*Author's Note*

Sorry for the delayed posting of chapter 2

FYI, this story will be updated (usually) every fortnightly. :)

Famous in Love: One and Only

Disclaimer: I own nothing at all, well, except my OC.

Spoilers: Season one's episodes


"How are you, son?" Alan asked, finally able to have a normal conversation with his son since there were only the two of them in the room now.

"Not bad. How's Australia?" Rainer asked.

"You remind me." Alan turned to the office bag which he brought in with him earlier, took out a bag and passed it to Rainer. "Here's a little gift from Australia for you and Paige."

"Oh, thanks, dad. We're okay with no gifts," Rainer expressed casually, but his hand carefully rested the bag on the chair beside him. It's not a big gesture but knowing that Alan thought about him during his trip makes him regret not reaching out to his father sooner and at the same time, thankful to Paige to pushing him to open himself up to his father.

"I know. I felt like that is what fathers do for their child. And I had fun shopping for a gift for you and Paige during my free time. Beat spending time at a bar drinking like a lonely guy looking for company in a foreign country." Alan joked, trying not to make it awkward.

"Thanks, Dad." Rainer smiled from the bottom of his heart, something that he has been doing more and more for the past six months.

"How are you and Paige? Still, haven't make a move?" Alan asked, trying to enlighten the atmosphere.

A knock on the door interrupted before neither of them can continue, "Sorry to interrupt. Your food is ready." Tommy proclaimed as he looked at Alan, seeking for his permission to enter.

"It's fine. Come on in." Alan answered, gesturing for the manager to enter the room.

Tommy did not enter the room. Instead he stepped aside to have a clear view of the room while he waited for the waiter, who was behind him the whole time, walked into the room very quickly to serve the food on the table for their guest.

Tommy waited patiently for the waiter to leave the room before taking a step. "Here are your usuals. Enjoy. Please press the service bell if you need anything else," he informed, gesturing to the button on the edge of the table before taking a step back to close the door.

"Thanks, Tommy." Alan supplied as the door closes.

They waited for a few seconds before starting to tackle with their food.


Alan waited for a few minutes after the waitress served their desert and left the room with their empty plates, "How's life treating you lately, son?" he casually asked, scooping a spoon of his affogato.

"Good, I guess," Rainer answered with a shrug of his shoulders. "It feels good to not have the paparazzi on my tail 24/7. I finally know what it is to have a normal life after living for being under the spotlight since when I was a toddler. I know a normal life may not perfect, but it's perfect for me, at least for now," he shared with a smile.

"You just take your time, son." Alan expressed, genuine. "I'll handle the press if anyone finds out about your whereabouts. What about Paige? How's our new star doing after returning to school life?"

Rainer shook his head with a chuckle, "She did not take long to return back to her old life. She is graduating in a few months though so her agent has been sending her scripts to let her take a look at and maybe even decide on her next project."

"Speaking of roles, I have a script here that I would like you to pass to Paige. I was about to call her tomorrow to talk to her about this movie but since you mentioned it, can you do your old man a favour?" Alan asked, casually, with his hand reaching into his office bag to retrieve a thick stack of bound paper.

Rainer reached out to the script. "Sure, I'll pass it over to her tonight," he answered, taking a glance on the cover page before setting it down on the chair beside him, next to the gift from Alan.

"Enough about work. Still friends?" Alan brought up his question from earlier again as he quirked an eyebrow at his son.

"Dad!" Rainer raised his voice which caused a smirk from his father. "I am not in a good place right now to think about relationship. Paige deserves better than this version of Rainer," he expressed, gesturing to himself. "And I want to be better for myself and for Paige, and neither do I want to drag Paige into the big pile of mess I am in right now. I just need a little more time to fix myself up, and once I know I'm worthy of her, I will tell her how I feel," he added.

"Rainer, you know I will always be supportive of your decision, but Paige is not going to be waiting for you forever," Alan told Rainer in his best fatherly tone. "Paige is a beautiful girl, you and I both know that it's impossible that no guys have an interest in her. Give yourself more confident and go for it. I believe Paige feels the same way for you," he pointed out, trying to sound encouraging.

"Thanks, dad. That means a lot to me." Rainer supplied, sincerely. He had never had such conversation with his mother. His mother has never been big on feelings and being vulnerable. He finally understood the difference between having a mother and having a father.


"So, how was lunch with Alan?" Paige asked as she slid into her seat.

Rainer had dropped by CMU to fetch Paige, and after a one hour drive, they had finally arrived at a Japanese restaurant where they will be having dinner with Tangey and Jordan.

