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Take 7.

(a.k.a)

Two weeks later with a final decision.

Sonny was halfway through shooting the final scene of the movie which showed her in a princess/fairy tale gown and walking through the streets of New York. She was taking a break, it was around three in the afternoon, and as she looked towards the canteen she saw Joe leave it and walk in her direction. She finally decided she'd tell him she wanted to go out with him, after taking two weeks since their kiss to deliberate. Sonny started walking towards him. But then she saw him. Behind Joe, walking into sight, and what couldn't possibly be, but what was actually real, was Chad Dylan Cooper walking in her direction. Sonny suddenly started running, she hiked up her princess dress and ran passed Joe to him. When she reached Chad she stopped short right in front of him. My God, he is beautiful, was the only thought going through her mind. Chad's blond hair was slightly shorter than she remembered, but his intense blue eyes, perfect smile and amazing smell were all just as she remembered. She just smiled at him for a few seconds before remembering to talk.

"What are you doing here?" She blurted out.

"A hello might be nice"

"Hello Chad, what are you doing here?"

"Well hello Sonny, I didn't see you there! I'm here on official network business"

"What business?"

"Apparently, I'm 'the bad boy' of the network, so I'm here for a week, to do 'charitable things' in New York. I've also spent the past few weeks doing the same thing in Washington" Chad made air quotes with his fingers while quoting the network. It seemed to shock him that bad boys had to be seen as good guys.

"Really?"

"Really, Sonny, really"

She smacked his arm playfully.

"So… you were never in the studio?"

"Not since a few days after you left"

"So… you're here for a week?"

"Yep"

"Okay, bye"

"Sonny" Chad cried indignantly, waving his hands in the air, "What kind of welcome was that?"

"What?"

"You practically just said hi and bye, no 'how are you?' or anything" He moaned, pretending to be hurt.

Grinning, Sonny said, "Ok, Chad, here we go again, Take Two"

Sonny walked about ten steps backwards and then ran to Chad. She wrapped her arms around him and while hugging him, screamed, "Chad! What are you doing here?" Like one of his crazed fans.

He smirked and hugged her back, "Official network business"

Then Sonny burst out laughing as she let go of him, "Okay, we need to catch up later"

"You mean as opposed to our hour long conversation last night?" He asked, referring to their now regular phone calls.

"Yes, by the way when did you get here?"

"I was in New York last night"

"I should have guessed! I gotta go now, but text me and we'll meet up" She said smiling up at him, "It's great seeing you"

"Same here Monroe" He grinned crookedly down at her. Then they returned to reality,

"Well, later Chad"

"Later, Sonny" Sonny walked back to her mark and spoke with the director. Chad glanced around the impressive set and saw the JoBros looking at him. Joe was glaring. Chad smirked smugly at him, popped his collar and walked off the set. He loved it when being with Sonny made him happy, but also made stupid guys who liked her unhappy. Wow, one week with Sonny, and one week to get rid of the Joan-ass, easy. Mission: Get Rid of JoBro, is underway. Chad thought to himself.

-

"Who was that guy Sonny was with?" Joe asked his brothers.

"Chad Dylan Cooper" Kevin said, not taking his eyes from his phone.

"Who even has three names?"

"Chad Dylan Cooper" Kevin said again.

"Gee… thanks Kev" Joe said sarcastically. Nick hit Kevin in the back of his head.

"Look, Joe, when you first heard his name a few years back, you were like 'Who does Chad Dylan Cooper think he is? I'm Joseph Adam Jonas', remember?"

"Yeah, vaguely"

"Well, Sonny was kissing you two weeks ago under a streetlamp, not the triple named… actor"

"Yeah, Nick, you're right. She was. And I'm, Joseph Adam Jonas. There's only room for one triple named actor on this set, and I was here a long time before Blondie was" Joe said defiantly and then he started walking over to Sonny.

"Whatddya think? Is he a dead man walking?" Nick asked his older brother.

"Dunno, it's hard to say. Sonny seems into Joe, but she looked like she had history with Blondie. Too close to call, so I'm not betting on this one"

"Yeah, me either. I think Joe will need us as back up. Chad Dylan Cooper seemed pretty confident. We'll need to restart-"

"TEAM JONAS!" Kevin cheered.

