Acting Out: Chapter 2
Sonny Monroe never pictured herself waking up in bed with a man she wasn't dating. In fact she had never woken up in the same bed as a man before.
She was entangled up in the arms of a certain blonde actor, in a bed she could only assume was one in his hotel room.
She brought her hand up to her head and let out a groan, her head killed. She had never had a hangover before but knew instantly that this is what so many people were willing to withstand as a result of drinking.
It was then that she spotted something on her wrist; it took her brown eyes a moment to focus on what it was.
'CDC'
Sonny mentally cursed. She could not and would not get a tattoo; she could not and would not have gotten that drunk!
She quickly licked her thumb and tried to smudge the initials that belonged to the man next to her. Thankfully she was successful and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was then that the young actress tried to recall the events of the previous night, yet she could only recall the award ceremony and a portion of the after party.
"Shit, shit, shit." Sonny cursed out loud. Cursing was something she rarely did; given the circumstances it seemed appropriate for her to do so.
Her cursing caused the actor next to her to stir.
"Chad." Sonny said out loud.
"Five more minutes, mum." Chad mumbled, letting go of Sonny and rolling onto his other side.
It was then that Sonny observed the writing that Chad had on his upper back.
'Just Married'
Sonny placed her left hand on his back, to try and determine whether it was a tattoo or not. What caught her attention was the massive diamond ring that was on her ring finger.
"CHAD!" She screamed, realising what had happened instantly.
Chad sprung awake and finally noticed that he was not alone.
"Sonny?" He groaned in confusion, "Why are you here?"
She simply stuck out her left hand so he could see the ring on her finger, "It looks like we're married now; that's why I'm here." She snapped.
"We're what?" Chad asked in disbelief.
"Don't make me say it again." She instructed him, covering her face with her hands, "I hope this is all a dream." She mumbled to herself.
"In this dream are you wearing clothes?" Chad asked her.
Sonny moved her hands from covering her eyes to the top of the bed covers, raising them slightly so she could see under them.
She gulped rather loudly, "No...are you?" She asked fearfully.
"No." Chad confessed, his voice going slightly higher
"So we..." Sonny trailed off.
"...slept together." Chad finished for her, "It looks that way."
Sonny groaned in frustration. How could this happen to her?
"Okay, we are going to get up and order some breakfast. Then we will fly back to LA in my private jet and have this marriage annulled. It happened with Mackenzie's father in the last season's finale of 'Mackenzie Falls; it will work with us." The actor said as if it were completely plausible.
"Our life is not a television show!" Sonny exclaimed, "Now close your eyes so I can get up and find my clothes." She instructed him.
"And if I want to look at my wife naked?" Chad smirked, emphasising the word 'wife'.
"Close your eyes!" Sonny snapped, she wasn't up for Chad's humour in a situation like this.
Once she was positive that Chad wasn't peaking through his closed eyes, Sonny got up and in a mad dash made her way around the room snatching up her clothes and putting them on speedily.
"You can look now." She told her husband, almost cringing at the thought that she was married.
Chad sat upright, the sheets covering his bottom half and Sonny felt the blush spread like a wild fire across her cheeks, "I have to go back to my room and see Tawni, she is probably wondering where I am." Sonny explained, as she made her way to the doors she presumed were the ones to get out of the room.
Chad quickly bolted up, wrapping the sheet that had been covering him, around his waist.
"Don't," He told his bride, grabbing her arm gently to stop her, "People will see you in the same clothes as last night, leaving my hotel room."
She sighed, understanding what he was implying, "What do you suggest?"
"I'm Chad Dylan Cooper; I'll just have someone send up some clothes." He stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Sonny rolled her eyes, "Fine, at least put some pants on though."
Sonny was finally able to take in where she was, they were in a Villa. It was most likely the most expensive one in the entire hotel; it was too amazing for words. Why one person needed a place like this to stay in for one night, she'd never know.
She walked out into the luxurious living room and waited for Chad to join her. He entered a couple minutes later and hung up his phone.
"Some clothes will be up in like five minutes." He informed her, sitting down opposite her.
"You know, I could have just called up Tawni and gotten her to bring some. We are in the same hotel." Sonny said icily, not meeting her new groom's eyes.
Chad shrugged, "It's no big deal."
"She is going to go ballistic." The brunette sighed, covered her face with her hands, "Do you have something to take for this splitting headache either?"
...
After some clothes arrived Sonny departed Chad's hotel room, assuring him they'd catch up later in the day to work out what they were going to do.
"This must be the worst hangover that has ever existed. Getting married while drunk must be the stupidest thing that anyone has ever done." Sonny mumbled to herself once she got back to her and Tawni's room.
"I thought you were still asleep." Tawni said, seeing Sonny come through the suite entrance, "I came back late last night and assumed you were asleep."
"I didn't come back last night." Sonny groaned, collapsing on the couch next to her co-star.
"Where were you and more importantly, where did you get those clothes? They are gorgeous."
"Chad got them for me...I was with him last night." Sonny mumbled.
"Why were you with him last night?"
