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WARNING: This episode contains slight T rated themes (alcohol, the words 'hell' and 'fricken''), but it's only this chapter. I don't think I need to change the rating for the whole story for that, do I? If I do, someone tell me and I will. KK, read! :D
Chapter 23-The Wedding Part 3
Chad's POV
"And that was Get Back by Demi Lovato!" The MC yells as me and Sonny hug after yet another dance. Does this guy have my journal? He's played, like, every 'Channy' (if you like) moment in history. When I wanted to ask her out, it kinda fit with 'Love Story' by Taylor Swift, 'Get Back' really fits from when we broke up (from my point of view) and he also played 'Kiss Me' by Tawni Hart (that one's pretty self-explanatory).
Then I feel a pat on my back. Ouch. Whoever this is, they have one hard pinch. I turn to see who could possibly cause CDC pain (and remember boys and girls, CDC is no longer the egoistic one, according to Sonny Munroe, so this also means saying I am CDC is not big-head. Though I'd point that out…moving on).
"OMC!" The girl yells (once again, no big-headedness, she does), and I smile. "You really are him!"
I laugh, "And, uh, pinching my back told you that?"
She grins, "Sorry. I'm Sienna, a big fan."
I smile at her, "Nice to meet you, Sienna."
"Could you maybe come with me and meet my friends?" She asks, hinting over to a bunch of girls who wave over-excitedly at me, "They so wanna meet you!"
I sigh, "You know what, fine." I say, before turning to Sonny, "I'll be right back."
"OK." She smiles, "Be as long as you need to be."
I follow Sienna to be mobbed by a gaggle of freaky fans. Well, I don't see how things can get any better/worse.
Sonny's POV
Chad walks off, following these fan-girls, and I laugh watching him. Ah, my boyfriend, way too popular for eighteen years old. He enjoys it, though. And if he's happy, I'm happy.
I can't help thinking about how he was acting earlier though, he seemed slightly… upset. Shaken, if you like. I hope everything's OK. Maybe it's just the build-up to this wedding has been tough on him.
But, he seems fine now. And if Chad Dylan Cooper is fine, there is a 99.96% chance that Sonny Munroe is also fine. And she is.
My thoughts are disturbed by a somewhat drunk sounding cry. Well, we knew it was gonna happen.
"SONN-AY!"
I turn to see Lucy, Maisie and Callum heading my way. It seems Maisie is the only one who's been drinking, which is weird, considering she's a total good-girl. She's a whole lot like me – I'd never drink, well, not over-drink, never smoke, never do anything like that. Neither would Maisie, usually. Then again, it's a party, who am I to stop her?
"You and your boyfriend seem pretty happy." Lucy says, and I sigh.
"Could you possibly call him by his name?" I ask, and she rolls her eyes a little.
"Fine," She says, before making the same face as before, "You and Chad seem pretty happy."
"We are." I say, looking over to where Chad stands, talking to a gaggle of crazy teens.
"And, you're going back to California on Wednesday, right?" Callum asks.
"…Right."
Lucy sighs, "We sure will miss you."
"But you guys remember, you are my friends, any time you need me, you call."
They all smile, even Maisie, considering her state. I laugh when being crushed in a huge hug.
"So, how about we have one last…celebration?" Lucy asks, lifting a small glass filled with some kind of liquid, and I smile. One little drink won't hurt, besides, I'm eighteen now. I can do whatever I want, as long as I'm careful, I guess.
Lucy hands me a glass and we all smile, clicking them together before taking a large slurp. I cough a little – my first drink. But hey, it was quite nice.
…Maybe I'll have another…
Chad's POV
"You really are awesome!" Sienna's best friend, Angel, says. For the fifth time, I'm sure. Yes, I've been counting.
"Thanks, guys." I say, "But I gotta go now. I might see you later."
"K!"
The girls run off, squealing quietly, and I chuckle quietly. Ah, fans. One of the many things Sonny has taught me to appreciate.
