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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 16, 2010 12:33:47 GMT -5
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Post by laurenne on Aug 16, 2010 23:56:46 GMT -5
I loved it. So funny. Damian was hilarious. More soon, please.
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Post by celticbear on Aug 17, 2010 0:20:37 GMT -5
Karyn, I'm loving this Story! UPDATE SOON! And please have Paul and Lorena come to thier senses about how they feel about each other.
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Post by karyn30 on Aug 18, 2010 0:15:26 GMT -5
She was still in a state of shock the next morning as she stood filling canoli shells. Good thing she’d been doing it so long that it didn’t require much thinking because her brain was still mush from the night before. “Where do you want these?” Donna, one of her assistants interupted her thoughts “What are those?” “The flowers for the Slesinger cake” “Oh crap, that’s the one that’s due for 10 am isn’t it?” she practically dropped the shell she’d just filled “Yeah it is” “Lay them over there” she pointed at the counter; she’d been so preoccupied with thoughts of Ryan that she’d nearly forgotten about the wedding cake that she had left to finish. ‘Well Ryan is not going to pay the bills’ she thought to herself as she washed her hands and started to get to work. “Come on Ryan!” Damian urged “Oh calm down Damian, they don’t close til 3” “Yeah but she said to come by in the morning, and it’s already 9!” “Last I checked, that still qualified as morning” Damian’s response was to roll his eyes and continue down the street to Danny’s Desserts; the boy had practically lept out of bed wanting to get his hands on some cookies Not to say that Ryan wasn’t anxious himself, just not for cookies. Images of Paige filled his mind and he smiled remembering the shocked look on her face when he’d grabbed her at the last minute for Lorena to take a picture. “Finally” Damian said pushing open the door of the bakery. What Ryan saw amazed him; it was like organized chaos. Wall to wall people filled the room and everyone seemed to be talking at once. However, the girls behind the counter seemed to be used to it and take it all in stride. Just then, one of them came over “Can I help you?” she said trying to speak over the crowd “We’re looking for Paige” he informed her “Oh yeah, she said someone was going to be stopping by; come on back” she said and motioned form them to come around the counter. She started to lead them towards the back when someone called to her “Hey Rachel we need you out here!” stopping, she turned to Ryan and Damian “At the end of the hall turn right and go down the stairs” and with that she was gone Ryan followed her directions, with Damian hot on his heels. At the end of the stairs he came to a doorway and stopped short; the vision before him was incredible. There was Paige dressed in sweats, hair amuss, chocolate stained her shirt, icing was smeared across one cheek and she was biting her lip in concentration; she was absolutely beautiful. “Hey Paige!” Damian called pushing past Ryan and breaking the spell “Damian, Ryan, you startled me” she said “Sorry, one of your employees started to show us the way, but she got called back” Ryan supplied Paige glanced at the clock “Doesn’t surprise me, it’s the end of the nine oclock rush. We get everyone stopping in on their way to work” “They didn’t get all the cookies did they?” Damian inquired not so subtlely Paige pointed to the opposite counter “Those are yours” she said and pointed at two boxes With that, Damian rushed over, took out a cookie and began munching “Marry me” he said over a mouthful Paige merely laughed “Sorry Damian you’re a bit on the young side for me” Damian pretended to be crushed, which made her laugh all the harder “Your work is really amazing” Ryan commented as he looked at the cake “Thank you I was actually trying to determine whether or not it was finished or not” “Well it looks good to me” “Me too” Damian said and snatched another cookie “Well then I guess I can call in my delivery boy; it actually has to be there in about 45 minutes” with that, she walked over to the wall phone and a few minutes later a man of about 30 walked in “Hey Jimmy, it’s ready to go; give my regards to the Slesingers.” “You got it boss” he said grabbing the cake “So what are you guys up to today?” she said turning back to Ryan and Damian “Well we have to leave tonight, but the day is free and George promised to come with me to The Shedd Aquarium, matter of fact I should get going; what about you Ryan?” “You go ahead, I haven’t decided yet” he said eyeing Paige Damian nodded and grabbed his boxes of cookies “Thanks again” he said to Paige “You’re more than welcome” with that Damian was gone, leaving Paige and Ryan alone in the decorating room; suddenly she was very aware of what she must look like ‘Why is it everytime this man sees me I’m a mess?’ she thought as she glanced down at her sweats now stained with chocolate. Pushing her hair out of her face she went over to the sink and began washing her hands “Well plenty to do in Chicago; besides The Shedd there’s museaums, art galleries, clubs, you name it.” “Well what would you suggest?” “Oh I don’t know, sometimes I just like to go for a walk until something catches my eye.” “Sounds like a great idea-when do you want to go?” “What do you mean?” she asked drying her hands on a towel “I mean, show me your Chicago” “I can’t” “Why not?” he asked stepping closer; she stepped back and bumped into the counter “Do you forget I have a business to run?” “Your staff seemed to be running it rather well when we were upstairs” he said looking her in the eye “They do, however I’m down a cake decorator today and I still have three more cakes that have to go out today” she said pushing past him. Who did he think he was trying to talk her into playing hooky with him? And why doesn’t he show Sharon Chicago? I’m sure she would love one of those romantic carriage rides down Michigan Avenue. “What time do you think you could get away?” he questioned Paige sighed; this guy never gives up “I don’t know-two o’clock I guess” she said checking the pending orders “Then I’ll see you then” he said and headed up the stairs “But Ryan I never-“she stopped as she realized she was talking to an empty room “agreed to anything” she finished on a sigh and began gathering up her supplies.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 18, 2010 0:23:07 GMT -5
Oh, Damian you make me laugh. And that rascal Ryan doesn't take 'No' for an answer. good. lol That was a great update! Keep'm comin'!
