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Rewriting Their Stars Once Again - The Greatest Showman Fanfiction

Chapter 9: The Unexpected

Originally Posted on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/13365846/chapters/58354609

Summary:

An unexpected visitor comes to the circus and Anne leaves the house, even though she is on bedrest. What now?

Notes:

Hey people. I know what you’re thinking, this girl is going to apologize for not posting and say she’ll do better. But guess what people?

THIS FIC HAS BEEN PRE-WRITTEN!!!After this chapter, there are 4 more that I will be posting once a week until they are all posted. This way I can be sure everything is perfect and all of you guys have a guarantee.Thanks to everyone who stayed even though I began writing this over two years ago. The end is near, and I am proud I made it.

Nine months.

Anne cannot believe she made it to the nine-month mark.

Over and over again, the doctor told her how dangerous this pregnancy would be.

But she made it anyways.

Phillip has complete faith in her, as always. He reassures her that she will deliver their children safe and sound, and that everything will turn out okay.

Anne did not have the same faith.

She was so miserable, large, and hormonal. Her body was preparing for labor and in the process ruining her days

Anne was supposed to be on bed rest 24/7 now. Phillip did everything he could to keep her busy, renting her new library books daily, giving her paper to write and draw on, and retelling his day down to every tiny detail.

Also, someone from the circus came to check in on her every couple hours if Phillip could not. Even Daniel came to her rescue a couple times.

But there was only so much books and people could do for her. When she was alone, the depressing thoughts invaded her mind and the pain in her body ached more.

Anne shared everything with Phillip, she has spent countless nights crying into his chest. He tried to soothe her pain, foot and back massages, warm baths, natural remedies the doctor recommended. But he could never experience, let alone imagine, what she was going through.

Her doctor reassured her that this was all normal, but Anne felt like no one had any understanding of what is happening in her body. No one really did, except Charity.

Charity has experienced pregnancy twice. While it was not to the same extent, she still shared this pain once. And that was enough for Anne.

Anne would sob into Charity’s shoulders when she felt hopeless. When Anne felt okay, she would tell the other mother baby names she loved but would never use. Sometimes they even laughed about dreams Anne had for her future children.

But the truth always creeped up on these happy moments.

Phillip could not believe it.

They reached the nine-month mark.

Well, Anne did all the hard work.

While Phillip was so excited for what is to come, life was so hard. He kept on a brave face for Anne and everyone worried about her.

But today was one of the harder days. Phillip knew Anne was suffering, and there was little he could do. She has been cooped up in the house for over a month. He missed her all the time, even when he was dancing in the ring.

Now he sits in his office with Daniel. They have been trying to come with ways to make the money needed to stay open until summer.

Daniel has been sneaking to the circus to help Phillip. They had decided that Daniel would break the news to their parents that another son had joined the circus until after the birth. This family did not need the extra drama right now.

Daniel is pacing the small tent office. Phillip could tell he had something to say, but he was forming the argument in his mind. In the meantime, Phillip’s head was laying on the desk, deep in thought about his Anne.

Finally, Daniel blurts, “Look I need to tell you something. It may make or break the circus.”

Phillip raises his head in confusion. The pair have been brainstorming for weeks about what to do, only thinking of short-term solutions.

“What is it, Daniel?” Phillip responds.

“Yesterday, when you went home early to be with Anne, I was walking around the main tent, pacing and thinking. When I was about to pick up my coat to go home, a man walked in. He looked about 60, nice suit, and with warm brown eyes.

I told him the circus was closed and that he should come back tomorrow when he asked, ‘Are you Phillip Carlyle?’

“I was curious what he had to say. I answered, that depends, who are you?

“This man gave me the biggest, goofiest smile and introduced himself to me,

‘I am Frank Potter, owner of textiles factories all over the country. I am not one to brag but I thought you should know since I have a proposition for you.’”

Phillip perked up at this. He knew the name; his father hated the man and often spoke of him in distaste. His father thought he was too soft to be a successful businessman. Phillip later learned that he was wealthier than his father and the jealously of that fact ran through his veins.