Heading back to where me and Sonny were just dancing, I can't find her. Huh, weird. instead, I bump into Sara.
"Sara!" I say, rubbing my arm that just hit her, remembering I haven't yet told her that the plan is off.
"Hey!" She says, "Uh, when are you leaving?"
"About that," I say, "Turns out, I was wrong the whole time. Sonny really does love me."
"Aw!" She puts her hands to her heart, smiling like she's watching a rom-com. "That's so cute!"
"It is." I laugh, before noticing Sonny with her friends, who are no longer a threat to me. "I gotta go, see you later?"
"OK," She says, waving me off. I smile, heading straight over to Sonny but stopping in my tracks when I see a glass of some kind of wine in her hand. Huh, Sonny drinks? Wow, didn't expect that. Maybe it's just coz it's a wedding. Yeah, she deserves to know what that feels like. As long as she doesn't get too drunk.
I start moving again, only to stop once more when she suddenly yells out, "OK, Wisconsin is my favourite state, happy? And yes, I wish I'd never left!"
All her friends laugh as she hugs Callum tight, and suddenly, my world tumbles down again. A slow song comes on, the MC saying that the couple's first dance is about to start, and Sonny hugs Callum, starting to slow dance with him.
"Chad?" I hear a voice say behind me, and turn to see Sara stood there, holding a phone.
"You dropped your phone when you bumped into me…Chad, is everything OK? You look really upset."
I scowl, taking my phone off of her, and in lone swift, quiet sentence, I say, "Plans back on. I'll call you when I'm out."
"Oh…" She frowns, "Why?"
"Sonny can have Callum," I say, ignoring her last comment, "I mean, look at them."
I show her where Sonny and Callum are dancing close, and she gasps.
"Whoa…"
"Just don't let her follow me." I remind her, and she smiles softly.
"Anything for my new big cousin."
I smile sadly, "Thanks, Sara."
"You're welcome, Chaddy."
It's then when I walk off into the crowd, to find Josh and Abby, because we need to get out of here. Now.
Nobody's POV
Chad runs off to find Josh and Abby, distraught. He just couldn't believe it – his Sonny…and Callum? He loved her, and she betrayed him, abandoned him…for Callum? And to think, he actually thought he had been ridiculous to believe Sonny's affections for her were fake, but now he knew he was right from the beginning. Well, she could have her new Prince Charming, coz he was out of there, fast.
Little did poor Chad know, these thoughts were wrong. Sonny hadn't been really in love when she looked into Callum's eyes. She had taken place in a bet with a bunch of slightly drunken friends, she had barely drunk. Only one, when she ordered her second she remembered the dangers of drinking and gave it straight back to the waiter.
When her drunken friends announced a game of truth or dare, she could not resist. After all, Sonny does love a harmless game of Truth or Dare. She didn't realise how much harm it would cause.
"OK, Sonny…" Lucy had said, using her best friend to stand, "I dare you to…dance with Callum and say Wisconsin is your favourite state and you wish you'd never left!"
Sonny frowned, "But…that's not true."
"It's a dare, Sonny, relax!" Maisie smiled.
"It's two dares," Sonny corrected her friend, "To dance with Callum and to say Wisconsin was my favourite state."
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaassee?" The two tipsy girls begged their friend, and she gave up. After all, it was just a harmless game of Truth or Dare.
She hugged Callum, before yelling, "OK, Wisconsin is my favourite state, happy? And yes, I wish I'd never left!"
Her friends cheered happily, chinking their glasses, before a slow song – Chris and Melanie's first dance – came on, and Sonny began the second half of her bet. She danced with Callum (who was also not drunk, as his grandmother died of too much drinking), her friends pushing her closer. This is when Chad left, fuming.
After being pushed closer once again, Sonny started to get mad, leaving her drunken friends and searching for her anger love of her life. When she noticed him looking lost, sad, she headed his way. This is when Chad had to take his skills of improvising to the test.
