Ladies and Gentlemen, here is your next chapter. I know I took a bit longer to update, but I've had so many assignments I didn't have time. Sorry.

Also, to make things worse, this is kind of a filler chapter. But it gets cute near the end!

*Flashbacks are in italics*

Random Advice of the Day: I know everyone has at least one really creepy guy in their school that you just can't stand. Well, this little piece of advice is about mine: Never aggravate a creepy boy with a "soul-sucking" growth on his forehead. He might try to strangle you. I kid you not.

Disclaimer: Hold on….

"Mom!"

"Yes dear?"

"Has Daddy bought me Sonny with a Chance yet?"

"No, hun."

*sigh*

"What about Sonny?" Portlyn asked. She was extremely curious to hear what Pearce had to say, as she thought Pearce had only just arrived today.

Pearce shuffled his feet. He didn't know what to tell Portlyn. The whole time he was in the studio, he had pretended to still be at home, fooling naïve little Portlyn. Then she told him about the baby over the phone one day when they were talking.

"Hun, you know I'd come visit you if I could, but I'm so busy here with work and the family, I just can't," he had said.

"But Pearce, I need to tell you something." He already knew what she had to tell him. It was all over the news; he wasn't stupid.

"What is it, babe? I need to go, so make it fast…"He wandered around the So Random! set, exploring his temporary job location.

He heard her sigh on the other end.

"Pearce!" The producer, Marshall, called.

Covering the phone with his hand, Pearce shouted, "I'm coming!"

"What was that?" Portlyn asked. Pearce's heart beat faster in panic.

"Uh, that was just my dad. I should get going, sweetheart…"

"Wait!" she shouted. "Pearce…I'm pregnant."

This was where his real acting skills came into play. Pearce gasped.

"You are?! Whose is it?" he asked, faking alarm.

"…Yours," Portlyn said. He could tell she was crying, but he couldn't really deal with her at the moment.

"…Okay, hun, I'll be there in a few days, I promise! But I have to go, I love you. Bye."

After that conversation, Pearce kept a far distance from Mackenzie Falls, in fear that Portlyn would see him. When the time was right, he made an appearance. But then again, maybe his timing could have been a little better.

"You tell me now, Pearce Connery," Portlyn said sternly. "What has Sonny Munroe have to do with anything?"

"Hun, you really should calm down. Stress isn't good for the baby," he said quietly, trying to stall.

Portlyn rolled her emerald eyes. "You had better tell me now, or else…"

Pearce cocked an eyebrow. "Or else what, my dear?" He was testing her. He knew Portlyn; she wouldn't really threaten him. She couldn't.

"Or else…" Portlyn searched for something to say. "Or else I'll ask Sonny herself!" And with that she stormed off in a huff, leaving a nervous and slightly stunned Pearce Connery in her wake.

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Chad pulled over to a Starbucks, which was sitting alone on the edge of the highway. The two hadn't said a word to each other for the whole ten minute ride, and Sonny didn't like it at all. This wasn't Chad. Something was definitely up.

"Chad, what's wrong?" Sonny asked as they approached the counter. A young girl of about their age was wiping the counter when the two teen stars arrived. She almost shrieked when the boy of her dreams, Chad Dylan Cooper, walked in. Little did he know she had Mackenzie Falls posters covering every inch of her large bedroom and every possible season organized in order on her shelf at home.

She stared lovingly into his light blue eyes, hoping he would stare back. She dreamed that he would jump the counter and rip her clothes off…

"Hello, Chad Dylan Cooper" she said politely. Saying his name caught Chad's attention. "I'm Lucy McGee, what can I get for you?" Even though Lucy was acting calm and collected, really she was dying on the inside, knowing that her dream was finally becoming a reality.

She didn't even notice the angry brunette standing next to him,

Chad glanced at Sonny, trying to hide the fact that he knew this Lucy McGee was a total creep.

"Um, yes," Chad said. "She'll have a grande white mocha." He gestured to Sonny. That was when Lucy McGee finally saw her. Lucy's eyes filled with anger, knowing what was going on between the two. It was all over the tabloids, and Lucy McGee did not appreciate some other woman messing around with her man.

"Aren't you having anything?" Sonny asked Chad, softly touching his arm. Lucy froze.

"No, I'm not in the mood for anything," Chad replied. Sonny laughed.

"He'll have a cappuccino," Sonny said, handing her a five. "Grande."

Chad looked at Sonny, raising an eyebrow. Sonny shrugged.

"I know you like your cappuccinos," she said. Chad, forgetting all about his previous drama, laughed and smiled brightly at the amazing girl next to him. He put his arm around her and squeezed.

Lucy's eye twitched in rage.

"Uh, could you get on that? We have somewhere to go," Chad said impatiently at the frozen girl over the counter. Lucy forced a smile and nodded, giving Chad Dylan Cooper the change and going to make their drinks.

She could overhear Sonny asking where they were going, and Chad said it was a surprise. Lucy rolled her eyes. It should be her getting cappuccinos with Chad Dylan Cooper, not that crazy girl from So Random!.

He finished Chad's drink first and handed it to him. He nodded a thank-you and waited for Sonny's drink. The two began laughing again, and, when Lucy was sure no one was looking, she spit in Sonny Munroe's grande white mocha.

Closing the lid quickly, she handed the freaky brunette her saliva-filled drink.

"Thanks," Sonny said. She took Chad's hand and the two left, smiling and laughing like they were having the time of their lives.

Lucy scowled and went back to cleaning the counter.

x.x.x.x.x.x.x

"Chad, where are we going?" Sonny asked curiously as Chad sped down the highway. The top of the convertible was down and the cool dusk air blew through their hair, whipping it around their smiling faces.

"You'll see, be patient," he replied, chugging down his cappuccino.

A few minutes later, Chad said, "Okay, close your eyes." Sonny put drink in the cup holder and covered her eyes, and she wondered what Chad was going to do and where they were.

The door beside her open and Chad guided her out of the car, constantly making sure her eyes were properly covered. He stopped her and said, "Now, open them."

Sonny brought her hands down and gasped. They were on a mountain.

The orange, red, and yellow of the sunset blended in with the white fluffy clouds. The sun was disappearing over the horizon and birds fluttered past, singing their songs. The quiet breeze rustled Sonny's hair and she inhaled deeply, smelling the fresh pine and mountain air.

"Oh, Chad, this is amazing," she said.

"I have my moments," he answered with a smirk. He took her hand and led her to an empty bench a safe distance from the cliff's edge. He put his arm around her and pulled her close, brushing his lips over hers and loving the tingles it sent through his body.

This was the way it was supposed to be. No drama, no problems. Chad had forgotten everything that had happened to him over the past few days when their lips touched, and all of his worries melted away.

To Chad, nothing else in the world mattered but the girl sitting next to him.

I know this was a filler chapter, but I tried to satisfy something at the end with a little Channy there. Don't worry, the next chapter will be much more eventful.

How did you guys like Lucy McGee? Pretty creepy, eh?

Review please!

Peace, Love, and Starry Nights,

-Emily.