"Ready?" Chad called from downstairs situating Mathew in the stroller and heading outside, they'd decided to take a stroll around the park. Fresh air would do them good, and the baby for that matter. He'd been restless every since his nap, and was fully awake.
Sonny crinkled her brows worriedly once she'd slipped her jacket over her aching side and nodded.
"Yeah", she grinned zipping up her black Free City hoodie and meeting Chad in the living room. She laughed turning to see Chad placing Mathew on a pair of sunglasses.
"Those are Gucci", she informed.
"And?" he asked nonchalantly.
"There is no sun out, put him on this", Sonny laughed tossing Chad the small navy wind breaker. Chad swiftly slipped the jacket over the wiggling baby and handing him his pacifier.
Sonny massaged her temples when she thought Chad wasn't looking and looked up only to find him staring back at her.
"You okay?" he asked gently after buckling the baby car seat in the Range Rover he'd rented for his stay. He'd finally found a car rental place that matched his swag and he was looking to take it all over ratty Wisconsin and flaunt of course.
"Fine", Sonny stated sliding in the passenger seat.
"You sure?" Chad asked, " You're not pregnant are you?" he joked and through his head back in laughter along with Sonny.
"Can you imagine us as parents?" Sonny giggled as Chad pulled out of the driveway with his charcoal Range Rover.
"Never", he stated turning up the radio.
"Until
you're mine
I have to find
A way to fill this hole inside
I've
got to fight
Without you here by my side
Until you're mine
Not
gonna be even close to complete
I won't rest until you're mine
(mine)",
Sonny's voice poured through the vehicle awkwardly. She bit her bottom lip and looked out the window and looked at her cell for new messages.
"Is this a new song?" he asked making a U turn.
"Pretty recent", she nodded and reached for the knob to turn the station. "Its no good-
"I like it", Chad interjected as she pulled her hand away and smiled.
"Really? You said my music was stupid, remember?"
Chad shook his golden blond hair out of his face. "I say a lot of stupid things, Sonny", he admitted and looked into her brown eyes before turning back to the streets.
Sonny giggled. "September 3rd, Wisconsin, Chad Dylan Cooper admits he says stupid things", she pretended to record, they laughed again before sitting in comfortable quietness. The only sound was the cords of her guitar in the background as the song came to an end. She peeked at him from the corner of her eyes, wandering if he knew the song 'Until you're mine' was about him, and only him.
She shrugged the dark thought out of her mind, when she made that song she was in a bad place. Right now they were in a solid place, possibly reconciliation. After a few more moments Chad was pulling up toward the local park. It had a nice swing set, bike trail, and slides. Chad had never really been to his park, growing up in Beverly Hills the park was always in his backyard, so was the pool.
"I missed this place", Sonny concluded opening the car door and hopping out to put Coop on a leash. Nearby paparazzi had been tipped off and smirked obscure in the bushes as he held the camera flashing. Once news broke that the couple were back on, and with a baby it'd be a goldmine. He snapped away catching pictures in various poses. One of Sonny picking up a baby as Chad pulled the stroller out of his trunk. Another of the couple laughing as they began on their stroll. The paparazzi had finally found the missing couple, and they wouldn't be taking it easy. These pictures had to be worth at least 45 thousand.
Sonny wrapped her scarf tighter around her neck and kneeled down to unbuckle Mathew out of his stroller and headed for the swing set. Chad walked the stroller along with Coop and followed the two with a grin. Chad helped her situate Matt into the baby bug swings before she sat on the bench inches away from Chad and Matt. He gently pushed the baby back and forth as he screamed with joy.
"Be careful", she called motherly from the bench where Coop sat snug in his stroller too. She'd slipped him on his doggy boots and rain coat, and put his bows in his head. He looked like a little baby himself.
Chad waved her over. " C'mere", he called so she could join.
Sonny shook her head but stood anyway to walk over to him. " You're doing fine", she commented. Chad guided her in front of him and held her palms gently giving the swing set a push. Chad naturally leaned closer and closed his eyes listening to Sonny giggle he was slowly drifting back in forth into the past.
