Today was a brand new day for Daphne Vasquez. Daphne had stayed last night later than she was scheduled to help chef fix the cupcakes for the bridal shower. She learned a lot about her boss which made her feel closer to him. It kindled the spark of their relationship, and Jeff had seemed to get over her deafness. The vegetarianism was still growing on him, but she knew he would get there eventually if he was able to get over her being deaf. Daphne walked into the kitchen of Maize with a great smile as she carried a tray of cauliflower au gratin. Her next plan was to tempt him with food that she enjoyed, so he would relax about her not eating the meat that he insisted humans needed to much. Jeff seemed to be convinced Daphne was starving herself by choosing to not eat meat.
"Hey Scuba, is Chef here?" Daphne greeted. Scuba set down his sharp knife that he was using to chop collard greens and turned to face Daphne. A grin was plastered on his face as he was overjoyed to talk to her. Their conversations became the daily highlight of his day even if it was a question about cooking or chef. "He went out back. I am not sure why, but I heard you were stuck with him last night with the man who is our master." Scuba replied with a hint of sarcasm at the end. He listened intently as she told him the story about the shelf falling on her, and food spilling everywhere. "All I heard was you saved the day with your mad piping skills." Scuba mentioned as he leaned on the cutting board. Daphne started a question about MIT, but then Vivian walked in with a crate of fresh produce. Vivian was one of the girls who had a chance of being a better girlfriend then Daphne would be. That is if he ever got to date Daphne or Vivian for that matter. "Vivian! Those look amazing" Scuba shouted over the clink of pots as he trotted to her feet like a puppy dog would do his owner. In Daphne's eyes, he was her pet. She fed Scuba strawberries by hand while saying they were the best and how they be best prepared.
Daphne shook her head at Scuba's childish behavior. Chef Jeff was much more mature. She turned to be greeted by Chef walking in the door from the back alley. Daphne picked up the glass baking dish and greeted her boss with a friendly smile. He seemed surprised to see her. More than likely because she was not scheduled till that afternoon. "I came to pick up my check, and I made you some cauliflower au gratin" she explained while presenting him with the dish. It took a few attempts to say what she had prepared. Due to being deaf, she sometimes could not pronounce words correctly because she was only reading lips not hearing how it was properly said. Chef took the dish, but he put it aside when Vivian came into his view. She had the produce he had ordered last night. "Vivian!" he exclaimed as he walked over to her and Scuba. Vivian picked up another ripened strawberry and put this one in Chef's mouth. Daphne was a bit jealous as it seemed she was flirting with her guy and her kitchen trainer.
"Tangent is opposite over adjacent, correct?" Bay asked as she finished her trigonometry homework. Daphne had been helping Bay study for trig to help her get off of academic probation. Feeling like she actually understood math for once, Bay offered to help in any way possible. Daphne pondered the thought for a minute, and then she realized Bay could help her in the fashion department to impress Chef Jeff. Daphne glanced towards Bay's walk in closet. "There is one thing you could do now." she started. "Wilke and I agreed mutually we are over before he got on a plane to boarding school. Now there is a new guy that I want to impress. Do you have something I can wear to catch his attention?" Daphne asked. Bay knew exactly what to do because before Daphne could say another word, Bay was rooting through her closet for an outfit. Bay pulled some clothing items off the hangers and turned around. She laid the items gingerly on her bed and pointed to each as she explained why she chose it. "The camisole adds a bit of sparkle to your outfit which will immediately catch this guy's eye. The top that goes over it gives you a more mature look. This stuff is no longer my style anymore so feel free to keep it." Bay smiled at Daphne then handed the clothing to her.
Bay was right, the outfit looked stunning on Daphne, and it would catch chef's eye in a heartbeat. Daphne pranced around in front of her mirror admiring how it looked on her. She had to work in an hour, and she could not wait to flaunt her stuff in front of Jeff. Of course, the kitchen was no runway. Two minutes into walking into Maize, and she would be placing an orange apron over it. Daphne was startled when her mother, Regina, walked in. "Did you make the reservation for Melody and I?" Regina inquired then mentioned she was about to leave for the T.V interview. "8:00. Come early, and I can show you my work station." Daphne confirmed as she turned her head back to the mirror. Her gaze was reunited with her mother when Regina started speaking again. "Is that Bay's? I hope you change before you go into work. It is a little too sexy for work." Regina said with concern. "It is Bay, and you never tell her not to wear it, so why is it different with me?" she questioned in defense before turning away.
[ Author's Note: The outfit I envision is less sluttier than what they had picked out for the show. Leave your reviews below. ]