"It was good, as usual," Rainer answered as he slid onto his seat beside Paige before pushing his glasses back up his nose.

Rainer would put on a pair of glasses whenever they are in public to hide his identity. They had made a reservation for a far corner table at the Japanese restaurant, but Rainer would rather be safe than sorry. He had never left the house or walk in public without his glasses on, except when he's having lunch with his father. Alan will always make sufficient preparation for their lunch or dinner meetings whenever they visit a new restaurant, or they would just eat at Lloyd's, where Alan had an arrangement for a private room to be available 24/7 for them, so Rainer has never been worried about his identity whenever he was with his father.

"He did give me a movie script for you to take a look. I have brought it back home after our lunch meeting. I'll show you when we're home." Rainer voiced, with his eyes scanning the restaurant for any sign of paparazzi.

Paige turned towards Rainer. "Oh, did you…"

"I did not." Rainer interrupted her, instantly knew what she was trying to say. "He just asked me how are you and I told him that you are graduating in a few months and you are looking at scripts. He was the one who brought it up about the script. He told me he was planning to call you about the movie tomorrow even if I did not say anything. I am just the messenger, he will call you tomorrow morning to talk more about the script," he assured her with sincerity.

Paige smiled at him, relieved. "Thanks, Rainer. I'll have to start on my final paper soon, so I don't really have much time to spare. I am just looking at the scripts my manager showed me. I have not decided on anything yet," she confessed. "I promised my dad that I will get my degree and that is what I plan to do first before returning to Hollywood. I do not want to keep Alan's hopes up about taking on the role…"

"You were offered a role?" Jordan interrupted as he and Tangey stood in front of Paige and Rainer.

"Hey, guys!" Paige turned and greeted their friends, while Rainer gave them a smile. "Yeah, Alan just passed Rainer a script for me to look at and I do not want to disappoint Alan if I wasn't able to commit," Paige expressed with a heavy sigh.

"Sorry to keep you guys waiting. I was held up at the recording studio." Tangey apologised while she and Jordan claimed the remaining empty seats opposite Paige and Rainer.

"It's alright. We did not wait long," Rainer expressed with warmth.

"Aren't you graduating in a few months?" Jordan asked, and Paige nodded her head in reply. "Movie pre-production can take up to a few months before they start filming. Not to mention Gold Brothers Production is one of the Big Six, filming could even take place next year. I'm sure Alan would give you ample time to prepare for your role in the movie," he told the worried girl.

"Jordan's right. Alan would never put you in the position that you're stuck in between your studies and work." Tangey added, nodding her head in agreement.

Paige chuckled softly at them. "Alright, guys! It's not like I said no, didn't I?" Paige lifted her cup of green tea into the air towards her friends, "enough about me, this dinner is for Tangey. Let us all drink a toast to Tangey and her new album topping the US TOP Country Albums charts for seven weeks."

"Thanks, guys." Tangey expressed while lifting up her green tea, feeling grateful to have her close friends and her boyfriend with her tonight.

"Alright, I'm in the mood for some sashimi," Rainer announced, reaching for the menu.

"Why don't I handle our order this evening?" Jordan offered with a smirk.

"Sure, wow us." Paige teased with amusement.

Rainer released a soft chuckle and shook his head at the playful side of Paige as a warm smile touched his lips.

While Jordan walked towards the counter to order their food, Tangey took out two brown envelopes with a small white bow on it and passed one to Paige and Rainer each.

"What's this?" Paige asked curiously while examining the envelope for answers.

"My mother had set up this party next Saturday to celebrate my success for my latest country music album and here are your invitations," Tangey revealed before turning towards Rainer. "Please say you would come to my party, it would really mean a lot to me to have all my friends at the party," Tangey pleaded, pressing her palms together towards Rainer before he could say anything.

Rainer released a heavy sigh. "Tangey, you know I want to be there for you but…"

"Rainer, we are in this together. You cannot hide from the press forever, it's not healthy." Paige interrupted him, concerned about her roommate.

"Paige is right, man. You cannot hide behind those glasses forever, you are a talented actor. It's a waste to throw that away," Jordan added as he returned to his seat. "Besides, all the attention will be on Tangey. You just have to stay low, and you may even not get any attention from the pap."

"We will all be there, Rain. Please, for me?" Tangey looked at him with doe eyes.

Rainer looked at Tangey and released a heavy sigh, "fine, you win. I'll go." He had never been able to say no to her whenever she gave him that face.

"Nice!" Jordan exclaimed, reaching out give high-fives to the two ladies beside him.

"Why don't we go for a drink later to celebrate Rainer's come back?" Tangey suggested in a casual tone.

