Chapter 9 This is the End?

Sonny and Chad went back to their hotel that night, very quiet. Sonny didn't speak, so Chad followed suit and wouldn't talk. Every time he made a gesture to talk, like the movement of his mouth or a gesture of his hand, he couldn't figure out what to say. Even the simplest words escaped him. He just couldn't imagine what kind of horror she was feeling right now and he couldn't even try as an actor. It was too painful to watch her in pain, but he had no comforting words for her.

She was scared. The only thing she needed from Chad was his presence. Any time he moved, she would be quickly behind him, not wanting to lose him. She knew that he would protect her, no matter what. And it was a comfort to her. A comfort that she needed, especially right then.

That night, when it was time to get their rest, Sonny climbed into bed. As Chad began to walk over to a place on the floor, Sonny stopped moving and just stared at him, with fear on her face. It took Chad a few minutes to realize she was looking at him, but when he did he gave her a quizzical look, still unable to speak. She motioned for him to lie beside her. He moved slowly to the bed, as if testing her. As soon as he piled in the bed, she curled up next to him and tried to fall asleep. Both of them sat there, though, up many hours, thinking about the events of the day.

Though neither really slept much, they both 'woke up' at about the same time that morning. He sauntered to the kitchen to make her some food, while she followed close behind. Just as they were about to sit down, a knock was heard at the door. They both sat motionless for a few seconds, looking at each other. Chad was moved from this state of almost shock at the second knock. He went to open it. But for the first time since the day before, Sonny did not follow.

It was Jonathon. "Good morning, sir."

"Oh, hello Jonathon."

"Two messages for you, sir. First, there is an open suite, if one of you would like to take it." He said, slyly, as if he already knew the answer.

Sonny held her breath for a minute as she awaited the answer. Chad answered without a beat. "No, Jonathon. We're perfectly fine. My second message please."

"Oh. Well. A man named Marco wants you to come for your shooting. Here's the number." He handed it to Chad and walked away. Chad gave a quizzical look before he walked inside. He looked at Sonny then dialed.

"Hello?"

"Who is this?" Marco asked

"Chad Dylan Cooper."

"Oh! Chad! Please bring Sonny in today with you to finish shooting."

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"Chad? What do you mean? The soap opera movie you've been shooting this whole time. You know when Sonny meets this guy, he almost rapes her, you save her, knight and shining armor like. Chad?" Chad stared into space, his eyes getting bigger every second. He hung up the phone in disbelief and then whirled around to Sonny who still had yet to speak.

"Sonny, did you know pretty much everything that has happened since we got here has been taped?" Sonny's eyes also bugged out. She was just as shocked as him, if not more. "I'll take that as a no." He breathed a sigh, happy she wasn't 'pulling one over' on him.

"Everything that has happened…hasn't been real?" Sonny said as she looked at him and spoke for the first time.

He didn't realize how much he had missed her voice until she spoke, but he hid it well. "Nothing has been real, Sonny. Except the feelings I have for you." She stood, once again speechless.

As if noting perfect timing, Chad's phone rang. "Hello?" he said angrily

"Chad! It's Marco. Just got a note from your director. Hehehe I guess you didn't know, huh? He said he was trying to make it seem more real or something. But I guess you didn't know. We're sending a fruit basket in apology. Well oh well, at least you do now. So are you going to come and finish shooting?" he asked as if everything could just blow over easily.

Chad was angry now. "No Marco I can't come into today. And I don't know if we are going to finish shooting. We'll call you when we have made a decision." Chad hung up and Sonny smiled brightly, the first smile in days.

"Thank you, Chad." She said, sweetly. "Thank you for standing up for me. I can't believe all of this. How did they know all of this was going to happen?" she said in disbelief

"I don't know, Sonny. But I have to say, I am glad it did. Most of it anyway." She smiled and walked to him and they embraced in a hug.

Sonny point of view

Well, needless to say, we didn't finish shooting. We wouldn't even give Marco the time of day. He kept calling for days, but finally he gave up. It took about four days though. Then, around the same time, we went back to the studio. Marshall had been informed that I really didn't know and he informed Twani. She was really apologetic and everything when I got back. She was so nice, for about a day, anyway. I guess she figured it would make up for the being mean to me, even if it was supposed to be fake. Oh and we threw away the fruit basket. How inconsiderate of him! They were all half dead by the time we got it anyway.

Everything went back to normal after about a week. Well, that is almost everything. Now, Chad and I are together. It has been wonderful and I hope we have some more amazing adventures as the ones we've had so far. He has been great and I am so glad to have him. It's almost sad, though, that it took me to run away to realize what an amazing guy he is. I will never let him go. I owe him the universe and I could never repay him for everything he has done for me.

So that's the end! Sorry I left you guys hanging for so long….hope u liked the ending! RXR!!!! You guys have all been a wonderful audience! Such a pleasure 2 write for! Lol now go read my 100 stories challenge and hopefully ill have a new storyline soon! Love you all!