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joking of course you're not late you're

never late listen can I get a quick word

about the lead Beauty story for the

September issue I have a suggestion sure

okay what's This brilliant idea of yours

give me three words to describe this

what am I supposed to be describing

exactly the fragrance

What feelings does it evoke for you

three words off the top of your head

light floral and romantic what's your

angle believe it or not this fragrance

was a bestseller 15 years ago wow

imagine a double page spread entitled

Heritage fragrance do these classic

scents stand the test of time tell me

more Eye Blind has 15 perfumes from 15

years ago to coincide with our 15-year

anniversary great idea this way we're

giving she readers exactly what they

want a fragrance suggestion that we Road

tested ourselves yes because our readers

don't just want to smell good they want

to feel good too

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can you give me a coffee please no

problem uh anything else uh no it should

be good thank you Mia

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I didn't think he was going to be in the

office till next week yeah you must have

come back early from his trip

you seem thrown how are you two by the

way no fine

are you sure I mean we broke up like six

months ago

stop typing for a sec

listen six months isn't a long time when

your ex is also your boss and you have

to spend all your time in the same

office I mean I barely think about him

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what's strange though is my friend is

super KJ about the cover for the

September issue

right he's usually rampaging around the

office making a huge deal about it

thirsty can I have a word in my office

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do you want it to see me please

obviously

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so listen

um I need you to spearhead the September

cover shoot

you always do this September and I

usually take full responsibility for it

but something's come up and you're the

only one in the company that I trust to

hand it over to

this is incredible Brandon

um thank you

I've always been a huge fan of your work

Darcy and I don't think we should let

our personal history get in the way of

our professional future so why don't we

start a new chapter with you doing this

cover

sounds good to me

um I'm presuming that you made a start

already nope it's all yours you have

full control

you're giving me full control using all

my own ideas I know you've been wanting

to get your hands on the cover for quite

some time so now's your chance this is

such a huge opportunity thank

Your Enthusiasm is exactly what we need

to make this our most memorable cover

yet

okay I don't want to rain on my own my

own parade but

but well as you know our sales figures

are falling fast this issue could be

make or break for she

okay well

we know our USP is that our readers love

following fashion and beauty trends but

it takes more than more than a brand

name to convince them right so what if

we prove to them right there I

completely trust your judgment on this

you do

Darcy

you got this

I won't let you down

great

hey

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oh all right

all right you know what it's fine you

take it I insist you can have it I

actually have another copy of my office

so that's fine I want to see if the

cover is terrible up close if it wasn't

a distance

closer inspection I conclude this may be

one of the most uninspiring covers I

have ever seen

oh

you know I don't remember asking what

you thought

of it but what I do know is that someone

actually put a lot of effort into making

that cover so perhaps you should keep

your highly offensive opinions to

yourself in the future

goodbye

what did I say

the worst cover he's ever seen please

bad news I'm afraid I tried Simon

Leary's office and he's refusing to let

his photographers work with us

apparently she is not cutting edge

enough for his clients

and B it is then what's Plan B

we have another way to reach out to him

that's all

this is a really big deal for you isn't

it

Timber cover is literally the fashion

moment of the season if we get this

right we can get she's reputation back

on track

now let's run through the to-do list for

the shoot

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Simon hey fancy seeing you here can I

see Harrison didn't have you down for a

runner actually it's great that I ran

into you I'd love to tell you about my

plans for the new shoe cover your

assistant already spoke to me and while

I respect your opinion I just wanted to

make it clear how we're looking to

change things up I mean what makes she

unique is that we're not doing High

fashion for the sake of it we want women

to be the best versions of themselves

that they can be photographers are

booked up months in advance there's no

way I can work with your time frame even

if I did agree to it okay

I know just I know the covers don't

reflect the forward-thinking Articles

and the fashion features inside the

magazine which is why I want to create

an image that pulls women in that

intrigues them that makes the magazine

look as good on the outside

as it does on the inside

you're gonna be okay yeah I'm good

I appreciate what you're trying to do

really I hear you my photographers are

all booked up

unless unless there is someone go on

when he's back in town after a career

break I expect them to be all booked up

once word gets out

we're just trying to build a schedule

right now and you think you might want

to work with me on this don't get your

hopes up he's kind of a big name I

expect he's holding out for high profile

editorial work like he was doing before

but right now his calendar is clear

right

you don't take no for an answer do you

no

fine I'll get you a meeting but no

promises

now can I get back to my run yes

yes great thank you

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hey Nate it's me

like a job opportunity just come my way

from a beauty editor friend of mine the

magazine she works for isn't doing so

great but I've always respected her work

I think this might be a good opportunity

for you to put your stamp on something

you know remind the industry what you're

capable of

let's get you back out there call me

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sorry

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I'm so sorry I gotta go

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thank you so much for coming everyone

really means the world to me that you're

all here to celebrate Mia thank you so

much for organizing this really really a

special drink up lots of champagne

yourself yeah Brandon got engaged

what

up

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uh Darcy

hi hello

um sorry about that I didn't mean to

bring it on you

all good um congratulations thanks

thanks

are you are you okay with this of course

I should have told you before but I

couldn't find the right time

I thought you might think it was well

too soon oh no I couldn't couldn't be

happier for you

sure

positive really really yeah I'm actually

seeing someone new myself

you are oh

um

him

that that guy right there in your office

that's the one

rights well anyways he's here to take me

out for lunch so I better not keep him

waiting congratulations and

see you soon

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ew

uh Hey Taylor pleased to meet you again

come here cheers

uh Nate Taylor you were once named

promising new photographer by the New

York Times weren't you yes once

though that doesn't excuse the fact that

I am far too opinionated about other

people's work and my own work

give myself a hard time too

I see

sorry if I was rude at the new stand if

I had only work for she magazine I mean

obviously apology accepted

um you wanna go for coffee I need a

coffee you probably need a coffee too

let's

go

for some coffee we can do our meeting

there how's that

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I must warn you she magazine isn't my

