Sorry it's taken so long to update and that the last chapter wasn't too good or descriptive. I've been working on my writing and I'm still not so sure about it. Review and be honest.
~:*Chapter 7*:~
"Chad, I really am sorry," I whispered. He glared down at me, a pounding silence filling my ears. "Your dad was a great guy." I squeaked.
He stared. Blue eyes clashed with my own, over powering my heart, "That's not what this is about, Sonshine." The words oozed with powerful venom. If looks could kill, I'd be as burnt as toast with a side of road kill. What hurt the most was the nickname. Not really that I just didn't like the name, but also the way he said it. His voice was full of hate. "Sonny," he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "I just want the truth, so help me, God."
I looked down at the floor and tried to blink back tears, "I c-can't, Chad-"
"Sonny," he snapped. I cowered at his presence; it wasn't the sweet love that had filled the air around him; it was rage, hate, pain, "the truth." I took in a short breath and released it. "Why can't you just tell me?" his voice took on a rough edge as he stepped closer to me.
"C-Chad, I-" he grabbed my wrist and pulled me up to him, "I'm sorry." With a shake of his head, he shut his eyes. I tilted my head in hoping they would open up once more and reveal the blue I longed for. His grip tightened and then, as soon as it had happened, he released me.
"Sonny, why are you here?" he opened his eyes, but I wasn't pleased. They beamed with the saddest shade I had ever seen in anyone's eyes before. It was strange, but the anger ignited once more when I shook my head, "Why are you back?"
I glanced into his eyes and offered a sad smile, "if you only knew…" he gave me a quizzical glance, "if you only knew what I went through to get here." I murmured.
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"You didn't have to come back, in fact, I wish you hadn't." I instantly felt regret to the one girl I ever truly cared about. "No, Sonny, I just mean that… you're making things difficult." I reached out for her hand, gentler, only to get rejected.
"I'm sorry I'm so terrible to have around," she shoved past me and out the door once more. I felt the urge to run, to pull her to me, but my feet wouldn't go. My mind couldn't process anything she had said. Did I offend her? Did she regret coming? Did she still love me?
I slinked over to the couch and dropped down, shoving my face in my hands. I took one breath in. God, where did the love go?
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I stepped closer and closer to the door where the knocking was repeating over and over again. The door opened just a crack and that gave me enough time to move as Tawni burst through the front door, "Sonny!" I backed away in fear. "What's this Chad nonsense? No one hangs up on Tawni Hart."
I glimpsed at the hallway hoping Chad hadn't heard her and I gripped her wrist, pulling her to the front porch. She stumbled behind me, her heels twisting as I silently shut the door, "It almost happened." Her eyes widened.
"You two didn't-" I cut her off. How could she think like that after all that's happened?
"No, no, no. I mean Alex almost blew the secret." I breathed. She glanced back at her car and to me, a sheepish smile on her face, "What?"
"So…" she shrugged, "you didn't tell him yet?" I shook my head, "So… I shouldn't have brought them along?" my eyes widened.
"You did what?!"
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"You did what?!" Sonny's voice filled my ears as I stared at the roof. I didn't care anymore. Not until she was either gone or mine. I'd prefer the latter because I really did love her. With all of my heart. I gave the door a side glance as my mom stepped in.
"Sweetheart, what's going on with you two?" leave it to mom to be straight forward. I shrugged and continued to stare up at the roof, "Sit up and talk to me." I obeyed. "Now, speak."
"She's different, mom…" I shrugged, "She doesn't love me anymore-" I stopped abruptly as she smacked my arm. I gave her a bewildered gaze and she just returned it with a glare.
"Don't you ever, ever say that again." Her voice was sharp, "she loves you; it's in her eyes. I swear I will personally wring your neck if you break her heart again." Really?!
"Mom, she-"
"Went through a rough patch, Chad. I've been through it too. Having you was no walk in the park and you know what? She went through that same thing twice… at sixteen… and she had absolutely no guarantee that you would always be there for her. You're just proving her fears correct and she'll never trust anyone again if you don't put your act together." Mom was wrong- completely. Sonny knew I was there, she knew I loved her. She simply chose to push me away and keep them away from me as long as she had them.
"Mom, she doesn't have them anymore." I whispered. She put her finger under my chin and lifted my face, giving me a curious glance, "She gave them up for adoption four years ago. There was nothing I could do; I had no say in the matter." My voice cracked once or twice.
"Chad Dylan Cooper, I ought to ground you right here and now. You always have a say in a child's life, especially your own child's." she snapped, "Even if Sonny didn't want to keep them doesn't mean you shouldn't have."
"Mom, she wouldn't let me-"
"Since when does she have control over your life? If you really loved them, you would've fought for them," she stood to leave and stepped closer to the door, "I'm inviting her to dinner tomorrow. Make things right or I will."
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"Go home, sweetie, and I'll call you in an hour," I commanded, clicking Alex's buckle into place. He groaned and tugged the strap down and away from his neck. "I'm sorry, but mommy's busy."
"Why can't we stay here with you?" Allison leaned forward to peer around her brother. "I wanna meet this guy. Aunt Tawni said he's cool." I smirked up at Tawni in the front seat as she glared at my twins. I just laughed and placed a quick kiss on Alex and Alli's heads, shutting the door behind me.
I stopped laughing as I spun around to face someone I was so scared to see.
Sorry it's short, but it's almost a filler. I won't be updating anything around Valentine's Day and I'll try to get the next chapter up very soon. The next chapter might also be short just so you get more chapters out of a shorter time. They basically will equal one whole chapter.
