Dream Bakery - Completed April 7, 2018
The Beginning: The dream began with Molly Stone, youngest of Richard and Alvetta Stone's three daughters. With smart and talented ancestors, Molly might have felt pressured to become a scientist or...
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Chapter 3: Decisions
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Living above a bakery and surrounded by three cooks of differing skill, Ruby decided she had better get her act together and start working on her own cooking skill. What better time to do it when the kitchens weren't in use and she didn't have anything else she needed to take care of first?
With no one around to observe, Ruby decided to surprise her family with breakfast. She would keep it simple for this first effort, just eggs and bacon, but she didn't want anyone interfering, teasing or criticizing. Oh, she would forgive Masami for the last, as it was a habit honed by her job, but she'd rather have her mother taste the finished product before forming an opinion, not after.
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Ricky was the next awake, reaching the kitchen just as Ruby put the food in a serving dish. Belly rumbling loudly, Ricky grabbed a serving and dug right in with obvious enjoyment.
"This is good!" he said.
"I'm glad you think so," Ruby said, pleased. Then again, Ricky was likely to eat anything put in front of him and declare it good, so his opinion wasn't the most reliable.
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Kimi joined them minutes later and was equally appreciative of the breakfast Ruby had prepared, reassuring her - Kimi was much picker than her twin and not afraid to let you know what she liked and didn't like. often loudly.
The siblings chattered and ate together, then hurried off to school.
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Kengo woke and wandered into the kitchen, deciding what he wanted for breakfast. He saw the platter of bacon and eggs when he opened the fridge, and took them out. "Wonder who made these..." he said aloud, carrying a serving into the now empty living room. "Ruby," he deduced, tasting them. It was still early for his parents to be up after all. "Mmm, must remember to tell her they're good."
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Masami and Molly came down not much later and joined Kengo with their own breakfasts. They spent a few minutes discussing the food and other topics before they began bantering with each other, their comments becoming flirtatious.
Kengo pretended not to notice them, eating his meal quickly.
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Continuing to tune them out, Kengo put his plate in the dishwasher and began fixing the broken stereo. Maybe the noise would help drown them out, though he was secretly pleased that his parents were still so close. He hoped he had a relationship like that someday, though with the long hours at the bakery and needing to help with his siblings, he wasn't sure when he would have time to look.
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Finished with the stereo, Kengo decided to go play some chess for a while before facing another long day in The Cakery. He didn't want any customers to notice him getting stressed.
As he played, he decided he'd wear his formal outfit to work, hoping that would help command respect. Not that he hadn't received any the day before, but things could have cone better. He thought the blazer, shirt, tie and slacks made him look older, too.
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Kengo decided he'd made the right choice when he noticed how people reacted to him in his outfit. He would have to make a habit of wearing it, and save the other one for when he was off. Another thing he noticed was that when he started talking to Janet O'Rourke the two of them seemed to hit it off, and he had a hard time keeping his mind and conversation on work. Fortunately, Janet didn't seem to mind.
Kengo's gaze strayed past Janet when he saw a movement out of the corner of his eye, and he saw Nova on the counter. That sneaky cat! She must have followed him down, or come in through the front behind a customer. He hoped her presence so close to the food didn't put anyone off from buying it. Just as soon as he had a chance, Kengo would have to shoo the cat off and clean the counter, unless someone beat him to it.
"What's wrong?" Janet asked, noticing his frown and starting to turn.
"Nothing, nothing, I was just trying to remember something," Kengo replied, thinking quickly about how best to distract her. He moved to block her view of the cat on the counter.
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A few hours later, Ruby returned from school and settled down at her favorite table with her homework open in front of her. she was staring thoughtfully off into the distance when a customer approached and introduced himself. Distracted from her thoughts, Ruby turned her attention to him to answer a question.
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After a few minutes of conversation, Ruby realized she was having her first crush, and hoped Austen Wood couldn't tell she was blushing. She had never been so grateful for Ricky's arrival with his own homework, which helped keep her from making an idiot of herself. Austen wouldn't be interested in a silly teenager even if he didn't already have a family of his own.
Then Diya came out asking if Ruby could help inside because Jamal was slacking off again and there was quite a crowd, and Ruby was only too glad of the excuse to escape.
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Diya, mission accomplished, took Jamal's place behind the counter to run the register.
Kengo was pleased that Janet had lingered even after making her purchase. He wondered if it was too soon to ask her on a date, there was a movie he thought she'd enjoy watching with him. Best start slow, he decided.
"I'd like to keep in touch, if you don't mind," he ventured. He felt as awkward as a teenager who had never spoken to a girl before, which wasn't far wrong, since he had never had the urge or time to date in High School.
To his great relief, Janet smiled. "I'd like that too," she said, taking out her phone.
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Business was booming, and not much could have made Molly happier, with her dream finally starting to become a reality. Not just a bakery, but a successful bakery. What would have made it better was if she didn't know that they would have to let Jamal go today, the man had blown his las chance, and for what? He was bored? Well now he would have all the time he wanted to have fun.