typical clientele oh remind me what kind

of work do you usually do high-end

editorial big budget advertising

campaigns

very impressive

so what are you looking for in your

cover well

I want to create an exciting image that

really pops on the Shelf

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Pacific

something more inventive than the covers

that we've been putting out there

recently and I want to shoot on location

I think that's going to be more

reflective of who our readers are and

what they want to see and presumably

you'll be looking to lose sales at the

same time well our sales figures are

just a temporary reflection of

okay fine fine the magazine sales are

not exactly setting the industry of

Lights

so why has it taken you so long to try

something different Brandon Clark who's

the CEO of she magazine he um he usually

shoots the covers and this is the first

time he's letting anyone else take

charge so

this is the first cover you've ever

headed up

I've shot around 100 Beauty stories

so I'm guessing that counts

or since I'm more experienced cover-wise

it would make sense for me to take a

lead on this one

we'll be working as a team

so what do you say

okay

I'll do it

maybe here for a 9 A.M start I have some

location ideas I want to show you

is this the new look you're going for

you just have something on here

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thank you I've come up with a perfect

concept of the cover

go on the magazine is all about

confident Trend conscious everyday women

right

so we use actual readers the very

readers who have made she magazine a

success over the last decade and a half

and we put them on the cover as a

celebration of Womanhood what do you

think

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sorry you can't be serious why wouldn't

I be serious no no way I work with

professional models I don't have time to

hand hold people who don't know what

they're doing you're missing the point

of the magazine but you do know that our

slogan is real fashion and Beauty for

every woman right

uh no I didn't know that

one black coffee please and one oh a

vanilla mocha with oat milk

very interesting combination more

interesting than boring black coffee

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what can I say I'm a purist

more like boring

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using real readers is non-negotiable I'm

afraid I spoke to our biggest Advertiser

and he's actually really excited to see

what we come up with

you take creative input from advertisers

well I spoke to Trent deerden who's the

senior executive yesterday and

he actually promised us a huge ad next

month as long as we blow him away with

the September cover so you know I think

you know that our magazine actually

really needs that Revenue right now

and where do you suggest the shoot using

women who've never modeled before in

their lives takes place

right here

in Central Park

we'll have the readers in a robo out in

the lake okay imagine textured knits

lots of movement even better if we can

fake September and have them surrounded

by Elite I I can't listen to any more of

this

he told me you wanted to shoot a cover

that would take she magazine in a New

Direction

and the bets you can come up with is a

cliched location that would look like

every other shoot the magazine has ever

done I mean

he's telling me you have other ideas

yeah of course I do actually

um

you know I thought it would be fine if

we can shoot an assumptuous hotel lobby

I'm picturing like a

cozy fireplace Tartan rug something that

really says new season what do you think

no don't like it okay what about going

quintessential New York and shooting in

Times Square

oh

listen

just getting out of the studio and

having real readers I mean that's gonna

revolutionize our magazine there is

nothing revolutionary but any of the

ideas you come up with so far not one

thing

okay so then what do you suggest mister

I'm so Cutting Edge

the only way that I am prepared to

continue working on this clearly very

commercial job take the shoot into much

more editorial Direction

meaning

Dynamic story idea

strong hair makeup

and I absolutely refuse to shoot in a

rowboat

so what exactly do you have in mind

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thank you

foreign

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location we will make she magazine more

relevant than it has ever been

right it's by shooting our professional

and aspirational women against a wall

with graffiti sprawled all over it yeah

why not no absolutely not I want Vivid

and inspiring not dirty and depressing

no but the colors the contrast the

emotion explosion it's completely wrong

for our readership

I thought you brought me on to bring a

fresh perspective to the magazine you

know in order to shake things up as you

said you're gonna have to try something

new I do know that yes but I also know

that this isn't the right way to

celebrate 15 years of she

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like we just need to come up with a

