I'd been praying for, but good enough—so he had to smile and not give me a hard time about the money I'd just spent. Had to, right? I took a deep breath. I took a deep breath. "David, I did a little extra shooting this morning that's kind of. . . outside the plan. But it's really important. Want to hear about it?" "David, I did a little extra shooting this morning that's kind of. . . outside the plan. But it's really important. Want to hear about it?" "What! I thought you were finished with principal photography." He looked disoriented, the deer in the headlights. Hints of extra crew time always had that effect on him. "You're saying this wasn't in the budget?" "What! I thought you were finished with principal photography." He looked disoriented, the deer in the headlights. Hints of extra crew time always had that effect on him. "You're saying this wasn't in the budget?" "Just listen first, okay?" Like a politician, I avoided giving him a direct answer. I told him about the interview with Carly and the reason for it. "Just listen first, okay?" Like a politician, I avoided giving him a direct answer. I told him about the interview with Carly and the reason for it. "Nice of you to share the news with me." His eyes narrowed. "I think we've got some big-time communication issues here." "Nice of you to share the news with me." His eyes narrowed. "I think we've got some big-time communication issues here." "Look, don't worry. I'll figure out how to save some money somewhere else." "Look, don't worry. I'll figure out how to save some money somewhere else." "Morgy, before we continue this unnerving conversation, we've got to have a serious review of the matter of cash flow." He frowned, then went back to whirling the pencil, his hair backlighted from the wide window, his eyes focused on its stubby eraser as though he'd just discovered a new strain of bacteria. "So let me break some news regarding the current budget." "Morgy, before we continue this unnerving conversation, we've got to have a serious review of the matter of cash flow." He frowned, then went back to whirling the pencil, his hair backlighted from
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