FILLER ALERT! FILLER ALERT! Yes indeedy, it's a filler. Because, although I have indeed won my bet with nangelgirl923 of getting to 30 chapters before her, my writing brain is behind my ACTUAL brain, and I decided that I must update AGAIN.

Well done, la de da, for coming up with two more Channy songs I shoulda added to the bajillion songs list of songs Sonny/Chad shoulda sung in last chapter but that I don't own. You know what other song we could add to that list? Hate That I Love You by Rihanna and Neyo. Your go! :D

I don't own SWAC, or GLC (Good Luck Charlie) Or the Nintendo Wii. Sigh, my life's a failure! (not really...)

Chapter 32-Meddling and Audtions

Chad's POV

I wake up to see that Sonny is no longer lying on me. Oh no… has she left? I then hear a 'ding' in the kitchen and walk in to see her making breakfast like the perfect wife she will one day make. Abby and Josh are already at the table, Josh's hair looking presentable, Abby eating like a big girl. My jaw drops. That girl is way too good at being a 'Mom'.

"Mornin', sleepyhead." Sonny giggles, and I hug her, kissing her on the cheek, getting a little "Eww!" from Abby, who is now old enough to know the children's rumours of "Kisses are cooties" and "old people are gross". Which, I suppose, to Abby, means we are old. Great. I'll admit, I am only a few weeks away from nineteen… yep, I'm getting old. I don't like it… I bet I'll be getting wrinkles soon. Ugh, not good.

I forget the fact I'm getting old and settle down for some pancakes (surprise, surprise, it's a shortstack!) and listen to Abby babble on randomly. Wow, she sure has a mouth on her. That's not a bad thing though; we Coopers can be very talkative when we wanna be. It seems Josh is the only one who doesn't apply to that rule though, as he sits there in silence, eating his pancakes quietly in the corner or the table. Sonny eyes him – great. She still thinks my brother is in love with a Random. I'm not too sure about that…

And, of course, knowing m'lady, she has to get involved. Don't get me wrong – I love Sonny a lot. That's kinda obvious now I've promised to someday marry her. It's just, when she gets involved with other people's business, things get ugly. What happened with Wesley was one prime example.

But then, Sonny promised me she wouldn't meddle. She gave me her word and I trust her… I think…

No, no, I'm sure I trust her.

"Josh?" Sonny says, trying to wake my brother out of what I'm guessing to be a trance.

"Yeeaah?" He moans softly.

"Do you want another pancake?"

Josh blinks, "Na, I'm good. I'm gonna go take a shower."

I blink, watching my brother walk past in a day-dreamy motion. Scratch that – there is no way that is my brother.

"Take a shower?" I yell, "Of what I know, that kid never takes a shower without being asked! And even then, he screams like a baby holding onto the couch and begging me not to make him go!"

Sonny grins, "Ah, I've seen this on Good Luck Charlie with a kid just like Josh… he has a crush on a girl."

I smile, "The dude's finally into things that matter." Sonny glares at me. Oops. "As in, things that matter… you matter to me, don't you? And you're a girl."

Sonny smiles, "Nice save, jerk."

"So, what do I do?" I ask, "Just pretend I'm not interested?"

Sonny tuts, "Chad, Chad, Chad…"

"What, what, what?"

"We can't do that!" She says, "We need to… meddle?"

I roll my eyes, "Sonny, no matter what you say, we are not meddling in this kid's business, OK? Josh is… kinda smart." I think about it, "…OK, he's average, but still, he'll ask out this girl when he's ready. Besides, it might not be Zora that he's crushing on."

"Oh, c'mon!" She sighs, "Zosh will be adorable together!"

I blink, "…Zosh?"

"If we're Channy, they're Zosh."

I shake my head, "Whatever they are, we can't get involved in their business, got it?"

Sonny sighs.

"Sonny, you promised."

"Fine," She says, "I'm sorry."

"It's OK," I say, hugging her, "Shall we go get your car?"

She smiles, "Sure."

