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CHAD POV (A month later)
I'm extremely tired. Sonny and I had moved most of the stuff out of the baby's room and into the fairly large shed in the backyard. Most of the stuff in that room was Caden's from when he was first born. We're keeping the crib in there for the newborn along with the bassinet. We still have to take out the guest bed. I rolled on my back and groaned when I heard a small voice
"Daddy, wake up" I heard. Small hands patted my chest. I ignored it and kept my eyes closed "Daddy…" Caden shook my chest. I muttered a 'what' and put my arm over my eyes "Daddy!" He yelled and slapped my bare chest extremely hard. I rubbed the area and open my eyes
"Yes, Caden. What do you want?" I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling.
"Good morning" He chuckled and climbed on top of the bed. I turned my head to him and narrowed my eyes
"Did you really wake me up to say good morning?" I asked lowly. He cheesed a smile and shook his head
"Mommy tossed her cookies in the trash" I chuckled at the phrase. She has morning sickness. Something I'm used to and not repulsed by "She's sick and we have to take her to Dr. Moretti"
"She's not sick…" I sat up and swung my legs over the edge of the bed. Caden was right on my footsteps as I stepped down to the kitchen and looked for Sonny "Where is she?"
"She take the trash out" He answered, taking a seat at the counter to finish his cereal. I went to the fridge and took out the carton of orange juice. I poured some in a glass and sipped it. A few minutes later, Sonny came in the house and grabbed a glass from the cabinet. She filled it with tap water and drank it "Are you okay, mommy?" She swished some in her mouth before spitting in the sink and dumping the rest of the water in also
"I'm fine…" Sonny washed her hands quickly before drying them on a paper towel
"Morning sickness?" I quirked an eyebrow. She yawned and ran her fingers through her hair
"Yeah…"
"What's that?" Caden asked
"It's when I wake up in the morning and throw up for no reason" Sonny answered. Caden tilted his head and shoved a spoon full of cereal into his mouth
"Ew," He whined, chewing on his food. Sonny laughed and took out a pan to make breakfast "Can I have more?" He pointed to the box sitting on the counter
"You're being greedy…" She said, shaking her head
"But I want it" He growled playfully and reached for the box. Once he caught hold of it he opened it up in his lap. He lifted the opening over his bowl and dispensed way too much in his bowl. It over flowed onto the counter and I laughed "Oops…" He frowned and smiled weakly at his mother "Sorry"
"Can you…?" She gestured to the mess and turned around to turn on the burner. He started collecting the little colored circles of food and dropping it back in the box. Sonny cracked two eggs in a pan. I furrowed my eyebrows and stood up, walking around the counter and placing my hands on her waist.
"Sonny"
"Hm…"
"Go upstairs and lay down" I murmured, replacing her hand on the pan and kissing the back of her head "I can make breakfast"
"I already started…"
"And I'll finish it…" I told her "You look tired… so go. I'll bring your plate up when it's ready" She protested a little but gave up and went up the stairs. I pulled out the box of pancake mix and a bowl.
"Is she okay?" Caden asked me. Putting all the right ingredients into the bowl and mixing the batter, I ladled the slightly thick liquid onto the hot griddle.
"Yes, she's just tired"
"Of cooking?"
"No, the baby makes her a little more tired than usual"
"How can we make her not tired?" He jumped off the chair with his empty bowl and tippy toed to put it in the sink. His short hair was completely disheveled from when he woke up. I flipped the pancakes and turned around to Caden. I crouched down to his level and ran my fingers through his hair
"You can… be good and not misbehave"
"I'm always good…" He shrugged
"Caden… just be good"
"Okay…" He mumbled. I kissed the top of his head and stood back up. I slid the pancakes on a plate next to the eggs
SONNY POV
After I had thrown up in the kitchen I was too tired for words. When Chad told me to go lay down I hesitated a little but complied. I laid in our king sized bed and let my head bury in the pillows. I blew out a breath of air and put my hand over my still flat stomach. In eight weeks, I'll start to show. I rubbed my hand back and forth over it lightly. Neither one of these pregnancies was planned- Not that it's a bad thing. I love Caden to death and then a whole lot more. I think Selena was coming over today so I can help her with her wedding plans. She and Joey are finally getting married and I'm one of her bridesmaids along with Tawni. My belly's going to be big and round by the time her wedding date comes around. Its February now so they baby should be arriving in October if I go full terms. According to Marie Jacobs, once you have a premature child, all your children are going to be premature. I heard the bedroom door open and smelled the plate of food before I actual saw it.
