Hey, y'all! It's here! Another chapter of LWMS which is full of random wafffle.
I'm glad you guys who did review last time liked the chapter... there weren't many reviews :( But hey, that didn't stop me from writing! :D
I don't much like this chapter, but I wanted to update something and LWMS was the first one I came to. I had an idea for it but I think it got lost somewhere along the way. It kinda starts off on Monday and ends up ending on Friday, missing out the days in between. I know. Big jump, but I couldn't think of anything to do in the middle and I didn't want to write the whole Mackenzie Falls episode or it would've got crazy.
There are more MF scenes, and they are, as before, in italics.
Oh well, hope you guys like it, as usual :)
DC: I don't own SWAC. Sigh...
Chapter 44 - Confusion At The Falls
Sonny's POV
Wow. I'm tired. Like, so tired I could crawl into my bed and never wake up again so long as I live.
I woke up at seven o'clock this morning and arrived at Condor Studios at ten, to spend the rest of the morning rehearsing and recording scenes for Mackenzie Falls. Then, at about 12:40pm, Mackenzie Falls taping finished for lunch break. That didn't mean I had a break though – I had to go to So Random to help them with the last 20 minutes of rehearsal.
Now, at one in the afternoon, I'm so tired I feel like a flipping zombie walking through these halls. I haven't eaten in 5 hours either, so I know I should really get to the cafeteria for something to eat. But, because of my current state, I can imagine myself falling asleep in my plate of ick. So, I instead buy a granola bar from one of the machines and head straight to my dressing room, hoping to get an hour or so of shut-eye before I'm due back on the set of Mackenzie Falls at two.
I open the door to my dressing room, confused when I see the light is already on. Huh, maybe Tawni forgot to turn it off when she left. I then notice a figure sat on the couch in the middle of the room, and I jump out of my skin. The figure gets up, alarmed, and at this point I notice that it's Chad, my lovely boyfriend. Only, he doesn't look too good.
Well, he looks healthy enough. It's not like he looks ill or anything. He just looks… upset. He also has that look on his face which tells me he's been thinking a lot. Oh no… he's been thinking a lot? Great. Something must be on his mind.
"Chad?" I ask, after a few seconds of both of us getting over our shock, "What are you doing here? I thought you'd be at the cafeteria."
"I was." He says glumly, and I realise that means he left because someone angered him. Yup. I can read my boyfriend like a flipping book. He's just that sweetly predictable.
"So, why aren't ya there now?" I ask.
"Just coz." He shrugs, and I snort. Thanks for the help, honey.
"Coz why?" I ask, before adding with a laugh, "Gosh, you're not making this easy for me, sweetie."
"Well…" He sighs, "Just a disagreement with the Falls kids."
I frown. A disagreement? In Chad language, that means a fight. "Oh… what about?"
"Uh…" Chad stutters, like he's trying to come up with something to say. Then he sighs, "It's not important."
I tilt my head a little, pouting in confusion. It's not important? Everything to do with Chad is important to me, especially if he's upset. But, I respect his privacy. Maybe it's something I shouldn't know about.
"Oh, well, I understand if you don't want to tell me," I say, putting a hand on his lap, "but maybe I could help you if I did."
Chad looks up at me, looking puzzled, and I decide to leave him to think about it a little more. I get up off the couch, and head to my vanity, picking up the Mackenzie Falls script just to remind myself of my lines for the next few scenes.
"It's about Abby." Chad says after a few seconds of silence, and I put the script down so I can pay attention. If it's about Abby… well, I understand why Chad would be upset – he loves Abby like his own child.
"And the pre-school thing." He adds after a few more seconds, and I spin around on my spinning chair and look at him with an apologetic pout on my face. Poor Chad…
"What about it?" I ask.
"Well…" He begins, "My cast mates were saying how they think I should get her into a pre-school, but I don't know if it's too early. Sure, she's a great little girl and she'd cope, but I don't know… what if she didn't?" Aw… Chad would miss his little sister if she went to a school, I can tell from the look in his eye. But there's a hint of something else there, something a little more… hidden. I ignore it, and think about what I should tell him. I mean, surely he'd want advice right now, right?
"Well, do you think she'd be alright with it? Do you think she'd be able to handle it?" I ask him.
