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"Did you fuck her?" I stop dead in my tracks. Surely they can't be talking about me, I mean how could anyone have known of our drunken night together.
"Ophelia?" I scowl not liking the way Derek laughs out the question.
"Yeah, who else would I be talkin' about?" Eli asks. Bringing the scotch back to his lip, smiling into the glass.
"Come on, man. I could fuck any girl I want, why on earth would I chose to put my dick in porky over there?" Tears spring to my eyes at his cruel words. My hands instinctively curling around my waist.
"Come on, she's not that fat," Eli says with a frown that just makes my insides hurt more.
"Why ya want her? You can't possibly tell me you have a thing for chubs?" Tears fall freely from my eyes. It felt like a punch to the gut.
"Well no, but she's kinda cute in that innocent librarian kind of way," I look down my body, cringing at my work attire.
"I guess if you're into that frumpy look. Just don't come back complaining to me, when she squishes your dick off," I didn't hear what Eli said next because I was already high tailing it to my room, not strong enough to hear another insult.
I couldn't help but feel angry at myself forever trusting the vicious man. I was a fool to ever give him apart of me that I held on to for so long. I move towards my closet grabbing a suitcase, preparing myself to leave. I couldn't do this, I couldn't work him. I was so humiliated, I was nothing but a joke to him.
What am I doing? I stop as I stare at the open suitcase. I can't leave. I wipe away the tears trying to calm myself, come on they're just words. I've heard worse. I wasn't gonna be bullied out of a job. A job that I somehow ended up enjoying, a job he pays well and allows me to live in a beautiful home on the beach.
Fuck him. Fuck. Him. I'll stay, I'll pretend as nothing happened. Like we didn't share an intimate night together. Like he didn't touch me all over and kiss my breath away.
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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