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Write about two people who run rival bakeries, but fall in love during their town’s annual holiday festival.

Posted in Romance on Jul 27, 2021

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Something Sweet

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               “Fine, you’re on.” I could feel the hot blood pulsing through my fingers, and at that point, I was willing to say anything just to get him to be quiet, and that was what ended up coming out. When a woman says “fine,” it never means fine. It usually means terrible, horrible, worse than can be imagined, or go take a long walk off a short pier, or some sort of expletive equivalent, and this case was no different.        &...

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Blinded to see the real apple of my pie

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There she stood on the aisle, across the street. She seems to be looking for me. And as I waved my arms upward to get her attention, she glanced at me. My heart melted into deep affection. Her eyes were blue. Her long, brown ash-colored hair swayed with the wind. Her cherry-like lips were fascinating. The complexity of her skin was fair. She was not tall nor short, she was just at the exact point where any man would dream of. I must admit, I have been too cold on her. But I knew one thing for sure, she was the lady that has been predestined ...

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Love is Blind

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Attention: This story is completely fictional. I tried to make it seem like one of those super cheesy Christmas movies. I watch them every year with my family. My favorite is the Princess Switch. Tell me yours in the comments below. I'd love to check it out. Also, just to fill in some of the words, if you want to for fun. You can answer some of the questions I put at the end of my story.I looked through my list again and again. Are you kidding me?! I couldn't believe I had forgotten the ginger for the gingerbread.My name is Beverly Riddle. I...

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Everything Nice

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I stood watching the door, my elbows resting on the table. Every now and then, my brother and I would glance at the clock, counting the minutes until we locked the door.  Jackson pulled his apron off and threw it on the table the second the minute hand moved. “Why do we even bother?” “It’s our businesses.” I hung up my own apron and wiped the counter.  “We don’t stand a chance… I have half a mind to go down and find a way to shut them down.” I shook my head. “That’ll only make everything worse. Just leave them alone. If we ...

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Mary's story

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"Ugh, I hate him so much!" "He is stealing my customers" I said to my best friend who happened to be in my bakery. She comes almost every morning to get a black coffee and a homemade muffin. I made everything is my shop by hand and Adam was still getting more customers and I can't figure out how! Speaking of the tall, and devilshly handsome rival Adam. He walks into my shop like he owns the place and orders a coffee. "What brings you here? I smirked. I didn't like him but he was so sexy. Ugh what am I saying ...I dont know what has come over...

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Blind Dates and Rivalries

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      I cannot believe this is happening again. It is the Annual Festival and my small bakery is insanely busy. To the point that we can barely keep up with the number of incoming orders. So much for that date, I had planned tonight. Guess I will have to call my mother to let her know that I will be too busy for her blind date. I shook my head to refocus and began prepping the next order to go out. The smell of delicious cakes, icing, and sugar reached my nose, filling the bakery with the scent of freshly cooked...

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The Cookie Contest

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Cora stares at herself in the mirror, taking a deep breath. In the past, it was her parents who did all the baking during the annual holiday festival in their little town, but this year they'd returned to Mexico to visit her Abuela. That meant she was left on cookie duty. And it was a lot. She had to make enough cookies for everyone who attended, which was usually anywhere between 100 or 200 people. And then, on top of that, her cookies have to be better than whatever the bakery next store makes.Ever since that bakery popped up next to their...

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Cold.

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It was cold, It didn’t take me very long to realize that. The feeling crept up the sleeves of my sweatshirt, spreading like a cancer. My body quivered back and forward in a shiver.  Cold.  I maximized the feeling, allowing it to spread. It settled into me, quite literally chilling me to my core. Every particle of my being could feel its effect.  It’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold, it’s cold.  It wasn’t...painful, it was a sensation that I almost enjoyed. Cold reminded me of..calm, of slowness, of perfection, of the w...

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"Will you marry me this christmas, under the stars?"

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*CONTENT / TRIGGER WARNING* THIS STORY REFERS TO CHILD ABUSE, SELF HARM AND MENTAL DISORDERS IN A NON EXPLICIT WAY AND MAY BE A TRIGGER PLEASE CEASE READING IF THIS IS OF ANY WORRY TO YOU (Have a good read! I hope you appreciate this story!) “Hello kids, today, we have exciting news for our freshmans : once again, Oliver Evans will participate in this year’s Christmas festival, his interview can be found in the school’s newspaper. He has asked for help in the shop during the holiday season and will select three of the freshmen from our sch...

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A little bit of sugar but lots of poison too

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This is it! I look up the tall structure, even the right of the building scaring me to death. Am I really about to do this? I mean, you can get sued for this kind of thing right? Hell, if the man I'm after is indeed the owner of this building then if he sued me, my customers would be the least of my worries, shit, the damned bakkery would be the least of my worries. Maybe I should let it go either way, I mean, it can't be the end of the world if I sell my bakery right? I'll just sell it and move to another town, Crescent moon is not the ...

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Bittersweet

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Five years I Melody Stewart had the best pastries in Toronto! For any special occasion, my bakery has always been the top place people in town would go to!Melody's Fresh Bakery! Was the name of my bakery. People love my cookie melt pastry.It is called this because once you bite into the cookie the filling melts in your mouth.It was one of my top-selling pastries!then one day all of this changed when a guy across the street decided to open up a bakery called Cosmos Cakes!The people of the town had told me that the owner's name was Edward Cosm...

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Gingerbread and Sugar Cookies

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"Every year on the second Saturday in December, this small town of three thousand hosts its annual Christmas festival. It's a major tourist event. People come from across the country to enjoy a long weekend away from the cities. Our hotels get booked, our shops sell out, and we make our financial year. It's really what puts us on the map. "We cater to it in obvious ways. We clean up the Square, ban parking on the main streets—believe me, a $250 ticket is NOT worth the convenience—, set up hot chocolate stations, decorate the local shops...

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Bedtime Story

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Bedtime Story “Hey Grandkids! Do you want to hear a bedtime story?” Luke asked. “Of course we do!” exclaimed the children! “Okay! It was a long time ago when your grandmother and I worked at rival bakeries. Molly, your grandma, named her bakery, Molly’s Doughy Delights, and mine was titled Bake My Day. At that time, your grandma was sassy and rude.” he said with a side glance at Molly. She forcefully nodded in agreement. “I guess I was. But unlike me, Grandpa was kind and funny.” Molly said with a quiet giggle. “On the first o...

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Red Velvet Cake

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I always hated that bakery across the street.I hated the name, "Sweet Honey's,". I hated the smell of the red velvet cake. My least favorite cake, yet that smell alone could change my mind. Not that that was a compliment to the owner. I hated the fact that as soon as she opened her bakery people would come to her before me. Maybe I was just being petty, but god she really ticked me off. Could she not see that there was a bakery already on that street and just carried onto the next street? Everyone says that her sweets are delicious. Sure she...

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How Two-Way Bakery Came to Be

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Winter had already kicked in hard in Minnesota, and the news said it was here to stay. I looked down Main Street. The bakery's lights shined brightly on the corner, just by the Christmas tree in the square. Our bakery was the best in town. There are two other bakeries besides ours. They are Ms. Miggin's Treats and the Joyces' bakery. The Joyces are our sworn enemies. When my great-great-great-grandfather opened our bakery, the Joyces’ great-great-great-grandfather opened one too, out of spite. Our families have competed ever since. Yest...

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