Maddie's Recipe Of Mysteries (A Rockcrest Cove Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Emily Page Page A
Authors: Emily Page
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Emma for who she really was?
It took nearly an hour for her to calm herself down so she could get back to work. After a while she went into the kitchen to do what she did best. Bake. She had several orders she needed to fill before the day was over, so she’d better get to it. Both Rita and Sandra had heard the argument between the two women and thought it better to stay in the front of the store for a while. They both exchanged glances as Madeline entered the room and went to the register and started looking at the order slips.
“Rita,” Madeline said. “Where is that large order for 300 cupcakes we took yesterday?”
“It’s done,” she said.
“Done?”
“Yes.” She pointed over at a bunch of boxes all wrapped up and ready for customer pick up.
“Emma did them this morning.”
Madeline looked at the boxes and her anger began to rise again. “Oh,” she said, and went and picked up the boxes to take them to the back of the store.
Rita started to speak but thought better of it. She had never seen Madeline so angry and wasn’t sure how far she should go.
Madeline grabbed the boxes and headed straight for the back door, her composure in check but her anger still strong. She had just learned that Emma was not who she presented herself to be, and she didn’t want her doing anything as important as filling a customer’s order. She opened the dumpster and dumped a full box of cupcakes in just as Bailey walked behind her.
“Gran!” Bailey spoke with alarm. “What are you doing?”
“I’m so mad,” Madeline shouted.
Her whole body trembled as she reached for another box.
“I’m so mad, I could scream.”
She took a second box and with one big gesture dumped another full box of cupcakes into the dumpster. She barely noticed Bailey as she reached for a third box until she felt the firm but gentle tug on her arm. She turned and saw Bailey holding her arm, a look of sincere concern spread across her face.
“What’s wrong, Gran?” she asked. “What happened? Why are you throwing away perfectly good cupcakes?”
“It’s Emma,” Madeline finally explained. “I don’t want anything she’s ever done associated with my store.”
“Gran!” Bailey said, perplexed. “What could she have done to get you so angry?”
“She’s been giving away my recipes,” Madeline shouted.
Bailey was speechless for a moment. “What? To who?”
“I don’t know,” Madeline said, finally beginning to calm herself.
“She said it was to her brother, but I’m not so sure. I walked into the office and heard her talking on the phone to someone.”
“Are you serious?” Bailey asked incredulously.
“Yes, I’m serious.”
Bailey took a step backward, her mind reeling. “How could she do that? Why would she do that?”
“She says that I cheated in the competition years ago. And that’s why I won.” Madeline started pacing back and forth. She felt as if she would explode.
Bailey raised her hands in front of her in a hold-on-a-minute gesture while Madeline reached for another box of cupcakes.
“Hold on a minute, Gran,” she said.
“Just hold on a minute.”
She stood there trying to think of something as she watched her gran dump another box of cupcakes into the dumpster.
Bailey said nothing in response to the last statement. “Where is she?” she asked.
“I don’t know. I fired her.”
“Good for you, Gran. Good for you.”
Madeline took a long, hard sigh as she began to regain her composure once again. With each dump of cupcakes, it was like she was riding herself of a little more of Emma. By the time the last box was dumped, she felt almost like her old self again.
“If you don’t mind, Bailey, I have a large order to fill.”
Madeline wiped her hands on her apron and turned to face her granddaughter. She suddenly appeared the picture of
It took nearly an hour for her to calm herself down so she could get back to work. After a while she went into the kitchen to do what she did best. Bake. She had several orders she needed to fill before the day was over, so she’d better get to it. Both Rita and Sandra had heard the argument between the two women and thought it better to stay in the front of the store for a while. They both exchanged glances as Madeline entered the room and went to the register and started looking at the order slips.
“Rita,” Madeline said. “Where is that large order for 300 cupcakes we took yesterday?”
“It’s done,” she said.
“Done?”
“Yes.” She pointed over at a bunch of boxes all wrapped up and ready for customer pick up.
“Emma did them this morning.”
Madeline looked at the boxes and her anger began to rise again. “Oh,” she said, and went and picked up the boxes to take them to the back of the store.
Rita started to speak but thought better of it. She had never seen Madeline so angry and wasn’t sure how far she should go.
Madeline grabbed the boxes and headed straight for the back door, her composure in check but her anger still strong. She had just learned that Emma was not who she presented herself to be, and she didn’t want her doing anything as important as filling a customer’s order. She opened the dumpster and dumped a full box of cupcakes in just as Bailey walked behind her.
“Gran!” Bailey spoke with alarm. “What are you doing?”
“I’m so mad,” Madeline shouted.
Her whole body trembled as she reached for another box.
“I’m so mad, I could scream.”
She took a second box and with one big gesture dumped another full box of cupcakes into the dumpster. She barely noticed Bailey as she reached for a third box until she felt the firm but gentle tug on her arm. She turned and saw Bailey holding her arm, a look of sincere concern spread across her face.
“What’s wrong, Gran?” she asked. “What happened? Why are you throwing away perfectly good cupcakes?”
“It’s Emma,” Madeline finally explained. “I don’t want anything she’s ever done associated with my store.”
“Gran!” Bailey said, perplexed. “What could she have done to get you so angry?”
“She’s been giving away my recipes,” Madeline shouted.
Bailey was speechless for a moment. “What? To who?”
“I don’t know,” Madeline said, finally beginning to calm herself.
“She said it was to her brother, but I’m not so sure. I walked into the office and heard her talking on the phone to someone.”
“Are you serious?” Bailey asked incredulously.
“Yes, I’m serious.”
Bailey took a step backward, her mind reeling. “How could she do that? Why would she do that?”
“She says that I cheated in the competition years ago. And that’s why I won.” Madeline started pacing back and forth. She felt as if she would explode.
Bailey raised her hands in front of her in a hold-on-a-minute gesture while Madeline reached for another box of cupcakes.
“Hold on a minute, Gran,” she said.
“Just hold on a minute.”
She stood there trying to think of something as she watched her gran dump another box of cupcakes into the dumpster.
Bailey said nothing in response to the last statement. “Where is she?” she asked.
“I don’t know. I fired her.”
“Good for you, Gran. Good for you.”
Madeline took a long, hard sigh as she began to regain her composure once again. With each dump of cupcakes, it was like she was riding herself of a little more of Emma. By the time the last box was dumped, she felt almost like her old self again.
“If you don’t mind, Bailey, I have a large order to fill.”
Madeline wiped her hands on her apron and turned to face her granddaughter. She suddenly appeared the picture of
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