Glancing over at Kengo, who was buy checking out customers, Molly let go of her dark mood long enough to smile with pride in her son. He had done well, and if Molly wasn't mistaken, he had found a potential girlfriend. For his sake, she hoped things worked out and the woman was worthy of him. If not...well, Molly would console him as best she could, and tell him about her first failed attempt.
Finished with his current customer, who happened to be Janet, Kengo caught her eye and made his way over. "I'll go give Jamal the news," he said in a low voice.
"Are you sure? I could, as the business owner," Molly whispered back.
Kengo nodded. "I want to do this. I can handle it. Besides, I need the experience."
"Good point. Don't let him give you any trouble."
"I won't." Seeing everything was well in hand, Kengo took off toward where he'd last seen Jamal headed.
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Jamal must have sensed something was about to happen, because he took off around the side of the bakery when Kengo emerged.
The younger man caught up with him easily and confronted him. As expected, Jamal did not take the news well, but Kengo would not back down or be intimidated, and soon Jamal left in a foul mood.
Putting the incident behind him as best he could, Kengo went back inside to help with closing, which included cleaning and restocking from their record number of sales.
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Meanwhile, Kimi was down in the basement playing blickblock, oblivious to the drama above and happy she was young enough not to be expected to help out.
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Having had some space away from Austen, Ruby found she could have a companionable conversation with him without blushing or becoming tongue-tied. It didn't hurt that Ricky was still there too, chatting with the man over dinner.
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More stressed than he wanted to admit, Kengo retreated to his room to browse the Internet for a while, not bothering to take the time to change into something more comfortable. He just wanted to put the whole ugly incident with Jamal behind him.
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Flush with her success at breakfast, Ruby decided to try her hand at making dinner in the apartment kitchen. Again she picked a simple recipe of grilled cheese sandwiches.
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Ricky joined Kengo in their bedroom, wanting to talk. Kengo was glad of the interruption and took the opportunity to pass on a lesson in responsibility, flexing his parenting skills a little.
Ricky listened attentively, just glad to have Kengo's attention.
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Unaware of Ruby's plans, Molly decided to try out the recipe for Haddock sandwiches she'd learned from Masami in the bakery kitchen. So the family would have plenty of food to eat that night and a choice of meals.
https://i.imgur.com/3xYX8Xt.png?1
Living above a bakery and surrounded by three cooks of differing skill, Ruby decided she had better get her act together and start working on her own cooking skill. What better time to do it when the kitchens weren't in use and she didn't have anything else she needed to take care of first?
With no one around to observe, Ruby decided to surprise her family with breakfast. She would keep it simple for this first effort, just eggs and bacon, but she didn't want anyone interfering, teasing or criticizing. Oh, she would forgive Masami for the last, as it was a habit honed by her job, but she'd rather have her mother taste the finished product before forming an opinion, not after.
https://i.imgur.com/8YYuiSv.png?1
Ricky was the next awake, reaching the kitchen just as Ruby put the food in a serving dish. Belly rumbling loudly, Ricky grabbed a serving and dug right in with obvious enjoyment.
"This is good!" he said.
"I'm glad you think so," Ruby said, pleased. Then again, Ricky was likely to eat anything put in front of him and declare it good, so his opinion wasn't the most reliable.
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Kimi joined them minutes later and was equally appreciative of the breakfast Ruby had prepared, reassuring her - Kimi was much picker than her twin and not afraid to let you know what she liked and didn't like. often loudly.
The siblings chattered and ate together, then hurried off to school.
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Kengo woke and wandered into the kitchen, deciding what he wanted for breakfast. He saw the platter of bacon and eggs when he opened the fridge, and took them out. "Wonder who made these..." he said aloud, carrying a serving into the now empty living room. "Ruby," he deduced, tasting them. It was still early for his parents to be up after all. "Mmm, must remember to tell her they're good."
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Masami and Molly came down not much later and joined Kengo with their own breakfasts. They spent a few minutes discussing the food and other topics before they began bantering with each other, their comments becoming flirtatious.
Kengo pretended not to notice them, eating his meal quickly.
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Continuing to tune them out, Kengo put his plate in the dishwasher and began fixing the broken stereo. Maybe the noise would help drown them out, though he was secretly pleased that his parents were still so close. He hoped he had a relationship like that someday, though with the long hours at the bakery and needing to help with his siblings, he wasn't sure when he would have time to look.
https://i.imgur.com/nBqCSLc.png?2
Finished with the stereo, Kengo decided to go play some chess for a while before facing another long day in The Cakery. He didn't want any customers to notice him getting stressed.
