Bakers on Board by Sheryl Berk Page A

unique venue to premiere his new resort collection.”
    Jenna did know. Leo took great pride in his vice president of marketing position and talked about it all the time. His passion for fashion was one of the things that had drawn him and Betty together. He had come into the tailor shop where she worked one day by chance and spotted her beautiful sewing. According to him, it was love at first stitch.
    â€œWell, I’ve found it. And I am going to take all of you along with me on this trip,” he continued. “If you guess where it is.”
    â€œParis? Are we going to Paris?” Gabby asked excitedly.
    â€œGood guess,” Leo teased her, “but no cigar.”
    â€œLondon? Milan? New York?” Marisol picked up where Gabby left off, naming the rest of the fashion capitals of the world.
    â€œNo, no, and no.” Leo shook his head. “You’re not even warm—which is a hint.” He winked at Jenna.
    â€œWarm? So the location of your runway show is someplace warm?” she asked. “Like tropical warm?”
    â€œ Sí! Estás cerca ,” he teased. “You’re close.”
    â€œA beach!” Ricky piped up. “I wanna build a giant sand castle.”
    â€œThink more surf, less sand,” Leo hinted.
    â€œHawaii? Are we going to Hawaii?” Betty jumped in. “I’ve always wanted to see it.”
    â€œNo, not Hawaii.” Leo grinned mischievously. “I’ll give you another hint: I’m sure this collection is going to make a big splash.”
    â€œWater!” Jenna exclaimed. “Is it the rain forest?”
    â€œYou’re missing the boat.” Leo winked. “Think harder.”
    While the rest of her family was completely baffled, Jenna suddenly remembered the sailor song Leo came in singing. “Sailing… Missing the boat… Wait, are we going on a cruise ship?” she guessed.
    â€œDing-ding-ding! Give that girl a prize!” Leo cheered. He handed her a brochure that read “Victory Cruises” and showed a photo of a giant white ship with seventeen decks. “Yes, we are all going on a seven-night cruise to the Bahamas over midwinter break from school!”

“You are so lucky,” Kylie told Jenna when she broke the cruise news at lunch in the Blakely Elementary cafeteria the next day. She had brought the brochure Leo gave her to school to show her friends.
    â€œRalph Warren bought out the entire cruise for a corporate retreat so they can present the new spring-summer line to the company,” Jenna said proudly. “Leo is organizing the entire thing.”
    â€œIt looks amazing,” Kylie said. “I can’t wait to tell the cupcake club!”
    â€œI know you’re president of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes and all,” Jenna said gently. “But it’s my cruise. Let me do the telling, por favo r ?”
    â€œOh sure,” Kylie replied. “You can tell the girls.”
    Sadie sat down next to them. “Tell me what? What did I miss?”
    â€œThe fact that Jenna is going on a cruise to the Bahamas with her family in two weeks!” Kylie was so excited she wouldn’t let Jenna get a word in. “Can you imagine? It’s like a giant hotel floating on the water.”
    â€œSweet!” Sadie replied. “That’ll be so much fun. I saw this cruise ship commercial, and the ship had ginormous rock climbing walls.”
    Jenna shook her head. “No, no rock climbing for these feet.” She pointed to her sneakers. “You’re the jock, Sadie, not me.”
    Lexi dropped her tray down at the table next to Kylie. “Ugh, do you think the cafeteria lady could even consider the art of food presentation?” She groaned. “Honestly! She just threw my mac and cheese on top of my hot dog. It’s gross!” Since Lexi was the cupcake club’s official cake decorator, she bristled anytime anyone presented a plate that was