Disclaimer: I don't own SWAC or On the Line. Or Nick Jonas's voice. I love him in OTL. And his background vocals in Get Back are so hot. Oh my gosh. *dies*
I really dreaded writing this chapter. If you know the album, you know why. I love this song, I just hate where it is on the album.
5. On the Line
Chad awoke with a warm, breathing blanket on his shoulder. Wait, that wasn't a blanket - that was Sonny. She looked so peaceful in her sleep, so Chad stroked her chestnut locks, gently tucking her hair behind her ears. He enjoyed the comfortable silence until his phone vibrated on the couch next to him.
New Message
From: Skylar
Where r u?
Chad checked the clock on his phone, realizing he and Sonny were late for rehearsals. "Sonny...Sonny, wake up!" Chad gently shook his girlfriend from her sweet slumber.
"Five more minutes," Sonny mumbled, whacking Chad's face for "snooze." She blinked, realizing she hadn't come close to her alarm clock. "Oh...sorry. Hi there." She quickly pecked his lips.
Chad wanted to deepen the kiss, but he knew that Mr. Condor would be pissed if they didn't show up soon. "Sonshine, we're late for work! Come on," Chad said urgently.
"What? What time is it?"
"Umm...10:21."
"What? I was supposed to be early today to work on the Check-it-out Girls with Tawni! Great, now I'll be checking out of the sketch!"
"It's fine, I'll just tell Marshall that it was my fault."
Sonny smiled gratefully, but Marshall wasn't her main problem. "Chad, I'm not worried about Marshall. Mr. Condor is going to fire me if I don't get there soon!"
"Well, you know, maybe it wouldn't be such a bad thing if he did..." Chad shut his mouth, quickly realizing he had been thinking out loud.
"What's that supposed to mean? You don't think I should be an actress?" Sonny grilled.
"Well, if you got fired, you could join us real actors on Mack Falls," Chad smiled hopefully.
"Real actors? Really, Chad, really?" Sonny glared.
"I mean, um...I love you?"
"Get out. Now."
"But Sonny!"
"Go!"
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Good."
"Good."
"Fine."
"Fine."
Chad grinned at the flirt-fight. Just like old times. He turned to leave but Sonny stopped him. "Wait, Chad, I need a ride. Can you drive me?"
"Depends...are you still mad at me?"
"Depends...are you sorry?" When Chad didn't answer immediately, Sonny narrowed her eyes to slits. "Well, if you're not sorry, then yes, I'm still mad."
"Fine. I'll give you a ride. All I'm saying is Mackenzie wants a new love interest," Chad winked.
"Chad, I'm not leaving my show. Okay?" Sonny said exasperatedly.
"Well, how about guest star? I just want to spend more time with you, Sonshine."
"Then leave your show. Join So Random."
"I'm sorry, what? Have you lost your mind?"
"Oh, so it makes so much sense for me to leave my friends, but you can't leave the Falls? How exactly does that work, Chad?"
"I, um..." Chad was at a loss for words.
"You know what? I'll just walk to work."
"Sonny, don't do this. I'll give you a ride."
"Chad, I really, really don't want to do something I'll regret, so I will walk to work. Alone."
"Sonny, please-"
"Just go, Chad!"
Chad sighed, knowing he wouldn't win this battle. Battle? Battle means...break-up. "Sonny...are we breaking up?"
"What? Of course not! I just don't want to cause it, which I will if you don't leave right now. See ya later." Sonny pushed Chad out the door, slamming it in his face.
"Ouch!" Chad yelped.
"Sorry!" Sonny screamed sarcastically.
"Ugh. I love you!" Chad yelled through the wall.
"I love you too!" Sonny shouted angrily.
Just then, Connie came into the living room. "Hey...what's going?"
"Nothing...it's just...nothing," Sonny sighed.
"Well, it sounded like something."
"Mom, I can handle it, ok?" Sonny said, clearly agitated.
Connie sighed. Raising a teenage daughter on her own wasn't easy.
Chad her the whole conversation from the hallway. Sonny hadn't realized that he never left. He glumly plopped down each step of the staircase. He was driving to the studio when his phone rang. "Hello, Mr. Condor," Chad cringed, aware that his whole career was on the line.
"Mr. Cooper, your rehearsals started forty-five minutes ago. Where the hell are you?" Damn. He was definitely pissed.