concept that we both agree on

so

let's

go find it

okay it's not I'm thinking this an empty

field with a lone circumstant

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um no

he is insufferable

but that does not make up for the fact

that he thinks he has free reign to

trample all over my ideas just because

he was a big shark in the industry I

mean seriously you should see some of

the ideas that he's come up with it's

ridiculous yeah but he's creative and

edgy right all Simon's clients are

that's why you've been so desperate to

work with them over the years

yeah that's true but I can't do anything

too radical because then if Brandon

doesn't like the cover I'm never going

to hear the end of it

Nate's just trying to push you out of

your comfort zone that's all you two

just need to find your strut here

what do you think about this

oh

no I need three words to describe it

please

spicy and Powerful not me the perfume

come on one more

um it's headache inducing

finally

so yesterday didn't go so smoothly

say that again

just so you know there's a lot riding on

us getting this right which is why I may

come across as being a little

particular I get that

but I'll admit that my brief could have

been more clear you know I know the

readership like the back of my hand but

but you don't so well tell me I want to

learn more about the readers what's

what's important to them

that's her

that's our shoe magazine reader she's

smart she's bold she's opinionated and

she wants honesty and authenticity but

at the same time she wants beautiful

aspirational photos that are exciting to

look at and she images that she can put

up on her vision board or add to her

fridge

I think I might have an idea

leave it with me

hey Mom what are you doing

and believe it or not we've sold out of

roses I had to pop to the stall to pick

some up you should not be out this late

Mom Nate it's not that late you're not

pushing yourself too hard are you

all this rushing around if you need a

hand you say the word

yeah it's fine it's you that I'm worried

about

how are you finding it really huh

honestly it feels like I'm starting all

over again I mean Simon says I need new

photos from portfolio and then work will

start coming in but

if things don't improve I'm just gonna

head right back home I can always pick

up my wedding photography business again

that wasn't so bad don't make any rash

decisions Nate

what about that magazine job you told me

about

just don't ask it it feels like nobody

in the industry take me seriously

anymore I mean this beauty editor

clearly cannot take Direction she's

using not even professional models

who are you putting on the cover readers

this whole thing is completely

ridiculous I think that sounds like a

great idea you do in fact

last night I was looking through the

album of photos you took at my 60th

birthday

you somehow managed to capture the

essence of every single person in the

room and if anyone can make everyday

women look and feel wonderful

it's you

I don't know

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this promotion is amazing I'm so happy

for you

yeah it is

you don't seem too enthused what's up

I don't know something seems fishy you

know Brandon he's such a control freak

who cares this was your dream and you

got it

yeah I mean we do get along great

professionally

and you're gonna knock it out of the

park

out of the park

what now

I don't know I'm still unsure about Nate

he's

I'm just I'm worried that he's gonna

take it too far you know and then what

am I gonna do

well do you even know what too far is

no

stand on the edge of a cliff and look

down that's how you'll know

hmm have you ever done that no but I

read about it online

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thank you

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okay ready to go

the very two people I wanted to see

give me three words to describe this

fragrance I'm about to waft under your

noses how many more have you got your

chest only eight okay

oh that's exotic

mysterious

Tyson

but the word that comes to mind is

passion

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need you're natural at this well you do

realize I'm going to be spraying a

different perfume on you every time you

pass my desk from now on right wow

Darcy

multi-layered subtle and good for

evening well that too is that the best

you can come up with oh I'm sorry I

didn't realize we're writing a romance

novel here

all right let's make this Snappy I've

got back-to-back meetings today

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Darcy and you must be yes so we're just

gonna so I actually I'm leaving an

appointment I have to but I'll be back

soon okay

so we're gonna be spending all this time

together I think we should get to know

each other a little bit

should we yes let's start with you where

did you grow up upstate

in a small town you won't have heard of

look is this really what about your

parents

my dad left so it was mainly just me and

Mom

I already hear that

it's fine uh look as lovely as this is

we should probably get back to talking

about the cover I have another

appointment for lunch right of course do

you want to take out your notes so we

can compare What notes

you know thoughts you've jotted down

about the shoot all the ideas that we've

come up with

wait you don't have any notes why would

I write down it's already in my head

doesn't it give you Clarity to see it on

the beach oh really

clearly put a

lot of time into this this looks um

it's time consuming

well I've always done this

so

listen I I want you to keep an open mind

but location I'm going to show you it is

kind of the opposite of what you asked

for but

I'm really excited about it and I think

between the two of us we can make it

work

it's not another graffiti wall is it

no then I promise I'll try to hear you

out before I say no you won't say no

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okay why have you brought me here okay I

know you said you wanted to get out of

the studio or onto location yeah in fact

that was my number one stipulation but

have you thought it's actually pretty

intimidating for a woman who's never

modeled before to shoot outside you know

what it's like photo shoots attract a

crowd yeah but think about it the

readers would be so much more relaxed

here

I mean they could get changed and

comfort rather than fumbling around the

back of a location's game food and drink

whenever they need and

I could play their favorite music to you

know help them get in the mood okay but

this is an empty shell I mean we're just

gonna end up using a boring backdrop and

it's just gonna look like all the other

covers that she magazine turns out

because together we can make this place

into whatever we want

okay you said you wanted a a celebratory

feel right yeah okay

so

uh

all right

we could do

old Hollywood glamor uh director's chair

and a huge okay maybe this could be like

a studio light

and because nobody would really come

alive with that with the styling with

the clothes and the hair and the

makeup and

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or

okay I just I just threw this together

last night as I was

blowing things over

um

I don't know you could draw

yeah sometimes it helps me visualize

story

so I was thinking we could do a mock-up

of a jazz bar

and then something luxurious and elegant

I mean I love the colors and the

chandelier hanging above the bar I mean

you sketched it all so well

so you really think that we could do

something like that in here like in this

in this space

absolutely we could use we could use

props to give it a 1930s mood and

lighting for atmosphere nobody would

know those images were shot inside a

studio

no but why don't we just shoot it in an

actual jazz bar I don't know the

lighting in clouds and bar is

notoriously difficult to work with and

they're cramped I mean four models the

space would be great I don't know Nate

I'm not I'm not really convinced

Studio actually

actually more creative we have this

blank canvas which we can mold to be the

perfect backdrop for our story you said

you wanted this cover to be different

which requires taking a risk right

can you do take just the right amount of

risk and it pays off

you read the American style piece

I may have come across it yeah it is the

checking up on me I call it doing my

research actually

so what do you think

did I tell you how much is riding on

this shoe you did

you really think this could work 100

.

all right I'm in really yeah let's do it

all right this would be great uh yeah I

mean I am working with the most exciting

photographer that has hit New York in

years so let's just talk about that

that's

[Laughter]

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okay so I'm thinking

simple black dress with like a nice open

toe black heel I think it's going to

pair perfectly no this outfit is boring

I can't imagine any of this looking

interesting on the page I think the

problem is you're having a hard time

imagining how great these clothes can

look on our readers

just give me one second

now what do you think looks good doesn't

it

professional models are not Nate needs

to see how good these clothes can look

on all women but I don't it's the only

way

foreign

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you

are Darcy Harrison okay own it

you got this

yes

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working in it

[Laughter]

