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~ Chapter Six ~
Chad bit down on his lip as he woke up the next morning, Sonny still in his arms as she slept. He sighed a little, smiling when he put his hand on her face and brushed some hair out of her eyes. It would be small moments like this he knew he would have to treasure for as long as he possibly could, just in case it all got ripped away from him.
He thought about Nico and Tawni, about all those times he could have held her in his arms, the times he could have kissed her... all those times he could have told her he loved her.. they were gone but Sonny was still here. He still had a chance.
He sighed, closing his eyes again as he thought about how they could possibly find out who this guy was. He wondered if he knew him, or if Tawni had known him. Maybe it was just some crazed fan, or maybe it was someone that she had spoken to, someone they had all spoken to. He dreaded that thought – it would mean Sonny had spoken to him as well.
"Chad?" She whimpered, her hands trailing from his waist to his chest as she fluttered her eyes open, looking at the boy laying next to her, she smiled for what seemed the first time in ages as she put her hand in his hair – half expecting him to shout at her – as he put his hand on top of hers and kissed her.
"I love you." He whispered,
"I love you too."
"I needed you to know, after everything, I had to tell you." Chad smiled, pulling her impossibly closer to him as she played with his hair.
"I wish I could have said it sooner." He carried on, taking her hand in his as he pulled it away from his all too perfect hair. Sonny put her lips on his, shutting him up as he moaned in pleasure.
"I think Tawni knew him." She muttered, breaking the moment between them when she quickly pulled away, Chad shook his head and thought for a moment before looking at the beautiful girl next to him, "You think?"
"We would have noticed someone watching her from the studios – we would have said something or she would have bragged about having an adoring fan. It has to be someone we know." Her eyes widened as she pulled away from him, leaping out of the bed,
"It's not me!" He shouted, shaking his head in sheer disbelief as she backed away from him, he could see her body shaking from where he now stood as tears fell down her face.
"How am I supposed to know that? How do I know it's not you? How am I supposed to walk into those studios and not be scared of every guy in there?"
"Sonny, I promise you that it's not me – you have to believe me." He was almost crying as he took a step towards her, sighing in relief when she didn't step back,
"S-Sorry..." She sobbed, collapsing to her knees before he could get to her, "It's just not fair, I don't know who it is... where he is..." He wrapped his arms around her as she cried, rubbing her back gently as he rocked her back and forth.
"I will protect you and we will make sure he is found before he can hurt anyone else." He bit down hard on his lower lip as he closed his eyes, trying to remember her smile and her laugh in his head, knowing he wouldn't be seeing or hearing it in a long time.
"I just can't stand the fact that he's getting away with it."
"Me neither, but he won't be for long." Sonny clung onto him, praying that it wasn't him, she had no idea what she would do if she found out Chad was a murderer, she didn't know how she would cope without him next to her.