Status Updates From Man in Charge Duet

body build, hair familiar, see hickey poking out from collar & Tess wants run cuz she knows she’s the one that made that hickey. He turn around, his face remain neutral, Kendra say Tess this is Scott Sebastian, my fiance. (I guessed it!! I guessed Scott was one Kendra trying to decide on, especially way Scott acted & questions he asked about Kendra)

w/her. Kendra say hi to various people, they congratulate Kendra. Tess ask if they’re celebrating something, she look at Kendra’s ring on her left ring finger. Tess say ring look like engagement ring, Kendra sighs like no big deal, Kendra say she should’ve told her already but didn’t know…Kendra say there u r, my assistant is here I want u to meet her. Tess see guy wearing tux, his back to her. She notice

at Kendra’s dinner. Kendra tell her borrow dress from her closet. Tess notice caterers, tables laid at house. (I have bad feeling this is Scott/Kendra’s engagement party). Tess don’t want intrude on party, Kendra insists she attend party cuz she miss her. Tess go up to change. Borrow plain black dress, put hair up, makeup & go downstairs. Kendra’s mom hugs Tess, Kendra grab her arm & drag her to make rounds

her things cuz Kendra probably gonna fire her. Tess call Tay in panic. Tay say focus on Kendra & tell her truth today, deal w/Scott tomorrow. Tess get to Kendra’s parents place in Connecticut. Kendra ask for purse she told Tess to bring, opens purse, pull out ring & puts it on. She look at Tess, ask if she wearing that? Kendra say she should’ve told her it was formal dress, Tess didn’t know she was going to b

really, really like her. In morning he charming as usual, he begin tease her when phone buzz, she grab it to move it & see many missed messages from Kendra. She’s on her way back. She need Tess meet her, etc. Scott disappointed she has leave, make date for dinner his place next night. Tess isn’t sure he’ll want to see her after he finds out all the lies she told. She has clean Kendra’s apartment, take out all

was w/Scott first. He ask if she jealous, she admit yes. He glad. He like she don’t have underwear on, she say she didn’t want add to his collection of underwear. He don’t have collection of underwear, only collection of her underwear. She don’t believe that. They have sex, he ask her stay the night. She agree, she ask why he wait til tonight give her his i don’t do commitment speech? He say he think he

couldn’t say she just Kendra’s errand girl rather than someone she trusted to share real work. Tess ask how well he know Kendra? He drops his hand from her hip, say parents friends but superficial. He/Kendra’s relationship superficial too? He say it’s not what he’d call a relationship, eyes darting everywhere. Tess need know truth, he/Kendra have sex? Yes. Tess mad cuz of course Kendra who gets everything

He think her PR degree make sense cuz same Kendra’s. Tess say where met at Georgetown, he forced go Columbia cuz dad want him intern for him at same time. Kendra gave her job, her way show she care. He say very Montgomery (Kendra’s last name) to throw money instead of feelings. Heart in right place but didn’t know how show love. He think her/Kendra not close now? no, business changed it. Couldn’t say more,

entertainer he would’ve been disowned. Path into family business laid out day he born whether he want it or not. He’s VP of image/outreach which not even 10th choice but dad want him in PR so stuck there til dad deem him worthy something better. Her degree in PR, his business. He might like PR if helped greater good, etc but pain ass to try sell owner of company (his dad) as anything other than piece shit he is.

Farsi. He speak Spanish, German, some French. Her parents never married, broke up when Tess was 4. Dad remarried when she 12, never heard from him again. Mom remarried Tess’ last yr high school, he was father figure but wish could’ve known dad to learn culture. Scott say if he like his dad, she better off w/out him. Scott know he privileged, but has oppressive responsibilities. If he’d wanted b dr, lawyer,

Scott tell her he don’t do commitment, just for fun, it’s who he is but he realize he don’t want to. She think it’s just a line. She not ready talk feelings with him. There’s many dinner plates, he didn’t know what she likes so had chef make bunch things. She thinks he don’t do this often, think of woman’s preferences. She tell him part Iranian. He ask if she speak Farsi in Farsi. She don’t know

against Scott, he tends string women along. She thank him warn her. Scott come back to room, lock door w/just him/Tess. He apologize for dad. They have sex. He invite her have dinner his place next night. His place huge w/huge balcony.

not know what he mean. He saw way she look at Scott, seen look before. Tess about introduce Sarah when Scott’s dad Henry walk in, ask who Tess is & why Kendra isn’t there instead. Scott tell dad Tess done excellent job. When Sarah done speaking, Henry say charity seem to feminine, business run by men so get charity that benefit men. Scott tell him trouble w/image, this charity would help. Mtg end, Brett warn Tess

Scott say Brett brought Eden cuz old friends. Scott won’t do anything w/her even when she begs him. He say he’ll b thinking of her. Go to meet Scott, she pitch him charity, he agree. They have sex. She say can’t do it again til contract signed. He agree. Sara, head of DRF charity, meet w/board. Scott come in, he mouths hi to her, she does same. Brett see exchange, not happy. Texts her say Scott really? She does

tree. Say when u think u have been invited into inner circle u never really r. She should take it as warning. That night Scott call ask why she spent day w/Brett. Brett told him cuz at family birthday party. She don’t tell him, he get mad. He insinuate she do same things w/Brett as they do. She say only doing it w/him. That’s all he needed to know. She hear Eden’s voice, he say now she know not fun b jealous.

Scott to back it. She go his office, they have sex. She say should b out system. secretary say dad on way down. Scott say discussion not over re:them. She never talk w/him about charity. Brett go to talk about charity, ask if she want join him. She didn’t want go but need to in case someone knew Kendra was contact point, not Tess. Tess was Kendra’s assistant. After charity talk, Brett explain Sebastian family

probably one Kendra’s lovers. He offer come w/them, meet her later. She say no. He know she wants to, she agree but she won’t. Pitch mtg next day Scott not there, Brett say Scott agree w/what she been doing & don’t need attend mtgs anymore. She pissed, he avoid her cuz she turn him down? Tess pitch charity for disease Tay has, the board love it, agree to back it. But Scott has final say, so she need convince

publicly humiliated. Sad! Hear commotion near bathroom, Tay passed out, Tess help her up, Scott had follow & help too. He has his driver take them home. Tess didn’t want him know where she live, she tell him house sitting for Kendra, part of job. He ask how close she/Kendra r? She ask how close he/Kendra r? He ask if Kendra ever mention him? Tess say indirectly as family friend. He say there u go. Tess realize he

Tess/Tay use Kendra’s met opera tickets. Tess sees Scott at opera. Tay uses opera glasses to see, he’s hot. He sees them, waves. Intermission Tay tell Tess talk to him. Tess say coincidence they’re there, he know tickets r Kendra’s cuz it’s her family’s box seats. He there w/mom cuz dad had last minute thing, made Scott come. He say dad had b w/mistress for night. Mom knows but don’t mind as long not