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yeah okay this is for you okay that's

not really my um

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okay not really yeah okay sorry but yeah

you got it there's more

you okay okay you guys ready

do you see the vision you know what

you've convinced me I knew it yes I love

the gold though I am thinking maybe we

add something like a like a black accent

especially with the jazz bar theme yes I

agree actually that could work really

well you like it

I love it you love it I love it we like

it I love it oh I love it I love it I

love it I love it

please tell me you three aren't actually

going to be on the cover of course

how many readers are you using

I thought it was four

o'clock oh gosh you know what it's the

time oh I actually have another meeting

so I I'm gonna wrap this up Nate

Joanna's gonna see you out oh yeah yeah

I have to show you something very

important before you go oh let me um now

Joanna okay yeah

thanks just uh the uh

you got something on your yeah

oh

I'll put it back

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okay still what am I supposed to be

spilling I don't know what happened back

there but as soon as Brandon came into

the room you got all flustered

about that okay I'm gonna tell you but

you have to promise me that you won't

think I'm completely crazy okay actually

I can't make you promise me that because

if you told me what I'm about to tell

you I would seriously be concerned okay

this sounds juicy go on

I may have told Brandon that need is my

boyfriend what I know how did this even

happen tell me everything I just I

panicked and I just didn't want Brandon

to think that I wasn't over him

well when are you gonna tell Nate I mean

I don't really know if I am we've been

getting along great and you know I don't

want to go back to square one

what awkward silence is in front of a

graffiti wall if you've been there done

that okay you're gonna have to tell him

thank you

if you want to keep the charade up

you're going to have to tell them

think about it

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Darcy I figured it out I figured out

what wherever the name named Taylor

before right he was a photographer who

fell off the face of the Earth this time

last year he was flying high making a

real name for himself and then he

literally disappeared overnight

I already stormed offset in the middle

of a shoot for a high profile magazine

who does that pull the whole story

okay look whatever happened we're lucky

to be working with him before his career

takes off again and he even considers

taking this job I'm only telling you

this because I'm looking out for you

okay well then you need to trust me

Brandon I know what I'm doing

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foreign

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still no bookings coming in

yeah they will

listen now

I got something that could cheer you up

in the meantime at the very least it'll

be a welcome distraction what's going on

I'm planning on asking April to marry me

you are I am

you know we've been together for three

years and I just realized that there's

nobody else I'd rather spend the rest of

my life with you know

congratulations so I'm not surprised you

two are a great couple

we are aren't we yeah well let me know

if you need help with anything funny you

should ask

I'm planning on throwing a proposal

party at a bistro that April's into just

an intimate thing a handful of friends

and family

fancy being my official event

photographer

I'd love to thanks man

maybe you could uh put an album together

you know something that April and I can

look back on when we're together in our

retirement home

it'd be an honor thanks man

so how's the shoot coming along

it's going very well

I wanted to let you know that I plan to

reveal the cover at the she magazine

Midsummer party

that's great

no pressure

along with the she team I've invited

editors from rival magazines I want to

prove to everyone that we're still a

force to be reckoned

okay well I'm excited to show everyone

when I come up with me too

and um

I will be bringing my fiance to the park

oh I get to meet the lucky lady

do I detect a notice sarcasm

maybe one

touche

I assume you'll be bringing Nate

yes of course of course I'm gonna bring

him he's my boyfriend so

so it's kind of like a double date

yeah

fun

I I look forward to getting to know hmm

would be nice

see you down there right

having Nate and Brandon in the same room

all night is just asking for trouble

you can always tell Brandon that Nate

can't make it

I don't see why you should feel

pressured to bring a date anyway it's a

work event isn't it

as tempting as that sounds it's Nate's

cover too so it's only right that he's

there

we'll just have to keep them apart

Brandon will be so busy schmoozing I

don't see him having time to start

growing Nate about your relationship

oh I spoke to the pr for every woman

lipstick

she was acting a bit off sounds like

they're being very picky about who

they're giving early samples to

she's creating a buzz all over town

already imagine a shade of red that

looks good on everybody I go exactly

with our theme we have to have it

which is why I want you to go to the

launch with me tomorrow you've got way

more sway than I do

okay fine I'll come

you know you're much more persuasive

than you think you got me doing these

classes didn't you

I told you it was advanced

is it over soon I'm just

I think I have a cramp

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good morning

hey good morning

oh I figured we'd walk

come on all the way to the prop house

yeah I might see something that inspires

us along the way

you are so from out of town

how far is this exactly it's not far

look I'll grab some coffees for the gym

fine I haven't had my coffee yet so let

me guess black

that's right

thank you

I hope you're not expecting me to drink

that it's my favorite I'm gonna love it

it smells like a witch's brew no trust

me it tastes better than it looks no I

can't I'm sorry

it's your Black Ops I just wanted to see

your face

okay fine if it's that important to you

I'm gonna try it

here

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how is it it's really good

yeah really yeah I'm actually

glad you made me try this huh

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okay so we're going to need a counter

