“I thought your brother and sister were on cake duty.” He looks up and down the aisle. “Or are they here, too?” “No. They had to cancel. I’m not going to do the whole party thing.” “Are you uninviting me?” “There’s nothing to invite you to.” He eyes the boxes of cake mix. “It would just be the three of us,” I say. “Three’s plenty. You should see what I can do with just two people.” He lifts his eyebrows, and I struggle to keep a straight face. “I’ll leave you and Nan to it, then.” “I should be so lucky.” Charlie takes the boxes from my hands and sets them back on the shelf. “Hey,” I protest.
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