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Post by karyn30 on Aug 18, 2010 2:34:15 GMT -5
By 1:30 Ryan was feeling nervous and for the life of him he couldn’t figure out why. ‘Its not like I am some hormonal teenager on his first date’ he thought to himself and he checked himself in the mirror for about the thousandth time “Getting a bit vain aren’t we?” Keith said as he walked by “Oh shut it Keith you spend more time checking out your hair than the six of us combined” “Hey, what can I say? The ladies love the locks and well I wouldn’t want to disappoint any of them.” Ryan merely rolled his eyes; checking his watch he decided he’d better get a move on if he was going to be on time. “I’ll be back later” he called over his shoulder to Keith who merely nodded as he strummed his guitar. Ryan walked into the bakery for the second time that day and could have sworn that it was busier than before. Did this place ever slow down? He was just about to ask where Paige was when Rachel, whom he remembered from earlier said “Paige said when you got here to send you down” “Thanks” he replied and headed down to the same room he’d met her in earlier “Hey Paige, are you ready to-“ Ryan stopped when he entered the room. For there was Paige and a couple of other people running around like mad people “Oh hi Ryan” Paige said glancing up from the cupcake she was furiously decorating “Listen, I’m not going to be able to make it today, we got a last minute order that HAS to go out before 3” “Well what can I do to help?” For the first time in the last hour, Paige stopped and stared “What do you mean?” “I mean, you said it has to go out before 3 right? Is there anything that I can do to make things easier?” Paige hesitated for a minute; she really couldn’t refuse free labor at this point; no matter who it was. “Here, take one of these flowers and put it on the center just like this” she said demonstrating “Kaitlyn here will take it after that” she pointed out one of her assistants “Think you can handle that?” Ryan laughed “Yeah, I think I got it” “Good, go wash your hands first” she said very matter of factly An hour later Ryan helped load the last of the cupcakes into the delivery truck and swore that if he ever saw another blue flower in his life, it would be too soon. ‘Sure I got this’ he’d said all cool. All you do is put a flower on a cupcake right? Boy was he ever wrong. He never realized how delicate the flowers were and ended up crushing quite a few of them before he got it right, not to mention the fact that his hands were cramping from working in the same repetitive motion. Paige was saying goodbye to the last of her employees “Don’t worry about it Kaitlyn-I’ll come in early and clean it all up, you guys go on and have a drink for me” she smiled. Once Kaitlyn was out the door Paige began filling the sink with soapy water and putting things back in the cabinet. “Thought you said you were going to leave that for tomorrow” Paige had almost forgotten he was there “Well I want to let these bowls soak overnight-buttercream can be hard to get out once it’s stuck to the bowl.” “What about a person?” “Huh?” Moving closer until he stood in front of her he said “Is buttercream hard to get out once it’s stuck to a person? You have some right there” he motioned at the corner of her mouth “Oh” she said and started to wipe away the confection “No let me” gently he used his thumb to wipe her face; then he looked at her and brought his thumb to his mouth and tasted the icing “Now that’s some good frosting” he replied
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 18, 2010 9:34:10 GMT -5
That was a good little twist on the story; having him stay and help! Loved it! Oh if I was paige...I'd be blushing so bad if that little ending to your post happed to me...lol
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Post by laurenne on Aug 18, 2010 13:45:06 GMT -5
I absolutely loved the updates. Can't wait for more.
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Post by megan01 on Aug 18, 2010 19:19:49 GMT -5
loveeeeddd the update haha this is true keith can not let us down with his beautiful golden locks hahaha
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Post by celticbear on Aug 18, 2010 22:44:49 GMT -5
Karyn I love how Ryan stayed to help Paige. But I have to agree with Meg01 the bit about Keith's hair was spot on the truth! Keep the updates coming!