that will double up as a bar plus

glasses lights bar stools

quickly

I see who could you possibly be emailing

with at 8 30 in the morning

nothing to see here

you work too much

Maybe

okay uh what do you do for fun

oh there must be something

I like reading magazines yeah that's

work what else

I rest my case

wait wait wait if we could find a way to

hang this

from the ceiling of the studio this

would make an excellent centerpiece for

our set don't you think

and what about this curtain it'll be

perfect as a backdrop oh this is really

coming together

and then afterwards

address

matches your eyes

okay I think that went really well yeah

now they're on the same page actually

pretty easy to work with hey

pretty

hey what's the anthis

mom's favorite these are actually one of

the few flowers that can withstand the

summer heat

my mom uses these in her wedding

bouquets this time of year your mom's a

florist yeah she has a shop back home

recently just expanded the business has

a couple curbside stalls now oh so you

must know a lot about flowers then I

used to help out at the store every day

after school definitely

picked up a few things

stop

I hate having my picture taken

the camera certainly doesn't hate you

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two spicy specials to go at least

it's supposed to be my favorite I used

to get lunch here all the time when I

lived in New York

I've never seen somebody get so excited

about a pretzel

why do you always have me trying weird

foods oh because unexpected combinations

are the best yeah

this sauce is the diaper thank you very

much all right

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so why did you leave New York so

suddenly

you can tell me to mind my own business

if you like from no no it's okay

I have to talk about it at some point

I was doing a fashion story for a

magazine we were on location down in

Miami

and all that matters was getting the

right shot my life my hometown all of

that was a distant memory well it was

fully invested in the job what's so

wrong with that the thing is I'm all my

mom has since my dad left did something

happen

she fell off a ladder at work broke her

hip at the exact time I was doing this

shoot now her neighbor

try to get in touch with me but I didn't

take my message for hours and by the

time I finally figured out what's going

on she was in the operating room having

surgery

terrible

was she okay oh yeah the procedure went

well but I didn't know that at the time

yeah so I try to finish up this job but

my heart's not working

then the fashion editor throws a tantrum

over one of my shots it was the final

straw I just

walked right off well I'm sure anybody

would have done the same thing like how

could you focus on work when you had all

that going on I was completely

unprofessional I mean Carney doesn't

blame the fashion editor for Batman

all over town

well for what it's worth I don't think

they had any rights to do that too

well my mom's fine it's all the mess now

how's your pretzel

I'm about to go in

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here we go

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is that not the best thing you've ever

had

this is really good huh it's delicious

actually oh my God

uh-huh the rest of my case

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okay so the readers are going to arrive

at the studio for 7am for fittings and

then they're going to do hair and makeup

lunch is booked for 12 30. and I have

put together a playlist of update music

which will help everybody relax great

idea oh and maybe I can Spritz everyone

with a ton of empowering perfume just as

they're about to step outside

hi

did you need me lunch for four readers

plus the team trust you're sticking to

budget of course and I've followed the

guidelines in the policies and

procedures manual which I believe he

wrote I did I just hope your boyfriend

here isn't pushing you in directions

you'd normally think twice about what do

you mean Darcy never lets her personal

life get in the way of work Brandon you

know that

I can assure you that it's all under

control like we just clarify what you

mentioned do you have a second I want to

show you the provisional layout of the

Heritage fragrance story I want to be

absolutely 100 sure that you're happy

with it uh fine yeah yeah

I have to be quick after you

what was that about

I owe you an explanation

do you think that we can take a walk

please

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let me get this straight you pretended I

was your boyfriend before you knew

anything about me I'm so sorry I I know

how bad this must sound but if you

weren't seeing anybody why didn't you

just tell him that

part of me felt like a failure after my

relationship ended with Brandon which I

know is irrational because it's not

anybody's fault it just

I just couldn't stand the fact of people

gossiping about me in the office or

feeling sorry for me you know

told me sooner

I guess I just don't want to ruin our

working relationship I'm sorry so you

put the magazine ahead of my feelings no

no no it's not like that

look I

I may not understand why you did what

you did but yeah people make mistakes

breakups are hard

so then do you think you'd consider

going along with it for a few more days

just until the shoot is over I mean if

we tell them now you know it could ruin

everything that we work towards

Brandon's he's a powerful person in the

magazine world I don't need somebody

else going around spreading stories

about me

though on the other hand I am fed up

with people thinking they can ruin some

reputation is because they feel like it

so what are you saying

but only for a few more days

okay there's just one more teeny tiny oh

no

told Brandon that I'd be bringing you to

the midsummer party I know I know I know

but I'll owe you a favor next several in

fact

actually there is something you can do

for me

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she's gonna be a hard not to crack don't

worry we got this

Victoria it's so nice to see you

thank you so much for coming Darcy and

lovely to see you again too Jocelyn it's

Joanna oh gosh I'm so sorry in a silly

of me Victoria we would love to feature

the Every Woman lipstick on the

September cover we've been hearing so

much about it

I'm afraid we've already offered

exclusivity to another publication

that's a shame it would tie in perfectly

with the Heritage fragrance piece I'm

about to submit Pierre Monet is your

client too right

yes sir his classic eau de Paris

fragrance came out on top in my blind

testing experiment

how interesting

we are looking to relaunch the scent for

a younger Market

I'm thinking of making it my September

topic

in that case I don't see why we can't

let you have an early sample of every

woman

why don't you let me know where you'd

like it sent

that was excellent work see you're much

better negotiator than I'll ever be

I hope you thought my name was Jocelyn

uh don't take it personally

I bet she's gonna tell Pierre Monet that

the Heritage fragrance piece is all her

idea oh without a doubt

I bet it would be different if I was an

assistant Beauty editor and not just a

beauty assistant

I've been wanting to talk to you about

that never mind the system Beauty editor

I think it's time that you ran your own

apartment

I don't know if I'm quite ready for that

are you kidding me you would be a

brilliant Beauty editor why is it that

when it comes to dating you're Fearless

but when it has anything to do with your

career you're scared of taking the same

risks and how come you always think

outside of the box when it comes to work

but when it comes to your personal life

you're stuck in a rut

so what you're saying is we have the

opposite problem

is now a good time to point out that

you've been spending a lot of time with

me

is he still on board with the whole fake

boyfriend thing yes he is

but he has me doing a lot of favors for

him like what

like helping him out of Simon Leary's

engagement party apparently Nate's

assistant is sick and there's no one

else in New York that he could ask that

sounds fun when is it tomorrow and with

the cover shoot only three days away I

should really be in the office right now

yeah but

you do him a favor a big one exactly

which is why I could hardly say no

well I'm calling it

you hanging out with Nate is good for

you I'm telling you I haven't seen you

this relaxed or happy in years

I just saw Nate at reception what yeah

he's early

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what

do you need time or should I go get them

you can go get him thank you

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hi hey please take a seat thank you

