'Wait, since when did you two start dating?!'
'Oh for weeks but we haven't told anyone, right babe?'
'What- oh yeah, we just didn't think it's important to tell anyone'
'Wow uh I guess I'm happy for you?- well I gotta go but I wanna hear everything' she said right before she disconnected from the call.
'What the fuck was that?' she yelled into her mic on the discord call after making sure their friend was gone.
'Well, you said you wanted her and her boyfriend off your back, and I have a feeling the news will travel through the server pretty fast'.
'And you think pretending to date will get her jealous ass off my back and my best friend acting normal again?'
'Either that, or-'
'OR? Or what?'
'Well it's too late to change our minds, so I guess we'll talk soon darling' he said right before disconnecting.
This is the story of 22 year old Persephone and 25 year old Hades, except it's not. Her gamer tag was 'Persephone', and his was 'Hades'. Their story started not too long ago when they met in a random game of Overwatch and started their friendship, they would spend hours together playing, talking, or just comfortably watching videos alone or with other friends in their own little discord server called 'The Underworld'. They each had their own life but kept their online life a sacred place, an escape from the real world.
Until, Persephone met Jupiter.
Jupiter and Persephone clicked instantly when they met in a mutual's server and talked in a private call for hours, they quickly became friends but Jupiter started harboring feelings while Persephone had feelings for another, in 'the real world' as she calls it, despite Jupiter's numerous attempts at her.
Persephone felt guilty for not requiting his feelings and set him up with 'Minthe', little did she know that doing so would only make things worse, that was until Hades 'fake dating' idea came into plan and set things into a whirlwind.
And what made things worse, Persephone started falling for him.
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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