Bake or Die by January Daphne

Author:January Daphne [Daphne, January]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-02-23T16:00:00+00:00

The first customers trickled in, and I saw lots of familiar faces. Molly Weathers, a pretty brunette whose mom owned a nearby fine dining restaurant, breezed in pushing a stroller. “Oh my goodness, if I hadn’t seen you with my own eyes I would have never believed it! Samantha Craven is back at the bakery!”

I practically leapt over the counter to give her a hug. “Molly, look at you!” Nestled in the carriage were with two tiny sleeping babies swaddled in pastel blankets. “They’re so tiny! Twins?”

Molly nodded, unzipping her puffy down vest. “Eight weeks old. I’m still working off that baby weight, but you should have seen me before. I wouldn’t have been able to fit through that door.”

I bent over the stroller, grinning like an idiot as I admired the tiny fingers and noses. Both had on a patterned stocking hat that matched their blankets. They slept peacefully with their squinty eyelids shut.

“Cuteness overload,” I whispered.

“Sure, right now they’re cute. You will not believe how messy babies are. I probably spend eighty percent of my time cleaning up bodily fluids and the other twenty percent getting them to stop wailing. That leaves zero percent of my time for sleep.”

I started cracking up. Her expression was so serious. “It can’t be that bad.”

She gripped my shoulder. “No, Sam. It is.”

“I think you’re exaggerating.”

Her eyes widened as she stepped closer. “Sam, listen to me.” She lowered her voice. “The things I’ve seen in their diapers. It’s out of a horror movie.”

That just made me burst into laughter all over again.

Molly smiled, tugged at a corner of the blanket higher up over her babies. “But don’t listen to me. You should have one. Babies are great.”

“Maybe someday.” I folded my arms.

Molly paused, shifted her weight. “I heard about your mom. I don’t know if you feel like talking about it, but I’m here for whatever you need.”

“Thank you,” I said politely. “I’m trying not to think about it too much right now. Willa’s up here, too. We’re focusing on running the bakery.” I stepped back around to the register. “Want a breakfast sandwich? Maybe two? It’s on the house.”

“You’re the sweetest,” Molly said. “I’ll just take one. Leo’s at work.”

I looked over my shoulder to see if Wes heard the order. He gave me a quick nod while he flipped over a few sizzling bacon strips.

I turned my attention back to Molly. “Did you say Leo? Leo Stevens?”

“Yes, Leo Stevens,” she grinned. “And I’m Molly Stevens now. We got married right out of high school. I knew I had to scoop him up before someone else did.”

I played with the end of my ponytail. “A lot happened in twelve years, huh?”

She shook her head. “Hardly. Everyone got married, had kids. Couple people started businesses up here. Other than that, nothing ever happens in this town.”

Clearly, Molly wasn’t privy to the supernatural disturbances in the area. I envied her.

Just then, Wes hustled out of the kitchen, a plate in his hand. On

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