Acting Out: Chapter 14
As he pulled away from the kiss, Chad didn't care that all Sonny's friends and relatives were watching them.
He had feelings for her, he knew that now and he couldn't help but smile back at her. There were no cameras on them; they didn't have to fake anything at all.
Chad placed a hand on her back and led her off the dance floor, where Sonny's mum gave them a curious look.
Sonny was all smiles as they sat down at a table; she began eating some of the snacks that were on it as she watched her grandmother dance.
"What are you thinking about?" Chad asked after watching her for a moment.
She turned her gaze to him, the smile on her face growing a little bigger, "Nothing much, I'm just happy to be back home."
"Dare I say it, but it's nice to be here." The actor confessed.
Sonny smiled even wider, although Chad didn't think it was possible, "Being married to you isn't so bad."
"You make a good wife." Chad admitted, "Well, as long as you don't get up at five tomorrow. We are kind of on a holiday."
Sonny giggled, "Don't worry; I am definitely not going to be getting up early."
As the party started to die down, and after the couple danced some more, Chad was a little shocked that Sonny wanted to leave. He figured she would want to stay until the very end.
"Come on, I want to take you somewhere." Sonny murmured in his ear, reaching for his hand.
"I don't mind waiting around if you want to." He said, taking in her perfume.
"No, I want to leave." She affirmed.
Sonny began saying goodbye to the remaining guests but Chad was in a daze and was wondering where Sonny wanted to take him at this time of night.
She grabbed the keys out of her bag as they made their way to Lucy's sister's car.
"I'll drive." She told him.
"Well doesn't look like I have much choice." Chad laughed, as Sonny was already getting in the driver's seat of the car.
She began driving and Chad had no clue where she was taking him; Milwaukee was like a foreign country to him as he had never been in his life.
"It's a little cold out." Chad observed.
Sonny shrugged and let out a laugh, "You get used to it, plus we don't have to stay long."
Around twenty minutes later Sonny pulled up to the shoreline. He took in the sign that read 'Bradford Beach'.
"You brought me here to swim in the cold?" He asked, confused.
His wife let out a giggle, "No, we're just going to go sit in the sand."
He saw her take her heels off before stepping out the car so he took his own shoes off and loosened his tie.
"It's a bit cold." Sonny commented as Chad got out the car.
"Did you want my jacket?" Chad asked.
Sonny shook her head, "No, I'll live." She replied reaching out to grab his hand, "Come on." She said, leading him down onto the sand.
The moonlight shone down on them and Chad was lost in thought, wondering why Sonny would bring him to the beach of all places.
He was soon snapped out of his trance as Sonny sat down and let go of his hand, "Let's sit here." She said bubbly.
Chad sat down besides her and looked at the ocean with was shimmering under the moonlight.
"It's not that bad here is it?"
Chad laughed, "No," He admitted, "I thought your grandmother would live on a farm. You told me stories about growing up on one."
Sonny laughed at this, "Don't trust everything you hear about Wisconsin. I used to visit my grandma all the time when I was younger because we weren't that far away. When my dad left, my mom and I moved in with her."
Chad was a little shock to hear her mention her father. She rarely did when they used to go out and only knew he abandoned Sonny and her mum, leaving them for another woman.
"He tried to make contact with me a few months back actually." Sonny said, "My mum told me he came to LA and everything but I refused to see him. He never made the effort to come see me until I got on 'So Random'."
"You think he is after your money and fame?" Chad questioned her.
"I don't know, I don't know him." She replied honestly, looking over at him, "You're lucky that your parents love you...even if they are living on the other side of the country and you don't get to see them a lot."
Chad gazed into her brown eyes and could see there was some hurt in them. He realised he wanted nothing more at that moment to be able to take that pain away.
"So why the beach?" Chad asked suddenly, wanting to try and make Sonny thing about something else.
Sonny wrapped her arms around herself due to the cold and Chad shuffled over to be closer to her and wrapped an arm around her.
"This is the place where I was when I got the phone call saying they wanted me to star in 'So Random." She smiled, "It is my favourite place in the world. Whenever I come back home; I can't not come here. I love it too much."
"So if you had to choose between spending time at the studio or just sitting here like this right here, which would you prefer?" The actor asked, intrigued.
"If it was with you like this," Sonny began, "I'd choose here hands down."
Chad smiled warmly at her; he knew it wasn't one of those posed smiles he did for the media, it was a true one. One he realised he reserved for Sonny and only for Sonny.
Chad contemplated whether or not he should lean in to kiss her. He was mentally deliberating whether he should or not.