"For you…" Chad handed me a plate of pancakes and eggs. I used the fork to cut into the steaming hot pancakes and put it in my mouth
"This is really good…" I muttered and put some more food into my mouth "These taste… better than mine" He laughed and sat on the edge of the bed next to me
"Nah, they don't. You're just really hungry" He stated. "Were you this tired when you were pregnant with Caden? I don't remember"
"Not really…"
"Oh…"
"You should start getting ready for your job" I stated, swallowing the eggs I had in my mouth and sighing
"Yep…" Standing up, he kissed my forehead and headed toward the bathroom
"Wait… you didn't eat?"
"Nope. I'm not hungry" He said "Caden is cleaning up his room…" He let me know before stepping into the bathroom and turning on the shower. I slowly finished my food as I heard him brush his teeth and then actually get in the shower
CHAD POV
"So… what do you want to do about this advertising thing? I have the number for the billboard with me and Country living magazine is asking to speak with you"
"Why do they want to speak with me?" I asked Derek while closing a invoice envelope that I was going to mail out.
"I have no idea but I put them on hold" Exhaling, I picked up the phone and pressed the answer button
"This, is Mr. Cooper. You wanted to speak with me?" I answered
"Hi, yes. This is Country Living Magazines representative, Jamie. Um… your ad placement in our magazine hasn't been paid for this month"
"Are you sure? I sent out a check about two weeks ago" I turned to my computer and signed onto our company bank account. We had loads of money to pay so how didn't they receive the check?
"Yes, we never got your payment and the deadline for publishing is near"
"Okay… can you please hold on for a moment?" I called Derek into my office and looked at him "Did you send out the check for Country Living?"
"Yes"
"When?"
"Three days ago…" He responded. I pursed my lips and picked up the phone again and sighed "I'm sorry my coworker sent out the check three days ago. You should be receiving it in the mail in the next couple of days"
"Okay… it was all a misunderstanding then" She clarified. "Thank you for your time"
"Bye" I hung up the phone and stood up "What took you so long to mail it?" I laughed and got out of my chair from behind the desk
"I waited because… I was too lazy to get up and drop the mail down the post…" I laughed again and pushed him away from me "Kenzie's back from Virginia"
"Aw, you missed your sister" I teased and walked out of my office.
"No, I didn't"
"You're a bad liar, man. You missed her. She's your twin. You missed messing with her"
"Must you act like an ass?"
"Yes, I must" He chuckled
"She has a tan beyond anything…"
"So what? She and Craig spent most of the time at the beach then"
"Yeah" I turned and looked at him skeptically
"You miss your sister…"
"I do"
"I knew it"
"That you did but we couldn't live together for so long…"
"It's okay, Derek. I'll be your friend" I patted his back
"You're an idiot" I watched Garrett push a large crate towards us. Once it was in front of us, he stood up straight and groaned "What is that?" Derek asked.
