Chris pulled out the chair as Sonny took a quick seat.

It was a moonlight setting with beautiful rose blooms growing on the trellis over head.

The table was set even more beautifully than the last.

It looked perfect- like a palace table with the finest china.

Sonny was quiet enthusiastic about their evening (to say the least).

"Chad this place is amazing!" She couldn't stop staring at her beautiful surroundings.

"I know… I had to reserve it way ahead of time!" He smiled dashingly.

(In all actuality he had called as Chad Dylan Cooper and demanded the best).

He knew for sure tonight he would get his way once and for all.-She would see all the wonderful things he had done and how wonderful he actually was.

Sure he was going to be leaving in a couple days but by that time he would have a lot to brag to his friends about, Chad would be dealing with the anger this girl would probably build up, and he would be back in Texas-safely out of Chad's reach. (If he could stay out of his reach until then was a different story)

But, truly he had no worries. The two locked eyes.

The world seemed to stop…"So, yesterday I was…" … and there it goes again.

Sonny picked right back up again.

Chris let out a big breath and sat back in his chair. 'Really? Again with the talking?' He thought to himself as he grabbed the menu.

"Chad you look great tonight!" She was smiling at him.

He just nodded and didn't look up from his menu.

He didn't even care enough to drop a line. This girl didn't seem to be as eagerly accepting of them as she was at first.

She actually wanted him to partake in…. conversation. -

This was a foreign thought to him. He wasn't one to seek out girls that like conversation. Sonny just happened to be there at the time he was looking for a little fun.

He never imagined she would be soo… perky and talkative. -Being in a relationship with conversation meant that you had to actually care about what that person had to say and most of the time that wasn't the case with Chris (And definitely not in this case Chris woke from his thoughts to the sound of Sonny still 'needlessly talking'.

He tried to be patient, he was pretty hungry and her voice was pressing on his last nerve.

Finally Chris had had enough- he had not heard a moment of silence since they had been seated- She still rambled on and on.

She had not even glanced at the menu.

In the moon light in the car she seemed so beautiful, but, Chris wasn't sure any amount of moonlight could make up for this babbling brunette's irritating talking and giggling.

"Would you just stop talking?" He threw his menu down on the table.

"This maybe hard to believe but not everyone wants to hear about every little detail of every little thing that happens in your little life."

Chris gave her an annoyed look, grabbed his menu and again began to read.

When he glanced up Sonny was staring at him with a great deal of disbelief.

"What did you say?"

Chris threw down his menu "You heard me.. I can't take it anymore… all you do is talk, talk, talk" He made a talking motion with his hand.

"If I wanted to talk I would be hanging with someone I actually wanted to listen to!"

Chris froze for a moment… with perched lips he drew his gaze back over to Sonny.

He gave a nervous laugh and cleared his throat

"Humm...What I meant was… (He used his best calming voice) Maybe we should look at our menus now so that we can order."

He offered a pardon seeking smile.

He couldn't read the look on her face. It seemed frustrated, in shock, and a little suspicious. Suspicious-not a good thing.

"Let's just order" he smiled, and lifted the menu again to his face.

Sonny suddenly felt as if her mind were on a short vacation, she wanted to think, but, she didn't know what to think.

The envelope began to burn a whole in her pocket.

She reached in, pulled it half way out, and looked at it.

Then she began to observe him.

His hair was lighter, his eyes less blue, and where was that ring he never took off?

She wanted to test the waters before jumping in.

"Chad?"

"Yes?" He glanced over his menu

"I was just wondering… Where is your Mackenzie Falls ring?"

"My ring?…" He looked down at his hand

"Oh.. I lost it! I've been looking everywhere for it." He shook his head (frustrated that he had lost his ring) He went right back to his menu.

Sonny was still a little unsure.

"Oh.. Ok"

She still had not searched her menu. She kept her hand on the envelope.

Something was definitely different.

Chris noted her silence and slid down his menu.

"Sonny?"

Sonny snapped out of her thoughts, mostly.

Chris moved his chair over a little toward her.

He was doing some thinking of his own… at this pace he was going to have to leave without even a kiss from the girl he had been working so.. hard to impress. This was unacceptable.

"I didn't want to argue tonight. I just wanted to, enjoy ourselves." He winked at her.

Sonny looked a little confused.

"What?"

Her mind was still coming out of it's bewildered state.

"Well don't I deserve something for my kindness and generosity this week?"

Sonny felt her disbelief giving way to anger

"What?" -how dare he insinuate that she owed him anything- especially anything like that! But, he was…

He lifted his eyebrows and started to lean in before Sonny could react.

Sonny pushed away from the table, threw her head away and closed her eyes making every attempt to avoid this intrusion of her personal space.

"Noooooooo!"

The scream was so loud and startling it through Sonny right out of her chair!

Chad dove behind a table and peered over the side just in time to see Sonny fall to the floor.

"Oops!" he laughed to himself.

He cleared his throat and lowered his voice…"I mean… this is Mr. Condor and I need to talk to Chad Dylan Cooper right now!"

Sonny lifted herself up in her chair.

"Whoa… You better go see him!"

Chris just rolled his eyes.

"NOW….!" Chad didn't put forth much of an effort to mimic this time.

"You better go right now!" Sonny pushed him away from the table. Mostly in an attempt to get him away from her.

"Ok,Ok"

Sonny sighed a breath of relief