Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
With the two new blooming relationships out in the open, Phoenix Inn seemed to be in higher spirits than usual. Everyone who heard about Sunny and Allie were genuinely happy for them. Nick was the first to hear when he came early to drop off an invitation to his personal birthday party. He handed them out to Sunny and Allie separately, they stared at each other and Sunny smiled "You could have saved an invitation for someone else."
Nick looked at the two who were smiling sweetly at him "Do you need a bigger hint?" Allie asked with a grin.
He laughed as he clapped his hands "Sorry, I'm a little slow this morning." he quickly gave his friends a hug "Congratulations! When did it start?"
Sunny wrapped an arm around Allie's shoulder "It's not important."
Nick nodded in agreement "That's very true. Well, I'll be expecting you two there bright and early." he began to leave and pointed a finger at them "Saturday...not Sunday." he reminded them.
Sunny laughed "Get out of here!" he turned to Allie after Nick had left "What should we get him?" he wondered. "I'm sure he has everything he ever wanted."
Allie nodded "That's true. I'm gonna need to sleep on it." suddenly she remembered a closer connection to Nick "Why don't you ask Amy? I'm sure she knows."
"I wondered why I didn't think of it..." he said to himself.
Allie laughed "Don't worry, men are a little slower than woman, it's bee proven." she gave him a wink when he scowled at her playfully.
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On the day of the party, Sunny left Josie in charge. Josh even came by to help her out. He waited on tables and took orders like a perfect waiter. She joked that he was better at this job than his office job.
Sunny came by to pick up Allie as he drove his open convertible. A gift for himself when he had left over money after buying the restaurant from Richard. He sat in his car waiting for Allie to come down. He looked at the gates and saw an elegant figure coming towards him, he did a quick double take while being mesmerized by her beauty.
Wearing a beautiful light purple dress with a v-neck cut with a slight wave at the collar, it was tight fitting on her petite body. It was a cut off right below her knees, she had delicate sparkling silver shoes to match the glittered lining that lined the hem of her dress. Her hair was twisted into a french twist with spikes of hair coming out from different directions around her head, making a tiny fan. Her bangs were swept to the side making her look classy.
It was the first time he's ever seen her look so beautiful. He can only imagined how gorgeous she would look in a wedding dress. She cleared her throat after he stared at her for minutes "Are we going or are you just going to sit there and drool at me?" she teased.
He closed his gaping mouth as he jumped out of the car to open up her car door "You caught me!" he laughed. He did not let her in before reaching down and grazing her cheeks lovingly "You look like an angel." he sighed.
She smiled and looked away shyly "You like it?" she looked down at her dress.
He nodded "If I knew you could look like this, I'd take you to more parties so we could make everyone jealous."
Allie laughed with her head shaking "You are just terrible."
Sunny smiled sly before letting her in the car. He rushed to his side as they drove off to the party. The two joked and laugh throughout the long ride, they had no idea where Nick lived. Apparently, his home was far from public view. They pulled up to a crowded driveway but only before being scrutinized by the bodyguards that stood guard at the gates. When they were allowed in, Sunny's face frowned. There were hundreds of cars there and people were dressed beautifully. He recognized a few stars. "Wow..." he breathed.
Allie sighed "You took the words right out of my mouth." he quickly got out of the car and let her out. "I'm a little nervous." she admitted.
He took her hand as he pulled it through his own arm "I won't leave your side." she smiled in return "Ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." she followed a step behind Sunny, letting him lead her in. She did not do well at parties and huge crowds. It made her nervous to know that people would be looking and probably judging her. When they entered the mansion, she was quickly at ease since she realized that Sunny would be by her side the whole night.
The first thing they saw when they walked in was a huge table full of gifts. Allie and Sunny dropped their wrapped gift on the table along with a card. They got him a personalized tie clip that was engraved with his name on it.
Sunny looked around and saw too many people, he could not spot his friend anywhere. "I guess we'll get something to drink first." he did not notice the fact that people were staring at the stunning couple. There were a few whispers but he was only concentrating on making Allie feel comfortable. He got her a cup of punch, she wrinkled her nose at the drink and he smiled "No alcohol..." he assured her.
She smiled gratefully and took the cup "Thanks." Sunny took one of the many cups of champagne sitting on the long table where o'deurves were served. They walked around and received some smiles and nods from the guests but still no Nick in sight.
Sunny saw a familiar face but wasn't sure if he saw correctly "Allie, is that Amy?" he pointed to a beautiful girl in a sky blue dress with a sequined flower at the side of her flowing dress.
Allie squinted her eyes to have a better look "I think so." she said. "Let's go say hi." she suggested.
He nodded as they approached the girl. The closer they got the more Sunny realized that it was indeed Amy. He gave her a quick smile "You look great!" he commented.
Amy smiled "Thanks." she looked at her own dress "He made me wear it. I was going to put on slacks but Nick wouldn't hear of it." she laughed. She turned to Allie "You look stunning." she gushed.
Allie smiled "You too!"
"Where's Nick?" Sunny asked.
"Mingling." Amy shrugged. Suddenly, an arm wrapped around her waist as she jumped slightly with surprise "Oh geez, that's the third time tonight!" she scolded Nick when he startled her again.
Sunny smiled "As smooth as ever." he joked with his friend. Nick only smiled in return, his face was flushed, he probably had too much to drink already. Sunny looked around at the crowded room "Just a small party huh?"
Nick laughed "Small means at least 150 people." Sunny should have guessed because of his friend's stature as a star, he would have a lot of people at his party. Nick seemed to be reading his mind "I can't go cheap, it'll be all over the newspaper tomorrow morning. Anyways, you've never seen this part of my life...you only see the half restaurant owner Nick Cheung."
Allie nodded "That's true."
