-1So Cold
Chapter 10: The New Kid In Town
Previously:
"Look," she said, "I'm going to go get your shirt and put it in the dryer, why don't you sit tight and I'll come back and get you some blankets and a pillow and you can sleep here."
Chad nodded, "Okay."
Sonny got up and walked back towards the washer and dryer when Chad called out her name.
"Huh?"
"Thanks."
The next morning, Sonny went downstairs around seven o' clock to get Chad up. It was the day to shoot the special 'So Random' episode, discussing their futures. She knew it was going to be an ugly process. 'So Random' started shooting early in the morning. 'Mackenzie Falls', however started shooting around lunch time because their actors were quite lazy and didn't like to get up until eleven-ish. Meaning, Chad was going to be a hot mess for having to get up this early.
She walked over to where the couch was and nudged Chad's shoulder.
"Go away." he muttered, pulling the blanket over his head.
"Chad, you've gotta get up." she said, "We've got to go shoot the special today."
"That's today?" he groaned.
"Yep, and if I'm not mistaken, someone has a contract to sign to." she smiled.
"Why couldn't we do this later?" he asked.
"Because we, as in both you and I, have to shoot an episode and a half today because we're going to be behind." she said.
Chad rolled over onto his stomach and pulled the pillow up over his head.
"Come on Chad." she whined, "You're already awake, now just get up. It's not that hard."
"I'm going." he groaned.
Sonny knew better than to actually leave and trust him to get up. About five minutes passed, then Sonny got irritated.
"Chad, if you don't get up…" her words got cut off by the unmistakable nausea she had come to despise.
"Oh no." she said as her breathing got rapid. She bolted down the hallway and into the downstairs bathroom.
She fell to her knees in front of the toilet and emptied the contents of her stomach into it.
Meanwhile, Chad sat up on the couch as she ran off.
"Wonder what's up with her?" he thought aloud.
He got up and wandered down the hallway to where the bathroom was. He saw the light on and assumed she was probably in there. He stuck his head in curiously, "Sonny, you okay?", right as she began to throw up.
Chad flinched and shut his eyes, "Do you need some help?"
"No! Get out!" she wailed, pulling her hair over to the side.
Chad inched forward towards her and pulled her soft brown hair together in his hands and away from her face.
"I told you to get…" once again, nausea took her words.
Chad let one hand free from her hair and rubbed her back, "You okay now?"
"What do you think?" she exclaimed.
She finally took a deep breath and fell back against Chad.
"I think it's over." she breathed, "I hope it's over."
Chad wrapped his arms around her, "Are you alright?"
Sonny pulled out of Chad's arms, "I think so. I'm just going to brush my teeth and then go get ready to leave."
"You sure? Do you need anything?"
"What is with you Chad?" she said, "Why all of a sudden do you think you need to care so much?"
"I'm trying to change, Sonny." he said.
"For what? Your career? Are you trying to look like the great supportive guys to the public, but in reality, you're still the same selfish jerk?" she said, "Because if you think I'm going to put up with it for nineteen more years, you're crazy!"
"Sonny, come on. I wouldn't do that to you." Chad replied, "Even though I may not have been nice to you in the beginning, but I would never just show up at your house and say I was going to be supportive and then just abandon you again."
"Why do you act like you love me? You don't!" she blurted out.
"I'm just trying to act like I do where when the baby comes, it'll think that we're in love and we won't have to explain what happened." he said.
"I should've know it was too good to be true." Sonny thought.
"Okay. That's fine." she said, "We've got leave in like a half and hour, so you better go get dressed. Your shirt is hanging up at the bottom of the staircase."
"Okay." Chad said as he stood up and followed Sonny out the door. He stood in the hallway and watched her walk down the hallway and up to her room. He half-smiled and shook his head.
"How in the hell has she started getting to me? I'm Chad Dylan Cooper for God's sake!" he thought, rolling his eyes.
When they arrived at the studio, Marshall greeted them with a warm welcome.
"Here comes America's favorite new family!" he smiled.
"Or not." Sonny said.
"Well, that's alright. In no time, you will have your fans back again." he said, "Okay, the idea of this episode, the special, is to explain your case in a tactful manner, from both sides. There won't be a studio audience, so no pressure. Then, Tawni's going to tell her mother's story…"
"What happened to her mom?" Sonny asked.
"Nothing, she's fine. Tawni was born when her mother was seventeen years old, a junior in high school." Marshall said.
"Really? She's never told me that."
"Yes." Marshall began, "Then we're going to discuss your futures and Chad will sign his new contract on air, that is, if you are planning on taking this opportunity?"
Chad looked towards the ground, and then back up at Marshall, "Yeah," he said, "I'm going to take it."
Sonny felt a smile breaking onto her face as she glanced over at Chad who was looking around the set uneasily.
"That's nice to hear Chad," Marshall extended his right hand, "Welcome to 'So Random'."
