Hazel's POV
20 minutes later, I hear a knock. I go to answer it, and an extremely enthusiastic Kaitlyn meets me with a hug.
"Darling, I'm so looking forward to this!"
"Kait, we're picking cake." I say, "not going to the moon."
Augustus laughs, "You're too much, Hazel Grace."
I laugh, too. "Let's go."
15 minutes pass, and we pull up at Vincenzo's Bakery. Augustus comes around, opens my door, and helps me down from the car. Kaitlyn gets out of her seat in the back as he opens her door as well.
When we step up onto the curb, Augustus holds the bakery door open, then follows us inside, falling into step beside me.
"Hi, welcome to Vincenzo's. How can I help you?" asks a girl whose nametag reads Emily B.
"We're here to choose a cake for our wedding day," Augustus answers.
Emily smiles and says, "Congratulations! When is the big day?"
"May 15th." I answer.
"So many exquisite looking cakes!" Kaitlynn enthuses, looking around.
"Yes," agrees Augustus. "Lots of good choices."
"So what flavor were you looking for?" Emily asks. "I can bring you a sampler to try."
Augustus smiles and says to me, "How about vanilla cake with chocolate chip cookie dough filling?"
That sounds really good, so I nod and respond, "That's okay by me."
"Any particular theme you want?" Emily inquires.
"Hazel Grace, can you step outside for a minute?" Augustus questions with a small smile.
I find it a little strange, but I step out, knowing he probably wants to surprise me.
Gus's POV
"So we have this favorite novel," I say to Emily. "It's called An Imperial Affliction." I pull out a copy of the book. "I'd like you to make it look as much like this as possible."
"Oh, Augustus, this is so romantic," Kaitlyn says."Hazel is going to go wild for this."
I smile. "I hope so. Can you do it for us?"
Emily nods, snapping a picture of the book. "We can absolutely do that." She gives me a grin and shakes my hand. "Your Hazel is a lucky girl."
I shake my head. "No, I'm the lucky one."