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Post by karyn30 on Aug 19, 2010 0:02:28 GMT -5
For a minute Paige couldn’t breathe; he was so close she could see the heat in his eyes. She tried to clear her dry throat “Yes well ahem I do make the best, just ask Damian” she said and turned back towards the sink trying to gain some of the composure she’d just lost. Suddenly she felt Ryan’s arms come around her and still her hands “Ryan I-“ she started to say as he turned her around. Her words failed her as he framed her face and inched his mouth closer. Suddenly his lips were warm and soft on hers and her brain turned to mush. For a minute she reveled in the kiss before her conscience got the better of her; this was not right, Ryan had a girlfriend and was obviously unaware of what he was doing “Ryan stop” she said pushing at his chest “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to-“ he started, but she cut him off “I’m sure that you didn’t, I guess it must be the stress of the day” she said non chalantly. What else would possess him to kiss her? It was obvious that she was not his type. “What I meant was-“ “No it’s ok, I completely understand. It was a long day and I was available” “What?” “It’s ok, but it can’t happen again” “Why not?” “What do you mean why not?” “I mean, why can’t I kiss you again?” “Isn’t it obvious?” “Apparently not, please elaborate” he said. God this woman was infuriating; gorgeous, but SO infuriating. Anyone could see that the two of them had enough chemistry to start World War Three but for some reason she was denying it. “Because of Sharon!” she’d practically shouted “What about Sharon?” he looked baffled “Don’t you think she’d be a little upset?” “I guess but as long as it doesn’t interfere with work, I don’t think she’ll care” “With work? What the heck kind of woman doesn’t care if her boyfriend goes around kissing other women so long as it doesn’t interfere with WORK?” she practically shouted. “Boyfriend? Paige what the heck are you talking about?” “I’m talking about the fact that you basically just cheated on your girlfriend Sharon by kissing me.” Then Ryan did something completely unexpected; he started laughing. And laughing; before she knew it he was howling. “What is so funny?” she asked angrily “You know what Ryan? I don’t have time for this” she said and headed for the stairs “Paige wait” he said grabbing her arm and letting his laughter die away “I’m laughing because Sharon’s NOT my girlfriend.” “Really? Then who is she huh?” “She’s my boss” “Your boss? But I thought that Davey-“ “He’s our tour manager-Sharon is our producer” “Really?” she said biting her lip “Yes really” he replied She felt like an absolute moron; she couldn’t even look at him and she could already feel her face turning 26 shades of red “I’m sorry; it’s just that when Paul said that you had to figure out what you were going to tell Sharon, I just assumed-“ “That Sharon was my girlfriend” he finished for her “Talk about feeling like a heel” she said and started to turn away from him, but he lifted his hand to her face holding her in place “I think it’s very respectable that you wouldn’t want to be with someone who could cheat on his girlfriend. And now that we have that settled I have one more question for you” “Oh yeah? What’s that?” she said practically rolling her eyes, she couldn’t fathom what he’d want to ask her now “Was Sharon the only reason you said I couldn’t kiss you again?” Paige nodded because she didn’t trust herself to speak “Good” he replied and kissed her for the second time that day.
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Post by celticbear on Aug 19, 2010 0:28:56 GMT -5
Karyn that is so funny Sharon has Ryan's girlfriend LOL. This was a fun and cute update to read. Can't wait for the next update!
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Post by laurenne on Aug 19, 2010 0:50:07 GMT -5
That was hilarious. I loved it. More soon, please.
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Post by karyn30 on Aug 19, 2010 1:09:48 GMT -5
“God I can’t eat another bite” Paige said as she stretched out on her couch and lay her head in Ryan’s lap a couple hours later. After the incident at the bakery Paige decided that she needed to get cleaned up and Ryan said that he was hungry so they compromised and went back to her apartment and ordered in. “Me either, but that orange chicken was great” Ryan said as he stroked Paige’s hair; he was still amazed at the last few days. He went from having a normal run of the mill tour to hurting himself, meeting a beautiful woman, working in a bakery, fighting with a beautiful woman and then making up with said woman. Life couldn’t get any better than this. “I told you Kwan’s was the best” a silence fell between them for awhile; they both knew it was coming and tried to deny it. Ryan was leaving in a couple of hours. “What time do you have to go?” Ryan glanced at the clock “In about an hour, but let’s not think about that right now” “OK” she sighed and snuggled closer to him An hour later Ryan’s phone buzzed; it was time for him to go. He glanced down at Paige, she was sound asleep and snoring lightly. She was exhausted and he didn’t want to wake her, so he carefully extracted himself from the couch and lay her head down. Then he took the afghan off the back of the couch and covered her. He watched as she stirred only slightly; he hated to leave her, but had no choice so he grabbed a pen and paper, scribbled a quick note and with one last longing look at her he closed the door and headed for the hotel. Paige was awakened by the sound of her alarm going off and slowly became aware of two things; one she wasn’t in her bed and two Ryan had left without saying goodbye. Part of her felt empty; she knew that he had to leave, but she was hoping that he would have at least said goodbye. Sitting up she decided that she did not have time to wallow and needed to start her day and after the day she had yesterday her day could not begin without a cup of coffee. Just as she stood up to head to the kitchen, a paper fluttered to the ground. Stooping to the ground, she picked it up and smiled. She could almost hear Ryan’s voice Paige- Sorry I didn’t say goodbye, but I didn’t want to wake you –you looked so peaceful sleeping and I knew that you were exhausted. Thank you so much for showing me Chicago-I can’t remember when I had more fun. I hope that we can stay in touch -Ryan His phone number was scrawled across the bottom. Folding the note back up, she did a little dance as she headed for the kitchen. Despite the cool early morning Paige felt a warmth radiate throughout her body; today was going to be a good day.
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Post by CelticLass91 on Aug 19, 2010 1:42:18 GMT -5
Grand update! I hope they can stay in touch too!
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