"We were drinking together at the after party and we decided to get away a bit..." She trailed off.
"You slept with him didn't you?" Tawni screamed, she was blonde but she wasn't stupid.
"Believe me, that isn't the worst part."
"How can anything be worse? You slept with Chad Dylan Cooper!" Tawni shouted, standing up.
"Let's just say we drunk so much that we..." She gulped, "Got married."
"You what?" Tawni exploded.
"We got married." Sonny repeated herself, preparing herself for Tawni's rage.
"How the hell did you manage to get married? Do they even let people get married drunk here? Did you even have a witness...Why wasn't I invited?" She cried.
"I think most people who get married in Vegas are drunk, Tawni. For all I know we probably paid a homeless person to be our witness and you weren't invited because it wasn't planned."
"What did you wear?" I didn't even get to help you get a wedding dress." She sobbed, hysterically.
Sonny held a hand to her head, an overdramatic Tawni was not something she wanted to deal with in her current state, "I wore that dress I wore last night."
"Oh my god, imagine the publicity you are going to get!" Tawni shouted happily, "You are going to be on the front page of every magazine and as your best friend and co-star, I will be asked for interviews." She sighed dreamingly.
"I just hope that no one really saw us last night, I can only imagine how bad it will be if this gets out."
"Then what are you going to do?"
"I don't know...I'm going to go talk to Chad later before we go home. We're going to have to talk about anything and get the marriage annulled."
"What is the press finds out?" Tawni asked.
"I guess we'll have to prepare ourselves for that." Sonny brushed some hair out of her face with her left hand.
"OH MY GOD!" Tawni screamed making Sonny scream in shock, "Look at the size of that ring! It must be worth thousands and thousands of dollars! How the hell did Chad get this? Someone would have seen him buying it."
After recovering from the initial shock of Tawni's outburst Sonny managed to reply to her, "Surely he got his personal assistant to buy it, otherwise we are screwed...I don't think there'd be one person here in Vegas who wouldn't know who Chad Dylan Cooper was."
"Look at you Mrs Cooper, talking so highly of your husband." The blonde teased her.
"Tawni." She whined, "How could I of all people get married while drunk? I rarely drink."
"Well, at least it was Chad you married, it could have been worse."
"How could this situation get any worse?" Sonny sighed; her sunny misdemeanour was currently gone.
"You could have married a homeless person."
Sonny glared at her, "Shut up." She mumbled, "I'm too scared to check the gossip sites. I really hope that none of this has gotten out."
At this, Tawni whipped out her cell phone, "I'll check."
Sonny watched Tawni's expression as she read her cell phone, "How bad is it?" She asked fearfully, knowing her friend was reading something about her.
"One second."
Sonny waited anxiously until her best friend was done reading, "Well?" She asked when Tawni looked up at her.
"It isn't that bad, a couple of people sent in photos off their cell phones. Luckily there were no paparazzi as they aren't allowed in the buildings."
"What does it say?"
Tawni cleared her throat for dramatic effect before beginning, "Television's Chad Dylan Cooper of 'Mackenzie Falls' and Sonny Monroe of 'So Random' were seen together last night looking completely comfortable with each other. The two attended the Golden Globe Awards in Las Vegas last night separately but were seen leaving an after party at a venue in the MGM Grand Hotel (where the Golden Globes were held) together by fans. The two were then reported to be gambling and drinking together in the hotel where they were seen flirting openly together."
Sonny closed her eyes as Tawni stopped to take a big breath, "Go on." She urged her.
"The two dated for a while a few years ago but ended things on good terms and now it seems the two may have reunited. Guests of the hotel who were passing by claimed the two were most likely tipsy and left after an hour or so, telling people if they didn't follow them that they'd get them tickets to a taping of 'So Random'. A couple hours later the two were seen leaving the MGM Grand, being picked up in a limousine, where they were taken back to the Bellagio where the stars of Condor Studio's shows were all staying. Now the big question is whether or not the two are indeed back together." Tawni finished reading, setting her phone down.
"Okay, it could be worse." Sonny admitted, "But I think what happened will get out somehow, these kinds of things always do."
"Well, go talk to Chad later on like you said you would. You're then best of going to talk to Mr Condor."
"He will probably fire the two of us." Sonny realised.
"No I doubt it...his daughter loves Chad too much." Tawni laughed.
"Well that saves Chad, but not me. Dakota doesn't exactly love me." Sonny said, referring to the bratty daughter of the studio.
"It's okay; if you get fired I'm sure Chad has more than enough money to support you." She laughed again, finding it absolutely hysterical, "I'm sorry, that was just too good not to say."
"Hilarious Tawni, just hilarious." Sonny quipped, sarcastically.
She stood up and pushed some hair out of her face.
"I'm sorry Sonny," Tawni apologised, "Where are you going?"
"It's alright, I'm the one who was stupid and got married. I'm going to go pack and have a shower and then go find my...husband," she almost cringed at the word, "and try and straighten all this mess out."
For the first time in her life, Sonny Monroe felt as if her world was falling down around her.
