but you will be safe in my arms

Rains will pour down Waves will crash around But you will be safe in my arms Casey J. Williams Owner of Izzy Grace Bakery Proud father of Grace Abigail

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itswillowcreed​:

Willow’s lips quirked upwards into a smile at his response, “That sounds good!” She said, eyes wandering in the direction he was pointing out. “Oh um..” Skimming the menu with narrow eyes before she looked back over at him, “Normal black is fine, honestly.” She said as it was usually how she took it anyway. Her eyes wandered the place once more, “I mean, you could always hang them up there somewhere there?” She suggested, pointing to the higher end of the ceiling behind the counter where she noticed what looked like space.

Casey grinned, “Ah, braver then me. I’ve always needed a little cream and sugar. I was never much for anything bitter.” he said before laughing softly, “I’m sure that’s shocking given my choice of career.” he joked. “Yeah, I think you’re probably right. I’ll get the step stool out in a little while and move it, I think it could be seen a lot easier there.”

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itsethanroyce​:

Ethan looked back over his shoulder ever so slightly again while listening to the other man speak, “What kind of sandwiches do you do?” He added out of curiosity. He should probably have something more substantial than bread rolls but it was the first thing he could think of. “I am always in mood for a donut.” He nodded, offering the other a slight smile.

“Nothing too fancy.” Casey admitted, “Bacon and egg, sausage and egg, and obviously you can add cheese.” he said, their meal options were admittedly limited with the focus being on the baked goods.  “Ah, yeah, donuts are always a good option.” he said with a smile before nodding over to a display case on the other side of the room, “We have several different flavors out right now!”

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theanthonywilliams​:

“I’d rather be busy that bored myself anyway so it tends to work out.” Anthony replied knowing he never really knew what to do with spare time when he had it anyway. He hated feeling like he was just waiting time. “I guess that worked out then.” He added with a smile.

Casey nodded, “I agree. Honestly, sometimes I can barely remember what I did before I spent half the day here and half the day chasing Gracie around.” he said. “Any of the flavors listed on our website we can do with a little notice - just depends on how many how long it would take. But we usually try to keep five or six flavors on hand, and we always have chocolate and vanilla.”

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theharmonyandrews​:

“Kids are the greatest though, aren’t they?” Harmony added with a small chuckle. She loved getting to work with children of a variety of ages with the work through the theatre. “A cupcake sounds great. Actually get me two so I can bring one home.”

Casey grinned, “They are. I swear I don’t know what I’d do without her around sometimes. I’d definitely be bored!” he said with a laugh. “Any particular flavor you have in mind? Today we’ve got chocolate, vanilla, red velvet, mint chocolate, and lemon on hand.” he shared. They tried to rotate out what they had available. 

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theanthonywilliams​:

Anthony made his way into the bakery to pick up some cupcakes for his sister. It was her birthday tomorrow and he wanted to be able to surprise her with something to celebrate. “I’m doing pretty good. I’ve been busy but busy is good.” He added with a short chuckle. “I was hoping to get half a dozen cupcakes, preferably chocolate.” He explained, not sure if he’d have any ready or if he’d have to come tomorrow to pick them up.

Casey nodded, “I understand that. I don’t think there’s a moment of my day that isn’t busy, but things have been pretty good the last month or so.” he said with a smile. “I can do that! Chocolate cupcakes are one of the things we keep plenty of on hand.” he shared moving to get a box to collect the treats for the other man. 

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theharmonyandrews​:

Harmony felt like she was in a bit of a daze. She was craving something sweet so she made her way into the bakery. She sent the familiar man a smile as she made her way over to the counter.  “I’m doing pretty good, how about yourself?” Harmony responded before looking into the case. “I need something sweet and preferably with chocolate.” 

“I’m doing pretty well, I’ve just been enjoying having Gracie off from school, and she’s enjoying getting to practice her cookie decorating skills.” he said, nodding over at the little girl at the corner table. “It keeps her busy, and she thinks she’s helping.” he said in a lower voice with a grin. “Sweet and chocolate are definitely some of my specialties. We’ve got chocolate chip cookies, chocolate cupcakes, brownies, and chocolate cake donuts, which are kind of my favorite.”

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itsethanroyce​:

 Ethan was walking along the familiar road on his way to the bakery. He kept looking over his shoulder every so often, even though it helped that the windows surrounding him reflected his surroundings and helped him stay alert. He adjusted his hoodie ever so slightly before entering the bakery. “Hey,” He said, offering the other a slight smile, “I’m alright, and yourself?” He responded. Rubbing his hands together ever so slightly before he went to remove his hoodie. It didn’t appear to be too many people in there right now, and going outside like this was one of his assignments. “Yeah um.. Do you have any bread rolls or something? I need something for breakfast.”