"Yeah…" He replies hesitantly, before adding, "At least, I hope so."
"Well then, maybe they're right." I say, "I suppose it's just up to you, Chad. You're her carer – it's all up to you. Was that any help?"
"Yeah…" He says, smiling meekly, "Great advice, Sonny, thanks."
"You're welcome." I say, smiling, before getting up and walking towards where he's sat before I hear my stomach rumble. I've decided I'm not so tired anymore, and instead just starving. I thought that granola bar would cure my hunger, but it just made it worse. "I'm gonna go back to the cafeteria, you coming?" I ask Chad.
"Uh, sure." He says, his smile growing a little, before he winces, "It'll give me a chance to apologise to the others for overreacting."
"Okay," I smile, before wrapping my arm around his and leading him to the cafeteria. I look up at him to see his face, considering he's a few inches taller than me, but I look into his eyes and see they're clouded. He's hiding something – something big, I can tell. But what? I've been in love with the guy long enough to know when something's wrong. And this is one of those times. I decide not to question it though – he's already so confused about this thing with Abby… maybe I just shouldn't say anything?
After lunch (which, by the way, Chad is still puzzling the whole time), we head back to the Mackenzie Falls set, where we have some more scenes to rehearse and film. Chad sure seems a little dazed, and even though he apologised to the other Falls kids for overreacting earlier, he's still a little cautious around them. But he's still the super actor he usually is, nailing his lines, knowing exactly what to do, when to do it. It's just when the cameras aren't rolling that he seems a little dazed. And that worries me, just a little.
But, I'm trying to stay professional, in character, and so on. And if Chad can do it, so can I. I so watch Chad from the side of the stage as he runs through a few of his lines and a make-up artist fusses with me, ready for a big Kaitlyn/Mackenzie scene. The director then instructs me to get into position and I do as asked, watching Chad take a seat in the middle of the courtyard set. He looks over to me and smiles, but I can still see the sadness in his eyes which makes me feel a little sick. I suck it up, smile back to him and giving him a thumbs up, before mouthing "I love you."
He doesn't reply.
"Okay, people, let's do this!" Rhonda grins, "Action!"
"Mackenzie?" I ask, panic flooding my voice, and he looks up with that same upset look Chad had a few minutes ago. Well, whatever's bugging Chad, it must be getting to Mackenzie as well.
"Hi…" He sighs, moving over on the bench, so there's space for me to sit next to him.
"So…" I say, taking the seat and looking him in the eyes, which he disallows, looking in the opposite direction, "Are you gonna tell me what's wrong?"
He lets out a huge sigh, shaking his head slowly. "Nothing's wrong." He mumbles.
"Really?" I ask, "Because I was just talking to your friend, Trevor… he said you were really upset about some girl."
"She wasn't just some girl," He says, "I loved her so much."
I frown, because Kaitlyn would be really annoyed at this. I mean, who wouldn't be mad if the cute guy they liked actually liked someone else? Or loved, in this case.
"I'm sorry to hear about that," I say softly, "Do you wanna talk about it? Sometimes talking about this kind of thing helps."
Mackenzie smiles, a small smile, which grows a little when I put my hand on his lap, which I think is more Chad than Mackenzie. The smile then changes to a frown and he pushes my hand off of his lap, as scripted.
"No…" He says, "I can't do this…"
"Mackenzie?" I ask, panicking, refraining from calling him Chad, because I'm so used to seeing that sad look on my boyfriend. "Mackenzie, just talk to me. I want to know what's wrong. I want to help you."
I put my hand back on his lap, and he pushes it away again, before getting up and walking off, leaving me alone and with a confused look on my face. And that's when Rhonda calls cut.
I walk over to Chad, beaming, before hugging him tight.
"Great acting once again, sweetie." I say.
"You too…" He says, but he isn't looking at me. More into the distance. "Um, I'll talk to you later, okay babe? I need to go do something…"
"Oh, okay…" I say, watching him go, "But we're still busy taping!"
"I know," He shouts back, "I'll sort it out."
