Chapter 21: Shooting Stars

June 19 2017

Two days have passed, and everything has been going well so far, Right now, Anne and Charlie decided to go out to the same beach where Anne once hosted the party, But this time both of them were going alone.

The time was nine twenty-five a.m as the breeze of air was hitting Anne's face as She was relaxing on the beach sheet while looking at the people having fun.

Anne was waiting for Charlie as She continued looking around until she heard someone's voice as Anne turned around and saw who it was.

Charlie: I think the police are here, Annie.

Anne saw Charlie and was obviously admiring him as Anne had a smirk on her face until she realised he had told something to her as Winters smiled and answered him.

Anne: What do you mean, I dont see the police?

Charlie chuckled and walked towards her as the woman on the beach was staring at Charlie. He sat next to Anne and rested his hand on her thign and spoke to her.

Charlie: Because you're looking like a bomb.

Anne almost burst into laughter as Charlie smiled at her as Winters began laughing at his joke.

Anne: How do you even come up with these jokes?

Charlie: Maybe it's just my creative mind.

Anne just chuckled as Charlie was smiling at her and took off his sunglasses as Mercer continued staring at Anne.

Charlie: It's relaxing, isn't it?

Anne: It really is.

Charlie: No matter what you can say about Gotham, the view is always amazing.

Anne: That's true, honestly, but beauty has a bad history.

Charlie: Well said.

They both looked at each other while looking at the view of the beach as Anne looked at Charlie and asked him a question.

Anne: Be honest with this one, Charlie.

Charlie: Sure, what is it?

Anne: Have you been always alone in your life? Like, was there anyone before me or a parent figure, at least?

Charlie looked at her as he shook his head and spoke to her.

Charlie: Interesting question, To be honest, Anne. You were the first woman that I actually liked. what i have with you is something i never had with another woman. There was no one except you.

Anne couldn't help but smile as Charlie had a small smile on his face and said something.

Charlie: You already know I was an orphan, The only person that ever cared about me was the orphanage lady. She was like a big sister to me. Sadly, she was framed stealing for money and being a fraud to businesses

Anne: What? Who would do something like that?

Charlie: From what I heard, It was from a family member, They wanted to sell the orphanage to gain more money, but she wasn't willing to sell it. So that jerk decided to framed her, and with all the greed, He managed to win the case and sell the orphanage.

Anne was shocked and felt bad for the woman as Charlie continued speaking to her.

Charlie: Gotham was always a terrible place, and corruption would always win, My sister was always caring and loving to me and the other kids.

Anne: Have you ever met her again?

Charlie: *Sighs* Nope, I've never seen her since then. . . *Smiles a little* But ironically, I grew up becoming a thief at first

Anne just looked at him and smiled a little as Charlie fixed his hair and continued speaking.

Charlie: That was the only person I ever had in my life, After that, I met you. Then, when I was starting my company, I met Mark and Annabelle.

Anne: I'm so sorry to hear about that, Charlie.

Charlie: Hey, It's alright. We do have to push through these tough moments.

Anne still felt sad and bad for him, It almost reminded her about how she was alone when her parents passed away. Charlie noticed how sad she looked as Mercer touched her shoulder.

Charlie: Come on, what is with the sad face, Anne?

Anne: Oh, nothing at all, It's just some memories going through my head.

Charlie looked at her and caressed her hair as Winters looked at him and smiled a little.

Charlie: But to answer in short. I always like you, Anne.

Anne: *Smiles* What do you mean by "Like"

Charlie: I mean, I care about you. You're the most beautiful woman ever.

Anne couldn't help but smile, but for some reason, she was expecting more than liking. maybe she was looking for a different answer.

Anne was looking through her bag until she pulled out a sunscreen bottle and gave it to Charlie, He was confused at first until Anne laid down as Charlie had a smirk on his and looked at her

Anne: Mind if you can help me out?

Charlie: Of course, Miss Winters.

Anne turned around as Charlie had a smile on his face, Mercer began applying the sunscreen on her back as Winters was feeling comfortable by his touch as Charlie smiled and said something.

Charlie: How is it feeling?

Anne: Comfy.

