Have you ever heard that coffee and cookies are for Sundays? Well, in my town, we have a small coffee shop and bakery called "Café & Bake," which combines the local community's favorite coffee and bakery into one. Everyone loves coffee and bakery shops, especially when there are weekly specials, upcoming drinks, and treats, especially on Sundays. There are so many types of drinks, snacks, and treats. My favorites are the chocolate chip cookies and the java chip frappuccino, which always make my day. The shop is much cheaper than Starbucks and is in the town instead of driving ten miles outside of the town, so most people always come to our town bakery and coffee shop. Hazel loves the shop so much that she begs Kaylie and me to take her there whenever possible.

Oh yes, did I mention the shop owner was also a werewolf and an elder of the pack? Marley is one of the sweetest and most generous seniors in town. Whenever someone needs something, like raising money for a family, school, or even a community event, she is always there to raise money to help. Her husband, Alan, started the business. He helps Marley out with the business side, and she bakes her heart out so much that everyone returns for more of her delicious treats. I adore them; they have been married for over forty years and counting and never got sick of each other. There is a story about how they met, as well as many other adorable little details. However, honestly, I do not remember the story, but I should ask next time I see her.

Sundays are always one of my favorite days, especially when I get to have a girls' day with my girls at the Café & Bake. Kaylie, Hazel, and I always visit the shop for lunch. We like to sit in the shop; Hazel likes to read all kinds of books that she finds interesting, even if they are higher than her reading level; Kaylie likes to write; she never sticks to a specific type of novel, such as teen fiction or something else; and I just happen to use the extra time for working on a project or starting a new one, like drawing Hazel with Kaylie in front of me. Sometimes we like to window shop or take photos with Mom's old camera. It didn't take me long to learn how to photograph after watching my mom for a few years.

Today was sunny and pleasant, with warm weather for an adventure. I asked the boys if they wanted to come with us to bake and shop. However, they would rather sit at home and play video games or do other guys' stuff. I woke up to Hazel and Kaylie jumping on my bed so hard that I thought we almost broke the bed.

"CHAR, ARE YOU UP?" C'MON, SLEEPY WOLF, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP! "IT'S LUNCH TIME!" Hazel practically yelled in my ear while opening my eyes with her fingers.

"Hazel, I can open my eyes by myself, but thanks for helping me," I said while getting ready to get up from my bed.

"I already picked your outfit for today." Pack your art book bag. Hazel is a book lover. She carries too many books. We should get her a tablet or laptop today while we are out. "I need an upgraded laptop and tablet that are two in one," Kaylie said while helping Hazel off the bed.

"I cannot wait to receive my tablet." Ooo, I always wanted one. Mom said I could get one for my birthday. Hazel asked while jumping on the floor with Kaylie.

"Well, of course, we can help you set it up and everything, plus Mom and Dad said it was okay," I said while looking for my phone and car keys.

"Which car are we taking today?" I want to ride in the Mustang today, and you are lucky you got your car. "Maybe I can have a fancy car when I turn sixteen." Hazel while trying to hold straight and not overdo the bookbag.

Kaylie said, with her hair and makeup fixed in the mirror, "Be sure we tell the boys before they come alone to Best Buy." "We all know how long they want to spend looking at everything in the store."

As she put her bookbag on, Hazel said, "Yeah, they always smell so horrible that they need a bath with rubber ducks and a bath bomb to keep them smelling nice."

"Alright, girls, let us embark on our adventure." "We are heading to Café & Bake, Best Buy, and a few other places that we can always stop by to check out too," I said while we walked out the door with my keys in my left hand and my phone in the other hand.

In addition to trying the delicious soups and sandwiches they have on special today, I am looking forward to a trip to Café & Bake. I know Hazel would like chicken nuggets, French fries, and a shake. "We can grab some coffee too," Hazel said while opening the back passenger door for Hazel.

As we walked toward the Mustang, I said, "I cannot wait to try the freshly made coffee I have." "It is fall season, and it is called a sweet pumpkin drink," I said.

"Maybe we can go to the park after lunch and play on the playground?" Hazel said this while getting into her booster seat, which was taller than her.

"We can stop at the park after lunch and at other stores." "Also, we need to buy Hazel a tablet too," I said while buckling her in with her favorite stuffed animal toy.

"Alright, the last call: does anyone need anything from the house before we leave?" Kaylie said while putting our stuff in the backseat.