I then watch him walk over to Rhonda and Kate, the producer. He talks to them for a minute, before leaving the set. Rhonda then turns to Kate and talks to her a little, before shouting out to the rest of us that we get the afternoon off, so we can go home if we want. So I decide to go to see my friends in So Random. But, to be honest, all I can think of is Chad, and how bewildered he seemed earlier. Especially when he sends me a text when I'm walking down the So Random corridor, past my dressing room:
Hey, darlin'! Sorry for the whole thing in MF, but I have to go meet with someone about something. I'll call you later, okay?
Huh. Weird. Now you see why I'm so puzzled? My boyfriend's gone off to some secret meeting, without even telling me what it's about. Wait, what if he cheating on me? I then slap myself for thinking that. Don't be stupid, Sonny.
So, I arrive in So Random's Prop House to face immediate interrogation.
"How were the Falls kids to you so far?"
"We don't have to pull any pranks for revenge?"
"If we do, I know Josh would be happy to oblige…" (Yes, that one was Zora ;))
"Guys!" I laugh, "Everything's going fine. I'm actually having fun." I laugh at the horrified looks on my friend's faces, "And no, that does not mean I am moving from So Random to Mackenzie Falls. Even if I did join the Falls, nothing would tear me from my real Hollywood family."
That, of course, gets their approval. We all sit down, talking about random stuff, before someone (cough, Tawni, cough) dares to ask the question;
"So how's your boyfriend?"
"My boyfriend?" I say, "I really don't know. I think he's gone crazy."
"What do you mean?" Zora asks.
"He just seems really… confused." I say, "Like, really confused. I honestly don't know what's up with him. He told me it was something to do with Abby, but now I think it's maybe more than that. And then he had to leave for some kind of meeting, but he didn't tell me what."
"Oh…" Tawni says, before gasping, "What if he's cheating on you?"
I roll my eyes, "Tawni, not gonna happen. Have you gone crazy? This is Chad we're talking about! He loves me, so he wouldn't do that."
"Shall I slap her for you?" Zora asks, and I laugh. For once though, I don't protest against her crazy ways, and she slaps Tawni lightly on the cheek.
Okay, so I know Tawni's wrong. Even she knows she's wrong. And yet, Chad doesn't live up to his promise and call me that night. Sure, it wasn't a promise, he just doesn't call me. And I'm not saying that he is cheating on me coz he didn't call me – I'm just a little worried about him, I guess.
I see him through the week, on the set of Mackenzie Falls, but never outside. He's always busy, he says. That does worry me a little that maybe he doesn't want to see me, but I don't let it bug me too much and just get back to writing So Random sketches.
Thing is, though, whenever I see Chad, he's either really excited to see me, or in confusion mode, like he was on Monday afternoon. And Friday is the worse confusion mode of all.
It's the final scene for this week's Mackenzie Falls, and my character, Kaitlyn, has to leave because her Dad has found them a different home, away from the Falls. But if my character ends up being the one that is brought back, it will turn out that they move to the Falls instead. I know – confusing.
This has been a crazy episode – Devon revealed to Mackenzie that he was dating Chloe as well, Mackenzie was heartbroken, and ended up falling for Kaitlyn because she was the only one, besides Trevor, who was there to comfort him. Chad and I have had a lot of love scenes, and for some of them we've had fun – the ones where he was in a happy mood. But when he was acting all confused, it just felt long, and sometimes he'd forget lines or something like that. And he was a much better actor on the happy mood days.
I take my position on the stage, facing away from Chad, before the cameras are put into position. Chad and I have rehearsed this scene a couple of times, and I think we're ready. I hope so anyway, as long as Chad isn't in a forgetting lines mood. Or, come to think of it, I'm not in a forgetting lines mood.
"Action!"
"Kaitlyn!"
I turn around to see Mackenzie walking my way, smiling, looking perfectly cute. He has Chad to thank for that, once again. So far, so good.
"Mackenzie…" I say.
"What's going on?" He asks, "Daphne told me you were leaving… why?"
"My dad's found a different place," I say, before adding with a shrug and a laugh, "He says this area has a bit too much drama. I have to agree with him on that one."
"I thought you liked the drama." Mackenzie laughs. Ahh… Chad's laugh.
"Never said I didn't." I chuckle, before sighing, taking the rose out of my hair and giving it to him. "Take it…" I say, "Something to remember me by."
