Acting Out: Chapter 11
"Dakota." Sonny said as happily as she could muster, "How are you girl?"
Sonny knew from past experience that she'd have to be as pleasant as possible to the young girl. Dakota could easily have her father turn around and fire her; although she wasn't sure if he'd do so given the current circumstances.
"It's been a while since I've been here, my daddy has me busy with school work" The young girl spoke with a slight hint of annoyance in her voice, "So I heard the two of you got married."
Chad instantly wrapped an arm around his wife's side, "Yes, yes we did." He smiled, hoping to fool the young girl who still after all these years had an obsession with him.
"Chad, Chad, Chad." She said softly, folding her arms over her chest, "How do you expect me to believe you two got married when you are usually always fighting with each other?"
"Because we are in love." Sonny told her as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
The girl rolled her eyes but paid no further attention to the 'So Random' starlet.
"Chad, why don't you come join me for lunch?" She asked, feigning innocence.
Sonny looked up at Chad and saw in his blue eyes that he was considering saying 'no', but he knew better than that.
"Sure, but Sonny joins us." He told her.
Sonny was a bit taken back at this; she didn't think Chad would stand up for her like that.
She smiled gratefully at him as the spoiled brat in front of them rolled her eyes and mumbled a 'whatever'.
The three of them made their way to the cafeteria which was unusually full for the time of day.
Sonny knew that Dakota didn't believe that her marriage to Chad was real; whether it was because she was smart or because she was obsessed with Chad, she didn't know.
Dakota sat down at one of the tables, sitting right next to Chad, "Sonny, be helpful and go get us some lunch."
Sonny mentally cursed at the girl but did as instructed. She found Nico and Grady over by the food, grabbing some sandwiches, and they greeted her happily.
"Hello Mrs Cooper." Nico grinned.
"How are we doing today?" Grady asked with a big goofy smile on his face.
The brunette let out a heavy sigh as she began piling food onto three different plates, "Dakota decided to pay a visit and she is suspicious of the marriage. She is still head over heel in love with Chad." Sonny scoffed.
"Jealous of a little girl?" Nico question Sonny.
"Pft, no. Why would I be?" Sonny asked.
"Well he is your husband." Grady pointed out.
"My husband for media purposes." Sonny said in a hushed tone, "Anyway," She begun, her voice returning to her normal cheery tone, "Eventually it will be over and things will be back to normal."
She picked up the three plates and a bottle of soft drink and made her way back over to the table where Chad and Dakota were.
Chad looked like we wanted to strangle himself and Sonny held back a laugh. It was no secret that he could not stand little Miss Dakota Condor; he only put up with her because of who her father was.
Sonny set the food down and placed the drink in front of Dakota, "I'm just going to go get a drink for Chad and me." Sonny informed the two of them.
Chad gave her a look saying 'don't go' and Sonny winked at him. She was kind of glad that she wasn't the one stuck with Dakota on her own for even a small period of time.
Sonny grabbed two more bottles of soft drink and made her way back to the table, as she went to set them down on the table Chad took her face in his hands and pressed his lips against hers firmly.
She was shocked at first, yet instantly closed her eyes as Chad's soft lips caressed her own.
Sonny felt sparks shoot through her entire body; she had not felt this kind of chemistry since her and Chad dated when they were younger.
Chad soon pulled away and his sparkling blue eyes gazed into Sonny's brown ones, "Thanks, Sonshine." He said, lovingly to her, grabbing the drink out of Sonny's hand.
Sonny bit her bottom lip and sat down in the chair on his other side, "You're welcome." She smiled.
Sonny looked over at Dakota who was mortified; she looked like she had been slapped in the face.
It was safe to assume that any doubts she may have had about the validity of their marriage were now gone.
Sonny knew why Chad had kissed her, she figured it was for show as Dakota was sitting right there in front of them.
...
Chad didn't know what possessed him to kiss Sonny like that.
He really didn't.
He knew he liked it though.
He glanced at Sonny as they ate; ignoring the words of the brat besides him that was babbling on about god knows what.
He smiled as he watched his wife scrunch up her nose at the carrots that was mixed in with the rest of the vegetables on her plate. He knew she couldn't stand carrots, she had despised them for as long as Chad could remember.
"Chad!"
The star of 'Mackenzie Falls' returned his attention to the young girl, "Yeah?"
"I said," She whined, "Do you like my hair?"
Chad barely took notice of it but answered to make her happy, "Sure, it's great." He replied, his gaze returning to Sonny who had a small grin on her face.
The couple returned home later that night and as soon as Chad was in the door he grabbed onto Sonny's arm.
"Sonny..." He trailed off.
He watched as her brown orbs focus on him, looking at him curiously.
"About what happened at lunch-"
"Don't worry about it." Sonny interjected, "It was just for show right?"
Chad wasn't sure, he really didn't know what it was.
"Sure," He finally answered, "Hopefully Dakota's obsession with me will decrease."
