Sonny sat looking out the window starring at all the thick clouds below her. She was in a private jet, the first jet she had ever been in, and it was Chad's. Different emotions coursed through her body. She was upset, sad, and at the same time was happy. If she were to miss Christmas back home and have to spend it with someone else, she was glad it was with Chad. She didn't seem to show her happiness about that small detail. In fact it didn't really matter because she might have the chance to go back home. Chad assured her he would let her know and she was counting the hours.

"How you doing so far?" Chad slid next to her on the love seat by the far back window of the jet. She cuddled a feather pillow and played with the corner seam of the Egyptian cotton material.

"I'm okay." she let out a breath. Chad felt miserable that she felt so sad. He tried to not let it show.

"So are you excited?" he asked.

"I guess I am." he watched her look out the window and he knew it was obvious that she wasn't happy. He felt something inside him sink. He was excited about spending Christmas with her. He was excited he didn't have to go weeks without seeing her. But he would never let her know that.

"Well besides your family" he said softly, "what else do you enjoy at Christmas time?" getting to know her just a little bit more was an option then just being typical with her.

"Well I-" she stopped and thought. "I enjoy the music and decorating."

"We usually decorate near Christmas." he told her, and she looked at him with warm sad eyes. "They uh- they wait till my arrival." he huffed a soft laugh.

"That's nice though." she smiled a bit to my own laughing.

"Yeah I guess. I never really got into it. Lately we have had people doing it for us." he smiled.

"That's not really the Christmas spirit." she said shaking her head.

"Probably not."

"I'm going to miss the snow."

"Why?"

"Excuse me" she said with a fascinating look on her face.

"Connecticut has snow." her eyes lit up at his words.

"Lots?"

"A lot."

"Well I do love the snow." she smiled more brightly then I had seen her for a while now. Which was very uncommon.

"Yeah?" Chad smirked.

"Very much so."

"Well, you shall have your snow." he laughed at her and got up. Sonny looked back out the window. She saw thick bare trees and small parts of what seemed to be white blankets of snow. Her stomach flipped from excitement. She quickly looked back at Chad who was in the front of the jet talking to one of the personal attendants. Chad looked at her and she quickly looked away. Sonny felt the embarrassment of being caught, especially when it was Chad that she was looking at.

"We're landing." he said as he walked towards me and sat down on the opposite side of the plane. Sonny just kept busy looking out the window. She was unsure of had just happened. She honestly thought he was coming to sit next to her again. She wasn't entirely to sure what she was even feeling, only that it made her feel bad. She decided to blow it off as they landed and headed off the plane. Chad was just Chad, no matter what he ever said or did, he would never change. Sonny knew that and kept it tight in her mind.

Sonny watched Chad from across the bench seat of his truck. She couldn't keep her eyes looking out the window. They kept going back at him and running up and down his profile. She took in his face features. His eyes were soft this morning. His attitude had been quiet since they got off the jet. All of the obvious was racing through her mind and she caught herself weakening whenever she allowed her eyes to trail towards his mouth, but every time that occurred, she tore her eyes off him and looked at the bare trees that trailed both sides of the small two-lane road. The sky was blue and cold. The snow was thin and patchy like grass in the fall.

"Where's all the snow?" Sonny thought out loud by accident.

"Hmm… I'm not sure." he knew that was a good question. Where was the snow? He thought about it and couldn't understand it. Every year the grounds were covered with snow. The snow seemed weathered. Melting? That was odd he thought.

Sonny just leaned back into her seat and closed her eyes as they continued their drive. Sonny felt relaxed and her sadness sank in. She began feeling her emptiness again. Every time she closed her eyes she thought of her mom. She missed her. She missed her family. She hadn't seen them for months. Sonny quickly opened her eyes stared off in to the bare tress that moved past her.

Chad turned onto a one-way road and went straight up the road. They heavy thickness of the tall trees gave the road a shadowed look even while the sun shined. As he went with a curve of the road, Sonny's eyes widened to the house coming in view in front of her. She was breathless and amazed all at the same time. Nearing the 3 story beautiful stone house she looked at Chad, who was taking in her reaction of his home. She couldn't tell if he was amused or not but he had a look of thoughtfulness on his face and she could see his smirk hiding behind his lips, begging for access.

Chad pulled in front of the house and cut the engine. He got out of the truck and walked around towards Sonny's side. Sonny opened the door before Chad had gotten to her side, but she stayed sitting admiring the house in a trance.

"You okay?" humor lit up his voice and she looked at him and nodded.