Charlie smiled and continued applying all over her body before Anne turned around and got on top of him as Charlie looked at her.

Charlie: Ooooh, you know we can't be doing this with all these people on the beach?

Anne: So what? Let them watch

They both shared a small laugh together as Charlie began massaging her waist before whispering to her ear.

Charlie: I mean, they can hear you scream for me.

Anne smiled at him as Mercer was looking at her before he got close to her neck until Anne gently pushed him down and smiled before moving away.

Anne: Come on, let's go on a walk together.

Charlie: Wow, there goes the mood.

Anne: You were gonna do it right here?

Charlie: I mean, I was tempted.

Anne just stared at him and threw sand on his leg as Mercer looked at her in shock.

Charlie: Seriously?

Anne: You need some sand.

Winters got up as Charlie just stared at her as Anne continued walking away before Charlie smiled and shouted from afar.

Charlie: Hey, but I'm definitely getting a good view.

Anne: *While walking* From where?

Charlie: Uh, should I tell you?

Anne realised what he was talking about and immediately turned as Charlie was laying down in style while smiling at her as Anne just stared at him.

Anne: Get over here, Charlie.

She walked away as Charlie chuckled and got up and said something to himself.

Charlie: You were the one teasing me just now.

Soon, both of them were taking a nice walk around the beach while talking to each other and also had some drinks.

Anne was staring at the water of the beach before Charlie hugged her from behind.

Anne had a smile on her face and began holding his arm as Mercer said something.

Charlie: Wanna go swimming together?

Anne: Sure, let's go.

They smiled at each other as they dived into the water and began swimming while having a lot of fun together.

Meanwhile, there was another movie production company owned by Aaron Crawford. Right now, someone was seen in Aaron's office as She was inspecting her nails and had a smile on her face.

This was Emma Rhodes, Thrity one years old and is known as a Scream Queen and one of the best horror actresses.

Right now, she was meeting Aaron, who was a director, to one of her movies called The Haunting, That movie was what raised her to fame.

Emma heard the door opening as She turned around and saw Aaron, She smiled and got up as both of them shook hands and took their seats.

Aaron: Good morning, Emma. How is everything going for you.

Emma: Good morning to you as well, Mister Crawford. Everything is going well, Thank you.

Aaron: I'm glad to hear about that. Also, congratulations on the success of your new movie.

Emma: Thank you so much, Aaron. I appreciate it a lot.

Aaron looked at her and gave a warm smile as Emma smiled at him and spoke to him.

Emma: So what did you want to talk about earlier?

Aaron: Oh yes, I'm getting to that right now. Well, remember there was supposed to be The Haunting 3 teaser by August.

Emma: Yup, and my character is returning in that role.

Aaron: Well, there were problems happening with the movie. . .

Emma: *Shocked* Oh no, is there anything I could do to help?

Aaron; I'm sorry, Emma. But I decided that I might have to cancel the upcoming sequel.

Emma was shocked as She was staring at Aaron, Crawford sighed to himself and continued speaking to her.

Aaron: We decided that we would have to reboot the franchise.

Emma: It's alright, I guess I can return to the character by a year or two?

Aaron: Actually, we are replacing you with another actress.

Emma's eyes widened in shock, She couldn't believe what she heard from Aaron.

Emma: I'm sorry, What?

Aaron: I'm very sorry, Miss Rhodes. But we have to replace you with a different actress, The other characters will also be replaced with different actors.

Emma: *Gets angry* You can't do this! I worked hard for this!!!

Aaron was shocked and felt a bit worried, Emma looked really upset and smacked the table, which made him jolt from his chair as Emma spoke to him.

Emma: You are not gonna replace me with some other actress that no one even knows!

Aaron: Emma, Please relax-

Emma: No! You have no rights to replace me like this!

Aaron: I'm sorry, Emma, but I already have an audition coming up.

Emma clutched her fist in anger and continued arguing with Aaron until Crawford called the security on her as they escorted Emma out of the building.

Emma looked at the building and was really angry as she kicked the trashcan out of anger and stared at the building.

A/N: Thank you so much for reading and stay strong!!! :)

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