"Oh my.." Tawni started to say, walking to the drivers seat.

"Shut up." I said, blushing getting into her car.

My heart was still heavily pounding from what Tawni had just walked in on.

Chad and I had spent the day, going through the clues, until the last one finally led us up to the roof. It was windy, and night had fallen. Isilently wished I hadn't worn a skirt. I was freezing.

A small table was set up for two and a picnic basket sat on the ground close by. If I didn't know any better, I'd say Mr. Gonzalez was trying to play matchmaker. I mean, the basket was full of sandwiches, or 'sammiches' as Chad had called them, and at the bottom were two candles.

Good one, Gonzalez. Not romantic at all..

It was hard not to blush, lighting those. But, it was kind of dark on the roof, so I hadn't had a choice. We needed the light.

The view of the city was breath taking. The busy traffic lights, the stores and shops. So many lights twinkling. It almost made up for the missing stars. Almost.

So.. Wondering what Tawni interrupted?

No, nothing too exciting. Well, atleast yet. If she had been 30 seconds later, maybe I'd have a more interesting story to tell you. But, no. Tawni walked in right when she wasn't wanted. Chad and I were leaned across the table, staring and.. leaning more and more.. And, Okay. So it might have kinda seemed like we might kiss.. But it didn't happen. SO don't get your hoped up! I didn't have my hopes up or anything. We heard this huge SLAM! and we jerked apart to find a very out of breathe Tawni. I guessed she had just walked up the flights of steps leading here.

"Are you coming?" She had snapped, before her eyes widened as if noticing the romantic table for two.

Tawni swallowed.

"Umm. Sonny? …You ready?" She said, a little unsure.

I cleared my throat and Chad rubbed the back of his neck wincing and looking deep in thought.

"Y-Yeah." I stuttered getting up, and pushing my chair under the table.

"Bye, Sonny." Chad had muttered, not even looking up at me as I left.

"How could I be so stupid?" Tawni exclaimed.

Now, there's something I never expected to hear from Tawni Hart.

"How could I think you were with James?"

I let her continue on her rant, not sure were she was going with this. But, it sounded promising if she had realized I was not into James.

"You're so obviously head over heals for Pooper!"

Exactly! Not James! Pooper!- Wait. What?

"Why haven't you told me you like Chad?"

"Tawni, what are you talking about? I don't like Cha- I mean, Pooper."

"Come on Sonny. Give me the deets!" She said, practically bouncing in her seet.

"NO. There are no 'deets.' Because I don't like Chad. In fact.. I hate him!"

"That's a lie. Sonny.." She whined.

"Just drive!"

"Just tell me!"

"You're impossible. It's not like you told me you liked James again."

"James tricked me." Tawni said, her voice quiet. She continued,

"I thought he had changed. And, I thought maybe it would work out. 3rd times the charm, right?"

"I was thinking more along the lines, 'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.'"

"What about the third time?" Tawni asked a little brokenly.

I sighed. "Tawni, how could you go back to James?"

"He pulled his charm. He claimed to be a 'new man.' You know how it happens. Then he dumped me, saying he wanted you. That you had told him to tell me that you won again."

"Again?"

"You haven't seen the poll in Tween Weekly?"

"No.." I asked, slightly interested, slightly confused.

"'Who's your favorite SO Random! star?'" Tawni recited, "14 percent- Zora. 19 percent- Grady. 20 percent- Nico. 23 percent- Tawni. 24 percent- Sonny."

"You're upset over one percent?"

"I've always been the favorite." Tawni shrugged.

"I'm sorry, Tawni. But, it's just a poll."

"You sound like Nico."

I laughed a little, and she joined in.

"So.. Nico, huh?"

Tawni blushed a little.

"What do you mean?" She asked, sticking her chin forward as she stared at the road.

"You've been spending a lot of time with him lately.." I said, trying to hint at what I was getting to. She must have got what I meant.

'Shut it, farm girl." She snapped, refusing to look away from the road, but I saw a tiny smile at the corner of her lips.

"This is your house?" Huge, huge, huge. I kept thinking. Over and over again.

"Yeah.." Tawni replied.

It was huge.

It was once of those houses, you weren't sure what you could and couldn't touch. Everything was spotless and put exactly a certain way. It was very polished.. Very.. Tawni.

I gazed around and saw Tawni walking up the stairs.

"Come on." She said, impatiently.

I followed her upstairs.

Her room.. Was cocoa-mocha-cocoa. Go figure.

She plopped onto her king sized white bed.

"So.. Tell me about Chad." She said in a sing-song voice.

"Tell me about Nico!" I shot back.

"There's nothing to tell." Tawni replied defiantly.

"Ditto." I said, smirking.

"It's worse than I thought! You're smirking JUST like him!"

"Nuhh-uhhh!" I said, running to her mirror. Well. I mean, wall.

That's right, Tawni had an entire wall made of mirror. You're not surprised are you?

I started inspecting my face, looing for traces of Chad-ness.

Tawni exploded in giggles.

"You luhhhh-uhhh-uhhh-vuhh him!"

I blushed, "Not really." I said in a tiny voice.

Use Nico! A voice in my head told me. It's your only protection!

"You love Nico!"

"You love Chad!"

"You love Nico!"

"You love Chad!"

"Nico!"

"Chad!"

I stared at her. Tawni was the closest friend I had here.

So.. Ehh. Why not?

"Maybe a little bit." I whispered.