Daisy laughs.“Yeah, we have, but...”
Now it’s me laughing.“But what, babe?You going all professional and shit now that you’re opening your own business, so we can’t do things like have sex in our own kitchen?”I ask, teasing her.
Daisy’s mouth falls open as she pinches my ass hard.“Miles Olsen,” she starts, just as there’s a knock at our front door.
Smirking, I lean in and give her a quick, hard kiss as I murmur, “Hold that thought.”
I head down to the front door, opening it to reveal Sloane and Owen on the other side.
“Hey,” Sloane says, a smile on her face as she shifts her bag to the other shoulder.Owen grabs it from her, slinging it over his as Sloane rolls her eyes and smirks at him.
He grins, leaning in to press a kiss to her shoulder before he says, “My girl here has some designs she wants to show you.Hope it’s cool we dropped by?”
“Of course,” I reply, pulling Sloane in for a quick hug before clapping hands with Owen and doing the same with him.“Come in.You’re just in time for taste testing too.”
Sloane squeals, clapping her hands together as she runs down the short hall to the kitchen, Owen and I close behind.
“You good?”Owen asks.
I turn and grin.“Yep.You?”
Owen laughs, nodding as he says, “So good, dude.”
We both walk into the kitchen to find Sloane already trying one of Daisy’s cupcakes.I know some of these recipes are ideas she had back when we were kids, and she first told me about her dreams of opening a bakery.Daze has always liked baking, and she’s definitely good at it.So good that I wasn’t kidding about needing the extra workouts if she keeps having me taste test everything.
“Cupcake me up, Daze,” Owen says, as he gives her a quick hug, his eyes wide as he takes in the selection on the counter.
“How about a beer to wash it down?”I ask, moving to the fridge.
The four of us spend the next hour or so tasting each of Daisy’s creations and drinking a couple of beers.Eventually, Owen convinces Sloane to show Daze her designs.
“Oh yes, show me, please!”Daisy says, clapping her hands together in excitement.
“It’s just a first draft,” Sloane says, a shy, almost nervous look on her face as she pulls out her sketches, describing each one to Daisy as she lays them across the dining table.“We can change anything you want, or if you prefer Nate to?—”
“Babe,” Owen whispers, his hand gently squeezing her neck as he pulls her in for a kiss.“You’ve got this,” he whispers, and Sloane visibly relaxes as he smiles and kisses the end of her nose.
“Holy shit, Sloane,” Daze says, her eyes wide as she takes everything in.
I do the same, my mind spinning at just how good everything looks.It’s all done in pale pink and gold, lots of daisies, obviously, but it’s so classy and cool.And it’s not just signage, but also a menu, packaging for cupcakes, order forms, ideas for merchandise—everything.
“Sloane, shit, this is unbelievable,” I say as I throw an arm around Daisy’s shoulders.
“It’s so good,” Daze adds, giving her friend a huge smile before she skips over and pulls her in for a hug.“Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Sloane laughs, wrapping her arms around Daisy as the two of them jump up and down with excitement.“You’re very welcome.Thank you for trusting me with this.”
“You’ll have to let us know how much we owe you,” I say.
Sloane is shaking her head before I’ve even finished speaking.“Nope, this one’s for school, so no charge.”
“No way, Sloane,” I say, giving her a smile.“It might be for school, but we’re also your first customers, and you gotta start building a client list.We’re totally paying.”
Sloane turns to Daisy, who just shrugs and says, “It’s true, Sloane.”
Owen grins, reaching over to pull Sloane into his arms.“Accept it, babe.You know they’re right.”
“Whatever,” she murmurs as she reaches for another cupcake.