"It's from Jack" He stated. I clenched my jaw and looked around for how to open it
"There's no way to open this…?" I questioned "Except with a crowbar"
"Which we don't have" Garret sighed. "We have a screwdriver… if that counts"
"Yeah, let's try that" Derek agreed. Fifteen minutes and the top halfway lifted, I pulled it open and dropped it on the floor. On top of the shredded old newspaper and crates was a folded card
"Chad and company. I couldn't get a date for a wine tasting so here is the new White Merlot. It's aged two years" I read aloud. I saw Garrett and Derek starting to dig through the news papers until they found the bottle "Call me and tell me what you think… from Laura" I shrugged and put the letter on the desk behind me
"You want to taste it now…?" Garrett read the label on the bottle. It was the same label, just with 'White Merlot' on it. The date change on it also changed
"Hm… Nah" Derek said "I'll just take one home to my girl…" Oh yeah, he's settled down. Kind of…
SONNY POV
"If you don't want your mother sitting next to his mother why would you even put them at the same table?" I asked Selena in the dining room. She had her seating charts in front of her and gave me a copy "You said that they hated each other"
"They do…"
"So put your immediate family at one table and his at another"
"I want to sit here" Caden pointed randomly to one of the seats on the chart as he sat at the table eating his chicken nuggets from McDonalds'. Gabby was at school and wouldn't be out for another two hours.
"You have to sit at the little kids table, Cade" Selena responded
"But I'm not a little kid. I'm a big boy…" He pointed out and shoved two fries into his mouth
"You're a big boy eating a happy meal" Selena retorted back playfully "I don't think they would fight at our wedding, Sonny"
"I'm not saying that. I'm saying, to make it easier on yourself just put the families at two different tables"
"Okay, I get you now…" She pushed that to the side and leaned back in the chair "You have to be at the venue so we can take pictures by four" She stated. I clicked my tongue and rubbed my shoulder
"I don't think you're going to want me in your pictures"
"Why wouldn't I? You're one of my bridesmaids and you're a close friend"
"Yeah but it's going to look bad…"
"Says who?"
"The baby growing in my tummy" She furrowed her eyebrows in a tight line before smiling big
"You're pregnant again?" She squealed "Oh my god, I can't wait! How far along are you?"
"A month and a couple of days"
"I don't care if you're pregnant in my pictures. I just want you in them, period point blank"
"I'll be all round and stuff. My dress probably won't even be the same, Selena"
"When is Gabby coming?" Caden blurted out over his cup of fruit punch
"When she gets out of school in two hours"
"Oh…" He drawled out "I gotta pee" He announced and wiggled out of the chair. He ran up the steps in a hurry
"So a month, huh? Was it planned?" I shook my head "You two are good at making babies. Caden is adorable and I'm pretty sure the next it going to be to adorable for words. Especially if it's a girl"
"Yeah…" I snickered
"Anyway, I want you in my pictures and you're going to be in them. Besides, the wedding is October first…"
"You changed the date from last time?" I reached over and stole some of Caden's French fries "First it was August then December and now October. You can't make up your mind" I joked and fixed the strap on my bra. It's a shame that I'm going to have to buy new bras again. "Hey... What size were you before you got pregnant"
"A 32B and now a 34C" She stated "What about you before Caden?"
"I was a 34B and after a 36C... After this baby" I groaned at the thought of becoming a D cup. I don't think I can handle that
"Well, maybe if you breastfeed it'll go back to a C"
"I hope. Did you get your dress?" I inquired and watched Caden sit in his seat, drying his hands with one of the napkins on the table "What took you so long?"
"I really had to go" He exclaimed. He kicked his legs and continued eating his food.
"Yeah, no. I didn't get it" I peered at her. She needs to get her dress "I haven't even started looking"
"Did you start in magazines at least?" She shook her head "Is there something in particular that you want?"
"I want something sort of like a Cinderella dress but nothing too extravagant. Maybe Swarovski crystals around the top of the corset and the middle of the waistline"
"What do you mean nothing too extravagant?" I laughed heartily "It's your wedding"
"Yeah and I want something simple like your wedding dress that I saw in your pictures. Describe it… again" She said eagerly.
"Again?" I groaned, shaking my head "Why?"
