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Sonny POV

Chad's house is amazing three floors, five bedrooms, and many more rooms with many entertaining purposes. It looked like a catalog, yet it still had a homey touch that made it comfortable and lived in. He showed me his room. It was only fair after he snooped in mine. It had sky blue walls with hard wood floors. His cast pictures and some of his promotional photos lay on his dresser, but there was also another picture. I moved over and picked it up to get a closer look. It was him holding up a little girl, with pigtails in her hair and a basketball in her hands, attempting to make a basket. He saw me grab the picture and said, "That's my sister Lily, I told you about."

"Is she here? I would love to meet her before dinner," I asked sincerely.

"Yah she should be around here somewhere. Let's go check out her room."

With that we walked out of his room and down the hall to a room that's door was open to reveal pink walls with a quilted pink, purple, and green bedspread. I saw the little girl from the photo sitting on the floor playing with a dollhouse dressed in a princess costume complete with a plastic crown. She looked adorable and when she heard us come to her door she looked up and yelled, "Chad!" before running up to him and jumping into his open arms.

A big smile ran across his face as he caught her, hugging her into his arms. "Lilly Bannily!" he said excited.

When he set her down he asked, "How was kindergarten today? What letter did you do?"

"It was great! We got to color, and today in art class, we made animals out of play dough. We got to do a special dance because we were doing 'L' today like Lion." She glanced over noticing me for the first time. She looked excited but unable to move. She just kept looking from Chad to me and back.

"Lilly you know Sonny right from 'So Random'? Sonny this is my little sister Lilly."

At that she was finally able to speak, "Sonny I just love 'So Random'." She took my hand and led me farther into the room. I saw a 'So Random' poster on her closet door. She has better taste in shows then Chad for sure.

"Look," she said still excited, "I have your poster and everything."

Chad followed us in speaking up, "As I told you before, she loves your show. She's always doing that 'check it out girls' thing."

Before he could stop her, she piped in, "Yah and Chad likes your show too because he always watches it with me every time it's on."

I looked over to him to see him blushing wildly, seemingly dumbfounded by her words. Apparently the great CDC does like comedy after all. I couldn't help but laugh which seemed to pull him together enough to say, "Yah well…I like to spend time with my sister. I still am not a big fan of comedy."

"That's not what you said the other day. You said it was your favorite show because Sonny…" before she could finish he raced over and clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Kids," he said giving a nervous laugh. Trying to change the subject he told Lilly, "Why don't you show Sonny all of your stuffed animals."

"Okay," she said excitedly.

I lowered myself to sit on the floor where she went into detail about all her animals. She was cute, smart, and feisty she had the same blue eyes as Chad which they must get from their dad because from what I saw their mom's eyes were green. Lilly's hair was also lighter blonde then Chad's with a pink bow tying the long strands back. From what I could tell, she liked to talk and was a very bubbly happy child. I could see why Chad loved her so much, and also why it was so hard for him to disappoint her. I guess he proved his point just as he hoped to by bringing me here. When she began, Chad sat beside me so close we touched. Occasionally, I looked over at him. I could see hints of amusement in his eyes. It was sweet. I would have never thought I would have seen Chad in that way.

After about fifteen minutes with the stuffed animals, his mom yelled up from the bottom of the stairs, "Dinner is ready." So far so great, but the real hurdle has arrived dinner.

Chad POV

After my mom called us for dinner, I picked Lilly up and said, "Time for dinner. Piggy back ride?"

"Yah, yah," she said jumping up and down.

I stooped down and let her jump on my back. "Are you holding on?" I asked.

"Yep."

I reached down to help Sonny up. This really would have been easier the other way around genius. Either way, it worked out; Sonny was standing. I motioned for her to go first, "After you."

She smiled and made her way out of the room and slowly down the stairs. She really was getting better with stairs now that she had her new brace. I kept a hand on her shoulder to make sure she did not fall down the steps just in case. I walked behind her until we got to the kitchen. I dropped Lilly off at her usual seat at the dinner table, and pulled out the other seat beside me for Sonny. My mom came in carrying a big bowl while my father followed in carrying a pan.

"So what are we having mom?" I asked suddenly realizing just how hungry I was.

"Lasagna and salad."

"Mmm my favorite," Sonny and I said simultaneously before looking at each other and laughing. What are the odds?

My parents sat down and started to pass out the food. When my dad looked in Sonny's direction he said, "Hello Sonny my name is Dylan Cooper. It is nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you." Really are you kidding me was everyone going to say that?

"It's nice to meet you sir," she said in her usual polite manner.

"Sir? Wow I feel old just call me Dylan please. I'm only 39," he said laughing faking insult.

"Okay," she said looking back to the food in front of her. "This looks amazing and smells great too," she said to my mother taking a breath in smelling the aroma coming off of the food.

"Well let's hope it tastes good, too. So Sonny, what do you like to do in your spare time?"

