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Chapter 17-Bad News

Sonny's POV

I smile at the news, but Chad and Josh don't seem too happy.

"That's good, isn't it?" I ask, and Josh scowls.

"No." He insists, "We don't need him."

He runs up the stairs, past a very confused Chad.

"Chad?" I say, and he sighs, sitting on the stairs. I don't know what to do. I look over to Tawni, who's hinting me to do what she said earlier. I won't though. Now's not the time.

Instead, I sit next to him, stroking his back softly like I always do when he's worried or upset.

"Chad? You're Dad's coming back! Shouldn't that be good?"

"No." Chad says, "He left me alone to take care of two kids, Sonny. How can I forgive him for that?"

"You told Josh that you shouldn't hold a grudge on him…"

"But Josh was right, Sonny!" He groans, "Don't you see? My Dad left his 17 year old son alone to take care of 2 kids, no help, no money left, nothing. It's hardly good parenting."

"I know," I say, "But, at least try to forgive him."

"I can't though." He sighs, "I don't know…I don't even want to see him."

"You don't mean that!" I insist, but he sighs.

"I do." He says, "I really do."

I don't really know what to say. Chad gets up and heads back to his room, and me and Tawni decide to just stay out of it and play with Abby, who has no idea what's going on.

An hour later, Chad and Josh haven't come down, and I get a phone call while I'm playing with little dolls with Abby and Tawni. Tawni seems to be enjoying it, well, the dressing up bit. She's made Abby's dolls beautiful little outfits, Tawni-styled and fabulous.

"I'll be right back, guys." I say, getting up and heading to the kitchen and closing the door. I smile when I see the caller ID.

"Hey, Mom!" I smile, and she sighs.

"Sonny," She says, "I have good news and bad news."

Uh-oh. "What's the good news?"

"I have enough money to buy a house, a ranch actually."

"A ranch?" I say, happy. I love ranches! I've always wanted to live on one. Then I realise, there's bad news.

"But…?" I ask.

Chad's POV

I sit in my room, unsure of what to do or say. Dad's coming back, and I really, really don't want to see him. I'd rather never see him again. He reminds me too much of what happened, and I'd rather forget all that.

I hear a knock on the door, and I sigh.

"Come in!"

A confused looking Sonny enters the room, and I smile a little.

"Hey, Sonny," I say, "You OK?"

"My Mom called." She smiles.

"And what did she say?" I ask.

"Well, she has enough money for us to get a house. A ranch actually…"

"A ranch?" I ask, and smile. I remember Sonny always saying she wanted a ranch. I imagined that we'd move to one together when we were married, and I grin when I hear she's really getting one. "Oh, Sonny, that's brilliant!" I hug her tightly and she smiles, looking uneven.

"Everything OK?" I ask, and she smiles.

"Yeah, sure."

"Good." I say. She nods and leaves the room, and I sigh, sitting back on my bed.

Sonny's POV

I leave the room, a little worried. Chad didn't hear the bad news, what would he say if he knew the ranch was in Wisconsin?