Charlize Theron Discovers Romance

I have been wanting to write a Celebrity/Fan Fiction story for a while, but I was having a hard time coming up with a plot that was somewhat believable. Then I saw a story alleging Charlize Theron had joined an exclusive dating app after breaking up with her boyfriend Alex Dimitrijevic. So, here is a fictional romantic story about what happened after she joined the Raya dating app. And yes, this will be a romantic story.

A special thanks to kenjisato for proofreading this story.

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"So, when was the last time you went out on a date?"

"Seriously?

"Yes. I really want to know."

"I can't remember my last date. Alex was not into dating, and I haven't been on a date since we broke up."

Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne were sitting at a hotel bar having a drink after the final day of shooting. For the past week, most of the cast of Old Guard 2 was in Vancouver to reshoot one scene that didn't go over well during audience test screenings. It had been four years since the original movie came out, and there had been a lot of pressure by the streaming service executives to get everything right.

Charlize and Kiki had become friends during the publicity tour for the original Old Guard and had stayed in touch ever since. Kiki pulled out her phone, opened up an app, and showed it to Charlize. "Have you ever heard of Raya?"

Charlize stared at the app's home screen, and said, "This looks like a dating app. Are you suggesting what I think you are suggesting?"

Kiki laughed, and said, "Hear me out, girl. Yes, Raya is a dating app, but it's way more exclusive than anything else I've seen."

Charlize was still not convinced. "What do you mean by exclusive?"

"You can't just join. First, you have to be recommended by someone who is already on Raya, then they look at your Instagram account, and Raya's community team determines whether or not to accept you. Only a small percentage of applicants get accepted."

Charlize was then more interested, and asked, "So who gets accepted?"

"There are, of course, celebrities, but they also have influencers and top executives from corporations."

Charlize looked at Kiki, smiled, and said, "I thought you and Ari'el were still together."

Kiki smiled back, "We are, but the app can also be used to meet new friends, so I'm still paying to subscribe."

"Wait. Do I have to pay to use this app?"

"You pay a monthly fee, but if you find the right guy, it will be totally worth it."

Charlize was not yet totally convinced, and said, "Let me think about it."

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Weekends were the hardest times for Brad. And this weekend was particularly bad. It was the one-year anniversary of his wife's death. They had been married fifteen years, and she was the only woman whom he truly loved. Brad was the executive director of marketing for a South African multinational internet-technology corporation. Since he was responsible for the company's marketing, Brad had a large Instagram following. He appeared regularly on business news shows and was often quoted whenever there was news concerning Johannesburg, where his company was headquartered and where he lived. The company had a large regional office in Los Angeles where Brad spent a lot of time.

In Southern California, February could be unseasonably warm, and the first Saturday afternoon in February was a gorgeous day. Brad decided to drive to Santa Monica and walk along the Santa Monica Pier. He often did that because staring at the ocean and people-watching allowed his mind to forget the loss of his wife. He was walking on the pier, enjoying the cool breeze, when his phone pinged with a notification. Normally, he ignored notifications unless they were work-related, but the ringtone on this notification was very unique. One that he had set up, but it had never rung before.

A few months ago, one of his clients saw how depressed Brad was and encouraged him to join Raya. He hesitated, at first, but he eventually joined. He downloaded the app and set up his account. Because of the notoriety he had, his application was quickly accepted. Once he was in, he added his interests, and without giving it a lot of thought, he picked "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey as the song to play along with his slideshow. He picked a ringtone for notifications and then began tapping through potential matches. Most of the women on the app were much younger than him, and he was not interested in any of them. For several days he scrolled but was quickly disillusioned. He never opened the app again, and he never received any notifications. Until today.

Brad looked at his phone, opened the Rays app, and went onto his connections tab. That was when he saw that someone had sent a connection request.

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Charlize spent the Christmas holidays near her hometown in South Africa. She traveled there frequently to support the foundation that she had started. Even though she kept busy during the holidays, she kept thinking about the conversation she had had with Kiki. When she told Kiki that she could not remember her last date, she wasn't entirely honest. She had been with two men since she broke up. But she justified her answer because those occasions had been regrettable hookups and not real dates.