“What did you say?” Phillip asked.

Daniel continued “I said that while I am not Phillip Carlyle, I am his brother, Daniel Carlyle, and that we were in business together. I invited him to sit on one of the benches and inquired about his proposition. Mr. Potter continued,

‘My granddaughter, Emily, loves your circus you see and whenever she and her mother visit me, I take her here. Her favorite act is the acrobat siblings, she even met the woman last year. Anne was her name, the only reason I know this is because my granddaughter talked about her nonstop for the rest of her trip. We came in March and she noticed that the woman acrobat had been replaced. When we were leaving, I spotted Anne with the ringmaster, with child! Emily wanted to say hello, but the pair looked distressed, so I told her next time.’”

Daniel paused for a moment, but Phillip could tell his brother’s excitement building. He was not really sure what Daniel was telling him.

Daniel started up again, “After this story about his granddaughter, he assured me that there was a point to his long-windedness.

‘Now Mr. Carlyle, while my granddaughter noticed the absence of your acrobat, I noticed the absence of the crowd. I also looked into the ringmaster’s eyes. I recognized the emotion in them immediately: exhaustion. He hid it well, but I am both a father and a businessman, so I saw right through the jolly songs and dances.

‘Unfortunately, at the time, I was dealing with a lot myself. My daughter Margaret, Emily’s mother, had fallen ill. Her husband and Emily’s father had run away from them two years prior because of his gambling debt. I have been supporting them in New Hampshire ever since, as we did not want to uproot Emily’s life after such a big change. But when the doctor told Margaret that she may not live through this, I rushed to New Hampshire.

‘I tried my hardest to keep her alive, but I failed her. She passed away a month later, making me promise her that I would take care of Emily.’”

At this point, Phillip was beyond confused on why this random man had told his life story to his brother. Daniel could see the confusion written on his face and assured him this story had a point. Phillip gestured for Daniel to continue.

“After giving my condolences about his daughter, Frank explains, ‘It was very hard, but I had to stay strong for Emily. My wife passed away before Emily was born, so I knew grief. I was preparing to move Emily to New York to live with me, but she refused to leave. For a week straight I tried to coax her into telling me why she did not want to leave. I was at my wit’s end when I was about to go into her room to talk, when I saw her with Rosie, the maid’s daughter.

‘Emily was crying into Rosie’s shoulder, and to my surprise, Rosie was holding her like a friend. It finally hit me why Emily wished to stay, she did not want to leave her best friend.

‘I figured she hid the friendship from me due to her mother wishes. The world is cruel to people like Rosie and her mother, Annie. Her mother wanted to keep them all safe.

‘It turns out that Annie’s husband had left her too, before Rosie was born. The pair bonded on that, and Margaret hired her as a in house maid and nanny. Margaret and Emily grew close to Annie and Rosie over the next few years and had become a little family.

‘I told Annie that I would love if she worked for me and Emily in New York. Annie deciding to take me up on my offer is what started my brand-new life. I do not know if you have children Mr. Carlyle, but hearing those girls laugh and run around my home has given me more joy than I thought an old man could have.

‘This all made me think back to your circus sir, especially with the similarity of names between our people. I started to inquire about the business and heard the circus was on hard times, no matter how hard Mr. Phillip Carlyle tried to hide it.’”

Phillip frowned at the point in the story.

Daniel ignored this frown and continued, “That is when, finally, he told me about his proposition.

‘Because of what this circus means to my family I want to help. While I hate to brag, I have more money than I know what to do with. I wish to sponsor the circus and help put the circus back in order. After that, if I see the circus continue to prosper for the years to come, I want to fund a tour across the country. People need the joy that this circus produces, and I intend on bringing it to them.’”

Phillip perked up on the mention of a sponsor. He never thought he could convince someone to back him and this craziness.

This is when Phillip asked, “What does this mean?”

He was not sure why he asked this instead of Daniel’s response. Maybe because that did not matter.

