Marissa was a simple seventeen year old high school junior who usually kept to herself. Her close friends Kayla and Emma were the only friends she usually talked to, other than her boyfriend Kyle. After holding out from having sex for so long, Marissa decided she wanted to do it. After the first time, Marissa can't stop thinking about it, and she and Kyle have sex in his car. An incident with a condom occurs, and Marissa is talked into unprotected sex. Six weeks later, Marissa learns she's pregnant, and that she conceived her child the day she wasn't safe, which she had expressed was her fear to Kyle. Now Kyle's become distant, Marissa's unable to tell her parents and has her secrets confided with her older sister Celia, and she's unsure if she should have the baby at all. In what went from teenage hormones to teenage expectant parents, how will things pan out for Marissa and Kyle?
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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