Cupcakes and Wedding Bells by Coco Simon

Author:Coco Simon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Spotlight
Published: 2020-05-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8 A Private Tour

Even though it was our first pizza-and-packing weekend, I had to report for pastry duty at Chez Daniel on Saturday morning. I helped Melissa make cream puffs and blackberry tarts. While we worked, we talked about Mom’s upcoming wedding and the move and everything.

“You know, Katie, you should probably take some time off from the restaurant,” she said as we wrapped up. “You are a terrific help to me, but it sounds like you have a lot on your plate.”

I would miss working at Chez Daniel, even for a few weeks, but I knew Melissa was right.

“Do I need to ask …” I hesitated. I never know what to call Dessert Dad at work. “My father?” I finished.

Just as I said that, Marc Daniel Brown walked into the kitchen.

“Hey, Katie,” he said. “Your mom asked if I could give you a ride home today. Are you ready now?”

“Oh, sure,” I said. I started to take off my apron.

“Katie’s going to need a few Saturdays off to get ready for her move,” Melissa piped up, and I was grateful. “That’s fine with me, if it’s okay with you.”

“Me? Yeah, that’s fine,” Dessert Dad said.

“Thanks, Melissa,” I said.

“Let me know how everything goes,” she said, and I nodded. Then I followed MDB out to the parking lot and got into his car.

I’d spent more time talking to Melissa than to him since I’d started working at the restaurant, so things were still kind of awkward whenever we were alone. We rode in silence for the first few blocks, and then Dessert Dad cleared his throat.

“So, um, your mom told me that the wedding is coming up soon. And also that you’re moving into a new house,” he said.

“Uh-huh,” I replied.

“Are you, um, okay with all that?” he asked.

A few months ago, my reaction might have been to snap at him. Why do you care? You haven’t been a part of my life for years! But my anger at MDB had cooled off a bit. And I could tell from the sound of his voice that he genuinely cared.

“It’s fine,” I said. “I mean, it’s a lot of changes. And I’m a little freaked out about it. But I think it will be okay.”

“Jeff seems nice,” Dessert Dad said.

“He is,” I agreed.

“Well, Jasmine and I,” he began, (Jasmine is his wife), “we talked, and if you ever decided you wanted to come live with me and the girls, you’d be welcome to, Katie.”

My jaw literally dropped, if that means that my mouth fell open and I didn’t close it for a good three minutes. Never in a million years did I expect Dessert Dad to ask me to come live with him. I realized right then that I had no desire to—even if I had to share a room with Emily, I knew I wanted to live with Mom and Jeff. But still …

“That’s nice of you,” I said. “I think I’m going to be all right with Mom and Jeff and Emily.

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