Another short chapter ;) but I know you'll love it! Based on your take on Chad's cute side...yeah, you're gonna like it. I KNOW YOU WILL!

WARNING: the following part of this author's note contains nothing pertaining to SwaC
Joker236 - I actually still have 100 pages left in the fourth book so I can't exactly discuss the ending yet...but that is so cool, you actually have a friend named Gavin Rose?? Too cool!

Chad

Right in the middle of a good dream, or so I think, though I couldn't really remember, I awoke with a terrifying revelation: I was in love with Sonny Munroe.

No, no, it couldn't be true! I was just tired. It was way early in the morning. My emotions were just being amplified by grogginess. Obviously!

But I couldn't get back to sleep. It wasn't because I was lying on a leather couch; the awkward coolness of it was actually pretty comfortable. I decided maybe I could get back to sleep after washing my face, maybe brushing my teeth. Cleanliness helps me sleep. However, upon returning from my endeavors to the place of my sleeping, I realized this was not the case. I was going to have to prove to myself I didn't like Sonny.

Again I got up, making my way purposefully to the bed where Sonny lay, stopping abruptly in the doorway once the weight of what I was about to do hit me. Hey, come on. I didn't feel anything for her. This was no big deal.

I crept up to my bed and pulled back the gauzy white curtain. The full moon was right out the window, casting a blue glow over sleeping Sonny, allowing my eyes to see little more than her outline. The longer I looked at her, the more I could see; her face towards the ceiling, a peaceful across it; a slacked fist upon the pillow beside her head, her other arm under the comforter. Her brown, wavy hair was splayed out around her head on the pillow.

I took a deep breath, though I don't know why, and leaned my head down toward hers.

I could hear her soft breathing

I could hear her heart beating.

I steadied myself with hands on either side of her head, coming impossibly close to her face until I finally kissed her soft lips.

When I pulled away my eyes were wide, mind clouded by a multitude of thoughts and feelings. I pulled off a triumphant smile as I left the room, thinking falsely, I knew it. That was nothing, see, Chad?

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A sweet voice woke me while it was still dark out, and I opened my eyes to a heavenly vision of Sonny, her hand hesitating to rest on my shoulder, and then pulling away. I could see she was now regretting coming out here. Her brown eyes looked worried. "Chad?"

I sat up as best I could, still almost too tired to keep my eyes open. "What is it, Sonny?"

She shook her head and walked uncertainly back towards my room. "Nevermind." I stopped her by grabbing her wrist and she looked back at me with fear.

I tried my nicest face and made room on the couch for her to join me. "No, Sonny…really, what is it?"

She made no attempt at speech but continued to glance over at me, in an almost ashamed manner.

"Did you need to tell me something?" I prompted, placing my hand over hers between us. She seemed at a loss for words. "Was it…this?" I leaned toward her, shocking myself with how eagerly I was doing this, and faltered, stopping inches away from her.

Surprisingly, she picked up where I had left off.