"Yes Kev, we need to restart Team Jonas… but hopefully it won't come to that. You never know, Joe might be fine without our help"

"Maybe we should pray for him?" Kevin asked, finally looking up from his phone, "Or… no, I think a cup of coffee is more urgent at the moment"

"I was thinking the same thing" Nick said happily.

-

Joe walked over to Sonny, "Hey"

"Hey Joe, what's up?" Sonny could not deny how gorgeous he looked, he was decked out in full-on Prince gear, because in the end of the movie him and Sonny walk through New York together. It's like a happy ending, then Nicks character walks on Sonny's other side and it turns out they were the two who got married, throwing the whole movie into a different light as all the 'romantic' scenes happen between Joe and Sonny. It's a great twist, and the reason why Sonny auditioned in the first place. But the bonus is seeing both Jonas boys looking utterly handsome and each being on either side of her.

"I was just wondering, if you want to go for coffee when we finish here?" Joe asked softly. Smiling down at her.

"But we might not finish until eight o clock tonight"

"So it's a date?"

Sonny grinned, "It's a date"

Joe grinned back. He was called for a hair and make-up touch up but before he left he gently squeezed Sonny's hand. She could feel it tingling even after he had left.

The rest of the day passed in a blur. Sonny glanced at her phone, it was quarter to eight, and she'd told Joe she'd meet him in the lobby at eight. So she quickly changed out of her fairytale dress, hair and make-up and slipped into what she had ready as her 'if-ever-there-was-an-emergency-date' outfit. It was basically navy knee length city shorts, with a white t-shirt tucked in to them, and wedges. Sonny pulled her hair out of the extravagant princess bun, she let it fall anywhere, grabbed her bag and ran out into the lift. Once in the lift she sprayed perfume and applied her now habitual Chanel lipstick in - red scarlett. The lift stopped and she made to walk out of the lift, only to walk into Chad.

"Chad?"

"Sonny?"

"Chad, wait, you're staying in this hotel?"

"What? This is your hotel?" Chad genuinely seemed shocked at the news, so Sonny let it slide.

"Yes, Chad it is, now could you move and let me out into the lobby?"

"Eh… this is the sixth floor, Monroe"

"Oh. Well get in properly so the doors can close and so I can get to the lobby quicker" Sonny said dragging him into the lift by the collar of his plaid shirt.

"What's the rush?"

"I have a date with Joe" She said as the doors started to close.

"Oh, really?"

"Yeah, he's in the lobby waiting right - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Sonny suddenly yelled.

"What?" Chad asked innocently

"What do you mean 'what'? You just pushed every single button, and there's twenty floors!"

"Did I really?"

"Yes! You did! Really!"

"Oh, my bad" Suddenly instead of the lift going down to the lobby, it started its ascent to the topmost floor.

"Chad" Sonny said threateningly.

"Sonny, look, I always press every button in a lift, it's a force of habit. Now it's gonna take about five minutes, maybe ten, to go all the way to the top and then down, so just chill. Your 'date' will still be there if he likes you, think of it as a… Chad Dylan Cooper 'hazing', okay?"

"A 'Chad Dylan Cooper hazing'? Why in the name of chocolate are you hazing Joe?"

"To see if he's good enough for my Sonny"

"Your Sonny?"

"What? I didn't say 'my Sonny' I said… Sonny" Chad stuttered.

Sonny raised an eyebrow, "Whatever, I'm calling Joe"

She took out her cow-phone and dialled his number while Chad mockingly mimicked her.

"Hello?"

"Hey Joe, it's Sonny"

"Hey, what's up? You running late?"

"Yeah, eh, I'm sort of tied up in the lift"

"Someone tied you up in the-"

"No no, not literally. It's just this really childish and immature person got into the lift and pressed every button so now I'm going to every one of the twenty floors before I'll meet you in the lobby, that okay?"

Joe laughed, "Yeah, no worries. I'll be here"

"See you" Sonny said and then hung up and glared at Chad.

"Hey, you don't get to glare at me after calling me childish and immature, I get to glare" Chad boasted and then morphed his face into such an angry and hurt glare that Sonny's defences crumbled after a few seconds.

"I'm sorry. You are childish and immature but… to be honest I find it funny, it was just… inappropriately timed today"

Chad grinned, "And that's why I'm Americas number one tween actor"

Sonny burst out laughing, "Whatever"

Chad sat down on the lifts carpeted floor.