Chad shook Marshall's hand and looked over at Sonny. She gave him a supportive smile as Marshall broke the handshake and began to walk off.
"You really hate this, don't you?" she asked.
"Nah, it's not that. I just miss 'The Falls' right now." he said, "It's hard to know, when we got to the cafeteria, that I'll be sitting with you guys and they'll be over there. I had friends over there. Nico and Grady hate me, and I have to share a dressing room with them."
"They're nice Chad, they'll warm up to you." she said.
"He's worse than a kid on their first day at a new school." she thought.
"Come on, I'll show you around."
"I know my way around from when I followed James around with the mail." he said.
Sonny rolled her eyes, "It's Josh, for one. Another thing, do you know where your dressing room is super star? 'Cause if you ask me, you could use a change of clothes."
Chad glared at her, then let his gaze soften, "No. Where's it at?"
Sonny led Chad down to Nico and Grady's dressing room and then knocked on the door. Nico swung the door open and looked at Sonny with a smile then looked up at Chad and sighed.
"Come on in." he said flatly, "I'll show you around."
"This is my corner." he pointed to the left corner. "This is Grady's corner's over there." he pointed to the left.
"That's yours" he pointed over in the opposite corner from where he was standing.
"Hey Nico!" Sonny said with a smile, trying to lighten the mood, "Do you have a pair of jeans and shirt that Chad could borrow for the show?"
"I'll give 'em to him, but they ain't gonna fit." Nico said.
Sonny sighed, "Get Grady to lend him a shirt. For the difference outward in size between the two should equal out in height.'
"Okay fine." Nico walked off to where Grady was sitting down, clicking away on the computer.
"You gonna be okay here…alone?" she asked.
"Yes!" Chad whined, "Dang, your motherly instincts are kicking in way to early!"
Sonny rolled her eyes, "I'm going to change. They'll page everyone when it time to start shooting. I don't know if they do that at 'The Falls' but they do it here."
"Okay." Chad said, "Later, Sonny."
Sonny walked out the door and down a few hallways until she reached her and Tawni's dressing room.
"Sonny!" Tawni exclaimed as she saw her open up the door. She ran up to her friend and hugged her.
"It's great to be here, Tawni. I thought I was dead when we went into Marshall's office!" she sighed.
"I know! I was so worried! We were…alerted on the changes being made today. Or better yet, the Chadges that were being made today." she said.
Sonny chuckled, "Yep, I just dropped him off with Nico."
"Ha ha, you said 'dropped off' like a legit mom." she said.
"Really Tawni? Really?"
"Now you sound like Chad!" she laughed.
"Anyway," Sonny said, shaking her head, "He shows up at my house last night in the pouring rain confessing how sorry he was and how he's going to be involved and all that mess. It was kind of annoying, but then we started talking. He's really upset about the whole thing that went down about 'Mackenzie Falls'."
"I thought he would be." Tawni said, "The media coverage of you guys is insane!"
"Dude, I know!" Sonny said, "Oh my gosh, last night, Santiago Geraldo called me up…"
"Ew."
"I know! He wanted me to confess my story to him in an interview." Sonny said, "I could see it now."
Sonny put her hands up in the air as if symbolizing a giant marquee, putting on a Spanish accent "America's sweetheart and America's most hated puppy shover in love? I, Santiago Geraldo have the story!"
Tawni scrunched up her face in disgust, "Ugh. The sad part is, it would've been that way. Sharona's been texting all of us like mad trying to get info. I called Verizon this morning and got her number blocked. So did Nico. Grady tried to call T-Mobile, but they kept cutting him off."
"That's so sleazy." Sonny replied.
Tawni nodded, "I know! I was uber mad."
"SO RANDOM CAST MEMBERS: FIVE MINUTES UNTIL SHOOTING."
"I'm going to change clothes. I might as well pick out something I'd want to be buried in too, since this is either going to make or break me and Chad." she said.
"I've been nervous about this all day today!" she said.
"I've been nervous since Marshall suggested it." Sonny said, pulling a pair of pink skinny jeans and a multicolored flowery blouse off of her clothing rack.
Minutes later, the announcer's voice boomed through the speakers again.
"SO RANDOM CAST MEMBERS PLEASE REPORT TO SET: SONNY, TAWNI, ZORA, NICO, GRADY…CHAD."
"That sounds so weird." Tawni said, scrunching her nose in disgust.
"Well you better get used to it." Sonny said, "Because he's here for good. Well, at least for now."
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That was just kind of a filler chapter. The next few chapters are going to be about the media and press about Sonny and Chad. I'm really trying to get the majority of this story done in my own time this week because I'm going to camp next week from Sunday until Wednesday and will not be able to update. I already have the majority of this story laid out in my mind so, it aught to be easy for me to continue with no stops (other than camp).
Thanks for reading!