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so what exactly do you have me doing at

this proposal party let me think uh you

don't mind lugging around some seriously

heavy photographic equipment all

afternoon do you

I will do my best well thanks again for

doing this I know it's not the kind of

thing you normally do what blowing off

work in the middle of the day no no it

is not

um can you just give me two minutes I'm

just gonna grab my things and then we

can go yeah of course

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all right

okay I've got everything

okay promise me you'll call me if you

need anything I won't now go have some

fun and I'll see you tomorrow okay I

just wanted to show you I think you

should turn your phone off right now so

I can see it I don't think that's a good

idea I need this

happy very

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where's Darcy going she took the

afternoon off to help Nate out with an

event

she took the afternoon off to go to a

party with her boyfriend

never seen her spend so much time away

from the office same

she's like a different person these days

super happy

okay

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if I could just get everybody's

attention please

now I'm not going to bore you to death

with a big long speech just know if

you're here it's because there's nobody

else that April and I would rather spend

this beautiful wonderful loving moment

with friends family colleagues we love

you

almost as much as we love each other

thank you for being here

so if you guys want to just stand over

there that's great now just pretend

just the two of you

and you know what can we just move the

reflector a little bit just like that

see now I get in the whole use of that

light there

all right okay one more and

you know what let's uh

let's take one where Let's Pretend

Darcy's the bride I'm Simon and now

toast us with your champagne

okay let's uh Shake It Out left arm

right arm a little Shimmy Shake just

like that okay okay back to the cheese

and a couple more oh big face big face

big fun

yeah wow uh I think we got it thank you

very much

okay

next up we have Simon's cousin and his

plus one I'm gonna go find them hey

you're doing great

there are some advantages to being a

control freak control freak or not it's

great having you here

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you know there is a very simple vanilla

pound cake over there with your name

written all over it you're so funny

hey do you want to see where the shots

are turning out sir

okay

remember Simon's cousin and his

girlfriend and how intimidated they were

by the camera at First Look once you

start to relax

become the most fascinating subjects so

yeah I love this one where he's just

looking at her like you can't believe

his luck so cute

somebody say my name

hey congratulations my newly engaged

friend thank you congratulations Simon

I'm so happy for you both oh I'm just

grateful that the two of you took the

afternoon off to help me out so uh how

are you guys finding working together

we were just highly sensitive

individuals there's nothing wrong with

that right

oh uh by the way I asked the DJ to put a

slow song on next I expect the both of

you to be out there get rid of this

thing come on

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you know someone who can't relax you're

a very good dancer I can do things other

than work you know yeah well it's

getting to wonder

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uh thank you again for today I mean

everything 10 times easier does this

mean I'm forgiven telling Brandon I'm

your boyfriend no she's a long way to go

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okay

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so of the editorial job starting to come

in like you hoped you know I wonder if

things will ever go back to the way they

were

lately I've been wondering if that's

what I really wants anyway

what do you mean

I come to the conclusion I just really

love taking pictures

it doesn't always have to be this

high-end stuff you know like take the

night for example all right

I loved meeting Simon's friends and

family and giving myself the challenge

of having them come to life for the

camera well you're really good at it

now I would have never had you down as a

people person but after tonight

well thanks

um my ride's here so I have to go but

um we'll catch up tomorrow

yeah

oh walk into the car okay thanks

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great to work on something let's check

took special choices check for wardrobe

check

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tomorrow

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hello

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surprise oh the Los Angeles okay well

remembered

what are these for well just uh thank

you for the help of the party and uh

oh I should make some up for taking the

character are you feeling really good at

this fake boyfriend thing yeah I never

knew I had and you have me to thank for

discovering it well

I can't stay long gotta go set up

I will walk you out yeah

well

see you later

I look forward to it

looking forward to it

hey

how's it going great uh really great

good to see you oh no so I was wondering

um how long have you and Darcy known

each other

Mike's it feels like it's been weeks

yeah because you know it's been such a

world

uh hasn't it sweetie oh it sure has huh

uh don't you have to go to the studio oh

I do uh

it's been great running into You Brandi

likewise

Nathan bye honey you're gonna love the

cover let me show you okay for me uh

yeah

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wow this looks amazing yeah

we did pretty good and

if you crop it

looks just like a jazz boss Circle 1935.

