Sugar Rush by McIntyre Anna J

Author:McIntyre, Anna J. [McIntyre, Anna J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Robeth Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-11-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

By Thursday, colorful hot air balloons were already drifting over Lake Havasu. Jeff purchased tickets for the event, and Lexi agreed to go with him. While she could observe the event for free from one of the public beaches, having tickets meant they could enter the balloon field and enjoy the various concessions and events.

Jeff picked Lexi up early on Friday morning. The field was teeming with activities. Tethered balloon rides were available, but Jeff was unable to coax Lexi up for a ride. The four-day event included live entertainment, a kite show, skydivers, gymnastic demonstrations, and train rides for the kids.

On Sunday, she and Jeff made time to stop at the Sunday swap meet to sign up for a booth. Lexi was determined to move quickly with her hot fudge project.

Angie had made friends with a number of participants in the event, and the four-day weekend turned into a party of sorts that included Lexi and Jeff. It also meant Lexi and Jeff never seemed to have another opportunity to be alone with each other. At least, not in the same way as they had been in the spa.

When Tuesday rolled around, Lexi had a food handler’s class to take. Angie drove her to the class and picked her up when it was over. On Wednesday, her powdered vanilla arrived. and she finally downloaded the free trial software of the graphic design software and started designing a logo and labels for the hot fudge, and set up a Facebook site.

By Friday, she was in full production, with Jeff’s help. Her goal was to sell two dozen jars of the hot fudge mix on Sunday, which she’d decided to call Walt’s Hot Fudge on Demand. Walt had been her father’s name. The cost per jar of mix was five dollars, and she was planning to price them at twenty dollars each. This would net her $360, not including labor—if she sold all twenty-four jars. She based her price on what similar products sold for online.

Lexi began with sanitizing the mason jars in the dishwasher and making sure they were completely dry. Filling them with the ingredients went quickly, especially after Jeff came up with an efficient assembly line. When it came to mixing the ingredients, it got a little silly, with the two dancing around the kitchen, each holding a lidded jar filled with powdered mixture, shaking the glass containers like soundless maracas.

Jeff held a jar over his head, jiggling it back and forth as he swung his hips, looking more ridiculous than sexy. Lexi did a little shimmy, holding her jar close to her body as she shook the powdered mix from one side to the other in the glass container. Jeff watched her dance, and they both began to laugh.

“At least we figured out a way to burn off those calories from all that fudge sampling!” Lexi laughed, no longer dancing as she tried to catch her breath. “Maybe we should have Angie tape us. We could add the video to the hot fudge’s Facebook page.

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