America's Princess (Random Updates)

Chapter 24

Olivia sat down in front of the computer and pushed her hair over her shoulder. "You nyet do this," Raven said as he sat beside her.

"I know," she nodded, "but I'm also curious to see what they have to say. But thank you for being here with me, Yevgeny."

He nodded and started to say something but the video call notification popped up, letting her know that they were calling her. She cleared her throat and he watched in amazement as she masked into a professional face. She opened the camera and smiled but Raven, Ava, Owen, Axel, and Kota could see that it wasn't her true smile. "Hello Gentlemen, I was told that you wanted to speak with me."

"Hello Miss Ford," the producer and director said at the same time.

"I have to admit, I am very surprised that you agreed to chat with us," the director said. "I know that this is a very hard time for you."

"Thank you for your concern," she barely nodded as Raven put his hand on her knee and gave it a gentle squeeze. "It is hard but I am surrounded with wonderful support and am taking it day by day."

"That's great," the producer smiled, "well, we don't want to keep you away from whatever you are doing. We wanted to call you and let you know personally that the movie is on hold until you feel that you are ready to work. You are the only one that we want as the main actress and the other actors have made it very clear that they do not want to work with anyone else and that they are going to wait until you feel that you are ready to come back to work."

"We are being realistic, Miss Ford," the director nodded, "and are okay with it possibly taking a few years until you are ready so there is no need to feel rushed or pressured. The movie will be ready and waiting when you want to give it the green light. The other actors have said that even if they are busy filming other movies when you feel up to it they will work around their schedules to come back and film with you. Everyone is supporting you, Miss Ford, so take your time and know that when you are ready we will be waiting for you."

"Thank you, I greatly appreciate it," Olivia said, "I will let you know when I am ready to come back and please thank everyone for the support, it means the world to me."

They nodded and ended the call. She sighed heavily as she shut the laptop. "That certainly wasn't what I was expecting, Boss," Ava said as she picked up the laptop then put it away for Olivia.

"Me either," Olivia admitted as she leaned back against the chair and covered her face with her hands. She sighed then dropped her hands to the table, "it is nice though that when I feel up to it, I already have a project ready for me."

"Nyet rush," Raven said, gripping her knee a little tighter.

"I won't," she shook her head. "I'm not ready to leave here yet."

"Me either," Ava said just as Vladimir, Egor, and Lev entered the room. "I like it here."

"Me too," Olivia said smiling when Veles and Max put their heads in her lap. "I'm glad we took the chance to come here."

Raven smiled proudly at their comments. "You seem tense, Boss," Ava said gently. "Why don't you take the puppies for a walk in the gardens?"

Olivia sighed and nodded, "that sounds good, Ava. You sure? Anything else I need to take care of?"

Ava looked down at her tablet and swiped at a few things, "nope, but if you want to update your website of your favorites, we need to take pictures within the next couple of days."

"Okay," Olivia nodded as she stood. "Let me think..."

"Later," Owen said, "you need to rest."

She opened her mouth to protest but Veles and Max whined excitedly so she smiled and patted their heads, "Okay, let's go for a walk."

Ava held back a smirk as the men instantly followed behind her, besides Vlad, Egor, and Lev who leaned against the wall and watched her. She had to admit that at first it was a little unnerving but now she has kind of got used to it. She sat down and opened her own laptop to start answering some emails. Her phone started ringing so she answered it, resting it on her shoulder as she started typing, "Miss Ford's assistant, how may I help you?" She rolled her eyes as she continued typing. "No, Miss Ford is not available to talk, but I can take a message if you'd like?" She stopped talking and clenched her hand into a fist before taking a deep breath, "no, Miss Ford will not be taking interviews to discuss recent matters. No, I can not tell you if she is in the United States or in another country. No, she does not have a comment about–" She looked up at the ceiling and mentally counted to ten, "Excuse me, excuse me, alright enough, no comment." She hung up the phone and took a deep breath, held it, then slowly let it out. "Fucking idiotic asshole," she mumbled as she tossed the phone onto the table.

"Take break," Vladimir said as they walked over to her. Egor shut the laptop and Lev pulled her up to where she was standing. "You need break too."