"I'm very sorry, sir. I slept late, but I'm on my way now and it won't happen again."
"It'd better not," Mr. Condor hung up angrily.
Chad sped to the studio, making the trip in three and a half minutes instead of five.
Rehearsals went smoothly, and Chad was in a good mood, so he walked to Stage 3 to find Sonny. He entered the prop house to find Tawni, Nico, and Grady, but no Sonny.
"Chad."
"Chad."
"Chad."
"Randoms. Where's m'lady?" Chad answered.
Tawni spoke up, "Oh, she didn't call you?"
"Umm...no? Should she have?"
Nico replied, "Let's just say that you're not welcome over here until further notice. Kay?"
"What do you mean? You know what, I'm just gonna call Sonny right now and fix this." Chad whipped out his phone and speed-dialed Sonny's cell phone.
"Hello," Sonny's voice crackled.
"Hey Sonshine! What's wrong? Why aren't you at work?"
"Work. Ha!"
"What happened?"
"Mr. Condor called me while I was walking. I...I lost my job, Chad. I'm no longer a member of So Random."
"What? But you have to be! You're a comedian!"
"Why can't I be more than a comedian, Chad? Listen, I'll just look at other studios. And if I can't find a job, I guess I'll go back to Wisconsin. I gotta go now, Chad. Love you," Sonny hung up.
"Go back to Wisconsin?" Chad thought out loud.
"What?" the Randoms yelled in unison.
"This is all my fault. I have to fix this," Chad groaned. He stormed to Mr. Condor's office, ready to give him a piece of his mind. He was about to pound on the door and demand entrance when he realized something very important. "If Sonny's not a Random anymore...then she can join the Falls! That's it!" He politely knocked on the door with a proposition.
"Ah. Mr. Cooper. Come in, come in," Mr. Condor greeted. "Well, what do you want?"
Chad cocked his head. Why did he have to want something to be in that office? Well, it was true. "Well, sir, I came to ask you something."
"And that is...?"
"Well, you fired Sonny Munroe today, but her tardiness was completely my fault."
"What are you saying? Do you want to be fired as well?"
"No, I was just thinking that maybe you could rehire Sonny. As I'm sure you know, the ratings for the Falls drop if Mackenzie keeps the same love interest for more than three seasons. And Sonny kinda needs a job."
"What are you saying?"
"I'm saying that you should give Sonny another chance on the Falls."
"Hmm...interesting. You do realize that if you or she mess this up, you will both lose your jobs. I'm not afraid to replace Mackenzie. However, you could be onto something. The ratings for the Falls and So Random did increase once you and Miss Munroe started dating," Mr. Condor pondered.
"So," Chad began, "does that mean that Sonny can join the Falls?"
"Well...fine. Just know that I'm watching your every move, so don't mess up."
"Thank you, Mr. Condor. You won't regret this."
"I already do."
Chad quickly walked to the door, suddenly very afraid of being unemployed. He quickly called Sonny.
"Hello?" Sonny answered.
"Hey Sonny! Good news!" Chad chirped.
"What did you do?" Sonny whined.
"I got you a job."
"What? How?"
"I talked to Mr. Condor. Welcome to the Falls!"
"Really, Chad, really?" Sonny sounded upset.
"What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy about it! Now you don't have to move back to Wisconsin."
"Well, yeah, but...I don't know how to explain it. My home isn't the Falls. It's your home, Chad."
"Well, we can share. Sonny, this is going to be great. Just trust me."
Sonny sighed. "When do I start?"
"Tomorrow. I'll pick you up. Early, even. This will work. I promise."
"Okay. Thanks, Chad. It was really sweet of you to do that."
"Well, I have my moments. It'll be great. I don't want to spend any more time without you, and now that we work together, I won't have to. I love you."
"Love you, too."
"Bye."
"Bye," Sonny hung up the phone and Chad listened to the dial tone.
Chad sighed. He knew this had to work. He knew this had to work. He had a rising suspicion that life was about to get much more complicated.
So I know this didn't quite fit the song, but I didn't want to break them up again. At least I advanced the plot, so don't be mad. I already had to kill Sonny this week, and I didn't want to kill Channy, too. Speaking of which, I wrote a one-shot. Go check it out! It's called, "In Between." Thanks!
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