"No, no, I couldn't…" Mackenzie says, but I shove it into his hands and he doesn't protest anymore. A fan then goes off above us, which is meant to give it the feeling of a helicopter landing. I turn to see the "helicopter" before turning back to Mackenzie, smiling.
"That's my ride." I smile, walking off a little. I've walked a little way, before turning back to see a sad Mackenzie, and I give him one more smile. "This isn't the end, Mister. Promise."
"Good." Mackenzie smiles, and I have to resist an urge from the Sonny inside me to reply with a "Good". I wish I could've, but the writers wouldn't allow it."I'll miss you." Mackenzie sighs, and I nod.
"I'll miss you too," I then walk back up to him, kiss him on the lips, before walking off, calling back, "See ya round!" I then walk off the set, leaving Chad and Ferguson (who's just arrived) to finish the scene.
Afterwards, we all clap as Rhonda says it's a wrap, and I hug Chad tightly, who hugs me back.
"You were awesome." I say.
"You too." He replies, before grabbing my chin and making me look at him, "Um, meet me in my dressing room later, okay?"
"Sure." I say, smiling suspiciously. I wonder what he wants me for… I give him one last kiss on the cheek before walking back to So Random for a little while. When I arrive though, only Zora and Tawni are in the Prop House, and when I ask them where the boys are, they say they got an emergency text and had to go see a friend. Huh. I wonder what they're doing…
Chad's POV
"Whoa, whoa, whoa…" Nico says, getting up from where he and Grady are sat on my couch in my dressing room, "You're thinking of doing what now?"
"I don't know…" I moan. I thought bringing these guys here would help with my decision on whether to propose to Sonny or not – you know, as like, a little hinter on how others may react because of the age thing. I want to do it, I really do, but it's other people who are stopping me. I know if Sonny and I were just to run off with no-one knowing we'd gone, we'd be fine, but I know that's not Sonny's plan. She wants to have one of those big, amazing, family weddings, which means we need other people's approval. So, I'm using Nico and Grady as testers. So far, it ain't going well.
"You want to propose to her?" Nico says, "But you're eighteen!"
"That's exactly my problem." I say, resting my head in my hands.
"Well, I guess it's up to you…" Grady says, "But it is a little early to be getting married…"
I remember my cast mate's words from Monday. "But we wouldn't get married straight away," I say, "We could wait a few years. And, since it's obvious Sonny and I are gonna spend the rest of our lives together, it's not like we'd be making a mistake."
"Well, I guess…" Nico shrugs.
"We just want you and Sonny to be happy…" Grady adds.
"So it's up to you." Nico finishes, "Just… good luck convincing the family of it."
"Chad?"
There's suddenly a knock on the door and I jump, before realising that it's Sonny.
"Come in, Sonny." I say, and she walks in, grinning. Wow. She looks cute. She's changed from the Mackenzie Falls outfit to a beautiful purple sundress, and light make-up. She looks amazing. What a great time to propose! Oh, but I don't have a ring… oh well, she's got the promise ring…
"I guess we'll leave you guys alone then." Nico says with a wink, before him and Grady leave, shutting the door behind them.
"What were they doing here?" Sonny asks with a smile.
"Oh, I was just talking to them about something." I say, "You know, about So Random next week."
"Oh, cool!" Sonny smiles, before taking a seat on the couch. I sit with her, sighing, shuffling around. Okay, let's think about this proposal thing. If I did propose, we would be guaranteed to be together forever. But I know her family and my family want us to wait a little while before we go throwing away our lives. But then, it's not like we'd be making the wrong decision, coz we're never gonna break up again. Then again, eighteen is still a super early time to get engaged. But on the other hand, we don't have to get married straight away. Yeah. That's a good point. Okay, proposal. Let's do this thing!
After a few seconds silence, I decide to speak. "Uh, Sonny?" I say.
"Yes?" She says, looking at me. Darn those cute eyes! Just say it! Say something! Anything?
"I, um, I was just thinking…" I begin, before hitting a dead end. C'mon! Just ask her to marry you! It's not that hard! It is that hard! You suck.
"Thinking what?" She asks, looking into my eyes. Which forces me to look into hers.
"I, just, um… I thought maybe we should…" I can't do it. Yes you can. No, I can't! I sigh, "Never mind. It's not important."