Sonny's POV

We drive back to the little café, me getting in my car when we get there, and then we head straight home, texting each other on the way. I swear, Chad will some day be the death of me with his charming ways and un-ignorable texts. But, until that day…

I then look at the clock when we arrive back at Chad's and I realise – 2pm. I need to get to work pronto. I apologise to Chad, because he promised me a romantic movie, and he accepts my apology. I then leave, heading to the rehearsal (which I am 20 minutes late for). Tawni rolls her eyes at me when I get there panting heavily.

"People in love," She shrugs, "What are ya gonna do?"

Finally. She seems OK with me and Chad. Well, more like she doesn't care, but that's better than her screaming down my throat everyday about it, and I'm happy for that.

I then look around the typical pre-rehearsal So Random scene. The boys are play fighting, arguing about something weird, Tawni is still doing her make-up, Marshall is on the phone (probably to his Ma) and Zora is… not pulling a revenge prank on anyone or ripping heads off dolls? What the heck? Instead she's staring at her phone dreamily. That's totally not-Zora behaviour. I smile. She's waiting for a text from Josh, I bet! Or something like that…

Aw, it's so cute! How can you not get involved in something like this? Young love is adorable, and since Chad and I have admitted that we love each other, I've become an expert of noticing love (note – we hadn't said the 'L' word when the problem with Wesley occurred). I think I can easily get involved in this and not cause any problems. I hope… besides, Chad doesn't have to know…

I skip up to Zora, who slams her phone down and puts in her pocket the minute she sees me. I grin.

"Hey there, Z-ster!" I say, "What's up?"

She blinks, "Nothing… why?"

"Just wondering." I smile.

She stares right through my innocent act and burns a hole in it. Okay, she is one scary thirteen year-old when you think about it…

"What do you want?"

"Nothing!" I say, trying to cover up a disguise that's already been unmasked.

"Oh really?" Zora asks, and I nod.

"What would make you think so?" I ask.

"Well…" Zora holds up three fingers pointing to each one with each idea, "You're calling me Z-ster, you're even more cheery then usual, and… ooh, yeah, your eyebrows are higher than usual. That's always a sign that you're in the middle of Sonnying something up."

I blink, covering my eyebrows insecurely, "Okay… I might be up to something…"

"Which is?" Zora asks. I can't tell her… if I tell her she'll scream at me about Wesley.

"Uh…" Before I can answer, Marshall calls us all over for rehearsal, and I sigh with relief. I was lucky to get out of that one…

Chad's POV

After Sonny leaves for So Random rehearsal, I get a call from Mr Condor. I answer it with a gulp.

"Hey, Mr Condor!" I chirp, "To what do I owe this amazing pleasure?"

To be honest, I'd rather being hanging with Sonny right now, but hey, I'm not gonna tell that to the boss man.

"Don't try and kiss up to me, Cooper," The stern voice replies, and I gulp harder, "You're needed at the studios. We're auditioning for new reoccurring roles and the producers can't make a decision. Since you're not busy I was thinking you should go down to the studio and meet the possible new cast-mates of yours, try and get to know them so you can help with the final decision."

I sigh, realising that I have to tell him that I actually had plans, like going down to watch Sonny's rehearsal, or to thrash my brother on Wii Bowling again, or take Abby to the nearest park or try out possible day-care centres for her.

"Yes, Sir, I'll do just that."

Yep. Chad Dylan Cooper is a chicken. I hang up, groaning, putting away the day-care brochure, turning off the Wii. I suppose I could still go see Sonny's rehearsal, it is at the studio, after all. I kiss my little sister on the head and tell Josh to take care of her, ruffling his hair on the way out, before making tracks to the studio.

When I arrive, I'm shown into a room full of people which smells of fear and anticipation. Ah, reminds me of my early auditioning days. I walk around, meeting the auditionees, who are all, surprise, surprise, Chad Dylan Cooper fans. Then I meet one girl and I'm surprised as the familiar person shakes my hand.

"Hey Chad," She beams, "Surprised to see me here?"

Ooh! Who is it? Anyone got any guesses? Review soon and I'll update soon! :D

P.S. I wrote a new song today! Yippee! It tied a whole lot into Sonny and Chad's break-up in this story and I would have included it... if they were still apart. Oh well, keep a look out for it in another story! :)