"I heard you come in Tina and I have to tell you that this is fucking bullshit!! It’s impossible to direct something if every move you make is micro-managed and I refuse to have my artistic talent hijacked by a bunch of corporate moguls with more money than brains!"

"That may very well be true Kate but you fail to realize that these "corporate moguls" are the ones who pay you as well as the rest of us. So unless you have some secret stash of money somewhere.." came William’s calm but irritated answer as he walked slowly into Tina’s office.

Perfect, just perfect. All I need the never ending conflict between money and finances rears its ugly head once more. Tina grumbled internally.

Kate had stalked over to the window and was staring out into the lot after William had entered and Tina gestured reluctantly toward the second chair in her office as she walked around the desk to take a seat somewhere where she could get some distance from the crackling tension that filled the confines of her office.

"Would someone care to tell me what the hell is going on?? Why is filming stopped? We have just over a week before this film is due. This had better be good."

Reading Kate’s body language and being somewhat familiar with the workings of the director’s ego Tina opted to direct her attention first to Kate and barely registered William’s frustrated teeth gritting that registered on her peripheral vision.

"Kate..?"

As she turned slowly from the window Tina noticed the muscles in Kate’s shoulder’s tighten and contract like a prize fighter about to enter the ring, yet with the quiet grace of a jaguar stretching in the sun, a decidedly sexual thing. She had to admit it was precisely Kate’s graceful intensity that she had attracted her. However, when their eyes met Tina was reminded of exactly why they would never have worked–the cold, emotionless orbs locked for several seconds with T’s hazel eyes before Kate spoke.

(Sarcastically) "William has informed me that one of our financial patrons for this project has decided that the section of the film that is scheduled to shoot today needs to be — What was the phrase William? Simplified? I refused to do it. It will ruin the importance of this segment to the entire film Tina. They may as well gut the film now. I will not cater to the low brow needs of the "common man". I won’t begin filming until this is resolved I categorically refuse.