Casey smiled gently at the young man. It was still so relieving to see the kids whose missing posters had been in his window alive and home. He knew he couldn’t imagine what they had been through, but they had survived, and the whole town was grateful for that. “We do! We have a couple of breakfast sandwiches too? We serve them on biscuits, toast, or croissants. We also have donuts if you want something sweet.” he offered. 

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itswillowcreed​:

 Willow was dreading heading back to classes that morning to say the least. She had made an utter fool out of herself on New Years eve and apparently her mother had notifications for the town gossip blog on, so she had received a very angry phone call the next day. Not to greet her happy new year, but just to remind her what an embarrassment she was. “Hello,” She said, offering the man a polite smile, “Do you sell coffee by any chance?” She asked, even though her stomach was rumbling to the smell of freshly bakes goods, she wasn’t about to give in. 

Casey never paid much attention to things like gossip blogs, his bakery and his daughter kept him very well occupied and as such he was always a little out of the loop. “We do!” he told the young woman, “How would you like it? We have some options listed over there, it’s just kind of behind the display from where you’re standing, I need to fix that.” he said, pondering how to rearrange things even as he spoke.

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Casey had truthfully enjoyed every minute of having his daughter on her winter break, and he wasn’t looking forward to sending her back to school. He liked having her close and under his supervision. He was still incredibly shaken by having trusted Josh, by letting such a terrible person baby-sit his child. Things were slow in the bakery that morning, and Gracie was sitting at a table near the front decorating a small batch of cookies while Casey kept an eye on the rest of the shop. When he heard someone walk in he looked up with a smile, “How are you doing today?” he asked, “Is there anything I can get for you?”

@ashtontnhqstarter​

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ghostlyxz​:

She nodded softly, “Hey, I think most kids are difficult” she said with a laugh. “Its kind of part of the job.” she smiled “But I’m glad you did have some good foster parents.” She rolled her eyes at his correction but it was out of amusement than anything else. “Oh right right” she chuckled with a nod, “okay so serious question’ she looked over at him. “Why are they called two different things?” she asked. “I mean essentially its the same thing except what you’re making… “ She didn’t know if he’d actually know the answer or not but she was curious.

“True, but I’ll admit I was more then the usual brand of difficult. But I got really lucky, and I got adopted anyway. My family’s really great.” he said with a smile before giving a small shrug, “It sounds cliché, but it’s really the whole ‘cooking is an art, baking is a science’ thing. Baking has it’s rules, certain ratios you need. Sure, you can add in a pinch of this, a dash of that, or a different kind of an ingredient, but there’s a basic formula to it. Cooking is kind of … a free-for-all thing.”

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itsbraxtonallen​:

  “Yeah, that is the goal anyway.” He smiled, not that he knew what his future holds seeing he would like to start a family at some point as well and settle down, if he was going to have kids he wanted to be there for them as much as possible. “Yeah.. I can imagine.” Brax said, still not sure what to make of it all if he was being honest. It was a lot to work out still. “That is fair. I wouldn’t trust as DA though, those are dodgy those once.” He’d attempted at a joke even though Athena seemed alright in his book.

Casey laughed softly, shaking his head. “Athena was Izzy’s sister, I could never keep Grace away from her even if we don’t always get alone. And I know Grace is her whole world just as much as she is mine.” he pointed out. They might not always be on the same page, but it was certainly better then the situation with her parents.

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athenablair-c​:

“Seriously. I don’t even remember getting homework when I was in elementary school. Or if I did, it wasn’t much,” she thought for a moment. She was two years ahead in school, so it wasn’t like her homework was ever hard for it to last long. “Listen, I don’t want to get in between my parents and you. I know how you feel It’s how I feel. I’ll never be happy with the situation, but what’s in the past is in the past and nothing can change that. But my parents are different. I can’t speak for them and I definitely don’t want to get in the middle of it because I love Grace and I’m not going to let them destroy any time I get with her. We can call this a mutual understanding of not liking the same situation, and there’s probably days I am pissed at you, but it’s not because of you. It’s just something I have to learn to deal with. Because Izzy was my best friend. My only friend,” she spoke softly. It was obvious that Athena never really was able to gain friends. She still had trouble with it. “She saw me graduate law school, though. That’s all I can ask for,” she took a deep breath as she thought about that small moment. ”That’s good she adjusted. It can be hard at times to adjust to new school and new surroundings. 

“I remember having some, it depended on the school how much, really.” he said. He had attended several elementary and middle schools as he bounced around foster homes. Casey nodded carefully at her words. “She was my best friend too. I just … I think she’d rather us be on the same side and just focus on taking care of Gracie.” he said. He beat himself up constantly for not just spending the night, but rationally, he knew that the accident was not his fault. He hadn’t made the other driver do what she did. “I know, believe me. I was bounced around more times then I can count at her age. I think it helped that she had familiar people here, and I think the bakery kind of made the change a little more exciting for her.”