"What are you doing?"

"Enjoying the ride" Chad said happily, as he patted the carpet beside him. Sonny sat down next to him. Immediately after that the lift came to a stop.

"Level 10" a cool, robotic voice said as the doors opened to reveal a middle aged man in a suit waiting for the lift.

"Sorry, this lift is closed for maintenance" Chad said automatically.

"Son, you don't look like the maintenance guy" The business man said, clearly irritated. Sonny fidgeted trying to avoid the awkward confrontation.

"Look, my dad's gone to see my mom in the hospital and he's made me run a routine maintenance check so the boss won't know. My mom is getting her operation today and I'm just doing him a favour-"

"Sorry. I'm so sorry, continue, I'll get another lift"

"Thanks man" Chad said gratefully. He bumped fists with the business man and smiled genuinely at the man until the doors closed.

Sonny collapsed into hysterical laughter, "Chad you were wrong earlier"

He stared at her, worried and puzzled, "About what?"

"That is why you are Americas Number.1 tween actor! Even I almost believed you"

Chad joined in her laughter after that. Whenever the lift stopped and people wanted to get on, Chad repeated his story and the journey continued onwards and upwards. Finally they reached the 20th floor. Then Chad pressed all the buttons to go down.

"So, Sonny, officially as of last night and our conversation about him two weeks ago, you were taking it slow with the JoBro and now it's the second date?"

"Yeah. Technically it's the third or fourth date, but it just sort of happened. He asked to go for coffee and I said yes because I wanted to and then he practically said 'see you at eight, for a date' and walked away"

"He just walked away?"

"After squeezing my hand, yes he just walked away"

Chad started laughing, "What a lo-oser!" He said gasping for air.

"What?"

"Sonny, who else on planet earth squeezes peoples hands?" He asked before dissolving into more laughter.

"It's not funny Chad. I actually thought it was sweet" Sonny said, slightly irritated.

Chad stopped laughing. One look at Sonny told him an apology was in order.

"Sonny, I'm… sorry, for my constant mocking of the JoBro. I just find it all to be a bit of a media spectacle"

Sonny's glare intensified, "That was not an apology"

"I'm not finished! Ok, so I'll keep my thoughts and opinions on it to myself. And I'm sorry if I upset you"

"It's ok… thanks Chad"

"By the way, if you try and sell this story to Sharona don't even try. I've spent two years crafting my bad boy image, not to have a Wisconsin-ite destroy it, okay?"

Sonny smirked, "Okay"

There was a lull in the conversation, and it allowed Sonny to realise that songs were playing in the elevator. She only caught the chorus, both her and Chad listened to the folky song.

I hope you let your intuition,

Precede my reputation,

Cause I have one.

Well I am what you see,

I am not what they say,

But if I turned out to be,

Could you love me anyway?

I'm standing anonymous

Hoping your heart will just wake up and ask for me by name,

Maybe someday will ask for me by name,

Just not today.

Sonny felt the atmosphere shift. She read into the song more than she should have, but she couldn't help it. Reputation? What I see, and not what people say? It all pointed to Sonny interpreting the song about love… about Chad. Chad had a bad boy reputation, but Sonny sometimes felt that she was the only one who saw his good, caring side. She constantly denied it to herself, but that caring side always gave her shivers whenever he showed it to her.

Chad felt someone had written the song for him and how he felt about Sonny, but he didn't want things to be awkward for the next 9 floors. So he took from his pocket two Hershey's kisses. One was wrapped in red foil, the other in silver.

"Chad" Sonny suddenly asked as she stared at the kisses.

"Yes?"

"What date is it?"

"Eh… I think it's like the end of February. Why?"

"Cause the red wrapped one is from Valentines kisses"

"Cool, I didn't know"

"I've never seen them, I thought they were a myth! They're only on sale for two weeks of the year"

Chad looked at the tiny chocolates in his palm then up at Sonny, then he picked up the red 'kiss' in his free hand and placed it in Sonny's palm.

"What-?"

