Closing the bakery for the day and deciding whether to eat dinner at home or out

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Meanwhile, Sabine handed the last customer a small Unicorn cake.

Sabine: Here you go. Hopefully, your daughter enjoys the Unicorn cake.

Female customer: Thank you, she will. She loves Unicorns. *She takes the cake and leaves the bakery. *

Sabine: Okay, think that's it. Can one of you lock the door?

Marinette: I got it. *She walked to the door and locked it. Then, Tom, Marin, and Timmy came out of the kitchen. *

Marin: I'd say it once, but I'll say it again, Saturday is our busiest day.

Tom: Yes, it is, but glad we got it done.

Marinette: So now what?

Tom: I'm gonna need some help cleaning the kitchen while I wash the dishes.

Bridgette: I'll help.

Marinette: Me too.

Tom: thank you, girls. *They head to the kitchen and help clean up. *

Sabine: Okay, you boys can help me upfront. One of you can mop the floor, while the other one can help wipe down the counter.

Marin: I'll mop.

Timmy: And I'll wipe.

Sabine: Okay and I'll count up the money and the tip jar. *They all get started on cleaning while Sabine counts the money from the register and the tip jar. In the Liberty, Snowflake rolls around and plays with her tug rope as Juleka plays with her. Then, Luka arrived home. *

Anarka: Ahh, Luka. What happened to you? You should've been back ages ago.

Luka: Something came up, Mom.

Anarka: Ah, well. As long as you're alright.

Luka: Just exhausted though. I feel like my legs are going to fall off. *He sits on the couch. *

Juleka: What have you been doing?

Luka: Just my delivery job. There was a lot today.

Anarka: Have a nice relaxing bath, that will help you feel better.

Luka: Yeah, that sounds like just the ticket. *He gets up and walks to his cabin and lays out fresh clothes, Snowflake pants, and barks. * Yes, Snowflake, I'll play with you later. *He pets her head, then heads to the bathroom, closes the door, and runs his bath water. He then touched the water and saw if it was hot enough, he nodded, took off his robe stepped into the tub, and bathed himself. * Hmm, muscle soak. That sounds nice. *He poured some into the running water and cleaned himself up. Meanwhile, in the living room, Juleka's phone buzzed. It's a message from Rose saying they're on their way. *

🐷: Hey, Jules. Just letting you know we're on our way over.

🐯: Okay. xoxo. *She got up and went to the bathroom, Snowflake followed her to the bathroom door. *

Juleka: Hey. Don't be too long, everyone will be here soon.

Luka: Okay! *She walked away from the door, Snowflake stayed at the door, and Anarka stood by the fridge and looked around too. *

Anarka: Remind me to go grocery shopping tomorrow, Juleka. Think we're running out of a few things.

Juleka: Will do. *In the bathroom, Luka sighed and relaxed in the tub. Then, he heard Snowflake start scratching the door. *

Luka: Ugh. Who is that? Can't a guy relax for 10 minutes? *He heard Snowflake barking through the door. * Juleka! JULEKA!!!

Juleka: Huh?

Luka: Could you please take Snowflake away from the door? I'm trying to take a bath.

Juleka: I'll take her for a quick run around the block. Come on girl. *She holds her leash, Snowflake runs, and pants. * There we go. *She hooked her leash on her collar. * Let's go.

Luka: Finally, some peace. *He keeps bathing himself. He stayed another 5 minutes then figured he'd best get out before the water gets cold. He smiled. * I feel so much better for that soak. *He then gets out, dries off, puts on his robe, and drains the water out of the tub. He went to his cabin to get dressed as his phone beeps. It was Marinette, he blushed and saw what she said. *

🐞: On my way soon, running a bit late.

🐍: Take all the time you need. ❤️ *He then gets dressed and keeps track of time too. *





In the bakery, Tom washed the last dish, then dried it off with a dish towel, and put it on the dish rack so they'll be dry for tomorrow.

Tom: Thank you, girls.

Bridgette: You're welcome, Dad.

Marinette: You're welcome. *They dry their hands off. *

Tom: And for helping out. You get two things. 1: your weekend pays 20 euros each. *He reaches into his apron pocket, pulls out two 20 euros, and hands one to Bridgette and one to Marinette. *

Marinette: Thank you. *She put the money in her purse along with the 30 euros that Nadja gave her earlier. * (That should be enough to pay for the fine.)

Tom: And 2: celebratory cookies. *He showed them a plate of cookies he baked earlier. * Go on, try one.

Marinette: Okay. *She takes a cookie and Bridgette takes a cookie too, and they eat it. *

Bridgette: Mmm. This is pretty good.

Marinette: It is. What kind is it, Dad?

Tom: Oatmeal butterscotch.

Bridgette: Is this a new cookie flavor that we're trying?

Tom: No. This is just something I've been prepping lately, decided to try it with you guys. I'll give some to the boys. *He leaves the kitchen and heads to the front counter where Sabine, Timmy, and Marin are busy working. * Hey, I want to show you all something. I made some cookies.

Marin: Cool. What kind? *He takes one and Timmy takes one too. They both eat their cookies. *

Tom: Oatmeal butterscotch.

Marin: Mm.

Timmy: Good cookie.

Tom: Try one, honey. *He showed Sabine a plate of cookies, she tried one and she liked it. *

Sabine: Mmm. These are good. Think you'll add them to the menu?

Tom: I don't know. Have to think about that for a minute. *Marinette and Bridgette walked out of the kitchen and met up at the counter. * Thank you all for helping out today. You guys can do whatever you want until it's time to go bowling.

Marin: Okay.

Marinette: Mom, here's the 50 euros I promised you.

Sabine: Thank you, Marinette. *She takes the money. *

Tom: 50 euros? What's this about 50 euros?

Sabine: Guess I can tell you what happened. I was akumatized when the ticket inspector didn't believe me when Marinette had my wallet and my bus ticket, he thought I was lying, and Roger didn't take my word for it.

Bridgette: We keep telling him that she's not lying, but he didn't take her or our words.

Marin: Then when Marinette came back and told them what happened, they cleared up the ID check and the fine.

Marinette: I had to own up to it by paying the fine. Sorry again, mom.

Sabine: Honey, it wasn't your fault. *She rubbed her back for comfort. *

Tom: Sounds like your heart was in the right place, Marinette. And very responsible of you to own up to your mistake and pay the fine.

Marinette: Thanks, Dad.

Sabine: I'll hold on to this until then.

Tom: Your mom and I will close up. You guys go do whatever you do.

Marinette: Better get to Kitty Section's rehearsal.

Tom: Okay, have fun. Oh, share these with your friends. *He puts the cookies he baked in a box, and hands her the box. *

Marinette: Thanks, dad. *They leave the bakery and head to the living room. *

Tom: Forgot to ask them if they want to eat something or have something at the bowling alley.

Sabine: We'll ask them on the way there.

Tom: Okay. *They both kissed and handled the rest of the closing in the bakery. *


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