Our day at the movies left me so refreshed, I nearly felt like a different person. Jessie telling me that she was okay and everything was fine did ease my mind a bit. I didn’t think that she would lie to me at this stage so I was trusting that I really didn’t have to worry so much. That didn’t mean I still wasn’t keeping my eye on her though. I trusted her but Brad was a completely different story.
We ended up going out to dinner after the movie which was both amazing and painful. Lydia, of course, made a shit load of jokes at my expense and obviously Jessie found them hilarious. Needless to say, I was ready to choke Lyd by the end of the night.
Anyway, it was now the next morning and I was actually looking forward to work today. I was ready to give this my all and prove that I was strong enough to stay here. My mind was clear and I felt ready for anything that was thrown at me today.
I quickly ran a brush through my hair and threw on the first clothes I could find seeing as my look would just be completely changed when I got to the studio. I grabbed my phone on the way out of my room to see that I already had a text from Jessie which I read on the way out to my car. I was surprised she’d texted me already today. It was pretty early.
‘Hey, lovely. I was wondering if it would be okay if I swung by to visit you at work? I’ve got a pretty long break in between meetings x’
Is it bad that her calling me ‘lovely’ was enough to possibly make my entire day? Probably.
‘You can come see me anytime :) I’ll be working until noon and then I’ll have to get back to it by one. We can have lunch in my dressing room as lame as that sounds?’
I got Jessie’s answering text as I was driving which simply confirmed that she would be there. Truth be told, I loved when Jessie came to see me at work. It made me feel special I guess. That and I may like to show off a little. Just a little.
So I got to the studio as normal and approached the team I would be working with today. My manager was standing there along with a male photographer I’d never met before but hey I was flexible. I turned to one of the assistants first thing.
“Hey, I have a friend coming to watch today so if you guys see her go ahead and let her in, okay?”
“I-um. Are you sure?” she asked, looking a bit dumbfounded by my request. I’d made this request a million times before and I didn’t understand the hesitation now.
“Yes. I’m sure,” I said slowly. She simply nodded and scurried away to go adjust the lighting on set. Can I also just say that it was fucking hot in here today? Like honestly, it felt like someone had turned up the thermostat to fucking surface of the sun level.
I followed my manager back to my dressing room where we were met by my usual styling team. Nothing out of the ordinary.
“Okay, Juliana,” my manager started. “Today you’ll be doing some nude shots, both partial and fully.”
“I’m sorry, what?” I was hoping I’d heard wrong.
“You’re doing a nude shoot,” she repeated again, annoyed at me already.
“Oh. Great,” I said in a monotone voice as I walked into the room. I’d done nude shoots before. Always the tasteful kind, of course. It wasn’t even a big deal to me. I was comfortable with my body and I really didn’t give a shit. The only difference is that Jessie would be here to watch. Wonderful. I guess I would be doing a lot of ‘showing off’ today then. A lot more than I bargained for that’s for sure.
I ended up with my hair in these unruly waves which I thought looked nice. Obviously I was going to be pretty well naked besides the little nude colored patches that barely covered my nipples and one that barely covered my crotch. Right, so obviously this was going to be one of those mysterious shots with a ton of shadow work and shit. I could work with that.
