It has been a month since I signed her contract and I am going to be completely honest I didn't read the whole thing. I was too lazy to sit there and read through the fine print so I signed and gave it to her. She was happy I signed and told me she is glad I decided to work with her because of my work ethic.

Her hard scene was prolonged until today. Her fellow cast mate got covid and then some other shit came up so here we are. She has been in her room for the past hour. I have been patient but we really have to go to set. I knock on her door and she opens with bloodshot eyes.

"Is everything alright Ms Johansson?" I ask

"It's nothing, we should get going" she says

"Alright I'll be waiting in the car."

I go downstairs and carry everything to the car. The Russo brothers told me that this is going to be a very emotional day for her and that I should try to make it as easy as possible. Of course I agreed. Over the past month I've grown close to the woman and we by now have a routine down. She doesn't snap at me as much and I cook for her. She likes my cooking and whenever I am in office, which is at her house, I make us food. I carry it to her bedroom and she eats it while she works. I promised her that one day I would teach her how to make my very special pasta.

I haven't met her daughter yet but I've seen pictures and sometimes her voice over the phone. Scarlett talks to her every night and reads her bed time stories. I find it adorable that she does that.

She gets into the car and I drive off to set. She's quiet but I don't press on it. She might be going through something. Over the past month I've become great friends with Tom and with Chris Evans. They greet us on the entrance and go to their trailers. Me and Scarlett go to the makeup trailer since we're a bit late. We get on set and it is go time.

I hold her phone as per usual and I sit in the back room again. Here where I'm sat you can't see anything, but sometimes you can hear what is going on. From the sounds of it it seems like a fight is going on. Maybe a fight scene or something.

The actors take 5 and Scarlett runs out crying. After her Jeremy comes out and hugs her. He holds her there and after a few muffled sobs guides her back to the room. I just stare and watch. In the past month I have never seen her cry like this. This scene might have really had an effect on her.

Chris joins me after a few minutes and we sit and chat. I tell him about what I saw and he tells me that this character really means something to her. Understandable. I've cried over characters in books so I know how it could feel like. Chris leaves me too and I am left alone again. In this scene there is only Jeremy and Scarlett so I am left alone waiting for her.

I think I feel something for Scarlett. It's not in a friend way nor in a boss appropriate way. I think I have feelings for her. I should distance myself before this gets out of hand. I shouldn't come too close to her. But from the sight today I don't think I'll keep that up. She looked very sad and I think I'll do something stupid if I end up being alone with her.

She doesn't exchange many words with me after she is done shooting. I wait for her in the car and she gets inside. It starts raining and she looks out the window not saying a word.

"I don't want to intrude, but is everything alright Ms Scarlett?" I ask her quietly.

She doesn't answer she just looks down to her hands and starts crying again. I take my right hand and reach over to her lap. I take one of her hands into mine as I drive.

"I'm here" I say and stay quiet as her silent cries bounce off the car. She holds onto my hand like it is the only thing keeping her alive right now. I want to hold her, to kiss her head and tell her that everything will be okay. But I can't do that, nor can I promise anything like that. I pull up into the Burger king drive through and get her our regular order. She sits there just looking down.

"Here is your card miss, thank you for stopping by" says the young girl behind the window

"You're welcome dear, have a wonderful day." I say and pick up our food on the next window. I park my car in the back on the parking lot and hand her the food. She doesn't even touch it. She just holds the bag and looks into the distance.

"Hey, you have to eat" I say to her

"I know" she says and opens her bag quietly.

We sit there in silence, eating. She sniffles and cries a bit more but after a few minutes she stops. She takes a sip of her La Croix and looks at me strangely. Like she's smiling with her eyes. She doesn't take her eyes off me and I speak up.

"Everything okay? Do I have something on my face?" I ask her

"Everything is perfect" she says quietly and smiles at me.

"I'm glad to hear that. Do you want to head home? Maybe take a shower?" I suggest

"I'd like that, but can we first stop by a target? I want some Ben and Jerry's" she says

I nod at that and take off to target. The lady gets what she wants. Wherever it may be. I park in front and she looks like she's uncomfortable.

"Could you go instead of me? I don't want to be seen like this" she says gesturing to herself.