The more she thought about it, the more she became convinced that she should start dating again. She wanted to meet someone who shared some of the same beliefs as she did. She was still not totally convinced that a dating app was the best way, but maybe this one was different. Since this app focused not only on stars and influencers but also on people outside the entertainment industry, she might find someone whom she would not ordinarily meet. After spending a very lonely New Year's Eve, she sent Kiki a text.

CT: Hey there. Happy New Year. I'm still in SA. Hope all is well with you. Remember that conversation we had on the last day of the shoot

KL: Hi Char. I do. Hope you are having a good time over there. You ready to join

CT: I think so. What do I need to do

KL: Easy. Download the app, create your account and fill out the application. Rember to give them your IG handle and give them mine as your referral

CT: Thanks. Let's get together after I get back

It wasn't as easy as Kiki made it sound, but Charlize completed the application, and then the hard part began. After two weeks of waiting, she texted Kiki. She replied, saying that it was common to wait a month or more and told Charlize to be patient.

A week later, she got an email saying that she had been accepted. The next day, Charlize went into the app and did everything that was necessary to begin using it. For the next few days, Charlize was kept busy with foundation business and forgot about that app.

It was almost midnight Saturday night, and Charlize was having a hard time falling asleep. In the short time she had been on the app, she had not received any notifications, so she decided to be more proactive and see if there was anyone in which she was interested. She got into the app directory and started setting filters. She scrolled through a few profiles, but nothing stood out. Then she noticed the directory had a location filter. On a whim, she entered Johannesburg. She was surprised when several names came up. She kept swiping left until one of the profiles she saw seemed very familiar. Although she could not see a name, seeing the profile picture and the limited profile gave her a clue on who it could be. That made her Google his name, and sure enough, the two had briefly met before.

She confirmed that he worked for the internet-technology company that was a corporate sponsor of her foundation, and they had met seven years ago when he and his wife attended an event to celebrate the foundation's ten-year anniversary. That made her wonder. If he were still married, why would he be on a dating app? She did some more digging and found out that his wife had died from cancer a year ago. That made her hesitate. Was he still grieving? Was he ready to start seeing people again? Well, there was only one way to find out swipe right and send him a connection request.

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Brad viewed the connection request and immediately recognized that it came from Charlize Theron. When he and his wife had attended the foundation's ten-year anniversary, the company CEO had briefly introduced him and his wife to Charlize. He opened up her profile page and viewed her full profile. Then he listened and saw her profile slideshow. He saw the beautiful transformation of a gorgeous young actress to a stunning woman. Next, he went onto her Instagram account. There he saw the typical pictures you would expect from a movie star, but there were also pictures with some of the children her foundation supported. He found a bench to sit on and scrolled for the next hour. He read the thoughtful messages she attached to the pictures. He saw the beautiful picture of Charlize posing with her mom. Most importantly, he saw an unpretentious and easygoing woman who he wanted to get to know better. He didn't want to appear too anxious, so he waited until he got home, and that was when he accepted her request to connect.

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On most mornings, Charlize would wake up and go on a three-mile jog before breakfast. This morning, she woke up late and didn't leave until 11:00am. When she got back, she looked at her phone and saw that Brad had accepted her connection request. She fixed herself a light lunch, opened up the app, and viewed and heard Brad's slideshow. She smiled when she heard 'Don't Stop Believing' Then she scrolled through his Instagram feed to find out more about him.

Of course, the first thing she noticed was his physical appearance. She had already known that he was taller than her from the first time they met. She also knew that he was three years younger than her from the first time she Googled him. But she was surprised that in all the pictures, he appeared to be in his late thirties and not in his late forties. All his pictures showed a well-maintained physique, a person who worked out. She did notice a little graying in his hair, but that made him look more confident, and that was a quality she needed in a man.

