𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

“I used to- when I lived next door- I had a cru- I was in- you were my first kiss, @0ut0ft0uch.”

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

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“𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱- 𝗻𝗼. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 . . .”

Ned the pie maker

Pushing Daisies

ᴾᵃʳᵒᵈʸ

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[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

@0ut0fT0uch

[ً @holyaches]

good news， i love you anyway. all the mess and fuss of you. all the stray hairs and uneven smiles. i love your laugh and your sigh and the way you sing along with the music. it's all lovable. it feels so good to love you.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

@OfPiesAndLife

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

@0ut0fT0uch “My dislike of the cup pies are besides the point.” They weren’t real pies— logistically they were, but fundamentally, it wasn’t the same.

“Today’s… a special day and I-I… you shouldn’t be working in the kitchen on it.”

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

@0ut0fT0uch Along with a couple other items…

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“Do you consider yourself lucky?” A faint, small almost shy like grin crossed his face.

Like he was being so crafty about tripping Chuck up like that.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"Do I?"

Melting like the chocolate in the sauce pan a few feet away when he looks at her that way.

She actually forgot what the question was about.

"Do I what?"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

It’s then, that Ned looks up with an expression mixed with hopefulness and uncertainty.

“Do you?”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"But-"

Instinct has her reaching to touch his arm but her hands fall back with some reluctance.

"You might not be everyone's cup of tea but I'd bet good money that most anyone would consider themselves lucky to be the object of your affection."

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“I’m not really… Everyone’s cup- that is… it takes a special someone to understand me and my… quirks.” Dare he not look at her just yet.

“You- you were that person that understood me the best.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"Ned... seriously? You've only ever loved one person? Just one? You, the sweetest and kindest soul around, have kept yourself away from the world that deserved to feel love the way that you give it?"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“There’s… there’s only really been one person.” The pie maker quickly ducked his head away in an attempt to mask away the flush of crimson that started to take up a spot on his cheeks.

“You can imagine who that… was.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"Hmmm."

Cue the impossibly big Chuck child-like grin.

"It's a sweet thought to be someone's first..."

"To be the one that made someone else believe in something so special and amazing as love..."

"How many people have you loved?"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

Well… Digby was there first, but… You were my… first kiss and first love.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

I don't believe that for one moment.

...

Digby has to be number 1.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

Y-you were- You are the most important person in my life.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

@OfPiesAndLife

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“I added cinnamon to the dough to spice it up.” He beamed, preening that such a small change seemingly was noticed by the patrons.

“Simple is always best.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

She's stopping to talk to a customer then collect their empty dessert plate and coffee cup.

On her way back to the kitchen, she catches a glance of Ned.

"Hey, that rhubarb pie is a huge hit today! I'm not sure what you did different but make sure you do it again."

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

He’s just watching from the other side of the dinner counter with a dreamy look in his eyes.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

She's setting small arrangements of daisies on each of the tables of the Pie Hole.

The place needs a refreshing touch.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“Sugar and spice? Thats thanks to the pies from today.” Spiced apple was on the menu for the next days bake.

“But if you like the smell . . . I can make it a more consistent thing.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"I can't really go anywhere else."

Looking at his lips then back up to his eyes.

"I also wouldn't want to. I like being with you. You smell nice. Like sugar and spice."

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“Y-you know that’s perfectly fine.” He stammered with a grin peeking out along the edge of his lips.

“So long as I know you’ll come back to me, I don’t mind.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"Sorry I was away for Valentine's Day. My aunts really needed my help with arranging their books."

Smiling sweetly with hands drawing back towards her body.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

It takes everything not to wrap his arms around her waist.

It takes everything to just accept the kiss as is.

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

Giving a plastic cling wrap kiss to @OfPiesAndLife.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

He’s nervously fidgeting.

He might have kept the book, but just for . . . Emerson.

“Well- that’d be highly unconventional if I kept it.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"I didn't say that you did..."

Aaaanndddd she's going over to the sink for a drink of water.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“W-what? No— I wouldn’t do something like that for a book.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"Have you tried the dumpster?"

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 @OfPiesAndLife]

“ . . . I don’t know where that one went.”

[Bee Keeper 🐝🍯 @0ut0fT0uch]

"That pop-up one you got when you and Emerson went to "investigate"?"

[Mae ☪ Harrington @T1nyDancr]

.·:*¨༺ Alice ༻¨*:·.
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FC: Sophie Lowe
Character Est : Jan 2024