Heya guys! I'm gonna cut this A/N short, just read. ;)

Chapter 8-Reactions

Chad's POV

I'll admit, her reaction isn't what I hoped for. She stares at me, confused.

"Um, did you just say what I thought you said?" She asks me, and I try to play it cool. Doesn't work.

"I don't know, what do you think I said?" I ask.

"It sounded like, and this might sound crazy, but…" I pause for an answer, begging that she won't say what I think she'll say. "I think you said that you still love me!"

She bursts out into laughter, and I follow. I don't want to make myself look like an idiot. As much as Sonny's changed me, I still have that rep to keep up, no matter what happens.

"Crazy." I agree, and she smiles, before looking at me again and seeing right through me.

"You said that, didn't you?" She asks. Well, what am I meant to say? Yes, Sonny, I love you and want to hug you and I never want to leave you again? My thoughts-it won't go down well. Especially since Sonny is my 6 months gone ex-girlfriend with a habit of making me get lost in those eyes of hers, even though she can't help it. If it was up to her, it wouldn't happen. She's ignored me since we broke up, well, apart from that time when she wrote that song (still haven't heard it) (A/N: I know I said forget New Girl ever happened, well, forget I said that. 'K? Good! Carry on…) and that was only a few days after the break-up. Instead, I laugh.

"No!" I say, hesitating slightly, "I didn't say I still love you, I said…I like doves, don't you?"

Nice save, idiot. Sonny obviously thinks so too. She nods as if one of us is very stupid, before smiling a fake smile.

"Right…why might I ask?"

"Uh…" I turn over the channel and luckily a show about birds is on. "…Coz it's on right now! See? Doves…"

She smiles, "Yeah, I do like doves."

There's an awkward, clumsy silence, where neither of us know what to say. I sigh, a deep sigh.

"Everything OK?" She asks me.

"Yeah!" I say, "Why not?"

"It was just your sigh was pretty big, you sure you're alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I lie.

Sonny doesn't realise that, though. She just sighs, leans back and carries on watching the TV. I decide in a flash not to give up.

"No." I say.

"Excuse me?" Sonny asks.

"No," I repeat, "I can't do this anymore."

"Do what?" She asks.

"I'm trying to tell you how much I…" I yell, but get distracted when I see those soft brown eyes staring in my direction. I suddenly get lost, something I haven't done since the Tween Choice Awards, that stupid day that ruined my life. I lean in closely. I miss those lips that I haven't kissed since that same night, just before So Random were announced as the winners. I lean closer, getting more and more lost. Funny thing is, Sonny is doing the same. We would have kissed, had this not happened…

Ring-ring, ring-ring…

I pull away at the sound of my phone and sigh.

"Typical. One sec, Sonny." I get up and head for my phone, answering it.

"That's fine, Mary," I say after a few minutes, and she thanks me and hangs up. I head to where Sonny is sat, where she looks confused, motionless.

"Sorry about that." I say, "Mary's kids are ill so she's having the day off tomorrow. Now…where were we?" I lean in again, but Sonny sighs.

"I'm sorry, Chad," She says, and I pull away, "I…I can't…"

She runs up the stairs, away from me, and I sigh, confused. What did I do? Is she OK?

Sonny's POV

I ran into my room, lost and freaked out. Chad and I nearly kissed…Chad…and me. That hasn't happened in months, so why is it happening now? Is Chad suddenly developing feelings for me again? Or have they never left him? I think back to the day when I performed my song, What To Do, and he still kinda liked me. But I thought he got over that. Guess not.

Thing is though, am I over it? I don't know, I just feel so confused…

Chad and me…me and Chad…sure, I like him, but I'm not sure if this is really what I want. I sigh, collapsing on my bed and immediately sleeping.

The next morning, I drag myself out of bed, still a little surprised by what happened last night, but I decide to ignore it and see what today brings.

I walk downstairs to the kitchen to see Abby and Chad, giggling, as Chad feeds Abby. He stops when he sees me.

"Sonny." He says.

"Chad," I say, "Everything OK?"

"Yeah," He sighs, looking away, "But, uh, I need to ask you if you have to go in to work today."

"No, I don't," I say, "Why?"

"Mary can't come in today, so I need someone to take her place," He explains, "I'd do it myself, but I have to talk to Mr Condor later. If I'm not there, he'll cancel my show."

"I understand," I say. "I'll stay with them if you want."

"Thanks, Sonny," He smiles, but his smile is empty, fake, and I know exactly why. He probably feels like I do-lost, confused.

"I'm gonna go get ready for work." He tells me, and I nod, grabbing Abby's bottle from the side and feeding her. Abby giggles.

"Sonny," She says, "Is you and Chaddy OK?"

I chuckle at her concern, "We're fine, Abby. We're just…having a hard time. But we'll be OK."

"Good," She smiles, "Chaddy seemed really sad just now."

"He's fine," I tell her, "Don't worry. He really loves you, doesn't he?"

"Yeah," She says, "He's like my Daddy!"

My heart flips at this, wondering if this is good or not. Well, I don't think Chad would think so, especially after what happened with his Dad.

Josh comes downstairs, for the first time, smiling.

"Hey, Sonny," He says, and I smile.

"You seem a bit happier today." I say.

"Yeah, I don't know why," He says, heading to the breakfast cupboard, "I just think I slept better last night."

"That's good." I smile, "At least you did."

"What happened to you, Sonny?" He asks. "You seem a little cloudy today." He smiles, elbowing me, and I sigh. "Well, what's up?"

"I don't know." I say.

"Chad?" He asks, and I scoff.

"No!"

He stares me down and I sigh.

"Yes."

"What did he do?" He asks.

"Nothing," I say, but he stares me down again, "Something."

"Well, tell me. I can prank him for you because of it. Shall I sprinkle him with goat hair or chicken feathers?"

I chuckle. "Neither," I say.

"Shame."

"Not yet anyway." I laugh, "I can deal with it myself. But…" I drop my voice so Abby can't hear, "…hide those chicken feathers under your bed for further notice."

"OK," Josh says, and I laugh. It seems we're finally getting along, just like I wanted since I arrived here.

Chad comes downstairs 10 minutes later in his Mackenzie outfit, looking pretty cute…did I just think that? He smiles when he sees me and Josh laughing, watching some weird TV program we found while flicking through the channels (A/N: Have you guys ever done that? I did once. I just flicked through and found Whose Line Is It Anyway, love that show ;))

"Hey, you two." He smiles, "Will you be OK here?"

"We'll be fine, Chad." I tell him, tickling Abby who's sat next to me, and she giggles happily.

"Good." He says, grabbing his car keys, "Well, if you need me, you have my number Sonny, and if you can't get to me, Mary's number is on the fridge along with a few emergency contacts. You know what to do, you're responsible enough."

"Yeah…" I say, watching him leave.

"See you later." He says.

"Yeah, see ya."

I smile, watching him leave, before turning to Josh. "OK, rematch for bowling?"

He grins, "Bring it on!"

OK, yeah, once again, I'll cut you short of an A/N. Just do one thing for me-REVIEW! :D