"Okay." he smiled and touched her knee, leaning over to unbuckle her seatbelt. He heard her deep intake of breath when he did. He felt warm being this close to her, but he shook the feeling away and offered her his hand.

"Wow. Did you grow up her?" Sonny asked when she was out of the truck.

"Yep."

"What do your parents do?"

"Umm…" Chad was pulling out the bags and luggage from the back seat, "mom use to play in the New York Symphony." he dropped some bags on the ground. "and my dad use to design popular buildings over the east coast."

"They don't work anymore?" Sonny asked in confusion looking back towards the truck Chad was locking up.

"Mom hasn't worked since I can remember." he picked up the heavy luggage and left the lighter ones for Sonny.

"How come?"

"She never had time I guess." He walked up the steps and dropped the luggage on the porch and looked back at Sonny. She was trailing behind him and was deep in thought about the conversation they were having.

"and your dad?" she stood in front of him and the double front door. Chad was touched and lost at the same time. He never in his life would think about taking Sonny home or even telling her about his family. She was interested and that confused him even more. He didn't no whether to smile or scratch his head.

"He use to be an architect."

"What did he design?"

"Theatres and Symphony Halls." he pulled his key out of his jacket.

"Really?" Sonny smiled and Chad just looked at her. He was going to regret this entire idea of his.

"Really." he grinned pushing the door open for Sonny to enter first.

"Still?"

"No..uhh - he owns his own company out in New York." his eyes filled with different emotions and Sonny couldn't read him like she was normally good at.

"Sonny?"

"Yeah?" she seemed a bit enthusiastic, and that made Chad smile deep inside.

"Are you cold?" Sonny looked at him as if he was a weird bug she had never seen before.

"Yeah." she said slowly not knowing what this had to do with his parents jobs.

"Good, because so am I." he smirked and motioned his hands toward the inside of the house. Sonny felt washed and smiled her mistake away. She walked towards the front door that was left wide open waiting for her entrance. Here goes nothing she thought. She took a deep breath when she walked in. It smelled of fresh baked bread and cinnamon. She took a look around the house and noticed that the inside looked like a normal family house, only three times bigger. She never in a million years would of thought Chad came from a home like this. Sonny was eager to meet his family now. She wasn't as nervous. She wanted to get the feel of the real Chad, and somehow she thought that this was a good way to do that.

Chad took the two bags from Sonny and put them with the rest of the luggage he had neatly by the front door.

"Chad is that you?" a voice called out.

"Yeah mom." he looked at Sonny and smiled. Just then a woman came running down the hall.

"The Holidays don't come fast enough." she said as she took her son into a warm embrace.

"I keep telling you to come out to LA." he rolled his eyes with so much warmth in them.

"Oh you know how much I hate California." she let him go and looked at Sonny.

"And who is this beautiful girl?" she teased at Chad.

"Mom this is Sonny."

"Let me guess, So Random, right?" She cut Chad off before he could finish the introduction. She took Sonny into a welcoming hug.

"That's me." Sonny smiled hugging Chad's mom back.

"So you brought your girlfriend home for Christmas." Sonny blushed and noticed that the voice wasn't his moms.

"She's not my girlfriend." Chad rolled his eyes. Sonny caught his act and felt rejection burn through her.

"Well she should be. Nice to see Chad bring home a girl. His mother was a little worried." he stated in a sarcastic tone with the exact same smirk that Chad must have inherited. Chad's mom looked at him with her mouth slightly dropped and the glare of her hazel eyes was powerful enough for anyone to shrink back.

"I was only kidding hun." Chad didn't even bother to look at his parents. He just stood there casually starring off past the hall waiting for them to be finished with. Humor sang all over his face but he held it in with a serious face and without a care in the world. That was Chad for you. The Chad Sonny knew. He was independent and never bothered to act for others. He let words fall of him and never seemed to become fragile. He was a strong person but Sonny was sure that he had to have a downside somewhere. Sure his egotistical and jerky manners were a big flaw but it kept him tough and ready for anything. Sonny wasn't that strong, or at least she didn't think she was.

"Are you to done?" Chad asked in a humorous and annoyed tone. His face was soft and at ease. He wasn't even embarrassed.

"Huh? Oh yeah." his dad remembered the guest that was standing in front of him and his wife. He reached out to shake her hand.

"I'm Dylan and this is my wife Carol." He smiled at Sony.

"Welcome to our home." said Carol.

"Yes, and if you need anything. Don't think, don't hesitate, just let us know." Chad's father said as he started back towards where he came and took his wife by the hand.

