Josephine is a photographer with Marvel studios. She has been working with them since the first Iron Man movie when she was just an intern at 18 years old. She is now one of the top photographers working closely with the cast. While working on Age o...
Lizzie flinched as she walked down the hall where Jo and her team were working. She passed the conference rooms going through a heavy door before entering a black box. Jo and her team were there before the actors worked out some stuff. The black box was a catch-all with a set-sized stage. Hundreds of lights, dozens of cameras, and a large table with MacBooks and drawing tablets. It was the perfect place for them to work on things before moving it to the million-dollar sets. Jo was a compassionate and passionate boss. She was kind and forgiving but if you push her too far it is I sight to see. Lizzie walked in to see her wife in a denim button-down her hair pulled back a large camera in hand and glasses perched on her eyes far too tired to put in her contacts.
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A/N: Not Jos face! Just the vibe. (That is Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman.)
Lizzie could read her wife's body language like a novel. Jo was pissed. "I man really i'm amazed! I asked you guys to have this done FIVE FUCKING DAYS AGO!"
"Jo we are-"
"-sorry? Sorry, doesn't begin to cover it. Guys, I am beyond pissed. I needed the marks planned out so we can figure out camera movement so we can figure out lighting but yall go lazy and messed up the pattern and now I have a $98,000 camera on the floor?!" she started walking around looking at each of her employees in the face "Sam how much do you think you were here last week?"
He scoffed, "I don't know like 45."
"Hmm. Caitlyn, how much do you think you were here last week?"
"I don't know about 60 hours."
"You guys know how much I was here last week? Huh? Nobody wants to take a gander?"
Lizzie knew how much. Lizzie knew that her wife would maybe have 4 hours of sleep a night, sometimes less.
"100 hours." they all fell even more silent "You know how many hours are in a week? Seven days a week not five because I don't get a break." mumbling "What was that?"
"168."
"168 exactly! That left me with around nine hours when I got home. Not bad right? Let's not forget that I have to sleep." Jo looked around to see Lizzie "Lizzie. How much did you see me last week?"
"Awake maybe 3 a day."
"John, you have a wife. How would you feel if you only saw her for three hours a day?"
"Be pretty shitty."
"It was! I'm not asking you guys for 100 hours, hell, I'm not even asking you for sixty. I'm just asking that when you are here on my time and Marvel's money that you DO YOUR GOD FORSAKEN JOB!"
Sam chuckled, "Maybe if she got something out of that hot wife she wouldn't be so uptight."
Jo heard him and a flip switched. She called out "Everyone back to work!" They all quickly scurried. The powerful steps she took caused him to shrink back. "You are fired. Pack your things and go. Now!"
"You can't do that." He challenged.
"Like hell, I can't. I'm the head of this entire department. I have the power to hire and fire whoever you choose. I also have the power to make sure you never work in film again so I recommend you leave."
"Is that a threat?"
"It's a warning."
"I'll sue."
"I'll bury you."
"I'll go to the media."
"Sam, why are you doing this? Why are you pushing back on me?" as hard as she was Sam was a worker who used to bust his butt alongside Jo.
"Cause you threatened me."
"I laid out your choices after you questioned my authority. Now I recommend you leave."
He went to walk away "Hey Sam!" she called "I didn't want to do it but you haven't been doing what I have asked do you understand?"
"I-I I've just been dealing with a lot."
"We all are buddy but instead of coming to me you smarted off."
"I'm sorry."
"I'm disappointed and hurt Sam."
"Am I really fired?"
"From my department? Yes. Go talk to Lynn. Sam, you can come back up here if you want. You just have to work hard and earn it."
"Because this is the A-Team." he finished
Jo took a long breath "Okay guys what do we have so far?"
She walked around guiding her team. Once she did a once over she walked over to her wife that was now sitting in her chair. Jo pulled up a chair sitting beside her. "Sorry, you had to see that."
"It's okay. You are the boss. I like seeing you, boss."
"Oh really?"
"As a matter of fact, I do. I find it kind of sexy."
"What brings you over here?"
"Cant a wife visit her wife."
"She can. Is that the only reason you are here?"
"Nooo I was down the road in Culver City and I thought id swing by since I haven't seen you in forever."
"Well, I think I scared them so you should be seeing a lot more of me."
They were interrupted by someone yelling "Yo Jo!"
"What?!"
"You think you and Lizzie could stand on the marks?"
Jo looked over at Lizzie "What do you say?"
"Let's go." she smiled
When they got up there jo said "Can someone bring me a tablet?" someone quickly ran up placing the large tablet in Jo's hand. Jo held her lip in her teeth as her fingers worked quickly across the glass "Two steps back." Lizzie looked out to see everyone move away from the space and Lizzie watched in amazement as the lights and camera moved into the optional position. "Whos going to call it?"
Javier took the lead. "My man Javier! Show me what you got."
"Okay uhm. Lower camera A. Backlight... Fade..."
"Beautiful that was beautiful Javiar." Jo praised
"Guys we have to get this ready today! I'm not lying we are moving to set tomorrow. If its not done the outburst I did today will sound like a whisper. Am I clear?"
"Yes."
"Yeah."
"Yes."
Jo turned to Lizzie "Come with me." Jo pulled Lizzie down the hall into her office closing the blinds. Jo wrapped Lizzie in a tight hug. Lizzie rubbed Jos back letting her tense wife relax in her arms.
"I love you."
"I love you too." Jo pulled away kissing her wife before a goofy grin came on her face
"What's that face for?"
"Your face. It brightens my day."
"Well, I'm glad I could help." Lizzie laughed
"I love you with my entire essence-"
"-but you have a lot of work to do." Lizzie finished "I know baby I'm heading out. Ill see you at home."
"Yes ma'am!"
Jo gave her wife one final kiss before they split down the hall going to different ways. Oh, how they missed one another. Jo prayed she would leave at a reasonable time tonight.
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