I need to rant a little before I start this chapter. Well yesterday I got these eye drops call "cooling comfort" so I was like. 'That's so cool!' anyways, I put them in my eyes and it felt like I was pouring straight gasoline into them. It hurt so badly and I couldn't see for like ten minutes after.
Okay now that I have ranted, I am happy to announce the next chapter!
Two weeks later; summer time.
After the Imogen thing, I pulled Lily out of school and had her finish up her year on the online courses. I wouldn't have anyone be mean to my baby. Not now, not ever.
It had been sometime since Lily had her surgery, and her hair was finally starting to grow back. But something strange happened and it grew back blonde. It was no longer curly, it was short blonde hair. It looked just like Jake's hair when he was younger.
While Lily was playing in her room, when I know she was supposed to be cleaning, I was drawing up some cake orders to be made in the next week. Every cake had intricate details, and must be top of the line. One mistake and it could ruin my business.
"Mommy?" Lily said to me as I finished drawing up a cake for a customer's records. I smiled at her and said,
"Yes, baby?" She just shook her head and said,
"Did you hear the doorbell?" I shook my head 'no' and got up from the table and to the front door. I peeked through the tiny hole and saw Imogen.
I didn't know why she would have the audacity to come here, but I knew I would have to eventually talk to her. She was Lily's teacher after all.
After contemplating it for a minute, I finally decided to open the door and see what she wanted.
"What do you want?" I said in a snide tone as I opened the door.
"I am only here to see Eli, we have plans for today." I looked at her shocked and said,
"Yeah right." I was about to shut the door when Eli came up from behind me and said,
"No she's right. We have plans." I looked at him a little hurt and gestured him out the door. Right then and there I wanted to cry.
One hour later… the bakery.
I decided to get my mind off from Eli and Imogen, and the only way I could think have how is by going to work on a few back orders I had to fill by Monday.
I decided to make a production line of cakes. I used to do this when I was in culinary school and it made things a little more interesting and fun.
I lined up the first tier of each cake; all five and began to frost them in record time. Simple buttercream went on each, and the fondant, and then decorations. It seemed simple enough, but if you didn't know what you were doing, you would easily get overwhelmed.
I was working on detail work on a special order when I heard the bakery door open. I stopped what I was doing and went to the front of the store.
"Hello." I said to the customer. He smiled at me and said,
"Hey, I need to order a cake for my sons second birthday." I smiled and gestured for him to go into the consultation room so we could discuss the details.
"So what does he like?" I asked the man as I got out my pad of paper and pens.
"He wants a galaxy cake. He is fascinated by the stars, so I think that would be perfect." I nodded and drew up sketches and showed him. He agreed and paid for his order.
When the man left I went back to decorating cakes. I was just finishing up when Eli came in.
"Hey." He said to me as he sat in his usual spot. I didn't look up because I knew the minute I did I would break down and cry.
"Hi." I whispered. He didn't say anything else, but I heard him come over to my work station and touch my arm. This time I looked up and he said,
"What's wrong, you look like you are about to cry." I shook my head and said,
"I am just upset about something. You don't need to worry about it." He didn't take that as an acceptable answer, and said,
"Please just tell me." I shook my head and shooed him away. He let out a sigh and walked back to his chair.
I was just cleaning up for the day when Eli spoke for the first time in twenty minutes.
"I am not dating her." I looked up at him and said,
"Um, okay." He shook his head and said,
"No it isn't okay. I know you are upset about Imogen, and the truth is, I just wanted to talk to her." I just nodded and went back to bleaching the work surface.
"Clare?" I looked up at him and said,
"What, Eli? I don't want to talk about this." He was about to walk off and go home, but turned around and said,
"I think you deserve to know something." I just gave him a blank stare, and he said,
"Technically I am married to Imogen."
Yes, I am leaving it off on that note. Finally we're getting a background on Eli! Enjoy! Review if you want an update soon or at all! :)