"Not sure, but how about an adventure?" I asked them.

"I am so ready for today; too bad mom and aunt are working." "I wish they could come too, but maybe next time," Hazel said while playing with her toy in the back seat.

"How about when we get home, we can make dinner with treats for them and have them visit them since they work the night shift?" I wondered as I drove down the long, curvy road from the house.

We drove ten minutes to our local Best Buy to get Hazel her birthday present. This was one of the best tablets to have because it came with a keyboard and a pen for the screen. After spending an hour in Best Buy getting Hazel's tablet and setting it up, we decided to finally go to our favorite place in the whole town. We ate our favorite foods and drinks. I parked my car in the small parking lot. I unbuckled Hazel, grabbed our stuff out of the back seat, and walked inside the bakery-café shop. Once we walked into the shop, a mix of different smells filled the air, making our mouths water in delight. As soon as we found our favorite spot near the spacious fireplace, Marley spotted us and spoke.

"Hi girls, and how is my favorite pet pup doing today?" "I saved you some of the last chocolate chip muffin tops with chocolate drizzle on top," she said while standing in front of us with a big smile on her face.

"We are doing well." We just got Hazel's birthday present, a brand-new tablet, and we are still planning her birthday party with her first Harvest Festival experience. "This year is going to be extra special, especially when she first shifts into her wolf form," I say while looking at the menu to see if there is anything new added to the menu.

"That is exciting." I cannot wait for the Harvest Festival this year, especially when I can see the changes in the food and drinks. Anyway, girls, I must cook again. What would you like to do today? As she took out her mini notepad from her waiter's apron, she simply said:

"I will choose first." "I want some chicken nuggets with barbecue, sweet and sour sauce, fries, and a chocolate shake with an extra whip with cherries," Hazel said while looking at the menu, trying to function as if she knew how to read it but did not, but Marley knew her order.

"I will have the tuna melt, fries, and a cherry coke," Kaylie said while putting her menu on top of the others on the table.

"Finally, it's my turn, and I want a bacon cheeseburger with fries and sweet ice with lemon," I told Marley. She wrote the order in her mini-notebook.

"Alright, girls, I will put this order in and see you soon," Marley said while standing up from the table and walking away.

"So, guess who has finally finished another art project?" I asked Hazel and Kaylie, who were busy trying to get their stuff, to step on the large table we were sitting at.

"Oh my gosh, let me see it, and is that me in my wolf form?" Hazel said this with a huge smile on her face and almost fell out of the chair, trying to reach across the table for my drawing notebook.

"Actually, yes, it is, and it turns out beautiful, and we all wonder how she will look in her wolf form." "I thought she might look like this, which I hope will become true," I said while opening the page of Hazel in her wolf form.

"This is a really beautiful Char, and it looks like Hazel, especially with her pretty eyes," Kaylie said while holding my drawing notebook in her hands.

"Whoa, this is pretty, and I love how it has a star on the forehead," Hazel said while looking over Kaylie's shoulder.

"Excuse me, I need to set this heavy tray down on the table if you don't mind before I drop it on your head," the waiter said while setting our food on the table.

"Open, I am so sorry, and look at this; am I pretty?" Hazel said while showing him while he put our food on the table.

"This looks amazing." "Who drew this?" he asked, putting the drinks down on the table.

"I drew it, and thank you," I said while grabbing my iced tea and putting some sugar in it. "Pretty soon she will have to make me a book cover for the novel I am currently writing," Kaylie said while looking at him.

"Excuse me, sir, what's your name?" Hazel asked him while grabbing her chocolate shake.

"Oh, sorry, my name is Nathan." I am Marley's grandson, and I just moved here because she needed help with the shop. "Well, my parents are working through some things." He said he was putting the rest of the food down on the table.

"You are cute." Do you have a girlfriend? Kaylie needs a guy soon so she can stop talking about hot guys in movies and TV shows. This is what Hazel said while picking up one of her chicken nuggets and dipping it in the sauce.

"OH MY GOD!" Kaylie said this and tried to hide in her seat while covering her face.

"Umm... well, here you go." I am about to help get more orders out. "When you are done, just bring the order slip up to the front to check out," Nathan said with a small chuckle.

"See you later, cutie," Hazel said while mocking Kaylie while flirting and waving her hand in the air.

"Hazel, zip it, and I do not flirt like that," Kaylie said while trying not to turn red in embarrassment.

