So will Chad FINALLY ask Sonny out? With Tawni around, don't be so sure...

Chapter 18-Horses

Chad's POV

Horses. What was I thinking?

I mean, sure I bought a horse like, 2 weeks ago, and I kinda know how to ride them (lessons when I was like 6, but then my Mommy-she was Mommy at that time-was always pulling the horse and going about a mile per hour.) Sonny's gonna be great with horses, well, she's Sonny. She probably even good with spiders. Speaking of which, ugh!

We walk up to our horses, helmets and protection on, me shaking a little. The jockey brought out 2 horses, named Bucky and Tessa. Tessa was a sweet little horse, and Sonny jumped to it straight away.

"Oh! She's so cute! Dibs!" She yelled, running up to her. "You don't mind, do you Chad?"

"Of course not." I say. Then I look at my horse. Bucky is a 10 foot (or at least, it looks it from down here) horse, black and powerful, if he steps on me, I'm toast. No more Chad Dylan Cooper.

We get on our horses and ride slowly for a little bit.

"Wow." Sonny says. "It's a little high up here."

"You're kidding?" I say. I'm about 4 feet higher than her, and she looks up and laughs. "Wanna join me?" I say.

"Uh…" Sonny thinks a bit. "Sure!" She says, jumping off of Tessa and onto Bucky, making him move a little and me nearly fall off. I'm OK though, people!

We ride together for about an hour, laughing and talking. She's sat in front of me and I have my arms wrapped around her. It would be such a romantic moment, if she realised that. Then I remember why I came, to ask her out.

I start to panic a little. What if she says no? What if she laughs at me? What if dozens of paparazzi pop out of nowhere and put it out to TV so I'm humiliated in front of the world? Bye-bye to bad-boy rep.

C'mon, Chad! I think, You can do this! Ask her out! I take a deep breath.

"Uh, Sonny. I wanted to ask you something…"

"What is it Chad?" She asks.

She turns to look at me, and I get lost in her beautiful eyes. We're so close to kissing. This is it, I think, the moment of truth.

"Uh, well. I've been thinking-"

I'm suddenly interrupted as a blonde girl comes riding up on a horse named Sparkle. She looks at me with disgust.

Tawni.

"Oh, hey, you two!" She says. "I've been looking for you guys. It's lunchtime!"

She gives me an angry look and I pull a little further away from Sonny. Great. Sonny's own mother is less protective than Tawni.

Sonny jumps off of Bucky and back on to Tessa as I'm pulled out of one sweet dream.

"Oh, don't worry Chad," is what you're thinking, isn't it? "You have 2 weeks with Sonny; you'll be able to ask her out sometime!"

Ha, you're WAY off…

After that day, Tawni spends the whole time with Sonny, 24/7. Meanwhile, I'm stuck in awkward conversations and cooking evening meals with Ms. Munroe. Not what I'd planned. (BTW: Chad Dylan Cooper even looks good in an apron-don't tell anyone I said that though...)

When it's time to go, we get to say goodbye. Tawni hugs Sonny and says she misses her and that So Random won't be the same for the next 7 months until she's back, and Sonny thanks her. Me, I say goodbye, see you in a few months. She gives me a little peck on the cheek when Tawni's not looking though, which makes my heart skip a beat. But Tawni's back with the limo before I can say anything else. Great, just great. This was my perfect time to ask Sonny out, and now it's over.

Well, she'll be back home soon. And the good news is that now I can actually have massages and live the life of a star again. But to be honest, I don't care about all that stuff anymore.

I just want my Sonny.

Next time, there's gonna be a partay! (woop-woops)

What will happen then? Stay tuned to find out!