“Was ten reallynecessa…” Elle began but stopped.
Jen turned her head to find both Jacque and Sally making cutting motions across their necks at the fae. They immediately dropped their hands and smiled at her.
She simply smirked at them. “I was actually thinking twenty would have been better, but I didn’t want to overdo it.”
One by one, the bakers brought out each box. Jen grinned as she watched the eyes of all the females widen. The cakes were not small.Why are they surprised?Shehadwarned them that everything in Texas was bigger.
A baker by the name of Ben began opening the boxes for her inspection.
“Oh, um, wow,” Rachel muttered when she got a look at the first cake that was revealed.
Jen walked over and grinned down at the cake she had made for Drake and Bethany.
“By now, I should not beshocked. I really shouldn’t be. But no matter how many times I tell myself to be ready for anything, sheamazesme.” Sally stared wide-eyed at the cake.
“What is it?” Crina asked from where she stood at the end of the row of cakes.
“A penis cake?” Zara said, her voice rising an octave as she added, “That doesn’t seem appropriate for a baby shower.”
“Read the writing, Z. It makes perfect sense,” Jen pointed out as she motioned to the cake in question.
“This is how you do it.Congratulations on the rugrat,” Zara read out loud.
There was silence, and then Peri shrugged. “She’s not wrong.”
Jen held up a hand, and the high fae gave her a high five.
The next three cakes were for the kids’ birthdays. Thankfully, there were no phalluses or genitalia of any kind. Each cake was shaped like a wolf, and the icing was applied in various shadingsso each wolf looked a little different.
“Okay, I’ll admit, this is hilarious,” Jacque said.
“It really is.” Rachel laughed.
Crina, who still couldn’t see the cakes, said again, “What is it?”
Zara was still laughing as she said, “They’re wolf cakes for the kiddos and they say,Thisis what comes out when you do it.Happy Birthday,Rugrats.”
They moved down the row to the fifth cake. This one was two wolves facing one another, their heads bowed and their foreheads pressed together. It read,In celebration of two lives who changed the world without the world even knowing.There was silence as everyone stared at the cake for Vasile and Alina. Jen’s heart tightened, and she wondered if she would ever be able to think of them and not hurt.
“That’s beautiful,” Crina said. She must have gotten sick of not being able to see what was happening and had squeezed herself in between Rachel and Elle.
“It really is.” Jacque nodded.
Jen swallowed hard and then pointed to the next box. She couldn’t say anything about the alphas’ cake without tears falling, so she moved on. The next cake was shaped like a key. It was a huge key, but like the other cakes, it had to be big to fit all the words that Jen had requested.
“Happy adoption day, Trevor. I mean, Talbot. Or was it Tiberios? Your name doesn’t matter kid, just know you hold the key to your pack’s heart.”
“Dammit, Jen,” Sally mumbled and wiped tears from her eyes. “How do you manage to tease someone and still make it incredibly sweet?”
“It’s a gift.” Jen smiled. “Besides, you know I only mess with people I like.”
The next cake was a bed. Jen’s smile widenedas everyone around her groaned. “I figured there was already a theme going with the other four cakes, might as well keep it up.”
“Might as well.” Elle laughed.
The cake read, “This is where you do it…after you’re bonded, mated, and married…just for clarification for the rugrats. Happy anniversaries missed because of all the asshole bad guys.”
“Now I understand why all the cakes had to be so massive,” Crina said.