I stuffed my stuff into my bookbag as I said, "Okay, then we can eat and go home and watch a movie."

We started eating our food before it got cold. Hazel kept saying Nathan's name to make Kaylie blush like crazy, and she looked at him, trying not to get caught. On the back of the order receipt, I wrote her cell phone number with a cute little note that said, "Call me or text me sometime." with a wink on it. Thankfully, Hazel distracted her while I wrote the note. If she caught us, we would be in big trouble with her, and she would be angry at us for a long time. About a half-hour or two after we ate, we were done eating, so we packed our stuff up because the shop was getting busy and we had other things to do that day. Hazel wanted to go to the park and model for Kaylie with her photography camera. I finished my sketch for the art and history class project. After we are all packed up and ready to leave, we stop by the front counter to pay for our food. Nathan stands there and says...

"Hi again, how was the food and cash or card today?" He asked, looking straight at Kaylie. She blushed.

"Our food was excellent as always." "I have a card today, and here is the receipt," I said, handing him my card and receipt with Katie's number on the back for him because she was too shy to give him her number.

"Oh, Marley told me to give you this before you left." She said something about being sorry for being too busy to give it to you in person. "However, tell your mom to stop by to plan the Harvest Festival," Nathan said while typing and sliding my card through the card reader machine.

"Thanks, and I will do so." "I hope to see you soon," I said while grabbing the folder off the table.

Putting her stuffed animal in her arm while she put on her bookbag, Hazel said, "Thank you so much; I love you."

"Oh, I will, and Kaylie, I will text or call you later," Nathan said with a wink while looking straight at her.

"Oh my God, who gave him my number?" Kaylie said this while blushing and trying to hide her blush.

"Yeah, about that... Umm... I left my cookie on the table for Mommy... "Bye," Hazel said, and then she ran away to hide, knowing she had given him her number.

"Don't look at me; I was paid in a cookie to write it, and Hazel just wants you to have a date to the Harvest Festival, so you won't be lonely," I said while looking for my tiny munchkin, who was weaving through the tables back to us.

"Well, it does not hurt to talk to me and call or text me when you can." I would love to get to know you, and maybe we can hang sometime," Kaylie said while trying to catch Hazel in her arms while she ran in minicircles.

"She is one cute kid; is she one of yours?" "I bet you girls will make good mothers," Nathan said while smiling at Kaylie, who made her blush more.

"No, she is our baby sister, and Kaylie is like a sister to me because our families are very close and she is the last pup from my mother," I said while leaving the quaint and cozy shop.

"Ahh... makes more sense. I got worried, and I will see you again soon. "Bye, girls, have a good day," Nathan said, and he waved a bye to Hazel, who giggled and waved back.

"Ready girls, I think we should get back and finish our girl day while the boys are doing God knows what right now," I said while picking up Hazel, so she does not run off again from the sugar rush she is having.

"I'm ready." Can I stick my head out the window and act like a true dog in the car on the ride home?" Hazel asked as we walked out the door.

"Umm. " Sure, if that is what you want to do, but do not choke on a bug if your mouth is open," I told Hazel with a chuckle.

"Eww. Gross. I do not want to eat a bug. "That is gross," Hazel said while trying to make gagging sounds to throw up her lunch.

"Remember when the boys ate bugs at the family campsite and thought it was fake bug candy when they were around Hazel's age?" Ahh, good times, especially when they ended up puking for a good hour or so." Kaylie laughed so hard that she almost lost her balance while walking to the car.

"Yeah, I remember; now they eat them like there is nothing gross," I said while opening the car window, putting Hazel in her car seat, and buckling her in safely.

"Bugs are gross, but boys are gross, especially with cookies," Hazel said while trying to open a bag of cookies secretly, trying not to get caught.

"Yeah, boys are nasty." "You better not kiss anyone at school," Kaylie said while checking her makeup in the passenger-side mirror.

"I'm not, and I wouldn't even dare try," Hazel said with a mouth full of cookies.

"Okay, keep it that way, or else Colt would throw one huge hissy fit," I said.

While driving home, we stopped at the local park for Hazel to get rid of her sugar rush. We took plenty of nice photographs of everyone. It took us all day with our adventures and running around to get some things for the harvest festival. This is coming up in a few months. I honestly cannot wait for the huge party and for Hazel to be shown off to the community as a welcome to the Wolf Pack. When we got home, we ate dinner and watched a movie before going to bed.