"You would make a much more attractive gingerbread man than the prepubescent boy. Maybe you should see if Walmart will hire you to be the official gingerbread man for the season. I mean, I only put this gingerbread house in my cart because of you." She grinned at Balthazar, clearly teasing about the last part. She had been looking for something to buy, and the gingerbread house seemed like the best thing to buy. At the moment.
"I am not the best baker ever, so I figured it would be less likely for me to ruin it if I bought this." She wanted to be a good baker, but she was not very good at making it do what she wanted. Which was one reason she was in the bakery section of Walmart to begin with.
She laughed softly, "I'm sure some toddler will eventually try to eat the walls. Give them time."