Hello again. There's been a time skip so take note when you read this next chapter. We're about to hit another bump in the road so…enjoy this before I spoil the next few chapters.

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Chapter 34 – One year later

SPOV:

Chad and I had been re-dating for exactly a year today. As it was our anniversary I was wrapping his present, while sitting on my bed with Lucy and Selena on three-way speakerphone.

"So, what did you get him?" Lucy asked. Selena already knew as I'd asked her for some advice. I wanted to get him two gifts; one he'd enjoy and another, life-long (hopefully) memento for him that was special. Selena had helped with the first one.

"Well, first I got him some tickets to see Nickleback's sold out concert." I announced and Lucy screamed down the phone.

"NO WAY!"

"Way, Luce." I rolled my eyes, despite the fact they couldn't see me. My mum's head appeared around the door and she mouthed at me, asking if I was dying.

"I'm fine, mum." I whispered, placing my hand over the mouthpiece.

"So, what else did you get him?" Selena asked curiously. She knew nothing about the second present.

"Promise not to tell?" I asked, anxious.

"Promise." They said together.

"I kind of made it actually…a scrapbook of our time together and a picture frame of us. You reckon he'll like it?" I asked, nervously.

"Yes!" Both the girl chorused. Tawni already knew about this and had helped me with finding some of the photos. She and Nico were together now, which I thought was unbelievably cute. She was going to do the same for them on their anniversary in two months time.

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CPOV:

I had asked Selena for help on Sonny's present because I really wanted it to be absolutely amazing. I had no clue what to get her at first.

Eventually, with Selena's help, I had decided on a simple, silver heart-shaped necklace with our names engraved on it. The second part was a charm bracelet, which I would add a charm to for every year we were together. It had a heart charm on for our first year.

I was quite happy with my choices for her presents, especially since they matched. We had agreed that we'd exchange gifts at hers, since we were always at my house these days. Also, we were more likely to get privacy at her house; we simply put on the Mac Falls season finale, which was not yet released and Connie was out of the way for a good hour.

I arrived at her door, dressed in dark jeans and a blue top, which she had bought me. In my hand I had her presents and a single red rose.

Connie opened the door.

"Awww." She cooed. I smiled at her. "Sonny, someone's here to see you." She called and then winked at me.

"Here, this is for you." I handed her the editor's private copy of the season finale.

"For me?" She squealed as she read the title. She and Sonny were so similar in some ways. "Why?" She asked.

"As a way of thanking you for accepting me." I told her and I was sincere in every word.

"Thank you, Chad." She whispered, just as Sonny appeared.

Of course Sonny looked as amazing as ever. She was wearing white leggings, a pretty white skirt and a white and pink top with silver sequins on. Her hair hung in its natural, wavy state, framing her perfect heart-shaped face, well, perfectly!

"Hello." We both mumbled simultaneously.

I laughed and she stifled a giggle. She swept her hands, indicating I should come in. I walked inside, closing the door behind me. Connie had already settled herself on the couch so we headed through to Sonny's room.

Sonny's room remained unchanged from my previous visits. The only small differences were some of her latest photos on the walls. The teddy bear I had won her at the fair still sat on her pillow, a little frayed, but obviously well loved. I hadn't been here for about a month because Sonny loved to come round my house as Selena was there and it was big enough, as a house, to accommodate the Randoms and Mac Falls casts so all of us could socialise together.

I perched myself on the edge of her bed and she sat in the middle of the duvet. We swapped our gifts.

"You first." I whispered. I was really nervous. She could surely hear my heartbeat. It was so loud it was deafening me and I could feel it in my throat. I swallowed as she tore neatly at the wrappings.

She opened the box and my heart leapt into my mouth. She had opened the necklace first. She gasped.

"I love it." She whispered, her eyes dancing with the emotion she had just declared. "Could you put it on me?" She asked and I nodded. She handed me the chain and turned her back to me, lifting her hair.

I fastened the clasp and bent my face to kiss her neck. She turned back smiling at me. "Thank you." She murmured and kissed my cheek.

I smiled. "You haven't opened the other one yet." I pointed out and my smile changed to my characteristic smirk that I saved just for her.

She opened the second box and once again gasped.

It was then my turn, I realised. I picked up the small, thin package first. It was very light. I opened it carefully and two slips of paper fell out.

Tickets for Nickleback's concert. I looked up in shock. I hugged Sonny tightly to me, expressing my thanks through the hug,

"Next one." She said, her voice filling with nerves. My heart fluttered at her display of anxiousness. She began to bite her lip. She had never completely given that up.

I opened the second, larger package. A book fell out. I opened it cautiously to find picture staring out of the pages. I gazed in wonder, slowly turning the pages and taking it all in. There were pictures of us from our private collection of them; pictures I had taken and she had taken. There were other pictures. Some were from our fake date all that time ago. Others were of our more recent dates. There were clippings from articles about 'CHANNY.' I smiled, completely awed.

"This is amazing." I whispered. I had no clue why I was whispering. I leant in and kissed Sonny; a sweet, passionate kiss and then cradled her against me.

"I love you, Sonny. With all my heart." I told her.

"As I love you, Chad." She returned. We sat like that for an immeasurable amount of time, slowly leafing through the scrapbook filled with the best memories of my life.

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