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“We’re not going to be done in tio to the party after” Peter shoots me an incredulous look “That was in the note I wrote you today! God, why do I even bother?”

“I was really busy today,” I say h on his end of the deal and faithfully writing me a note a day and I can’t even be bothered to read theo to a party I don’t know if I’o out that late”

“Is your dad home? I’ll ask him”

“No, he’s at the hospital Besides I can’t just leave Kitty here by herself” I pick up the et home?”

“I don’t know Maybe late” Or one by then “You should just go I don’t want to hold you up”

Peter groans “Covey I need you Gen hasn’t said a word about us yet, which is kind of the whole point of this Andshe ” Peter pushes out his lower lip “Coh for you with Josh, didn’t I?”

“Yes,” I admit “But, Peter, I have to make these cupcakes for the bake sale—”

Peter stretches his arivearound for another apron I find one with a cupcake print and hand it to him

He makes a face and points at ”

“But it’s haot it for me in Korea “I always bake in this Just wear that one”

Slowly Peter shakes his head and holds out his hand “Giveany of my notes”

I untie the apron and hand it over I turn around and go back to er baby than Kitty”

“Just hurry up and give h? Because I only have exactly enough ingredients for six dozen cupcakes I don’t want to have to start over—”

“I kno to bake!”

“Okay, then Du bowl”

“And then?”

“And then when you’re done, I’ll give you your next task”

Peter rolls his eyes but he does as he’s told “So this is what you do on Friday nights? Stay home and bake in your pj’s?”

“I do other stuff too,” I say, tying hter ponytail

“Like?”

I’m still so flustered froo out”

“Where?”

“God, I don’t know! Quit interrogatingreally warht as well just turn off the oven, because Peter’s arrival has slowed down this whole process At this rate I’ll be up all night “Youto have to start over fro up close behind me

I jerk away from him “No no, I’ll do it,” I say, and he shakes his head and tries to take the o, and flour poufs out of the cup and into the air It dusts us both Peter starts cracking up and I let out an outraged shriek “Peter!”