Perfect

Fantasy

Bianca woke up with a jerk from her ringing phone.
"Andrea? Aren't you working today?" Tae said as soon as she clicked the answer button. She looked at her phone to make sure who called her and put it back in her ear.
"Tae?" She asked.
"Get up loser. You'll be late for work!" He said laughing on the other line. Bianca immediately shut the phone off and jumped out of bed as soon as she saw the time.
"Fuck! I am so late!" She ran into the bathroom and showered as quick as she could. She got dressed in 10 minutes and was out the door in 15.
How did I do that? She thought to herself and ran towards the elevator.
While in the cab going to the restaurant, she realized she hung up on Tae and decided to call him back.
"I can't believe you hung up on me, Andrea." He answered in a slightly annoyed tone.
"I'm so sorry! I panicked." She apologized.
"Have you made it to Chef Perfect yet?" He asked.
"Almost." She responded quickly.
"Were you up all night?" He pried. Bianca could sense the smile he has on through the phone.
"Why would I be? I just overslept." She lied with a chuckle.
"Thanks for waking me up, love." She thanked him.
"Love? Are we using endearments now?" Tae said laughing.
"Of course, not! That's just out of habit. Like when I call you guys, babies. You know.." She trailed off.
Come on! You've always wanted to call him that! Her inner goddess jumping for joy.
"Well. I like it." He said seriously. "I have to go. Practice is about to start. Talk to you later, love." Tae said swiftly before shutting the phone off.
Bianca stared at her phone until the cab driver pulled her thoughts back to earth.
He called me love. She said to herself smiling like an idiot.
"Miss, we are here. Are you getting off or what?" The cab driver said looking at her.
"Ah, yes. Sorry, mister." She apologized as she paid.

***

The restaurant was busy as usual which, she was thankful for as it took her mind off of a lot of things going on, including thoughts of last night's incident.
She feels the safest in the kitchen. She knows exactly what is going on in her territory. She is able to control things and make things move the way she wants them to. It's the only part of her life that she can confidently handle.

"Hey, B. Break time. Come on let's eat" Chelsea called out to her in the kitchen.
She came out of the kitchen to join Chelsea at their usual table.
"Okay. So, that pasta Aglio Olio was amazing. A lot of our patrons liked it and are consistently looking for it. Should we get it on the menu for next week?" Chelsea asked as soon as Bianca sat down.
"Yes. I think so. It works best topped with the grilled chicken. The roasted tomatoes could go on the side." She confirmed.
"What about the Midnight Ribs Sub?" She asked referring to a sandwich they added onto the menu this week.
"Ah! That's really popular on our to go menu. The boys like it too." Chelsea said smiling at her. Bianca gave her a small smile back and went back to discussing the menu.
"Hey. Is there something going on? You look a little tensed. Are you okay?" Chelsea stopped her mid-sentence. Bianca just answered her with a nod and got up to go back to the kitchen.
"Let's get working. The boys' food needs to be delivered in an hour." She said as Chelsea trailed behind her.

***

Bianca was finalizing the menu for next week when she heard someone punching in the code on her door.
"Hey you guys!" She walked up to Jin, Yoongi and Jungkook and gave them a hug.
"How was the second day of the show?" She asked them as she motioned them to sit in the living room while she went over to the dining table.
"Very tiring but, worth it. Right, hyung?" Jungkook answered. Yoongi gave a big smile and slumped on the sofa.
"The fans were incredible as always. You should have watched again." Jin responded sitting beside Yoongi.
Bianca, came to the living room bringing three cups of hot chocolate. "I wish. I'm also running a business remember?" She chuckled.
"Ah! The food was excellent! Thanks noona!" Jungkook said winking. Bianca glared at him and he laughed.
"Where are the others by the way? Went straight to bed?" She asked.
"Nah. I think Tae and Namjoon are still in the shower when we left?" Yoongi said looking at Jungkook for confirmation which the latter confirmed with a nod. "Jimin and Hoseok are waiting for them. They'll be here soon."
"I can only imagine how tiring it is but, the response of the crowd is amazing. You guys are really doing a great job."she praised them.
"Tomorrow is the finale right?" She continued asking.
The three  nodded as the four entered. They all gave Bianca a hug and sat next to their brothers.
"So, what brings you here? You guys should be resting." She asked.
"We just wanted to hang out for a little bit. We missed it here. We missed our eight man." Namjoon said smiling and showing his glorious dimples.
"Yeah, because she doesn't want to watch us." Hoseok teased making a pouty expression causing everyone to laugh.
"You guys want to go to the balcony? My living room is a little small with all of us in here." She teased.
"I'll bring hot chocolate there. Kookie, do you want a refill?" She said while making her way to the kitchen.
"Of course!" Jungkook called back to her.
The boys went running to the balcony to get to the hammock first. Jungkook got there first but, since Yoongi was older than him, he gave it to him. The rest dove onto the carpeted area of the balcony where huge pillows were placed.