Hey babes! Back again with a new chapter for ya! Got a familiar-ish face in this chapter for you. Can't exactly remember if I put him in any of the previous chapters (I don't think I did), so here you go.

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"It's official, I quit."

Skye lets out a frustrated huff of air as she falls down into one of the empty chairs in the makeup trailer, dropping her bag onto the floor and leaning back in her chair. Her hair hangs down over the back, her eyes closing as she does her best to let her body relax.

"What?"

She doesn't move from her position, simply tilts her head to look over at Grant with a deep frown. "I quit, Grant. I quit being famous. I quit everything."

"Why? What happened?" he asks with furrowed brows, shifting in his seat.

"The fans," she explains, pulling herself up into a seated position. "The fans happened, Grant. They keep pestering me online about our relationship status." She emphasizes her statement with an emphatic gesture between the two of their bodies.

"We're just friends," he says.

She throws her hands up and rolls her eyes. "Well, duh, I know that. I was just kind of hoping that they knew that too, considering I even posted a photo of me and my boyfriend the other day. But that obviously didn't do anything to deter them because it just keeps happening. I haven't replied to any of their comments or messages, though, because I figure if I ignore them long enough, it'll all just go away. Just like you suggested I do."

He smiles. "Actually, I'm pretty sure you're the one who suggested that."

She waves him off and shakes her head. "It doesn't really matter who suggested it now. Just that it's not working at all how I had hoped it would and I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon. Everything is going to go to pure hell."

Okay, so maybe she's being a tad bit dramatic about the whole thing, but she just wants to focus on her career, not worry about a relationship that only exists in the delusional minds of ten to fourteen-year-olds. She remembers being that age...yikes. It was just an awkward time all around. No one is comfortable at that age.

"How has your boyfriend been handling the whole thing? It can't be easy to see all that stuff about your own girlfriend in the media."

She's pulled from her thoughts by Grant's voice. She looks over at him, shifting to get more relaxed in her chair, and lets out a sigh with a tiny smile.

"Thankfully I got blessed with one of the good ones and he is being very calm and understanding about this whole thing. He knows that there's absolutely nothing going on between me and you and that I'm all about him."

Grant smiles. "Well, that's very good."

She breathes out. "Yeah, it is. And he's actually going to stop by the set today for lunch."

"Oh, cool. I'll finally get to meet him."

She furrows her brows at the statement. "Wait. You haven't met him yet?"

He shakes his head. "Nope."

"Huh, that's weird. I could have sworn you two have already met each other." Or maybe the days of filming are starting to blend together and she can't keep things straight anymore.

"Pretty sure I'd remember meeting the boyfriend of the woman I'm rumored to be dating."

"Well then, I'll be sure that you two officially meet today."

Grant smiles. "I'm looking forward to it."

The door of the trailer opens and the makeup and hair teams walk in, immediately getting to work on Grant's and Skye's makeup for their first scene of the day after exchanging pleasantries.

Skye relaxes even more into her chair as the ladies begin their work, letting her problems wash away, even if it's only temporarily.

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"Ooh, yeah, I love how that bit came out. Way better than I thought it would."

"Same here. It was really well handled in every aspect. I'm just a little worried about the blocking for the next scene. I feel like it's going to get too muddled up or something."

She tilts her head in thought. "Yeah, maybe. But I think that if we just ta—"

A knock on her trailer door pulls Skye's attention away from her conversation with Grant about the scenes they're rehearsing and filming later that day after lunch is over. She turns her head toward the door as she sets the pages in front of her off to the side. "Come on in!"

The door opens and Skye grows a wide smile on her face when she sees the familiar man stepping through. She honestly feels like it's been forever since she's seen her boyfriend, though that could just be due to how often she's been working.

"Miles, hey."

"Hey." He smiles back at her as he steps up the few stairs and into the trailer, letting the door swing shut behind him. "I'm not interrupting anything, am I?"

Skye shakes her head, standing up to meet him by the door. "Nope. Just going over some stuff for the scenes later today."

"Oh, okay, cool. You hungry?"

Skye nods. "Definitely. And I'm so glad you're able to join us for lunch."

"Us?" he questions, furrowing his brows as he lets his arms hang loosely around her middle.

"I think she means me," Grant speaks up from the other end of the trailer, raising one of his hands in the air with a tiny hint of a smile.