FLASHBACK:
"Stop", Sonny giggled as her tan skin glowed in the Bahamas's sun where they laid in the canopy lounge chaise on the sandy beaches.
"Never", Chad giggled and nuzzled his neck into Sonny's chest playfully before crawling back to his side on the lounge chaise, while stroking her hair and kissing her neck every few seconds.
"Can I tell you something?" Sonny asked seriously and propped herself on her elbows in her two piece string bikini.
Chad nodded. "Anything, baby".
Sonny smiled. "I always knew id marry you", she admitted.
Chad laughed, "Even when we hated each other?"
Sonny nodded her chin. "I never hated you. I said I did".
Chad pulled her closer to his chest as she closed her eyes listening to the ocean and his rhythmic breathing.
"Well, it'll be an interesting to tell our kids", he said pecking her forehead and lowering his forehead.
"You mean little Channing and Elizabeth", Sonny corrected.
"Those are the stupidest names I ever heard. Do you want them to be bullied at the playground?" Chad stated.
Sonny rose offended. "I love those names".
"I don'- why are we arguing about kids we don't have?" Chad laughed pulling her back to his chest as she accepted.
"You're right, we just got married", she grinned down at her ring finger and buried her face into Chad's chest. "My mom's going to kill me", she giggled. Chad kissed her hair.
"I'm happy, are you?" he asked.
Sonny rose from burying her head. "I'm more than happy, Chad, Chad, Chad-
"Chad", Sonny said interrupting his flashback as she picked up Mathew who was now asleep in her arms.
"Did you hear me?" Sonny asked holding Mathew against her hip in front of the bench where his diaper bag was stationed. He needed a changing, a she began to whine.
Chad shook his head turning to follow. " What?"
"I said can you hand me the diaper?" she asked kneeling down already changing the soiled diaper.
"Gross", Chad crinkled his face jokingly tossing her the diaper. After a few wipes, and tears Mathew was back on his feet and giggling.
"I'm going to get some ice cream", Sonny stated and began toward the stand with Matt in tow. Chad nodded.
"Bring me back vanilla", he called with a smile that quickly faded into a glare.
The paparazzi mob had doubled and they flashed wildly. This time Chad could hear it in the distance. He was notorious for hid temper with the paparazzo's. One time he even punched one in the eye while he was at a family dinner. Chad snarled his nose and began to charge for the idiots hiding by the bushes pretending to be unseen.
"Paparazzi", he muttered disgustedly and clenched his face. Don't get it wrong, he loved the attention when attention was due. Even before he married Sonny he enjoyed the extra attention on the weekends where they followed and hassled him. But when he finally developed a life outside of being famous he wanted to separate the two, but they wouldn't let him be. He understood it was their job, but to follow him to Wisconsin and photograph him and Sonny with Mathew was just unforgiveable.
"Go the hell away", Chad barked as Sonny widened her eyes and pulled Mathew closer to her and covered his head so they wouldn't snap his picture. They ignored and moved closer to Sonny shoving the camera in her face.
"Whose the baby, yours?" he asked Sonny smugly in his British accent. "Who's the father?"
"Just go away!" Sonny cried and clung tighter to Mathew.
They could bother him but Sonny was another thing. Chad charged from where he stood at the bench and socked the most persistent guy in the eye.
Tawni flipped her cell phone closed where she sat in Travis truck. Something wasn't right she could feel it in her damn bones as her stomach churned. Neither Chad nor Sonny was answering the phone, and Chad's was going straight to voicemail. She hadn't spoken to the two since they said they were going the park with Mathew.
Travis massaged her shoulders. "What's wrong?"
Tawni shook her head, the feeling in the pit of her stomach was urgent. "Chad and Sonny aren't answering the phone. Its not like them", she explained anxiously as she spoke jumbled.
All Travis heard was Sonny.
"Where did they say they'd be?" he asked putting his keys in the ignition. He was getting worried himself.
"The park, Grover park", Tawni spoke in distress and shook her head.
"I know where it is", he confirmed pressing the gas.
Tawni exhaled. "Just hurry!", she screamed.
