Hey guys! Longest chapter yet, 3,000 words, and I think I got it out soon enough, right? Super busy but you guys have been sooo understanding!

I really like writing this story, and I'm only gonna drag out this problem a little longer, then we'll get a new one, sound fun?

Chapter 12:

Sonny and her mom arrived at the funeral. Sonny's mom was ready to start cuddling and fussing over Chad, something that made Sonny feel nauseous.

"Mom, please. This is a celebrity funeral, please please please don't recall how you felt when Uncle Jeff's pig died." Sonny pleaded.

"Sonny, you're boyfriend needs a mother figure." Connie argued before smiling, "I still can't believe my Sonny has a boyfriend!"

"So he needs a mother? Wait until we get married, and you can be his mother-in-law." She stubbornly stated. Suddenly, she realized what she said and looked up to see her mother smirking and cringed. She would endure teasing about this for a long time.

Sonny got out of the car to face the enormous Cooper mansion in its full glory. A huge white house with lush green lawns and all the perks. Tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses, the works! She was in awe of this castle and rolling hills that Chad got to call home.

She spotted Chad walking across the lawn to the place where the chairs were set up for the ceremony. He weaved in and out of all the guests and looked her way, keeping his expression the same. Sonny smiled and waved but it appears that he hadn't seen her. He looked in front of him again and sat down on a chair next to Tawni.

Sonny tried to catch his attention by waving. She could have sworn they made eye contact, but she guessed not. He had already walked to his seat in the front row next to Tawni. Sonny saw that the front row was all reserved so she sighed and sat down with her mother a couple of rows behind them.

"That's him, right?" Connie pointed to a Mackenzie Falls co-star, "You said he was on that show you like to watch!" her mother whispered to Sonny.

"Mom," Sonny started to explain when Chad came and stood next to them.

"Hey Sonny," he said with a small but still dazzling smile, "I didn't know you were here already." Sonny had an inkling this wasn't true but shrugged it away.

Sonny turned to her mom and continued her explanation. She started to speak, preparing for the squeals. "Mom, this is my boyfriend, Cha--"

"Chad Dylan Cooper." Chad cut in finishing for Sonny, "Nice to meet you Mrs. Munroe. Or is it Ms.?" he tacked on with an afterthought.

Connie was giggling like a giddy school girl freshman meeting the senior quarterback but composed herself enough to answer. "It's Ms., unfortunately Sonny knows what you're going through."

Chad looked at Sonny accusingly with a you-didn't-tell-me-that kind of look. She had shared stories about her grandmother and Lucy's aunt but never about her dad. Chad felt a little hurt and betrayed, but he tried to shake it off. Sonny tried to give him an apologetic glance but her ear was pulled to her mother's mouth.

"You didn't tell me you were dating the star of Mackenzie Falls!" she whispered excitedly. Sonny blushed a little and shrugged. She mumbled something about no time. But she wasn't mortified enough to miss the glint in her mother's eyes signaling a bout of full-on mother mode coming on.

Connie stood up and engulfed a flustered Chad in a big bear hug while cooing apologies. To Sonny's surprise he hugged her back, his eyes grateful after being starved for a little maternal love.

They took their original seats for the ceremony; and then, Charles Andrew Cooper called Chad up to speak. He gulped and looked nervous in a way that would go unnoticed to everyone but Sonny. And his mother, if she was here. But Sonny's heart singed with jealousy and she witnessed Tawni noticing as well and patting him on the hand, giving him a good luck hug and kiss on the cheek.

He stood up and made his way over to the podium. Once he was there Sonny saw the change in his eyes as he became comfortable and his arrogant actor self took over. This saddened Sonny a little; if on his mother's funeral, he could not bring himself to show people the real, sweet, vulnerable Chad, how much could he show her? She shook the thought immediately, scolding herself. She couldn't think like that. Chad was being an amazing boyfriend even minus his tragedy, and she needed to start playing her part with trust too.

Chad cleared his throat and flashed a spectacular smile that was also laced with grief and loss. A thank-you-for-coming formality smile. Sonny was impressed, he was a better actor than she gave him credit for, he really knew how to twist an audience to his will. She sat up in her seat and listened.

"I really miss my mother. She was an amazing mother, and we were really close. We shared a friendship that most children, especially celebrity teenagers, don't share with their parents. My girlfriend actually shares this with her mother, and she helped me a lot getting through this. She's a celebrity too and she flew back with me from our Condor Studio's vacation for the funeral. She's on So Random! if you're read the paper lately you know who I mean.

