Finding Us

7

The morning breeze felt comfortable as Gideon, Sage, Thommy and Bernard walked to their bakery. Gideon chuckled when Thommy joked about Bernard. He tilted his head to see Sage. Sage was looking at the houses with a smile playing on her face. She was recording her vlog.

Gideon and Sage fell back to get the videos while Bernard and Thommy continued walking ahead. Gideon ran his eyes from top to bottom. Sage wore a cute white dress that had cherry prints. It reached her knees, her hair was half up and tied with a white ribbon. She put on a small pearl beaded necklace around her neck.

Gideon wore his brown pants and a white shirt with his sleeves rolled halfway. And he put on the black knitted half-sleeve sweater. The weather is clear but it is cold. Sage realized that Gideon was looking at her. She shifted her gaze from her camera to Gideon.

"What?"

Gideon smirked, watching her ears turn red. "You look innocent, Sage."

Sage blinked her eyes at Gideon innocently, not wanting him to tease her and make her blush. "I have always been innocent, Gideon." Sage stepped closer to Gideon. "You haven't tried to know me."

Gideon's eyes narrowed on her glossy lips. She did her makeup watching that YouTube tutorial while he sat on her bedroom floor watching her do the makeup. He got up early, got ready and was bored when Sage was getting ready.

"Yet," he finished her sentence. Sage smiled and started walking, leaving Gideon there.

"Come on, Gideon. We don't want my grandparents to wonder about us."

"Little tease..." Gideon whispered before starting to walk.

*

Bernard pointed the boxes to Gideon and Sage. "You two, take these boxes and load them into the truck. Then, Sage, you drive to the market."

"Okay, Pa."

"Thank you, children. I will go in the pantry now." Bernard left and Sage picked up the clipboard.

"Aren't we helping them in the kitchen?" Gideon asked, confused.

"Why would we help them in the kitchen?"Sage didn't look at Gideon as she concentrated on the list her grandpa has made.

"You said we were here to help them. Aren't we going to bake cakes and cupcakes?"

Sage turned her head and looked at Gideon, amusement flickering in her brown eyes. "Gideon, we are here to set up the stall and help them by selling the jams, goodies, cakes and cookies."

Gideon stood there a minute. "Oh."

"They worship their kitchen as a temple. They don't trust us with the recipes and baking. Honestly, I don't want to mess with anything. They got fans to get a taste of their jams and cakes. Better we look after the stall than baking."

Gideon nodded his head, understanding.

Sage and Gideon got on their toes and started transferring the boxes into the truck carefully. "Is that the reason why you got dressed in white and all?"

Sage chuckled. "Of course."

"So will there be cute girls?"

"See yourself, James. If they are cute girls or not."

"When will the market start?" Gideon asked, getting into the truck. Sage is behind the steering wheel.

"10:00 Am."

*

Gideon smiled at the cute Asian girls, handing them the cupcake boxes. "Thank you, have a good day."