Nick did a double take on Allie, barely noticing that she was standing there "Allie?" he asked as he took her hand and pulled her in front of Sunny "I thought you were just some girl standing here! Wow...you look like a star." he gushed.
She blushed "Oh, you don't have to flatter me."
Nick laughed "That's true, I have to say that to everyone." he gave her a wink when she laughed "But you do look great. Still, no one compares to this beauty." he reached over and took Amy's hand and linked it through his arm "I'm gonna show her off now." he nodded to his friends and took the blushing Amy around to meet the other guests.
Sunny and Allie smiled after them "You think they're dating?" Sunny asked in wonder.
Allie turned to him "What's wrong? Afraid you made the wrong choice?" she teased openly.
He rolled his eyes as he wrapped his arms around her waist "I already got the best." he kissed her lightly on the forehead "I'm a little hungry. Let's find some food." She nodded in agreement. But the only food they found were tiny finger foods, no real dishes. After three hours, his stomach was beginning to growl.
She widened her eyes when she looked at him with a tiny grin "Was that you?" she asked.
He laughed "You could hear it?" he felt embarrassed that other people can probably hear it.
Allie nodded, her eyes teasing "Maybe we should go?" Sunny nodded in agreement. They began walking around looking for the host. When they found him, he was mingling with his star buddies, his face looking more red than when they first saw him. The two waited patiently before finally getting his attention. If it weren't for Amy, he would have stumbled over himself "We're gonna go now." she whispered to Nick.
He quickly frowned "NOO!" he wailed. Amy gave him a quick shake of the arm to warn him that he was too loud, he seemed to understand as he quieted down "You're not having fun?"
Sunny was about to answer that he was hungry but Allie knew better since it would hurt his feelings if he knew the truth "No, it's great. But I'm not feeling too good, plus I have to wake up early tomorrow for work." she explained.
Nick nodded "Oh...okay, I understand. I'll see you two tomorrow then. I would walk you out but..." he waved the the growing crowd.
Sunny shook his head "Don't worry about it. We're not guests." he gave his friend a wink "We're friends." Nick nodded with a bit of exaggeration. "Take care of him." he said to Amy.
Amy smiled "I won't let him out of my sight." she promised. she waved goodbye to them.
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After the party, Sunny and Allie drove to the nearest open restaurant and ate hungrily. After they finished, Sunny sat back and sighed "That was good."
Allie laughed "You look like you haven't ate in weeks." she reached over and wiped the food stuck on his side lip.
He smiled adoringly at her "Marry me." he sighed.
Her smile froze "What?" her heart thumping happily.
He laughed as he sat up and pointed to that guy behind her "That's what he just asked his girlfriend."
Allie turned and saw the guy going on his knees while the girl was in tears. The whole restaurant began to chant "Say Yes!!" while the girl could not speak but only nod her head. Her fiance stood up and hugged her as he placed the ring on her finger. The place exploded with applauds.
Allie turned to Sunny who was grinning like a monkey "That's so sweet." she commented.
He nodded "Yeah." he took the check with him and stood up "Come on, let's go." he paid at the counter and took her home. Holding her hand during the whole ride home. She was extra quiet, her mind scolding her for thinking that he was going to propose. She half wanted him to and half thought it was too soon. He glanced at her a few times before asking "What are you thinking of?"
She smiled "Nothing." she lied.
He laughed "You thought I proposed, didn't you?" he recalled her shock expression. He mistook it for being unpleasantly surprised.
She shook her head "I did...but then again, it was too soon. I was a little surprise." she did not confirm that it was a nice surprise thinking he would think she was crazy.
He nodded in agreement "That's true. I'd do it at least three months into the relationship." he joked.
Allie laughed "You've got two left."
*************Two months later***********
Sunny and Allie were deep in love, never had she felt that way about a guy nor did she believe that you can fall in love within 3 months. She truly believed in fate during those times. Work was pleasant for her and he was glad to go to work just to see her. The subject of living together had never come up as he was respectful of her thoughts and she did not want to ruin anything they had by moving in together. Although she found herself wondering how it would be like to be Mrs. Sunny Lam.
During work, she would smile to herself each time she thought that. Josie caught her friend smiling randomly "What are you smiling at?" she asked her one time when they were clearing up one of the restaurant's biggest tables.
Allie shook her smile away but it was useless, a small grin was still present "Nothing." she mumbled.
Josie looked around her and noticed Sunny involved in his paperwork "Did you two..." she raised her eyebrows "You know..."
Allie dropped her jaw "NO!" she cried while laughing "No..." she shook her head over and over. Josie continued to look at her friend with suspicion "No, Josie! I'm not lying." Allie insisted.
Josie smiled after a while "I know you two didn't. Sunny would be smiling like a monkey by then."
Allie giggled "Yeah, he would." she suddenly looked up at her friend "How about you and Josh??"
It was Josie's turn to blush "Uh...I'm not telling you." she walked briskly to the kitchen. Allie only smiled at her friend.
Later that day Amy dropped by to help Sunny with the books. He stood there, staring intently at her hands. She noticed but didn't say anything until she could hold it no more "Okay, you've been staring at my hands for five minutes, do you need something?" she asked.
He laughed "I thought you'd never ask." he looked around his shoulder and saw that Allie was busy "Can you hold up your hand?" she gave him a strange look "Just help me out." She shrugged and held up her hand "Perfect!" he said happily. "I need a favor Amy."
Josie was standing around as she arched her neck in their direction. As if Sunny sensed her around, he reached around and pushed her away "Hey!!" she protested.
He turned to her "This is none of your business, go away." he warned and returned to their conversation. They whispered softly to each other while Josie continued to hang around trying to evesdrop. But after she could not get within earshot of Sunny, she gave up and got back to work.