As he played, he decided he'd wear his formal outfit to work, hoping that would help command respect. Not that he hadn't received any the day before, but things could have cone better. He thought the blazer, shirt, tie and slacks made him look older, too.
https://i.imgur.com/tlMxlTt.png?2
Kengo decided he'd made the right choice when he noticed how people reacted to him in his outfit. He would have to make a habit of wearing it, and save the other one for when he was off. Another thing he noticed was that when he started talking to Janet O'Rourke the two of them seemed to hit it off, and he had a hard time keeping his mind and conversation on work. Fortunately, Janet didn't seem to mind.
Kengo's gaze strayed past Janet when he saw a movement out of the corner of his eye, and he saw Nova on the counter. That sneaky cat! She must have followed him down, or come in through the front behind a customer. He hoped her presence so close to the food didn't put anyone off from buying it. Just as soon as he had a chance, Kengo would have to shoo the cat off and clean the counter, unless someone beat him to it.
"What's wrong?" Janet asked, noticing his frown and starting to turn.
"Nothing, nothing, I was just trying to remember something," Kengo replied, thinking quickly about how best to distract her. He moved to block her view of the cat on the counter.
https://i.imgur.com/7QHFo4M.png?1
A few hours later, Ruby returned from school and settled down at her favorite table with her homework open in front of her. she was staring thoughtfully off into the distance when a customer approached and introduced himself. Distracted from her thoughts, Ruby turned her attention to him to answer a question.
https://i.imgur.com/hwYWll2.png?1
After a few minutes of conversation, Ruby realized she was having her first crush, and hoped Austen Wood couldn't tell she was blushing. She had never been so grateful for Ricky's arrival with his own homework, which helped keep her from making an idiot of herself. Austen wouldn't be interested in a silly teenager even if he didn't already have a family of his own.
Then Diya came out asking if Ruby could help inside because Jamal was slacking off again and there was quite a crowd, and Ruby was only too glad of the excuse to escape.
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Diya, mission accomplished, took Jamal's place behind the counter to run the register.
Kengo was pleased that Janet had lingered even after making her purchase. He wondered if it was too soon to ask her on a date, there was a movie he thought she'd enjoy watching with him. Best start slow, he decided.
"I'd like to keep in touch, if you don't mind," he ventured. He felt as awkward as a teenager who had never spoken to a girl before, which wasn't far wrong, since he had never had the urge or time to date in High School.
To his great relief, Janet smiled. "I'd like that too," she said, taking out her phone.
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Business was booming, and not much could have made Molly happier, with her dream finally starting to become a reality. Not just a bakery, but a successful bakery. What would have made it better was if she didn't know that they would have to let Jamal go today, the man had blown his las chance, and for what? He was bored? Well now he would have all the time he wanted to have fun.
Glancing over at Kengo, who was buy checking out customers, Molly let go of her dark mood long enough to smile with pride in her son. He had done well, and if Molly wasn't mistaken, he had found a potential girlfriend. For his sake, she hoped things worked out and the woman was worthy of him. If not...well, Molly would console him as best she could, and tell him about her first failed attempt.
Finished with his current customer, who happened to be Janet, Kengo caught her eye and made his way over. "I'll go give Jamal the news," he said in a low voice.
"Are you sure? I could, as the business owner," Molly whispered back.
Kengo nodded. "I want to do this. I can handle it. Besides, I need the experience."
"Good point. Don't let him give you any trouble."
"I won't." Seeing everything was well in hand, Kengo took off toward where he'd last seen Jamal headed.
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Jamal must have sensed something was about to happen, because he took off around the side of the bakery when Kengo emerged.
The younger man caught up with him easily and confronted him. As expected, Jamal did not take the news well, but Kengo would not back down or be intimidated, and soon Jamal left in a foul mood.
Putting the incident behind him as best he could, Kengo went back inside to help with closing, which included cleaning and restocking from their record number of sales.
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Meanwhile, Kimi was down in the basement playing blickblock, oblivious to the drama above and happy she was young enough not to be expected to help out.
https://i.imgur.com/JZogWgE.png?1
Having had some space away from Austen, Ruby found she could have a companionable conversation with him without blushing or becoming tongue-tied. It didn't hurt that Ricky was still there too, chatting with the man over dinner.
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More stressed than he wanted to admit, Kengo retreated to his room to browse the Internet for a while, not bothering to take the time to change into something more comfortable. He just wanted to put the whole ugly incident with Jamal behind him.
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Flush with her success at breakfast, Ruby decided to try her hand at making dinner in the apartment kitchen. Again she picked a simple recipe of grilled cheese sandwiches.
https://i.imgur.com/9dE4616.png?1
Ricky joined Kengo in their bedroom, wanting to talk. Kengo was glad of the interruption and took the opportunity to pass on a lesson in responsibility, flexing his parenting skills a little.
Ricky listened attentively, just glad to have Kengo's attention.
https://i.imgur.com/R2RDhFN.png?1
Unaware of Ruby's plans, Molly decided to try out the recipe for Haddock sandwiches she'd learned from Masami in the bakery kitchen. So the family would have plenty of food to eat that night and a choice of meals.
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