Sunday Couple

When Sunday came around, Alexander had his free time. After Jennifer talked to the people she should talk to, she stayed at the Creed residence for the day.

The weekdays and the next few days were busy days with their schooling, his animation seminars, her actress advertisements and responsibilities, his pre-production managing, and her trip to Italy for the Etoile movie showing.

Although their relationship was lopsided and weird, they still had to make it work and make it worthwhile.

For Jennifer, his resources, his threat, and her warped feelings compelled her to grow their connection.

For Alexander, it was partly guilt and the lack of other options. His young age and celebrity identity made him constricted when it comes to meeting new flings, so her presence should leverage that.

In essence, she was the pretty stress ball he could throw his indulgence and strains towards. Forming meaningful relationships might also help him with his deplorable view of women in the long term.

It was a cold scheme for both sides but their immorality was the better option than resorting to the puddles of drugs, vanity, indulgence, and alcoholism that most child stars, or stars for that matter are going for.

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In Alexander's room, Jennifer was reading scripts while Alexander was tinkering with his home computer to work on a PowerPoint presentation.

Of course, he was doing the complicated stuff through his home version of the software.

Essentially he is explaining each of the software's functions as much as possible. This presentation is essentially the seminar material for his future employees, so he has been working hard on it.

Jennifer was on the bed reading up on the finalized scripts that Sullivan and the screenwriting team has come up with. Alexander had already done some checking up on it for pointing out flaws and the important points to highlight each that should be highlighted.

Part of her girlfriend privileges was being able to read up on the secret production projects, granted that she did not spread it to others.

Scripts were sacred to the industry, so any insider knew the proper decorum for it.

Every time that Jennifer read up on his penciled writings that commented on the scene, she would inadvertently look towards his computer-focused self.

"Why are you looking at me weirdly? Did you find me too handsome when being serious?" Of course, Alexander noticed her peculiar looks and joked.

"Most of the 'It Follows' cast were gossiping about a boy's involvement in a sex-themed horror movie, thinking that it is just a formality by your grandfather to give you extra money." She factually explained while looking at him with incredulity. "The fact that you are really responsible as a producer and screenwriter is too surprising. Wouldn't you be considered a genius when you advertise it?"

"The MPAA and the public also think the same way as your previous assumptions but there is no need to truly prove it now." He remembered the rewards of the secrecy of the Home Alone sequels and wanted to reap the same unexpected rewards as that.

"The media people can curse at my 'fakeness' all they want with articles. I want to see how they would react when the truth would reveal that my 'fakeness' isn't fake at all." He smirked at the future and suddenly looked toward Jennifer. "Is there a movie you want to be a part of in that group?"

To his surprise, she didn't answer him but looked at him with weird eyes. "Alex, do you have a thing for horror and killers? Do your parents haunt you in your dreams? Can my presence even cure that sort of thing?"

"Why do you say that?" Alexander still asked while he knows that her weird ideas about his grief and her importance to his mentality must have been instilled by the old man in their wellness small talk.

"A lot of these scripts are horror movies? TMNT and Pretty Woman are probably the much more upbeat movies among them?" Jennifer was pretty confident of her deductions.

"Haha! I idealized a lot of horror scripts because of their low cost but efficient production and that's that." Alexander stopped her silly thoughts in one go. "Also, don't read much into my grandpa's weird ideas, he is just a bad influence."

Jennifer just squinted at his answer while giving an answer herself. "How about this Babysitter trilogy? I'll be the babysitter if you'll be Cole."

He also thought it wasn't such a bad idea. "Sadly, I'm too busy with all my other responsibilities that I might not have the time. Also, I'm not too sure if being an actor suits me from now on."

"Tsk! Just as I thought you had the babysitter complex from all of your past babysitters." Jennifer could only sigh at the missed opportunity. Her utterance of babysitters and babysitter complex is probably due to his grandfather's wrong psychiatric evaluations that he passed on to her.

Then, she grasped some of the more important words in his sentence and said in worry. "You don't want to be an actor anymore! I get that your busy with all that animation stuff and these scripts but wouldn't that be a waste of your advantages?"

"I guess I'm just fed up with the many eyes watching and judging me, I guess." He was just a good dater of women with an introverted lifestyle, he still hasn't adapted to the spotlight of Hollywood.

Jennifer quickly stood up from the bed and grabbed him towards her. Before he could react, he was already smothered by her kiss on the neck.

"What are you doing?" Alexander asked whilst he turned the tide and hickeyed on hers.

"My bribe to make you act in The Babysitter with me?" Jennifer said as she felt that familiar neck treatment he gives her.

Alexander stopped what he was doing and just gave in without second thought. "If you really want it, then ok?"

"That was easier than expected." Jennifer smiled as she stripped herself and teased. "You still get your reward though."

Alexander indulged without delay. It wasn't that he was being a simp but he knew where the girl's motivation came from.

Their relationship would always be hidden and scorned if they remain too passive. Making movies together would probably count as a counterattack and declaration for her.