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better.
    Elise shook her head, shaking the
thoughts away. She had gone through the weekend as usual, going to
mass and saying nothing to Aunt Jem, who was also conspicuously
quiet then. Elise didn’t want to think about it. She had nothing
more to say and she did not expect Tristan Maine or Milliard or
whatever he called himself, to come back to work and that would be
that.
    As usual, she opened up at 7:00 am,
and walked through the whole place. She almost didn’t go by
Tristan’s work area, but the business woman in her said it was her
responsibly. She was surprised to see his station immaculate. There
wasn’t a single speck of flour out of place. Then she saw the
simple pink box with the white ribbon sitting on his chair. She
looked it over and found a card that said ‘Elise’ on it. She opened
it and found a cupcake with ‘4give me’ written on it in icing.
Elise couldn’t help but smile. Tristan must have baked this as an
apology before he left. Elise could hardly suppress the tinge of
pain she felt. She might never see him again and there was so much
they had to say, or so it felt like it to her.
    Elise brought the cupcake to her
office and took a bite. It was delicious, Tristan really did have a
gift. Before she realized it, there was a tear falling down her
face.
    “I would have expected that someone
eating something so delicious would be smiling not crying.” It was
Aunt Jem. Elise didn’t even notice her come in.
    “Just some regrets Aunt, nothing
terminal. This is really good.”
    “Tristan was a really good baker. I’m
sorry for what happened dear. I never thought you’d find out this
way.”
    Elise’s eyes widened. “You knew? You
knew he was a Milliard and you didn’t tell me?”
    “I know his mother, we were friends
when we were younger. She wanted help, she told me that her son and
her husband didn’t get along and that Tristan wanted to find work
and maybe stand on his own without her husband knowing what was
happening, she wanted to help her son find a better path than the
one he’s been taking without his father taking over everything. I
volunteered our little shop. Denver Milliard probably hasn’t even
heard of it. So I hired him. I tried to talk him out of going to
that party at Milestone, someone was sure to recognize him, but he
insisted, and I thought, what was the harm?” Aunt Jem looked
apologetically at Elise. “I had no desire to make you feel like a
fool.”
    “Why did he pretend then? Why make up
a lie about himself when he can have anything he
wanted?”
    At that moment, she saw Tristan behind
Auntie Jem. He came into the office and looked at her.
    “I’ll give you two some privacy,” said
Auntie Jem, leaving the room.
    “I wanted to work without being a
Milliard. My whole life, I’ve had people falling to my feet,
wanting to please, or mollify me. I was the heir to a business
empire, but the only thing I was ever really good at was baking,
and I loved it. But it wasn’t what was expected of me. So I
partied, I didn’t know what to do with my life. I went out with
women whose names I didn’t even bother to remember. But I decided
to change Elise. So I came here, to work without the burden of
being a Milliard and you treated me like any other worker. What I
said at the party was true, I really do admire you.” Elise couldn’t
look at him, or think of a reply, she just waited for him to
finish.
    “I was never sure of what I wanted
before I discovered I could bake, then I knew that’s what I wanted
to do, but I didn’t know how to go about it. I came here looking
for direction, but I found more than that.”
    “What exactly is it you think you’ve
found here Mr. Milliard?”
    “Inspiration, motivation, and
hopefully, love.” At that last word, Elise looked into his eyes and
she felt warmth flood her. “When I saw you dancing with that man at
the party, I panicked, I felt like I was losing my one chance to be
a better person, my one gift from God that could