"Please…" She pouted in a joking way
"It was a sweetheart neckline with studded diamond bodice that ended at my waist. The chiffon drop was caused elevated with a tool underlining…"
"I still can't believe you had diamonds on your wedding dress. I'm jealous…"
"It's not my fault" I said
"Yes, Chad is such a horrible husband for paying for your dress. Even though he didn't even see it when you bought it" She said sarcastically "It was expensive and you didn't want him to pay for it"
"Okay… you know what" I snickered "I didn't want him too. He's too persistent and insisting for his own good" I explained. She nodded and mouthed 'Oh yeah'. I discreetly flipped her off and pushed my hair up into a ponytail
"Is Gabby out of school now?" Caden asked, closing the box his chicken nuggets came in and placing it in the happy meal box. He took out the toy and handed it to me so I can take out the plastic
"No, she has another hour. Joey is bringing her over…"
"Well, can Brandon come over? I'm bored" I tore open the plastic and took the toy out. I gave it to him and crumbled up the trash.
"You have to bring me the phone so I can call" He nodded and jumped off the chair "How does Michael feel about you getting married?"
"He shouldn't feel anything. He and I are not together and he has no say in my love life"
"No, I mean, how he feels about Joey around Gabby? Even though she's seven and can speak for her own… does he have a problem with him?" Caden came back into the room with the phone and took his seat again. I don't know why he likes sitting with me whenever I'm just lying around the house but I don't complain. I dialed Tawni's number and listened to Selena while it rung
"Oh… No. He's fine with it. I mean, he should be. I don't have a problem with his girlfriend around Gabby. If she hurts my daughter then that's a different story"
"Hey, Sonny" Tawni answered
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"I'm making Madison a sandwich" She said in an exasperated sigh "Why, what's up?"
"Can Brandon and Madison come over?"
"No… not Madison too" Caden whined and pulled on my arm. I ignored the whines and waited for her answer
"Yeah, give me half an hour so I can get them both out of their pajamas…" I clicked the off button on the phone and placed it on the table
"Why don't you like Madison?" Selena asked
"Because…" He pouted. I can tell that he has a crush on her. They're kind of close in age and it's cute "She's… icky" I chortled a little. He thinks she's icky. That's funny
"She's icky?" She repeated "I think you like Madison"
"I don't" He laughed and shook his head. Selena nodded and folded her arms "I don't like her…" he defended himself.
CHAD POV
"There's too much estrogen in this house…" I stated when I walked into the backyard and underneath to the pergola. I had a bottle of my father's wine in my hand with a couple of glasses. It sucks that Sonny can't taste the new stuff but it's the health of the baby that comes first. I bro-hugged Joey before kissing Sonny shortly. I sat at one of the chairs and handed the bottle of wine to her so she can read it. Tawni was also sitting there. Caden and Brandon were a few feet away from the table messing around while Gabby tried to entertain Madison
"You don't like us visiting you, Chad" Selena joked. I chuckled as she read the label on the bottle 'Golden Orchid White Merlot' in a sharpie marker it was marked 'A2YR' for aged two years "You look so official in your white shirt and pants" She then teased
"Haha
"Is this new?" Sonny reached forward and placed the bottle on the table. She pulled her legs underneath her and crossed them
"Yeah, he sent it into the office today" Setting the glasses down, I pulled the bottle opener out from my pocket and leaned up to open it "You guys want to taste?" Once I popped the cork, I filled each glass halfway with the light red liquid
"I'll stick with my Budweiser, thanks" Joey laughed and saluted me with the cold bottle
"Yeah…" Tawni nodded "What is it?"
"It's a white merlot from my father's vineyard. It's only fermented two years so it'll probably be sweeter than usual"
"Oh?" Tawni and Selena took a glass and swirled it around before sniffing it.
"It smells good" Selena said and brought the glass up to her lips. They both tasted it shortly before swallowing "It tastes pretty good. It is sweet but it's good"
"Tell your dad I give it a B plus" Tawni gave it a thumbs up and set the glass on the table
"Where's Grant?" I sat back in my seat and played with Sonny's fingers "He's still working?"
