Chapter 9! This is so cool-never thought I'd get this far!! And, as promised, I'm going to send a special shout out to my reader TeddyLuver, and dedicate this chappy to her!! YAY!!
And c'mon peeps-you gotta review!! I know I have a ton of reviews, but I need to have at least 100 by chapter 10 or 11, cuz I have some ideas for the story, but I'm not going to put them in unless I get more reviews *rubs hands together and laughs deviously*
~lexa
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I couldn't believe Chad had stood up for me like that. It was…nice of him. Weird. But very nice. He and I walked to the elevator, with me still struggling to hold back tears, and Chad looking more angry than I had ever seen him. As soon as the elevator doors closed, he drew me into a tight hug, and I sobbed into his shoulder. Right then, I knew that I loved him, but it would never be enough, and that's what killed me. My sobs for the insults James had thrown at me had subsided, but as we entered out huge suite, I broke out anew into fresh sobs. Suddenly I was exhausted, and leaned into Chad, who was still holding me
"You ok?" he murmured, stroking the tears off my face.
"Y-yea, I'm just so tired…I really need a nap before we eat dinner." I closed my eyes, and stumbled as I attempted to climb the stairs. Chad caught me before I fell, bridal style, and began lugging me up to the second floor.
"See, that's why, normally, you have to open your eyes to climb the stairs." He joked as he made the final step, and pulled me into the master bedroom. Chad set me down gently on top of the made bed (the maid must have stopped by during the day), and pulled off my boots.
I tried to wave him off. "Chad, I can do that myself," I mumbled, face first in one of the super fluffy pillows at the head of the bed. "C'mon, Chad…"
"Seriously, it's fine! You're tired-you need your rest, because I'm taking you somewhere special for dinner in a few hours. I already made reservations for the two of us, and you better be hungry." He grinned down at me, and I smiled in spite of myself.
"Ok, fine…now come on, you need some rest too."
He rolled his eyes. "And have to fix this beautiful mane again? You must be tired-you're actually being funny." I glared as best I could up at him.
"Not funny Cooper. Just stay with me. Watch TV or something. Just don't leave me up here alone. Promise?"
"Sure, alright, I promise. That works for me and my hair." He plopped down next to me, and switched on the TV. A rerun of Mackenzie Falls was on, and the last I saw was Chad's face on the flat screen. I could have been wrong, but I could have sworn I heard him say, somewhere close to my ear, "Sleep tight, Sonshine…" before I drifted off.
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CPOV:
I had watched two episodes of Mack Falls before I was sure Sonny was asleep. Then I switched over just in time to tune into a string of the latest So Random episodes. Sonny's animated voice and acting was better than I had realized; I could never tell her that though. She would hold it over me 'til the end of time. I enjoyed four of her latest episodes before I glanced at the time. We had an hour until our reservation at the restaurant I had picked out-we would need to leave in a half hour in order to make it. I shook her gently, then, realizing I would never wake up the heaviest sleeper in the world that way, I went around to where her face was, and lightly kissed her on her soft lips. Just a peck, but it sent a prickle through my body, and my lips tingled, even after I had stopped. She stirred, and then stretched, almost whacking me in the face. I ducked just in time, and dove for the end of the bed, hoping to get up without causing her to suspect that I had just done what I had promised myself I wouldn't do, at least until I knew whether or not she loved me back. I stood up, now halfway across the room, and pretended I was digging in my suitcase.
"Chad?" I heard her ask, in a slightly worried tone. "Where are you?"
"No worries, I'm here. You ok? Hungry?"
"Yea, I'm fine. I just was hoping you didn't break your promise and leave me."
"Why would I do that, Sonny?" I was shocked. Did she really expect that of me? What kind of impression had I made on her?
"No, no, its not you," she said, answering my unspoken words. "It's just that a lot of the guys in my life seem to leave me, and I really don't want you to be one of them."
I crossed the room over to the bed, and sat down at the foot. "Sonny, I swear to God I'm never going to leave you. What kind of jerks would do that to someone like you?"
She took a deep breath. "Well, there's my old boyfriend from Wisconsin, and James, and my dad…we never had a good relationship, because he left my mom when I was ten, and ran off with another woman. They live…actually, they live here, in New York. God, I really hope I don't run into him. I hated him for that; he was such a lowlife for taking advantage of us that way."
I took her hands. "Don't worry-I would never let anyone do that to you, and I would never do that to you. You're way too precious to me for me to let you go."
She smiled, a huge grin full of sunshine. "Thanks Chad. So, what time is this reservation of yours?"
I glanced at the clock next to the bed. "We got to go soon; we've only got about a half hour or so."
Sonny stood up, padding to the bathroom in her bare feet. "Meet you downstairs!" she called from within the depths of it. I smiled, and went out to press the elevator button to the first floor of the suite.
