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Previously...
Sonny smiled over at Chad. "So I'll pick you up at 8? I'm gonna take you to "Sha Shwarmann's. It'll be our little secret." Chad said with pride.
Sonny tried to hide her beaming smile but failed. "Sounds great." She said as she opened her car door and walked back to the halls of So Random! "I have a date with Chad!" She giggled to herself.
Later that evening...
Sonny took in a deep breath before opening her eyes to look at herself in the mirror. This was it. Her first date with Chad. She smiled when she saw that she actually looked pretty stunning. She left her hair down, and slightly curled. She wore a deep purple silk dress that was about knee length. She wore a black and white necklace with matching bracelets. She finished off with black heels. (A/N: How she was dressed in "Falling For The Falls Part 2," the first outfit we saw her in while she was on the phone with her Mom. I loved that dress. :p ) She had even given herself a fresh mani-pedi. Which is a lot harder than it looks, you know.
She smiled just thinking about the many things that could happen on their date. He was taking her to Sha-Shwarmann's. She had never been there before, but knowing Chad, and given the name of the restaurant, she knew it had to be fancy. She pictured Chad looking handsome in a suit, smiling that deadly smile, with her giggling, enjoying her time with him. She was surprisingly calm.
Meanwhile At Stage 2...
"It's all wrong! It's all just...WRONG!" Chad yelled as he furiously kicked away numerous articles of clothing on his dressing room floor. Chad had tried on multiple outfits and none of them were right. He tried on a black tux, a brown tux, a blue tux, nothing. You know, selecting proper date attire is harder for guys then it may seem. You have to find the right dress shirt that matches the tux, you have to decide between bow or tie, then which bow or tie, etc. There is only 1 rule that you must follow: The belt, ALWAYS, with no exceptions, must match the shoes. Chad was truly at wits end by this point as he tried on another tux.
Sonny tapped her foot impatiently as she checked her phone once again. No texts. No call. Just the time that read 8:37. "Well so much for "Pick You Up At 8" she thought to herself. Another 10 minutes had passed by before finally she heard the handle turn on her dressing room door. She stood up and brushed down her dress. "Hey, I'm sorry I'm late I jus-Wow. And I thought I looked good." Chad said as he took in the beauty of Sonny.
She couldn't help but blush. "I just...threw this on." She lied, remembering just how many outfits she actually tried on prior to this one. "Yeah...me too..." Chad said as Sonny was taking a full look at Chad. He was dressed in a grey tux, with a deep maroon dress shirt underneath. He looked handsome. (A/N, Yeah, I know this is the same outfit he ended up wearing, but c'mon, he looked s -h-a-r-p. ;) The two just looked at each other for a moment. "So?" Chad finally said, still looking at her. "We really need to find another go-to word." Sonny thought to herself. "So..." she answered back, still smiling at him. "Well..." Chad replied. "Well..." Sonny said. "I guess it's better than "so" She thought.
"Shall we?" He asked, putting his arm out for her to wrap around. "We shall." She answered with a content smile on her face. The pair walked out of the studio and into Chad's limo. He adressed the driver to go to Sha-Shwarmann's, in Beverly Hills. "Wow...Beverly Hills? I've only been there once before." Sonny said to Chad as she tried to remember what it looked like. "Are you kidding me?" Chad asked her. Sonny shook her head. "Wow. Well have you been there at night?"
Sonny shook her head once again. "Well then, I guess you're in for a treat." Chad said as he turned back to face the driver. "Simon, my man, would you open the sunroof please?" The driver did as he was told and the sunroof opened slowly. Chad motioned for Sonny to stand up. She did and Chad followed. Sonny was speechless. The moon was out and shining brightly, and the strip mall of stores were lit up on either side of her.
"This is Rodeo Dr." Chad began, "Better know as one of the most popular streets for shopping in all of L.A." (A/N: I've been on Rodeo Dr; there really is like a bazillion stores. Granted I was 9, but still...) "...Wow." was all Sonny could muster out. She closed her eyes and smiled as she took in a deep breath and let the wind blow in her hair. She couldn't help but feel a sense of deja-vu.
"You've never just stopped and taken it all in, have you?" Chad asked, kindly mocking Sonny. "The smell of the city, the warm night air, the breeze of the wind?" She opened her eyes and glanced over at her smirking date. "No, Chad, I haven't. See, I don't have my own limo, so this isn't exactly an option for me." She said as she smiled playfully at him. "Oh, that's right. I forget you're not on a drama sometimes." He said as he rested his arms atop the limo.
"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" She asked, eyeing Chad. He looked up at the moon. "Oh...nothing." Sonny shrugged it off smiled. She ducked back inside the limo and Chad soon followed. Just a moment later they arrived at the restaurant. The driver pulled up to the entrance and opened up the door. Sonny got out first, followed by Chad.
