For Butter Or For Worse (Patty Cakes Bake Shop Cozy Mystery Series Book 2) by Holly Plum

Author:Holly Plum
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Published: 2016-08-10T07:00:00+00:00

Candy Nails was definitely a change of scenery. The walls were covered in bright pink wallpaper, and the shop was lit with a disco ball. Joy sat beside Sara Beth as her assistant got her nails done by Candy herself. Candy was a larger woman and a big personality. Her talking kept Joy and Sara Beth awake. Cheesecake walked around the nail salon, sniffing other customers cautiously before curling up at Joy's feet to nap. Joy wished she could have joined him.

“We heard you hosted a bachelorette party here," Sara Beth said to Candy.

“Oh, you mean the one for Delilah Moore?” Candy laughed. “It was supposed to be a casual little get-together but it was wild.”

“Wild, huh?” Sara Beth pushed.

“Um, yeah," Candy answered. "Have you ever painted a dog's nails? There were dogs all over the place. They might have even outnumbered the people. It was crazy in here. Lots of chatting and barking."

“Did you notice anything strange at the party?” Joy asked, suddenly very awake.

“You mean anything stranger than women kissing their dogs?” Candy snorted.

“Okay, you've got me there," Joy answered. "How long did the party last?"

“Practically all night," Candy confessed. "I wasn't expecting that either. The bride-to-be kept asking me to end the party early, but no one wanted to leave. Besides, I was making a fortune in tips from all those doggy manicures."

“She wanted to end the party early?” Joy questioned.

“Yeah, she kept checking her phone while I was doing her nails. Speaking of which, Joy. You've got to let me do something with those cuticles of yours. I can make your nails look like you've never worked a day in your life.”

“Oh, no thanks.” Joy shook her head, glancing down at her short, broken nails. She spent too much time running her bake shop to worry about things like manicures. Sara Beth was the one with the perfect nails.

“Treat yourself for once,” Candy encouraged her. "It won't take long."

“They'll just get chipped and broken in a day,” Joy explained. "That's why I usually don't even bother."

“Joy, have you ever seen me chip a nail?" Sara Beth asked. "Even when I'm hauling out the trash and doing dishes all day?”

Joy thought for a moment and realized that Sara Beth's nails were usually pristine compared to hers.

“Joy,” Candy insisted, “my manicures come with a two-week guarantee. The only way you can chip a nail is if you do something crazy in the first twenty-four hours before the polish sets completely. After that, your nails will be rock solid. I promise."

“She'll be wanting little cakes on her thumbs,” Sara Beth teased.

“That will be easier than some of the designs requested at that bachelorette party," Candy chimed in. "The bride and her mother both wanted these custom dog designs. I'd never seen anything like it before, and they were so particular about everything. Now they were tough customers to satisfy.”

“What kind of designs are we talking about?” Joy asked.

“Really elaborate dog ones.” Candy laughed loudly. "And then there was this bridesmaid who wanted some X-Rated images.

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