I love it

where's your assistant oh it's still

sick should be fine on my own this time

well let me know if you need any help

I'm practically a pro now I may take you

up on that

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looking good

here we go you're all set

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is that the Every Woman red lipstick

shade looks amazing on you I love it

dress looks so Chic the readers are

going to be rushing out to get one as

soon as they see how good it looks on

you do you really think so oh I know so

that means so much coming from you I'm

an Avid Reader of the magazine and your

beauty pages are always my favorite

that's really nice to hear thank you oh

yes it's so great to meet you nice to

meet you too I'm gonna do a little tweet

today

I want to show the earrings

earring perfect oh stunning stunning

all right ladies we're at the start the

fashion shoot now remember be bold have

fun and remember the she magazine slogan

real fashion and Beauty for everyone

okay

don't mind me I'm just gonna be taking

these just feel relaxed feel comfortable

they seem a bit stiff yeah

maybe this needs a woman's touch

can I just take a second with the girls

yeah of course thank you

ladies I know how nerve-wracking this

must be as soon as the camera points at

me I just freeze I totally get it I

totally understand I would feel the

exact same way if I were you any tips

okay why not try imagining that you're

out with your girlfriends for a drink

maybe we're celebrating something you

know someone got a promotion we're

having fun

all four of you look fantastic by the

way you really do you ladies are going

to be an inspiration to women all over

the country

okay can we try this one more time let's

give it a shot yeah sure okay all right

here we go let me see

yes look at that energy feeling fierce

looking stunning now a little bit on the

side oh yes now turn a little bit

chilled towards me exactly and over here

oh I love what you're doing

okay let's move back get you back here

and then just like casual confident just

lean back feeling good all right

tilt your head down just a little bit

catch the Light ah love that okay moving

in for extreme close-ups you need the 85

mil for the close-ups right I thought

you will

all right little touches oh this is

looking fantastic

okay I think for this one for one of you

uh it's your face and whatever you're

feeling Something Beautiful Something

confident you know what's really fun to

do sometimes I have a secret behind your

eyes

straight down the lens

Fierce tilt your head a little bit

oh that's gorgeous I'm gonna just look

down and then lift your eyes

Perfection All Right Moving On

okay everyone we're gonna take a 10

minute break please help yourself to

some pastries and refreshments sorry

hey Nate just uh checking in seeing how

things are going over there uh great I

forgot what a buzz it is to be shooting

on set and shooting with these readers

is actually really rewarding

Darcy Harrison sure seems to be bringing

the best out of you well whatever she's

doing long may continue yeah well if

these photos turn out as great as I

think they will I'm actually be open to

doing more of this kind of work well

that's great I think diversifying your

portfolio is a good way to go uh great

uh okay gotta get back to it

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okay now I'm coming down

yeah there we go just like that good

thing I stretched before I came to the

shoot okay here we go

loving it

you're all looking fantastic and coming

in yes put your hand on her shoulder

yeah your hands perfect you can't just

love that okay keep going with that

this is great

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thank you

hey

thanks so much for today I mean I

couldn't have done any of this without

you oh that's really the one thanking

you reminded me how much fun it is to

shoot commercial tutorials and I think

the readers are really starting to enjoy

themselves at the end yeah

how do you think the pictures are going

to turn out

uh you know we could go back to your

office now go over them together there

sure that'll be nice all right let me

pack up

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they're the only ones in here

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is that so

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um

these are really good

yeah

uh well this one could definitely work

yeah it could

by this one

uh once Brandon making his final choice

tomorrow at three here in the office

to you I think you can make it

hey what I'm missing

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oh just give me a second I want to tell

Joanna what a great job she did with the

fragrance piece

you never stop thinking about work

that's not strictly true

not these days anyway

yeah

something else on your mind

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uh

I just want to say that I've really

enjoyed my time together over the last

couple weeks me too

good night

you saw them coming well just a second

before you I guess we weren't alone

so it seems

so okay where were we

was it something that I said of course

not

it's been a long day

I'm gonna get an early night

foreign

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oh no can you just cut it short

pretend like I was making an urgent

phone call just so I could take a break

he literally won't stop talking his

entire personality is his food allergies

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yeah it's it's fine it's fine tell me

what's going on

I think I actually developed feelings

for Nate

really

not starsy but you're not exactly the

best judge of whether or not somebody

likes you no no no he he doesn't okay

he's just playing this role the one that

I asked him to play there's only one way

to find out how he really feels about

you you're gonna have to ask him oh no I

couldn't

and it just so happens that you're both

going to be at the same party tomorrow

night

it's a perfect time to tell him how you

really feel

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why is Brandon doing the reveal here

anyway he always does sit at the party

you know what is worrying me I sent

Brandon three options for the cover and

he still hasn't said anything not a word

he's probably just caught up with the

wedding

here we go

thank you for all taking time out of

your business schedules everyone but as

you know it is tradition That We Gather

to reveal and celebrate the most

prestigious cover of the Year September

issue

taking into account our USP we kept the

cover simple sleek and effective in

keeping in line with our brand now

without further Ado may I present

the September cover

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I think you all agree that this image

captures the essence of she magazine may

we all continue on for another dazzling

15 years

we'll see you all for parts

what is going on Darcy I'm afraid your

cover is not the vision we discussed did

you really think you could go that off

brand without me signing off on it first

off brand I ran every element of the

shoot past you not once did you question

anything except for the budget besides

whatever happened to it's all yours

Darcy you've got full control do you

remember that yeah well the buck stops

with me

you know I knew there was something off

about this whole thing it's so like

YouTube all Darcy is trying to do is

save this brand that you keep talking

about I don't think someone with your

professional history is in a position to

comment on my brand you know what I just

think you're worried that Darcy's ideas

and meticulous execution put yours to

shame

do you really need your boyfriend to

fight your battles for you oh I'm

perfectly capable of sticking up for

myself as you will know but since

relationships are all about sticking

your neck out for the other person I

refuse to stand by and watch you

sabotage Darcy's brilliant work

look I'm sorry

I know you both work very hard but the

bottom line is your cover completely

missed the mark

well then if you can't get up to

changes that this magazine needs so that

everyone else can keep their jobs

maybe this isn't the right place for me

to be working anymore

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I know you're probably wondering what

