Stirring Up Trouble
“She’d been nervous about letting her new employee close the shop, but she hadn’t had a choice. To compensate, she’d given her very specific instructions. Gertie was to straighten up, box up any leftover pastries, hide the cash in an envelope inside the freezer, and leave the keys to the shop in Maddie’s mailbox. When she got home Wednesday evening and the keys were where they should be, she never thought to go by the shop to follow up.
If she had, she would’ve been equally stunned. It was 4:00 a.m. and her eyes could be deceiving her, but it appeared as though the place was spotless. The shop was usually pretty clean—she had health department requirements to meet—but the place looked as good as it did the day it opened. The front part of the shop was immaculate, and the glass windows were smudge-free. The trip into the kitchen proved Gertie hadn’t stopped there. All the previous day’s baking equipment was washed and put away. The countertops were wiped down and the floors were swept.
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