Everything in a then twelve-year-old Alexandra Scott's life felt like it crashed and burned the day she kissed Julianna Crossbill- her best friend, and the most popular girl in their school.
Five years later, the estranged childhood best friends are thrusts back into each other's lives by fucked up faiths:
Julianna's parents, overly involved in her life, keep nagging their single-since-forever, seventeen-year-old daughter. Meanwhile Alexandra's "Julianna rebound", Sadie Farewell, is back in Summerville their junior year- and has been begging Alexandra to get back with her since the school year started.
When a panicked kiss at Julianna's Halloween party leads the two to make a "fake girlfriend pact", what the two don't think about, however- is how sometimes, old feelings begin to resurface.
And sometimes, they never even leave....
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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