A/N: Thanks to MellyHorror-Salvatore-Northman. Also title credit to BlueBloods82.
It was the afternoon and the pair was back at it in the kitchen. This afternoon they were tasked with baking several large apple pies for dinner's dessert. "Let's use my Grandma Betty's recipe. I just have to call Grandpa and clarify an ingredient I am not sure about." Jamie said walking over to the phone and dialing out to the Reagan household.
Jamie's Grandpa answered the phone and said "Jamie they allow you to make phone calls at the academy?" with surprise.
"No but this is an emergency. I am baking apple pies with a student and I want to use grandma's recipe but can't remember how much cinnamon she adds." Jamie answered hastily.
"Oh okay, too much and you've ruined the pie but too little and the pie won't taste right. Your Grandma always added a teaspoon of cinnamon with the apples." Grandpa said into the phone.
"Thanks Grandpa, I know the rest of the recipe by heart." Jamie offered.
"You're welcome. Now get off this phone before you get in trouble!" Grandpa scolded into the phone. Eddie heard this and laughed so hard, she snorted a little.
"Bye grandpa." Jamie said.
"Bye Jamison." Grandpa said before the phone made a click sound then dial tone.
Jamie hung up and asked "What's so funny?"
"You're name is Jamison..." She trailed off with a chuckle.
"And? Seriously it's not that funny. We all have traditional Irish names in our family. Besides isn't Edit Serbian?" Jamie asked a little annoyed Eddie had laughed at his name.
"Actually it is. My mom is Serbian." Eddie replied suddenly feeling sad and wanting her mom so bad. She let a few tears slip and when no one is watching Jamie hugged her briefly and she felt a bit better.
"Okay let's get these pies made and baked." Jamie said in a cheerful voice trying to make Eddie smile again.
"Sounds good." Eddie offered with a small smile.
They started working on making the pie dough. Eddie combined all the dry ingredients in one bowl and Jamie combined all the wet ingredients in another bowl. Eddie started cutting the cold butter into the dry ingredients trying to get it into a soft crumb texture. "Good job. Now let me add the wet ingredients." Jamie said.
"Okay then we knead the dough right?" Eddie asked.
Jamie nodded yes and they worked at finishing the dough. They kneaded it together and then divided it into 5 flat disks. They wrapped the disks in plastic wrap and placed them in the fridge. They started on the pie filling next.
They combined the sliced apples with the cinnamon and nutmeg and a lemon juice. They then added some flour to the apples to soak up the juices the apples would release during baking. Eddie was just finishing with the bag of flour when she spilled some on Jamie's leg by accident. "Hey be careful with that flour!" Jamie exclaimed.
"Yeah or what?" Eddie challenge back.
"Or this!" Jamie shouted and threw a handful of flour at her. It landed in her hair and on her eyelashes. Some was even on the front of her shirt.
"Oh you are so going to pay for that Reagan." Eddie said getting fired up. She grabbed a handful of flour and threw it at Jamie and it landed in his hair and face.
The flour war continued until they were both covered from head to toe in it. They both laughed until they were caught and told to finish making the pies. They felt so ashamed they were scolded and scurried to finish the pies.
They divided each dough disk into two and rolled them out to make a top and bottom for the five pies. When they had finished they filled the pies with just enough apple mixture and the placed the lids on top. Eddie decided to pretty the tops of the pies and cut hearts out of the lid to release steam. "Wow they look so beautiful Eddie. Great job with everything and the hearts." Jamie praised.
"Well I had a lot of help and plus if this pie tastes half as good as you say it will, then we owe your Grandpa big time for helping us." Eddie commented while looking at the pies.
They placed the pies in the oven to bake and decided to clean everything up. They made quick work of the dishes and then checked in on the pies. They were halfway done so they decided to clean the floor where it was covered in flour. They also cleaned the work station too.
When the pies were done they took them out and placed them on cooling racks. They left the kitchen in search of a hot shower.