Hello! I'm glad everyone likes the story! Beware: this chapter is drama-filled.

Random Advice of the Day: If you're thinking of lifting a bathtub, be careful not to lift it too high. You may break a pipe line and incidentally cause a flood.

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*By the way, the Random Advice of the Days are based on my life. I am just looking out for you people out there. You know how I do.*

*Oh, and I may have crossed the bad language barrier for T ratings in this puppy, so I'm sorry if I offend anyone...*

"So Sonny's thinking of joining the Falls?" Portlyn asked curiously. Her and Chad were on the set of Mackenzie Falls and were taking a break from rehearsing lines for the next day's filming. After Chad talked with Sonny, she left to go home for a rest, and Chad stayed to find Portlyn. He told her everything.

"Well, she wouldn't have even thought of the idea before Gerard mentioned it," Chad replied. He rustled his script and bent the edges of the papers mindlessly.

Portlyn thought about this. "Well," she finally said. "I think she'd make a great addition to the cast, what with me leaving and all."

"He told you, huh?" Chad asked. Portlyn nodded sadly.

"They're going to kill me off after this episode, before I start to show." She rubbed her abdomen slowly. It wouldn't be long before her stomach grew in size, and the faster that time came, the more worried Portlyn became. "A car crash, I think," she finished.

"You'll be fine," Chad said. "It's not like your whole career is over. It's just…paused for a while."

Portlyn shook her head. She didn't want to talk about this now. In an attempt to change the subject, Portlyn asked, "Do you want Sonny to join?"

Chad sighed. "It's not that I don't want her to," he answered slowly. "I just think she's better off in Chuckle City. That's where she belongs, like I belong here."

Portlyn inhaled to say something when Chad suddenly stood up, tossing his script to the floor.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Chad asked angrily. Portlyn looked up and gasped.

"Pearce?!" she screeched. She jumped up to hug the tall, So Random! guest star. Pearce caught her in his arms and squeezed her tight. Chad was too confused for words.

"Hey," Pearce laughed. He let go of Portlyn and looked at Chad. "Hey to you too," he said. Chad glared.

"Chad, this is Pearce Connery, the father of my baby," Portlyn said.

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Sonny made her way back to So Random!, on a mission to speak with her producer. She had been thinking about the situation with Gerard constantly, and decided it would be best to talk to Marshall for his opinion.

She rapped her knuckles on the large wooden door.

"Come in," he shouted. Sonny opened the door slowly and closed it behind her.

"Hey Marshall," she said.

Marshall looked up from his papers and said, "Oh, Sonny, it's you. What can I do you for?"

Sonny sat down in the seat in front of his desk and replied, "I need to ask you something important."

Marshall stopped and folded his hands together. "Go ahead."

"Well…" she began. "I was over at the Falls set, and the producer, Gerard Henderson, asked me to join the show…"

Marshall stood up violently and hit his fist on the desk. "I knew he was after something when he called me!" he said. Sonny cocked an eyebrow.

"He called you?" she asked.

Marshall nodded. "He was being all nice to me, and I knew he was up to no good," he answered. "Why does he want you to join the show, Sonny?"

Sonny shrugged. "I guess…since Portlyn's leaving, he needs a new love interest for Mackenzie…and since, you know…" The words were having trouble flowing from her mouth.

Marshall sighed.

"That's why I came to talk to you," Sonny added. "I need to know what you think."

"Well, obviously I want you to stay with So Random!," he said. "Because, to tell you the truth, you were the best thing that's happened to the show in years. But," he continued. "You need to do what you think is right, Sonny. I'm not going to stop you."

Sonny nodded slowly and said, "Thanks Marshall." She let herself smile and left the office, confused and deeply conflicted.

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"He's what?!" Chad shouted.

Portlyn looked back and forth between a smiling Pearce Connery and a livid Chad Dylan Cooper.

"Do you two know each other?" she asked curiously.

"Meh," Pearce said. "We've met once or twice." Pearce flashed a dazzling smile towards Chad and Chad gritted his teeth.

"How you been, Chad?" Pearce asked casually. Chad almost ripped Pearce's head off in pure rage. After everything Pearce had done to Sonny, Chad couldn't believe how casual he was acting, like nothing ever happened. It pissed Chad off to no end.

"I was just peachy until you arrived," Chad replied. "Still fucking Tawni?" It was a low blow, but it had to be done.

Portlyn's eyes widened and she stepped away from Pearce. "What?" she asked, astonished.

Pearce laughed nervously. "It was…it was hardly…anything….Chad, can I talk to you for just one second?"

Chad almost smirked at Pearce's inability to speak, but reluctantly followed him to the corner of the room.

"What was that?" Pearce asked. He crossed his arms and glared at Chad.

"What was what? It was a simple question," Chad responded.

"Tawni and I didn't do anything," Pearce said.

"Really? That's not what I heard, you fucking ass. You broke an innocent girl's heart and you're acting like you don't even care!" Chad could feel himself getting worked up, and he tried not to do anything he would regret later. But he kept thinking about how good Pearce's face felt on his clenched fist…

"I don't care, Chad. All she kept thinking about was you! She was a waste of time. Tawni, however…"

Chad kept his fists close to his sides, convincing himself that he could keep it together.

"Don't you dare say that about Sonny," he said.

"Oh, right," Pearce rolled his eyes. "She's your little girlfriend now. I guess I should congratulate you, although I don't see why you'd want to date a bitch like her."

That was it. Just as Chad was about to raise his fist to punch Pearce again, Portlyn came running up.

"What's going on here?" she asked. Chad put his fist down hesitantly and sighed.

"I'm out of here," he said. "You stay away from Sonny. Do what you want with Tawni, but if I ever hear you talking smack about Sonny again, I'll do much worse then what I did before. I won't put up with assholes like you." And with that, Chad stormed off.

Portlyn turned to Pearce. "What about Sonny?"

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Chad pushed the double doors to the studio open violently. He was so blind with anger, he almost didn't notice when he bumped into Sonny Munroe.

"Chad!" she exclaimed. "I have something to tell you!"

Chad took her hand. "Let's go somewhere else."

"Why?" Sonny asked, being dragged across the parking lot to Chad's car.

Chad mumbled something, and the only words Sonny caught were "ass…talking shit…need to leave…."

Sonny didn't say anything until she was buckled up in the front seat of Chad's ebony Chevrolet Convertible. Then she asked quietly, "…what's wrong?"

Chad shook his head. "Just tell me what you wanted to tell me."

"Oh!" Sonny said, almost forgetting. "I'm gonna do it."

"Do what?" Chad asked, pinching the bridge of his nose with his fingers. He was so flustered about Pearce, he had no idea what she was talking about.

"Join Mackenzie Falls. I think I should do it," she said. In a state of shock, Chad slammed down on the brake as hard as he could. The cars behind him honked and the people yelled out of their windows for him to get moving, but Chad didn't care.

"You what!?"

This was getting to be way too much drama for the Mackenzie Falls star.

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