"It's raining." His wife said, tearing him away from his internal struggles.
It was only then Chad realised it was indeed raining; he didn't even care that it would be ruining his hair.
He stood up and grabbed Sonny's hands, pulling her up in the process.
"We should go back." He told her.
They made their way back to the car and were completely soaked by the time they got in it.
Sonny was giggling and handed Chad the keys, "You can drive back."
"I love the rain." She said as they drove off from the beach.
"I know." Chad recalled.
Sonny turned the heating on in the car as they drove back, arriving there a little after one am.
"The lights are all off." Sonny observed at they parked the car out the front of the house, "Either Grandma is still partying or she is home asleep already." She laughed.
They got out the car and ran through the rain and up to the front door. Sonny quickly unlocked it and they quickly got inside to get out of the rain, locking the door after them.
It was dark inside, Chad felt Sonny grab his hand and lead him upstairs in the dark house. She clearly had done it countless times before.
As they pulled up to the house Sonny felt as if she was flying.
They got out the car and quickly made their way to the front door, quickly unlocking the door to get in the warmth.
Locking the door behind her, Sonny was holding back her laughter as she found the situation completely hilarious.
They were soaking wet and her grandmother and mother clearly were asleep as the house was pitch black.
Sonny grabbed Chad's hand and led him upstairs in the dark, being careful not to make nay noise so she wouldn't wake anyone up.
Sonny giggled as soon as she was back in their bedroom and kicked her heels off as Chad closed the bedroom door after her.
"We are so wet." She laughed, pushing some of her wet hair off her face.
Chad pulled his jacket off, tossing it aside lazily, and pulled his tie up over his head after he took off his shoes and socks.
"I think we need a shower." Sonny suggested, "We are drenched and need to get dry and dressed into warm clothes."
She got up and walked into the bathroom, flicking the light switch on, and she was surprised to see that Chad followed her in there.
He had a small smile on his face, his blue eyes sparkling, and Sonny couldn't help but smile back at him.
"What?" She questioned him with a giggle escaping her lips again.
"Nothing," He replied, "I'm just assuming that you will need help getting out of that dress." The blonde told her.
Sonny nodded and turned around, holding up her wet hair so Chad could undo the zip.
She felt his cold hands touch her back and it sent shivers down her spine; she knew it wasn't because of the cold though.
"You look beautiful Sonny, even when you're all wet like this." He whispered.
When her dress was unzipped she turned around to face Chad again and she found herself lost in his sparkling blue eyes.
It was clear to her now.
She loved him.
Sonny Monroe loved Chad Dylan Cooper.
The actress couldn't say a word as she came to terms with her new-found realisation. She was speechless.
"I'm really glad that I came." Chad admitted, "I had a really good time here tonight with you." He smiled.
Sonny let out a smile and Chad went on.
"I hope you know that you looked absolutely stunning tonight." He told her, placing a hand on her wet cheek, "You still do."
Sonny still couldn't say a word, so she did what felt right.
She placed her hands on his chest and leant up to kiss her husband, her eyes fluttering shut as their lips met.
Chad instantly wrapped an arm around Sonny's small waist and Sonny wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening their kiss.
Their lips moved in unison and Sonny didn't care that they were soaking wet, all that mattered to her was him. She heard him let out a small moan and he brought her in closer to him.
Before she knew it her arms were no longer around his neck, they had trailed down and had begun to unbutton his shirt. She didn't know what possessed her to do it, it just felt right.
After unbuttoning his shirt she pushed it off his shoulders, allowing it to drop to the floor.
Chad's hands moved up to her waist and he lifted her up to him, allowing Sonny to wrap her legs around his middle. She wrapped an arm around his neck again, as Chad supported her up by holding under her bottom, her other hand was on his face.
Not breaking the kiss, Chad carefully walked back into the bedroom, Sonny moaned into his mouth as their tongues moved together rhythmically.
Chad broke the kiss as he set Sonny down on the bed, helping her get out of her dress. He held himself up over her and brought his lips back to hers, holding her face in his hands.
The brunette's hands trailed down to Chad's pants, unbuttoning them and unzipping them. Chad broke the kiss and quickly pulled them off, tossing them aside absentmindedly.
He placed his lips on Sonny's neck, sucking on it gently making her moan involuntarily.
"Chad." She groaned.
He returned his lips to hers but she pulled away breathlessly, "Make love to me."
She opened her eyes to see his blue ones looking at her in all their glory.
He kissed her again allowing their passion to completely take over as the rain fell outside, the sound crashing against the roof as their lips crashed together.
It would be a night neither would ever forget.