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“Bummer.” I took another bite.
“Are you working this Saturday?” Royal suddenly said, sounding worried.
I shook my head. “No. I’m off for your wedding, remember?”
“Oh, good.” She looked relieved. “I had a minor freak out. You’re actually paired up with Saylor for the wedding.”
“Your friend is charging you for the cake and she’s in your wedding?” I wondered, pausing with my fork midway to my mouth.
Royal rolled her eyes.
“I wouldn’t let her pay for it all herself,” Royal answered. “She offered to do it for free, but I wouldn’t let her do that. She’s a great friend, and I know that she can’t afford to make the cake.”
“Is that what she does for a living?” I asked. “Make cakes?”
Royal shook her head. “No. She’s actually an ultrasound tech.”
“My mom’s an ultrasound tech,” I said. “They make good money.”
Royal shrugged. “Apparently, she can’t find a job down here. She was able to find one back home, though, which is where she’s headed. Back to Benton.”
I looked at Justice. “She lives…lived…where you lived?”
Justice nodded. “Yeah. She actually grew up with me. It’s another reason she’s in the wedding and making our cake. Funny thing is, I didn’t even know that she was down here. She befriended Royal and was friends with her way before I introduced the two of them one day when I saw her in the grocery store.”
Hours later, after a meal and another piece of cake that Royal had sent home with me, I couldn’t get the cake maker off of my mind. All I kept thinking about was never tasting her cake again, and for some reason, that really fuckin’ worried me.
Like, almost to the point of distraction.
Luckily, I had a busy week ahead of me, and by the end of it, I’d almost convinced myself that the cake wasn’t anywhere near as good as I’d made it out to be.
Turns out, I was wrong.
And the woman that made it? She was the biggest surprise of them all.
Chapter 2
Describe your sex life by using a movie title.
-How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Saylor
I tucked my hair up into a headband, making sure there were no fly-aways, and then got out of my car.
Moments later, I was pulling my big box of baking supplies out of my trunk.
As of last night, around eight in the evening, everything was packed and ready to go.
When my parents arrived this weekend for Justice and Royal’s wedding, they would be taking what they could with them when they left.
And it would all be over.
My dream.
My freedom.
Fuck.
