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First Taste

by ron_gcha

First Taste

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First Taste

The hot french baker she hated now knows her secret

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Maria returned to campus two days later to finish paperwork for her exchange credits.  
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Jemma spotted her outside the administration building.  
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"...Maria?"  
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Maria turned around, looking just as surprised.  
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"Oh."  
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Lara followed Jemma's gaze and immediately muttered,  
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"...Should we bully her"  
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For a moment, nobody spoke.  
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"So..." Jemma smiled awkwardly. "You're back?"  
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"Only for paperwork."  
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Maria lifted the folder in her hand.  
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"I leave again tomorrow." maria said as she was about to leave  
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"Wait," Jemma called.  
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Maria turned back.  
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"I was wondering... why didn't you apply for the scholarship Stacy arranged for Lara? You would've qualified too. Running here and there looks hassle you should talk to stacy about it"  
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For a second, Maria simply stared at her. Then she burst out laughing.  
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"What's so funny?"  
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"everything you said, thats a lame way to try to belittle me"  
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"i was just trying to help?"  
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maria stops laughign."You think that's Stacy's scholarship?"  
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"Isn't it?"  
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Lara frowned. "Then whose is it?"  
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"Stacy only dealt with most probably  the university paperwork. Meetings, approvals, legal documents... all the boring parts."  
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"what do you want to say"  
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"The actual fund?" Maria continued. "Every euro comes from one donor."  
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"...Who?"  
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Maria adjusted the folder under her arm.  
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"Baker Pâtisserie."  
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Jemma's heart skipped..  
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"Baker's foundation has been funding students but recently they stopped last semsester, i had that too, the limited it for students with pattisiere background or achievement. This one was simply expanded to include students with financial hardship even with no pattisiere background or even first pattsiere in family."  
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She shrugged." and also a new name i suppose"  
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Before Jemma could ask another question, Maria smiled politely  
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"so i dont need any dumb advice of yours, thank you"  
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Jemma found Stacy alone in the practice kitchen after class, carefully labeling containers of pastry cream.  
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"hey i was looking for you"  
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Stacy didn't look up.  
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"so, usually we dont talk alone, but today i wanted to" jemma sat on top of a counter.  
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"You knew Lara needed help. You fought for her, found the funding, convinced the academy... I don't know how you managed it, but..." She smiled softly. "Thank you."  
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For a long moment, Stacy simply stared at her. Then she quietly shook her head.