My mother always had some cookies ready after auditions. Even though you get told a lot in this business, she always said yes. To me, to my father, to Tawni who's been over since childhood. Even when I said no, she said yes. She didn't have to deal with girl crushes and grades or being a soccer mom and volunteering, even when I was a young kid. But I know that she tried really hard for me to get all I could out of my childhood before diving into this tough business.

I like to think of myself as being blessed. My parents were together and happy, something that's becoming less common every day. And they both always had time for me."

Again, Sonny noticed that his eyes darkened at the lie. With another pang of jealousy she thought that Tawni must have noticed as well. Chad continued his speech.

"My father has given me a lot of his time and effort after my mother's death. I'm sure he will continue to do so and I love you father for doing this." Chad was physically cringing during his speech now. This was obviously scripted by Charles.

"Thank you all for coming to my dear mother's funeral. I love you Eleanor Danielle Cooper, I hope you are in a happier place." Chad hung his head, wrapping the audience around his finger as he toyed with their emotions. It must be a guilty pleasure of his to manipulate people like that when he was feeling vulnerable.

Charles stood up and took the mic from Chad. "Thank you son. I think you've said it all, but I want to thank some people especially. Mrs. Barbara Walker, family friend of mine and business associate. Miss Tawni Hart, Chad's longtime childhood friend and So Random! co-worker, whom he mentioned. Dear, I've moved your stuff to the other guest room, please make a note of that. And Mrs. Hannah O'Cornell, thank you for helping us through this, she's Eleanor's sister."

Sonny was apalled, if the world didn't know that Chad and Sonny were dating, it would seem like he was dating Tawni. Thank the Lord that they were such a huge, new, it couple that the news was all about them-- right?

She mingled with other guests while waiting for a moment alone with Chad. She spotted him chatting politely with one of his dad's coworkers about career movements when, speak of the devil, Charles came up to her.

"Sonny Munroe. You're not wearing any blue I note." He said. Sonny stared questioningly. She wondered if Chad resembled his father or mother more. He looked like a younger version of Charles, and got his air of importance from him, but Charles had brown eyes. She realized she hadn't acknowledged him yet and she had to make a good impression!

"Yes, that's me, I'm Sonny. And, I'm sorry, blue?" Sonny questioned. He waved it off and put his hand on her shoulder. "You must be Chad's father. He speaks very, erm, highly of you. It's nice to meet you."

Charles smiled a Chad-smile. "If that's true I'm very glad, but I doubt it is." He smiled in a joking way and Sonny noticed that it didn't reach his eyes. He shook her hand and continued making polite conversation that somehow sounded like a difficult Teen Scene interview. "So you're a comedian, right? On So Random! no less. I love comedy." He threw in another smile for good measure.

"Yes, I am. Chad hasn't told me what you do, though." She asked.

"I run Cooper Industries. I'm a businessman, never one for acting. But Chad Dylan loves it just like his mother. She was a runway trainer and acting agent." He added.

Chad cut into their conversation. "Sonny, hey, Tawni said you were looking for me." He put his arm around her shoulders.

"Oh yeah, but you looked busy so I decided to wait. And your father was telling me--" She broke off.

"Ah, I see. Father, I spoke with your associate Nathaniel, he wants to speak with you." He delivered.

"Sonny, will you be staying with us for dinner? Tawni and a few friends are staying a while longer, but Chad told me you wish to stay with your mother." Charles asked the starlet.

"Yes, I'll stay with my mother, we live close enough," Sonny tried to answer. Chad took over again, "I think Sonny would rather spend time with me than a family dinner."

Sonny looked at Chad strangely, "But isn't it custom? Shouldn't I meet your family?" Chad looked unwilling and unbending, but Charles made the final decision.

"Chad Dylan, Sonny will stay over for dinner, I insist." Chad's eyes narrowed at the way he made it seem like it was not an order.

"Yes, sir." Chad took Sonny by the arm and swished her away as his father went to talk to his assistant.

Sonny gazed at Chad and smiled, "Finally, I've been trying to talk to you for days." She put her hands on his shoulders and he put his on her waist. He smiled back, I know, but thanks for helping me with my speech.

She laughed, "It was great, you had the audience in tears."

"Not a dry eye in the house," he added with a smirk. Sonny started to lean in, but he pulled away smoothly. He pivoted on one foot and waved to somebody. "I-- uh, I think Portlyn's here." he said. Lets go. She reached for his hand as they walked but Chad swiftly checked the time on his watch.

Sonny sighed silently. Awkward... maybe Chad didn't like her after all. Maybe he was being nice to her because she had been so nice to him. Sonny still felt guilty for confessing her feelings and yelling at Chad. She had lost a ton of sleep and beat herself up because of that.

