Candace used to be a big TV star in her teens. That was before she became pregnant with her daughter, Laura, and the roles stopped coming in. She had a couple afterwards, but they too were scarce and eventually disappeared. However, as the roles went away, she found some new ones beside that of a mother, she found cinnamon rolls. The lack of a career didn't bother her, she hadn't wasted her money and still had some voice roles from time to time; her daughter was all she really needed and gave her the most rewarding role of her life. She took great care though to shield her daughter from the life of a celebrity by moving back home where she was once again a nobody. She would take Laura to the beach once a year for a vaction, always off season to reduce the risk of being noticed; but this year's vacation they didn't go unnoticed. Along the nearly vacant beach an admirer, Tim, had noticed something familiar about her and came to investigate. This is how the encounter went. Candace, Candace Warner, is that you? Shouted Tim. Fearful of being recognized she turned away as though she might not have heard him. He came closer though and called out again when there was no obvious way to ignore him. He was met first by Laura who said, "That's not Candace, that's my mommy!" That's when Candace had to turn around. She said, "Yes, I am Candace, can I help you?" Tim responded, "I had a crush on you all through my teens, you were my favorite actress, and I wondered where you had gone." Laura not knowing her mothers previous career interrupted asking, "Mommy, you were an actress?" "She was a huge actress!" Tim shouted. Laura a bit startled cautiously asked, "Mom, you were bigger?" Candace was dumbfounded on how to respond, and a bit embarrassed at this point, having her daughter draw obvious attention to her weight. "No, dear, mommy wasn't bigger, I was a big star. Tim proclaimed, "She was the best!" "I appreciate your admiration, but I wasn't the best, I mean, I was a Clint Eastwood or anything," said Candace. "But you were far better than anyone you were on set with, you were fantastic." said Tim, "And I think you would have been as good if you were still there." "Well thank you!" said Candace, "But I have the best role now." "It certainly looks like this role agrees with you," said Tim. "You're much too kind, but this isn't from my new role as a mother, but the role of an actress who has been discarded like yesterday's news by the networks and my agent when you were no longer able to play the role of a 16 year old girl" uttered Candace. "Well, their loss is your family's gain," proclaimed Tim. They continued talking for about another two hours, proceeding from star-struck fan and a former celebrity to two adults getting to know each other. It had gotten to become a little late though and both had to be going. Tim as he prepared to say good-bye asked for an autograph; to which Candace gladly complied. She also announced to Tim, "You know, I live now live back in my hometown, an hour away from you; if you ever find yourself in my neck of the woods and would like to meet for coffee, my phone numbers on there's too," and she handed the autograph back to him. Tim smiled, said a thank you, and said I'll give you a call in a couple weeks when I get back home, is that okay? Candace smiled and said she looked forward to it, and with that they both departed looking forward to returning home when their vacations ended. Thanks for the views, have a great night!