Chapter 1 - Rude awakening

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"She didn't turn up?! Again?! I'm so sorry about this Mr Gaiman! I'll make sure...hello?"
Another angry director hung up on Lydia and she slammed her phone on her desk.
"Just wait till I see you Jenna!" she thought furiously.

Lydia was Jenna Ortega's agent and it was proving to be a very difficult job. After the success of 'Wednesday' Jenna was inundated with auditions and offers for new roles.
Lydia was part of a top agency for upcoming Hollywood actors, she was excellent at her job so Jenna became her client. At first they got on really well together and became good friends, Lydia was only three years older than Jenna so they had a natural connection. They were also attracted to each other and had chemistry which resulted in a lot of flirting.
But lately Jenna had gotten lazy and frequently failed to turn up for auditions and meetings. She was a talented young actor with the world at her feet, but she partied all night and slept all day. She was damaging Lydia's reputation as well as her own career.

In that moment Lydia decided enough was enough. She grabbed her bag then drove over to the hotel Jenna was staying at and stormed up to her room.
"Jenna! I know you're in there!" Lydia said banging loudly on the door. No response.
"JENNA! OPEN UP NOW!"
The door opened and a very hungover Jenna answered. Her hair was a mess and she still had last night's party outfit on.
"Ugh, what time is it?" she said, holding the side of her head and squinting at the lights.
"12:15. You were supposed to have an audition with Neil Gaiman at 10!" Lydia said, trying to contain her fury.
"Was that today? Ah crap..." she turned away and slumped back into her room, leaving the door open for Lydia to enter. Lydia slammed it behind her.
"Stop making noise! Please!" Jenna begged as she collapsed onto the bed.
"I'm sick of this Jenna! You're partying all the time and not showing up to anything!" Lydia scorned.
"So I missed a few auditions, big deal!"
"YOU'VE MISSED FIVE THIS MONTH!"
She groaned and rolled over on the bed, curling up into a ball. Lydia growled in frustration.
"I know what will get you up" Lydia thought. She picked up a glass from the desk, filled it with cold water in the bathroom then threw all of it over Jenna. She gasped in horror and jumped up off the bed.
"YOU BITCH!" she screamed.
"She's kind of hot all wet and angry like that" Lydia thought but quickly pushed those thoughts aside when she remembered why she was here. She slammed the glass on the table making another loud noise and made no apologies.
"Listen to me. You can't carry on acting like this, you'll mess up your career before it's even started" she lectured pointing at Jenna. Jenna wiped her eyes and pouted, sulking like a child.
"Now sort yourself out and meet me in the lobby in fifteen minutes" Lydia said and walked out of the room. Jenna was still dripping wet and raging but couldn't stop thinking about Lydia's face throughout the argument, "she's sexy when she's mad".

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