"Oh…" Sonny frowns. I hate to see her frown. Well, then you should've proposed! Shut up. "Well, I've gotta go home." Sonny continues, getting up and walking to the door.
"Okay…" I say, watching her go, "See you later." See you later? What? Do something! C'mon, man, pull yourself together!
"Love you." She shouts back.
"Love you too." I reply. Not enough to propose though. Ugh. Inner thoughts, seriously, shut up. Not until you freaking propose! Too late. She's gone. She walks out of my dressing room, leaving me alone to slap myself for being a chicken. That really could've gone better…
Sonny's POV
After a few minutes of hanging in the dressing room with Tawni and Zora, I decide to head to see what Chad wanted. I've changed out of the Mack Falls uniform and into a purple dress that I found in my closet, because I wanted to look good for him. Especially because of when he asked me to come along, it seemed very serious. That makes me excited, and scared, all in one!
I arrive at his dressing room to hear talking on the inside, but it's kind of muffled. I'm pretty sure I hear something about me though.
"Chad?" I say, knocking lightly on the door, and after a few seconds, he replies.
"Come in, Sonny."
I open the door and walk in, smiling, happy to finally be able to spend some time with my boyfriend outside of work. He smiles when he sees me, and I notice two other people are here too. Nico and Grady? Huh, well that solves the mystery of where they went.
"I guess we'll leave you guys alone then." Nico says, pushing Grady out of the door, and I watch them, confused, before turning back to Chad with a smile.
What were they doing here?" I ask him, and he shrugs.
"Oh, I was just talking to them about something," He says, which makes me suspicious. What kind of something? "You know, about So Random next week." He adds, as if he read my mind.
"Oh, cool!" I say, before collapsing onto the couch in the middle of Chad's room, and he does the same, sitting next to me, wrapping his arm around my back. He shuffles around a little, awkwardly, uncomfortably, before stopping when I guess he's finally cosy.
"Uh, Sonny?" He says after a few moments of silence, and I turn to face him.
"Yes?" I ask. He looks at me, smiling, and I suddenly find myself getting lost once again in those ocean blue eyes. Chad does that same with mine though, before snapping out of it, shaking his head, and looking back at me, this time avoiding eye contact.
"I, um, I was just thinking…" He says, before pausing, groaning a little. Hmm. Something must be on his mind again.
"Thinking what?" I ask, gazing into his eyes. They don't look the same though – they look foggy, like Chad's hurt or upset or confused. That suddenly hits something in my heart and I start to panic. Is he okay?
"I, just, um…" Chad continues, stuttering nervously, "I thought maybe we should…" He then sighs, dropping his hands into his lap and looking away from me. "Never mind." He says glumly, "It's not important."
"Oh…" Is about all I can say. I frown, worried about Chad. he said it's not important, but it must be if he's going through all this trouble to tell me. I want to question it a little, but I then look into his eyes, which still look murky and foggy and sad, and I realise perhaps now is not the best time to question anything. I guess he's just tired after such a busy week. "Well, I've gotta go home." I say, getting up and heading for the door. Chad doesn't stop me. he just stays there, sat glumly.
"Okay…" He says, letting out a deep sigh, "See you later."
"Love you." I say, opening the door to his dressing room.
"Love you too." He replies. I shut the door behind me, suddenly panicking. What is wrong with him? What did he want? Why did he go to tell me and then decide that it wasn't important? It must've been important, if he wanted to talk to me about it… oh my gosh, I'm so confused…
I catch up with Nico and Grady in the hallway, hoping they know something.
"Guys?" I say, "Do you know what's wrong with Chad? He wanted to ask me something and then he said it wasn't important."
"Oh…" They both mumble. "Weird."
"I'm really worried about him…" I sigh, "Something's definitely up. If you guys figure out what it is, please tell me."
"Will do." Grady smiles, before I head back to my dressing room, thoughts flooding my head. What if he wanted to break up? What if he was gonna say he was moving? He could be leaving me, or something, and he doesn't want to tell me because it'll upset me!
Or… maybe he wants us to move in together, or take the next step in our relationship, but he's too worried to ask in case I reject him!
Whatever it is, I know it can't be 'not important'. And whatever it is, I'm determined to figure it out…
Hmm... I thought that was random waffle, but oh well. It's a chapter, right?
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