"Chad smiled at her sweetly, "Don't say I never gave you anything"

Sonny blushed, "Thanks Chad" She looked into his eyes and he stared into hers. He was so used to his blue eyes that he always found her brown eyes beautifully magical. And every time Sonny saw the blue in his eyes, she felt as if she were floating in the sea and it brought her right back to her blue M&M preference. Their moment was broken when the lift's voice said 'Level 1" Sonny suddenly leaped up from the floor of the elevator. Chad got up too, but not as hurriedly as Sonny.

"What are you so anxious about?" He asked, slightly irritated.

"Joe's here"

"Really, Sonny? Really?" Chad asked, his tone insinuating he thought Joe wouldn't be waiting. The doors opened and Sonny angrily and determinedly stepped out of the lift. As she glanced around the lobby she couldn't see Joe anywhere, but then a hand covered her eyes.

"Guess who?" Joes unmistakable voice whispered in her ear.

Sonny laughed, "Eh…Kevin?"

"Nope"

"Nick?"

"Not a chance"

"Frankie?"

"Yeah, you got me" He dropped his hand and Sonny turned to face him, "I am the bonus Jonas"

She grinned, "Are we off?"

"We are indeed, m'lady" She giggled as Joe grandly gestured for her to accompany him.

"Sonny!" The sound of Chad calling her name made Sonny instantly turn around.

"What Chad?"

He tossed something to her and she caught it reflexively. It was the other Hershey's kiss, the silver one. She looked up at Chad in confusion, but as the lift doors closed he only said,

"Later JoBro, later Sonny" And then he winked at Sonny before the doors fully shut.

"What is with that guy?" Joe asked, he seemed slightly angry, but mostly mystified as Sonny put the chocolate in her bag with the other one he'd given her.

"Only his mirror knows. Now, enough about Chad"

"You're right. Cooper is off our radar for tonight. It's just you and me" Joe said as he took Sonny's hand in his and they exited the hotel.

Apparently, it turned out to be Joe, Sonny and about three hundred photographers. Joe kept a secure hold of Sonnys hand and tried to manoeuvre his way out of the glare of all the flash bulbs, but it was no use, questions were being shouted, other journalists were being called and Sonny felt like fainting. She felt extremely claustrophobic and even swayed slightly into Joe. Suddenly Big Rob appeared. Joe shouted something to him and he nodded. Somehow a sort of 'escape hole' appeared in the crowd and Joe barged through it first, protecting Sonny from the glare of the cameras. She suddenly heard all the journalists say 'Nick' and then turn away, focusing their attention on the younger Jonas.

Joe then surprisingly swung Sonny onto his back and then started jogging lightly away from the scene of hysteria. She laughed as he was nearly out of breath after half a block. He set her down on her feet and then caught his breath.

"Sorry I'm such a weight" She apologised.

He looked horrified, "Sonny you weigh practically nothing! The paparazzi just stress me out a lot, is all"

"That got pretty wild back there"

Joe wouldn't change the subject though, "Sonny, you are beautiful and perfect the way you are. So don't think you weigh too much or whatever, if anything, you need to put on a few pounds"

Sonny laughed and smiled at Joe, "Don't worry, I eat a lot!"

"I'm gonna make sure of it" He half-joked.

They wandered over to a mobile coffee stall, "Coffee?" He asked her, grinning.

"I'd love some"

After getting their coffee, they sat on a bench.

"Why did they lose interest in us Joe?"

"It's like… a decoy plan we have. It started a few months back, Nick went out with Miley, and they were seen and this frenzy happened- worse than back there, because according to all the press they were fighting, so that time Kevin was the decoy and he came out wearing a 'Team Demi and Selena' shirt. It worked really well"

"So what, did Nicks top tonight read 'I am Gay' or something, cause they were like vultures surrounding us and then they just didn't care. It was scary"

Joe laughed as he sipped his coffee, "No, his top tonight, if I'm right, it said 'Here We Go Again Demi' ingenious right?"

Sonny nearly spat out her coffee, "What? That doesn't make any sense!"

"It's a line from one of Demi's songs, Here We Go Again"

"So, it's as if, he was proclaiming the song was about him?"

"Yep"

Sonny drank some coffee, "That is pretty ingenious! And this, is amazing coffee"

"Just wait for dinner. I am ordering you a five course meal" He joked, and Sonny laughed lightly. Joe was really a great guy. For once in her life, Sonny made the first move and slowly entwined her hand with his. Joe glanced down, then looked at Sonny, "Well, Miss Monroe, after two weeks of slow dating, you mind telling me what does this mean?"

