Katy held the cake over to him, feeling a tinge of warmth creeping over her cheeks.

"I wanted to give you a sample of a cake I'm going to have in the window soon. It's a cinnamon roll cheesecake. I hope you like it."

It was a cinnamon roll cheesecake, well at least a slice of it anyway. She wasn't sure if he would even want a full cake to share with his Pokemon. The cake was in a small plastic container with a white lid that had a Teddiursa on it.
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Katy gives Rika a light nudge of her arm, "Hey, you never know. For all we know, I may still be single. I don't know how things are going to work out. I'm going to give a guess that you are going to want to stay updated, huh?"

Yeah, because she opened her big mouth.

Katy may have been a little slow on the upkeep for Rika's train of thought. She tilted her head a little.

"What do you mean by that?"

Katy gave her friend a half smile.

"I suppose you have a good point. Start small and up from there. I can ask him to maybe go for a walk for starters when we get back to Paldea.."

"Are you sure? What if he turns me down..?"

Katy twisted the ends of her hair, shifting her gaze to the side. She wasn't quite sure how to feel about her crush, what with her doubt in confidence.

"I'm not sure if it's worth the risk."

Her face, if possible, grew to a darker shade of red.

"Yeah. He always makes conversation and not just about the basic stuff, either."

Katy runs her hands down her face.

"I think I'm in too deep. I've just been too nervous to ask him out. It's kind of embarrassing.." She admitted.

Katy just covers her flushed cheeks as she groaned under her breath.

"It's so embarrassing to admit that I have a crush on someone who picks my favorites..when it comes to pastries that I made."

"I don't know why he does that either." She mutters with a soft sigh.

"Every day, he asks me what's my favorite thing that's on my display and orders just that, including my own personal fixings on them. I believe he works for the international police service."

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Having the confirmation that Rika wouldn't tease, she hesitated a little longer before she took the risk to say something.

"W-well there's a gentleman by the name of Looker. He comes by just about every morning for coffee and my favorite pastries for the day."

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Katy pouted.

"Promise you won't poke fun.."

Katy looked to the side, a dark flush creeping over her cheeks.

"W-well..there was someone I wanted to come with but he was busy. I didn't want to interfere with his work, despite how fond he was of my baking.."

"I agree. I'm kind of glad I don't need to deal with that mess. I've got enough on my plate. Between my bakery and gym, I'm too busy to bother romantic mingling.

Besides, there are better people to spend that sort of time with than someone who spends time with bug types and sugar all day."

"I love your suit, by the way." She says with a small smile.