you brought yourself into yeah you think

try to rebuild my reputation I'll make

it 10 times worse this is all my fault

and I should have never complicated

things involving me in this ridiculous

fake boyfriend scheme no you should

and that's clearly the Catalyst behind

this whole thing what was wrong with

just hiring me as a photographer

sorry Nate I maybe we can maybe maybe

maybe we can what

oh I know let's go back into Brandon's

office and you can tell him this was all

just

a little rule so that you wouldn't

appear hurt that he had found somebody

else

Nate um I needed a comeback Darcy not a

Wipeout

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you know what you know what's worse I

foreign

okay well can we at least try

no we can't

what am I supposed to put in my

portfolio a magazine cover that never

even made it to the shelves

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hey

are you working late again just

finishing up here honey everything okay

uh not really I need your advice

of course what's going on

I've met someone

Darcy Harrison Beauty editor for the

magazine that I'm working for and

I'm worried that I've gone and messed it

all up

is she worth taking a risk for

I think so

which means which means you're going to

have to tell her how you feel mate right

now

before you manage to talk yourself out

of it

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there's Brandon and his new fiancee

she is stunning and she's going to need

a lot of help being married to him

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I'm gonna go get us a drink make mine a

double

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I can't stand the image on the cover of

the magazine I'm going to pull the

advertisement

hey

I overheard him say he's gonna pose out

of effectively immediately what how are

we gonna survive this we won't

you have to do something

I think I have an idea

Mia hi I need your help uh okay yeah

what do you mean do you know what a

control goes up on the screen yes good

show me

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okay we're going to take Brandon's cover

off the screen and exchange it with one

of the images on here okay right now

yeah I know you're worried about getting

into trouble but I promise

our biggest Advertiser is about to pull

out because he hates the cover without

that Revenue she magazine is in serious

danger of going under it is yes

you sent it

that's the one go go go

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what is this

get this image off the screen now oh and

Mia

thank you

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Mia

Trent hi good to see you again Darcy so

nice to see you too have you seen the

new cover that's up on the screen

that's completely different to the image

I saw earlier this is the real cover the

one that I'm responsible for and the one

that we discussed at our last meeting

it's our celebration of the readers who

have made she magazine what it is today

what do you think

I think it's spectacular exactly what

the magazine needs and if this image

goes on the cover I'll be taking out

more ads not pulling them that's so

great to hear Trent

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foreign

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you said it was urgent what's going on

come with me I'll show you

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how did you do that well there was about

to be a major Fallout with one of our

advertisers so I got Brandon's assistant

to swap the picture

listen uh

I'm sorry about the other day I

shouldn't have walked away especially

when you're just trying to explain

things I just I got frustrated but at

Brandon not you I don't want you to

think I don't care enough to hear you

out

and I'm sorry for getting you caught up

in all this mess I should have never

lied to Brandon about us I mean sure I

panicked but that's not an excuse and I

should have never put your reputation in

jeopardy

Darcy Harrison congratulations great to

see you Karen Nate this is Karen

Williams she's the editor of Bliss

Magazine Karen this is Nate Taylor the

extremely talented photographer who

helped me work on the cover

wait you shot this image

I did it's wonderful

at least I completed something on like

my last job for Bliss oh yeah that was

unfortunate

your mother got hurt in the middle of a

shoot if I remember correctly it threw

you off I I should have handled it

differently oh Nate life happens shoots

don't work out it's not ideal but it's

not Unforgivable

yeah I I'd like to give you a second

chance would you consider working with

us again

of course uh if you'll have me yes well

call my assistant and I have to set up a

meeting

oh to be clear this was a collaboration

Darcy and I worked together on the

project I see

I am looking for a new Beauty editor for

Bliss

be interested

call me

I'd love to have you on the team

good work

oops did I interrupt something okay

you can get back to whatever it is you

were doing

just want to say I saw Karen Williams

give you her card that must mean one

thing because she never gives out her

personal cards

she wants you to work at Bliss doesn't

she maybe

and hypothetically speaking if that is

the case it's not just me we should be

celebrating what do you mean when and if

I go work at Bliss

who do you think is going to be the new

Beauty editor at she no yes I couldn't

you could

well I'll leave you to it

so you're going to apply for that

position at Bliss

absolutely 100

the sooner I don't have to work with

Brandon the better and Bliss I mean come

on it's the best-selling glossary

magazine in the country you deserve to

work for the best

I'm uh I'm really glad that you decided

to come to me yeah on that note I want

to apologize for overstepping the mark

the other night at the office

overstepping the mark that moment we

shared before Brandon walked by is it

upset you

yeah I I wasn't upset because you took

it too far I was I was disappointed

because I actually thought that we had

something going for real so when I saw

Brandon I just realized that it was all

part of the act and then what act

your fake boyfriend role I mean you were

really going for it and then I just

misread the signals and it was pretty

embarrassing no no that wasn't it at all

I mean I didn't even see Brandon to the

last second

the only reason I agreed to pretend is

to be your boyfriend in the first place

was I started to like you

uh it's for real

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so this whole time we've been feeling

the same way about each other I think so

I think so

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uh

you know this is becoming a regular

occurrence for us

it's not a bad thing

you know before I met you I was

wondering if I made a mistake moving

back to New York

but thanks to you I remembered why I

love photography in the first place

please help me too you know

oh yeah

did you throw away your notebook never

to you know how to have fun yet I think

I do

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there's more of life and work

well you know what I'm not happy about

we totally got me hooked on those

pretzels with spicy sauce I knew it

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I think that this might be one of the

best unexpected combinations to date

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um

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foreign

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