Chad drums his fingers against the counter in his dressing room, waiting impatiently for Portlyn to arrive. She had called him earlier that morning saying that she couldn't make it to set because she was sick, but that she would meet him in his dressing room after hours. Chad looks at the clock and then looks down at his hand where Sonny had drawn a tiny heart in green Sharpie. He sighs. He hasn't seen Sonny since yesterday and it is killing him. She had called when he hadn't shown up to their dinner date and he lied, saying he had to stay late to shoot a new scene. But in actuality, he was with Portlyn and her parents at a barbeque held by one of the producers of Mackenzie Falls. Portlyn was taking over his life. Chad had always know that she evil, but this was taking it to a whole new level. Suddenly, a knock sounds on his door. Chad groans and gets up, walking over to the door. He is halfway there when Portlyn pushes the door open herself and enters the room, locking the door behind her. Chad tenses as she starts towards him, pulling her hair out of its ponytail. "Portlyn," he begins, stepping backwards.

"Shut up," she says in a whisper. She pushes him down on the couch and straddles his hips.

"Portlyn, get off me," Chad says in a blank voice.

"Why don't you rearrange those words?" she suggests, scraping her nails down his chest.

"I'm not going to have sex with you," Chad says angrily and pushes her off.

Fury flashes in Portlyn's eyes. "Wanna bet?" she asks.

"Sonny, get a grip!" Tawni shouts as Sonny reaches for another tissue. They are at Tawni's house, in her bedroom, and they are supposed to be watching a movie. But ever since Nico called and told Sonny that his cousin, who was at the barbeque held for Mackenzie Falls, saw Chad and Portlyn together, all Sonny can do is cry. And Tawni can only take so much of other people's self-pity. She yanks the tissue box out of Sonny's grasp and throws it across the room.

"Tawni," Sonny whines and makes a feeble attempt at reaching towards the box.

"Sonny, stop it! That bastard is not worth it!"

"Yes he is," Sonny sobs and buries her face in Tawni's robin's egg blue silk pillow.

Chad is torn. Torn between protecting Sonny or spending time with her. And right now, with Portlyn standing in front of him, half-naked, he can't fucking make up his mind.

"Portlyn, get out," Chad says firmly.

"Chad, you do remember what I told you. Do you really want a sex tape scandal on your hands? Especially with a cast member of So Random?"

"I don't care anymore!" Chad cries. "Sonny is the most important thing that's ever happened to me and I'm not going to let you screw that up!"

"I will give the tape to the tabloids, Chad," Portlyn warns.

"Fine. I don't give a fuck. But no matter what you do, you're still going to lose."