Character Relationship Map: Public Relations

Characters

• Sara (played by Summer Bishil) — protagonist

  Sara is a friend and colleague of Genevieve who calls her with news of Candice's scandal and later reconnects with her in Los Angeles. Sara admits she rarely goes out, but joins Genevieve for an eveni...

• Kevin (played by Jayson Blair) — supporting

  Kevin works in the mailroom at Mark's production company and becomes the focus of Genevieve's growing attraction while she is exhausted by her demanding job. He asks her out, but when Candice decides...

• Candice (played by Wendi McLendon-Covey) — supporting

  Candice is Genevieve's demanding employer and the source of the scandal that prompts Sara's early-morning call. She decides to leave New York for Los Angeles and persuades Genevieve to come by promisi...

• Genevieve (played by Sienna Farall) — supporting

  Genevieve works for Candice at Mark's production company and is worn down by the demands of her job. Though attracted to Kevin, a mailroom employee who asks her out, she leaves New York with Candice f...

• Jessie (played by Corina Boettger) — supporting

  Jessie is Candice's daughter, living with her family in Los Angeles. She is frustrated by her mother's plans for her education and unhappy with her birthday gift, a conventional Lexus rather than the...

• Assistant (played by Greg Worswick) — minor
• Mark (played by Paul Tavianini) — minor

  Mark is connected to the production company where Genevieve works and where Kevin is employed in the mailroom. The plot summary mentions the company as a place where work piles up, but gives no furthe...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Assistant → Candice (Professional Assistant And Employer) — The assistant is expected to handle the organization of the arriving belongings while Candice asks where Genevieve and Sara are.

  Candice expects her assistant to organize the mess as Genevieve's belongings arrive at the guesthouse.

• Mark → Genevieve (Professional Association) — Genevieve's workload is connected to the production company where Mark works, although the plot does not specify a more exact working relationship between them.

  The plot says work at Mark's production company piles up around Genevieve while she is exhausted by her demanding job.

• Candice → Genevieve (Professional Employer And Assistant) — Candice's move draws Genevieve away from New York, while her expectations at work leave Genevieve anxious about being fired.

  Candice insists that Genevieve move with her to Los Angeles, and later expects her assistant to organize the arriving belongings while demanding to kn...

• Candice → Jessie (Family Mother And Daughter) — Candice's plans for Jessie's education and her choice of a conventional Lexus rather than the hybrid Jessie wanted create tension between them.

  Jessie is frustrated by her mother's plans for her education and by the birthday gift her mother gives her.

• Genevieve → Kevin (Potential Romantic Interest) — Their budding attraction is interrupted when Genevieve agrees to move to Los Angeles with Candice and leaves Kevin behind.

  Genevieve is attracted to Kevin, and he asks her out. She leaves for Los Angeles before their plans can proceed.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Genevieve → Sara (Social Close Friends) — Their evening begins awkwardly after they make assumptions about each other, but they later agree it was the most fun either had had since arriving in Los Angeles.

  Sara calls Genevieve with news about Candice, and later the two reconnect in Los Angeles, arrange to meet, and spend an evening together.

Story Analysis

A demanding move and an unexpectedly memorable night unsettle Genevieve's work, plans, and connections in Los Angeles.

Plot Progression

1. A Move Out of New York — Genevieve faces a heavy workload and growing attraction to Kevin while Candice decides to leave New York. Genevieve accepts the move, cancelling her plans and leaving Kevin behind.
2. New Routines in Los Angeles — Candice returns to her professional life while Genevieve settles in with Candice's family. Jessie resents her mother's education plans and the birthday car she did not want.
3. An Unexpected Night Out — Genevieve reconnects with Sara, and the two arrange to meet despite Sara's limited social life. At a gay bar, they discover they have made assumptions about each other, then drink together.
4. The Morning After — The women wake with aching heads and cannot clearly remember the previous night. Sara hurries to help with Jessie's birthday as tension over the car continues.
5. Work and New Closeness — Candice expects the arriving belongings to be organized and demands to know where Genevieve and Sara are. The two women find each other, fear they may be fired, and recognize how much they enjoyed the...