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eyesofthewolf​:

“Truthfully? Even the apple and cinnamon? And the cranberry? You better be able to back up such a promise, my friend. A very bold claim.” His tone was serious, but everything else about him indicated he was joking. “Speaking of…I’ll take a cranberry one. See, I’m a doctor, and I said it was okay, so…I have infallibility. Like the Pope. But his clothes are fancier.” Vince smirked, then looked up at the man. “How’s the girl? She’s…how old is she now, anyways? I can’t keep track.”

Casey laughed softly, “Well, seeing as they are one of my best sellers, I take the muffins very seriously.” he said before nodding, “Of course.” he said, heading over to where the muffins were kept and handing one over to the main, shaking his head in amusement. “Gracie’s eight, and she’s doing pretty good. She likes having all her aunts and uncle’s here in town now.”

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rosemaryaleah-r​:

“I wouldn’t doubt it. But I don’t really like talking about things,” she gave a soft shrug. Hearing how his wife died felt like deja vu, her own mind going through what happened to her husband. “Mine was a car accident, too. We were t-boned while vacationing in the Hamptons. It wasn’t my fault cause the driver was drunk, but I was the driver so I blamed myself.” The blonde rubbed her lips in thought. “It’s not your fault. There’s things we can’t control. And it’s hard for a family to accept things, so they put the blame on someone. But because they do that, doesn’t mean it’s your fault.” Rosie had five years to accept what happened, but it seemed like it was fairly recent for Casey. “Science is my life. I love it so much. But for some reason, I can’t do basic science that baking takes. But I’m also not that great at math, so that probably doesn’t help.”

Casey nodded, knowing that just because something helped him didn’t mean it was the answer for everyone. ”Yeah, drunk driver ran a red light with us too, just … sped right into the car.” he said, amazed at how close their stories were. “I think Gracie was the only thing that got me through it, honestly.” he said with a small shrug, “I know they just want someone to blame I just … wished they’d blame the guy that hit us and not me.” he explained before nodding, “I bet you could learn, especially if you’re good at science in general.”

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thisislucasbecker​:

He had to bear the groan down when his brother had squeezed him. Lucas had learned to hide his pain thankfully. His expression had remained the same and noone would be able to tell. “It’s good to be back.” He had nodded. “She’s very creative. You should keep her arts. In the future they’ll be worth a fortune when she got famous.” Luke had chuckled. “Yes, sure! I just want to get changed first, if we still have the time?” He had asked curiously. “I knew you would like them. I was hoping you would at least.” 

“I do!” Casey said, “Izzy had a hope chest she put all of the mementos and things of Gracie’s in. I put just about all of her artwork in it now.” he said with a small smile. “But yeah, of course you can get changed! I’ve actually adulted to the point that I have a fully functioning guest room, I can show you there?” he offered, still excited to actually have his brother home. “I love them! But honestly, I’m mostly just happy to have you here again.”

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eyesofthewolf​:

His tea and newspaper barely touched, the doctor had been sitting in the corner of the room with his eyes closed for quite some time, and so was presumed to be asleep. That was, until he spoke very suddenly. “Oh, absolutely. There is a sort of existential panic that sparks within us all on such occasions, no matter the age. And in-laws take that to a whole different level. Compensating for the feeling of having lost influence over their own child, they attempt to parent the spouse. It’s all very…irksome.” Vince opened his eyes for a brief moment. “You’ll do fine, though. Got a nice business, steady, reliable profession. Unless we have a muffin famine. Which is incredibly unlikely. If that were to happen, I might finally have a good reason to take to the streets in protest.” Although the idea was preposterous, it was Mr. Harding’s way of putting the other man at ease. 

“Oh, my in-laws hate me, so my parents are at least a million times less stressful then seeing them.” he said, avoiding mentioning that his in-laws hated him as they blamed Casey for their daughter’s death. That was a bit of an awkward conversation starter. “I hope you’re right. I just want to prove that I’m handling things, that Gracie and I are doing good here.” he said with a small sigh. “I promise that I’ll keep you supplied with muffins though, no matter what disaster befalls the town.”

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ghostlyxz​:

She smiled “I think either would be an amazing thing to do” she said with a nod, “Oh?” her brows lifted curiously, “Did you have foster parents?” She asked, not wanting to pry too much into why he was in the system so that seemed like a more appropriate question. “Sounds great” she said with a nod, “You lead, I follow” she smiled warmly. “I am going to trust your judgement, considering you cook” she laughed.

“I had a string of them, I was in the system for about five years before I was adopted.” he explained, “I know I was a difficult kid, but some of my foster parents really helped me.” he shared. One of the best couples had had to move for a job and had no choice but to give him up, and he had been devastated. He laughed softly as he led the way to the diner, “I bake! Cooking and baking are different things. I can make fairly decent meals for Gracie and I, but I’m no five star chef.”