"Yeah no, he's been at the gym… so he's home getting some sleep"
"Yes because as a personal trainer, he needs sixteen hours worth of sleep" I answered back sarcastically "He only works four hours…"
"Uh-huh… he upped his clients. Its four people every day. So eight hours"
"Isn't that unhealthy?" Joey chuckled "Helping people lift weights and train every day is strenuous on the muscles"
"He doesn't listen to me when I tell him he needs to relax so I leave him alone" They aren't married, they're just together
"No…" I heard Caden whine. I looked over and saw Madison trying to pull his racecar out of his hands "Madison…no"
"Gimme" She stated. He sighed heavily and let go of it. Tawni got up to go to her daughter
"Your son has a crush on Madison…" Selena pointed out to me
"Ah… that explains why he gave her the car" I nodded and watched as Tawni got Madison to apologize and give the car back to him. He shook his head and let her have it. Oh yeah, that's a crush. Tawni came back to her chair and sat down
"Still going for an all boy's school…" Sonny muttered. I my head and kissed her temple
"Not happening…" I whispered back
After hours of sitting in the backyard and it was completely dark we finally said goodbye and closed the front door. Caden was still fighting sleep as I helped him out in the shower. The warm water made him lean against the shower wall and let his eyes drop. I would pat his shoulder to wake him
"Rinse the soap off…" He stepped underneath the spray quickly before wiping his face and stepping from underneath it. I turned off the shower and wrapped him in his towel. He rubbed his hair dry with it
"I'm tired…" He mumbled
"So let's dry off so you can put your pajamas on and go to sleep" He nodded and followed me to his room. I took his clothes out and handed them to him. He pulled the shirt over his head and stepped into his shorts
"I was good today…" He yawned and handed me his towel. I hung it up over one of the chairs in his room and snickered
"Really" I smiled "That's good"
"Mhm" Pulling back the covers on his bed and waiting until he crawled into it. "Can I go to work with you tomorrow?" I covered him in the blue sheets and switched on the small nightlight next to his bed
"Yeah, sure… why not?" I crouched down to face him in and kissed his forehead "Go to sleep"
"Okay…" He yawned again and turned away from me. I got up and left the room, turning off the light on the way. I left the door halfway open and walked into my bedroom
"Caden is going to go to work with me tomorrow" I said while turning off the overhead lights, leaving the lamps on
"Exciting…" She laughed and pulled off shorts that she was wearing. She replaced them with her black silk shorts she slept in "Which means you can sleep all day"
"As much as I would love to do that" She pulled her shirt over her head and pulled her sleep shirt over it "Selena wants me to help her find a dress"
"Oh, that's fun" I joked "Why doesn't Tawni go with her?"
"Tawni is going with her next time… I think" She climbed on the bed and motioned me to come with her finger. I obliged and watched as her fingers undid the buttons on my shirt "How was work?"
"Eh…" I shrugged and pulled off the shirt when she was finished "Work was… work"
"Did the wine actually taste good?" She then asked and fell onto her back
"Yeah… it was sweet" She slightly pouted and grinned. I pulled off my pants and dropped it in the hamper along with my shirt. "You could taste it…" I stated truthfully "But you can't swallow it. You have to spit it out"
"Then that takes all the fun out of it…"
"But that's the proper way to taste wine" I turned off her the light and climbed into bed next to her. I turned off my dim lamp and put my hands behind my head
"I made a doctors appointment for next week Tuesday" She leaned on my chest and looked at me
"What time?"
"Two thirty. You think Derek can watch Caden for a couple of hours?"
"Yeah… it shouldn't be a problem" I finished "So Caden has a thing for Madison?"
"He denies it every time. Just. Like. His. Daddy" She leaned up and kissed my lips slowly
"How is that like me?" I smirked
"You denied liking me when I first moved to California. Whenever someone said something your answer was 'No… no I don't. She's a random'."
"But I asked you out" I scoffed
"Only because I was talking about Mackenzie falls and you thought I was talking about you and me"
"You had an addiction to my show…"
"Unfortunately, I don't know what happened" Her fingers ran through her hair "I just out of the blue started liking the show"
"Yeah, I'm just that great of an actor"
"You're a great actor who has an ego" She laughed quietly again. My hand caressed her shoulder a bit before completely pulling her to me.
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So… like, love, hate, bored? Review please and thank you… boring chapter. I know… sorry. Chapter 26 coming soon…
Sonny's wedding dress is in my profile :)