September 2019.
Holly pushed through the crowds of Fulton Street until she got to the park. She pulled the stroller to a crawl and then stopped at the edge of the curb. She pulled the top of it back and look down at her daughter Skylar Rae.
She was peacefully sleeping as usual. She was a very happy baby. She had a calm energy about her and it was addictive.
"How old is she?" a woman asked. She was standing in front of the park with them, staring down at Skylar appreciatively.
"Two months."
"She's gorgeous." she said.
"Looks just like you. Identical mouths."
Holly smiled.<
"What's that?" Holly asked as she looked over at Jamie's worktable. It was an absolute mess as always but still Jamie always managed to come up with the best designs."I'm piping with three different nozzles, it creates a unique shell design...""Well, then what are the seashells for, or is that a starfish I see?"Jamie sighed hopelessly. Holly liked getting under his skin, just to see if he would snap one day. He would have if he didn't find it incredibly amusing."I got confused for a minute. But maybe I can incorporate the starfish at the edges"Holly was about to ask him if he even made a sketch for the cake before he started decorating the cake before someone barged in.
"I hope you're joking about revenge. Because really, I don't think he's worth it" Holly told Kim as she led her out of her office with the promise of free cupcakes.In the bakery the air was more delicious than any flavour. Somehow the aroma captured everything good in there: the filter coffee, the various cakes, the danish pastries. The blend was perfection, but as a mixture of flavours they would be a disastrous 'coffee-cake-pastry'.Charlie at the far end of the bakery waved at them eagerly."I didn't know you were meeting Charlie" Kim asked and Holly shrugged."My van's faulty. She's helping me out with the deliveries today"
"Why do you joke around so much?" Holly asks Kim as she glares at her.Kim shrugs."It really is the perfect plan if you think about it. You don't give a shit about Ryder. You are probably immune to his charms since you're a sapiosexual or whatever it is you call yourself"Holly rolled her eyes and excused herself as she left the table. It was all fun and games till Kim decided to ruin the atmosphere with her nonsense talk.Kim ran after her only slowing down when Holly got behind the table counter."Don't be a spoil sport, this is my one chance at humiliating this guy!""Shut up! Shut up! If you haven't noticed I'm not the average girl a dude like Ryder Bates would want!"Kim shook her head."Not with this again! Stop putting yourself down. Why would a dude like Ryder not want you. You're hot! And curvy! And..."Holly rai
Rule 1: Look the part."Now that you have agreed to seduce the player. The first rule is basically just dressing the part" Kim said as she jumped up and down Holly's bed."Well, calm down. I only just agreed. What's the rush?"Holly replied while setting up the menu for the new week on her laptop.They had few orders for the week so there was time for the menu to be updated as so many people had added a few ideas in the suggestion box she kept in the bakery."I think we need to call Charlie. We need to go shopping for lingerie. And normal clothes. I don't see anything jaw dropping here""Charlie?""I want her to know
"So, what would you like?" Holly asked with a welcoming smile."Well, I want something very creative. I love the thing you did with the mini cakes with mirror glazes. I think I'd like something like that"Holly nodded her head enthusiastically as she picked up her writing pad."So anything else in mind?"The woman picked up her phone and Holly resisted the urge to gag.She was one of those women who already had a picture of what they wanted in mind. Mostly gotten from the internet or a show that makes it look easy to make."Look at it. It's similar to what I saw in the front of the bakery but this is much better. I saw it o
The Art of seduction.It had been a busy week for Holly, orders had come in and she had been swamped with work. Still, Kim made sure she squeezed time to teach Holly how to seduce a man. Her lesson notes had comprised of seductive poses, extensive teaching on talking dirty and a lesson on how to dance sexy.Kim's idea of lessons were too comical for Holly to have taken seriously. But still, she pretended to be very interested in them and even took notes.They had both decided to go out on Friday night, to unwind and also test Holly's newfound skills.Holly had been sceptical at first, but there wasn't much she could do after she already accepted to be Kim's pawn."I don't feel too comfortable
Kim Evans wasn't too surprised when she spotted Ryder Bates at the VIP lounge. Jake Summers had been right all along.She watched him sit casually in the lounge amidst the chaos of the club as he kept his eyes glued to his phone.She turned to Holly and Jordan and lied that she was going to help them find VIP seats and then she left.She needed to talk to Ryder.At the VIP longer she flaunted the access card she had to the bodyguard and he let her in.Ryder was still bent over his phone typing furiously. She wondered what was getting him so worked up, was it another girl? She thought with jealousy as Jake nudged Ryder.
Holly was knee bent in kneading dough when someone barged into her kitchen. With the way the door slammed shut she was positive that it was no one other than Kim."There's my little seductress!" She sang as she came in doing a little dance.Holly could hear Jamie groaning at the far end of the room, Kim in the kitchens always led to cupcakes going missing, pans falling and unwarranted gossip with detailed information on her sex life."I'm a little busy right now!"Kim frowned as she walked closer to Holly."Yea! Drop whatever it is you're doing. I'm just here to congratulate you on how amazing you were. You put Ryder Bates in his place and he was so mad he didn't even go home with a girl