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The Double Life of CDC
Chapter 10 - First Date
Chad's POV
The days go on and I get more and more used to the whole double life thing. As I get more into it, it feels less like a scheme to get a girl and more like I actually do have two lives. Being two people just becomes like a natural thing.
My days pretty much have a routine – I come into work as Chad, act as Mackenzie, go to Ferg's apartment and hang out as Mack (because sometimes Sonny comes to visit after work), and then go home and sleep as Chad (or as Mack, if I'm too exhausted to get changed out of my costume). I'm surprised Mom hasn't walked in on me becoming Chad and/or Mack and freaked out that some stranger is in her house, before throwing a pillow at me and screaming at me to leave. Although, that would be kinda funny. Ha ha.
Sonny and I planned our first date for today – the second Friday that we've known each other. Ha. What a whirlwind romance. Everything's just moving so fast – but hey, that's okay, right?
We have a day off from the Falls today – we finished filming this week's episode really early – so Sonny and I just decided we'd spend the whole afternoon together, doing whatever we can think of.
I pull up outside Sonny's apartment in 'Mack's' car – yes, I bought my alter ego his own car. Well, I couldn't have Sonny getting suspicious at the fact that we had the same car, could I? And this is just another thing that makes this whole double life thing feel so real. It's kinda like method acting, I suppose.
I look up to Sonny's window, out of the car's window, and see her curtains twitch. I grin as, a couple of minutes later, she steps out of the front door to her apartment block and skips towards me, beaming. She slings her handbag over her shoulder and opens the passenger door to the car, pecking me softly on the cheek. The joy I feel is suddenly replaced by a feeling of guilt. Why do I have to live two lives just to get a date with a girl? I'm Chad Dylan Cooper, for crying out loud – any normal girl would jump at the chance to date me!
But then… Sonny Munroe is no normal girl. It makes me groan to remember how flawless she actually is, and how much she really dislikes Chad Dylan Cooper.
I've tried to put a good word in for 'Chad' whenever I'm around Sonny as Mack, but she just shrugs, smiles, and kisses me on the cheek before continuing with a different conversation. Unlike most of the airheads I've dated, Sonny isn't usually keen to talk about me.
"Hey there, Mack!" She coos, flicking her hair out behind her, which just makes the world go slow motion for two seconds.
"Hey, beautiful." I smile, starting up the car, "You feelin' okay?"
"Super!" She grins, nodding excitedly. "This is just going to be soo… perfect."
I almost agree with her.
The afternoon is a breeze, and the best part? No one recognises me. I can never go out on dates – I'm noticed by fans whenever I go somewhere. I guess Mack does have another advantage.
We have lunch, we hang out in the park, and then Sonny drags me into a few stores in the mall that's only a few blocks away from Condor Studios. There's a movie theatre in there, and we decide to go see something.
"I vote romance." Sonny says in a decisive tone, linking her arm in mine. I pull a face.
"Romance? Really? You wanna watch some movie with all that mushy slushy crap?" I say distastefully. Sonny gasps, dropping my arm immediately, looking slightly offended.
"Who doesn't love a good rom-com?"
"Me, admittedly." I shrug. It's true. I hate the things – the stupid plot lines, the cheesiness, and the lack of depth in the acting. Well, unless I'm in it, of course. Heck, I could make a video of paint drying into a box office success. I scan the list of movies, my eyes resting on a drama I was in a few months ago, which just came out. I grin. This could be an opportunity to get Sonny to like me! If she likes the sweet, kind guy in the movie, maybe she'll think of Chad more in that way, which will lead to her going off Mack and moving closer and closer to Chad.
It's full proof! Well, you know. Maybe.
"How about that one?" I say, leisurely pointing towards the poster for it. Sonny raises an eyebrow at the movie's poster, pursing her lips together in thought.
"Hmm… I dunno." She says speculatively, rubbing her chin.
Oh darn.
"I thought you wanted to see a romance?" I scoff. She shrugs.
"You don't, though. I'll watch whatever you wanna watch."
"Well, I wanna watch that."
"Why?" Sonny frowns. "I thought you didn't want to see any of the 'stupid mushy slushy stuff'?" She puts a hand on her hips, and I groan. Okay, so that plan's gone tumbling down.
"Okay, fine." I gave in, scanning the list again, "How about…"
"Hey, guys!"
A familiar female voice rings in my ears, and I sigh. Looks like Sonny and I aren't gonna be alone anymore.
"Hey, Chas!" Sonny envelopes her new best friend in a hug, and the guy at Chastity's side gives me a friendly smile. He has messy blonde hair is just about my height, and seems friendly enough. I guess he's Chastity's date.
"What're you guys doin' here?" Chastity asks. I smirk.
"We're here investigating the lack of popcorn being served to customers." I say in a stealthy voice, "Shush…"
Sonny giggles hysterically, hitting me lightly on the arm and snaking her arms around my waist, roping herself in.
"We're on a date." She announces with a proud grin.
"Cool!" Chas giggles, "Whatcha seein'?"
Sonny rolls her eyes, "No idea. Mr. No-Emotions here doesn't wanna see any romance stuff. Meh." She makes a spitting noise, as if I disgust her. I roll my eyes to the ceiling.
"Whatever." I mumble. Chastity gasps.
"You can't not watch mushy stuff on a date!" She protests. "We're watching that new Zac Efron movie… you should see it with us!"
I scoff, "Zac Efron? No chance."