"Portlyn!" Chad laughed as the beautiful teen gave him a bear hug. She beamed at him.

"Chad how are you? Oh, stupid question... Do you feel better? We all miss you." She squealed. She turned to Sonny and gave her a hug as well, "Hey, girlie, how are you? Is Chad being nice?"

"Hey Port, I'm fine." Sonny willed herself not to answer the second question.

"Portlyn, are you staying for dinner?" Chad asked hopefully, "Dad's around, he loves your dinner debates." Sonny flinched, Chad hadn't wanted her to stay.

"Yeah, I'm staying! Definitely. But I'll be here for the night and I'm flying back tomorrow evening, Mr. Condor couldn't let so many people go back. I may take Tawn along too." Sonny started hurting again when she saw Chad's face drop a little. She really had to stop being such a clingy girlfriend. But she was starved for a little affection, every girl needed to be a princess.

"I spent the whole plane ride reading magazines. Did you know Frankie Jonas got engaged to Noah Cyrus?" She gasped, putting a perfectly manicured hand to her mouth.

Sonny laughed, "Port, don't believe everything you read. And Kevin got engaged but Frankie's like 6. Actually, Chad got a wedding invite..." she trailed off thoughtfully.

"Chad, we have so much to talk about!" she giggled, "Jess and Tim."

"No way. You're lying." he replied, shocked. Sonny took Portlyn's magazines to a fancy white lawn chair and sat down. She flipped through the stack and read the front headlines.

"How to lose weight in 60 seconds, that's impossible!" she scoffed, turning over the next one.

"Teen Scene Scoop: Chad's story of loss and heartbreak. How losing his mother made him lose his mind. Lame!" she sneered, "And totally untrue." She flipped to Seventeen.

"Kristen brings Taylena together, so Sel spills on Robsten! Portlyn, will that girl buy anything? These are pretty entertaining though." she saw People next in the pile.

"Chad Dylan Cooper. Lovin' the single life, but what does he like in a girl? He's got his eye on someone. News on Macfalls and his movie inside. Oh, it's an old edition," Sonny noted, "but I think I'll keep it for later..." She went to the last magazine in the stack, Tween Weekly.

Sonny gasped when she read the title. "Chawni: the Channy and Tayden breakup." she read out loud, shocked. It was complete with a picture of Tawni and Chad hugging and gazing into each others eyes at the airport terminal. Where had she been? Probably getting food. But, the whole world now thought that Chad has been referring to Tawni in the speech. Who gets a news channel to film a funeral, anyways??? Tears started welling up in her eyes. This was way too much drama for a funeral. She just wanted to get Chad and sit with him for hours, go to dinner and meet his family, and maybe finally kiss him and have a real relationship? It wasn't too much to ask, was it now. When would everything blow over. Would it all finally be ok? Would their relationship last that long?

She walked over to her mother to tell her she would be spending the night at Chad's with Tawni. She then went straight to Charles and asked permission, which was immediately granted. And she drove her car home to get her stuff.

She stormed upstairs before glancing at the clock. 6:30, the funeral would be over by the time she got back. She quickly took a shower and changed into more comfortable clothes, but picked a dark purple minidress, shoes and accessories. And just in case there was still funeral stragglers, she put on a black New York style winter coat. She looked in her mirror and approved, very post-funeral.

She packed her essentials and clothes for a few days. She was going to outstay Portlyn and Tawni, so help her God. She grabbed her phone, purse blarmy and suitcase and packed it all in the car. She drove back to the Cooper house and picked up Chad's favorite coffee on the way back. She got one for her and one for him. Just them. She broke the speed limit a little driving back. When she got there she unloaded her stuff and took it up to the guest room nearest to Chad.

She unwrapped the blarmy and wore it down to the living room where Tawni and Portlyn were sitting in chairs and Chad was sitting on the sofa, talking. Chad smiled as she walked in. "You're staying the night, Sonny?" he asked.

Sonny nodded and sat down right next to him. "What did I miss?"

Chad shrugged, "Blondie and Port are going back tomorrow. Oh, I thought we could go to dinner tomorrow, too. We haven't done anything as a couple yet." he smiled.

Sonny beamed. Maybe she was wrong about all of this. She repeated to herself. I will not be jealous. I will not be jealous. I will not be jealous...

Haha, sorry it's soooo long, Sonny just couldn't shut up... Next chapter: Kissing, maybe!!! Nah, don't count on it, I'm evil... The Dinner with Charles and then Sonny Tawni and Portlyn spend the night at Chad's. Also stuff of the next day and dropping them off at the airport. Maybe it'll include Sonny and Chad's FIRST DATE EVER!!! yeahhh. And then another night at the Cooper mansion.

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