-

Sonny knocked on his door. He opened it. Dressed the same as before.

"Sonny, here again? What is it this time?" Hunter mocked while letting her in.

She sat down before launching into her story, "Well, I saw Joe this afternoon and I was going to tell him that I wanted to date him, but then Chad appeared on set, like, right at that moment. Then I was talking to him. And I forgot all about Joe. But then Joe himself came over and asked me on a date. And I said yes. So I get into the lift tonight and Chad presses all the buttons so we go up to the 20th floor and back down, he said he was hazing Joe or something lame like that. But then, me and Joe got surrounded by the press and then a diversion happened. We escaped and had coffee. Then I made the first move, and he asked what it meant and-" Sonny stopped to catch her breath. She looked up at Hunter, he was now eating popcorn and staring with wide eyes at her.

"And?" He prompted.

"Hunt, this isn't a movie or a teen drama!"

"I know, but it feels like it. Continue, Sonny… and?…"

"And… now we're… dating…" Sonny mumbled.

Hunter gasped and popcorn even missed his mouth, "NO WAY!"

"Way. But… it's like… top secret"

"Why?"

"Because of Chad"

"What does Chad have to do with it?"

"I didn't say Chad, I said the media"

"You said Chad"

"No I didn't"

"Did"

"Didn't"

"Okay, I'll try this from a different approach: have you told Chad?"

"No. And I can't"

"Can't or won't?"

"Won't…I mean can't. I can't tell him"

"You told me"

"That's different"

"How?"

"It just is. Whose side on are you anyway Hunter?"

"Yours. I'm just trying to figure out whose side you're on"

Sonny paused, "I don't know. I mean, I do know. When I'm with Joe I really like him. But when I'm not with him I'm confused. And when I'm with Chad I don't know what I feel, especially now that he's here"

"Ah, classic case of taking the easy way out"

"I'm sorry, what?"

"You and Joe are just like… Lucas and Brooke, or Peyton and Jake in One Tree Hill"

"How on earth-?"

"Because you're putting off the inevitable. You want Chad. But you don't want to want him"

"Hunter stop" Sonny said frustrated, while rising to her feet, "I do not like Chad. I am going out with Joe. I like Joe. Not Chad. So just drop it and let it go"

"I will if you will"

"Fine"

"That involves not hanging out with Chad as much as you do, not flirting, not anything, just friends, like you and Nico, or you and me"

Sonny paused for a second, "Fine. Me and Chad were always just friends anyway"

"If that's what gets you to sleep at night"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"You two were never just friends, ever"

"How would you know?"

"You told me"

"No, I didn't"

"I read between the lines"

"What is it with actors reading between the lines, first Selena, now you"

"You and Chad make it easy to see your real feel-"

"Hunter, stop, please. Joe… is my boyfriend. Not Chad, stop bringing him up"

"You're the one bringing him up"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Am not"

"Are too"

"Fine. We'll both just drop the subject" Sonny suggested.

"Good" Hunter said, "You gonna spend the night here like that fateful night two weeks ago?"

"No… thanks… I think I need my bed tonight" Sonny said as she headed for the door, she turned back to Hunter and hugged him, "Do you support my decision?"

"As long as you're happy with him"

"I am"

"Then… I understand it… I don't fully support it, but I'll stop… being so pushy about you and Chad"

"Thank you. For everything"

"Night" Hunter said as Sonny left his room.

"Night" She called before he closed the door.

authors note: APOLOGIES: ok, so there was a delay in the uploading as my life suddenly became a whole lot more dramatic than fiction! Well lets just say that after all my drama with this guy… I'm alone again and me and my heart are verrry messed up! First and foremost, I advise you… do not go to house parties under the illusion that they will be uneventful. They always, always are… I kid you not! Any remedies you have to help my heart are appreciated!!! :p

Anyway… wow, major shake up, eh?! So… there's only two weeks left of filming in New York, and Chad's there for one week, and Sonny's now dating Joe, and Chad doesn't know. Is Sonny really avoiding the inevitable? Only two/three chapters left… let me know what you're thinking!! The Hunter/Sonny friendship is staying, I'm glad you all like it so much!

You've got to stick with it, I have the ending drafted and I think it might be amazing, or at least, I hope.

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