Phillip felt something build inside his chest: hope.

Anne could not figure out what was happening.

She was alone in the apartment. She had finished the latest book Phillip had brought her and was staring at the ceiling. For what felt like the hundredth time today, tears started to well in her eyes.

That is when she felt something in her lower back. It was not a kick from one of her babies, she knows that feeling very well.

Anne started to panic. And this is where, if Anne tells this story, she lost it. (Phillip would reassure people later that she had not “lost it”, but instead an instinct.)

Anne knew one thing and one thing only, she needed Phillip now.

She dressed quickly and rushed down the stairs. Well, as quick as someone has pregnant as her could.

Phillip had talked to every doorman at their apartment to make sure Anne does not leave. She may or may not have tried to make an escape a of couple times.

But miraculously, the man at the door was new. Phillip was so preoccupied with the circus right now; he had not noticed the newly hired man. She calmly waddled over to the man and asked for a carriage to be called for her. The doorman looked like he wanted to protest, but he needed this job and decided to do what the scary pregnant lady wanted.

Five minutes later, and with a little help boarding the carriage, Anne was off to her circus.

Phillip shakes hands with Mr. Frank Potter, the newest sponsor of the circus.

After Daniel’s long-winded tale, he told Phillip that Mr. Potter would be coming tonight to talk to him. Mr. Potter would also be bringing his family for a little tour.

The family arrived at 5 p.m. The woman and one of the girls wrapped heavily in a disguise. Once safely inside, Phillip saw that Emily and Rosie were probably only a year or two older than Helen.

Phillip gave them a tour of the circus preparing for the show tonight. P.T., Charity, Caroline, and Helen were present tonight as P.T. was taking Phillip’s place until after the babies were born. Frank was very excited to meet the man behind the circus, while the little girls were memorized by the acrobats’ shiny costumes.

Once the tour was over, Lettie and Charity talked with Annie, Rosie, and Emily while Frank talked with Phillip and Daniel.

The older man did not want much. First, he asked for free entry to the circus for his family and any of his guests, as if this was the most important part of the deal. He also expressed after helping the circus overcome the current difficulties, that he wanted to be updated monthly about finances. Frank explains that he desires to be a partner in the business, but not take it for himself. Finally, if they began touring, he wanted to go with them. He wanted Annie, Rosie, and Emily to experience life outside of the city.

Phillip was ecstatic! After years of working so hard to keep his family afloat, a miracle walked through his door. Frank Potter cared about this circus because of what it means to him, what Anne means to his granddaughter, and what he thinks this circus could mean to the world.

The brothers did not have to think much about this offer. One glance between them and the decision was made.

Phillip stood up and reached out to Frank Potter’s hand, “Sir, you have yourself a deal.”

Anne was sure at this point this was a mistake.

She had not been in a carriage in months. It felt too small for her and she was sweating profusely. There was no turning back now.

When Anne had finally made it to the circus and lumbered out of the carriage, she felt dizzy. She stumbled into the tent where the performers dressed, and Phillip’s office was located. As she stood there, in pain, sweaty, pregnant, and filled with worry, Phillip and Daniel walked out of his office with a man she had never seen before.

This man did not matter to Anne at the moment, only her Phillip. The person that she traveled for.

“Phillip!” Anne called as she took a few steps towards him.

Everyone turned toward Anne. She looked the wreck. She was red in the face, waddling slowly towards Phillip, her clothes barely fit her, and she looked like she was in extreme pain.

Phillip started to dash forward when the both stopped.

Water had stared to pour on the ground underneath Anne. The couple stopped in their tracks. The room went silent.

Anne’s water had broken.

Chapters: 1 ~ 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 ~ 5 ~ 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 ~ 10 ~ 11

End Note:

I realize this story is extremely historically inaccurate but if Hugh Jackman can do it, then so can I.

I am never intending to be offensive in anyway. If you have a problem with my fanfic, let me know.

Also, I wish I could tell you why I enjoyed writing Frank Potter’s backstory so much??

See you next week!

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