Chad's POV
I look around for my siblings, who seem to have disappeared into thin air. Damn. How come the things you need you can never find?
I walk past the dance floor, where I see Dad and Melanie, in the middle of the dance floor, holding each other close while dancing slowly. Their first dance...so beautiful. I bet this couple will last. Unlike Channy. Unlike Sonny and Chad. Unlike any nickname you have for me and Sonny. ChadSon, whatever. I honestly don't care anymore. Sonny took my heart and trampled on it with her stupid-cute shoes, and I hate her for that. All I know is, I don't want to see her again.
Yeah, well, too bad.
"Chad!" I hear someone familiar call my name. No…I can't talk to her…not now…
"Sonny?"
She smiles at me, not looking as drunk as she did before.
"Where you been? It's getting fun in there! A little crazy, but I guess it's a party."
I nearly yell out, Get away from me, you creep! I never want to see you again! But I refrain myself. I need to seem completely fine.
"Are you OK, Chad?" She asks me, and I sigh.
"I'm fine," I say, "I just heard Abby was crying earlier, I was thinking of taking her and Josh home early. They both seem super tired."
She nods, "Well, it is getting late…what's the time?"
"Uh…" I look at my watch, "…Quarter to eleven."
"Whoa!" Sonny laughs, "Time flies when you have fun, huh?"
It flies even faster when you're drunk.
I smile sadly, "I'd better go…see ya."
"Can you come back to pick me up at the end of the party?" She asks.
"Yeah." I lie.
"Great, see ya." She says, smiling.
"Bye."
She hugs me tight and I frown behind her back, before noticing Josh and Abby together, and I run up to them, trying to smile.
"Hey, guys," I say, "Look, you guys look pretty tired, Dad wants me to take you home."
"I'm not tired!" Josh protests, his little lie being revealed when he yawns. I sigh.
"C'mon, let's go."
I pick up Abby, and Josh follows me along. I then grab my phone and call a number to get a cab. I'll get my Dad to send back the car or something, I just wanna get out of here.
Abby is asleep on my shoulder sooner or later, and Josh is getting impatient.
"Why do we have to wait for a stupid cab?" He asks.
"Coz I left the rented car at Melanie's." I answer. That actually is the truth – we probably would've had to leave in a cab anyway. Just instead, now we're leaving a little early.
Finally, the cab arrives. I sit Abby on my lap in the back of it, Josh sitting in the seat next to me.
"The nearest airport, please." I tell the driver, and he turns back, before smiling.
"You're Chad Dylan Cooper!"
"That's me," I say, expressionless, before repeating, "Airport, please."
"Of course," He says, "Let's go…"
Josh frowns a little, "We're not going back to Melanie's…are we?"
My face falls, the fake smile finally fading.
"No." I say, "We're not. We're going home."
"But what about Sonny?" Josh asks me, and I scowl at the name.
"I don't care about Sonny." I say.
No-one talks after that.
About 10 minutes into the ride, I remember I need to call Sara. I try, but she doesn't answer. Maybe she can't hear me, over the music. Instead, I send her a text.
Hey, Sara. just to tell you, I'm out. I'm heading to the airport. Remember – I don't want Sonny to know where I'm going. I can't believe when I saw her dancing with Callum…oh well, guess she loves him, not me. Oh, yeah, I'm ranting now, right? haha, I've gotta go, we're at the airport now. See ya, talk when I get to Cali. Chad x
I then turn off my phone, coz we arrive at the airport and I won't need it for a while.
This is it. New start, without Sonny. And I'm ready for it.
CDC is back, and he's ready for whatever life throws at him.
Sonny's POV
I'm stood outside the reception, waiting for Chad.
Wow, tonight was awesome. OK, so my friends got drunk, but I had fun. I wish Chad had been around for more of it, but if his siblings were tired, he should go home with them. He's such a caring brother. He'll make a good dad some day.
