That night Keira got home and found Orlando there reading over his lines. She made up the excuse that she went window shopping and that she had lost track of time just walking around. An excuse that neither herself or Orlando believed.
The next day Keira and Orlando decided to spend the day together on the streets on LA and they were followed by paparazzi everywhere. Keira stepped out in a floral purple tank top with white shorts, a pair of cute silver sandals, her hair down and wavy and a pair of sunglasses while Orlando wore jeans, sneakers, and a navy polo with his curly brown hair worn down. To the paparazzi everything seemed normal but little did they know that things were as strange as they could get.
The couple barley spoke as they walked hand in hand. It was as if they were complete strangers and the tension was killing them both equally. Thankfully they ended up bumping into someone who Orlando was grateful to see.
"Johnny" said Keira smiling. "Didn't expect to see you here."
"Hello there" said Johnny as he smiled at his two co stars. "I never can get rid of you to now can I?"
"Pleasure to see you too Johnny" replied Orlando.
"Oh calm down boy. Where are you two off to?"
"We're just walking around" Orlando replied. "Would you like to join us?"
"Why not? With the three of us every paparazzi will get a bonus today" the three walked a few blocks as they conversed.
"So what have you guys been up to lately?"
"Nothing much. We just finished moving my stuff in at Orlando's place" Keira said.
"We had her brother Caleb help us out as well as Rupert-"
'Rupert?" Johnny asked trying to remember if he remembered anyone with that name." I don't think I know him."
"Rupert friend" Keira said awkwardly.
"Rupert" Johnny repeated not being able to remember anyone with that name. Finally though it was if a light bulb lit up. "Oh Rupert!" he said smiling as he finally recalled the boy. The smile faded as he remembered who that boy was. "Oh I see" Johnny said awkwardly.
The rest of the walk was silent and Johnny the couple and even he noticed that something was off. The three walked together until they stopped in a store where Keira decided to try on something. Johnny and Orlando walked around the store themselves looking at stuff until Johnny decided to talk.
"So you two love birds are moving in together huh? That's a big step." Orlando nodded and Johnny found it as the perfect opportunity to ask Orlando what the heck was going on between him and Keira.
"While we're speaking of you two" Johnny said "What the heck is going on?"
Orlando tried to give Johnny a confused look but Johnny had his eyebrow raised which meant that he knew something going on and that he wanted to know now. Finally Orlando sighed and decided to tell Johnny everything. He told him about the conversation he and Caleb had with Rupert, what Rupert had tried to do and what Rupert was trying to do now and how there was nothing he could do about it.
"You have got to be kidding me?" Johnny asked as he took in everything he heard disgusted with what someone had tried to do the small, sweet, innocent and possibly sometimes a pain Keira.
"I really wish I was Johnny" said Orlando as he sighed. He looked over to his right and saw Keira looking through things talking to the lady at the store smiling. As he looked at her he couldn't help but think that he could be starting to lose her.
"Does she know anything about this?" Johnny asked as he saw Orlando look at Keira. Johnny let out a sigh of annoyance as Orlando shook his head.
"Why the heck not? Keeping secrets is what broke you two up the first time-"
"I know, believe me I haven't forgotten that" said Orlando as he put whatever clothes he was holding back on the hanger. "But like I told you, I can't tell her or else Rupert will more than likely do something to cause a scandal, something that that guy Edward Russo told us not to do."
"Uggh I hate that guy" muttered Johnny. He looked at Orlando once again and saw that he kept looking at Keira with sad eyes. Something that made Johnny feel sorry for him and also creeped out. "Okay if you keep looking at her like though you'll scare her away."
Orlando listened and turned his attention to something else. "Johnny' he said "I already feel like I'm losing her."
"But you haven't-"
"I'm not even sure anymore. Yesterday she was on the phone with someone, she told me it was Lisa asking to have lunch with her but-"
"It wasn't" Johnny finished for him. "It was Rupert wasn't it?"
"I think so' said Orlando nodding as he sighed again.
"How many times is he going to do that" thought Johnny getting a little aggravated with that.
"Listen, just because you think it was him doesn't mean it was-"
"I'm sure of it."
'Fine there is only one way to prove it" Johnny said. He pulled out his phone and dialed Lisa's number. "Hello there Lisa this is Johnny. Listen there is something I need to ask you. Yesterday by any chance did you happen to see Keira? Oh, you two had lunch I see-"
Orlando took the phone from Johnny's hand and started to talk to Lisa. "Lisa it's Orlando and I need you to tell me the truth."
Lisa started feeling nervous and bad as she heard Orlando's sad desperate voice. "Orlando-"
"Lisa please."
Lisa sighed as she shook her head and said no. "No, Keira and I didn't have lunch."
Orlando closed his eyes and that let Johnny know that what Orlando had suspected had been right. "Do you know where she was?"
"Rupert had offered to help her move the last of her things in to your place since you had an interview. After that he asked her to lunch and she tried making an excuse but he kept insisting. Orlando believe me she felt really bad, she didn't want to go but Rupert just kept-"
"insisting" Orlando finished for her. "I get it. Thanks Lisa." They both said goodbye before Orlando handed Johnny back his phone. At that moment Keira showed up.
"Are you guys ready to go?" she asked. Johnny said yes but she only got a small nod from Orlando. They three headed out Orlando being ahead of Johnny and Keira. Keira and Orlando were no longer holding hands.