Chastity blinks, "You hate Zac Efron too?" She sighs, "Chad is exactly the same."
"That's believable." Sonny mutters, eyeballing me, "The guy seems to worship Chad."
"Uh, I'm right here." I say, and make Sonny giggle. Chastity, however, is looking at me as if she's trying to figure something out. Uh oh. Has my cover been blown?
"Okay, okay…" I raise my hands in surrender, "Mushy-slushy Zac Efron it is."
Sonny jumps just about five feet in the air, "Yay!" She squeals, before grabbing my hand and dragging me to the counter to buy tickets and a massive bucket of popcorn.
"Gee, for a small girl, you eat a lot." I comment cheekily as she shoves a handful of popcorn into her mouth. Sonny prods me with her elbow, her arms wrapped around the popcorn bucket. She has our two tickets between her teeth, and being the gentleman, I take the bucket from her tiny arm-span, putting them under my arm and smiling at her smugly.
"C'mon, you jerk." She says, skipping to join Chastity and her date (Harry, I think).
The movie is, um… bearable. Kinda. I just get bored ten minutes in and watch Sonny instead, who coos, squeals, and cries her way through the whole movie. I swear, that girl's so much more interesting than any Efron movie. Plus, her occasional sobbing gives me the opportunity to let her head rest of my shoulders and place my arm around her back, rubbing it soothingly to make sure she's okay. Whenever I do, she smiles at me thankfully, which just makes taking a girl into a lovey-dovey, crappy Zac Efron movie slightly better.
Eh, slightly being the main word there. I still have no respect for Efron whatsoever. (Don't take that to heart, btw! I think Efron's pretty good :) I loved HSM as a kid!)
One thing I am worried about, though, is the way Chastity keeps looking at me with a raised eyebrow. I try to ignore her, but… I dunno. It's weird. I sure hope she isn't suspicious about… you know… my secret. Chastity's a close friend to Sonny, and I know if she'd find out, she'd flip. And then slap me, and then run and tell on me. Chastity, being the annoying, truthful girl, would make sure her bestest friend in the world knew that the guy she was dating was also the guy she hated. (I fought the urge to rhyme here :P)
We make it out of the movie – luckily, not as brain-dead zombies… just about, for me, anyway – and Sonny skips off to the bathroom. Ahh, that girl is just too cute.
Stupid cute.
Harry (Chastity's date), goes to fetch Chastity's purse that she 'left in the theatre'. Just, by the way she said that, I knew that she had ulterior for asking her boyfriend to go get her purse. Ugh… some girls…
When we're alone, Chastity gives me one of her weird stares again, scanning me a couple of times.
"Can I… help you, Chas?" I ask cautiously. It takes her a few seconds to respond.
"You really are familiar." She says, not really to me but more to herself. "I just can't put my finger on it…"
"I get that a lot." I excuse myself, hoping that will mean that this whole stupid conversation is over. But she continues to look at me like that new, exotic exhibit in the zoo – like I confuse her. Please. She's confusing me.
"So, Mack…" She sighs, "You'll take good care of Sonny, right? Cos she deserves someone nice – considering all the jerkfaces she's had run-ins with here." She rolls her eyes, looking at the floor, "I swear, Ferguson is probably the only male cast member there who hasn't harassed her or been a total jerk to her. Bless her."
I swallow hard, hoping she can't see right through the disguise. I nod slowly, awkwardly, and her weird look breaks out into a grin.
"Great!" She squeals, crushing me in one of her stupid Chastity hugs. Ugh.
Luckily, at this moment, Sonny and Harry come back almost simultaneously. Chas pulls away from me and embraces her boyfriend, and Sonny does the exact same thing to me.
"Miss me?" She asks sweetly.
"You bet."
And that statement definitely has a double meaning.
I drive Sonny home after that, which means I can get home for some well-deserved shut-eye. For the past week I've been running around like an idiot as two people – I need a break.
However, that doesn't excuse me from work next day. I sleep-drive to work, nearly crashing a couple of times (good thing there are no cops around at the time…), before getting into work and only then realising that I'm still wearing the Mack wig. Ugh. I'm so tired, I don't know whether I'm coming or going.
Meh.
I make my way to my dressing room to get out of this wig, ignoring people's stares as I make my way through all the random stages to get to Stage 2. I'm pretty sure I even see the Randoms staring at me as I pass their stage to get to mine. I just hope to myself that I won't get caught in a conversation with anyone…
"Oh, hey! It's you!"
Too late.
Ick... Portlyn bumps into my chest. "Ooh… there's somethin' really hot about you, buddy." She says seductively.
Yuck.
I just walk straight past her, knowing that Sonny works here and she could see me at any point and then she'd start asking questions and I just need to get out before she asks me what's going on. Someone will probably come looking for me if I don't show up at the set soon, so I need to hurry before someone comes in while I'm taking my wig off or taking the contacts out something.
That would be an awkward situation.
…Of course, I don't know how bad it'll even be, until I get into my dressing room, start removing the wig, and hear the door swing open. A girl is stood by the door – brunette, by the looks of her. I'm too tired to tell.
And then I realise the situation, and my jaw drops open.
Eh, I'm busted.
The brunette mirrors my shocked expression.
"What the heck?"
A/N: Ooh! He's been caught! :O
Sooo who do we think this 'brunette' is? I wanna see who you think!
And now I'm off to get working on this How To Love one-shot :D Review please!
~Amy x