. "Well, I guess what suprises me the most is that you came here, just for me!" Then he remembered something, "Yeah, about that, I have something to tell you-" Then a dancer came whirling by and hit Sonny, letting her fall into the lake. "Chad! I don't know how to swim!"