Thing is, I found a phone on the floor. Maybe someone dropped it. Huh. Oh well. Tomorrow I'll find out who's phone it is, then return it to them.
Suddenly, the phone rings. Huh, a text. It reads 'From Chad'. Huh, Chad? Maybe that's my Chad…I take a sneak at the text, hoping it is my Chad. OK, I'm looking into other people's business, but if it's Chad saying why he's late, I want to know.
Hey, Sara.
Oh, so it's Sara's phone…
Just to tell you, I'm out. I'm heading to the airport. Remember – I don't want Sonny to know where I'm going. I can't believe when I saw her dancing with Callum…oh well, guess she loves him, not me. Oh, yeah, I'm ranting now, right? haha, I've gotta go, we're at the airport now. See ya, talk when I get to Cali. CDC x
CDC…Chad…Sonny…Sara…this is Chad. He saw me dancing with Callum! Oh no! he must've thought I was cheating on him and wanted to get away from me asap. I take a ride with Chris and Melanie, explaining what's going on, and they let me in their car right away.
"Don't worry, Sonny," Chris says, "It's a misunderstanding – Chad's just doing before he thinks. When he thinks, he'll realise that everything was a mix-up."
I sure hope so. I'm so worried…Chad thought I was dancing with Callum for the fun of it, to cheat on him…it was all a bet though! I uncontrollably start crying, and Melanie, who's sat in the back with me in case of this exact moment, pats me on the back.
"Don't worry, sweetie," She says, wiping a tear from my eye, "We'll sort this."
"This is ridiculous," Chris moans, "I'm gonna call him."
He puts on his hands-free (A/N: Asked my Dad for that. If it's not called that in America, oops) and calls Chad's number. Chad won't answer, and Chris groans, cussing quietly.
"I don't need this right now."
"I'm sorry, Mr Cooper…and Mrs Cooper…"
"It's fine, honey," Melanie says, "We'll sort this, OK?"
I nod, sniffing a little.
"Chad!" Chris yells, "Where the hell are you? Sonny's distraught about what you sent Sara – you'd better not get on any plane. Call me back and explain this now, or you'll be grounded."
He leaves the message, and the second he does, someone rings him.
"Dad?"
It's Chad.
"Chad Dylan Cooper, where the hell are you?" Chris yells.
"I'm busy, Dad," He says, "Our flight is any minute now."
"Our flight?" Chris asks, "Who's with you?"
"Abby and Josh." Chad simply replies.
"Chad, Sonny is with us now, she's distraught. Please, talk to her!"
"Dad, I've gotta go." He says, and I hold in cries of the fact that Chad doesn't want to talk to me.
"Chad Dylan Cooper, don't you dare get on the plane or you're grounded."
"I'm fricken eighteen!" Chad yells, "I know what I'm doing. Tell Sonny I'm sorry, but I can't be with her anymore."
"Chad!" I yell, slightly happy when I realise he can hear me.
"Sonny?" He asks.
"It's me."
"I've have something to tell you."
I gasp back tears, "Anything."
He pauses, before saying softly, quietly, "We're over. I can't date you anymore."
I start to gasp tears, "No, Chad, please, let me explain…"
I hear a voice in the background, telling people that a flight is soon to leave.
"There's nothing to explain," Chad says, "I'm sorry, I have to go. Goodbye Sonny."
He then hangs up, and I cry out endless tears. I can't believe it…I made some stupid mistake…now Chad's done with me.
Melanie hugs me softly, but the tears don't stop.
"Ssh…" She says, "Calm down Sonny, everything will be OK."
I know she believes it less than me. I need to talk to Chad about it, make him understand. I just…I can't let it be over. It can't be over.
Chad's POV
I hang up, tears stinging in the back of my eyes, even though I know I'm doing the right thing. Sonny doesn't need me, so I don't need her. And that's fine. I'll be fine.
I drag Josh and Abby to the plane, surprised when I hear Abby babble, "I want Sonny."
I sigh, "Me too, sweetie," I say, "Me too."
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