"Well I read, write, and make my own music, but my favorite thing is martial arts," she said excited. She didn't realize how much that hurt me every time she said that. I was the bonehead keeping her from it.

My mom looked over to me while I was trying my best to keep my pain off my face, "Well you probably know Chad is getting his brown belt tomorrow."

"Yes I do. It was one of my favorite tests back in Wisconsin because we had to fight off multiple attackers." Mom looked amazed. Did I mention I haven't been home much lately?

"Well what belt do you have now?"

"A black belt, I have been doing it since I was a child."

Mom looked at me with one of her smirks. She was thinking again which is never good, "You and Chad have so much in common."

Nobody said anything, we just kept eating until Lily broke the ice, "Sonny will you do the 'Check it out girls' with me after supper?"

Sonny POV

She looked at me hopefully with those big blue eyes that were oddly Chad-like. They weren't as hypnotic, but they did the trick because of the adorable little girl behind them. "Sure Lilly, I would love too."

The lasagna was as delicious as it smelled. It really is my favorite food for whatever reason, I do not know. After I promised to play with Lilly, the rest of the dinner went smoothly. We talked and laughed; it felt like I had known them for more then a couple hours.

After dinner, Chad led me and Lilly to the living room down the hall. It was furnished with tan couches that looked expensive and yet still soft, comfortable, and inviting. The walls were an elegant shade of blue with a beach theme recurring throughout. I was surprised to see all their photos on the wall. I went over to look at them, Chad following me, and Lily preparing a "stage" for us to play on.

I looked at a picture of Chad he looked around six years old at a petting zoo. "I didn't know you liked animals," I said while pointing out the picture.

"I did until I got kicked by a goat a couple of years after that picture was taken. The thing gave me a bump the size of a baseball on my shin," he said laughing at the memory.

"You're exaggerating," I said sure he was adding drama as usual.

He shrugged, "Well maybe a little bit but the story is still true."

I was surveying the rest of the photos, and I came upon him with his sister as a baby. He was probably only twelve at the time, but he looked proud to hold his baby sister. He looked like he would do anything to protect her. That is on thing I had never had, a brother or a sister. I always dreamed I would get one. Someone to play with, to care about, who will look out for you when times are rough. I never had that and I probably never would. I felt a single tear leak from my defenses a traitor of my emotions.

Chad looked at me worried, "What's wrong Sonny? Are you okay? Maybe you should sit down." He was so caring. When did that happen? Slowly he had changed. Had he always been kind but never showed it, or is he the conceded jerk I thought he was a few days ago? I didn't know, but I wasn't going to bring it up then in his house, with his family, besides it wasn't the point.

"It's just seeing you with your sister reminds me how much I wanted a sibling growing up. I'd see my friends with theirs and wonder what it would be like to have somebody to play with at the end of the day when everyone was called home to dinner."

He moved closer and put his hands on my arms, "Sonny you may not have siblings, but you have the best friends in the world. They would do anything for you. They are family."

He had a point. Staring into his eyes, how could I disagree? He's so sweet. "Are you including yourself in that?"

"Absolutely, I would do anything for you," he pulled me into a hug it was nice and I could have stayed like that forever, but I felt a tug at my shirt and looked down.

Lilly smiled up at us and said, "I'm ready."

I let Chad go regretfully and followed Lilly, "So what are we going to do?" Chad took a seat on the couch planning to watch us.

"How about we make up a sketch so we can perform it for my family?"

"Okay," I said looking at Chad. Do I really want to do that? I perform in front of a crowd all the time but it's never people I know and there are always more distractions.

Lilly looked over to him too before grabbing his hand with her small one, "Chad you have to leave until we're ready."

"But I don't want to leave," he said resisting her attempts at pulling him.

"Please Chad," she said pulling out the puppy dog face.

I could see him breaking, "Fine." That's one of my personal favorites it works every time. The girl has skills.

Chad POV

Why do I have to leave? I live here. I made my way to the kitchen for lack of anything better to do to kill time. My mother was doing the dishes in the sink when she noticed me come in. "What's going on Chad? Why aren't you will the girls?" she asked curious.

"They kicked me out or rather Lily did," I said. You know things are bad when you can be controlled by a five year old.

"Why did she kick you out?" she said laughing. She knew my sister too well to be surprised and found her power amusing.

"She is going to have a show with Sonny. They need to practice before anyone can see."

"Sonny seems like a nice girl. She seems like a good catch. I'm happy for you."

What? What is that supposed to mean? "Mom we're not dating," I said seriously.

"Okay son whatever you say."

Ugh why does she have to do this, "Mom, I'm serious. We are just friends."

"Well I'm serious, too. You two are great together. You compliment each other, you coordinate yourselves without even seeming to think about it, and you even finish each others sentences from time to time."

It couldn't be true. I was there at the same table, and I didn't see anything, but if there was on thing my mom is good at its reading people. I may have been able to deny my feelings for Sonny a few days ago but no more. I can't keep lying to myself.