Julia's world revolved around two things: her daughter and the bakery she built from the ground up. After her ex left her and her daughter, she never dated again. Then her new executive pastry chef-Luca walked through her bakery doors. Will Julia finally give love a chance again?

DISCLAIMER : Anxiety, Psychiatric hospitals and Schizophrenia. 𝒜𝓂𝓎 ℬ𝒶𝓀𝑒𝓇 x 𝒞𝒽𝑒𝒻 ℒ𝓊𝒸𝒶 ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰʀɪᴅᴀʏ . ── .✦ Fictional story (Only the character of Amy Baker, Nick, her family and some clients belong to me. The other characters come from the series The Bear.) ── .✦ When Amy is hired as a waitress at The Beef, she meets the chef Luca, who is a trainee there, and the two get on really well. In this story, we follow Amy's daily life as she faces the challenges of everyday life as a young woman. ── .✦ 𝐴𝑚𝑦 : 𝑀𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑤𝑒'𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ ? 𝐿𝑢𝑐𝑎 : 𝐼𝑓 𝐼 𝑔𝑜 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛ℎ𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑚𝑒 ?

Dariya Antonov, a reckless woman that does anything she wants whenever she wants. Nobody could tell her otherwise. However, due to her brother's condition that left him unable to lead the group, Dariya has to step up. Dariya has never led a group before and she wasn't even interested not caring about whatever happens. Then, someone ends up slipping through the cracks. They witnessed something they shouldn't have. Elliot Wilson, gets kidnapped after witnessing something and begs for his life making Dariya think... a certain way. Dariya spares his life but keeps him within the mansion, helping her out on some tasks. Dariya just can't explain how Elliot makes her feel. His blushes, his stuttering, his whimpers, everything makes her feel powerful. And Dariya loves it.

જ⁀➴ 𝓔 𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 ~ "I asked you something, Why did you do that for me?" she said, fastening her seatbelt. He stared straight ahead at the road, gripping the steering wheel a little tighter than necessary. "Because I hate you," He said finally. Her head snapped toward him. "And damn it... you hate me too. Maybe the most." He let out a short breath. "And I want that hate all for myself." ~ "But you hated me." She said, while shivering in his arms. "I'm re-considering my life decisions at this point." He whispered before pulling her into a kiss.

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