"Uh, Jimmy, can you take Ms. Monroe's bags up to her room." Dylan said nicely. Jimmy nodded and went straight for her bags and up the staircase leaving Chad and Sonny alone in the front hall. Sonny was not surprised. of course Chad had servants. It was quite sad really. Sonny never thought of that being healthy but when your rich as them what can you beside think you have enough money to allow people to clean up after yourselves. She felt bad for even thinking that because Chad's parents seemed to be very nice people and Chad invited her at the last minute just to be nice. It was all a lot to take in so quickly but Sonny was thankful it turned out this way. Deep down she felt her heart warm and her tears fade just from the presence Chad left her feeling.

Sonny turned away from the staircase to find Chad lost in starring at her. She felt giddy but she didn't really know.

"I'll take you t your room." Chad walked past her and led them up the stair. Sonny followed him and questioned to herself why they were going up the third floor. Sonny noticed that the walls became bare as they continued up the stairs. Before, there were many framed pictures on the wall. They weren't expensive paintings at all, like Sonny had thought, they were family pictures and it made her so in tuned with Chad.

"So - this is your room." Chad said while he opened the bedroom door. Sonny stepped in slowly and took in the room. It was gorgeous. The walls were white and the floor was white. She had three huge vertical windows on the left side of the queen size bed. The bed was a black and had tall banisters one each end. The covers were white and thick looking. Like you could just sink as soon as you fell into them. They looked warm. There was a huge mirror which turned out be a two door closet which was almost a walk in, it was so huge. Sonny noticed the black dressers and the flat screen TV on the wall. She turned towards Chad who was leaning on the doorframe watching her intake of everything. He felt the urge to never stop watching her. He felt so good being in the same room with her. His eyes glazed over her body as she went to the bed and leaned over it a little bit running her hands along the comforter. She smiled and crawled onto it, leaving Chad behind her watching her every move. Sonny collapsed on it feeling her body being taken away to a cloud in the heavens above. She had to admit, she had never been in such a more elegant room or bed before! Sitting back up a bit with her legs bent on one another, she looked at Chad with a she smile. He smiled moving closer, to the other side of the bed towards the windows to close them since it was getting dark and he knew she was going to want to change out of those clothes.

"There's a bathroom down the hall you can use."

"My own bathroom too?" her eyes sparkled. Chad smiled.

"It's mine."

"Oh."

"Ooh, someone doesn't like to share?" he teased her running his fingertips along the edge of her bed.

"Look who's talking." she teased back with a hasty smile.

"I'm trying to be nice." he acted offended, "would you prefer me to be mean?" he smirked. Sonny just looked away from him back to the door.

"Who else in on the third floor?"

"Just us." Chad shrugged his shoulders.

"You mean we're alone up here?"

"Yep."

"Don't your parents-"

"What?" Chad saw where this was going and he liked it. He needed to really try and keep himself in check, along with his damn hormones.

"Well, you being a boy and me a girl - who they think you're dating - alone on the third floor -" Chad stopped her before she could finish. He caught the embarrassment in her eyes and the nervousness in her tone.

"Trust me they don't care." he said shaking his hand in front of him, "and if they think we're together then there obviously thinking we're sleeping together." he laughed.

"But we're not doing anything like that."

"Of course." he agreed, "but they don't know that."

"Well they will catch on." Sonny paused and looked at him with hope in her big brown puppy eyes, "Right?"

"Probably." Chad didn't seem to really have an answer and seemed a little bit touchy about the conversation. He didn't really care what his parents thought. He knew they loved him and would accept whatever was going on up here. Really though, nothing was ever going to happen.

"Umm…if you need anything, let me know." he said as he went to close the door.

"Wait! - umm…where will you be?" Sonny saw the smile on Chad's face grow.

"In my room." he looked at her and noticed that wasn't what she wanted to know, "Across the hall." he smirked closing the door.

Sonny was left by herself in the huge bedroom still sitting on the bed and soaking up many stuff. Her luggage was across the room in front of the mirror closet door. She jumped off the bed and went over there and traced the edge of the designed and elegant frame of the mirror sliding it over, revealing small walk in closet. She flicked the switch on and the room was brightened with a soft dim glow. It was small and perfect just for her. Nothing to big or fancy. Although, the room was a little bit higher of her standards. She was slightly nervous to even be exploring the room but it was her for the next two or three weeks. Sonny started unpacking her clothes and smiled as she thought of what would happen next.

Sorry that took so long. I've been busy.. :(

Anyway, if there are any mistakes I'm really sorry.

I'm in a rush and I will go over them later, till then enjoy.. :)

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