"Miles, this is my co-star Grant Ward," Skye introduces the two men, taking a few steps back toward Grant and pulling Miles with her. "Grant, this is my boyfriend Miles Lydon."

"Grant Ward," Miles says. "So you're the man who is rumored to be dating my girlfriend."

Grant lets out a chuckle and nods, rubbing at the back of his neck. "That would be me. But I can assure you that those are all just rumors. There is nothing more than just friendship going on between me and Skye."

"I know," Miles says with a nod, sitting down next to Skye. She shuffles a little closer to him and leans into his side. He doesn't respond, just lets her rest there. "Skye already explained everything to me. I know how fans can be."

"Oh, that's right. You're in the industry as well," Grant says with a snap of his fingers. "I think I remember Skye mentioning she met her boyfriend on an indie film she did a few years back."

"Yeah, I mainly just do indie films and other smaller projects. Don't have quite as big a following as you do."

"Oh I'm sure you do well for yourself," Grant assures him. "But I think what I'd really like to hear is what Skye was like back when you first met her. I mean, she's kind of crazy right now," he says, earning him a stuck-out tongue from Skye.

Miles smiles down at her. "She was pretty rambunctious and energetic back then too. The moment I saw her I was a goner."

Skye rolls her eyes despite the heat she feels in her cheeks and lightly hits Miles in the chest. "Stop being such a sap."

Miles and Grant both laugh.

"Okay," Grant speaks up. "How about we all go to Craft Services and get some food now?"

"Sounds good to me," Miles says.

"To Craft Services," Skye announces as she stands from her seat, climbing over Miles, and makes her way out of the trailer, not bothering to look and see if Grant and Miles are following her. She knows they are, they're both hungry too. And Miles doesn't know his way around the set, so of course, he'll follow her. And she has an inkling of a feeling that Grant will follow her just about anywhere. She quickly pushes those thoughts to the back of her head.

"Trip!" she exclaims when she sees her other co-star heading toward Craft Services as well once she's out of her trailer, thankful for the distraction from her wandering thoughts.

He turns to her and smiles. "Hey, girl. Why are you smiling like we haven't seen each other in months? We just shot a scene together ten minutes ago."

"I know. But I want you to meet someone."

"Who?"

Her smile widens. "My boyfriend."

Trip's brows furrow. "Um, don't I already know him since we all work together?"

Skye scoffs and reaches out to punch him in the shoulder. "Seriously? You too?"

He laughs, rubbing at his shoulder. "I'm sorry, girl. It was the perfect opportunity and I had to take it."

"You suck, you know that?"

He throws an arm over her shoulder and pulls her in for a hug. "Nah, you know you love me."

She tilts her head. "That's certainly debatable on some days."

Trip just laughs and hugs her again. She joins in on his laughter and leans into his hug. Trip gives some of the absolute best hugs known to man and even if she was mad at him she wouldn't turn one away.

"What's so funny over here?"

"Trip's being a dork," Skye tells Grant as he and Miles approach.

"This is news to you?"

Trip narrows his eyes. "Hilarious, Grant."

"I thought it was. Maybe I should try stand-up comedy instead."

"Stick to acting, my friend," Skye says. "I don't think you have enough material or the chops to be a comedian."

Grant chuckles, holding his hands up in the air. "Alright, alright, no need to get so hostile on me."

Skye laughs quietly before looking up at Trip. "Want to join us for lunch?"

"I'd love to," he replies.

She grins. "Awesome. Do you think the others will too?"

"Certainly wouldn't hurt to ask. I think Fitz is already there."

"Of course he is. That man may be skinny as a tree, but he packs it away like it's no one's business."

"You're one to talk," Grant remarks as they all slowly continue walking toward Craft Services. Skye's now walking beside Miles, his arm wrapped around her waist while Grant and Trip walk next to each other.

"Grant's right, Skye," Trip agrees. "Between you and Fitz, the rest of us are lucky if we get to eat anything at all whenever we hang out."

Skye rolls her eyes. "You guys are being overly dramatic. It's not that bad." They enter the Craft Services area, immediately heading toward the long tables set up with all sorts of food and drink items. "I don't eat that much."

"Hate to break it to you, Skye," Miles speaks up, "but you do tend to eat a lot."

