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"Okay, so you remember what we went over yesterday?" now that the plane was landing, Sonny was suddenly nervous about her family meeting Chad. It's not like he was her real fiancé right? So why was she so nervous?
"Of course. Don't worry yourself sick sonny-i mean Ali." he took her hand in an attempt to calm her down, but it had the opposite affect. Her heart sped up at his touch.
When they got off the plane, Sonny's mother, Connie, was waiting for them.
"Mama!" Sonny ran up to give her mom a hug.
Chad quickly followed.
"Chad, this is my mom. Mom, this is my fiancé, Chad Dylan Cooper!" she took his hand while Connie hugged him like she had known him all his life. This was new to Chad. In his world, love had to be earned.
"It is so nice to meet you! I can't wait to introduce you to the rest of the family!" Connie said.
It was a long drive to Sonny's Great-Grandmothers house, but Chad recognized it immediately when they got to it. Sonny's Grandmother was waiting at the door when they arrived, along with sonny's two brothers, and her niece.
"Ali!" they all came closer to hug Sonny, but it looked like they were more interested in inspecting Chad.
"Guys, this is my fiancé, Chad."
"Nice to meet you man, I'm Sonny's brother, Mark." he and Chad shook hands, the Chad was passed to the next brother.
"Jake." they also shook hands.
After saying hello to all of sonny's family (which was a lot), Sonny showed Chad to their room.
"Wow. I didn't know they had places like this in Wisconsin." Chad looked oddly impressed.
He dropped their suitcases next to the dresser.
"One bed?" he raised an eyebrow at this new realization.
"What can I say? We're engaged." Sonny lifted her hand and gestured towards the fake engagement ring on her ring finger.
"Alrighty then. What next?" he said taking a deep breath.
"well, now we go downstairs and put on a show for my family. Now put your arm around my waist. We're going to see my favorite cousin."
"Julie." Chad noted.
"Yes. And she knows me all too well so she'll be the hardest to fool. Her room is two doors down." he put his arm around her waist and they left.
Chad's POV
"Ali!" Sonny and Julie hugged and jumped up and down until Julie's eyes landed on me.
"Chad right? Chad Dylan Cooper?"
"That's me. I've heard a lot about you." she eyed me suspiciously.
"Well, come on in! I just got everything settled." she pushed us into the room and shut the door behind us, "alright, I'm on to you two."
"What?" Sonny looked at me panicking.
"Sonny, why would you tell us you're engaged if your not?"
"Jule, please don't tell anyone! I was engaged buthecheatedonme. Chad is my best friend so I asked him to pretend to be my fiancé because I didn't want to ruin everything." Sonny looked so scared. I was angry that anyone could have this effect on her. I pulled her closer to me, worried she would lose it.
"Look, Sonny is the victim here. I told her I'd do my best to fool her family and so until you it was working, so if you don't mind-"
"Don't worry, I can keep my mouth shut." she pushed us out the door before winking in my direction.
"Oh my god! I love Julie, but the nerve on that girl! I mean, first she assumes I have some kind of crush on you, the she decides to go after you!" Have I mentioned how adorable she is when she is angry?
"Hey! I have no interest in Julie."
"That isn't my main concern." she mumbled in a way that made me think that it was her main concern.
"Really? 'cause you're sounding kinda jealous." I smirked and looked at her through my eyelashes.
She looked a little dazed for a moment before snapping out of it.
"Stop that! And I am so not jealous!" she scrunched up her nose.
"Fine."
"Fine!"
"Okay.
"Goo-hey Gigi! Where did you come from?"
"Uh...My room? Are you guys breaking up?" a little brunette girl questioned. She looked extremely well-kept. Her hair was in a long, straight ponytail, and she wore professional-looking collared shirt and slacks.
"Of course we're not!" Sonny looked at me for help.
"Just a little everyday bickering. I'm Chad." I extended a hand.
"And I am aware. I don't think couples that 'bicker' everyday should be married" Gigi crossed her arms as an identical girl walked next to her. This was Lily. There was only one difference-well, actually, everything except there features was different. Lily had three ear piercings to Gigi's one. And her hair, streaked with reds and blacks, was in loose curls, much like Sonny's. Her outfit was a little less tidy-and by a little, I mean a lot.
"So you're Alison's new beau, huh? Welcome to the family." lily took the exact same position as her sister.
I think this goes with out saying, but at this point, I was really scared.
Every moment I was here I was learning more about Sonny's family.
I quickly realized that they were nothing like I assumed.
I figured they were a big farm family that was just as sweet as sonny and made all their own food and, well you get the point.
But no. They were rich, stubborn, pushy and judgmental. I might as well been back home with my family!
The twins were overly mature for their age. Julie was a persistent flirt. Grandma and Grandpa were the judgmental core of the family. Her brother Mark was rudely determined to find my faults (something which he didn't accomplish on account of the fact that I have none). And Jake's stare was silently burning me from the inside-out. In other words, it was a hell of a supper (btw they don't call it 'dinner' here, and if you do, they all stare at you like you just admitted you were from mars).
"Chad darling, tell us, how did you and Alison meet?" Grandma asked me just when I was starting to feel safely excluded from the conversation.
"Well, we met when she first arrived in Hollywood. Her shows filmed in the studio next door to mine," I looked into sonny's eyes and held her hand above the table, "It was love at first sight. For me at least. I didn't really win her over until we did a movie together, The Sketch Book."
"Aww, Chad!" Sonny leaned forward to give me a fake kiss. But Lily had to ruin it all.
"Get a room."
"Lilian!" Lily's mother, Aunt Jane exclaimed.
"What? We're eating." Gigi came to her sisters defense.
"It doesn't mean we can be rude to our guest!" Grandma backfired.
"That's all you've been mother!" Connie, Sonny's mom also joined the conversation.
"Connie! You will show some respect for your mother." grandpa interjected.
"I will show her respect when she shows some respect for my daughter and her future husband!"
"Oh please, like Alison would really marry him."
"Grandma!"
"He probably won't want to after a week with you people!" Lily rejoined the conversation.
"That's it! Come on Chad." Sonny got up from her seat and motioned for me to follow, which I did gratefully.
I didn't breathe until we were safely away upstairs.
"Wow. That was a lot to take in."
"Yeah. I am so sorry about that! I guess you got a little more than you bargained for." Sonny looked ashamed of her family.
I brought her closer and tilted her head back up so she could look at me.
"Honey, I'm here for you. I figured it would be intense. Just intensely perky and happy. I have no idea how you are the way you are, but it's pretty wonderful. To be honest, they are no worse than my family anyway." she smiled finally.
"Alright. Well, I'm confining myself to our room for the rest of the night." she said, suddenly unfazed by the situation.
"I think I'll join you."
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