"Sorry, Tangey," Rainer apologised. "Paige and I will be meeting up with Cassie and Adam for a drink to celebrate Cassie's new gig," he informed his best friends.

"Babe, are you forgetting I have to film tomorrow at dawn. I don't think drink is a good idea." Jordan added, eyeing at his best friend as he could tell Rainer is getting a little bit uncomfortable.

"Well, next time then." Paige proclaimed before Tangey can say anything while sharing a look with Jordan. She too could tell that Rainer is getting tense over Tanger's words.


"Paige! Over here!" Cassie shouted towards them over the loud music, trying to get Paige's and Rainer's attention as they entered the club.

"Cassie!" Paige squealed in excitement as she ran over to give her best friend a hug while Adam and Rainer shared a fist bump.

"How was the contract signing?" Paige asked, unwrapping an arm while keeping the other on her friend's shoulder to keep her best friend in a side hug.

"You are now looking at the face of Nave Cream." Cassie proclaimed as she happily slid an arm around her best friend's tiny waist.

"Congrats, Cassie!" Rainer picked up the drink Cassie had ordered for him and Paige before they arrived and lifted towards his friends.

"Thanks," Cassie supplied, picking up her margarita before bringing it to her lips to take a sip. "I can finally catch a breath over money now that the first payout will be in soon," she expressed, relief washing over her. "Paige, I will be able to return you the remaining amount that I have loaned from you for my senior year tuition fee."

After moving out from the apartment that they used to share with Jake, Adam helped to convince Cassie to take up on Paige's offer on her tuition fee. Adam was right, she should not throw away all her hard work just because of not enough money, it's not worth it. Cassie gave it a lot of thought before she finally approached Paige about her money issue. However, Cassie insisted for Paige to accept her help with interest payback. Paige knew that Cassie would feel better that way, so she agreed with one condition, that Cassie only needed to pay her one percent interest. It was not much, but for the amount of money they need to pay to CMU for their senior year tuition fee, one percent isn't small either. Alan assigned his personal lawyer to help Cassie and Paige draw up a contract for the peace of Cassie's mind. Thanks to Paige's money, Cassie's job as a topless maid ended and she started to go for auditions in hopes of landing a role and money to pay Paige back. Over the year, Cassie has paid half of her loan, and with her new endorsement contract, she will be able to pay Paige the remaining half.

"Enough about money. Let us have a toast. To Cassie! For her new endorsement!" Adam suggested, trying to change the subject.


"Paige, that was incredible! You're going to be great in this movie." Rainer commented, putting down the script on his lap before picking up his coffee to take a sip.

Paige has finished her final paper the day before, and Rainer is now running the lines with her to help her with the finalised movie script. Alan had personally delivered the finalised script to their apartment that morning and also to inform her that the movie is set to start filming in two months time.

Three months have passed since Alan has passed a Gold Brother's production script to Rainer for Paige to look at it. Paige instantly fell in love with the role of Lara after reading the script that she called Alan immediately to tell him that she loved the role and would like to accept the role of Lara. Upon hearing the good news, Alan quickly arranged an audition for Paige with the director and producers the next day and just as expected, she was instantly being cast as Lara at the end of her audition. Gold Brother's is still sourcing for the other roles in the movie as Paige was the first person outside of Gold Brother's to see the drafted script and just as Jordan predicted, the movie is scheduled to start filming roughly six months later.

The movie was a film adaption of the book 'Twenties Girl' by Sophie Kinsella. The story is about a girl named Lara who went to her great-aunt Sadie's funeral and was visited by a flooding young lady looking for a precious dragonfly necklace. To Lara's surprise, that young lady was her Aunt Sandie when she was in her 20s. Together, the aunt and niece embark upon a crazy adventure to find the necklace and in the process, unravels the ugly truth in her extended family, uncover a romantic 1920s love story and end up entangled in a love trap herself.

"Thanks. You know the role of Ed hasn't been cast yet." Paige expressed, casually, with a sheepish smile.

Rainer swallowed back a groan and turned to Paige. "Paige, I am not ready for the camera yet," he repeated to the girl in front of him, for the twelfth time.

"But you are perfect for Ed, and we are going to have so much fun on the set like we did on Lock…"

"Paige, I'm sorry. I just need more time," he told her softly. He got off the couch, put the script on the coffee table before walking towards his room to change. "I'm meeting Jordan in less than an hour. Don't wait up for me Paige," he voiced, softly, forcing his voice to sound normal.

"Rainer," she whispered, sadness lacing her tone but neither did he reply nor did he turned to look at her.


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~ xoxo, Bella