"Mr. Cooper, nice to see you again." Said the doorman as he held it open for Sonny. "Nice to see you too, Ms. Monroe." He said as he tipped his hat to Sonny. She blushed and walked inside. "How did he know my name?" She asked Chad once inside. "Well despite the fact that you're on a comedy, people still seem to know your name. It's an unsolved mystery to me." Sonny playfully smacked his arm. "Ah, Mr. Cooper. Lovely as always. Your table is ready. Right this way." The hostess said as she started walking towards the back of the restaurant.
As Sonny was walking she looked around at the restaurant. It was beautiful. There was a jazz band playing, yet it was quiet and intimate. The carpet was a deep red, the tables dressed with white tablecloths and roses with small candles on either side. Mini chandeliers hung above each table, and a large one hung over the marble tile dance floor beside the band. Sonny had never seen anything so gorgeous.
"M'lady." Chad offered as he pulled out her seat. "Oh, m'lday...that's cute!" She smiled as she took her seat. Chad sat himself as the hostess handed us our menus. "A waitress will be with you shorty." She smiled as she walked off. "Wow Chad...this place is...stunning." Sonny said, still in shock. "Eh. I've seen nicer." He shrugged it off and looked at the menu. "Nicer?" Sonny said in a hushed toned, appalled that it could get nicer than this.
Chad smirked as her heard her hushed comment. After about a minute or so, the waitress came over. "Hello again Mr. Cooper. Nice to see you, Ms, Monroe. What can I get you to drink this evening?" She asked sweetly. "Just a water with lemons on the side." Chad answered. "Make that two, please." Sonny looked up and smiled. "Absolutely. I'll have it out momentairily." She said as she walked off.
Sonny overlooked the menu. It didn't show the prices, but she knew it was expensive just because of the food choices. "Escargo With Veggies Soufle." or "Lobster With Herb-Seasoned Asparagus Heads." She had no idea what any of this was. She had never heard of, nor could pronounce, half of this stuff. The waitress came back with their waters. She set them on the table. "What'll it be for you, Mr. Cooper?" Chad closed his menu and handed it to the waitress.
"J'aurai les saumons herbe-chevronnés avec les légumes cuits à la vapeur. Et mêmes pour la dame." Chad told the waitress. She nodded and took Sonny's menu and walked to the kitchen. Chad casually sipped his water as Sonny stared at him with her mouth opened.
"I didn't know you spoke French, Chad." Sonny finally said. "Oh me? No I don't, I've just come here enough that I only order one thing, so I learned how to say it in French." Sonny picked up a slice of lemon and began to squeeze it into her glass. "Oh." Chad just smiled as he did the same to his drink. As if almost completely out of the blue, Chad asked, "Would you like to dance?" He stood and put out his hand. "I would love to." She said as she stood and grabbed his hand as they made their way to the dancefloor.
Chad held his left hand in Sonny's right and put his right hand on her waist. Sonny held his left hand with her right and placed her left hand on his shoulder. The band had started to play a slow song. They swayed to the beat as they spun in a slow circle. "Wow, Chad. I didn't you know knew how to dance too." She said giving him a little smirk. "There's a lot of things you don't know about me, Monroe." He winked as he spun and dipped Sonny much to her surprise. He held her in place and locked eyes with her. She stayed, locked in his embrace, lost in his eyes. As she closed her eyes as if ready to be kissed, the song ended and Chad spun her back up and around. They clapped for the band and made their way back to the table as their food was to be arriving any minute now.
As if on cue the waitress came out with their food just moments after they sat down. Sonny was amazed yet again as their food came on silver platters. The waitress set her platter down in front of Sonny and lifted the top to reveal a beautiful herb-seasoned smoked salmon, with steamed vegetables. So fresh that the food itself was still steaming. She glanced across the table to notice that Chad's food was identical. The little girl in her smiled that Chad had ordered them the same thing. She took the knife and cut into the fish. She took a bite and smiled in delight. "This is amazing." She told Chad with a mouth full of food.
Chad snorted a bit. "Stupid cute." He thought to himself. The two didn't say much during their meal. They mostly just enjoyed the food and each other's company. Chad looked up to see Sonny finishing and savoring every last bite. "That. Was. Delicious." She said inbetween final scoops."But boy am I stuffed." She patted her mouth with her napkin and took a sip of water. Chad noticed Sonny's smile start to fade soon after. A look or worry grew across his face as she started to lose color in her face, though soon to turn a slight shade of green.
