Started With A Wedding

Lilith

Everyone in the kitchen runs around trying to get all the cakes ready by 2. We are only on the 80th cake and 12 am. I didn't even have time to put on my best outfit this morning. I can't believe Nico's daughter had to see me like this.

I'm wearing baggy clothes for goodness sake. I don't think Nico would mind if he was here though. He would tell me how sexy I would look wearing a potato sack. I get lost in thought as I remember our steamy encounter in the car. Gosh, Alec has bad timing.

"Can you go ask what kind of decoration they would like while we finish these last few cakes?" Nadia smiles. "Yes. Thanks for taking over for me Nadia." I smile and walk to the front of the shop.

Nico's mini runs up to me with a smile on her face. "Is it time to decorate the cake now Ms?" She asks. "Yep, you can choose whatever design you want." I pull out my book full of designs and open it for her. "Flip until you find which one you like," I say handing it to her.

"Did you make all of these." her eyes shimmer ask she admires the pictures. "Sure did sweetie." I chuckle.

"I wish my dad was here. He would love all these designs, even though he doesn't much like cake." She scrunches up her lips as she flips through. I wish her father was here too. It's only been a day and I miss him as crazy as that sounds.

The nanny walks up to her and looks at the designs. "Can't she create her design?" The nanny asks. "No, we don't take personal designs from children here," I say.

"I like this one." Rachel smiles pointing to the butterfly design. "I like that one too. I'll go put them on the cakes." I close my book and she smiles. "Thank you for all the hard work."

Not only is this little girl adorable, but she's also very polite. Nico raised her amazingly. "Your welcome." I smile. She skips back over to her table and I walk back into the kitchen.

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By the time my team and I make it to the last cake, it's time for us to get them all loaded into our truck. "You guys get them loaded. I'll go ask for the address." I tell my men workers and they nod.

I walk back out and the nanny is standing there fishing for something in her purse. "Hi. Would you mind providing us the address of where you want these cakes?" I ask.

She looks at me with an annoyed look and hands me a credit card. "Here. I'll give you the address down when you give me the card back." She pulls out a pen and paper while I swipe the card on the cash register.

"Here you go." I hand her back the card and she gives me the address. "Just take it there." She walks away and I hold the urge to roll my eyes. She's so rude! How could Nico even let her around that sweet little girl?

I walk away from the counter and suddenly have the urge to throw up. Oh common not again. I speed walk to the bathroom earning a few worried looks from my coworkers.

Once I'm out of view, I run into the bathroom and a stall. I lock it and throw up in the toilet. I hurl up everything I ate this morning. I hear the door open and I try to hurl quieter.

With my luck, they can still hear it. Shelly knocks on the door and I internally groan. "You okay in there?" She asks. I open my mouth to speak but end up hurling again.

"Did you eat something bad Lilith or are you pregnant." I grab a tissue and wipe off my mouth.

I flush the toilet and walk out of the stall. "I ate something bad this morning." I shrug.

She follows me over to the sink while I wash my hands. "Are you sure? You should take a test just in case." She raises an eyebrow.

"I'm sure Shelly. I'm not pregnant." I say with a smile. If I was then I would have to admit that I got pregnant by my rebound one-night stand, whose name I didn't bother to remember.

"Well okay." She shrugs and I feel my phone ring in my pocket. I answer it and see a message from Nico.

Nico: When do you get off.

Me: Why? Are you lurking around here somewhere?

Nico: No, I just need to know when a good time to call you is.

Me: I don't get off till six.

Nico: Great. I'll call you at 6:30 then.

Me: Okay.

I put my phone away and walk out of the bathroom with Shelly. "Tell the guys to deliver the cakes to this address." I hand Shelly my paper and she nods. Now I just need to go find a mint.

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When I get home later I immediately brush my teeth. The foul taste stayed in my mouth all day. I take a quick shower and change into a pajama shirt. I wrap up my wet hair in a towel and get comfortable on my bed.

My body urks in pain as I rest my sore body. I lay down with a sleepy groan. Then to my dismay, my phone rings next to me. I groan and answer it. "Hello." my eyes flutter as I fight sleep.

"Hey, beautiful." I smile and open my eyes. "Hey, handsome."

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