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“Your poor clients” Avery blew her hair out of her face, fixing her ponytail

“Rich people love eccentricity It’spoint They feel like a rebel when they walk into et a cake with a look and taste like no one else has ever gotten before Plus, I serve shots at s” She winked, pulled a flask out of her boot, and took a swig

“You provide the full-service experience” I dipped a spoon into my batter and tasted it Salmonella eat your heart out!

“Hell yeah, I do And if after a few shots they decide to throw an extra tier onto the cake, we’ll that’s better for everyone, don’t you think?” Her grin was contagious She was nothing but trouble, in the very best of ways

“We’re going to film two today and be sneaky We’ll pretend the one for later is live, since the weather is supposed to be terrible next week Then you can work on your recipe” Avery slid soredients we’d need for today

“And trying out a few things off-screen ain”

Our attempt at a chocolate soufflé had made some pretty delicious chocolate syrup

“The vieere entertained”

“They were? At us failing?”

Max hopped up on the counter, kicking her feet Her hair was rainbow-colored now andjust below her nostrils “Loved every second of it and want you guys to try it again You haven’t been checking out the social media profiles?”

I shook my head so fast my neck hurt “All you said I needed to do was show up in the videos Nothing about checking on the profiles after the content was uploaded” That was the only way I could keep ht of hundreds of people watchingAvery

“Everyone’s super supportive and bloay by you two”

“It’s totally cheating calling you a home cook, but what’s a little deception between friends” Max snapped her gum and winked at me

“Can you get off my counters please? Who knohere your ass has been”

“I can tell you exactly where it’s been, Mrs Cunning” Max hopped down and grabbed a donut covered in chocolate and rainbow sprinkles off the rack of newly frosted ones I was sensing a theme