The last two weeks of vacation passed rather quickly and before anyone knew it was time to get back to filming. The cast moved to the Grand Bahamas Island and had been there for a good three weeks now making it September 21st. Rupert made an excuse to follow. Caleb also tagged along with the excuse that he was on vacation and wanted to spend time with his sister. Still though, Rupert continued to invite Keira to places and Keira still continued to make excuses but Rupert always insisted.
"I don't know how much longer I can take this" said Orlando as he, Johnny, and Caleb were in his dressing room. "His is testing my patience and I swear I am about to lose it-'
"You can't do that though' said Johnny as he got up from his chair and walked over to Orlando. "That is exactly what he wants you to do."
"Johnny is right" said Caleb "He wants you to get angry so that you will go after him and get yourself fired. If that happens then you'll be away from Keira-"
"Giving him the perfect opportunity to win her over" finished Johnny.
"I know I know but I can't just sit here and take it anymore" he said raising his voice a bit. "He's everywhere, he's always getting her things, inviting her too places, and she keeps giving in."
"She doesn't know what he's trying to do."
"I know she doesn't Caleb, I know, But still she's lying to me" Orlando said looking at both Caleb and Johnny with hopeless eyes. "Every day she tells me she's going with Lisa or somewhere and I know very well that she's not. I can feel her just slipping away-"
"She feels the same away about you' said Lisa. The three men turned around quickly to face Lisa who was standing at the doorway.
"How much did you here?" Caleb asked her.
"Everything" she said as she walked in and closed the door. "Orlando" she said as she walked towards him. "Keira loves you. Keira loves you and it's because she loves you that she's making these lies. She thinks she's protecting you and she has the same fear that you do. She's terrified that something will happen to tear you two apart-"
"I can't let that happen-"
"Then talk to her-"
"But he can't-" Johnny stepped in seeing as Orlando was about to lose it. "He can't tell her anything without suffering some consequence. I'm sure that if Rupert found out he told Keira, he would try something to get back at them both. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if he went to that Edward Russo guy."
Caleb watched as Johnny, Orlando, and Lisa tried to look for a solution desperately. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and decided that the only way Orlando and his sister could be together was if he handled Rupert himself.
"I have to stay and finish something with Johnny" said Orlando to Keira as she was about to head back to the hotel for the day.
Keira gave him a small quick smile. "Alright then" she said as she slowly touched the side of his face "I'll see you tonight." As she left with Lisa, Orlando couldn't help but feel upset. He was about to feel even worse.
"Not even a good night kiss huh?" asked Rupert as he started walking towards him. "I wonder if that's because she's starting to want me-"
"Keep quiet Rupert" said Orlando through his teeth as he shoved his way past him back into the conference room where he and Johnny went over lines. Rupert stood there laughing until Caleb showed up.
"You really are a cruel man Rupert" said Caleb as he walked towards him.
'Hey, all is fair in love and war" replied Rupert with a grin.
"That's true accept that Keira doesn't feel love for you and I'm convinced that you don't either."
"That's where your wrong my friend. I do love Keira, may be even too much" said Rupert in all seriousness.
"If you love her why don't you disappear-"
"Because I know I can make her happy. I wouldn't leave her for another movie role."
Caleb was getting aggravated as he saw that Rupert was not giving in. "Rupert I am warning you one last time or-"
"Or what? What are you going to do about it?"
Without hesitating Caleb punched Rupert hard in the face making his nose bleed.
Rupert laughed "Turning to violence now are we Caleb?"
"Whatever it takes to make you stay away" Caleb replied through his teeth.
Rupert instantly fought back and the two were in a complete bloody brawl crashing into the set.
"What the hell is that?" Johnny asked Orlando.
Orlando didn't answer until he realized that Rupert was just there and that Caleb-
"Caleb" Orlando whispered as he got up and ran to the set where he saw him and Rupert fighting."Caleb no!" Orlando screamed as he pulled Caleb off Rupert.
"Well well well look who it is" said Rupert.
Orlando faced him with a glare "Get out of here now."
"Or what? Are you going to hit me like you're here?"
Orlando having been able to calm Caleb down released him. "I'm smarter than that Rupert-"
"Really now?" Without warning he punched Orlando hard. Orlando having had enough decided to fight back. The two crashed into everything that got in there way, the walls, the set, the props, everything.
"Stay away from her!" Orlando yelled through his teeth as he hit Rupert again. The two continued fighting until finally both were separated, Rupert by Johnny and Orlando by Caleb.
"Are you sure she wants me to?"
"Don't you dare-"
"Orlando stop!" Johnny screamed as he saw who had walked into the room. Orlando gave him a confused look until he heard the person's voice.
"I thought I told you no scandals " said Edward Russo as he walked into the room with Jerry and Gore right behind him. Jerry looked at Orlando with confusion and sympathy as Gore gave him a look of disappointment. "Orlando and Rupert in my office now" he said sternly looking anything but pleased. As he turned to walk out he faced both Jerry and Gore. "Nice to know how things were being ran here on my movie set" he said through his teeth as he walked past them.
Hello guys! I just wanted to tell you that a lot of interesting things are about to happen and that we're already on the forty fifth chapter! I am thinking about ending this story but continuing it in a sequel. Would you guys still read? Message me your ideas! The first story, professionals, was only forty chapters and like I said this one is already on its forty fifth. Let me know if you prefer me to just continue it here.