Then, she saw pictures of some of the things he enjoyed doing, and she was happy to see that he also enjoyed warm-weather activities. Then she saw a post talking about a cause that was important to him. She smiled because she was considering joining the board of that nonprofit. The more she scrolled, the more she was convinced that they both shared the same values. Charlize had always gone after something she wanted. When she met the director of Young Adult, she pursued him so she could get a part in his next film. As she ate, she was going back and forth on whether to make the initial contact. By the time she was done with lunch, she was determined to reacquaint herself with Brad. Thinking that he was in Johannesburg, she sent him a DM.

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Brad had an early Monday morning breakfast meeting, so he went to bed early. He always kept his phone by his bedside in case there was a work emergency, and at 2:30am on Monday morning, he heard that same ringtone that he had heard on the pier. He reached over to his nightstand, and though he was still half asleep, he stared at his phone.

CT: Hi Brad. Thank you so much for accepting my request. Loved your profile song.

After reading the message, he looked at the time. His first thought was,

it '

s the middle of the night. I am guessing Charlize stays up late. His second thought was,

what did I pick for my profile song?

Then he thought,

I

'll just fake it.

B: So glad you liked it. Loved yours too.

CT: What made you pick it?

Shit! Okay, think, Brad. Got it. I '

ll change subjects.

B: The song really spoke to me. I'm guessing you are a night owl.

Several seconds went by, and there was no response. Brad, thought,

did I blow it already?

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Charlize saw Brad's message and was immediately confused. She was trying to understand his response, then it hit her --

Brad

's not in Johannesburg. She thought,

"I better ask him where he

's at.

CT: Not really. I'm guessing it's not afternoon where you are at.

B: Lol. No. It's about 2:30 in the morning.

Oh fuck! He is in California. What must he be thinking? Who DMs someone in the middle of the night when they haven '

t seen them in seven years?

CT: So sorry. Thought you were in Johannesburg. I've been here for the past few weeks.

B: It's okay. I'm glad you reached out. When are you returning to LA?

She smiled when she saw his reply. That gave her a graceful way to end the texting.

CT: I'm flying back on Friday. Maybe next week we can get tea and catch up.

B: I'd like that a lot. I'll be in LA for the rest of the month. DM me.

She sent him a smile emoji, and she tossed her phone onto the couch. After that fiasco, what she really needed was a nice bath. Luckily, her adopted kids were not home, and she had the whole afternoon to herself.

Charlize was staying at her Johannesburg home. It had a large master bathroom with an oversized jacuzzi tub, which had a retractable handheld shower spray at the side of the basin. Charlize adjusted the temperature and began filling the tub. She then added Epsom salt and lavender oil. As the bath was filling, Charlize took off her jogging clothes, looked at herself in the full-length mirror, and saw her five-foot-ten-inch body. Yes, she was going to turn fifty in August, but she kept herself in great shape, and unless she had to gain weight for a movie part, she stayed at 120 pounds. She placed her hands on her natural breasts and was pleased with how firm they still were.

The roar of the hot water pouring into the tub brought her back, and she noticed that it was almost full. She turned off the water, stepped in, slid down, and the hot, scented water covered her soft skin. She reached over to turn on the jets, and she laid her head back against the pillow that was part of the tub. She let out a slight moan as she closed her eyes and enjoyed the feel of the jets on her body.

She tried to forget her DM disaster, but kept worrying that Brad would probably ghost her. That made her sad. The longest relationship she had been in was with Stuart Townsend. They had been together for nine years, but their careers took them in different directions, and eventually they broke up. Was she ready to make that kind of commitment again?

She was almost falling asleep and began slipping into the water. That woke her up, and she turned off the jets and grabbed the sponge that was on the ledge. She sat up so the top half of her body was out of the water. She squirted the liquid soap onto the sponge and began thinking about Brad. Imagining that Brad was in the tub with her, she ran the sponge over her neck, down the front of her body towards her cleavage. Then imagining that the sponge was Brad's tongue, she moved the large sponge in a circular motion and slowly massaged her breasts. With her other hand, she circled her areola and moved to pinch her hard nipple. Keeping one hand on her breast, she brought up one of her long legs. Reaching forward, the sponge traveled down her stomach and up her leg. Then she stretched to massage her feet. She repeated the same motion for her other leg.

