Lena Ortiz guides Mara from the childcare room into a small production office, carrying the contract, schedule, and emergency-care addendum. The three infants remain secured in Mara’s carrier, their quiet breathing steady beneath the fluorescent hum.
The childcare room stays behind them, empty except for the bassinets and prepared supplies. No caregiver has arrived, so no one accompanies them; Lena Ortiz closes the office door without locking it.
A speakerphone waits on the desk beside two water glasses and a notepad titled SCHEDULING. Lena Ortiz sets the documents down in separate stacks, each section marked with colored tabs.
Lena Ortiz
We will settle the language before your conditional acceptance becomes final. I want the schedule representative answering directly, with every commitment written where you can review it.
Lena Ortiz taps the speakerphone. After two rings, a clear professional voice answers through the small office, distant but audible beside the infants’ soft shifting.
Northstar scheduling representative
This is Priya Shah with Northstar scheduling. Lena briefed me on the childcare and appointment requirements, and I have the current production calendar in front of me.
Lena Ortiz
Good. We will begin with call times, guaranteed breaks, illness coverage, and the procedure if filming runs beyond the scheduled day.