Thread: Can She Rise To The Challenge (google and skittish_butterfly)

Micheal very much liked his receptionist, some people upon meeting her thought that he had only hired her because he had lost a bet or to fill some sort of quota, considering that she was not the least bit interested in sex with her... those people had a much over simplified view of Micheal though. In spite of his chosen career, and his undeniable love of his work he wasn't the gross chauvinist that people thought he was. Oh there was no denying that his thoughts often turned to the lewd and of course downright violently sexual, but he was well aware that many women were just as dominating as any man, and that some men and women enjoyed submitting to a powerful woman. Jess was just such a woman, dominant in nature and very fond of her own gender. She shared more then just her sexual proclivities with her boss, they had a somewhat similar sense of humor, and most importantly she was extremely loyal to her employer. If she were given a direction then she would follow it too the letter, if she were told to hold all calls because her boss felt like spending a little more time 'interviewing' a young lady who wanted to be featured in one of his films then she just told everyone he was out, if he told her to turn up the bitch on visitors to see how they would react to her aggressive nature then she took joy in reducing would be solicitors to tears, and it had been her idea to softly play some of the audio from his work mixed under the music just for their amusement. In return she got more then just the pay and benefits that would normally come with a job, she also had the chance to scoop up any of the young women her boss was done with if they should be so inclined, Micheal hardly cared so long as she waited until he was done before moving in on a potential conquest. And it was as he listened in on the line, with the receiver of his own phone muted, hearing Katherine try to talk her way around his favorite employee that Dominic resolved to give Jess a raise, or at least offer her a chance to direct a few of the features if she felt the urge... a film student could do worse for the first place their name appeared in a credit. Before long it seemed that Katherine had given up trying to talk her way pass Jess. I'm sure you heard that one boss. Jess said with a small smirk, knowing that the poor girl she had been on the phone with was soon going to be in a world of trouble, already in over her head and with no idea at all. Don't be too hard on this girl, if you end up hurting her too badly then she can just parade any wounds before a camera to make her point. Instead of a response she just got a grunt as Micheal turned to walk away, pausing just at the door way. Jess, tell the rest of the staff they are clear to go when they are done with post production and clean up, you can cut loose for the day as soon as my young guest arrives, no need to stick around.. Ideally he would have had Katherine meet him at his home but he was practically certain that she would object to that out of hand before any rules were even established, so the office would have to do. There was not even a moments hesitation before Jess was sweeping her things into a small backpack and heading through a door to the left of the room and moved to let the crew go for the day. Micheal instead went through the double doors that led into his office and then into the in suite bathroom, showing quickly and pulling on dark slacks with a polo-shirt, normally preferring comfort after filming but today going for the professional look, and then settling in behind his desk with a book to relax until Katherine arrived, paying more attention to the clock rather then the book that he was reading. But before long the appointed time passed, it seemed that Katherine had an issue with punctuality and that was the first thing that Micheal would need to instruct her on. He always went out of his way to ensure that he arrived at the appointed time every time. By his clock it was thirteen minutes past her scheduled arrival when he heard the doors to the reception area opening, feet clicking on the hardwood floors, and Jess greeting his guest with what Dominic was sure had to be a trace of amusement in her voice, directing Katherine to the double doors that led to her employers office, rather then through the doors that would lead to the filming studio, dressing room, tech-support and of course the servers that ensured his sites always steamed without interruption. Hearing the door to his own office starting to open Micheal didn't even bother to look up from the works of the Marquis de Sade, remaining silent as he knew the office could speak for itself. The space was dominated in dark colors, hardwoods and leather, arranged to intimidate and make the person sitting behind the massive Brazilian rosewood desk in its center seem larger then life. It was a little theatrical, lacking much in terms of subtlety as he had gotten the idea from one of the Dune novels. After a few moments he carefully marked the page he had been on and set the book aside, looking at Katherine with his eyes narrowed, his irritation at her tardiness clear. If you can't be relied upon to arrive when you say you are going to then why should I trust you to take out little arrangement remotely seriously?