when we do have kids,” Mike assured her, “you’ll be stupendous.”
“The cops never found the gifts stolen from our shop,” Jake said, moving toward the open passage. “Do you think they could still be down here?”
“Yes!” Kim said, peering into the hole. “I see them! Garth probably planned to sell them at a later date.”
While Max went with Rachel and Mike in the Cupcake Mobile to help deliver the packages to all the local foster kids, Andi and Kim stayed behind to decorate the shop.
“Lucky for Rachel the pastor could celebrate with us today,” Andi said, mixing the batter for a new wedding cake. “He said he would marry them as soon as they get back.”
“Do you think they’ll get married in the Santa and Mrs. Claus costumes they’re wearing?” Kim teased.
Andi laughed. “No. Rachel’s mom cleaned and pressed Rachel’s Cinderella dress and Mike’s tuxedo, but it’s a surprise.”
Two hours later, the lemon chiffon pudding cupcakes iced with creamy white vanilla frosting and sprinkled with clear sugar crystals were stacked into the shape of a beautiful white Christmas tree.
Andi placed her mother’s handmade bakery mouse ornament back on their real tree with the macaroni angels, cranberry garlands, and fresh popcorn strings.
Kim and Nathaniel hadn’t actually made up, but it looked like they’d formed a temporary truce as they decorated the shop together. Nathaniel brought in wreaths, poinsettias, and a large bouquet of white roses for Rachel’s bridal bouquet. Kim rehung the stockings, tied ribbons and bows to all of the chairs, and placed jingle bells around candy cane favors.
“Hot guy alert!” Kim announced as she passed by.
Andi looked up. “Where?”
“Under the mistletoe kissing Rachel’s cousin.”
The young man was one of Mike’s relatives who flew in for the wedding.
Guy Armstrong narrowed his gaze and pressed his lips together. “Okay, I’m going to see once and for all if this thing really works.”
He waited until Stacey and her man moved off to a corner, then took their place under the mistletoe that Nathaniel had hung near the entrance of the front door.
After a few minutes he scowled. “See? Doesn’t work.”
Andi and Kim exchanged a big smile as Sarah came through the door carrying Rachel’s and Mike’s wedding clothes. She set the garment bags on a hook, then tiptoed up behind Guy and placed her hands over his eyes. “Guess who?”
“Someone who will give me a kiss?” he asked.
Sarah didn’t answer but turned him around with a smile and gave in to his request.
When Guy opened his eyes, he looked at her and grinned. “Okay, maybe mistletoe has some magic in it after all.”
A short while later Rachel, Mike, and Max returned, their faces aglow.
“The kids were so excited,” Max reported.
“Yes, they were,” Rachel agreed. “Almost as excited as I am to finally get married!”
Sarah presented her with her dress, and they hugged. Then when Rachel and Mike saw all the preparations, they hugged each other and vowed to race to the makeshift dressing room in the kitchen pantry.
R ACHEL AND M IKE stood by the Christmas tree, gazed into each other’s eyes, and pledged their lives to each other in the simplicity of their Creative Cupcakes shop. Andi had never been part of anything so beautiful, except for her own wedding.
Beside her, Kim squeezed her bouquet of mistletoe tight, even tighter during the ring exchange. She and Nathaniel were still circling each other like wary strangers, which made it all the more awkward when Rachel tossed her bouquet, and Kim caught it.
Andi could almost feel the dread emanating from Kim’s expression, and her heart went out to her. The trepidation multiplied ten times more when Mike threw the garter, the other men stepped out of the way, and Nathaniel was the only man left standing.
Folktales stated that the single girl and single guy who caught the bridal ware would be the next in line to marry. But
“The cops never found the gifts stolen from our shop,” Jake said, moving toward the open passage. “Do you think they could still be down here?”
“Yes!” Kim said, peering into the hole. “I see them! Garth probably planned to sell them at a later date.”
While Max went with Rachel and Mike in the Cupcake Mobile to help deliver the packages to all the local foster kids, Andi and Kim stayed behind to decorate the shop.
“Lucky for Rachel the pastor could celebrate with us today,” Andi said, mixing the batter for a new wedding cake. “He said he would marry them as soon as they get back.”
“Do you think they’ll get married in the Santa and Mrs. Claus costumes they’re wearing?” Kim teased.
Andi laughed. “No. Rachel’s mom cleaned and pressed Rachel’s Cinderella dress and Mike’s tuxedo, but it’s a surprise.”
Two hours later, the lemon chiffon pudding cupcakes iced with creamy white vanilla frosting and sprinkled with clear sugar crystals were stacked into the shape of a beautiful white Christmas tree.
Andi placed her mother’s handmade bakery mouse ornament back on their real tree with the macaroni angels, cranberry garlands, and fresh popcorn strings.
Kim and Nathaniel hadn’t actually made up, but it looked like they’d formed a temporary truce as they decorated the shop together. Nathaniel brought in wreaths, poinsettias, and a large bouquet of white roses for Rachel’s bridal bouquet. Kim rehung the stockings, tied ribbons and bows to all of the chairs, and placed jingle bells around candy cane favors.
“Hot guy alert!” Kim announced as she passed by.
Andi looked up. “Where?”
“Under the mistletoe kissing Rachel’s cousin.”
The young man was one of Mike’s relatives who flew in for the wedding.
Guy Armstrong narrowed his gaze and pressed his lips together. “Okay, I’m going to see once and for all if this thing really works.”
He waited until Stacey and her man moved off to a corner, then took their place under the mistletoe that Nathaniel had hung near the entrance of the front door.
After a few minutes he scowled. “See? Doesn’t work.”
Andi and Kim exchanged a big smile as Sarah came through the door carrying Rachel’s and Mike’s wedding clothes. She set the garment bags on a hook, then tiptoed up behind Guy and placed her hands over his eyes. “Guess who?”
“Someone who will give me a kiss?” he asked.
Sarah didn’t answer but turned him around with a smile and gave in to his request.
When Guy opened his eyes, he looked at her and grinned. “Okay, maybe mistletoe has some magic in it after all.”
A short while later Rachel, Mike, and Max returned, their faces aglow.
“The kids were so excited,” Max reported.
“Yes, they were,” Rachel agreed. “Almost as excited as I am to finally get married!”
Sarah presented her with her dress, and they hugged. Then when Rachel and Mike saw all the preparations, they hugged each other and vowed to race to the makeshift dressing room in the kitchen pantry.
R ACHEL AND M IKE stood by the Christmas tree, gazed into each other’s eyes, and pledged their lives to each other in the simplicity of their Creative Cupcakes shop. Andi had never been part of anything so beautiful, except for her own wedding.
Beside her, Kim squeezed her bouquet of mistletoe tight, even tighter during the ring exchange. She and Nathaniel were still circling each other like wary strangers, which made it all the more awkward when Rachel tossed her bouquet, and Kim caught it.
Andi could almost feel the dread emanating from Kim’s expression, and her heart went out to her. The trepidation multiplied ten times more when Mike threw the garter, the other men stepped out of the way, and Nathaniel was the only man left standing.
Folktales stated that the single girl and single guy who caught the bridal ware would be the next in line to marry. But
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