Chad closed his eyes as he pictured what came next. His new suit? Ruined. His shoes? Soiled. His reputation at the restaurant? Destroyed. He opened his eyes in hoped to see Sonny's face back to a normal shade, only to be greeted by the leftovers of Sonny's dinner. Small pieces of fish now covered Chad's suit. Herb-seasoned saliva lay atop his har. And a crimson red Sonny run past him towards the ladies room. Chad takes a quick look around before reacting. Everyone is staring, the band has stopped playing. Chad sighs before grabbing napkins and wiping himself down. "What are you looking at?" He asks as everyone turns away. He walks to the Men's room to clean himself off.
In the Ladies room...
Sonny rinsed out her mouth for the 4th time now as she popped in a couple mints. She took a wet paper towel and wiped the drips of mascara off her cheeks. "I can't believe I just did that. " She says aloud to no one. She was grateful there was no one in the bathroom at the time. She takes another look in the mirror as she somewhat composes herself. She sighs, deciding she has to go face him at some point. She brushes down her dress as she opens the door. She looks over to see Chad handing the waitress back the bill. She sees her mouth a "thank you." And walk away.
Sonny walks back over to the table to see a very damp Chad with stains all over his suit. He sets a five on the table and stands up handing Sonny her purse. "Shall we?" He asks, as if nothing happened. Still not confident enough to speak, Sonny nods and follows him out the door. Chad's driver gives him a questioning look as he opens the door. Chad smiles and follows me in. I sat a little farther away from him than on the ride here. The ride back was silent. I was to embarrased to make eye contact with him. "Turn here." Chad said to the driver. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. "What are we doing?" I finally piped up. Chad just smiled.
The limo came to a stop and Simon opened the door. It was dark, so I waited for Chad to lead the way. We walked about 30 feet and came to a stop. "The beach?" I asked, sincerely confused. "Yeah." Chad said as he began walking forward. "In case you haven't noticed, I'm a little dirty." He turned to me and smiled, "So I figured. Why wait to go home and shower, when I have a perfectly good ocean right here?" He got to the shore and took off his shoes.
"Chad! Are you crazy? You're gonna ruin your suit!" I yelled. "I think you already took care of that for me, Monroe." He said as he winked at me and took off his jacket "But what am I supposed to do? I don't have a swim suit." He walked over to me and grabbed my wrist. "I guess what you're wearing will have to do!" He said as he slid off my bracelets, and took off my necklace. "Wha...Chad...no! You're nuts! I'll ruin my dress!" I said as I tried to pull back, but just slipped and fell on my bottom. He kneeled down and pulled off my heels. "Looks like the sand already did that for ya." He grinned as he picked me up. "No! Chad! Stop it! It's gonna be-"
He took me into the water and set me down, my bare feet touching the ocean floor. "Warm?" He asked as splashed some water onto his face. I couldn't help but start to giggle. I dipped my head back to get my hair wet. I looked around and saw Chad was gone. I began to panic. "Chad? CHAD?" I cried out. "BOO!" He yelled as he grabbed my waist. "AHHH!" I yelled as I turned to face him, his arms still around me. "Don't! Scare! Me! Like! That!" I said as I hit him over and over. "Ow ow ow!" He said, feigning hurt. "I'm sowwy." He said with puppy dogs eyes and a childish tone. He looked at me and smiled. "Chad...I'm really sorry. About what happened in the restaur-." "Don't worry about it Monroe. It's all good." He reassured me as he pulled me a little closer as I started to shiver. I smiled and laid my head on his shoulder. We stayed like that for a few minutes warm in each others embrace.
I pulled back to look up at the sky. "I didn't think it was even possible to see this many stars in L.A." I sighed as I stared into the night sky. "Well you are in Hollywood, Sonny." He smirked at me. "I meant in the SKY, Cooper." I said as I rolled my eyes. "Yeah...it happens once in a while. But only on special nights." I turned to look into his eyes. The way the moonlight shone onto the water reflected off his eyes, and they had never been so blue.I had never been so lost in his eyes. This was bound to be a total cliche moment. And I was totally okay with that. I leaned in closer, as did he. We both closed our eyes to meet our lips. "EWW!" We both screamed as we jumped back. We wiped out mouths in disgust.
"Are you kidding me?" He yelled up to the sky. "Seriously big guy? A fish?" He sighed and continued to wipe his mouth. Less then a second away, out of nowhere, a fish jumps out of the water, right inbetween Chad and I. Well guess t-h-a-t moment is gone. "Wanna go get some coffee?" I suggested. Chad lowered his head and chuckled sadly. "Sure."
We walked out of the water back to where our shoes were and put them back on. I put my jewlery on and stood up shivering. As Chad finished putting on his shoes, he stood up and put his jacket over my shoulders, keeping me warm. He grabbed my hand and smiled as we walked down the pier towards the coffee shop.
A/N: I hope you guys liked it! I tried to make it a long chapter for y'all. :) I have to admit...I kind of liked this chapter, and I really hope you guys did too. Like I said, I'll be wrapping this story up soon. *tear* So thank you guys again for sticking by me. Review? :D