Love Will Keep Us - Book 5

The Bakery

"Oh my word!!NO, NO, NO! Corey Adams, what in the world you are doing? What are you doing?!?!That dough is all dry and just a hot mess!" Julius hollers at the young teen who couldn't be bothered following the recipe that was clearly laid out for him.

It had been a few weeks since the entire family had begun working at the bakery, and Corey was banished from surfing and any other fun activity as a result of his actions and poor choices. He wasn't sure why he was behaving this way, and he knew better then to piss Stef off but he was doing a really good job of it. He really was.

"I followed YOUR directions, Uncle!" He throws his hands up defensively.

"Oh no, you didn't. Not with it coming out like this you didn't! Wasted flour! Just move over and I will fix it!" He pushes the boy along as Corey stands there doing nothing. Frankie and Callie along with Stefanie soon walk in coming back with empty trays from the front.

"Mess up, AGAIN!?" Frankie asks her brother who rolls his eyes.

"Mind your business, nosey."

"You are my business, mess up! Do something! Don't just stand around, it's packed out there! Go help!"

"You're not the boss of me! I do what I want!" Corey grabs a crouton and pops it in his mouth.

"Yeah? You are all big and bad when Mama Dukes isn't around aren't you? Ya because you know she will whip your ass! And stop eating the croutons! They're for that cafe who ordered them for their salads!" Frankie grabs the tin of croutons as Corey had just grabbed another handful.

"I'm not scared of her! She's all hot air!" Corey laughs as he tosses a crouton in the air and catches it with his mouth.

"No? Well you should be!" Stef says walking in from the back as Corey looks to her gulping. "Why the hell are you lurking around like a lost puppy when we have a packed bakery out front? GO, sweep! Do something! NOW!" She claps her hands as the teen looks at her.

"I did that this morning, Mama Dukes! I don't need to sweep again til closing time."

"Well do it, AGAIN." She says sternly shoving the broom at the boy's chest as he takes it sighing.

"Why can't Frankie sweep." He mouths off as the blonde gets in his face. Julius can only roll his eyes at this new behavior that was making him nuts along with Callie and Stefanie who knew it wasn't going to end well for him.

"BECAUSE I TOLD YOU TO. NOW GO before I whip your ass with it front of everyone. Don't test me today! I'm not in the mood, Corey!"

Sighing once again he slides his feet across the room so slow that Stef is literally about to kill him as she shakes her head.

"What a pain in the ass he is." Frankie says as Stef flashes her a look.

"What did I tell you? MM?" Stef glares at the girl who looks down.

"Sorryyy." Frankie says as she helps Stefanie and Callie clean up the dirty trays and the girls began talking among themselves. Seeing that Julius is rather upset the blonde walkes over to him seeing he is covered in flour

"What happened, Julius? I was gone for a second."

"Your son. Messed up the recipe and I have no time for his foolishness! None!" He says dramatically waving his hands around. "He messed this up on purpose! I swear he did and he stands around doing nothing. Last week he messed up my rolls! This week he is messing up my dough! Lena said she would talk to him and he is still messing up!"

"Ok relax. I'll hand it, him and this. Go out front. Go. And Stefanie my love, go help with orders out front too, babe."

"Sure, Godmom." The girl says taking her gloves off and heading out to the front of the bakery.