"Charlie. Charlieee. Charlie. Ray. Bushnell." Kim said as she shook Charlie awake. "Wake uuuup." Charlie opened his eyes and when he saw the girl, he lazily smiled. "What?" Charlie asked.

"We are landing in 10 minutes." Kimberly replied as she started putting on her shoes and her stuff away.

"Where's Dior?" Char asked as he took off his eye mask and looked around. "Bathroom." Kim answered with a shrug.

"You seem grumpy," Charlie said after he took a good look at the girl. Kim looked up at Charlie. "I got like, zero sleep." Charlie looked at the girl quizzically. He slept like a baby, the business class seats allowing him to lean back. "I don't sleep well in planes and cars, and I forgot my melatonin." She grumbled.

"Oh, well we are about to land, and the drive is only like one hour, so you can probably take a nap after we get there." Charlie said with a smile, trying to make the girl feel better.

"Oh my god, finally, the old man is awake." Dior announced dramatically after she came back from the bathroom. "I thought he will never wake up." Charlie grinned.

The trio continued chatting until they landed, and as they went through the airport to their car. The driver that picked them up was a very nice lady, and she told them that she will drive them to and from set, which will start happening the next day.

As the lady talked, Charlie zoned out, looking out of the window. His mind started to wonder, and he found himself circling back to what he thought about pretty often. Kimberly.

Though they had only seen each other again three months ago, it felt as though they have never stopped talking. Kimberly always made Charlie feel at ease and comfortable, and she never crossed his boundaries. She always made him laugh and smile, even though most of the time it was because she was making fun of him.

He felt as though Kimberly was the person that knew him best. Sure, there was Andrew, and Dior, and the rest of the cast, but Kimberly knew him best and he knew Kim as well as he knew himself. And if he knew himself, then surely he understands what he feels, right? What are those butterflies in his stomach when he hears her laugh? Why does he smile as soon as she does?

Shit.

He likes her, doesn't he?

"Charlie. Charlie." Kimberly snapped her fingers in front of his face, causing him to snap out of his trance and look at the girl. "Yeah?" He asked.

"Whew, I thought you fell asleep again like Dior. I am just really bored." Kim said. "Can you talk with me pleaseee?"

"Yeah, sure." Charlie smiled. "Yay!" Kim said in a small voice.

The two teens kept talking quietly, and at some point they argued, with Kimberly continually smacking Charlie and him laughing. They argued about who was the best music artist, with Kimberly saying Laufey and not allowing Charlie to say anything else. She threatened that she will turn him into a "Laufey boy" (whatever that means).

They believed that their biggest feat of the car drive was not waking Dior up. She wasn't really a heavy sleeper, and with all the smacking, talking and laughing, Kim was sure that they would wake her up. Kimberly guessed that Dior was adamant in getting her sleep, and that she wouldn't be woken up by the other two teens.

They actually found out she had noise-cancelling headphones in the whole time.

When they got to the hotel, Dior and Kimberly were engulfed in a hug by Leah. "Finally! I would not be able to survive another day with these three teenage boys."

Andrew, Aryan and Walker all proceeded to side eye Leah, to which she side eyed them back.

Kimberly soon crashed into her and Dior's room, saying that she is going to take a nap. Leah offered to show Dior around, so that Kimberly may get some peace and quiet.

Charlie also went to his room to unpack, and he was quite surprised when his phone buzzed with a notification.

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kimchi 🍣❤️

kimchi 🍣❤️
is ur middle name ray?
cuz ur just a ray of sunshine

char char
kim
go to sleep
ur sleep deprivation is starting to affect u

kimchi 🍣❤️
are u not proud of my pickup line
it was crafted just for u

char char
yes i'm proud of u
congratulations for coming up with such a masterpiece
now go to sleep

kimchi 🍣❤️
i canttt
i'm trying
but the sheep are doing backflips
and doing the macarena

char char
HELP
that's hilarious
okay what do you want me to do

kimchi 🍣❤️
idk
just text with me

char char
okay
uh
why are actors told to break a leg

kimchi 🍣❤️
why

char char
because every play and movie has a cast

kimchi 🍣❤️
wowwww
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
okay my turn
uhhh
why do bees have sticky hair

char char
huh
why

kimchi 🍣❤️
because they use honeycombs
lmfao

char char
damn.
that's creative

kimchi 🍣❤️
ik
i'm just that talented
and pretty
and humble
ofc

char char
ugh i hate you

kimchi 🍣❤️
no you donttt
you love meeee

char char
yeah i do
read 3:23 pm
kim
kimmmm
helloooo
oh well
good night
sweet dreams
dream of handsome me
wait
i already am handsome

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a/n:
new cover, what do we think?
i hope everyone is having a lovely summer
and i hope u enjoyed this chapter
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