Following the Stars

Chapter Ten

*Lexie Donnington is based on basically a merge of some famous young women in the public eye. I've also used a lot of songs that are already famous so that anyone reading can know exactly what they sound like. I thought it would be easier this way. Absolutely no copyright infringement intended. This is purely for entertainment purposes.*

A few weeks later, Johnny had bid his children goodbye, they flew off to spend the rest of the summer with their mother in Paris, and now him and Lexie were very much on the home stretch of filming. They only had about 3 and a half weeks to go if everything stayed on schedule.

Today, Lexie and Johnny would be shooting scenes that involved their two characters on a boat sailing out of Venice for the big happy ending, it also included a very passionate kiss between the pair. Lexie was beyond nervous, she really didn't need to be, after partaking in the risqué film almost 10 years ago how could she get nervous just kissing on camera?

She had her AirPods in as she arrived on set and was bopping a long to a demo track Gary had sent over. It was a completely new track that they hadn't planned on writing but when Lexie heard the lyrics she adored it and hoped they could fit it onto her upcoming album. As she arrived in the make up department she saw it was deserted, she pulled up the email on her phone that contained the draft lyrics so far and decided to give it one last go before she had to focus on her work for the day.

"I remember when we broke up the first time,
Saying this is it, I've had enough,
Because we hadn't seen each other in a month when you said you needed space, what?
Then you come around and say baby,
I miss you, I swear I'm gonna change,
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, I hate you, you call me and say I love you?

We called it off again last night, but this time I'm telling you, I'm telling you,

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

She belted out the last line as Gary had told her to do and at the moment they weren't sure if it should have a slow tempo or be a more upbeat pop song. She was undecided so had kept singing different versions, when she span round she caught somebody watching her. She slowly and rather embarrassedly pulled out her AirPod. "Wow." Johnny said quietly. "Sorry, working on a new track." "Don't be sorry, it sounded epic and rather like you're sending a message to somebody." Lexie giggled "Kinda. Apparently thanks to my rants a while back Gary was inspired. Supposedly could be the break up song of the year!" Johnny smirked. "Nice. Is that what you aspire for?" "God no, but heartbreak seems to sell and the older I get the more I want to be more personal with music, make it real. For so long I was made to sing about airy fairy stuff, and it all related to an episode of something, now it's nice to share what I've actually been through." "Impressive. Well please don't let me stop you." He said holding his hand out encouraging her to take to the floor and sing again. Lexie shook her head blushing. "No, I really should stop." "You have a phenomenal voice doll." "Wow, thank you. Music is my first love." She looked at Johnny as she spoke who smiled softly. "Ditto."

A few hours later in the blistering Mediterranean heat, Johnny and Lexie were onboard a boat with their director, a camera man and a sound guy hiding below deck to get the ending scene of the movie wrapped. Lexie glowed in the sunshine, Johnny on the other hand felt sticky and uncomfortable. He was meant to be steering said boat and Lexie couldn't help but giggle every time he took the wheel, when he did, he instantly became Captain Jack Sparrow. She had whispered and informed him of the fact earlier to which he smirked and was now slipping in odd little quotes from the pirates movies to their conversation. "Ok so we'll go straight from "and that's the face you choose, right Lexie?" "Sure thing Chris."

"20 Million dollars on plastic surgery, and that's the face you choose?"
"Do you not like it?"
"It will do."
"And how do you feel about Alexander Pearce right now?"
"Hmm he's losing his charm."
"And Frank?"
"He's got potential"