(Book 2) The Dark Side of Fame - Scarlett Johansson x Female Reader

Get in Shape, 007

22nd November 2025...

Jimmy Kimmel: Please welcome Y/N Y/L/N-Johansson, Ana De Armas and Lashana Lynch!

The audience cheers as we head over to the couch, all sitting together.

Jimmy: Ladies! Thank you so much for being here, congratulations first of all to all of you. They've just been announced as the main cast for the next James Bond movie.

The crowd cheers once again.

Me: Thank you so much, yeah. It's been a bit of a mad one for me but I'm so excited.
Jimmy: Have you started filming yet?
Ana: We actually start filming in a couple of weeks in London, we had to push back filming slightly.
Jimmy: Oh really? How did that happen?
Me: My wife is pregnant, that's how that happened. We had a little scare the other day so the studio allowed for some other filming to take place first, but everything's okay thankfully.
Jimmy: Y/N, you've been on a rollercoaster of a journey to get here, when did you find out?
Me: Yeah, definitely! I found out about the baby in August and Bond in September so I've just been in the gym since then literally everyday, I'll probably get home and do a session later as well. But baby and Mom are good, and I'm super busy again, which can't be a bad thing.
Jimmy: And Lashana, what's it like being back to work with Y/N?
Lashana: Oh, it's brilliant. The last Bond movie was so much fun to shoot so I know this will be pretty special.

We finish the interview and I jump back in the car to head home, LG calling on the way back.

Me: "Hey hey! You okay?"
Lady Gaga: "Hey! Yeah, can you come over? Or can you pick me up?"
Me: "I'm just on the way back from Kimmel right now so I just need to stop for gas. I can come and get you though, I'll be say, 40 minutes? I have to workout when I get home if you wanna do that?"
Lady Gaga: "I haven't worked out yet today, so I'll do that with you. I've been in the house for literally 3 days without my phone being on because I needed to breathe, but yeah. I'll see you soon?"
Me: "See you soon LG."

I pull up at the gas station and start filling up, a girl comes over from the passenger side.

Girl: Hi Y/N, do you mind if I get a photo with you?
Me: Yeah, of course. Just give me a minute to fill up.

The girl nods and waits patiently, it's kind of awkward. I'm terrible at small talk. Put me in front of a camera and I'm a beast, but get me on my own and I turn into a mouse.

Me: So um, how's your day been?
Girl: Good, yeah. Yours?
Me: Busy, but good.

I finish filling up and put the cap back on the gas tank, closing the tank door. The girl holds her phone up and takes the photo.

Me: Thanks for waiting, sorry. Have a nice day.
Girl: What's it like?
Me: What's that?
Girl: Being famous, what's it like?
Me: Um, tough I guess, but rewarding at the same time. Super busy and you have to sacrifice a lot, but if you have people around you that can understand, then it's good.
Girl: I have a callback for Station 19, I think I'll get it.
Me: I'm sure you'll smash it, good luck anyway. I have to get going anyway, got a few things to do.
Girl: It's to play your friend's sister, on the show.
Me: Oh...um, yeah like I say I'm sure you'll smash it, I really have to get going.

I jump back in the car, leaving the gas station. What was that all about? Was she trying to get a rise out of me?

I eventually pull up outside LG's and the gate opens straight away. I park up out front and she gets in, looking tired. We start driving the really short trip back to my house.