"No worries, what ice cream would you like?" I ask her

"Chocolate, Strawberry and whatever you want. Here is my card"

"I asked for your ice cream not your money hun" I say and close the door. I can not believe I just said that. Why did I feel the need to pet name her. What is wrong with me? Lena get it together will you?

I bought 5 types of ice cream and some chips. I also saw this cute funko pop of black widow and I had to get it. I remember that is tha name of Scarletts character so why not? I return to the car and put the bag into the back seat.

"Why didn't you carry and umbrella. Your hair got damp now"

"I don't really care." I say and turn the ignition on.

"You can have the day off if you want" she says suddenly. Well thats a first.

"I'll pass on that offer. I want to finish the work I started and have a free weekend instead." I say to her.

"Don't you have a social life? It's friday."

I ignore her question answering it with my silence. We arrive and I put the bag onto the counter. I take out the ice cream and she laughs lightly.

"Why did you buy so many flavors?"

"I had trouble choosing in between these three so I just bought all of them" I say

I take out the funko pop and hand it to her.

"What is this?" she asks

"It's the funko pop of your character. I passed by it and I wanted to get it for you. I know it is silly but- "

"-stop it's precious, thank you" she says stopping me from finishing my sentence.

We stare into each others eyes and I get lost in her brown orbs. She keeps me glued to my spot and I feel like I can't move. My cheeks go hot and I can feel myself getting tipsy from her gaze. She is so hypnotizing. She breaks eye contact first and clears her throat. I take my chips and go to my office. I have a shit ton to do but I want to enjoy my weekend the most I can so lets get grinding. I look at the clock and see that it is already 10 pm . I don't care. I have stayed here late and Scarlett told me that she doesn't care when I go home. She just wants the work to get done.

I guess I fell asleep on my desk because I am awaken by glass shattering somewhere in the house. Maybe Scarlett dropped something on her late night trip to the bathroom. I gather my things and stop when I hear a scream. It is Scarlett's. I run outside with my fists clenched and I run to Scarlett's bedroom. I open the room to see window smashed and a black figure standing above her. I grab a chair from the corner and smash it onto his back. He falls back loosing his balance and I make sure he gets away from her.

I have a black belt in karate and judo so I know more than enough how to kick someone's ass. I also train and can lift my weight so I'm not too afraid. The guy strikes a punch and I dodge it, he strikes again and this time I don't get to duck. Boom straight to the lip. I taste blood in my mouth. I spit it out and roll my sleeves. This is going to get ugly. Adrenaline takes over me and I start punching mercilessly. I knock him out with a jab to his jaw and he lays there on the floor. I am covered in blood, his and my own.

I turn to the left to see Scarlett sitting there in pure shock and fear. I call the police and while I wait for it to pick up I speak up.

"Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" I ask her.

She shakes her head but I can see blood on her forehead. He definitely threw a punch.

"911 whats your emergency?"

"I'd like to report an intruder."

"Alright, where is he now."

"He's in the house, I knocked him out but you should come and get him" I tell her.

"Alright the police are on their way, stay put and make sure you're safe." she says and hangs up.

"Do you have any rope I could borrow, or tape?" I ask her

"Who are you? Why do you need those things and how the hell in the world did you manage to do that to him" She shouts at me.

"We need to tie him uo incase he wakes up before the police get here" I tell her.

I run to the garage and get some rope from there. I hurry back inside because I can't leave her with him for too long. I turn him on his stomach and tie his hands and legs behind his back. I take off his mask and ask Scarlett is she knows him. She does not.

I go crouch next to her to see if she's okay. I ask where her first aid is and I clean her blood. Turns out he spilt her eyebrow. I clean the wound and patch it up nicely so it doesn't get infected. She just stares at me in awe. I look to the side and see that it is 3 in the morning.

"How are you still here?" she asks

"I fell asleep on my desk, the noise woke me up" I tell her.

"You can leave now he can't hurt me anymore"

"Not until the police arrive."

We sit on the floor leaning onto the wall behind us.

"How did you-how did you do that" she says quietly.

"I have a black belt in karate and judo"

"You're full of surprises" she says

"You have no idea"