A/N: AH! I couldn't wait to write this chapter.. and yes, they are going to bring up last night in this chapter.. you will see! Enjoy! Last chapter! I think!!
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c h a p t e r // t r e d i c i (thirteen)
Sonny's POV
We walked out of the beautiful building after both reciting the description perfectly to the manager of Museo Correr.
"Sonny," Chad said. "I have a surprise!"
I looked at him questioningly. "Alrighty.."
"Follow me." he said, motioning me towards the dock. I got confused. Why did Chad have a surprise for me? Awe, so sweet of him though! We got closer and closer towards the dock, and Chad got into a gondola. He held my hand as I got in.
"Chad, what's going on?" I asked, as the man pushed off of the edge and we began floating across the Venetian waters.
"I wanted to talk to you." he said calmly.
I braced myself. This was going to be interesting.
Chad's POV
Okay Cooper, this is it. Tell her. Tell her everything.
"Soo.." I said dumbly.
"Sooo.." Sonny repeated.
"Sooooo.." I said, extending the word.
"So, Cooper, what's up?" she finally said.
"You know what happened in the taxi cab last night?"
She nodded. "Yeah, you were drunk, and you said, err- spelled out that you l-o-v-e me." she said, spelling out the letters in the air.
"Well.." I said nervously, scratching the back of my neck.
"Well?" Sonny asked, looking at me.
"I-" I started. Ugh. I hate nervous. Chad Dylan Cooper doesn't do nervous.
Sonny kept looking at me. We were nearing the Bridge of Sighs, and sunset was about to begin. If I'm ever going to do this, I have to do it now.
"Well?" Sonny asked, again.
"I- Iwasn'tjoking." I said quickly, turning my head away from her.
"Huh?" she turned her head sideways. "Sorry, I didn't-"
"I wasn't joking, Sonny! I DO LOVE YOU!" I said loudly, cutting her off.
Sonny's eyes widened. I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out at all.
"Chad, I don't know what to say." she said, flustered.
I sulked. "I'm, I'm really sorry Sonny. I didn't mean to.."
"Chad, so protecting me from 'flirty Italian guys' and 'boys with twins', was you making sure that I didn't like anyone?"
I looked down at my feet. "Yeah.."
"And you caring was, well, you caring?"
I mumbled again. "Yea.." The blush on my cheeks must have been as red and hot as the sun by now.
"So you don't like me back," I said. "Imeanyouknowthat'sfinebecausewellit's--"
"I never said that." she said grinning. "The time for talking is over, Chad Dylan."
And with that, we passed under The Bridge of Sighs and she pulled me into a kiss. This was it. This was the moment that I have been waiting for my whole life. I was here, kissing Sonny Munroe. This was perfect.
A local legend says that lovers will be assured eternal love if they kiss on a gondola at sunset under the bridge.