"I hope so...good acting by the way." She complimented him as she headed towards the bedroom.
Chad was slightly shocked by Sonny's words.
Never had a positive compliment about his acting made him feel a little hurt, yet he couldn't explain why.
...
The night of the movie premiere came around and for once, Chad was ready before Sonny.
Wearing his black tuxedo, Chad already had his hair looking perfect and was waiting impatiently for Sonny to finish getting ready as their limousine was waiting.
When she finally emerged from their bedroom, Chad was in awe.
She looked stunning, more so than usual.
Her dark hair was done in loose curls, her make-up emphasising her eyes. She was wearing a strapless beige dress that made her look simply amazing to say the least.
Chad was mesmerised.
"Do I look alright?" Sonny's bubbly voice asked, bringing him back to reality.
"You look...you look beautiful Sonny." He said rather charmingly.
"You look incredibly handsome." She giggled, "You ready to go?"
Chad didn't reply, he was too busy taking her in.
"You ready to go?" The actress repeated herself, a hint of amusement present in her voice.
"...Yeah," Chad finally managed to say, "Let's go."
He smiled as Sonny looped her arm with his own and they made their way downstairs to the limousine.
...
"Chad, Sonny! Over here!" A photographer shouted out to them on the red carpet.
Sonny looked over in their direction and Chad wrapped an arm around her waist as they both posed for the picture.
As they moved down the red carpet, they posed for a countless amount of pictures as well as talking to some interviewers.
"Sonny, how is the show going?" A female interviewer asked her.
"It's going great, the cast are my family really and we are happy to be doing what we are doing."
"And you're here with your husband tonight?"
"Yes," Sonny answered, looking over at her blonde husband who was only a couple metres away talking to another interviewer.
"How are things going with the two of you?"
"They are going great; filming our shows at the same studio gives us that extra bit of time together and that really helps a lot."
"Where do you see yourself in ten years? Still married?"
"Yes, still married. Hopefully I will still be acting and maybe even have a child." She replied without a second thought.
"You are a good actress, you've guess starred in a few drama series over the years and really have talent. We are sure you will still be in the industry in ten years."
"Of course she will." She heard Chad say from behind her.
She smiled as she felt him wrap his arms around her from behind, leaning forward to kiss the corner of her mouth.
The actresses' smile grew even bigger at this, "Thanks, honey." She giggled.
"You're welcome." He murmured into her ear, his breath making her shiver slightly.
Chad reached out to hold Sonny's hand as they walked into the cinema (not long later) and took their seats, she was relieved for some odd reason when he didn't let go of her hand.
Even in the darkness.
...
Chad decided to skip the after parties for once, deciding to take Sonny out to get some ice-cream instead.
"This is good." She said, licking her ice-cream cone.
They were sitting at a small ice-cream shop in a booth together; the paparazzi were outside waiting for them so Chad was in no rush to leave.
"I thought chocolate was your favourite flavour," Chad noted, "So why vanilla?"
She shrugged as he swallowed a spoonful, "I like some change every now and then."
"Well I am content with my strawberry flavoured ice-cream." He smiled at her, loving how his smile could make her smile.
"I love this side of you." Sonny commented.
"What side?"
"The easy, laid back side. You aren't some big star right now...but you probably will be once we walk outside."
"Meaning?" He questioned her.
"Meaning that when we go out there you will be all proper...you will act to look good for them and I'm not talking about us acting together. I mean in general, you wouldn't ever be willing to look like a little bit of a fool in front of the media."
"Well, I can be spontaneous remember?" He reminded her, referring to the night they went to the beach.
"Okay then, let's go out there then." She said, standing up.
Chad shoved a final spoonful into his mouth and got up as Sonny licked her ice-cream cone, being careful not to get it on her dress.
"Let's go then." Chad said, reaching out to hold Sonny's free hand, interlacing their fingers together.
They made their way outside; the paparazzi immediately began taking photos as they walked outside.
Chad was a little curious as to what Sonny would do; the actor knew she would do something.
"How's the ice-cream, Sonny?" A photographer asked her.
"Why don't I let Chad tell you?" She asked giggling, catching Chad off-guard by shoving the ice-cream in his face.
She was laughing still as she pulled the cone away revealing ice-cream all over his mouth, to the paparazzi.
The brown-eyed girl had a wide smile on her face; her eyes were sparkling as Chad didn't know how to react.
Sonny seemed to solve this problem for him; she placed her hands on either side of his face and brought it towards her own, placing her lips on his gently.
Chad was shocked to say the least and had no idea that she would respond this way. Her lips caressed his softly as she skilfully got the ice-cream off his mouth.
She pulled away leaving Chad a little breathless; her eyes were still sparkling as the paparazzi took their photos.
He didn't care if the ice-cream made him look like a fool and he didn't know why that was.
All he knew was that Sonny Monroe was capable of making him feel like no one else could.