Skye's jaw drops. "You're supposed to be on my side."

He laughs quietly. "I'm sorry. But I can't deny the truth."

She pouts playfully, crossing her arms over her chest. "Why did ganging up on Grant turn into ganging up on me?"

"Because you made yourself a pretty easy target," Trip tells her. "You and Grant both do. Half the time you set yourselves up for it without even realizing." He steps past her and grabs a plate from the end of the table, slowly walking the line to load it up with food. "Don't be mad, girl, it's all just harmless teasing."

"Yeah, I know that. I'm usually the one doing the teasing to Grant. It's just weird to hear it directed at me this time."

"That's what you get," Grant says, leaning down just a bit to speak in her ear, sending a shiver down her spine, before moving past her and grabbing a plate to load up.

She huffs. "You guys suck." She grabs a plate of her own and follows behind them, shooting her castmates and boyfriend glares when they start snickering at the amount of food she gathers. Oh, sometimes she wishes Daisy's superpowers were really hers.

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"And cut! That was really great work today, you guys. Go home and get some sleep, I'll see you all bright and early tomorrow morning."

Grant releases a breath and lets his body relax as the extra stand lights turn off and the camera is shut down and crew members begin milling around, getting some things set up for the next day's shoot.

"I feel like today was way longer than it actually was."

He turns his head to see Skye now standing next to him, brushing some of her hair back out of her face. He fights the urge to reach out and brush it back for her. That certainly wouldn't be appropriate.

"Yeah, it definitely did," he agrees with her. "You ready to go?" he asks as they begin casually walking off the set and toward their chairs set up off to the side.

"Very," she replies. "I can't believe we're already halfway through filming, though. It seems like it's been forever, but also hasn't been that long at all." She stops walking when she reaches her chair, sitting down in it and leaning back.

"That happens a lot," he tells her, stopping at his own chair next to hers. "I've had that feeling many times."

She nods. "Right. I forget sometimes that you're a major movie star."

He laughs quietly, rubbing at the back of his neck. "Well, I wouldn't say that I'm a 'major movie star'."

"But it's true," she retorts. "You may not say it about yourself, but it's what everyone else knows to be true. You've been in so many big-budget movies since you started acting."

"And soon you will be too," he assures her. "I've told you this before, and I'll tell you it again, this is just the first step for you. People are soon going to see what an amazing and talented actress you are."

"You're just trying to sweet-talk me," she says with a small smile.

He smiles back. "Maybe I am. But you'll never know."

Things are quiet for a moment between the two as they remain at their set chairs. He watches Skye for a moment, her eyes closed and her head tilted back. She's still in her makeup and costume from the day's scenes. Despite how uncomfortable she looks in her current position, he knows that she's very relaxed. He's not sure what it is about her being able to sit or lay in the weirdest positions and still be able to be comfortable. He's definitely found her in weirder sleeping positions around set than this one, though.

Quickly pulling out his phone, he snaps a photo and makes a mental note to post it later.

"So Miles seems like a pretty cool guy," he speaks up after a moment, getting his costars' attention and sliding his phone back into the pocket of his chair.

"You think so?" she asks him, opening her eyes and sitting up just a bit.

Grant nods his head, finally sitting down in his own chair. "Yeah. I like him. He's nice."

"Good, I'm glad to hear that. And I think he likes you too. At least, that's what I assumed from his text earlier. I think he may have a man-crush on you, Grant."

Grant laughs. "A man-crush? Really?"

Skye smiles and nods her head. "Really. He's always been a fan of your work, and now he's met you. He hasn't stopped texting me about you since he left."

Grant smiles. "Well tell him I appreciate his enthusiasm."

"Oh, no, he can never know that I told you," she says. "If he knows that I actually told you that, he'll be so embarrassed and never want to be around you again."

He smiles. "Alright, then we won't let him know that I know that he basically fanboyed on the inside over meeting me."

She smiles back. "Good. Because the last thing I need to deal with is an extremely moody boyfriend."

Grant just chuckles to himself as he and Skye make their way to their trailers to get ready to go home for the day.

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*AnnikaDavila: Okay, but *IMGrantWard's photo series of *Skye sleeping on set is probably one of the best things to ever exist in this world. #SkyeSleeps is a national treasure.

*IMGrantWard: *AnnikaDavila I second that.

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