Chapter 26

"Ok, girls are you ready to go help Mommy?" Daring asked as he helped walk Lily and Daniella down the front steps of the house.

"Yes!" Lily and Daniella replied.

"Great! In the car we go," Daring said as he clipped the two girls in their seatbelts.

"What are we helping Mommy with again?" Lily inquired giving Daring a confused face,

"We're going to help set up the bakery, remember?" Daring reminded his youngest daughter.

"Oh yeah!" Lily cheered at her sudden realization.

Daring drove the Ford truck to Charming Delights. He saw Lizzie's black Chevy Sonic in the parking lot. Well, he also saw her getting boxes out of the trunk.

"Oh! You're finally here!" Lizzie said in a relieved tone.

"Well, as my parents always say, 'You're not a true Charming if you don't arrive fashionably late,'" Daring recalled.

"Of course they would say that," Lizzie smirked.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Daring goofily questioned.

"Nothing," Lizzie innocently stated, "Why don't you help me with these boxes?"

Lizzie motioned towards the boxes in the inside of the trunk.

After all of the boxes were inside, the Charming family of four- soon to be 5- were starting to set up the bakery. They began to paint the walls in a light blue color. Then, Lizzie sent Daring off to start baking, while she and the two girls continued to paint.

"Um… ok," Daring said, truly he was nervous because he didn't know how to bake.

Daring began baking. Without fail, he spilled flour and batter everywhere. He put the cupcakes in the oven to bake. That's when the real disaster started.

"Daring, somehow you managed to get the batter to spill out of the cupcake tin and get all in the inside of the oven. And you burnt the outside of the cupcakes and the inside is runny. Care to explain that?" Lizzie rambled on, noticing all of Daring's mistakes.

"The truth is…. I have no idea how to bake," Daring sheepishly admitted.

"Why didn't you say that in the first place?" Lizzie asked.

"I was ashamed," Daring pouted.

"Daring, darling, you shouldn't be ashamed. Hey, why don't you take the girls over to Raven's house," Lizzie comforted.

"Why?" Daring inquired.

"Because I'm going to clean up your mess, and then I'm going to teach you how to bake," Lizzie said as she wiped the frosting off Daring's nose.

"All right!" Daring cheered.

So, with that, Daring took the girls over to Aunt Raven's. Lizzie began cleaning the oven and the counter. Daring came back and they started baking. Lizzie started teaching Daring how to bake. Finally, the part of whisking with a hand whisk machine. Lizzie wrapped her hand around Daring's to help him mix.

"I do quite like the way your holding my hand," Daring smiled.

"I- Well- I'm just trying to help you whisk, Charming!" Lizzie replied.

"Whatever you say, sweetheart," Daring said as he leaned down to kiss her.

So they continued baking. And then they started having a batter war! Well, Daring started it. Daring took a spoon and flung it back. It glopped in Lizzie's ebony and scarlet locks.

"Ladies don't start fights, but they can finish them," Lizzie said as she started pelting the non- watching Daring with batter.

It was an all- out war. The now dry walls were covered in batter. So were Lizzie, Daring, and everything else pretty much. The duo had to clean it up before it hardened. But before that started Daring had actually learned how to bake. That was a perk. So, the husband and wife drove to Raven and Dexter's house.

"What happened? Why are you guys covered in batter?" Raven asked.

"Don't ask," Lizzie and Daring replied in sync.

And they left it at that.

Author's Note: I am so sorry I haven't updated in like 7 months! I feel horrible! I just needed a break for a little while I thought of the next chapter. And I joined 2 new fandoms during my break, Night at the Museum and Scorpion. So, if you enjoy those you can check them out! Anyway, again, I am so sorry I haven't updated in a while. And this chapter was shorter. :( The next chapter will probably introduce Faith a little more. Remember, I am still taking suggestions, so leave them in a comment or a PM if you have a Fan Fiction account. Whichever is fine. Anyway, all reviews are appreciated. ;) ;) ;)