While still imagining that Brad was with her in the tub, Charlize brought her legs down and the hand holding the sponge, again worked its way down her midsection. This time, the sponge traveled down towards her vulva. She pressed the sponge against her bare lips, and Charlize gasped with a sudden sharp jolt of pleasure. The jolt made her look up and reach for the retractable handheld shower spray.

Charlize stretched the hose and sprayed the jet of water onto her tits. The hard spray stimulated her nipples, and Charlize murmured. She wanted the spray to hit the rest of her body, so she sat on the ledge and then moved the shower head down her belly. She, once again, went back to her fantasy world with Brad and pointed the head at her pussy. The sensation was so intense that her breathing raged, and she almost came. But she wanted to make this last.

She moved the spray back to her tits until her breathing slowed down. She kept the shower head there, and the water ran down her chest. She pictured Brad sucking at her tits as she moved the spray to the folds of her vagina. She was breathing hard again, and her heart raced as she continually moved the spray between her tits and her pussy. Her other hand moved to her clit. Using gentle strokes, her fingers felt wonderful against her swollen button. The combination of her fingers and the water against her folds was sending Charlize over the edge, and she knew that this time, she would not be able to stop.

"Oh fuck! OH Fuck!! OH FUCK!!!"

While she pushed the spray into her folds, her fingers worked harder and faster on her clit. Then her breaths came faster. Closing her eyes and imagining that the spray was Brad's hard cock penetrating her opening, she felt her orgasm grow inside her. She began to feel dizzy from the heat, but she wasn't going to stop. The feeling inside her just kept building. Then she slid down into the hot water of the tub, and the most intense orgasm that she had experienced since breaking up with Alex tore through her body. She cried out five more fucks and collapsed under the water.

When she emerged, she let her breathing return to normal. She felt exhausted, but more satisfied than she had been in months. Was it because the whole time she thought about Brad? Maybe. One thing she knew for sure. When she got back to LA, she was going to do more than just drink tea with Brad.

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Brad placed his phone back on the nightstand but had a difficult time falling back asleep. He kept thinking about Charlize and how awkward their message exchange had been. Finally, at around three-thirty, he fell asleep. It was a restless night, and when the alarm on his phone buzzed at 6:00am, he had a difficult time getting up. He finally did, took a quick shower, and tried to stay alert for his morning breakfast meeting. But it wasn't happening.

"Brad. Are you with me, Brad? When do you think we should proceed with our network upgrade?"

Sitting across the table from Brad was the director of IT for a Los Angeles-based fitness spa that needed to update their antiquated appointment system. From the tone in her voice, Brad knew she was losing patience with him.

"I'm so sorry, Melinda. Yes, from what I heard from you today, there is no doubt your business will increase if you go ahead with our proposal. So, I think you should proceed immediately."

"I'm not so certain you've been listening. This is a huge risk for us, and I need to know your company is capable of performing the upgrade."

Brad immediately stepped up his game, and for the next half hour, he explained exactly what his company was capable of doing. By the time he was done, he had answered all her concerns, and her tone softened.

She said, "Brad, I feel much better now about moving forward. As a next step, I'll set up a meeting tomorrow with you and my staff so we can go over the details."

"That would be wonderful, Melinda. I'll bring my installation team to the meeting, and they can work out the details with your IT staff."

Brad and his installation team spent the remainder of the week working with Melinda's team to finalize the details of the upgrade. By Friday afternoon, they had a plan in place, and work on the upgrade would begin at the beginning of March. That would mean that Brad may not be able to go back to Johannesburg as planned.

The following week, Brad was extremely busy with meetings with his installation team and also working on new business opportunities. Even though he was busy, he kept checking his Raya app to see if Charlize had messaged. By the end of the week, he decided that if he didn't get a message by Saturday, on Sunday he would message her.